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Cops exhume skeletal remains of missing female mining camp cook

Jul 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cops exhume skeletal remains of missing female mining camp cook

– daughter IDs clothing, victim’s boss in custody Police may be a step closer to solving the mystery surrounding the suspected murder of mining camp cook Petol Hafez who vanished...

One year later…SARA still to bring a single corruption case before court

Jul 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on One year later…SARA still to bring a single corruption case before court

– Deputy Director says budget cuts to department hampered investigations By Kiana Wilburg Three years ago, the coalition administration created the State Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) to recover...

481 NEW CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE REPORTS IN LAST SIX MONTHS

Jul 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 481 NEW CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE REPORTS IN LAST SIX MONTHS

– 393 girls, 88 boys – Community vigilance helping to expose cases, says Childcare Agency By Rehanna Ramsay The Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) is expressing alarm over the...

Family feud turns ugly…Husband rams truck into ex-wife’s car then burns down lumber yard

Jul 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Family feud turns ugly…Husband rams truck into ex-wife’s car then burns down lumber yard

A bitter property dispute between a West Bank Demerara couple escalated at around 22.00 hrs on Saturday after an angry ex-husband allegedly rammed a truck into his estranged wife’s car...

Professor Thomas, Retemeyer occupying SARA offices illegally

Jul 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Professor Thomas, Retemeyer occupying SARA offices illegally

– Nandlall Director of the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA), Professor Clive Thomas and SARA’s Deputy Director, Aubrey Heath-Retemyer are holding their respective posts illegally,...

Passenger dead, another critical after car crashes through fence

Jul 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Passenger dead, another critical after car crashes through fence

A 20-year-old passenger was killed and two others injured when a car they were travelling in smashed through a concrete wall after veering off the Vreed-en-Hoop Public Road, West Coast...

AFC pushing for police report into Broomes parking lot fiasco

Jul 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on AFC pushing for police report into Broomes parking lot fiasco

The Alliance For Change (AFC), the smaller faction in the coalition government, wants police to expedite their investigation into the July 8th parking lot incident involving Junior Minister of...

Financial laws need amending to facilitate exchange of information

Jul 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Financial laws need amending to facilitate exchange of information

– Central Bank Governor Central Bank Governor, Dr. Gobind Ganga is of the view that Guyana’s laws need amending to allow for the exchange of information among supervisory entities of...

Successful governance of oil sector hinges on clear policies and accountability

Jul 23, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Successful governance of oil sector hinges on clear policies and accountability

– Chatham House If Guyana intends to be successful with the governance of its oil sector, it must ensure that there are clear oil related policies and systems to ensure accountability of...

Bangladesh whip Windies by 48 runs in first ODI despite Hetymer’s half-century

Jul 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bangladesh whip Windies by 48 runs in first ODI despite Hetymer’s half-century

By Sean Devers In the first ever International Cricket match in Guyana without Radio Commentary, Windies slumped to a 48 –run defeat to Bangladesh at Providence in the first ODI in the three match...

EDFA 2016/17 Awards Presentation…Senior, NAMILCO U-17 & Pele Alumni Frank Watson U-15 League winners rewarded

Jul 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on EDFA 2016/17 Awards Presentation…Senior, NAMILCO U-17 & Pele Alumni Frank Watson U-15 League winners rewarded

The respective winners of the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) Senior, GFF/NAMILCO Under-17 Intra Association and GFF/Pele Alumni Frank Watson U15 Intra Association Leagues were on Saturday...

Guinness “Greatest of the Streets’…G/town teams under pressure to defend home turf

Jul 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness “Greatest of the Streets’…G/town teams under pressure to defend home turf

Other zone winners declare no fear As preparations intensify for this weekend’s start of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition, the excitement associated with the event has reached...

