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$72M in cheques written to ghost suppliers

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $72M in cheques written to ghost suppliers

In a clear breach of financial regulations, Region Six, East Berbice/Corentyne Democratic Council, has been preparing millions of dollars in cheques for supplies no one even knew existed. During the...

Caricom High-level Confab…“Troubling” withdrawal of correspondent banking relationships makes agenda

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom High-level Confab…“Troubling” withdrawal of correspondent banking relationships makes agenda

The withdrawal of Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBR) in the Region, will be one of the focal points as the Caribbean Community (Caricom) gears up to host its 28th Intercessional Heads of...

Patchwork plagiarism? …Parking company copies information from other websites

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Patchwork plagiarism? …Parking company copies information from other websites

There is the old saying that great minds think alike. But in this instance, the similarities between the website of National Parking Systems (NPS) and another international firm, Parking Advisors in...

Forensic audit flags $184M debt to GPL

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Forensic audit flags $184M debt to GPL

… negligence by management allows Bill Direct to walk away scot-free An experimentation of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) with a collection agency has left the state agency $180M poorer. The...

City Hall saddled with two parking meter contracts

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall saddled with two parking meter contracts

Although there is a current pre-occupation with the contract signed between the Georgetown Mayor and City Council and Smart City Solutions, the said Municipality also signed an earlier agreement with...

Man burns house two weeks after wife drinks kerosene

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Man burns house two weeks after wife drinks kerosene

A Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara (EBD) man allegedly set his house on fire, two weeks after his wife drank kerosene in an attempt to escape from domestic violence. The man has been identified as...

Jagdeo is a real, real badman

Feb 15, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo is a real, real badman

When Jagdeo was president he set such an example that now that a new government is in place people can’t believe that what dem tek fuh granted was crookishness. Is now dem boys see why Jagdeo vex...

Parking meter fiasco…NO LAWYERS WERE PRESENT DURING CONTRACT SIGNING -Mayor

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Parking meter fiasco…NO LAWYERS WERE PRESENT DURING CONTRACT SIGNING -Mayor

While it is not imperative to always have lawyers present during the actual signing of contracts, most legal minds would advise that this be done in any scenario that puts a country’s resources at...

Laureus Awards 2017: Bolt, Biles, Rosberg, Atherton and Leicester among winners

Feb 15, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Laureus Awards 2017: Bolt, Biles, Rosberg, Atherton and Leicester among winners

BBC Sport – Usain Bolt and Simone Biles claimed the top accolades at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco. Eight-time Olympic sprint champion Bolt and four-time Olympic gold gymnast Biles...

Pride will play tough cricket, warns Carter

Feb 15, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pride will play tough cricket, warns Carter

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Ace batsman Jonathan Carter has warned that Barbados Pride will be at their best for the semi-finals of the Regional Super50 which bowl off in Antigua today. Last...

Taking Chances: Arinze continues to excel in athletics and academics

Feb 15, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Taking Chances: Arinze continues to excel in athletics and academics

By Edison Jefford Guyanese sprint prodigy, Arinze Chance, who is one of the finest products to have emerged from the National Schools Championship, continues to take his chances in Trinidad and...

Berbice Volleyball Association holds one day extravaganza for schools on Friday

Feb 15, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Volleyball Association holds one day extravaganza for schools on Friday

The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) will be hosting a volleyball extravaganza for secondary and primary schools in East Berbice Corentyne, Region six. The BVA, which is one of the most active...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Clarifying my position on the AAG Elections

Feb 15, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Clarifying my position on the AAG Elections

Dear Editor, Please permit me space in your newspaper to sensitise the sporting public, and more particularly, the athletics fraternity on my position as it relates to track and field in Guyana. The...

West Demerara /East Bank Demerara Guinness Competition…Group stage conclusion and quarter-finals on this evening

Feb 15, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Demerara /East Bank Demerara Guinness Competition…Group stage conclusion and quarter-finals on this evening

The final round of the group stage and quarter-finals to be played this evening when play in the West Demerara/East Bank Demerara Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition resumes, at the...

Prem’s Electrical supports Regal for Florida Cup

Feb 15, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Prem’s Electrical supports Regal for Florida Cup

Prem’s Electrical of Alexander Street, Bourda, have supported Regal for the Florida Softball Cup which is set to commence on February 24. Prem’s Electrical manager Ms. Nirmala presented a cheque...

Savage Masters overcame Regal Masters to take Ogle CC softball crown

Feb 15, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Savage Masters overcame Regal Masters to take Ogle CC softball crown

Savage Masters defeated Regal Masters by three runs to win the final of the Ogle Community Centre softball tournament which was contested on Sunday. Batting first, Savage Masters managed 131-3 off...

Local weightlifters gear up for competitive trials for international meet

Feb 15, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Local weightlifters gear up for competitive trials for international meet

The nation’s top weightlifters will vie for a spot on the team to represent Guyana at the Manuel Suarez Weightlifting Tournament scheduled for March 20 – 26, 2017 in Havana, Cuba when the...

DCC sends condolences to Harper family

Feb 15, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCC sends condolences to Harper family

The President, Executive and members of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) regret the passing of Mrs. Lynette Harper, the mother of two of the stalwart members of the club– Roger and Mark Harper. The...

Alleged purse snatcher beaten to death at Good Hope

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged purse snatcher beaten to death at Good Hope

– female AFC Councilor, father detained Police are questioning a female Alliance For Change Councillor and her father, in connection with the vigilante-style beating death of a 22-year-old man...

Dismissal for health workers found abusing int’l donations – Minister Lawrence

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Dismissal for health workers found abusing int’l donations – Minister Lawrence

Heads will roll among Public Health Ministry staffers guilty of abusing international donations and whose departments under-perform forcing chunks of its budget to return annually to the Finance...

No anniversaries for APNU and the Cummingsburg Accord

Feb 15, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on No anniversaries for APNU and the Cummingsburg Accord

July 2016 came and went and maybe not even one Guyanese outside of the APNU circles could recall it was the birth anniversary of the formation called APNU. You tend at first glance to say it was a...

BK Int’l to get final payment in $1B Haags Bosch ‘sweetheart’ deal

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on BK Int’l to get final payment in $1B Haags Bosch ‘sweetheart’ deal

The government is expected to make the final payment of the $1.1B settlement to contractor, BK International, over the operations of the Haags Bosch Landfill site, aback of Eccles, East Bank...

Oral health high on Ministry’s agenda – Minister Cummings

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Oral health high on Ministry’s agenda – Minister Cummings

The best quality professional oral health care, particularly for vulnerable populations, is prominently listed on the 2017 agenda of the Ministry of Public Health. This is according to Minister...

Essequibo businessman begins bottling coconut water

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo businessman begins bottling coconut water

Guyana is well known as the Land of Many Waters, but it would soon be known as the land of pure and genuine coconut water. Successful entrepreneur of the Essequibo Coast, Roopan Ramotar, has...

GPHC recruits optometrists to tackle diabetic retinopathy

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC recruits optometrists to tackle diabetic retinopathy

Cases of cataract, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma have been identified as some of the more frequent conditions seen at the Ophthalmology Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation...

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The tirade against the independent media continues unabated

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- In every democracy worth its salt, the press serves as the watchdog, the thorn in the side... more