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Only now the voices of political power have been heard

Feb 10, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Only now the voices of political power have been heard

Dear Editor, This must be a nation of a comedy of political errors, could anyone imagine that after so much conjecture and projections for parking meters to be rolled out on major city streets, that...

Former President, Ramotar responds to the Attorney-General

Feb 10, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Former President, Ramotar responds to the Attorney-General

Dear Editor, I have noticed the response of the Attorney General, Mr. Basil Williams in the Chronicle newspaper, to the piece I wrote in relation to issues in the Ministry which he heads. I wish to...

The APNU+AFC Government has been disappointing

Feb 10, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The APNU+AFC Government has been disappointing

Dear Editor, I am one of those who subscribe to the laws of dialectical and historical materialism. According to this theory, nothing is immutable. This is true of living and non-living objects as it...

The Local Government System has failed the people

Feb 10, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Local Government System has failed the people

Dear Editor, It’s almost a year since some citizens decided to go to the polls for the much anticipated LGE. There was obvious hope amongst the citizens and candidates alike but after one year of...

Domestic worker killed execution-style during Tain home invasion

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Domestic worker killed execution-style during Tain home invasion

– one in custody A mother of four and domestic worker of Sixth Street, Tain Settlement was Tuesday evening, shot at close range, execution-style, during a home invasion by three masked men, one...

Phone card vendor shot dead in Adventure shop

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Phone card vendor shot dead in Adventure shop

A 36-year-old phone card vendor and father of four, was shot dead yesterday afternoon as two armed men robbed him at a shop at Adventure Village, Corentyne, Berbice, just a couple houses away from...

Pradoville Two, NICIL, GRDB probes… British Advisor confident of SOCU’s ability to gather evidence

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Pradoville Two, NICIL, GRDB probes… British Advisor confident of SOCU’s ability to gather evidence

British Advisor to the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), Dr. Sam Sittlington, has expressed confidence in the unit’s ability to gather evidence which will ultimately lead to successful...

Foreign currency clampdown… Cambios ordered to reduce spread between buying and selling rates to $3

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign currency clampdown… Cambios ordered to reduce spread between buying and selling rates to $3

By Leonard Gildarie Days after announcing tougher checks on cambios as part of the measures to help stabilize the exchange rate for foreign currency, authorities have ordered operators not to allow...

Crippled youth charged with murder of Durban Street waitress

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Crippled youth charged with murder of Durban Street waitress

…also remanded for shooting at former magistrate Seated in a wheelchair with a urine bag hanging between his legs, murder accused Shelton George had to be lifted by police ranks from the...

Forensic audit report reveals… GO-Invest opened itself to rampant abuse by businessmen

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Forensic audit report reveals… GO-Invest opened itself to rampant abuse by businessmen

Poor management systems, unsavoury practices and failure to perform annual reviews of Investment Agreements are just a few of the reasons that contributed to the Guyana Office for Investment...

With no new board in place…Radio licence matter hangs in limbo

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on With no new board in place…Radio licence matter hangs in limbo

After the appointment of a new board in September 2015, the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has not made any meaningful step forward regarding the revocation of radio licences that were...

Sophia woman raped at gunpoint

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia woman raped at gunpoint

A 24-year-old woman was raped at gunpoint around 23:15 hrs on Tuesday while walking through an alleyway in Sophia. The victim had just come off from work and was heading home when a man on bicycle...

Old paper this time, sh** next time

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Old paper this time, sh** next time

When people like stretch dem hand dem does collect all kinds of thing. But that ain’t stop people from stretching dem hand. Things reach de stage when Guyana get a world rating fuh corruption. De...

Decomposed body of N/A man found in house

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Decomposed body of N/A man found in house

The badly decomposed body of an elderly man was discovered on Tuesday in the house he occupied. The man who resided alone was identified as Ernest Reynolds of 38 Republic Road, Stanleytown, New...

Accountants urged to prepare for world of tomorrow

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Accountants urged to prepare for world of tomorrow

…as several longstanding ACCA members honoured The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) honoured Dr. Yesu Persaud, Mr. Komal Samaroo and other members of long standing,...

UNDP team assessing need for constitutional reform

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on UNDP team assessing need for constitutional reform

A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) expert team is in Guyana to explore how constitutional reform could be realised. Yesterday, Prime Minister and First Vice President, Moses Nagamootoo,...

Investigators trained to track dirty money, tackle corruption

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Investigators trained to track dirty money, tackle corruption

“Corruption should be driven out wherever its exits. It doesn’t matter who you are, or where you are, there must be no impunity. Corruption is at the centre of every issue affecting the...

Wanted bulletin issued for suspects in deadly Kaneville fire

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted bulletin issued for suspects in deadly Kaneville fire

Keon Ashby and an individual known as ‘Waynie’ or ‘Shark’ are wanted by the police for questioning in relation to a fire which occurred at Third Field, Kaneville, East Bank...

Gunmen snatch $4M, firearm from flour distributor

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen snatch $4M, firearm from flour distributor

Gunmen yesterday afternoon relieved 45-year-old Rudolph Dyal of Station Street, Kitty of $4M in cash and a loaded firearm. According to Dyal, who is a flour distributor employed with NAMILCO, he had...

Perseverance fire leaves three homeless

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Perseverance fire leaves three homeless

An apartment building which was destroyed by a fire around 23:30 hrs on Tuesday has left three persons homeless. Daniela Headley, Quincy Barrow and Kenika Nichols only recently moved into the...

Public Infrastructure Ministry crafting database to monitor contractors’ performance – Patterson

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Public Infrastructure Ministry crafting database to monitor contractors’ performance – Patterson

The Ministry of Infrastructure is currently in the process of creating a database which will keep a track record of the number of projects awarded to local projects and their performance with respect...

Businessman accuses GRA of procrastination over compliance

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman accuses GRA of procrastination over compliance

…threatens legal action Berbice businessman and contractor, Peter Lewis, of Associated Construction Services, 23 ‘A’ Campbell Street, Hampshire, Corentyne, Berbice, is accusing the Guyana...

March 1 deadline set for NICIL/GNIC arbitral award

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on March 1 deadline set for NICIL/GNIC arbitral award

– Entities in dispute over total rent paid for Lombard Street facility A March 1 deadline has been set for the settlement of the arbitral award between the Government’s holding company,...

West Dem/East Bank Dem Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition Hustlers manhandle two opponents in one night -Competition continues tomorrow

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Dem/East Bank Dem Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition Hustlers manhandle two opponents in one night -Competition continues tomorrow

Hustlers underlined their billing as one of the top teams in this year’s West Demerara/East Bank Demerara Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition after registering two impressive...

Anil Beharry resigns as BCB President

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Anil Beharry resigns as BCB President

Deputy Chief Executive Officer of New Building Society Ltd, Anil Beharry, has resigned as President of the Berbice Cricket Board. Mr. Beharry has been at the helm of Berbice cricket for over two...

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