Cybercrime Bill toughens fight against sexual predators

Jul 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cybercrime Bill toughens fight against sexual predators

– Attorney General The Cybercrime Bill of 2016 which was passed in the National Assembly on Friday is just the beginning of Guyana’s battle against criminals operating in cyberspace. This...

CAC Games 2018…Mixed results for Guyana on first three days

Jul 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on CAC Games 2018…Mixed results for Guyana on first three days

At the ongoing Central American and Caribbean (CAC) games being hosted in Barranquilla, Colombia, Guyana is being represented by ten sport disciplines. Last Friday, the Golden Arrowhead began their...

A word and a blow…Thirteen cases of attempted murder at City Courts in six months

Jul 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on A word and a blow…Thirteen cases of attempted murder at City Courts in six months

In just seven months 13 persons have been charged with attempted murder at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The accused in these matters include miners, labourers, fisherman and even a...

Everest CC holiday camp attracts 22

Jul 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Everest CC holiday camp attracts 22

The annual holiday cricket camp organised by the Everest Cricket Club (ECC) is underway at the club’s Camp Road and Carifesta Avenue location. The live-in camp which caters for the youth players of...

Bandits beat, rob boutique owner

Jul 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits beat, rob boutique owner

Bandits escaped with some $ 545,000 in cash, jewellery and other valuables on Saturday after beating and robbing 32-year-old Greg Terborg at his Lot 71 Winter Place, West Ruimveldt business...

Batting main reason for Guyana not winning CWI Regional U-17 title

Jul 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Batting main reason for Guyana not winning CWI Regional U-17 title

By Zaheer Mohamed The ability to remain calm when under pressure, stick to game plan, get the basics right and execute on the day, are some important ingredients of a successful team. Guyana...

UG crowned Brij Parasnath National College Athletics winner

Jul 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on UG crowned Brij Parasnath National College Athletics winner

Dos Santos, Sanmoogan, Archibald and Bright emerge top performers The well-organised and trained University of Guyana (UG) athletics team proved too strong athletically and combined to celebrate an...

Jagdeo says Moses is a messenger

Jul 23, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Jagdeo says Moses is a messenger

I would argue with any person in or out of Guyana that Moses Nagamootoo was responsible for the 2011 minority government of the PPP and the 2015 defeat of the PPP. In both general elections,...

Guyanese Neron Wilson top U11 athlete at CUT championship in Bermuda

Jul 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Neron Wilson top U11 athlete at CUT championship in Bermuda

Lone Guyana Athlete cops gold in the CUT Games Neron Wilson came out top among the U11 athletes at the recently held Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) athletic championship held in Bermuda by...

Guinness Cage set for Aug. 8 kickoff

Jul 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness Cage set for Aug. 8 kickoff

Chetsons already on board The need to integrate communities all across Guyana has been the recurring theme among politicians, village leaders and the wider society for a long time now and many...

Changes made to Grenville Felix Memorial cycle race

Jul 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Changes made to Grenville Felix Memorial cycle race

A number of changes have been made to the Fifth Annual Grenville Felix Memorial cycle road set for Sunday 29 July in Berbice as the organisers and donors strive to make the event bigger. The race...

Why do American journalists like Clifford Krauss find it so easy to describe Guyana as a ‘Sh—t Hole’ country?

Jul 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Why do American journalists like Clifford Krauss find it so easy to describe Guyana as a ‘Sh—t Hole’ country?

By Harold A. Bascom The July 20, 2018 New York Times article ‘The $20 Billion Question for Guyana’ written by Mr. Clifford Krauss begins thus: ‘…Guyana is a vast, watery wilderness...

‘Keep ya five alive’ street-ball championship…Quarterfinalists decided after last Thursday’s action

Jul 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Keep ya five alive’ street-ball championship…Quarterfinalists decided after last Thursday’s action

Sparta Boss, Leopold Street, Rhythm Star and Showstoppers sealed their berths to the quarterfinal round, when the sixth GT-Beer ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Street-ball Championship continued on Thursday...

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