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Wheeling and dealing with Providence lands…Ramroop’s deputy made US$2M in one day of buying and selling

Sep 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Wheeling and dealing with Providence lands…Ramroop’s deputy made US$2M in one day of buying and selling

A top deputy of businessman, Dr. Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop, not only managed to close a sweet land deal with Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) in August 2014, but on the same...

Ministries wallowing in massive underperformance-PPP

Sep 06, 2017 KNews News 1

With the presentation of the 2018 budget just two months away, opposition members are already scrutinizing the performance of several ministries for the year. In fact, members of the People’s...

Gold prices climb

Sep 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gold prices climb

Yesterday, gold prices continued their strong showing with the metal trading at US$1,340 per ounce— said to be the 2017 high. In December, it was just over US$1,100. Gold is the biggest foreign...

Berbice contractor refutes allegations of “shoddy” work

Sep 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice contractor refutes allegations of “shoddy” work

The Berbice contractor accused of substandard work done on the Manchester Secondary School has come forward to refute such allegations. Mark Gupta, owner of 4A Contracting, told Kaieteur News that...

‘Big Head’ remanded for murder of 18-month-old niece

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Big Head’ remanded for murder of 18-month-old niece

A foul smelling 18-year-old Sherwin Roberts was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of his 18-month-old niece, who he allegedly tossed through a window and buried in a shallow grave, after...

DEMTOCO records drop in profits for first half of 2017

Sep 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on DEMTOCO records drop in profits for first half of 2017

The Demerara Tobacco Company Limited (DEMTOCO) in its interim financial report for the first half of 2017 has announced that its performance declined when compared to the same period last year. The...

Jaguar in Fair View captured, relocated

Sep 06, 2017 KNews News 1

Last Thursday, villagers from Fair View, the only community within the boundaries of the Iwokrama Forest, contacted Iwokrama’s management about a jaguar they had trapped. It was reported that the...

Mom confirms body at Ruimzeight is Jayleena Titus

Sep 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Mom confirms body at Ruimzeight is Jayleena Titus

The body that washed up at the Ruimzeight, West Coast Demerara (WCD) foreshore last week has been positively identified as seven-year-old Jayleena Titus. The dead child’s mother, Onika Henry,...

Money deh fuh politicians who talk de most

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Money deh fuh politicians who talk de most

Dem have a new breed of politicians these days. From de time dem raise dem head and dem see a reporter dem running more fast than Usain Bolt. Long time dem same SOBs use to run and look fuh de...

Hero CPL T20…Warriors could go all the way this year, face Tallawahs tonight in Eliminator 1

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hero CPL T20…Warriors could go all the way this year, face Tallawahs tonight in Eliminator 1

By Sean Devers in Trinidad in association with Noble House Sea Foods, Elegance Jewelry & Pawn Shop and Vnet communications Runners-up three times in the five-year history of the CPL Guyana Amazon...

STP kicks off Lusignan Golf Season

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on STP kicks off Lusignan Golf Season

STP Investments will tee off prime golfing action for the season on Saturday at Lusignan Golf Club. After a prolonged rainy season and other issues beyond its control, the club is now gearing up to...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Berbice …NA United claw back to earn exciting draw against Paradise Invaders

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Berbice …NA United claw back to earn exciting draw against Paradise Invaders

In latest action of the GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power National Under-17 Intra Association League in the Ancient County of Berbice, New Amsterdam United fought back gallantly to earn an equal...

Hamilton Green football resumes tonight at MSC ground in Linden

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamilton Green football resumes tonight at MSC ground in Linden

After a few delays, the Hamilton Green knockout football tournament will resume tonight at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground in Linden with a double-header. The first match begins at 19:00hrs and will...

GABA/BANKS DIH B’ball …Kobras decimate Sonics 78-36; Eagles soars on

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA/BANKS DIH B’ball …Kobras decimate Sonics 78-36; Eagles soars on

In Monday night’s feature match, Kobras made very light work of Sonics in first division action of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA), Banks DIH/Malta Supreme, Powerade and...

Ashraf ‘Ocean Conqueror’ Ali completes 2 1/2hrs Atlantic Ocean Swim

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ashraf ‘Ocean Conqueror’ Ali completes 2 1/2hrs Atlantic Ocean Swim

Ashraf ‘Ocean Conqueror’ Ali’ has done it again, this time achieving his goal of swimming the great Atlantic Ocean for over seven miles. He completed the feat on Saturday last in a commendable...

Ms. World Guyana donates sports gear to three Berbice entities

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ms. World Guyana donates sports gear to three Berbice entities

Ms. Guyana World 2017 Vena Mookram as part of her personal platform for the upcoming Ms. World contest in China on Thursday last donated sports gear to three sports organisations in the ancient...

GT Beer Sunday Night Super Cup …West Demerara and Georgetown advance to final four

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Beer Sunday Night Super Cup …West Demerara and Georgetown advance to final four

When the final round of group matches in the GT Beer Sunday Night Super Cup being played at the Inter Association level concluded on Sunday night last at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground, the...

GCF head Burrowes calls for support

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF head Burrowes calls for support

By Zaheer Mohamed Guyana is often seen as a country where sports does not get the type of recognition it deserves. Many talented athletes are not being given the right treatment-often we see the best...

Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club Race Meet on Sunday

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club Race Meet on Sunday

All is set for the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club one-day Race Meet set for this Sunday at the Alness Corentyne Berbice Turf Club. Eight races are listed for the day with over $4M in prizes and...

DCC trounce GYO; rain ruins play at Everest

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCC trounce GYO; rain ruins play at Everest

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) hammered Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) by 10 wickets, while rain stopped play at Everest when the Well Teen, Trophy Stall, Tropical Springs and Nauth Motor Spares U-13...

Jai Signs & Auto Designs on board

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jai Signs & Auto Designs on board

Jai Signs & Auto Designs of Independence Boulevard became the latest entity to add its support towards the exciting inaugural Guinness Cage/Three Peat Promotions Indoor Championship which is...

MOE/NSC ‘Teach Them young’ programme concludes

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on MOE/NSC ‘Teach Them young’ programme concludes

The Ministry of Education National Sports Commission and AL Sport and Tour Promotions ‘Teach Them Young’ Windball Cricket and Circle Tennis programmes concluded last weekend with a simple...

HPV vaccination campaign relaunched

Sep 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on HPV vaccination campaign relaunched

– 36,000 girls to be immunized More than 36,000 girls between the ages of nine and 16 years will be immunized with the HPV vaccine following the relaunch of another immunization campaign. This...

B Division Police meet with hospital management

Sep 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on B Division Police meet with hospital management

The police in ‘B’ Division Berbice are working around the clock to get on top of crime and other untoward behaviour in the division. Whilst there are successes in some areas there are many...

The opposition has been on easy street

Sep 06, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The opposition has been on easy street

The APNU+AFC is not anti-anything. This is part of its problem. It has failed, abysmally, to demonstrate in its two years that it is anti-anything. It has not demonstrated that it is anti-corruption....

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Dolphin Secondary, East Ruimveldt seal Round-5 victories in Republic Bank U-18 Football League

A shameful abdication of leadership

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The PPPC government has reached a new low in its spineless defense of the lopsided Production... more