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‘No more rented bonds for drugs after this year’ – Public Health Minister

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘No more rented bonds for drugs after this year’ – Public Health Minister

The Ministry of Public Health yesterday committed to ending the rental of drug bonds, in particular, one at Sussex Street, Charlestown, by the end of the year. This announcement came days after it...

PPP Presidential Candidacy… Ramson broke with Party tradition – Jagdeo

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on PPP Presidential Candidacy… Ramson broke with Party tradition – Jagdeo

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Attorney-at-Law, Charles Ramson Jr. may have offended the most powerful force in the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)—Bharrat Jagdeo. Yesterday, this...

US Trafficking in Persons report…Guyana has met minimum standards for elimination

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on US Trafficking in Persons report…Guyana has met minimum standards for elimination

– More protection needed outside capital city While Guyana has met the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in person (TIP), it needs to do more to provide protection and...

Westfield Prep student creates history with perfect NGSA score

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Westfield Prep student creates history with perfect NGSA score

By Kiana Wilburg Westfield Preparatory student, Nalia Rahaman, has made history in Guyana. She is the first person to attain a perfect score at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). Making this...

“They’re not getting rid of me just like that” – Jagdeo declares

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “They’re not getting rid of me just like that” – Jagdeo declares

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Opposition leader, Bharrat Jagdeo has made it clear that he intends to remain a force to be reckoned with. The former President, whose hopes of returning to Presidential...

Guyana, Norway in talks to release over US$100M in climate fund

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Norway in talks to release over US$100M in climate fund

The Governments of Guyana and Norway met yesterday in Oslo, Norway, agreeing to move their climate, forests, and sustainable development forward with speed and determination. “I am delighted...

Convicted in JFK terror plot… Ex-MP, Abdul Kadir, dies in US prison

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Convicted in JFK terror plot… Ex-MP, Abdul Kadir, dies in US prison

Almost eight years after being convicted for his role in a major plot to blow up sections of the John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York, former parliamentarian, Abdul Kadir, is dead....

Commission says… Jagdeo, Hinds, Rohee ‘consistently refused’ to appear before Lindo Creek COI – Nandlall claims they had wanted to testify in public

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Commission says… Jagdeo, Hinds, Rohee ‘consistently refused’ to appear before Lindo Creek COI – Nandlall claims they had wanted to testify in public

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall yesterday defended senior People’s Progressive Party (PPP) members Bharrat Jagdeo, Samuel Hinds and Clement Rohee against allegations that they “consistently...

Jagdeo gon put a clamp pun Ramson

Jun 29, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Jagdeo gon put a clamp pun Ramson

A man talk he mind and Jagdeo claim how de man step out a line. Dem boys know dat Ramson got ambition. He really think he is de best person to be president. Dat is how he give de interview. He coulda...

NGSA Results…English pass rate rises, but some slippage in Maths

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on NGSA Results…English pass rate rises, but some slippage in Maths

Guyana has recorded its best overall pass rate in English at the National Grade National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), which determines which high school students will attend the 2018/19 school...

Appeal Court sends oil permit matter back to High Court

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Appeal Court sends oil permit matter back to High Court

The legal challenge mounted by political activist, Ramon Gaskin, over the granting of environmental permits to oil companies conducting explorations in Guyana is set to return to the High Court. The...

“There is no alternative earth. Eternity is at stake”

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “There is no alternative earth. Eternity is at stake”

– President Granger tells Vietnam forum (The following is the address by President David Granger to the Sixth Assembly of the Global Enviromental Facility in Vietnam) SMALL STATES, STRONG...

CBC Men’s Championship… Guyana bounce past Suriname to top Group

Jun 29, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on CBC Men’s Championship… Guyana bounce past Suriname to top Group

By Calvin Chapman in Suriname in association with Hopkinson Mining, Bounty Farm and Mohamed’s Enterprise Guyana maintained their unbeaten record in Group B when they defeated Suriname 83-72 in...

