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Granger takes full responsibility for secret $18M Exxon fund

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Granger takes full responsibility for secret $18M Exxon fund

…Some Cabinet members were in the dark President David Granger claimed full responsibility for the secrecy surrounding the U.S. $18 million signing bonus from United States oil giant, ExxonMobil....

Auditors misled during probe of GECOM’s $100M radio set fraud

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Auditors misled during probe of GECOM’s $100M radio set fraud

Security reasons cited for non-use of sets before they arrived Auditors probing the alleged procurement fraud at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) were told that there were security...

Gunmen rob passengers, rush home and pretend to be sleeping

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen rob passengers, rush home and pretend to be sleeping

Minutes after a Route 42 minibus driver and three of his East Bank Demerara-bound passengers were robbed at Middle Street, McDoom, East Bank Demerara, by three males whom themselves were also...

Several GRA ranks sent home over past year in corruption crackdown

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Several GRA ranks sent home over past year in corruption crackdown

Investigators are continuing to question a number of officials, including people from Berbice branch of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) over the seizure of a quantity of smuggled goods. The goods...

25 vehicles hijacked in seven months

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 25 vehicles hijacked in seven months

– Crime chief urges Premio, Allion drivers to be on the alert Acting Crime Chief, Paul Williams is urging drivers of Toyota Allion and Premio motor vehicles to be on the alert as it seems that...

No pay for Edghill during suspension

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on No pay for Edghill during suspension

Opposition parliamentarian, Juan Edghill, will have his pay and allowances docked for the four sittings that he has been suspended. On Tuesday, Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs, wrote...

Man stole employer’s shotgun to take revenge for assault on wife

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Man stole employer’s shotgun to take revenge for assault on wife

-refused bail for allegedly shooting granny, little girl Appearing on Tuesday at the Whim Magistrate Court before Magistrate Charlyn Artiga was Suraj Singh, aka ‘Akash’, 26, of Lot 192...

Lean Back!

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Lean Back!

These utility poles seem to be taking a break, but residents of Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara, are certainly not amused by this. They claim that the poles have been like this for months and the...

Soulja Bai get ketch wid US$18M in ee pants

Dec 14, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Soulja Bai get ketch wid US$18M in ee pants

Everybody know bout de signing bonus. De govt sign a deal wid Exxon and Exxon give dem some money. Dis money pass since last year but nobody didn’t seh a word. When de reporters ask dem, dem deny....

Receptionist’s body in cemetery… Cops seek possible link to attack on pregnant woman in same area

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Receptionist’s body in cemetery… Cops seek possible link to attack on pregnant woman in same area

Police are trying to ascertain whether another young woman may have had an encounter with the killer of Qualfon receptionist, Ranella Benfield, near the cemetery where Benfield’s body was found....

Guyana must avoid pitfalls of oil money – Director of Environment

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana must avoid pitfalls of oil money – Director of Environment

Director of Environment, Nidibi Schwiers, believes that Guyana has found itself in a unique position where it can learn from the mistakes of others in the oil industry. She warns, however,...

Don’t wait for Local Content Legislation

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Don’t wait for Local Content Legislation

…Finance Minister urges businesses to “get out there and scout for partnerships” By: Kiana Wilburg Instead of sitting around crying and quarreling over the absence of Local Content...

DNA lab to be operational in seven months – Ramjattan

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on DNA lab to be operational in seven months – Ramjattan

According to the Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, within another six to seven months, the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) will be operational. The lab is intended to provide...

Eureka Labs founder nominated for 2018 Sagba entrepreneur award

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Eureka Labs founder nominated for 2018 Sagba entrepreneur award

Founder of Eureka Labs, William Boyle, is the latest Guyanese to be nominated for the Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence. Boyle, a microbiologist who built Eureka into a respected,...

Charity businesses want halt to holding of court on Mondays

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Charity businesses want halt to holding of court on Mondays

Business owners in Charity, Region Two, are now appealing for a change in the Charity Court day. This appeal was made primarily by local proprietors in the entertainment industry. It is alleged that...

Electrician fined for smashing car window

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Electrician fined for smashing car window

…driver attempted to run him over A man who told the court that he smashed a car window after the driver attempted to run him over was yesterday ordered to post a fine of $75,000 or in default...

Pegasus taxi driver murder trial… Detective testifies to witnessing caution statement from accused

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Pegasus taxi driver murder trial… Detective testifies to witnessing caution statement from accused

When the trial of Lorenzo Forde, who is accused of the 2013 murder of Pegasus taxi driver, Rudrinauth Jeeboo, continued yesterday, (Detective) Superintendent of Police, Joel David, testified to...

Finance Minister defends use of Special Account for ExxonMobil bonus

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister defends use of Special Account for ExxonMobil bonus

Several anticorruption advocates are convinced that ExxonMobil’s US$18M bonus should have been placed into the Consolidated Fund as opposed to a special account at Central Bank. But Finance...

US Appeals Court finds 60-month sentence for illegal Guyanese excessive

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on US Appeals Court finds 60-month sentence for illegal Guyanese excessive

US (www.law.com)- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday vacated the sentence of a man who illegally re-entered the United States, finding that the 60 months ordered by U.S....

Woodley Park Nursery in the Festive Mood

Dec 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Woodley Park Nursery in the Festive Mood

We are now in December. The Guyanese tradition has been a season of festivities which include staff parties and gift exchanges in the business community, as well as within the public service. The...

RHT Gizmos & Gadgets beat Iman Bacchus SC in T20 match

Dec 14, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHT Gizmos & Gadgets beat Iman Bacchus SC in T20 match

Led by former National Under-19 Captain Shawn Pereira, the Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets First Division team easily defeated Iman Bacchus Sports Club of Essequibo by 67 runs in a specially...

Farfan and Mendes Junior Skill level Squash Tournament…Gomes beat DeAbreu in most entertaining game on opening night

Dec 14, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Farfan and Mendes Junior Skill level Squash Tournament…Gomes beat DeAbreu in most entertaining game on opening night

By Sean Devers The Guyana Squash Association’s (GSA) six-night Farfan and Mendes Junior Skill level tournament commenced on Tuesday Evening at the Georgetown Club with the most entries in recent...

Guyanese boxers start Caribbean C/ship with a bang

Dec 14, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese boxers start Caribbean C/ship with a bang

Light welterweight Colin ‘Superman’ Lewis and lightweight Joel ‘Stone’ Williamson provided quality entertainment for a hungry St Lucian crowd last night when the Caribbean (Boxing)...

Goed Fortuin Secondary claim NSC Al Sport and Tour circle tennis title

Dec 14, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Goed Fortuin Secondary claim NSC Al Sport and Tour circle tennis title

Goed Fortuin Secondary School won the National Sports Commission/AL Sport and Tour Promotions Circle Tennis competition after they defeated Carmel Secondary in the finals played last Friday at...

Achievers, D’ Edward chalk wins

Dec 14, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Achievers, D’ Edward chalk wins

Achievers and D’ Edward registered victories when the West Berbice Cricket Association/ Singh Travel Service U-19 50-over tournament continued recently. Host Bush Lot went down to Achievers by four...

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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