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Forde for FIFA Executive Football Summit

Feb 18, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Forde for FIFA Executive Football Summit

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde has been invited for the second time by FIFA to make a presentation, this time at the FIFA Executive Football Summit scheduled for Lagos,...

Changes made for Courts Furniture Store cycle road race in Berbice.. Financial package handed over

Feb 18, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Changes made for Courts Furniture Store cycle road race in Berbice.. Financial package handed over

As preparations continue for the Courts Furniture Store Annual Mashramani cycle road race in Berbice, some changes have been made. The event, which will be the 10th annual sponsored by Courts, will...

Granger to open IDPAD summit 2018

Feb 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Granger to open IDPAD summit 2018

President David Granger has consented to deliver the opening address at the International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD) Summit 2018 which will take place at the Marriott, Georgetown...

All set for Berbice Cricket Board elections today at NA Town Hall

Feb 18, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on All set for Berbice Cricket Board elections today at NA Town Hall

Following the ruling by the Honorable Justice Navendra Singh on January 30th all is set for Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Elections which is slated for today at the New Amsterdam Town Hall beginning at...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS… A CLOSER LOOK AT CALIBRATION

Feb 18, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS… A CLOSER LOOK AT CALIBRATION

In calibration, a comparison is made between a known measurement and the measurement of the instruments provided by clients or users. Through this process, the measurement of a user/client equipment...

GTT Is ready to partner with the Oil and Gas Industry – CEO at GIPEX

Feb 18, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on GTT Is ready to partner with the Oil and Gas Industry – CEO at GIPEX

GTT’s, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Justin Nedd, during his presentation at the recently concluded GIPEX forum, said, “Our beautiful Guyana is on the precipice of an exciting new era, as an...

New ‘E’ Division Headquarters 50% completed

Feb 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on New ‘E’ Division Headquarters 50% completed

‘E’ Division spanking new state of the art headquarters in Linden is 50% complete. The new building is being reconstructed inside the compound of the Mackenzie Police Station. According to...

CONSUMER CONCERNS… PAT DIAL.. WIRSPA CONFERENCE AND CHALLENGES TO RUM INDUSTRY

Feb 18, 2018 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS… PAT DIAL.. WIRSPA CONFERENCE AND CHALLENGES TO RUM INDUSTRY

Rum has always been the wine of the Caribbean and has been used and enjoyed by all classes. In the 18th century, it was regarded as a cure-all and was used as a preventative or cure for fevers,...

FEBRUARY IS AFRICAN HISTORY MONTH

Feb 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on FEBRUARY IS AFRICAN HISTORY MONTH

On December 17, 2017 ACDA began its 25th year of its work of “ seeking an all-round improvement of the African presence both in quality and in all aspects of life and in this way to influence for...

Labour Dept. records 180 percent increase in prosecutions

Feb 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Labour Dept. records 180 percent increase in prosecutions

The Department of Labour, headed by Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Mr. Keith Scott, is adamant that all laws relating to labour must be complied with especially those relating to...

Damning revelations in Guyana-ExxonMobil oil contract

Feb 18, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Damning revelations in Guyana-ExxonMobil oil contract

ExxonMobil traps Guyana with US$460M start-up cost ExxonMobil gets unlimited duty free concessions Government must give ExxonMobil 7 days notice to check books Government agrees to one audit a year...

Radio Orealla to hit the airwaves soon

Feb 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Radio Orealla to hit the airwaves soon

Residents of Orealla, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six), are excited at the prospect of soon having their own community radio station. During a visit to the district on Friday, Toshao David Henry...

Mathematician, Professor Ramkissoon, launches autobiography in Guyana

Feb 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mathematician, Professor Ramkissoon, launches autobiography in Guyana

Aimed at raising interest in the STEM subject areas, Professor Emeritus Harold Ramkissoon’s autobiography titled ‘My Journey’ was recently launched here in Guyana. The two-day launch occurred...

Onderneeming earmarked for Indian-funded hospital

Feb 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Onderneeming earmarked for Indian-funded hospital

Officials from the Indian Government recently located a site along the Essequibo Coast [Region Two], where a state-of-the-art hospital is to be soon constructed. The site which is proposed for the...

No salaries for the year… West Berbice security guards plead for intervention|

Feb 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on No salaries for the year… West Berbice security guards plead for intervention|

Security guards throughout West Berbice, Region Five, who are posted primarily at government installations, are up in arms against their employer, and are calling for better working conditions. The...

Sod turned for $228M Finance Minister annex -to house Valuation Office, training room, gym

Feb 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sod turned for $228M Finance Minister annex -to house Valuation Office, training room, gym

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is set to construct a new multimillion-dollar annex at the site of the former sports club of the Guyana National Cooperative Bank at Winter Place and Croal Street in...

Minister restricted to one audit per year Must give ExxonMobil three months written notice of intention to audit- Contract

Feb 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Minister restricted to one audit per year Must give ExxonMobil three months written notice of intention to audit- Contract

Under the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) that ExxonMobil signed with the Government, Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, has the right to audit the company’s books. However, that...

The Baccoo speaks

Feb 18, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

These are trying times. People are trying to improve their economic conditions by undertaking some business activities. However, there are still people who wait until the business gets going to...

Firing-up a furnace in an igloo – The OAS

Feb 18, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Firing-up a furnace in an igloo – The OAS

By Sir Ronald Sanders A new report has been produced on the Organization of American States (OAS), a body that began with ideals appropriate to the geo-politics of the 1940’s. Those old ideals...

The CoI needs to work chronologically

Feb 18, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The CoI needs to work chronologically

Dear Editor By now many Guyanese would be aware that there was a Counterforce in operation to stem the violent crime wave unleashed on the Guyanese Nation during the period 2002 to 2009. Who exactly...

Minister restricted to one audit per year

Feb 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Minister restricted to one audit per year

SUNDAY SPECIAL Must give ExxonMobil three months written notice of intention to audit- Contract Under the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) that ExxonMobil signed with the Government,...

PONDERING THE FUTURE

Feb 18, 2018 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PONDERING THE FUTURE

More than a quarter of the world’s democracies have coalition governments that comprised two or more parties. One case is Israel. Guyana had its first two-party coalition government in 1964 when...

President Granger calls out the corrupt police officers

Feb 18, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on President Granger calls out the corrupt police officers

President David Granger’s address to the annual police officers’ conference was revealing. It highlighted the fact that the head of state was unhappy with the level of corruption in the force. In...

New Amsterdam man jailed on gun possession charge

Feb 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam man jailed on gun possession charge

A New Amsterdam man who is known to the authorities have been jailed for 2 ½ years on a gun possession charge. Kenata Simpson, 20, of Lot 13 Tucber Park, New Amsterdam, Berbice appeared before...

Civil society will never have a voice unless we can separate Govt from State

Feb 18, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Civil society will never have a voice unless we can separate Govt from State

Dear Editor, The present saga unfolding about the PSA signed between Exxon and the Government of Guyana sends a clear message to Guyanese. The Government without any consultation with the masses or...

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