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DDL embarks on US$50M expansion

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on DDL embarks on US$50M expansion

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin, yesterday conducted a tour of the Demerara Distiller Limited (DDL), Manufacturing Facility, Diamond Plantation Branch. The...

Granger dead set on ‘fit and proper’ person for GECOM’s Chairman

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News 1

President David Granger has made it clear that he is committed to doing what is required of him in accordance with the Constitution of Guyana with respect to the appointment of a Chairman of the...

More than 1000 unregistered heavy duty vehicles caught in the net

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on More than 1000 unregistered heavy duty vehicles caught in the net

By Kiana Wilburg After breaking up a multimillion dollar racket, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been able to register over 1000 heavy duty vehicles. This is according to GRA’s...

Alexander/Riverview Villages flooded by open koker

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News 1

Alexander Village was under flood waters yesterday morning, a situation caused by the Riverview koker that was breached early yesterday at 3:00 hrs at the period of high tide. The Mayor and City...

Businessman executed at Port Kaituma

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman executed at Port Kaituma

A 48-year-old businessman was executed on Tuesday at Log Pond, Oronoque, Port Kaituma, just after leaving his home to meet with the suspected gunman, who had requested a meeting during a telephone...

Sugar sliding to worst performance in years as workers stay away

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar sliding to worst performance in years as workers stay away

Sugar production is likely to barely scrape 150,000 tonnes, one of the worst performances in years. This is according to current production figures which are also suggesting a deeply worrying trend...

SWAT leader stripped of post after losing gun, car in robbery

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on SWAT leader stripped of post after losing gun, car in robbery

Deputy Superintendent, Lonsdale Withrite, who was heading the Guyana Police Force (GPF) SWAT team, was yesterday stripped of his post—two days after losing his service pistol and 16 live rounds in...

Alleged rapist escapes from Lusignan Prison

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged rapist escapes from Lusignan Prison

Director of Prison, Gladwin Samuels, yesterday confirmed that a 35-year-old alleged rapist has escaped from the Lusignan Prison. Dellon Blake, of Kumuni Creek, Demerara River used his bed sheet and...

Nuff spoil chicken come from we neighbour

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Nuff spoil chicken come from we neighbour

Old people always seh, “Remember fuh taste you words before you spit dem out because it does always come back to haunt you.” But that is not de only thing you must taste. Dem boys seh you must...

UG staff unions outline concerns with proposed pay hike

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on UG staff unions outline concerns with proposed pay hike

An accumulative salary hike of $182 million has been offered to the staff of the University of Guyana [UG]. But the unions [the University of Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) and the...

Manchester man loses home to fire

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Manchester man loses home to fire

A 29-year-old Manchester Village man lost his home to a fire. Neho Hunt is currently staying at a friend’s house after his home went up in flames some time around 20:00hrs Tuesday night....

Body of unidentified man found floating

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Body of unidentified man found floating

The body of an unidentified man was found floating near the Craig South koker yesterday morning by sluice operator, Bilall Beharry, who was about to start his morning shift. When asked if there is a...

Ministry of the Presidency reacts to Christopher Ram

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry of the Presidency reacts to Christopher Ram

The Ministry of the Presidency (MotP) firmly rejects and condemns as iniquitous and misleading, the contents of a letter written by Mr. Christopher Ram, headlined “What are the real curses” and...

Minister Cummings highlights regional health issues

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Cummings highlights regional health issues

…as health outreach is held in Berbice Diseases of the brain and heart, and diabetes are leading killers of Guyanese said Dr. Karen Cummings, Minister within the Public Health Ministry. Dr....

As World Teachers’ Day is observed… GTU President calls for teachers’ concerns to be higher on Govt.’s agenda

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on As World Teachers’ Day is observed… GTU President calls for teachers’ concerns to be higher on Govt.’s agenda

“Teaching, which is described in many circles as a noble profession, should be placed higher on the government’s agenda especially in relation to descent job and proper working...

Supplies shipped to hurricane affected islands

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Supplies shipped to hurricane affected islands

In response to the several hurricanes in the Region, Guyana has been contributing to the affected countries in several ways. One such effort was magnified yesterday as the Prime Minister, Moses...

$2B revetment programme proposed for Linden

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $2B revetment programme proposed for Linden

A $2B revetment programme is being proposed for the mining town of Linden, Region Ten. According to Mayor of Linden Carwyn Holland, such a programme is needed due to the effects of climate change on...

St. Ignatius holds child protection forum

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on St. Ignatius holds child protection forum

Over 200 students of the St. Ignatius Secondary School dormitory in central Rupununi, Region Nine, congregated at their mess hall last Saturday evening to observe the conclusion of “Child...

City Hall sees drastic reduction in cost for collecting garbage – Solid Waste Director

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall sees drastic reduction in cost for collecting garbage – Solid Waste Director

More than 10,000 tons of Garbage has been collected from across the city within the past eight weeks. This is according to Solid Waste Director of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, Walter...

Business defies court order to occupy ancestral land – COI hears

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Business defies court order to occupy ancestral land – COI hears

An ongoing legal dispute between a Parika, East Bank Essequibo family and a popular service station owner came to the fore yesterday as the Commission of Inquiry, (COI) into African Ancestral and...

GuyanaNRA 150th Anniversary Shoot/WIFBSC Caribbean C/ships …Still $14M off target of $20M budget; biggest championships to fire off on Monday

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GuyanaNRA 150th Anniversary Shoot/WIFBSC Caribbean C/ships …Still $14M off target of $20M budget; biggest championships to fire off on Monday

By Franklin Wilson With Canada, Falkland Islands and two marksmen form the USA already here, the Guyana National Rifle Association (GuyanaNRA) 150th Anniversary/West Indies Fullbore Shooting Council...

Several hospitals to be upgraded – under the title ‘Smart Hospital’

Oct 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Several hospitals to be upgraded – under the title ‘Smart Hospital’

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) yesterday kicked off its two-day workshop for contractors and designers at the Pegasus Hotel to sensitise on the Smart...

GFSCA launches Guyana Softball Cup 7

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFSCA launches Guyana Softball Cup 7

By Zaheer Mohamed The Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) has launched the seventh edition of the Guyana Softball Cup yesterday at Demerara Cricket Club pavilion. The tournament,...

GCB/CGI 3-day Franchise League …Essequibo maintain lead as 6th round starts tomorrow

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/CGI 3-day Franchise League …Essequibo maintain lead as 6th round starts tomorrow

Nat T20 players to miss next two rounds By Sean Devers The sixth round of the GCB/CGI three-day Franchise League starts tomorrow from 09:30hrs with Essequibo leading from the inception with four...

Griffith confident Guyana will do well in Antigua

Oct 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Griffith confident Guyana will do well in Antigua

ABCA Independence T20 tri-Nation series bowls off tomorrow By Sean Devers Chairman of the National selection panel and Manager of the Guyana team Rayon Griffith is confident that the Guyana team,...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more