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Minister claims security guard points gun at her, CCTV footage tells a different story

Minister claims security guard points gun at her, CCTV footage tells a different story

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Minister claims security guard points gun at her, CCTV footage tells a different story

Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes, yesterday claimed that two security guards attached to a firm providing security at a business establishment in Providence, East...

President Granger’s two press conferences in three years… Lack of media engagement does no good for accountability and transparency – GPA President

President Granger’s two press conferences in three years… Lack of media engagement does no good for accountability and transparency – GPA President

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on President Granger’s two press conferences in three years… Lack of media engagement does no good for accountability and transparency – GPA President

The Coalition rode to power promising more transparency, but since becoming president in 2015, President David Granger has hosted a mere two official press conferences. Even after official trips...

ExxonMobil US$10M donation to CI highlights the disrespect in US$18M signing bonus- Columnists

ExxonMobil US$10M donation to CI highlights the disrespect in US$18M signing bonus- Columnists

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil US$10M donation to CI highlights the disrespect in US$18M signing bonus- Columnists

Conservation International (CI), an American environmental company, has been able to broker a US$10M deal with USA oil king, ExxonMobil. But Guyana, during its negotiations with ExxonMobil in 2016,...

Kaieteur News photograph helps cops nab suspected ATM bandit

Kaieteur News photograph helps cops nab suspected ATM bandit

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Kaieteur News photograph helps cops nab suspected ATM bandit

A Kaieteur News front page photograph has helped police capture one of the men suspected of robbing a Diamond Housing Scheme couple last May and accessing their bank accounts through their ATM card....

Overpayment for contracts…PAC repeats call for better supervision of regional engineers

Overpayment for contracts…PAC repeats call for better supervision of regional engineers

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Overpayment for contracts…PAC repeats call for better supervision of regional engineers

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Irfaan Ali, has once again called on the Regional Administrations to pay closer attention to the operations of engineers under its watch. The issue...

Five firemen injured after tender crashes

Five firemen injured after tender crashes

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Five firemen injured after tender crashes

A fire tender ran off the road at De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara. Five firemen were injured. They are the driver, Section Leader Troy Gravesande, 45; Firemen Adrian Benjamin, 24; Quinton Damon, 36;...

Coalition actions beginning to resemble PPP

Coalition actions beginning to resemble PPP

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Coalition actions beginning to resemble PPP

Dem got an old saying…De more things change de more dem remain de same. Guyana beginning to resemble de PPP tenure. Everything de PPP did is de same thing dis govt doing. Tek de drug issue. All de...

Technology will revolutionise education, economy’ – President Granger

Technology will revolutionise education, economy’ – President Granger

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Technology will revolutionise education, economy’ – President Granger

… as ICT Roadshow opens The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Roadshow officially got underway yesterday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre...

Multi-million-dollar jewelry heist… No signs of forced entry or exit of Stabroek Market

Multi-million-dollar jewelry heist… No signs of forced entry or exit of Stabroek Market

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Multi-million-dollar jewelry heist… No signs of forced entry or exit of Stabroek Market

There is no sign of forced entry or exit of the Stabroek Market, the City Constabulary Department said yesterday. The announcement was made following investigations into the multi-million-dollar gold...

Guyana take on Windward Islands as CWI Regional U17 tourney commences

Guyana take on Windward Islands as CWI Regional U17 tourney commences

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana take on Windward Islands as CWI Regional U17 tourney commences

By Zaheer Mohamed in Trinidad and Tobago in association with VNet Communications, Regal Stationery and Computer Centre, Mike’s Pharmacy and Bel Air Rubis. Guyana will begin their Cricket West...

GFF Elite League Season III… Western Tigers rampage Milerock 4-1 to keep title dreams on track

GFF Elite League Season III… Western Tigers rampage Milerock 4-1 to keep title dreams on track

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Elite League Season III… Western Tigers rampage Milerock 4-1 to keep title dreams on track

In their debut season, Western Tigers are on track to win the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) third edition of the Elite League after finishing top of the points standing after the first half of the...

“Is the 21st Century and ganja should be legalized” -court hears

“Is the 21st Century and ganja should be legalized” -court hears

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “Is the 21st Century and ganja should be legalized” -court hears

A man, who was allegedly caught with three pounds of marijuana in a haversack, yesterday told Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan that marijuana should be legalized. John Lovell, 68, of 31 Providence, East...

Kassim Khan wins Odyssey Transport Services Golf Tourney

Kassim Khan wins Odyssey Transport Services Golf Tourney

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kassim Khan wins Odyssey Transport Services Golf Tourney

Kassim Khan emerged like the warrior Odysseus as he conquered the opposition in his epic journey from just after 9:00 a.m. on Sunday last at the Lusignan Golf Course. Odyssey Transport Services...

Pre-Emancipation Day Race-Walk Set for July 29th

Pre-Emancipation Day Race-Walk Set for July 29th

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pre-Emancipation Day Race-Walk Set for July 29th

The cream of the country’s Race-Walkers in all categories will be in action on Sunday July 29th when the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) stages it 10k Pre-Emancipation Day Race-walk around...

Trump you are right!

Trump you are right!

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Trump you are right!

