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Minister wants answers for delayed $700M Port Kaituma Hospital

Apr 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Minister wants answers for delayed $700M Port Kaituma Hospital

A protracted delay of the $700 million Port Kaituma Hospital is not being taken lightly by Senior Minister of Public Health, Ms. Volda Lawrence. In fact, in order to address the dilemma, the Minister...

US$54M spent in 2016 to service external public debt

Apr 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on US$54M spent in 2016 to service external public debt

– a 5.6% decrease from previous year To service its external public debt, the Government in 2016 expended US$53.8M, which is US$0.1M lower than was projected. This is according to the End of...

Sex worker dies from suspected heart attack in hotel room

Apr 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Sex worker dies from suspected heart attack in hotel room

The body of a commercial sex worker was found on the bed of a city hotel yesterday morning, hours after she checked in with a male companion. The woman, whose name has been given only as...

Is New Year’s Day double-execution going to become a cold case? – Relatives wonder

Apr 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Is New Year’s Day double-execution going to become a cold case? – Relatives wonder

It is the fourth month in the year and it seems like the cops are nowhere near solving the New Year’s Day double-execution at Friendship, East Bank Demerara, in which Desmond Singh and his friend,...

Land seizures, climate change, equipment prices challenging West Berbice – Chamber President

Apr 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Land seizures, climate change, equipment prices challenging West Berbice – Chamber President

Regional officials and other stakeholders are being called upon to put partisan politics aside to develop their communities. The appeal was made last Saturday evening by President David Granger as he...

Govt. vows to maintain prudent fiscal policies against external shocks

Apr 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. vows to maintain prudent fiscal policies against external shocks

Government, through Minister of Finance Winston Jordan, has committed itself to the maintenance of prudent fiscal policies which would protect Guyana’s economy against external shocks. This...

GRA woos fuel smugglers to become legit

Apr 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GRA woos fuel smugglers to become legit

Fuel smugglers are being offered a chance to legitimize their operations with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) over the weekend saying it wants to engage the players. According to Customs head,...

Jagdeo and de Chat-3 mekking fools of Soulja Bai, Harmon, Ramjattan and Moses

Apr 18, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo and de Chat-3 mekking fools of Soulja Bai, Harmon, Ramjattan and Moses

Ah give you; you didn’t give me. Yes, me give you. No you didn’t give me. That is de nonsense that going on between the Pee Pee Pee and de guvament. And all because dem boys want to know wha...

Vishal, Hetmyer gain favour but Bravo remains sidelined

Apr 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Vishal, Hetmyer gain favour but Bravo remains sidelined

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Successful Youth World Cup skipper Shimron Hetmyer and Guyana Jaguars teammate Vishal Singh were poised for their first tastes of international cricket after being...

Digicel Regional First-Class cricket…Motie and Paul bowl Jaguar to hat-trick of titles with a game remaining

Apr 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Regional First-Class cricket…Motie and Paul bowl Jaguar to hat-trick of titles with a game remaining

By Sean Devers It took Keemo Paul and Gudakesh Motie just 44 minutes yesterday to bowl the Guyana Jaguars, without six of their senior players, to register an emphatic innings and 121 runs win...

Guyana’s U-18 Girls, U-15 Boys bags silver medals at Caribbean TT Championships

Apr 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s U-18 Girls, U-15 Boys bags silver medals at Caribbean TT Championships

Guyana was second best over the past three days in the Teams’ and Doubles Competition with a number of silver medals at the Caribbean Cadet and Junior Table Tennis Championships, which continues...

Shariff and Nand Persaud Karibee Rice stables share spoils at Guyana Cup Fever 2017

Apr 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shariff and Nand Persaud Karibee Rice stables share spoils at Guyana Cup Fever 2017

Golden Blue wins feature race It was a brilliant day for racing, the sun was out in all its glory, the track was lightning fast and arena was filled. The feature C2 and lower event of the Guyana Cup...