Police probe claims of assault on carpenter by ranks …in response to KN article

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Police probe claims of assault on carpenter by ranks …in response to KN article

The story of 29-year-old Queenstown, Essequibo Coast resident Narad Junior Courtman, being allegedly assaulted by police last week Wednesday, was carried in this publication yesterday, and police...

Public to be more informed on Guyana-Venezuela controversy …as Foreign Affairs Ministry launches PSA videos

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Public to be more informed on Guyana-Venezuela controversy …as Foreign Affairs Ministry launches PSA videos

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today launched two public service announcement (PSA) videos relating to the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy. The videos are filled with all the necessary...

Marian Academy Chess tourney on tomorrow

Jun 29, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Marian Academy Chess tourney on tomorrow

The Marian Academy will be hosting another of its chess competition tomorrow from 09:00hrs – 15:00hrs at the school’s auditorium. Over six years now the school has been successfully implementing...

Singh to lead Guyana in CWI Regional U17 tourney – Prashad surprisingly omitted

Jun 29, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Singh to lead Guyana in CWI Regional U17 tourney – Prashad surprisingly omitted

By Zaheer Mohamed Talented left-handed batsman Sachin Singh will lead Guyana in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional U-17 50-over tournament which is slated for Trinidad and Tobago next month....

Regal ready for battle in NYSCL Independence Cup

Jun 29, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal ready for battle in NYSCL Independence Cup

Following their intense preparation in Georgetown, Regal All-Stars and Regal Masters teams are ready to battle in the New York Softball Cricket League (NYSCL) Independence Cup which commences today...

Providence man remanded on arms and ammo charges

Jun 29, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Providence man remanded on arms and ammo charges

A 20-year-old man who was allegedly caught with a gun and eight matching rounds in his pants crotch was yesterday charged and remanded to prison. Nickel Hutson of 29 Green Acres, Providence, East...

Pomeroon claim Wiltshire Dominoes tourney in E’bo

Jun 29, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pomeroon claim Wiltshire Dominoes tourney in E’bo

Pomeroon marked 81 games to win the final of the Sun Flower Hotel and Bar dominoes competition which was contested on Sunday last at Charity, Essequibo Coast. Gold for Money placed second with 78...

ExxonMobil U-14 Football Tournament – Weekend Fixtures

Jun 29, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on ExxonMobil U-14 Football Tournament – Weekend Fixtures

Following are the weekend fixtures for the ExxonMobil Under-14 tournament which will see Round Two and Round of 16 matches (knockout) being played tomorrow at the Ministry of Education Ground. Round...

AP Invitational – Daniel Williams relishes Kirani James challenge – Eyes 400m IAAF World U20 Championships qualification

Jun 29, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on AP Invitational – Daniel Williams relishes Kirani James challenge – Eyes 400m IAAF World U20 Championships qualification

Tomorrow, Kirani James, the Grenadian 400 metres Olympic and World Champion, will want to add the Aliann Pompey Invitational title to his list of accomplishments but 18-year-old Daniel Williams will...

‘Unpaid’ employee jailed eight months for 70 grams of ganja

Jun 29, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Unpaid’ employee jailed eight months for 70 grams of ganja

A woman who admitted to trafficking 70 grams of marijuana was yesterday sentenced to eight months imprisonment by a City Magistrate. Fifty-three-year-old Sandra Russell, a vendor of Omai Landing,...

“Change mentality to change gender equality in education”- Education Minister

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “Change mentality to change gender equality in education”- Education Minister

There is the need for a change in the mechanisms governing the education system in Guyana so that it will allow for equal access to education for boys. This is according to Minister of Education,...

Take advantage of the ICT Roadshow – Minister Hughes

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Take advantage of the ICT Roadshow – Minister Hughes

Public Telecommunications Minister, Catherine Hughes, is calling on Guyanese to take advantage of the opportunities that will be available as the country gears up to host the first edition of the...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more