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More than 125 achievements in last two years- Coalition Govt. boasts

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on More than 125 achievements in last two years- Coalition Govt. boasts

Two years after entering office after a slim victory at the May 11, 2015 polls, vowing reforms to reduce corruption and waste, the Coalition Government believes it has done well. Yesterday, the...

Arrangements made for GuySuCo to clear off $1.5B debt to NIS

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Arrangements made for GuySuCo to clear off $1.5B debt to NIS

– Scheme to work on better management for high-risk investments While the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is still neck deep in over $90B in debt, it is still trying to make some effort to...

Stepfather gives ‘poisoned drink’ to children 2, 4 and 9- now on the run; victims stable

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Stepfather gives ‘poisoned drink’ to children 2, 4 and 9- now on the run; victims stable

A New Amsterdam man is on the run after allegedly poisoning his girlfriend’s young children. The three minors have been identified as 9-year-old Anesha Leacock, a student of New Amsterdam Primary...

Erection of arch creates traffic chaos on East Coast

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Erection of arch creates traffic chaos on East Coast

– CXC students among those affected Workers erecting an 80-ft arch at Cummings Lodge on the Rupert Craig Highway, were forced to halt works mid-morning yesterday as traffic snarled along...

Contractor reaches tax settlement with GRA over armour-plated SUV

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Contractor reaches tax settlement with GRA over armour-plated SUV

A contractor has reportedly reached a tax settlement with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) over a late model Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) that came under the spotlight this week. Yesterday,...

Probe into improper pre-2015 financial arrangements at E-Gov. Unit ongoing – Minister Hughes

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Probe into improper pre-2015 financial arrangements at E-Gov. Unit ongoing – Minister Hughes

Even though there has been no word on the status of the two-year-old investigation into the improper financial arrangements that existed pre-2015 at the E-Governance Unit, the coalition...

GINA will soon be history- PM wants one “highly professional” PR unit

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GINA will soon be history- PM wants one “highly professional” PR unit

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The Government Information Agency (GINA) will soon be history. Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is looking to merge GINA with the Department of Public Information to form...

One arch cause more confusion than a bomb

May 12, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, News Comments Off on One arch cause more confusion than a bomb

Old people got a saying—Carrion Crow does wait till rain fall to build house. All it mean is that some people does sit down and don’t know that they want something until dire straits hit dem....

Crum-Ewing murder PI… Absence of police witnesses leads to another adjournment

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Crum-Ewing murder PI… Absence of police witnesses leads to another adjournment

City Magistrate Judy Latchman has once again had to adjourn the preliminary inquiry into the murder of political activist, Courtney Crum- Ewing – this time until May 17. This date was given...

Gov’t issues call for more evaluators to improve PSIP implementation

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t issues call for more evaluators to improve PSIP implementation

The lack of critical skills has been attributed to the lowly implementation rate of the State’s Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP), which currently stands in the vicinity of 20 percent....

NGO flies in $4B in urgent drugs to Health Ministry

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on NGO flies in $4B in urgent drugs to Health Ministry

Following reports of shortages in the drug supply system at the Ministry of Public Health, the Guyana Medical Relief of Los Angeles, California, has sourced and was able to supply US$20,861,594...

Caribbean Schoolboys and Junior Boxing Tournament… All systems in place as four nations vie for honours in fistic encounters

May 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean Schoolboys and Junior Boxing Tournament… All systems in place as four nations vie for honours in fistic encounters

The fistic encounters between Guyanese boxers and their Cuban counterparts of the late seventies and early eighties have dissipated somewhat even though Guyana still enjoys bilateral relations with...

Persevering Windies overcome Azhar hundred to rally

May 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Persevering Windies overcome Azhar hundred to rally

Roseau, Dominica, CMC – West Indies defied opener Azhar Ali’s 14th Test century and Pakistan’s attritional batting with sheer perseverance, to leave the decisive third Test at Windsor Park well...

GDF aiming to end season with unblemished record – Coach Nantambu

May 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GDF aiming to end season with unblemished record – Coach Nantambu

By Franklin Wilson Already winners of the of the First half of Season Two of the Stag Elite League, League Leaders Tournament and the Second half which they have wrapped with one game to go, Head...

City Hall rakes in $111M in outstanding taxes

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall rakes in $111M in outstanding taxes

The cash-strapped Georgetown Mayor and City Council recently raked in $111M for its coffers. The Municipality owes billions of dollars in debts, and with the parking meter project being in limbo, the...

Phantom cart off Boyce & Jefford Domino Competition

May 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Phantom cart off Boyce & Jefford Domino Competition

In what could only be described as a drama-filled conclusion to this year’s Boyce & Jefford Family & Fun Day Dominoes Competition, Phantom continued their excellent form by holding off...

Grimes competes at Sportsworld Classic 2017 Invitational in T&T

May 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Grimes competes at Sportsworld Classic 2017 Invitational in T&T

Following his best ever international performance where he won silver last year, Men’s Physique athlete, Yannick Grimes is preparing to return to the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and...

Banks DIH/Rain Forest Water support for GBA/CSJB Tournament

May 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH/Rain Forest Water support for GBA/CSJB Tournament

Banks DIH Limited has teamed up with the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) for this weekend’s Second Annual Caribbean Schoolboys and Junior Boxing championships at the National Gymnasium on Mandela...

Ahamad, Da Silva to be honoured at Cavaliers STC awards ceremony

May 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ahamad, Da Silva to be honoured at Cavaliers STC awards ceremony

Managing Director of Mohamed Ahamad Construction Works, Mr. Mohamed Faraz Ahamad and Managing Director of Modern Optical Service, Dr. Jose Da Silva are among a number of persons to be honoured by the...

GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket tourney postponed

May 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket tourney postponed

The 2017 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Scotiabank Kiddy Progression One Cricket Competition has been postponed until the September school term. The delay is due to the current inclement weather, which...

Stag/WDFA Derrick Josiah Mem. KO Football… Double-header on tonight; Den Amstel & Young Achievers into semis

May 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag/WDFA Derrick Josiah Mem. KO Football… Double-header on tonight; Den Amstel & Young Achievers into semis

The second set of quarter final matches in the 2017 edition of the Stag sponsored West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Derrick Josiah Memorial knockout competition will be played this evening at...

Letter to the Sport Editor… NSC Commissioners stand with DOS

May 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sport Editor… NSC Commissioners stand with DOS

Dear Sports Editor, We the undersigned, Commissioners of the National Sports Commission, have read an article in Kaieteur News edition (Monday May 8 2016) headlined ‘Ministry of Youth and Sport...

NSBF takes break to accommodate players’ CSEC Exam

May 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSBF takes break to accommodate players’ CSEC Exam

Following five weeks of competitive basketball in the Georgetown Extended Regionals of the National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) at Cliff Anderson’s Sports Hall, Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG)...

IDB lends critical support to develop National Housing Strategy

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on IDB lends critical support to develop National Housing Strategy

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), together with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), began a series of meetings to discuss the development of a National Housing Strategy. Last...

Hundreds protest Rose Hall estate impending closure

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Hundreds protest Rose Hall estate impending closure

While the coalition government yesterday celebrated two years since taking office, over 1000 sugar workers took to the streets of East Canje in a massive protest action against the planned closure of...

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Rana five-for and enterprising batting put Bangladesh in the driver’s seat

Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more