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Brazil maintains support for Guyana’s border position

Dec 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Brazil maintains support for Guyana’s border position

The Government of Brazil maintains that the settlement of Guyana/Venezuela Border is final and must be respected. Following his attendance at the recently concluded MERCOSUR Summit held in Brazil,...

Ruling looms on Caribbean Airline 2011 Timehri crash

Dec 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ruling looms on Caribbean Airline 2011 Timehri crash

Connecticut, US (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether an airline should pay damages to a Connecticut woman injured in a plane crash in Guyana in 2011. Judge Michael Shea in Hartford...

Oil discoveries fall to lowest level in 70 years

Dec 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Oil discoveries fall to lowest level in 70 years

Unconventional output may be booming, but the low oil prices of the past three years have led to the lowest level of oil discoveries in the past 70 years. Oil companies discovered less oil and gas in...

Govt. awaits US$37.6M loan from China

Dec 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. awaits US$37.6M loan from China

…to develop national broadband The government is in negotiations with the Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM Bank) to secure funds to roll out a national broadband project which will greatly improve...

Taxi driver jailed 4 yrs, fined $10M for roadblock ganja seizure

Dec 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver jailed 4 yrs, fined $10M for roadblock ganja seizure

A taxi driver who was nabbed by police on July 11, 2017 at a police road block in front of the Fort Wellington Police Station, has been jailed for four years and fined a total of $10.385M. Andre...

Former murder accused, another jailed for armed robbery

Dec 28, 2017 KNews News 1

Former murder accused, Negus Lamazon, was yesterday jailed for four years and two months after he was convicted on a robbery under-arms charge by Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Georgetown...

17 Christmas Day babies

Dec 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 17 Christmas Day babies

As many were in their homes celebrating the birth of Christ, the city hospitals saw families receiving major blessings on Christmas Day. The first Christmas miracle was a baby boy born to Malinie...

Martin Boodhoo dies

Dec 28, 2017 KNews News 1

…established Privatisation Unit Former Pro-Chancellor and economist, Dr. Martin Boodhoo, has died. According to close friends, the official, a one-time advisor to the United Nations, passed away in...

Essequibian family spreads spirit of Christmas with over 1000 children

Dec 28, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibian family spreads spirit of Christmas with over 1000 children

A small Essequibian family has taken it upon themselves to share the joys of Christmas with about ten communities on the Essequibo Coast. Businessman Banie Persaud and his three daughters have set...

Ramkarran is more intolerant of criticism than Ramjattan

Dec 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ramkarran is more intolerant of criticism than Ramjattan

DEAR EDITOR, I have long argued that many of the persons in this country who write extolling certain positive values do not embrace those values themselves. One of those persons I have identified...

Sons of Champions Boxing Day Fight Card…Allicock cops Best Boxer award

Dec 28, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sons of Champions Boxing Day Fight Card…Allicock cops Best Boxer award

Wins for Amsterdam, Kessney & Headley By Sean Devers In the Golden era of Boxing in Guyana there was Professional Boxing every Boxing Day at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall where the many Boxing...

On Christmas Eve, I saw reason why this man may leave Guyana

Dec 28, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on On Christmas Eve, I saw reason why this man may leave Guyana

There are things Governments just don’t do. If they are insensitive and they do them they may engender unpleasant expressions of anger from citizens or they may lose their credibility in the eyes...

The new year should not bring new fears

Dec 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The new year should not bring new fears

DEAR EDITOR, New Year has joined the list of things that are gradually becoming objects of derision and contempt among many people. These New Year pessimists reason that if a person has not been...

Road to Mecca IV…Bounty COLTS retain Championship!

Dec 28, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Road to Mecca IV…Bounty COLTS retain Championship!

– Shane Webster Tournament MVP The final of the National Club Basketball Championships (Road to Mecca IV) capped off in fantastic fashion on Christmas Eve night at the Cliff Anderson Sports...

Does the country have a new czar for revenue collection?

Dec 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does the country have a new czar for revenue collection?

DEAR EDITOR, Has Wayne Forde become the new czar for revenue collection in this country? This responsibility every Guyanese knows is in the care of the Guyana Revenue Authority and not the Guyana...

GFF-Corona Super 16 year-end Classic…Four thrilling matches completed on Christmas and Christmas Eve

Dec 28, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF-Corona Super 16 year-end Classic…Four thrilling matches completed on Christmas and Christmas Eve

By Calvin Chapman Action in the Guyana Football Federation/Corona Super 16 year-end classic heated up during the last two match days on December 24th and 25th despite intermittent rain fall. On...

2017 Richmond Hill Liberty Cricket Club Awards…MVP Dominique Rikhi headlines RHLCC 2017 Awards

Dec 28, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2017 Richmond Hill Liberty Cricket Club Awards…MVP Dominique Rikhi headlines RHLCC 2017 Awards

Richmond Hill Liberty Cricket Club (RHLCC) awarded opening batsman Dominique Rikhi their 2017 Most Valuable Player at its year end awards. Rikhi headlined the awards following a successful 2017...

The statement on the Exxon contract

Dec 28, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The statement on the Exxon contract

The Guyana Government issued a statement in the National Assembly in early December in response to public concerns over its secretive agreement with Exxon Mobil. The statement itself obfuscates more...

Guyanese-American’s 30-year unlawful imprisonment a systemic evil

Dec 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese-American’s 30-year unlawful imprisonment a systemic evil

DEAR EDITOR, The evil and injustice that plague America’s judicial system have been painfully confirmed – yet again. Mark Denny, a 47-year-old Guyanese national who came to achieve the...

Mohamed’s Enterprise/New Era Entertainment Futsal Tourney…NK Ballers and Hard Knocks split top prize money, Silver Bullets third

Dec 28, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed’s Enterprise/New Era Entertainment Futsal Tourney…NK Ballers and Hard Knocks split top prize money, Silver Bullets third

The final of the fourth annual Mohamed’s Enterprise/New Era Entertainment futsal competition at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) hard court lived up to the hype and saw the venue being packed with...

A trip down memory lane may be all that is left for us ‘oldies’ to smile about

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Are we better off today than we were before first oil?

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-If you had asked me ten years ago what I wanted for Guyana, I would have said a few things:... more