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Trump’s repeal of disclosure law will have negative impact

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Trump’s repeal of disclosure law will have negative impact

…but it would not be fatal – Natural Resources Minister By: Kiana Wilburg The coalition administration has taken note of the recent action by USA President, Donald Trump to repeal a...

Major shake-up in Public Service Ministries…Agri. Ministry PS, Deputy Finance PS sent on leave, others reassigned

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Major shake-up in Public Service Ministries…Agri. Ministry PS, Deputy Finance PS sent on leave, others reassigned

“Last year, in our performance as Ministries, our public sector infrastructure programme, the completion rate was miserably low….” – Minister Harmon Minister of State, Joseph Harmon...

Burnt body in car trunk…Mom begs cops to solve seven-year-old mystery

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Burnt body in car trunk…Mom begs cops to solve seven-year-old mystery

– “I think I know who killed my son, now the police have to tell me if they did it” By: Romila Boodram Almost seven years after the burnt body of 36-year-old Roy Mitchell Persaud was found...

Jagdeo lambasts Govt. at Babu Jaan

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo lambasts Govt. at Babu Jaan

– no tributes to late President Cheddi Jagan Those who turned up at the Babu John memorial site to hear tributes to the late President Cheddi Jagan were utterly disappointed as most of the...

Traveller from Guyana ingests 44 cocaine pellets before flight to NMIA

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Traveller from Guyana ingests 44 cocaine pellets before flight to NMIA

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man travelling from Guyana was Saturday arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston following the discovery of cocaine pellets in his body. Reports are...

Nandlall concealed salient legal information and documents from me -AG Basil Williams

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Nandlall concealed salient legal information and documents from me -AG Basil Williams

– Contends that Dipcon file and related information were not at his Chambers By: Kiana Wilburg The war of words between Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams and his predecessor, Anil Nandlall,...

GRA strengthens systems to expose tax dodging companies

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GRA strengthens systems to expose tax dodging companies

– Commissioner General The manipulation of financial records by companies to evade paying their fair share of taxes is a practice that is alive and well in Guyana. But the Guyana Revenue...

As attacks outside jail escalate…Prison Director wants cops to search inmates heading to court

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on As attacks outside jail escalate…Prison Director wants cops to search inmates heading to court

Deputy Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels believes incidents like the recent stabbing of a prisoner at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts can be eradicated, if police ranks conduct routine...

Hamilton Green pension Bill for second reading Thursday

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Hamilton Green pension Bill for second reading Thursday

The Hamilton Green Pension Bill will be read for a second time on Thursday in the National Assembly. The Bill seeks to safeguard benefits and other facilities to the former Prime Minister who served...

Missing and murdered women…CADVA, dissatisfied with investigations, wants answers

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Missing and murdered women…CADVA, dissatisfied with investigations, wants answers

By Rehana Ahamad The insistence of the Caribbean American Domestic Violence Awareness group, (CADVA) led to police ranks getting their hands dirty. This eventually resulted in the Guyana Police Force...

Media integral to reaching youth for social cohesion

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Media integral to reaching youth for social cohesion

Social media and the mainstream media outlets have integral roles in bringing about social cohesion among young people. This is according to information outlined in the National Draft plan towards...

PAHO Director expresses support for a national tobacco control bill

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on PAHO Director expresses support for a national tobacco control bill

– Seven in 10 deaths in Guyana are from non-communicable diseases Tobacco control legislation is critical to reduce diseases that are the leading causes of death in Guyana. This is...

Moves afoot to provide oil and gas education

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Moves afoot to provide oil and gas education

– UG to get $100M from GGMC With the discovery of oil offshore Guyana, government is making several strides to ensure that locals are given the opportunity to be trained for employment in the...

Ministers laud senior judicial appointments

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ministers laud senior judicial appointments

Several female ministers of government have welcomed the appointment of women to the two highest positions in the judiciary. Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards was appointed Chancellor of the Judiciary...

Efforts underway to market Rupununi as a tourism destination

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Efforts underway to market Rupununi as a tourism destination

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) and Visit Rupununi on Friday launched the presentation of Rupununi folders in an effort to promote and market Rupununi as a tourism destination. In brief remarks at...

Limacol Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition…Nelson’s missile gives Tigers another title in 2017

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Limacol Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition…Nelson’s missile gives Tigers another title in 2017

– Winners return home with bragging rights and third place ‘Golden Jaguars’ mid-fielder Colin Nelson’s missile from just outside the box proved just enough to get Western Tigers over the...

Mahadeo, Duke take top honours at Fitness Challenge

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mahadeo, Duke take top honours at Fitness Challenge

Cross Fit 592 cop team title Dillon Mahadeo and Semonica Duke took the top spots in the Male and Female categories respectively when the third Annual Fitness Challenge organized by Guyana Fitness...

Can we revitalize Guyanese literature through film adaptation?

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Can we revitalize Guyanese literature through film adaptation?

I still recall, as a student attending a special viewing of the movie ‘To Sir With Love,’ the surge of pride I felt when Sidney Poitier’s character is quizzed about his origins and he replies:...

Root, Woakes send Windies to series defeat

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Root, Woakes send Windies to series defeat

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies produced an erratic performance all round as they slumped to yet another series loss, with a four-wicket defeat to England in the second One-Day...

U-17S WIN FAIR PLAY AWARD; GARRETT & RITCH MAKE BEST XI

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on U-17S WIN FAIR PLAY AWARD; GARRETT & RITCH MAKE BEST XI

– GFF Technical Department pleased with progress of squad in Martinique Georgetown: The “Flour Power” Guyana Under-17 Boys’ National Team won the Fair Play Award at the International...

Untrained first responders do more harm than good at accident scenes

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Untrained first responders do more harm than good at accident scenes

– Director of the Accident and Emergency Unit First responders to an accident scene may be doing more harm than good to the victims they attempt to rescue. This is the contention of many,...

2017 NJCAA Indoor Championships…Guyanese Andrea Foster cops silver in 800m on debut

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2017 NJCAA Indoor Championships…Guyanese Andrea Foster cops silver in 800m on debut

Competing in her first Indoor National Championship on the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) circuit, Guyanese Junior Middle distance Queen, Andrea Foster won the 800m silver medal...

V Net Communications supports Good Success SC

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on V Net Communications supports Good Success SC

V Net Communications of Delph Street, Campbellville continued its support for sports when they presented a quantity of cricket uniforms to the Good Success Sports (GSSC) Club of Wakenaam. At the...

‘Garden City’ slowly returning to ‘Garbage City’ state?

Mar 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Garden City’ slowly returning to ‘Garbage City’ state?

– businesses, Council blame each other for capital’s unsightly appearance With central Georgetown apparently reverting to its garbage-strewn state, some members of the commercial...

Speedboat racers wants year round Regatta

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Speedboat racers wants year round Regatta

…urges Govt. to get involved A number of racers who take part in the annual Bartica Regatta celebrations are appealing for a year round calendar of regatta. The racers noted that this can be...

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Futebol Real Brazil executive Naranda Wislon visits Guyana

The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more