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Irregularities exposed in 2015 government spending at Presidency

May 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Irregularities exposed in 2015 government spending at Presidency

…vehicle, security cameras among questionable purchases A number of financial irregularities were found to have taken place within the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of the...

Authorities check Bank accounts for missing PetroCaribe money

May 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Authorities check Bank accounts for missing PetroCaribe money

Investigators believe that during the reign of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) administration, there was extensive pilfering from the proceeds of the PetroCaribe deal. To this extent,...

Alleged Amelia’s Ward wife killer remanded

May 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged Amelia’s Ward wife killer remanded

Alleged wife-killer Michael London was remanded yesterday for the murder of his wife, 37-year-old Shenika Elliot- London, who succumbed to a brutal knife attack last Friday at her Lot 1206 Central...

Murderous pirate attack in Corentyne Waters…One suspect in custody, boat engine recovered

May 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Murderous pirate attack in Corentyne Waters…One suspect in custody, boat engine recovered

As investigators tighten their grip around what actually occurred that day in the Corentyne waters when Mahadeo Ramdehol lost his life while fishing, they have finally made inroads into the attack....

Two remanded after caught in car with fake number plates, illegal gun

May 23, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Two remanded after caught in car with fake number plates, illegal gun

The two men, who police suspected were bandits after they were nabbed with an illegal gun and fake number plates were arraigned in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts yesterday. The men Jamie Marks,...

$550M worth of cocaine in wood…Magistrate discharges Stephen Vieira

May 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $550M worth of cocaine in wood…Magistrate discharges Stephen Vieira

-as CANU withdraws arrest warrant Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan has withdrawn a warrant issued for the arrest of racing bike champion, Stephen Vieira, in connection with a $550M cocaine bust, after...

Trini con-man captured in Guyana

May 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Trini con-man captured in Guyana

Trinidadian citizen, Daniel Ali, came to Guyana in 2014 and conned numerous persons throughout Guyana and some from as far as Berbice. But his tricks came to an end on Saturday when he was nabbed by...

Trini kan man teach Guyanese a lesson

May 23, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Trini kan man teach Guyanese a lesson

Jagdeo change de laws of Guyana and Soulja Bai now trying to reverse it. That is why Guyana law different from anywhere in de world. Jagdeo law is only fuh de rich and not fuh de poor; is not fuh de...

Independence 5-K Run & Fitness Walk …Missenger, Scott takes top honors

May 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Independence 5-K Run & Fitness Walk …Missenger, Scott takes top honors

Isurdeen cops inaugural Wheel Chair category Despite the pouring rain a large turn-out saw National Distance runner Winston Missenger finish ahead of fellow National athlete Cleveland Thomas when the...

Xtreme Clean & Maintenance Co. ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal Tournament…All systems in place for Friday’s start – Organisers

May 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Xtreme Clean & Maintenance Co. ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal Tournament…All systems in place for Friday’s start – Organisers

All systems are in place for Friday’s start of the Xtreme Clean & Maintenance Company ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal Tournament scheduled to kick-off, at the National Gymnasium. According to the...

GSCL Inc Independence Cup set for this weekend

May 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL Inc Independence Cup set for this weekend

The annual Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL Inc.) Independence Cup T20 competition is set to commence on Friday at the Everest Cricket Club. The competition will be played in the Open and...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Samaroo responds to Claude Raphael

May 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Samaroo responds to Claude Raphael

Dear Sports Editor, Mr. Editor, Please allow me some space in your letter column to respond to a letter carried in a few print media houses purportedly written by a Claude Raphael. Firstly, I would...

Letter to the Sports Editor…GCB/ECB dodge Raphael’s questions on Drubahadur’s registration

May 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…GCB/ECB dodge Raphael’s questions on Drubahadur’s registration

2.5 Billion dollars GCB assets transferred to private company Dear Sports Editor, My recent request for Drubahadur to publicly account for his stewardship of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has...

RHTY&SC to host Patron’s 20/20 Cricket to mark President Granger’s 72nd Birthday

May 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC to host Patron’s 20/20 Cricket to mark President Granger’s 72nd Birthday

Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, M.S would be hosting a special 20/20 cricket tournament in honour of its Patron, H.E President David...

GAPF GS Andrea Smith aiming to dominate at Pan Am/SA Powerlifting C/ships

May 23, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPF GS Andrea Smith aiming to dominate at Pan Am/SA Powerlifting C/ships

It is not often that you find an active athlete also performing duties at the administrative level and being effective in both. This is the case with Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF)...

Auditor General examines M&CC books

May 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Auditor General examines M&CC books

Officials from the Office of the Audit General are currently conducting an audit into the affairs of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC). The information was made public at the...

The unbelievable country in 21st century world

May 23, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The unbelievable country in 21st century world

What went through the mind of every decent citizen in this country when he/she heard the announcement from the Mayor that the parking meter contract will be given to each council member. Let’s...

Minister Norton cleared of heart related complications

May 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Norton cleared of heart related complications

-discharged from hospital, expected to make full recovery “I’m happy it was not my heart,” said Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton. The Minister was at the time responding to...

Education Commission of Inquiry…Recommendations already being implemented – Chairman

May 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Education Commission of Inquiry…Recommendations already being implemented – Chairman

…final report to be completed shortly “Right now as I sit here I am working on it,” said Mr. Ed Caesar of the final report of the Commission of Inquiry [COI] into public education system....

Muslim scholar’s sexual assault case …DPP sends matter back to Magistrate, cites missing documents

May 23, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Muslim scholar’s sexual assault case …DPP sends matter back to Magistrate, cites missing documents

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has announced that the matter for which Muslim scholar, Nezaam Ali, is charged with the offence of Sexual Activity with a child by Abusing a...

Driver charged, licence suspended for crash that injured several children

May 23, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Driver charged, licence suspended for crash that injured several children

Bus driver Alpha Felix was yesterday charged with dangerous driving following the May 4 two-vehicle crash on the West Coast Berbice, in which several children were injured. A police release stated...

Full STEAM ahead…GIA holds science fair

May 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Full STEAM ahead…GIA holds science fair

The Georgetown International Academy (GIA) has been hosting annual science fairs since 1971. This year’s Science fair was called ‘Full STEAM ahead innovation, imagination and invention.’...

Guyana’s oil may worth US$160B by 2020- Surveys

May 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s oil may worth US$160B by 2020- Surveys

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell If Guyana were to begin oil production now, the oil found so far would be worth anywhere between US$100B and US$108B. That calculation is based on the recent range of oil...

Government launches $50M innovation project for Youths

May 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Government launches $50M innovation project for Youths

In an effort to empower youths with skills and knowledge, the government has launched the Youth Innovation Project of Guyana (YIPoG). The Ministry of Education, through the Department of Culture,...

The purge and the plunge

May 23, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The purge and the plunge

Guyana’s public service has long suffered from a lack of skills. There was always a shortage of skills necessary for developing, implementing and monitoring projects of the government. The shortage...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more