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Bridge retraction delayed until tomorrow morning

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bridge retraction delayed until tomorrow morning

– GuyOil has stocks until Friday More than five days after halting it for critical maintenance, the Demerara Harbour Bridge was unable to restart its scheduled retraction yesterday to allow...

Exxon to pay US$300M to resolve U.S. pollution cases

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon to pay US$300M to resolve U.S. pollution cases

(Bloomberg) Exxon Mobil Corp. agreed to pay more than $300 million to resolve air pollution violations tied to eight chemical plants in Texas and Louisiana, one of a pair of environmental...

PPP/C MPs to attend Parliament tomorrow

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C MPs to attend Parliament tomorrow

…Yet to determine how to treat President’s address Despite promising to be non-cooperative with the Government, the main opposition, People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will attend...

Fake kidnap plot…Trini sent to GT jail

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Fake kidnap plot…Trini sent to GT jail

– Arrest warrants issued for two compatriots From sipping juice in a comfortable hotel to spending time in police custody, Sawak Maraj, the Trinidadian national who faked his own...

Application to quash Bisram murder charge thrown out

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Application to quash Bisram murder charge thrown out

– Attorney ordered to pay cost for wasting court’s time Attorney-at-Law, Sanjeev Datadin has been ordered to pay a court cost of $250,000 after he was cited for an abuse of process by...

GRA holding up completion of annual reports – Auditor General

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GRA holding up completion of annual reports – Auditor General

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) may be the main reason why the office of the Auditor General is unable to complete several annual reports for the tax agency in a timely manner. Auditor General...

Prison warder remanded to Mazaruni over smuggled phones, ganja

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Prison warder remanded to Mazaruni over smuggled phones, ganja

– charges still pending for senior rank in Timehri probe A warder who was allegedly caught smuggling several cell phones into the Mazaruni Prison has been remanded to the same...

Scotty and Sherlock trying to bribe Jagdeo

Nov 01, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Scotty and Sherlock trying to bribe Jagdeo

When is time to present a new face dem ain’t got nobody better than a Guyanese. Dem is people who can mek de old look like new. Car importers use to bring in some really old car and when dem same...

Guyana Goldfields generates US$50M in third quarter

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Goldfields generates US$50M in third quarter

Guyana’s biggest gold mine, Guyana Goldfields Inc., announced that it generated over US$50M for the third quarter alone. The period, July 1st to September 30, 2017, saw the production of...

Historical records now more accessible to public

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Historical records now more accessible to public

Historical records are being made more accessible to students and members of the public as the process of digitisation of valuable primary source documents continues. Archivist at the National...

Guyana Capture Cup of the Guianas

Nov 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Capture Cup of the Guianas

History was made over the past weekend as a strong Guyana Junior tennis team were able to finally turn the table on rivals Suriname and French Guiana in their annual meet. It was a decisive win for...

Teen gunmen pack booty into victim’s vehicle, escape

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Teen gunmen pack booty into victim’s vehicle, escape

Two teenage gunmen early yesterday raided the home of a Middle Road, East La Penitence, Georgetown family, and escaped with their victim’s vehicle—a white Toyota Tundra bearing...

PNCR 60th Anniversary Day of Sports/Family Fun Day… Linden, G/town share top honours

Nov 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on PNCR 60th Anniversary Day of Sports/Family Fun Day… Linden, G/town share top honours

Linden’s Swag Entertainment were crowned the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) 60th Anniversary Futsal Champion after squeezing past Bent Street by a 2-1 margin in the final on Saturday,...

Security guard killed in New Hope accident

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard killed in New Hope accident

A security guard who worked for former Public Service Minister, Dr. Jennifer Westford, is now dead after an early morning accident. Narine ‘Naresh’ Persaud, 54, had left his Jordan Street,...

GFF to participate in CONCACAF “train the trainers course” in Barbados

Nov 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF to participate in CONCACAF “train the trainers course” in Barbados

Three members of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) departed Guyana yesterday to participate in the first Confederation of North Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)...

Budhan Memorial Turf Club Meet set for November 12

Nov 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Budhan Memorial Turf Club Meet set for November 12

The Budhan Memorial Turf Club will host a grand one day horserace meet on November 12 at Number 66 village, Corentyne Berbice. Six races are carded for the day with the feature event being the J...

One year later…Truck driver charged with causing death of brothers in Friendship crash

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on One year later…Truck driver charged with causing death of brothers in Friendship crash

A year after siblings Jonnel and Phillip Armstrong were killed in a horrific accident at Friendship, East Bank Demerara, a 27-year-old truck driver was yesterday charged with causing their...

Turbo Knockout Football Tournament… Last two quarter-finalists to be decided tonight

Nov 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Turbo Knockout Football Tournament… Last two quarter-finalists to be decided tonight

The battle for the $500,000 first prize continues tonight at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground with the final two round-of-16 matches in the Turbo Knockout football tournament beginning at...

Trophy Stall sponsors Championship trophies for Guyana Softball Cup 7

Nov 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall sponsors Championship trophies for Guyana Softball Cup 7

4 Finals set to play Sunday at DCC starting 10:00am Trophy Stall of Bourda Market this week handed over several trophies for the 4 finals in the Guyana Softball Cup 7 Softball Cricket tournament as...

Contractors bid to rehab Hinterland Roads in Regions One and Seven

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Contractors bid to rehab Hinterland Roads in Regions One and Seven

At the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday, bids were opened for several major projects including the rehabilitation of Hinterland roads in Regions One and Seven....

PUC moves to introduce filing of complaints online

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on PUC moves to introduce filing of complaints online

Utilities regulator, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), says that aggrieved consumers will soon have a chance to make complaints online. The commission is in the process of upgrading its website,...

GFF concludes Technical Instructor’s workshop

Nov 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF concludes Technical Instructor’s workshop

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) on Sunday concluded a two-day training workshop for Technical Instructors/Referee Development Officers (RDO) at the Ministry of Education’s Music School on...

PNCR 60th Anniversary Day of Sports /Family Fun Day… Georgetown beat Linden for B/ball crown

Nov 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on PNCR 60th Anniversary Day of Sports /Family Fun Day… Georgetown beat Linden for B/ball crown

Georgetown registered a narrow 87-81 win over host Linden to take the basketball segment of the People’s National Congress Reform 60th Anniversary celebrations Day of Sports/Family Fun Day which...

Enterprise Busta Sports Club Annual T20 Festival… Lusignan East Strikers, Fairfield, Enterprise triumph

Nov 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Enterprise Busta Sports Club Annual T20 Festival… Lusignan East Strikers, Fairfield, Enterprise triumph

Lusignan East Strikers and Fairfield recorded victories when the Enterprise Busta Sports Club T20 festival continued recently on the East Coast of Demerara. Hosts Lusignan East Strikers took first...

Hospital officials appeal to relatives to claim “abandoned” patient

Nov 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Hospital officials appeal to relatives to claim “abandoned” patient

Winston Jeffrey was admitted to the Linden Hospital Complex on August 6, last. Before that he was a patient at the Kwakwani Hospital, but because of his unstable condition there, he was...

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Mental illness is real and a serious public health concern

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Mental illness is a reality we often acknowledge in passing but seldom confront with the... more