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“Troubled” businessman stabs wife to death, commits suicide

Aug 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on “Troubled” businessman stabs wife to death, commits suicide

Residents of Cumberland Village, East Canje Berbice, were awoken to the shocking news of the murder of their fellow villager and popular businesswoman, Rhonda Blair. As the news spread like wildfire...

Lethem runs out of fuel

Aug 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Lethem runs out of fuel

Weeks of heavy rain and an almost impassible trail have contributed to the Region Nine border town of Lethem being without fuel. As of yesterday midday, only diesel and kerosene were available in the...

ExxonMobil’s EIA outlines little efforts to minimize emissions of toxic gases

Aug 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil’s EIA outlines little efforts to minimize emissions of toxic gases

Environmentalists are concerned that ExxonMobil will not do enough to protect the environment, “and after the oil is finished and they pack up and leave, we will be left here to deal with the...

COI into alleged assassination plot…Lawyer questions mental health of complainant

Aug 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on COI into alleged assassination plot…Lawyer questions mental health of complainant

– Acting Top Cop denies misleading President The psychological health of Andriff Gillard, the man at the centre of the alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger, was up for...

Cops believe restaurant owner was strangled

Aug 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cops believe restaurant owner was strangled

The bound body of a Chinese national that was discovered in the bathroom area of the Paradise Chinese Restaurant at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, on Thursday night, has been identified as 44-year-old...

New initiative launched to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of four diseases

Aug 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on New initiative launched to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of four diseases

Every year, an estimated 2,100 children in Latin America and the Caribbean are born with HIV or contract it from their mothers. Added to this, 22,400 are infected with syphilis, some 9,000 are born...

Sugar targeted at 13,000 tonnes less this year

Aug 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar targeted at 13,000 tonnes less this year

– repaired Skeldon factory readied for Sept. grind The country’s sugar target is set to be around 13,000 tonnes less than last year, with its newest factory expected back on line by...

People frighten de future

Aug 12, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on People frighten de future

Nuff people frighten because dem don’t know how de day gun end. People go to pay light bill and dem nearly get shoot. Yesterday, a woman wake up good but before de sun really raise she man kill...

Guyoil launches two new road tank wagons

Aug 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyoil launches two new road tank wagons

The Guyana Oil Company Limited (Guyoil) yesterday launched two new road tank wagons (RTWs) at its Providence Terminal. The company’s recent expansion of dealer-owned service stations, which has...

Global Youth Survey critical for gauging progress of tobacco control – PAHO/WHO Consultant

Aug 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Global Youth Survey critical for gauging progress of tobacco control – PAHO/WHO Consultant

“We have to do something in terms of enforcement.” This notion was on Thursday amplified by Dr. Morris Edwards as he presented the findings of the 2015 Global Youth Tobacco Survey [GYTS]. Dr....

Prosecution to call 20 witnesses in shot bus driver murder PI

Aug 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Prosecution to call 20 witnesses in shot bus driver murder PI

The prosecution is expected to call 20 witnesses when the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of Tedroy James, the bus driver who was shot by bandits at McDoom, East Bank Demerara, commences in...

CONCACAF Group D Under-17 female World Cup qualifiers… Cuba fail to finish chances as Barbados hold on for goalless draw

Aug 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF Group D Under-17 female World Cup qualifiers… Cuba fail to finish chances as Barbados hold on for goalless draw

Barbados held Cuba to a goalless draw in their second group D match of the CONCACAF Under-17 World Cup qualifiers at the Leonora Track and Field Facility last night. This was a shocking result for...

Guyana U-15 Footballers end T&T tour with 4-1 win over Fatima Collage

Aug 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana U-15 Footballers end T&T tour with 4-1 win over Fatima Collage

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Carib Beer, Mings Services & Products, Vnet Communications & Rose Hall Youth & Sports Club In sultry conditions at the Fatima Collage ground...

All set for Guyana Cup 2017 tomorrow

Aug 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on All set for Guyana Cup 2017 tomorrow

13 entered for feature with over $11M at stake With just one day to go before the mega, 11th Annual Guyana Cup Horserace meeting, all is set for the big day with over 80 horses entered to compete....

