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Int’l firm being hired to value GuySuCo’s assets

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News 2

-State banks on leasing lands, selling factories Moves are underway to select an international accounting firm to value the assets of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) for privatisation and...

PPP Commissioners eager to raise fraud issues …as New GECOM Chairman still to call first meeting

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on PPP Commissioners eager to raise fraud issues …as New GECOM Chairman still to call first meeting

Newly appointed Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice James Patterson, is still to call his first meeting of the Commission. Commissioners of the Opposition,...

Proprietor beaten as bandits storm Corentyne beer garden

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Proprietor beaten as bandits storm Corentyne beer garden

A businessman of Number 65 Village, Upper Corentyne is the latest victim of armed robbery after five men stormed his beer garden Sunday night. The men who were all masked and heavily clothed with bag...

Big Europe-bound coke shipment busted

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Big Europe-bound coke shipment busted

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Saturday unearthed over 147 pounds of suspected cocaine in a container of rice destined for Belgium, Western Europe. The discovery was made at the John...

Judge orders Bisram’s lawyer to appear in court

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Judge orders Bisram’s lawyer to appear in court

A visibly angry Justice Gino Persaud has issued an order to have Attorney-at-Law Sanjeev Datadin appear before him today in relation to proceedings related to the highly controversial Marcus Bisram...

Engineers scramble to fix Harbour Bridge retractor span winch

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Engineers scramble to fix Harbour Bridge retractor span winch

Engineers are working around the clock to fix a broken winch that is critical in opening and closing the retractor span at the Demerara Harbour Bridge. The winch developed a fault Sunday after work...

GTU calls off strike action after meeting with President

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GTU calls off strike action after meeting with President

–high-level task force to fast-track salary negotiations Not only did President David Granger apologise for his administration’s delay in addressing the concerns of teachers and by...

Body of drowned uncle discovered

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Body of drowned uncle discovered

The body of 50-year-old Gavin Moses was yesterday discovered around 14:00hrs at Rockstone Village, some five meters from where he drowned. Former employer of Moses, Frank Sanichara, was yesterday...

UG lecturers a give students grade pun seawall

Oct 31, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on UG lecturers a give students grade pun seawall

De biggest thing in de world today is sexual harassment. This thing was going on from inception but is only now woman finding de strength to speak out against it. De first big one was Bill Cosby....

Recaptured prison escapee convicted for attempted murder

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Recaptured prison escapee convicted for attempted murder

Recaptured prison escapee, Stafrei Alexander, was yesterday convicted for attempted murder after a 12-member mixed jury returned with a majority guilty verdict before Justice Brassington Reynolds at...

East Canje goldsmith on trial for businessman’s murder

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on East Canje goldsmith on trial for businessman’s murder

Murder accused, Deon Sunthgolam, who is charged with the murder of businessman Terrence Malcolm Mc Lean called “Scatchy” 62, of Lot 6 Sheet Anchor, East Canje; Berbice is on trial in the Berbice...

Clock ticks on Guyana, Venezuela border controversy

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Clock ticks on Guyana, Venezuela border controversy

…As two-day meeting concludes with U.N. Envoy The latest round of formal talks between Guyana and Venezuela ended on Sunday with a commitment from both sides for future engagements on the border...

Skeldon Primary wins debating competition

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Skeldon Primary wins debating competition

The Region Six Department of Education, held its Inter Primary School Debating Competition finals on Friday. The activity culminated the competition which commenced in September as part of Education...

Lennox Blackmoore National Novice… GDF gym marches away with title

Oct 31, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lennox Blackmoore National Novice… GDF gym marches away with title

Sunday evening, the third and final day of the three-day Lennox Blackmoore National Novice boxing championships hosted by the Guyana Boxing Association at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue,...

Heart of Palm is thirty

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Heart of Palm is thirty

Yesterday, President David Granger visited AMCAR’s agro-processing factory in Drum Hill, Region One on the occasion of the company’s 30th anniversary. The company, which commenced...

RHTYSC/Busta Champion of Champions Softball Tournament 2017… Grill Master defeat Spartan in a thriller to clinch Title

Oct 31, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC/Busta Champion of Champions Softball Tournament 2017… Grill Master defeat Spartan in a thriller to clinch Title

In what was described as the most thrilling and exciting cricket finals ever organised by Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, Grill...

Two ceremonies to mark UG’s Turkeyen campus’s 2017 convocation

Oct 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Two ceremonies to mark UG’s Turkeyen campus’s 2017 convocation

The 51st convocation at the University of Guyana [UG’]s Turkeyen Campus slated for November 11, 2017, will be constituted by two ceremonies. This inaugural development will entail ceremonies...

GSCL Inc expresses gratitude to stakeholders on successful Prime Minister’s T20 Cup

Oct 31, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL Inc expresses gratitude to stakeholders on successful Prime Minister’s T20 Cup

Following the successful staging of its inaugural Prime Minister’s T20 Cup last weekend, the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL Inc) would like to express gratitude to all the...

Persaud and Deo set to defend Guyana Open Golf titles

Oct 31, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Persaud and Deo set to defend Guyana Open Golf titles

On November 4 & 5 at the Lusignan Golf Course, Defending Men’s Champion 7 time winner Avinash Persaud and Defending Women’s Champion Jo-ann Deo will, over the course of two Days of challenge...

Ninvalle to communicate Region’s concerns to AIBA this weekend

Oct 31, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ninvalle to communicate Region’s concerns to AIBA this weekend

Decisions made at a meeting of Caribbean Boxing administrators held in Guyana on October 14 would be disclosed to the AIBA Executive Committee president of the Guyana Boxing Association Steve...

Registration begins for Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” Georgetown Zone

Oct 31, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Registration begins for Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” Georgetown Zone

Amid much anticipation, the playoff round for the 2017 edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone is slated to commence November 11th. The playoff rounds will occur...

Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets First Division Team makes donation

Oct 31, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets First Division Team makes donation

Cricketers and the Management Team of the Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets First Division Team as part of their personal and community development programmes have made donations to several cricket...

“We outplayed Jamaica from day 1 to day 4” Says Jaguars Coach Crandon

Oct 31, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on “We outplayed Jamaica from day 1 to day 4” Says Jaguars Coach Crandon

By Sean Devers Three-times defending Champions Guyana Jaguars moved to an early 7.6 points advantage over second placed Leewards Hurricanes when they defeated Jamaica Scorpions by 263 runs in first...

Itinerary for finals of GFSCA Guyana Cup 7

Oct 31, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Itinerary for finals of GFSCA Guyana Cup 7

The seventh edition of the GFSCA ‘Guyana Cup’ will commence on Friday at several venues across in the city and will conclude on Sunday at DCC, Lance Gibbs St. Queenstown. Admission is $1,000....

Guyana Beverage Company has full confidence in RHTY&SC and Foster – Robert Selman

Oct 31, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Beverage Company has full confidence in RHTY&SC and Foster – Robert Selman

General Manager of the Guyana Beverage Company, Robert Selman has hailed the outstanding leadership of long time Cricket Administrator Hilbert Foster and stated that his Company has full confidence...