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Govt. used seven rooms at hotel to store drugs, items destroyed by termites

Oct 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. used seven rooms at hotel to store drugs, items destroyed by termites

While it was paying $25M per month to use a house in Sussex Street as a drug bond, the APNU+AFC Government still found it necessary to store drugs at Ocean View International Hotel. This was revealed...

Contractor collects $112.1M on two projects last year; fails to start work

Oct 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Contractor collects $112.1M on two projects last year; fails to start work

As it relates to advance payments to contractors and the non-commencement of works, the Auditor General’s Office has discovered that one contractor received an advance payment of $39M in 2017 from...

Granger assures Govt. will not squander oil revenue …Says Natural Resources Fund legislation to be tabled next month

Oct 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Granger assures Govt. will not squander oil revenue …Says Natural Resources Fund legislation to be tabled next month

President David Granger has assured that the Coalition Government is committed to transparency in the management of the oil and gas sector, promising to be prudent with revenues which will flow from...

Appeal Court upholds President’s appointment of GECOM Chairman

Oct 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Appeal Court upholds President’s appointment of GECOM Chairman

The Court of Appeal has upheld President David Granger‘s decision to unilaterally appoint retired Justice James Patterson to the office of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission,...

Ranks deny collusion in Lusignan escape -several tips, but no sign of fugitives

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Ranks deny collusion in Lusignan escape -several tips, but no sign of fugitives

The five ranks who are under close arrest following the Lusignan jailbreak continue to hold out that they did not assist the inmates in their escape. But they have reportedly been unable to give any...

Sophia Man killed after bicycle and food row

Oct 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia Man killed after bicycle and food row

Seon Harry, 26, was stabbed in the region of the heart yesterday morning after an altercation with an accomplice in the South Sophia Squatting Area. The two men were on the “Blacka” dam between...

Govt seeks additional $7.5B in spending -$2.4B for sugar workers’ severance

Oct 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt seeks additional $7.5B in spending -$2.4B for sugar workers’ severance

Government has tabled a supplementary budget to the National Assembly for $7.58B in additional funding. Part of the monies, some $2.45B of it, will go to pay 1,400 sugar workers whose services were...

Corruption deh like a cloak round Guyana

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Corruption deh like a cloak round Guyana

Not a day does pass without some rampant dishonesty don’t tek place. And this been going on long. Ever since Janet mek Jagdeo and Sam play musical chairs dem dishonesty begin. People wukking in de...

Former Kaieteur News graphic artist is newest member of the Bar

Oct 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Former Kaieteur News graphic artist is newest member of the Bar

Attorney –at –law, Christopher Anthony Thompson, is the newest member of the local Bar. He was admitted to practise law in the civil and criminal courts of Guyana after a petition was presented...

South American 10K Second Leg Launched – Banks Malta and Rain Forest Water on board

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on South American 10K Second Leg Launched – Banks Malta and Rain Forest Water on board

Over 50 athletes, drawn from South America and the Caribbean are expected to participate in the second leg of this year’s South American 10K race according to President of the Athletics Association...

Guyana to host eight nations for this weekend’s u-18 3×3 tourney

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana to host eight nations for this weekend’s u-18 3×3 tourney

The 2018 FIBA/International Basketball Foundation (IBF) Antilles 3×3 U-18 basketball tournament which tips off tomorrow at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) was officially launched yesterday...

President Granger donates trophies to BCB

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on President Granger donates trophies to BCB

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday last benefitted from a donation of trophies worth $200,000 from His Excellency President David Granger. The donation is a major boost to cricket development...

Estonia e-government team briefs Cabinet – Govt. services, online population registry, hinterland access

Oct 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Estonia e-government team briefs Cabinet – Govt. services, online population registry, hinterland access

Chairman of the Management Board of the e-Governance Academy (eGA) of Estonia, Dr. Arvo Ott, accompanied by Ms. Marit Lani and Mr. Tõnis Mäe, presented a draft report on the project, Digital...