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U17 League – Bartica FA… Strikers FC (back to back), Rising Stars and Lazio post wins

Aug 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U17 League – Bartica FA… Strikers FC (back to back), Rising Stars and Lazio post wins

Strikers Football Club has taken pole position in the point’s standings following the start of the second round of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) / National Milling Company of Guyana...

Future of women’s cricket looks bright- Guyana female U19 Coach Smartt

Aug 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Future of women’s cricket looks bright- Guyana female U19 Coach Smartt

By Zaheer Mohamed Coach of the successful Guyana U19 female T20 team Tremaine Smartt said the future of Women’s cricket in Guyana looks bright and lauded the players on their success in the...

‘We should play unbeaten in Florida’ – Nat U-15 Football Coach

Aug 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘We should play unbeaten in Florida’ – Nat U-15 Football Coach

By Sean Devers in Trinidad The Guyana U-15 football team departs Trinidad this morning to participate in the CONCACAF U-15 Championship which starts tomorrow in Florida to compete in Group F with St...

Guyana Badminton team makes good start to Caribbean tourney

Aug 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Badminton team makes good start to Caribbean tourney

The Guyana Badminton Team had a good start on the first day of the Caribbean Regional & International Badminton Championships which is being contested August 9-25, at the National Racket Centre...

Lake Mainstay Resort Regatta on tomorrow

Aug 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lake Mainstay Resort Regatta on tomorrow

Exciting action is anticipated tomorrow when Lake Mainstay Resort, Essequibo Coast, hosts its 17th Annual Regatta commencing at 11:00hrs. Dubbed the ‘clash of the daredevils’, Neil Gonsalves and...

Farfan and Mendes donates $1M to school for autistic children

Aug 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Farfan and Mendes donates $1M to school for autistic children

As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Farfan and Mendes Limited (FML) yesterday handed over a cheque of $1,000,000 to the institution ‘Step by Step Guyana’ – a school for children...

Mohamed’s Enterprise, YK Investments Pawn Shop continue support for Boyce/ Jefford Track and Field Classic VIII

Aug 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed’s Enterprise, YK Investments Pawn Shop continue support for Boyce/ Jefford Track and Field Classic VIII

Mohamed’s Enterprise and YK Investments Pawn Shop Thursday announced their sponsorship of the Kares Engineering Inc. Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Classic VIII, which is set for this weekend at the...

Youths have a right to life and self-worth, says Chairman of PNCR Patriots

Aug 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Youths have a right to life and self-worth, says Chairman of PNCR Patriots

…as Int’l Youth Day 2017 is observed With emphasis on a number of programmes that have been helping to empower youths, the People’s National Congress Reform [PNCR] Patriots are today...

RHTY&SC congratulates Rose Hall Metro Females on Nat’l U-19 Championship win

Aug 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC congratulates Rose Hall Metro Females on Nat’l U-19 Championship win

The Management of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, is offering congratulations to the Guyana Under-19 Female Cricket Team for their...

Record 39 CONCACAF teams to compete in 2017 Boys’ U-15 C/ship…Guyana drawn on group F with Suriname, St. Lucia & St. Kitts

Aug 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Record 39 CONCACAF teams to compete in 2017 Boys’ U-15 C/ship…Guyana drawn on group F with Suriname, St. Lucia & St. Kitts

Miami – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) yesterday announced the divisions, groups and match schedule for the 2017 CONCACAF Under-15...

Fyrish Black Sharks defeat Ithaca Hardliners in latest Berbice Basketball

Aug 12, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fyrish Black Sharks defeat Ithaca Hardliners in latest Berbice Basketball

The Berbice Amateur Basketball Association 2017 Tournament for teams in Berbice and sponsored by Nigel Hinds Financial net continues Wednesday at Ithaca Basketball Court. The improving Fyrish Black...

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Gimme de ting wah the doctor order me!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The government’s decision to go ahead with the universal healthcare voucher scheme is... more