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GTT demands spectrum as part of liberalization deal

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GTT demands spectrum as part of liberalization deal

Last Friday marked three years since the coalition Government was elected on campaign promises that included the liberalization of the telecommunications sector. But talks continue to drag on...

Cyber Crime Bill creates criminal offence for emails that cause harm

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cyber Crime Bill creates criminal offence for emails that cause harm

…This is an even greater onslaught on freedom of speech – Nandlall By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell “Anything negative or critical about a person will naturally cause them harm; by causing harm...

List of cases for Criminal Assizes reveals…More sexual offences being committed against children by males

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on List of cases for Criminal Assizes reveals…More sexual offences being committed against children by males

Sexual Offences have dominated the list of cases set for trial in the Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice assizes. This is according to information published by the Director of Public Prosecutions...

Police detain worker of lead suspect in deadly pirate attack

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Police detain worker of lead suspect in deadly pirate attack

Police officers in Berbice continue to tie up the loose ends of the infamous April 27th high sea attack. On Friday last, vigilant officers arrested an employee of Nakool ‘Fyah’...

2018 Mother, Daughter Pageant was a superb celebration of love and sophistication

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 2018 Mother, Daughter Pageant was a superb celebration of love and sophistication

By Kiana Wilburg The 27th production of the Supa-Stylistics’ Mother and Daughter Pageant was nothing short of sophistication, finesse and clean entertainment. Its classy content served to...

One year later…Govt. agencies fail to publish procurement plans in media

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on One year later…Govt. agencies fail to publish procurement plans in media

…Finance Minister says new timeline to be set By Kiana Wilburg In an effort to improve the transparency and accountability needed in the expenditure of taxpayers’ moneys, the government...

GECOM cannot adequately serve an oil producing nation – Ramson

May 14, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on GECOM cannot adequately serve an oil producing nation – Ramson

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Pull quote: GECOM definitely needs to be strengthened, its website is embarrassing and the latest gazetted results on their website is from 2006 – over 10 years...

Oil companies should develop local capacity for services needed now – Chatham House

May 14, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Oil companies should develop local capacity for services needed now – Chatham House

Emerging oil producers like Guyana, should not hesitate to ensure that oil companies develop local capacity for the goods and services needed now. This piece of advice was passed on to Guyana...

Is friends indeed or partners in crime? Ask Ashni and Brazzy

May 14, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Is friends indeed or partners in crime? Ask Ashni and Brazzy

Now is de time to be a policeman. You can mek money. A man write a letter how he go by Mon Repos market and when some people stop by de pave to put off people, de traffic warden does got dem busy....

Opposition tells IMF every detail of mismanagement Govt. made in preparation for oil

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition tells IMF every detail of mismanagement Govt. made in preparation for oil

The troubles of 17,000 sugar workers and the declining health of the economy were not the only national issues that the political Opposition ventilated during a recent meeting with the...

After three years of neglect…AFC now promises to fast-track process to achieve Constitutional Reform

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on After three years of neglect…AFC now promises to fast-track process to achieve Constitutional Reform

Prior to securing executive power, the Alliance For Change (AFC) was the foremost party in the call for Constitutional Reform. During its election campaign, it promised the citizenry that it...

Acting Chancellor to attend special sitting of the CCJ

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Acting Chancellor to attend special sitting of the CCJ

Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Yonette Cummings-Edwards is scheduled to attend a special sitting of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to be held at the High Court of Antigua on...

Hughes slams opponents of Cybercrime Bill

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Hughes slams opponents of Cybercrime Bill

Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes vehemently criticized civil society groups and the political Opposition, which have strongly condemned Government’s push to include...

Collective action needed to combat mosquito-borne diseases – PAHO

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Collective action needed to combat mosquito-borne diseases – PAHO

In 2017, countries in the Americas reported 483,208 cases of dengue fever which accounted for 253 deaths, and 180, 000 cases of the Chikungunya virus. Additionally, from January 2015 through...

Children among injured in Highway Crash

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Children among injured in Highway Crash

Up to late last evening, several children and adults were being treated at the Georgetown and Diamond Hospitals following an accident on the Soesdyke, Linden Highway. The accident which has left at...

UWSCC/Independence Three-Stage Cycle Road Race…John, Gopilall, Choo-Wee-Nam and Jackson are Overall Champions

May 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on UWSCC/Independence Three-Stage Cycle Road Race…John, Gopilall, Choo-Wee-Nam and Jackson are Overall Champions

Following the conclusion of yesterday’s third and final stage of the 2018 edition of the United We Stand Cycle Club (UWESCC) organised Independence Three-Stage Cycle Road Race, emerging as the...

Region 4 nurses awarded for sterling contribution

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Region 4 nurses awarded for sterling contribution

Nurses attached to Region Four Health Department were last Friday honoured for their sterling contribution to the nursing profession. The nurses celebrated International Nurses week with a...

Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash Championships…Wiltshire (Male), Cadogan (female) win most outstanding player awards

May 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash Championships…Wiltshire (Male), Cadogan (female) win most outstanding player awards

On a rainy Mother’s Day in the City, Shomari Wiltshire was adjudged the most outstanding Boy, while Abosaide Cadogan was the most outstanding Girl when the one-week annual Woodpecker Products...

YBG/NSBF Regionals at CASH…Chase, PC Royals and Marian Academy win in Under-14 division

May 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on YBG/NSBF Regionals at CASH…Chase, PC Royals and Marian Academy win in Under-14 division

Play in Youth Basketball Guyana’s (YBG) National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) Regional’s continued Saturday afternoon at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) on Homestretch Avenue with...

More parental involvement in school system

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on More parental involvement in school system

The Region Four Education Department is calling for stronger relationships between the Parent Teacher Associations (PTA) and schools, to foster better partnership with teachers and parents. In...

Bounty Farm/GRFU XVs tournament…Osei Mckenzie leads Panthers to incredible 41-22 win over GDF

May 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bounty Farm/GRFU XVs tournament…Osei Mckenzie leads Panthers to incredible 41-22 win over GDF

Extraordinary bursts of energy from Panthers’ Osei Mckenzie coupled with selfish rugby from the reigning Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) 15s champions, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), saw the...

Seven graduate Maxido Self Defence Classes

May 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Seven graduate Maxido Self Defence Classes

Saturday at Marshal Arts Instructor Max Massiah’s DO JO on Waterloo Street seven students graduated from the latest Maxido Self Defence class after grading was completed. Four students, including...

STEM Guyana prepares to build energy impact robot

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on STEM Guyana prepares to build energy impact robot

As the day for the First Global Challenge nears, Science Technology Engineer and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana is busy working to build a robot that will “wow” judges at this year’s competition in...

Nurse Hazel Europe awarded for four decades of service

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Nurse Hazel Europe awarded for four decades of service

For more than 40 years, Hazel Europe has been serving as a nurse in communities along the East Bank of Demerara. Though she may not be recognised daily for her sterling contribution to the...

$20M GECOM office opens at Mackenzie Linden

May 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $20M GECOM office opens at Mackenzie Linden

Eleven staffers at the Mackenzie Office of Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), will now function in a comfortable environment, following the commissioning of a new $20M two-flat building. Chief...