Razack leads McGill Superstars to victory over All Youths SC

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Razack leads McGill Superstars to victory over All Youths SC

A fine all-round performance by Abdool Razack guided Mc Gill Superstars to a 70-run victory over All Youths Sports Club when play in the West Demerara Cricket Association 50-over tournament continued...

GABA/Banks DIH Leagues… UG tutors Eagles; Pacesetters miss 100-point mark in win over Sonics

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA/Banks DIH Leagues… UG tutors Eagles; Pacesetters miss 100-point mark in win over Sonics

Play continued at the Burnham Basketball Hard Court on Wednesday night in the Rainforest Water/Malta Supreme/Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) tournament with an Under-23 double header...

Regional Super50… Jaguars battle Volcanoes and the weather today in race with Red Force for top spot

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Super50… Jaguars battle Volcanoes and the weather today in race with Red Force for top spot

By Sean Devers in Trinidad in association with Vnet, Regal, Noble House Seafoods & Cascadia Hotel. Both Guyana Jaguars and Trinidad Red Force have qualified for semi-finals in Barbados with two...

GSCL Inc. Prime Minister’s T20 Cup bowls off today

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL Inc. Prime Minister’s T20 Cup bowls off today

By Zaheer Mohamed The second edition of the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc. Prime Minister’s T20 Cup will commence today at several venues in Georgetown. The tournament is being...

GPF/HEMAA’s Fevrier and Sensei Bobb are golden at Pan American Martial Arts Alliance C/ships

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GPF/HEMAA’s Fevrier and Sensei Bobb are golden at Pan American Martial Arts Alliance C/ships

A two-member team comprising Harpy Eagle Martial Arts Academy (HEMAA) in collaboration with the Guyana Police Force athletes Sensei Troy Bobb and 12 year-old Niquann Fevrier combined to capture four...

EBFA/Ralph Green U11 to kick off tomorrow @ New Diamond Grove Primary Sch. Gr.

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on EBFA/Ralph Green U11 to kick off tomorrow @ New Diamond Grove Primary Sch. Gr.

A total of twelve (12) clubs including defending champion Agricola Red Triangle will from tomorrow be engaging each other when the 3rd annual East Bank Football Association Under-11 League sponsored...

Demerara Bank is here to stay

Oct 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Demerara Bank is here to stay

– Dr. Yesu Persaud at commissioning of E’bo branch Chairman of the Demerara Bank Board, Mr. Yesu Persaud, yesterday told customers on the Essequibo Coast that the ‘Demerara Bank is...

Desinco Trading rides with Matthew Vieira

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Desinco Trading rides with Matthew Vieira

Through their Mobil 1 brand, DeSinco Trading announced yesterday that they will be sponsoring local Super Bike race ace, Matthew Vieira, in an initial deal that they are hoping can be renewed for...

BIT prepares over 600 Region Six youths for labour force

Oct 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on BIT prepares over 600 Region Six youths for labour force

The Board of Industrial Training (BIT) recently awarded certificates to 674 young people from Region Six, through the National Training Project for Youth Empowerment (NTYPE) Programme. At one of the...

Guyanese companies lag in adopting Responsible Business Conduct –US

Oct 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese companies lag in adopting Responsible Business Conduct –US

By Kiana Wilburg When compared to Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) norms in North America and Europe, Guyana-based businesses lag in adopting RBC policies and activities. This was recently noted by...

Concacaf U20 Men’s Championship… Corporate partners rally around team

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Concacaf U20 Men’s Championship… Corporate partners rally around team

Corporate Guyana has thrown its support behind the National U20 team as preparations continue for its successful participation in the Concacaf U20 Men’s Championship scheduled for Nov 1 – 22,...

Three Guyanese students cop top CSEC awards

Oct 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Three Guyanese students cop top CSEC awards

The performance of three Guyanese students at the 2018 May/June sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate [CSEC] examination has caused them to be identified for top awards....

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How do you analyse a Budget?

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- What if in tabling the 2025 Budget, the Minister with responsibility for Finance did... more