Donald Trump was right when he referred to certain countries as ‘shithole’ countries. He may not have specifically mentioned Guyana but he would find quite a few supporters who would agree with...

Franco Crawford 50th Birthday Cycle race for Berbice Sunday

Franco Crawford 50th Birthday Cycle race for Berbice Sunday

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Franco Crawford 50th Birthday Cycle race for Berbice Sunday

Overseas based former national cyclist and now community activist Franco Crawford is teaming up with the Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) to stage a 45 miles cycle race in observance of his 50 birthday....

Medas-King urges readiness for College or University for young athletes

Medas-King urges readiness for College or University for young athletes

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Medas-King urges readiness for College or University for young athletes

The King-Medas Pansy Adonis (KMPA) foundation would like to raise awareness among the Guyanese public about the importance of being University or College ready. Andy Medas-King, the founder and...

Payless Variety Store contribute to Malteenoes Cricket Academy

Payless Variety Store contribute to Malteenoes Cricket Academy

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Payless Variety Store contribute to Malteenoes Cricket Academy

Payless Variety Store’s Main Branch on Wellington Street in Georgetown recently contributed a quantity of Tennis balls and Plastic plates to the Malteenoes Cricket Academy for their two-week...

SARA “Lash It Out” T20 game at DCC rescheduled to July 27

SARA “Lash It Out” T20 game at DCC rescheduled to July 27

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on SARA “Lash It Out” T20 game at DCC rescheduled to July 27

The State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) in collaboration with several other agencies will be T20 fixture called “Lash It Out” at the Demerara Cricket Club, Queenstown has been rescheduled to July...

2,404 candidates fail to meet benchmark at 2018 NGSA – to benefit from six-year transitional programme

2,404 candidates fail to meet benchmark at 2018 NGSA – to benefit from six-year transitional programme

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 2,404 candidates fail to meet benchmark at 2018 NGSA – to benefit from six-year transitional programme

A total of 2,404 of the 14,000 odd candidates who participated in the 2018 National Grade Six Assessment [NGSA] have failed to meet the benchmark to allow them placement at secondary level schools....

Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools Tournament… School of the Nations lose by 3 wickets to QC of Barbados

Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools Tournament… School of the Nations lose by 3 wickets to QC of Barbados

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools Tournament… School of the Nations lose by 3 wickets to QC of Barbados

Guyana’s School of the Nations got off to an inauspicious start in the 2018 Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools cricket Tournament when they were badly beaten by seven wickets by Queens...

Accused in killing of Police Corporal for trial tomorrow

Accused in killing of Police Corporal for trial tomorrow

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Accused in killing of Police Corporal for trial tomorrow

Delon Abrams, formerly of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown will go on trial from tomorrow for the murder of Police Corporal Detective Silburn Elias. The policeman was shot dead after entering a yard to...

Over 16,000 girls vaccinated in national HPV eradication campaign – MCH Officer

Over 16,000 girls vaccinated in national HPV eradication campaign – MCH Officer

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Over 16,000 girls vaccinated in national HPV eradication campaign – MCH Officer

Since commencing a vigorous vaccination campaign, the Ministry of Public Health has been able to vaccinate in excess of 16,000 young girls against the Human Papilloma Virus [HPV]. This is according...

Oil reps pay courtesy call

Oil reps pay courtesy call

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Oil reps pay courtesy call

Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, received a courtesy call by Mr. J. Kofi Bucknor, Ms. Richelle Case, Mr. Emman Samson, and Mr. Sudeep Mondal of J.K.B. Oil Ventures Limited, an investment company...

Absolute need to say goodbye to telephone monopoly– Digicel CEO

Absolute need to say goodbye to telephone monopoly– Digicel CEO

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Absolute need to say goodbye to telephone monopoly– Digicel CEO

At a time when technology experts are in Guyana to demonstrate the use of 21st century techniques, the existing telephone monopoly was highlighted as a limitation to development. Speaking at...

D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life...

Nov 21, 2024

Kaieteur Sports – The D-Up Basketball Academy is gearing up to wrap its first-of-its-kind, two-month youth basketball camp, which tipped off in September at the Tuschen Primary School (TPS)...

Campbell Eyes Eighth Men’s Physique Title in Final Amateur Outing

Campbell Eyes Eighth Men’s Physique Title in...

Nov 21, 2024

Alphonso, Fung-a-Fat, Munroe among top performers as Stena Drilling Junior Skill Level Tournament concludes

Alphonso, Fung-a-Fat, Munroe among top performers...

Nov 20, 2024

Guyana’s finest Physiques to battle for Glory at Mr. Guyana National Seniors Championship

Guyana’s finest Physiques to battle for Glory...

Nov 20, 2024

CWI names West Indies Test Squad for home series against Bangladesh

CWI names West Indies Test Squad for home series...

Nov 20, 2024

Georgetown romp to 292-run win over Select XI

Georgetown romp to 292-run win over Select XI

Nov 20, 2024

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more

Rising Gun Crimes in the Caribbean: Urgent Action required by all

By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News – There is an alarming surge in gun-related violence, particularly among younger... more

Exxon contract can be changed

…Hard Truths By GHK Lall Kaieteur News- The sacred U.S. Constitution in its original form was and is a compact with... more