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GGMC signed rental agreement way before Shields became board member – Chairman

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GGMC signed rental agreement way before Shields became board member – Chairman

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is maintaining that it begun rental of the Subryanville building long before Hilbert Shields became a member of its board. This was told to Kaieteur...

Auditor calls on GRA to focus on lifestyle audits

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Auditor calls on GRA to focus on lifestyle audits

– says “too many persons continue to flaunt unexplained wealth with impunity” While many have acknowledged that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has made a number of changes for the...

Malfunctioning x-ray machines force GPHC to rely on private institutions

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Malfunctioning x-ray machines force GPHC to rely on private institutions

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [GPHC] has in recent days been relying on other health facilities to provide x-ray services to its patients. This publication has been reliably...

Major protest hits Berbice

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Major protest hits Berbice

– as redundant sugar workers take to the streets By Malisa Playter-Harry Scores of sugar workers from the Rose Hall estate, their families, opposition members, region five and six...

Single mom gets 12½ years for killing man over $1,000

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Single mom gets 12½ years for killing man over $1,000

By Feona Morrison Vanessa Baird was the first person sentenced to a term of imprisonment when the January session of the Demerara Criminal Assizes opened yesterday at the High Court in Georgetown....

Self-styled Bishop charged for alleged rape of church member

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Self-styled Bishop charged for alleged rape of church member

– granted $350,000 bail Joseph Persaud, a self-styled Bishop of a La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara church, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts yesterday to answer a charge...

British crime expert to help speed up processing of SOCU cases

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on British crime expert to help speed up processing of SOCU cases

– Hundreds of investigations; up to $300 billion in transactions British crime expert, Dr. Sam Sittlington, is back to help the police’s Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU). The...

16 years for machine operator who killed woman after sex act

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 16 years for machine operator who killed woman after sex act

By Feona Morrison A machine operator, who does not know his date of birth, was jailed for 16 years after he pleaded guilty to killing a female taxi driver after engaging her in sexual...

People gone to India to check dem bank account

Jan 10, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on People gone to India to check dem bank account

Every year at this time dem shops does give out calendars. Some does give out calendars and dem small pocket diaries. De big companies does send fancy diaries to dem friends and some big ones...

Measures in pipeline to improve efficiency of public spending

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Measures in pipeline to improve efficiency of public spending

– Finance Minister During 2018, work is expected to continue with regard to improving the efficiency and quality of the public sector investment programme (PSIP), management of oil and gas...

Ministries continue to ignore Auditor General’s recommendations

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ministries continue to ignore Auditor General’s recommendations

Auditor General Deodat Sharma has once again expressed concern over the nonchalant treatment of the recommendations that he makes yearly to improve the financial landscape of Guyana. Most of...

GBBC/MGC Inc. Sangre Malo – Bad Blood Card…Fans to be entertained as six fights scheduled

Jan 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBBC/MGC Inc. Sangre Malo – Bad Blood Card…Fans to be entertained as six fights scheduled

Boxing fans and supporters are in for what is anticipated to be an explosive evening of fistic fury come January 20 next at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control...

Johnson revels what makes him a good leader

Jan 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Johnson revels what makes him a good leader

Says Captaincy is not affecting his batting By Sean Devers West Indies batsman Leon Rayon Johnson spent his first few years in Kamuni Creek, an Amerindian Reservation in the Aratack Mission before...

GAWU questions 80% increase to management costs at GuySuCo

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GAWU questions 80% increase to management costs at GuySuCo

– denies receiving $30M monthly dues The country’s largest sugar union is denying that it has been receiving almost $30M monthly in union dues from workers. In a statement yesterday,...

Over 100 players exposed in 2017 Ralph Green/EBFA U-11 League

Jan 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Over 100 players exposed in 2017 Ralph Green/EBFA U-11 League

The East Bank Football Association (EBFA) for the second year ran off a successful Under-11 League/Knock-Out where over 100 young players including females were exposed to the game in a friendly but...

Unscheduled maintenance, weather blamed for Fly Jamaica woes

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Unscheduled maintenance, weather blamed for Fly Jamaica woes

– airline to operationalise 24-hr call centre for passengers Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Lt. Col. (Ret’d) Egbert Field, yesterday hosted a meeting...

Overseas based Guyanese group continues to pour in support

Jan 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Overseas based Guyanese group continues to pour in support

Holds Football extravaganza in New Amsterdam Overseas based Guyanese group “Overseas Disturbance Sports Club” continues their generous benevolence with support of various kinds back home. The...

Reliance All-Stars retain Shivanandan Madholall Memorial trophy

Jan 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Reliance All-Stars retain Shivanandan Madholall Memorial trophy

Reliance All-Stars retained the fourth-annual Shivanandan Madholall’s Memorial trophy after defeating Wild Oats in an exciting three-wicket victory played recently at the Anna Regina Tarmac,...

Local institute offers state-of-the-art therapy for cervical cancer

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Local institute offers state-of-the-art therapy for cervical cancer

– Set to offer free pap smear services this month State-of-the-art treatment is currently being offered at the Guyana Cancer Institute in the form of Brachytherapy. This form of therapy...

Guyana Football review (Part 1)…Disappointing show in 2017’s Int’l Friendlies but positive youth thrust

Jan 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Football review (Part 1)…Disappointing show in 2017’s Int’l Friendlies but positive youth thrust

It wasn’t a busy year in 2017 for the Golden Jaguars, Guyana’s senior men football team, having played only a meagre three matches on the International scene, all being friendly encounters. This...

Female dental surgeon, pensioner trailed, robbed after leaving commercial banks

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Female dental surgeon, pensioner trailed, robbed after leaving commercial banks

Gunmen targeting commercial bank customers struck twice in the space of three hours yesterday, robbing a female dental surgeon at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, and a pensioner at Mittelholzer...

Xavier cops Hustler Pool Trophy and $100,000

Jan 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Xavier cops Hustler Pool Trophy and $100,000

From National U-17 Cricketer to Pools tournament organiser Ricardo Devers took a giant leap to stage the Hustler eight ball knock-out best of three, Pool competition at the Guyana Motor Racing &...

UCAA/Roy Baijnauth T20 tourney…Crabwood Creek and #72 Cut and Load record victories

Jan 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on UCAA/Roy Baijnauth T20 tourney…Crabwood Creek and #72 Cut and Load record victories

Crabwood Creek and Number 72 Cut and Load registered victories when the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCAA)/Roy Baijnauth T20 tournament commenced last weekend. At the Number 72 Cut and Load...

CORRECTION

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on CORRECTION

It was brought to our attention that there was an error in an article titled “Former soldier accused of killing mother of ex-boyfriend listed for trial,” and published on page seven of our...

Diamond family’s home riddled with bullets

Jan 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Diamond family’s home riddled with bullets

Police are trying to ascertain who fired several shots into a home at Lot 263 Section A, Block X Diamond, East Bank Demerara at around 22.30 hrs on Monday. The upper flat of the two-storey...

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The oil industry is a casino of cash, power and corruption

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- According to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in her book, Blowout: “The oil and gas industry... more