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Guyanese gets 5 years in U.S. for smuggling over 50 guns here

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese gets 5 years in U.S. for smuggling over 50 guns here

A Guyana-born, US-based man has been jailed five years for orchestrating a racket of smuggling dozens of handguns to Guyana hidden in barrels that were posted. US justice officials this week said...

Crippled suspect in D’Urban Street waitress murder for court today

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Crippled suspect in D’Urban Street waitress murder for court today

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that Shelton George, the suspect in the 2014 slaying of waitress Debra Blackman, be charged for murder. A police source said that a file sent...

Concessions facilitated by GO-Invest …Forensic auditors criticize Auditor General for absence of annual reviews

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Concessions facilitated by GO-Invest …Forensic auditors criticize Auditor General for absence of annual reviews

It appears that the Office of the Auditor General, to some degree, hindered the ability of the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) to properly account for the value of concessions facilitated by...

Noel Blackman moves to delay sentencing, request shorter jail time

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Noel Blackman moves to delay sentencing, request shorter jail time

Former Health Minister, Dr. Noel Blackman, who is facing jail time in New York for illegally prescribing drugs for hundreds of persons while practicing in that US state, has asked for one more month...

February Criminal sessions open in Berbice

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on February Criminal sessions open in Berbice

25 awaiting trial for murder By Samuel Whyte Looking smart and slick and ready for the occasion the police contingent led by Parade Commander, Assistant Superintendent Elton Davidson with Inspector...

De road, Boyah and Beepat

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De road, Boyah and Beepat

People does always grab land when dem alive. Some does try to get so much that when de time come dem can’t even use it. Dem boys remember when de man who look like de devil give plenty land to he...

Trinidad offers to refine Guyana’s crude oil

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Trinidad offers to refine Guyana’s crude oil

As crude oil production continues to decline, state-owned oil company Petrotrin has signalled the possibility of refining crude oil which was discovered in Guyanese waters recently, Trinidad’s...

Leaked 2016 Nurses State Finals…Investigations still ongoing – Crime Chief

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Leaked 2016 Nurses State Finals…Investigations still ongoing – Crime Chief

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told Kaieteur News yesterday that the leak into the State Final Nurses 2016 Examination is still being investigated. Blanhum said that a person of interest in the probe is...

Scorpions beat Jaguars by 20 runs

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scorpions beat Jaguars by 20 runs

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,– Jamaica Scorpions defeated Guyana Jaguars by 20 runs in their day/night Group B game of the Regional Super50 against at Kensington Oval yesterday. Scorpions opted to bat...

Milo Schools Football launched

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo Schools Football launched

Considered one of the best organised tournaments for schools in the Georgetown locale, the 5th edition of the Milo Under-18 Secondary Schools Football Competition was officially launched yesterday,...

One change as National Beach Soccer Team leave for Barbados tourney tomorrow

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on One change as National Beach Soccer Team leave for Barbados tourney tomorrow

The National Beach Soccer team that has been going through intense training from the start of the New Year will leave Guyana tomorrow to compete in the Barbados Beach Soccer Showcase before heading...

Foreign Affairs Ministry to host Tapeball tourney

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Foreign Affairs Ministry to host Tapeball tourney

As part of their Mashramani celebrations, the Office Assistants of the Foreign Affairs Ministry will be hosting an Inter Ministry/Government Agencies 6-over Tapeball cricket tournament starting on...

WBCA to host Goodwill T20 on February 19

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on WBCA to host Goodwill T20 on February 19

The West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA) in partnership with Goodwill Promotions will be hosting the 2nd Annual Goodwill Mash T20 Cricket Festival on February 19th at the D’Edward Sports Club...

LABA Under-23 Club Championship tips off Saturday at MSC hard court

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA Under-23 Club Championship tips off Saturday at MSC hard court

The basketball season in Linden is set to bounce off tentatively on Saturday for the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) where its Under 23 Club championship for its eight affiliated clubs,...

Limacol Round Robin/KO Football Competition…Den Amstel, Uitvlugt shut out resistance from visiting teams

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Limacol Round Robin/KO Football Competition…Den Amstel, Uitvlugt shut out resistance from visiting teams

– Double-header today at GFC West Demerara teams Den Amstel FC and Uitvlugt were in no mood to entertain resistance from their visitors Santos and New Amsterdam United when play in the Limacol...

Dan ‘The Beast’ Severn to be part of Maximum Sports 3rd anniversary programme

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dan ‘The Beast’ Severn to be part of Maximum Sports 3rd anniversary programme

Maximum Sports Combat & Strength (MSCS), Guyana’s most-viewed and very popular one-hour “live” TV Sports programme, aired every Friday from 9.05pm on NCN Channels11 (Georgetown), Ch. 8...

Persaud XI overcome Jones XI

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Persaud XI overcome Jones XI

Michael Persaud found the back of the net as his team defeated John Jones side 1-0 to win the final of the South Turkeyen Sports Committee/ Black Stallion Football team four-a-side small goal...

Developmental goals require greater investment in adolescent health – PAHO/WHO Rep.

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Developmental goals require greater investment in adolescent health – PAHO/WHO Rep.

Women, children and adolescents should be able to survive and thrive in terms of health in any setting, anywhere in the world. This notion was recently amplified by Pan American Health...

MENTAL ILLNESS IN GUYANA

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on MENTAL ILLNESS IN GUYANA

The hands-on approach by the new Minister of Public Health to improve the health sector is welcomed by most Guyanese. It is a very timely initiative, but the Ministry should pay more attention to...

Beware of the political commissars

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Beware of the political commissars

All new governments in Guyana are prone to two mistakes. The first is the high level of suspicion of persons who would have worked with the outgoing administration, even when those persons were...

Continued high expectations as Women’s Army Corps celebrates half-century

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Continued high expectations as Women’s Army Corps celebrates half-century

Women have over the years defied the odds and have done what some once thought was unattainable – match their male counterparts in the world of work. This evolution was emphasised when the...

Strategic consultation ends with recommendations to end AIDS

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Strategic consultation ends with recommendations to end AIDS

Measures to secure sustainable technical and financial resources for programmes led by Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) through shared responsibility and collaboration with government and...

Govt. working to resolve Marudi mining issue

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. working to resolve Marudi mining issue

The dispute which had arisen over mining in the Marudi Mountain is expected to be quelled, as government continues to engage the parties involved. This was the assurance given by Minister within the...

Upgrade imminent for access road at Golden Grove

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Upgrade imminent for access road at Golden Grove

During the opening of tenders at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday, there were a numbers of bids in relation to the upgrade of a farm access road and the...

Public Health Ministry tackles Region Seven drugs shortage

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Public Health Ministry tackles Region Seven drugs shortage

Medication to treat a wide range of complaints hampering ailing Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) residents has been dispatched to the affected area. This is according to information disseminated by...

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Maloney Pacers set sights on FIBA 3×3 World Tour qualifiers in Guyana

America does not fight for free

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Guyana must be wary of America. That much is clear. The United States has recently issued... more