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Attempted murder accused slapped with fraud charges

Jun 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Attempted murder accused slapped with fraud charges

One week after a Cummings Lodge miner was charged for stabbing his friend about his face, neck and shoulders, he was yesterday slapped with two fraud related charges. Forty-two-year-old Chatterpaul...

Expired goods seized in Stabroek Market raid

Jun 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Expired goods seized in Stabroek Market raid

A large quantity of expired goods was seized from vendors in the Stabroek Market Bazaar Thursday in a surprise visit by the Meat, Food and Hygiene Section of the Mayor and City Council. Chief Meat...

MARAD intensifies campaign against errant vessel operators

Jun 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on MARAD intensifies campaign against errant vessel operators

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) in collaboration with the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard, and the Guyana Fisheries Department has intensified a campaign in all riverain areas of...

McKinnon remains undefeated with El Dorado Trading Steel Challenge win

Jun 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on McKinnon remains undefeated with El Dorado Trading Steel Challenge win

The prestigious El Dorado Trading Cup is a Challenge Trophy which has been on the prize table at an Annual match since 2015 to commemorate the Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation’s anniversary. After...

Windward Islands overcome Guyana

Jun 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windward Islands overcome Guyana

Windward Islands defeated Guyana by two wickets when the Windies Women’s championship continued recently in Jamaica. Batting first at Sabina Park, Guyana Women managed 121-5 with Shemaine Campbell...

DPP withdraws charges against Albouystown youth -defendant remains in jail

Jun 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on DPP withdraws charges against Albouystown youth -defendant remains in jail

An Albouystown youth was yesterday cleared of an attempted murder and robbery under arms charges, after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) advised that the two charges against him be...

GOG to fund Funeral of Cyclist Beyoncé Ross on Wednesday – Teen to be afforded grand send off at Rose Hall Town

Jun 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GOG to fund Funeral of Cyclist Beyoncé Ross on Wednesday – Teen to be afforded grand send off at Rose Hall Town

By Sean Devers On Wednesday, Rose Hall Town in Corentyne Berbice will be in mourning as one of its brightest sporting stars, 15-year-old Beyoncé Ross, will laid to rest after succumbing to a brain...

“National Female hockey team has all the skills” – Coach Shiv Jagday

Jun 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on “National Female hockey team has all the skills” – Coach Shiv Jagday

Guyana’s National female hockey team which will be competing in the Barbados Hockey Federation (BHF) International Women’s Hockey series from June 28th to July 1st have had the opportunity to...

KMPA foundation keen to realize dream of athletics facilities in every school

Jun 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on KMPA foundation keen to realize dream of athletics facilities in every school

While in Guyana, the founder and organizer of the King-Medas Pansy Adonis classic and foundation, Andy Medas-King, made a few presentations. He presented Running shoes to a few athletes and coaches...

GABBFF to host Judges Seminar ahead of Seniors – CAC Judges Chairman to Facilitate

Jun 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABBFF to host Judges Seminar ahead of Seniors – CAC Judges Chairman to Facilitate

Ahead of their marquee championships, Senior Nationals on July 15 next, the Guyana Amateur Body building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) will be hosting a two-day Judges Seminar which will see a few...

KMPA girls to compete in New York City’s Junior Olympic games

Jun 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on KMPA girls to compete in New York City’s Junior Olympic games

The King-Medas Pansy Adonis girls are to compete at the New York City junior Olympic Games planned for this weekend. Part of the five-athlete team is Kunusasha Medas-King who last year became the...

FITUG excluded from Enmore Martyrs activities -says Guyana heading down a slippery slope

Jun 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on FITUG excluded from Enmore Martyrs activities -says Guyana heading down a slippery slope

The Federation of Independent Trades Union of Guyana (FITUG) says it has been excluded, by the Government of Guyana, from participating in the state’s activities to commemorate the 70th...

Chairperson moves to regain control of Public Service Credit Union

Jun 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Chairperson moves to regain control of Public Service Credit Union

The battle for control of the Guyana Public Service Co-Operative Credit Union (GPSCCU) has shifted to the High Court. Chairman of the union, Patricia Went, has filed court action against the decision...

