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Container racket…Collusion between Customs officers, brokers stymieing GRA’s crackdown on corruption

Feb 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Container racket…Collusion between Customs officers, brokers stymieing GRA’s crackdown on corruption

-Chinese embassy denies any wrongdoings A complaint of what seemed an abnormally large number of containers cleared by the Chinese embassy has sparked numerous calls for the tighter scrutiny when it...

Some City Stores continue to dodge taxes

Feb 24, 2017 KNews News 1

…by not issuing receipts Several complaints have been received by this publication regarding a number of businesses within the city of Georgetown not giving receipts to customers who make...

Trade Unionist, Kenneth Joseph dies

Feb 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Trade Unionist, Kenneth Joseph dies

Long-serving Trade Unionist, Kenneth Joseph, passed away yesterday at the age of 65. He was the General-Secretary of the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees...

Guyana becoming a more socially cohesive nation

Feb 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana becoming a more socially cohesive nation

-President Granger’s Republic message President David Granger believes that the country is improving when it comes to tolerance and peace among its people. “The Republic is becoming a more...

Massive legislative changes underway for regulatory agencies in extractive sector-Trotman

Feb 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Massive legislative changes underway for regulatory agencies in extractive sector-Trotman

-process to close loopholes for abuse, lead to revised Fees and Fines Structure In order for there to be improved governance and the development of a sustainable extractive sector, Minister of...

Widespread irregularities found at GRDB

Feb 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Widespread irregularities found at GRDB

Junior Minister of Finance Jaipaul Sharma said that some of the most glaring irregularities have been unearthed at the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB). Sharma told Kaieteur News that of all the...

Parking meter controversy…Third court action filed against Mayor and Town Clerk

Feb 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Parking meter controversy…Third court action filed against Mayor and Town Clerk

A third court action has been filed against Mayor of Georgetown Patricia Chase-Green and Town Clerk, Royston King, as it relates to the parking meter project. According to reports, the action has...

Foreign Embassy now wukking pun holiday

Feb 24, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Foreign Embassy now wukking pun holiday

Mash always is a holiday. People does look forward to it. Last year there was none and this year instead of Mashramani was Splashamani. It was soft and dem boys seh people vex. De few who stand up...

CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships …Guyana to face Antigua in first playoff match; Guadeloupe stun Canada for final 8 spot

Feb 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships …Guyana to face Antigua in first playoff match; Guadeloupe stun Canada for final 8 spot

By Franklin Wilson in the Bahamas with the compliments of Ringbang, Crown Mining Supplies, Fazia’s Collection, Fitness Express, German’s Restaurant and Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club. After...

Endurance Rental Cup…Gizmos and Gadgets/iRide, Monster Energy teams dominate

Feb 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Endurance Rental Cup…Gizmos and Gadgets/iRide, Monster Energy teams dominate

-Rodrigues and Steffon Jeffrey thrill fans -G/ town Grand Prix set for tonight Watched by a capacity crowd, Gizmos and Gadgets/iRide and Teams Monster Energy dominated their respective categories to...

Barbados cricket Museum turns 10, Government helps funding

Feb 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Barbados cricket Museum turns 10, Government helps funding

By Sean Devers The Cricket Legends of Barbados Inc is the brain child of a pair of 79 year-old former West Indian cricketers from Barbados; Rawle Branker and Sir Wesley Hall. Hall, a fearsome fast...

Carmel Secondary overcome East Ruimveldt Secondary by 10 wkts

Feb 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carmel Secondary overcome East Ruimveldt Secondary by 10 wkts

Carmel Secondary defeated East Ruimveldt Secondary by 10 wickets when the Forbes Burnham Foundation Secondary School Windball Cricket Champions Trophy continued recently at the National Gymnasium....

Berbice female cricket strong because of RHTY&SC, Metro Investment – Campbelle

Feb 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice female cricket strong because of RHTY&SC, Metro Investment – Campbelle

Captain of the victorious Berbice female cricket team, Shemaine Campbelle has hailed the investment of her Club, Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, M.S and Metro Office Supplies as the main reason...

Colts top GABA Division I, U-23 ‘League of Champions’

Feb 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Colts top GABA Division I, U-23 ‘League of Champions’

National Basketball Champions, Bounty Colts won both the Division I and Under-23 titles of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘League of Champions’, wrapping up the Division I...

Sparta Boss win New Era Clash of Champions at MSC Hard court

Feb 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sparta Boss win New Era Clash of Champions at MSC Hard court

The New Entertainment/Eyefull Entertainment, Stag Beer Futsal Clash of the Champions at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard court saw Sparta Boss defeating Dave and Celena’s Hustlers 13-12 in a close...

Limacol Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition…Finalists will be decided this evening at GFC

Feb 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Limacol Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition…Finalists will be decided this evening at GFC

-Guyana’s future stars will be on display Which two teams will make it to the final of this year’s Limacol Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition will be known this evening following the...

National U-18 basketball team depart for IBF 3X3 Finals

Feb 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on National U-18 basketball team depart for IBF 3X3 Finals

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) qualified to participate in the International Basketball Federation (IBF) Lesser Antilles 3X3 Finals in St. Lucia, February 25-27 and as such a...

Letter to the Sports Editor…DCC Members respond

Feb 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…DCC Members respond

Dear Editor, In the interest of balance we, members of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) would like to respond to an article by Royston Alkins captioned – DCC members up in arms over non-staging...

Bartica Flag Raising ceremony…Minister Norton appeals for all to work together

Feb 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica Flag Raising ceremony…Minister Norton appeals for all to work together

Dubbed as the largest crowd ever in the mining community of Bartica to witness a flag raising ceremony, thousands of residents from Bartica and its environs turned out to see the cultural programme...

GPHC needs Action Plan to revise standards and procedures – Public Health Minister

Feb 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC needs Action Plan to revise standards and procedures – Public Health Minister

Addressing administrative gaps and filling pertinent vacancies at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) will be among the mandated task of the recently installed Board of Directors....

Job losses will hurt the working class

Feb 24, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Job losses will hurt the working class

The job situation just got worse. The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company is reported to be in the process of laying off 120 workers, over an extended period. Then on top of this we have an...

Berbice appeals, ‘Save rice and sugar’ at flag-raising

Feb 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice appeals, ‘Save rice and sugar’ at flag-raising

The 47th Republican anniversary celebrations were ushered in Wednesday evening with several flag raising ceremonies across Guyana. Region Six on Wednesday hosted the Flag-Raising Ceremony on the...

“Social cohesion needs to be promoted in Region Two”… Minister Norton

Feb 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on “Social cohesion needs to be promoted in Region Two”… Minister Norton

Dr. George Norton, made his first visit as the Minister of Social Cohesion, to the Essequibo Coast on Wednesday; he featured at a public meeting at the Cotton Field Secondary School in which the...

New GNBA board urged to make compliancy a priority

Feb 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on New GNBA board urged to make compliancy a priority

Days after announcing a new Board of Director for the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA), a six-person group was sworn in Wednesday evening by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo. The event...

Mashramani 2017 blows hot and cold

Feb 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Mashramani 2017 blows hot and cold

The large crowds that are usually synonymous with Mashramani celebration were absent this year as many stayed away from the Mash route. As the day’s activity commenced the streets were void of the...

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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