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GRA unearths forged driver’s licence, compliance and registration racket

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GRA unearths forged driver’s licence, compliance and registration racket

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has uncovered a racket involving the use of forged driver’s licences, certificates of compliance and registrations. At the centre of this scam were some of its...

Lotto Fund probe… Fugitive suspect arrested at court after freed of illegal entry charge

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Lotto Fund probe… Fugitive suspect arrested at court after freed of illegal entry charge

-former top Finance Ministry official detained also A fugitive suspect who skipped Guyana one day before a wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest was yesterday charged for entering Guyana...

Heavy flooding in Lethem, other Region 9 communities… Schools closed, families evacuated as water rises

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Heavy flooding in Lethem, other Region 9 communities… Schools closed, families evacuated as water rises

The Regional Emergency Operation Centre of Region Nine, Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo has been activated in response to flood situation. According to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, Cabinet has been...

Armed CG bandits rob Brazilian at fruit stall in Queenstown

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Armed CG bandits rob Brazilian at fruit stall in Queenstown

On Tuesday, two bandits on CG motor cycle, one armed with a gun walked into a business in Queenstown that sells fruits, and relieved one of the customers of her purse containing an undisclosed sum of...

SOCU will charge every strong PPP Presidential Candidate- Jagdeo predicts

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on SOCU will charge every strong PPP Presidential Candidate- Jagdeo predicts

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, is convinced that the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) of the Guyana Police Force—under instructions from the government—will seek to charge every politician...

City Council had guards posted at Stabroek Market during multimillion $$$ Jewellery heist

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on City Council had guards posted at Stabroek Market during multimillion $$$ Jewellery heist

— M&CC probing robbery The City Constabulary Department under the Georgetown Mayor and City Council,(M&CC) had at least five security personnel on duty at the Stabroek Market, on the...

Security company sent patrol to Stabroek Market after alarm – says MMC

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Security company sent patrol to Stabroek Market after alarm – says MMC

The MMC Security Force in a statement yesterday claimed that contrary to reports, it indeed sent an armed Power Patrol team to check on the L. Seepersaud Maraj Stabroek Market location, after...

‘Nasty Man’ gets 51 years jail for ‘Warlock’ footballer murder

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Nasty Man’ gets 51 years jail for ‘Warlock’ footballer murder

Delon Henry, called ‘Nasty Man,’ has been jailed for 51 years for the murder of ‘Back Circle’ footballer, Dexter Griffith. Last month, Henry was found guilty of the murder following a trial...

Norway to release $27B of delayed climate funds

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Norway to release $27B of delayed climate funds

…to build solar farms, small hydros Guyana is set to benefit from a major breakthrough in the delayed Norway climate funds. An estimated US$130M of the original agreement of US$250M was held up...

People pull ‘Wheels on Deals’ wid some bank

Jul 06, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on People pull ‘Wheels on Deals’ wid some bank

Guyana is a nice place. All you got to do is seh sorry when you do something wrong. But sometimes sorry don’t wuk. Dem boys was going home last night when two big man clash over food. De two of dem...

Drunk brother kills sibling who ate his food

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Drunk brother kills sibling who ate his food

A 57-year-old man was in custody last night after allegedly beating his 61-year-old brother to death for eating out his food. The incident occurred at around 19:15 hrs. Police identified the dead man...

Stalled salary increase for teachers…‘No money, no school’ – teachers threaten

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Stalled salary increase for teachers…‘No money, no school’ – teachers threaten

– but Govt. assures process moving along Should the new school year, slated to commence in September, start and there is no word on the inking of an agreement between Government and the...

‘Dynamic’ motocross challenge set for July 29

Jul 06, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Dynamic’ motocross challenge set for July 29

Motor-racing enthusiasts will have a chance to test their skills or view some pulsating action when the first of the 2018 Motocross champion series is held on July 29 at Lower Kara-Kara Spike Land,...

Valuation of closed sugar estates to be made public in 2 weeks -SPU blasts Jagdeo’s erroneous bond statements

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Valuation of closed sugar estates to be made public in 2 weeks -SPU blasts Jagdeo’s erroneous bond statements

The Special Purpose Unit (SPU) under the National Industrial & Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), yesterday announced that the preliminary works being carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers...

Former prison escapee gets life imprisonment for attempted murder

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Former prison escapee gets life imprisonment for attempted murder

Former prison escapee, Stafrei Alexander, was convicted on an attempted murder charge after a mixed 12-member jury delivered an 11-1 verdict in relation to the offence at the Georgetown High Court...

GABBFF Senior Nationals … Men’s Physique showdown would not be close – Fitness 53’ Emmerson Campbell

Jul 06, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABBFF Senior Nationals … Men’s Physique showdown would not be close – Fitness 53’ Emmerson Campbell

By Franklin Wilson It’s going to be a battle of the Men’s Physique Titans come Sunday July 15 next when the Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) brings off its Senior...

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’… Bartica Zone set for July 13-15 – Teams battle for sole national playoff berth

Jul 06, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’… Bartica Zone set for July 13-15 – Teams battle for sole national playoff berth

With the final leg of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Zone Competition set to be played in Bartica, the organisers have released the names of 15 of the 16 teams that will contest the...

South Essequibo CC Invitational T20 suspended due to inclement weather

Jul 06, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on South Essequibo CC Invitational T20 suspended due to inclement weather

The South Essequibo Cricket Committee has suspended its Invitational T/20 cricket tournament on the Essequibo Coast due to the current inclement weather. The competition which started with 29 teams...

Monthly psychiatric services being demanded for Region Seven -as efforts are made to bridge gap in healthcare delivery

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Monthly psychiatric services being demanded for Region Seven -as efforts are made to bridge gap in healthcare delivery

A call has been made for the Ministry of Public Health to revise its decision to offer quarterly rather than monthly visits of a psychiatrist to attend to patients of Region Seven [Cuyuni/Mazaruni]....

Windies v England Women’s Blind T20 series… Five Guyanese selected

Jul 06, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies v England Women’s Blind T20 series… Five Guyanese selected

The West Indies Blind and Visually impaired women’s team will go head to head with England in a five-match T20 cricket series scheduled to commence on Monday in Barbados. The 10-day series will...

Team heads to address influx of Venezuelans, returning Guyanese

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Team heads to address influx of Venezuelans, returning Guyanese

The government will dispatch a team to neighbouring Venezuela next week in response to growing concerns about the influx of Venezuelans into the country and the increasing number of Guyanese...

Respectable performance by Guyana at World Jump Rope Championships

Jul 06, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Respectable performance by Guyana at World Jump Rope Championships

It will be recorded in the annals of Guyana that on the 1st of July, 2018, the first Jump Rope team from the Cooperative Republic of Guyana departed the shores to attend the World Jump Rope...

Lindo Creek COI considering recommendations from family members -report to be handed in soon

Jul 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Lindo Creek COI considering recommendations from family members -report to be handed in soon

The final report of the Lindo Creek Commission of Inquiry (COI) will be handed over to President David Granger this month. This was confirmed by the Commission’s Public Relation Officer, Melanie...

Defending Champs GDF on show tonight in Elite league double header

Jul 06, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Defending Champs GDF on show tonight in Elite league double header

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League Season III kicks off its second leg tonight at the National Track and Field Facility at Leonora with a double header from 19:00hrs. In the feature...

GCB disappointed in the selection decision of the CWI

Jul 06, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB disappointed in the selection decision of the CWI

The Guyana Cricket Board wishes to express its profound disappointment with the totally illogical selection decisions of the current Cricket West Indies Selection Committee. It is a well-known fact...

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Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more