Palms’ fathers pampered during First Lady’s visit

Jun 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Palms’ fathers pampered during First Lady’s visit

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on Tuesday, paid a special visit to Male Ward of the Palms Geriatric Home as part of a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Social Protection, Destiny...

Rodney on the Burnham dictatorship

Jun 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Rodney on the Burnham dictatorship

In yesterday’s column, we examined Rodney’s characterization of dictatorship in general. In this continuation, we look at Walter Rodney’s assessment of the peculiarities of the Burnham...

MARAD hosts domestic violence awareness forum

Jun 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on MARAD hosts domestic violence awareness forum

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) held a domestic violence awareness forum for its employees during the period May 29 – June 7, 2018 at the Department’s head office and at the Ports...

The PPP is one of the most destructive forces on Planet Earth

Jun 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The PPP is one of the most destructive forces on Planet Earth

If you are a fool, and you abuse power because you are a fool, retribution will come back and haunt you. Only in the movies, you live more than once. In real life, not only do you live once but while...

There would be no peace if 2020 General Election is rigged – Jagdeo warns

Jun 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on There would be no peace if 2020 General Election is rigged – Jagdeo warns

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell “This is not coded language,” said former President Bharrat Jagdeo as he sought to put his fellow politicians on alert that a rigged 2020 General and Regional...

AG visits Toronto City Hall

Jun 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on AG visits Toronto City Hall

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, on Thursday paid a visit to Toronto City Hall where he was received by Jim Karygiannis, Councillor of Ward 39, Scarborough-Agincourt....

These statements about me are baseless, reckless, defamatory and malicious in their design

Jun 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on These statements about me are baseless, reckless, defamatory and malicious in their design

DEAR EDITOR, Kindly permit me space in your reputable publication to respond to the article titled “Poor past …Alexander says Vishnu Persaud’s past performance sank him – Myers emerged the...

Guyana needs young tailors

Jun 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana needs young tailors

DEAR EDITOR, The August school holidays are fast approaching and the Ministry of Education in collaboration with government agencies, usually would have work study programmes for students of...

A NATION SEEKING ANSWERS

Jun 16, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A NATION SEEKING ANSWERS

People often say that life is tough; that they are going through rough times. This may be idle gossip by some, but for others, it is real. However, history shows that no matter how difficult it is in...

PPP/C Commissioners worried that GECOM’s data reside elsewhere

Jun 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C Commissioners worried that GECOM’s data reside elsewhere

People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) representatives at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) are uncomfortable over the “fact” that evidence exists which suggests that GECOM data...

Blessed with mineral resources, but cursed with human resources impaired by cognitive biases

Jun 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Blessed with mineral resources, but cursed with human resources impaired by cognitive biases

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to your column captioned “Looking at the impact of ExxonMobil” that relates to the Guyana Oil Exploration Contract with ExxonMobil that appeared in the Sunday June 10th, 2018...

Surinamese reaches out to less fortunate in Guyana

Jun 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Surinamese reaches out to less fortunate in Guyana

A number of West Berbice residents were on Wednesday presented with food hampers by Mr. Louis Vismale, a Surinamese businessman who is hoping to set up business in Guyana in the near future. Louis...

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(Cricinfo) – Jahzara Claxton’s three-for, followed by Eboni Brathwaite’s rapid half-century, sealed a dominant eight-wicket win for West Indies in Harare, which gave them an...

An accusation is not a conviction

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(Kaieteur News) – There is something ominous about a rape allegation. The word itself can become a verdict long before it reaches a courtroom. The letter “R” is sometimes enough to transform suspicion into certainty. It can turn an accusation into guilt; it can overnight cast a human being...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

Ministers Persaud, Nandlall

Oct 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – One’s from the priestly caste. The other claims warrior caste status. Both are commended for high-mindedness. Both Hon Minister of Women’s Safety, Dr. Vindya Persaud, and Hon Minister of Justice, SC Anil Nandlall have programmes that they placed in the public space. ...

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