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Ambiguity surrounds Gov’t ‘policy’ on hiring retired persons- Dr Hinds

Feb 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ambiguity surrounds Gov’t ‘policy’ on hiring retired persons- Dr Hinds

Political Activist, Dr. David Hinds, is raising questions about policy as it regards retaining the services of experienced retired persons, following news that Chairman of the Police Complaints...

Wildcat for Sale

Feb 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Wildcat for Sale

This baby ocelot, also known as the dwarf leopard, has been on sale for the past week. It is clear that the seller is unaware of the protection offered to these endangered species under the laws. The...

Bandits escape with $6M after trailing woman from City bank

Feb 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits escape with $6M after trailing woman from City bank

A Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara (ECD), woman was robbed of $6M in cash after two gunmen trailed her from a City bank to her home around 11:00 hrs yesterday. The woman, Indranie Budhu, of Lot 31...

Girlfriend send goldminer to steal chainsaw, TV

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Girlfriend send goldminer to steal chainsaw, TV

…court hears Christopher Punch was very honest with the court when he disclosed that he was sent by his girlfriend to break into a home and steal a television set and a STHIL chainsaw. He even told...

Woman tells cops she staged her own abduction

Feb 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Woman tells cops she staged her own abduction

When 21-year-old Fazeema Zabar was dragged into a car at knife-point two Mondays ago in the presence of her mother and brother, at Zeelugt New Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), it was actually a...

Police corporal fished out of Ekereku River after boat capsizes

Feb 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Police corporal fished out of Ekereku River after boat capsizes

A policeman was yesterday fished out of the Ekereku River, Region Seven, after the boat in which he and his colleague were conducting patrol duties, accompanied by a captain, sank. The dead rank has...

Outstanding monies…Arrest ordered for Nigerian ship in which Guyanese crew holed up

Feb 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Outstanding monies…Arrest ordered for Nigerian ship in which Guyanese crew holed up

UNITED Nations International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea judge, Anthony Lucky, has hailed the decision of the local court to arrest the Nigerian ship, MT Tumini, in favour of the five Guyanese...

KN grenade attack… High Court grants Number one accused granted bail

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on KN grenade attack… High Court grants Number one accused granted bail

Alfie Garraway, the number one accused in the June 2016 grenade attack on Kaieteur News, has once again been granted bail. Garraway was previously placed on $300,000 bail after his attorneys applied...

Dem miners threatening Soulja Bai

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem miners threatening Soulja Bai

People does talk bout de tail wagging de dog when de junior or de servant decide that he is de master. Soulja Bai is a quiet man. He don’t micro-manage like some people. He don’t got people...

Three charges for captured Trini who shot Guyanese dead

Feb 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Three charges for captured Trini who shot Guyanese dead

A Trinidadian, 52-year-old, Noel Gow, on Monday appeared in court charged with murdering a Guyanese national, wounding the deceased man’s friend and having possession of a firearm and ammunition,...

“Meet us in two weeks; or else…” – Miners tell President

Feb 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on “Meet us in two weeks; or else…” – Miners tell President

The Gold and Diamond Miners’Association and the Guyana Women Miners Association have officially written President David Granger requesting a meeting with the groups to discuss the new tax regime...

Russell sidelined after JADCO imposes 12-month ban

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Russell sidelined after JADCO imposes 12-month ban

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 star, Andre Russell, was yesterday ruled out of several major upcoming global tournaments after being slapped with a 12-month ban for an anti-doping...

Jaguars third in Zone ‘B’ at the halfway stage

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jaguars third in Zone ‘B’ at the halfway stage

Johnson, Shiv & Reifer only Jaguars’ batsmen with 100 runs Shiv needs 10 to become leader scorer in Regional 50-over cricket By Sean Devers in Barbados In Association with Bounty...

Limacol Round Robin / KO Football Competition…Quiet night for goalscorers, but GPF win

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Limacol Round Robin / KO Football Competition…Quiet night for goalscorers, but GPF win

-Tigers take on Eagles in headliner today at GFC It was a relatively quiet night for goal-scoring when the Limacol Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition continued on Monday, at the Georgetown...

NSC working to improve UG’s sporting capacity

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC working to improve UG’s sporting capacity

GUYANA, GINA, – The National Sports Commission (NSC) and international weightlifting coach, Dr. Kyle Pierce, are working towards the formulation of a sports programme for the University of...

Boxing association presents 4-year plan to GOA

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxing association presents 4-year plan to GOA

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) on Monday presented its four year plan to the Guyana Olympic Association as they seek to have their boxers properly prepared to secure a medal at the 2020 Olympic...

Regal are KPL softball champs

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal are KPL softball champs

By Zaheer Mohamed Regal were crowned champions of the KPL Softball tournament which concluded on Sunday at Everest Cricket Club. Regal All Stars defeated Mike’s All Stars by 46 runs in the open...

Gittens makes pledge to Best Boxer

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gittens makes pledge to Best Boxer

The international boxing competition scheduled to be staged on February 19th at the National Gymnasium has been given a boost as another overseas based Guyanese has steeped in to provide support. USA...

EPIC Guyana partners with Digicel to donate football shirts

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on EPIC Guyana partners with Digicel to donate football shirts

Last Thursday, EPIC Guyana in collaboration with Digicel Guyana donated a total of 20 red and white football shirts to the Circuit Ville Jaguars Youth And Sports Club. The club, which is registered...

Due to your outstanding performance you are rewarded

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Due to your outstanding performance you are rewarded

Lights and Shed for BVA facility at Port Mourant – Director of Sports Having being lauded for their outstanding performance, as one of the better run sports organisations in the country, the...

Zero tolerance on athletes who do not comply with whereabouts submissions

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Zero tolerance on athletes who do not comply with whereabouts submissions

Non compliant athletes won’t be able represent Guyana under aegis of the GOA Despite being very patient with local athletes apart from hosting consistent anti-doping training sessions, the Guyana...

Associations not proactive with submission of work programmes to GOA

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Associations not proactive with submission of work programmes to GOA

By Franklin Wilson President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), K. A. Juman Yassin on Monday last informed that the request by the Olympic body to its affiliates for submission of their work...

Three charged following theft from Jumbo Jet

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Three charged following theft from Jumbo Jet

Three employees of Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Business Enterprise at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, who stole items valued over $1M, appeared in the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, before...

AN UNEQUAL EDUCATION SYSTEM

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on AN UNEQUAL EDUCATION SYSTEM

Let’s face it, the colonial education system handed down to us by the British was not what it’s supposed to be. It is equal in that it is essentially geared towards the preservation of the...

Corentyne labourer stabbed in bar fight

Feb 01, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Corentyne labourer stabbed in bar fight

A labourer of No.1 Village Corentyne, Berbice is currently a patient at the New Amsterdam Hospital in a serious condition after being stabbed several times about the body by a childhood friend at a...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more