GCB defends Crandon’s non-nomination for Coach of the year

Apr 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB defends Crandon’s non-nomination for Coach of the year

Nominates his assistant instead By Sean Devers The non-nomination of Guyana Jaguars Head Coach for the NSC Coach of the year is not only shocking but disrespectful to the 35-year-old Berbician, who...

Super 4 Massive Easter Football…Uitvlugt down Eagles to win one-day tourney; Den Amstel end 3rd

Apr 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Super 4 Massive Easter Football…Uitvlugt down Eagles to win one-day tourney; Den Amstel end 3rd

Tournament MVP Trayon Bobb led Uitvlugt Warriors to the $100,000 first prize whilst also winning for himself $20,000 when the Super 4 Massive Easter Football Fiesta, featuring West Demerara Football...

Permaul’s Berbice are GFSCA Maters inter county champs

Apr 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Permaul’s Berbice are GFSCA Maters inter county champs

By Zaheer Mohamed Permaul’s Berbice were crowned champions of the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) Masters inter county 20-over tournament after recording a thrilling...

Caribbean Teachers’ T20 Cricket Tournament bowls off today at DCC Ground

Apr 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean Teachers’ T20 Cricket Tournament bowls off today at DCC Ground

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has issued a call for all teachers and students to support the 2017 Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) Les Harris T20 Cricket Competition that it will host at...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Government Officials should not go for the Carifta Games team when they return

Apr 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Government Officials should not go for the Carifta Games team when they return

Dear Mr. Editor, It was exactly 21:36hrs Saturday night on the 15th of April that I got a whatsapp message from one of my good friends in Jamaica congratulating me on the victory in the 100m. I was...

McKoy, Bright light up CARIFTA Games with gold medal performances

Apr 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on McKoy, Bright light up CARIFTA Games with gold medal performances

Distance phenom, Claudrice McKoy and jumps ace, Chantoba Bright lit up the 2017 CARIFTA Games with gold medal performances on Sunday to add to Guyana’s tally in Curacao where the team had already...

Regional, municipal consultations integral to achieving social cohesion by 2021

Apr 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Regional, municipal consultations integral to achieving social cohesion by 2021

– draft strategic plan Municipal and regional consultations are among the strategies set to be implemented towards achieving social cohesion in Guyana by 2021. This is according to information...

BIT graduates 23 heavy-duty equipment operators in Mahdia

Apr 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on BIT graduates 23 heavy-duty equipment operators in Mahdia

The Board of Industrial Training (BIT) recently concluded its Heavy-duty Equipment Operation (HDEO) course in Mahdia, Region Eight. The programme which was launched in September last year by...

Residents in ‘neglected’ sections of 16 communities to get electricity

Apr 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Residents in ‘neglected’ sections of 16 communities to get electricity

Several thousand households are expected to benefit from electricity for the first time in years as government moves to install electrical distribution networks in certain sections of 16 housing...

Dated management training policies

Apr 18, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dated management training policies

In our society, every employer sets out the prerequisites for potential employees as having a number of certificates: be they Diploma, Degree, Masters or Doctorate. There is no problem with these...

Charity Concert held for Berbice Children

Apr 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Charity Concert held for Berbice Children

The message of goodwill and charity was taken to Berbice on Saturday last, with scores of children being entertained at an Easter Concert at Courtland Road, Fyrish. The children received kites and...

GuySuCo to keep Blairmont, Albion

Apr 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo to keep Blairmont, Albion

…Uitvlugt also safe, but costs worrisome – Granger Government has some clear ideas about at least three sugar estates that it will want to keep. They include Blaimont, West Berbice and one in...

Too little, too late

Apr 18, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Too little, too late

The children writing the National Grade Six Assessment would wish that the examinations were held every day. They have been treated with so much consideration, as they usually are, on the days of the...

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The third parties will not survive this year’s elections

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The fate of third parties in this year’s general and regional elections is as predictable... more