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2018 Local Govt. Elections… AFC ponders going it alone

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 2018 Local Govt. Elections… AFC ponders going it alone

The Alliance For Change (AFC) is contemplating whether to enter the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) as an independent party or with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). The press was...

Shields’ initiatives to weed out corruption fuelled “smear campaign” – GGDMA

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Shields’ initiatives to weed out corruption fuelled “smear campaign” – GGDMA

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is convinced that efforts made by its representative on the Board of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), Hilbert Shields, to weed...

Pomeroon double-execution… Motive unclear as cops hunt ‘known’ suspect

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon double-execution… Motive unclear as cops hunt ‘known’ suspect

As the probe into the execution-style murders of two coconut farmers at Grant Road, Pomeroon on Sunday afternoon continues, investigators were able to confirm that one of the suspected killers was...

We are grappling with the end result of bad management of a national asset – AFC on sugar plight

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on We are grappling with the end result of bad management of a national asset – AFC on sugar plight

Despite all that critics are saying, the government plans to stay on course with its reforms to the sugar sector, and the Alliance For Change (AFC) is in full support of that move. Yesterday, the AFC...

Speeding taxi kills ex-GuySuCo employee

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding taxi kills ex-GuySuCo employee

A 25-year-old is now in police custody following an accident along the Number 71 Public Road that resulted in the death of a 53-year-old part time mechanic and former GuySuCo worker. According to...

GuySuCo’s assets valuation to take eight months

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo’s assets valuation to take eight months

United Kingdom-headquartered PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has begun its work to value the assets of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). The project is expected to last eight months. Confirming...

In wake of recent gun crimes… Teixeira calls for meeting of Oversight Committee on Security

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on In wake of recent gun crimes… Teixeira calls for meeting of Oversight Committee on Security

In light of recent reports of a number of gun-related crimes, Opposition Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira, has called for the convening of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on the Security Sector, which...

Govt. floats idea of border residents seeking medical help in Brazil

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. floats idea of border residents seeking medical help in Brazil

Travelling to the capital city of Georgetown in times of emergency can be somewhat infuriating for some residents of indigenous communities and with this in mind, the Ministry of Public Health is now...

Guyana attracting everybody

Jan 16, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Guyana attracting everybody

When people got nutten dem don’t have friends. Nobody don’t want to talk to dem. If dem poor and dem got relatives, dem same relatives don’t go to wheh dem living. That was de case of a man...

Lawyer blazes jury for convicting client of engaging in sexual activity with a child

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyer blazes jury for convicting client of engaging in sexual activity with a child

– Warned by Judge about unprofessional, unethical behaviour Attorney-at-Law Darren Wade was extremely furious with a mixed 12-member jury after they returned with a unanimous guilty verdict...

Worker critical after falling from Canje hospital building

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Worker critical after falling from Canje hospital building

Workers who were tasked with demolishing the old psychiatric hospital building at Fort Canje were sent into a state of panic and confusion yesterday after one of their workers fell from the second...

$34M Supenaam boat landing to boost tourism in Region Two – Regional Chairman

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $34M Supenaam boat landing to boost tourism in Region Two – Regional Chairman

Added emphasis is now placed on tourism in Region Two, as the region now moves to establish a boat landing, at its Supenaam port of entry. Regional Chairman Devenand Ramdatt, in speaking with media...

Remigrant loses millions in West Berbice dispute over lands

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Remigrant loses millions in West Berbice dispute over lands

trio arrested for spray-poisoning paddy When Donald Joseph decided on remigration, and to invest in the rice industry, he had no idea that he would have encountered the challenges that now confront...

Dem. River pilots battle MARAD to remain independent

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Dem. River pilots battle MARAD to remain independent

A number of private river pilots are resisting efforts by the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) to bring them under that regulatory body. MARAD, which has jurisdiction over the country’s...

IDF Chairperson amplifies nexus between UTI and diabetes

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on IDF Chairperson amplifies nexus between UTI and diabetes

Burning or pain together with a noticeable difference in the colour and smell of the urine could suggest that you have a Urinary Tract Infection [UTI]. But what some people may not know is that the...

Shooting at Bourda Constabulary… Victim died as a result of gunshot wound – PM

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Shooting at Bourda Constabulary… Victim died as a result of gunshot wound – PM

A post mortem examination has revealed that shot vendor, Marlon Fredericks died as a result of complications in the lower back due to a gunshot wound. The autopsy was performed by Government...

Agricola robber gets 15 years for fatally shooting woman

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Agricola robber gets 15 years for fatally shooting woman

Thirty-year-old Jermaine Savory of Second Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara, was yesterday jailed for 15 years for killing a 27-year-old woman during a robbery in November 2008, in the same...

Domestic Airways Inc. greenlighted for operations

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Domestic Airways Inc. greenlighted for operations

The Aviation sector in Guyana is now expanded with the addition of another airline, to bolster operations. Director-General, Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Lieutenant Colonel (retd), Egbert...

School of the Nations partners with Canadian Academy to promote social change

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on School of the Nations partners with Canadian Academy to promote social change

For the next three years, local students from the School of the Nations will be collaborating with students of the Nancy Campbell Academy in Canada, a strategic move that will see the two sides...

City vows to get tough with errant hotels, guest houses

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on City vows to get tough with errant hotels, guest houses

All lodging houses in Georgetown will now have to undergo a stringent grading system by the Mayor and City Council (M&C) if they are to remain in operation. These include hotels, guesthouses and...

Stephens tumbles out in first round, Ostapenko impresses

Jan 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stephens tumbles out in first round, Ostapenko impresses

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The stark contrast in form between last year’s two first-time grand slam champions continued as Sloane Stephens was bundled out in the first round of the Australian...

Bencic sends Venus packing on bleak day for America

Jan 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bencic sends Venus packing on bleak day for America

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Swiss Belinda Bencic sent an early shockwave through the Australian Open yesterday by toppling last year’s finalist Venus Williams on an opening day of carnage for...

Upper Corentyne Cricket Association/Roy Baijnauth T20 70 MYO, 77 CC, Skeldon Titans register wins

Jan 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Upper Corentyne Cricket Association/Roy Baijnauth T20 70 MYO, 77 CC, Skeldon Titans register wins

Number 70 MYO, Skeldon Titans and Number 77 Cricket Club secured wins in the final preliminary round of the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association/Roy Baijnauth T20 being contested by 23 teams of the...

Farfan & Mendes joins with RHTY&SC U-15 Cricket Team for 22nd successive year

Jan 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Farfan & Mendes joins with RHTY&SC U-15 Cricket Team for 22nd successive year

“In a Country where sponsorship for Sports is difficult to obtain, the relationship between the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and Farfan & Mendes Ltd can only be described as extra...

DIGICEL ‘Mash Fit’ Fitness Sessions off to a resounding start

Jan 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on DIGICEL ‘Mash Fit’ Fitness Sessions off to a resounding start

Hundreds of patrons descended at the Georgetown Cricket Club yesterday afternoon to be part of the first day of the Digicel ‘Mash Fit’ Fitness session which is geared towards getting persons fit...

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The PPP is in the grip of the bourgeoisie

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur news- The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) stands at a crossroads. Once the vanguard... more