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After three years in office …APNU+AFC fails to deliver on promise for Investigative Commission on Corruption

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on After three years in office …APNU+AFC fails to deliver on promise for Investigative Commission on Corruption

The APU+AFC Party had promised the nation that within 100 days of being in office, it would have accomplished several things, one of which is the establishment of an Investigative Commission...

PM not powerless, cannot blame Parliamentary Committee for Constitutional Reform delays

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on PM not powerless, cannot blame Parliamentary Committee for Constitutional Reform delays

– Former Speaker Ralph Ramkarran Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is not powerless and therefore cannot blame the Parliamentary Committee for the delays in Constitutional Reform. This is the...

Man wrongfully imprisoned for armed robbery finally freed

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Man wrongfully imprisoned for armed robbery finally freed

-but where is the real accused? Desmond Junior Lewis will have a good Christmas after all. Crime Chief Lyndon Alves confirmed that Lewis was released from the Lusignan Prison on the advice of the...

Bikers killed after slamming into jeep near Ogle Access Road

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bikers killed after slamming into jeep near Ogle Access Road

Two persons were killed after the motorcycle on which they were travelling slammed into a jeep near Ogle, East Coast Demerara. Dead are pillion rider Rameshwar Singh, 18, of Lot 6, Area B’ Cummings...

GPL lost US$450M in 19 years to electricity theft, poor networks

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GPL lost US$450M in 19 years to electricity theft, poor networks

By Kiana Wilburg The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is concerned about the billions of dollars in losses being suffered by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) due to electricity theft and...

Fire leave family homeless during festive season

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Fire leave family homeless during festive season

Four children, including a thirteen-day-old baby are among seven persons who were left homeless yesterday after a fire of unknown origin destroyed their two-storey wooden house. The house is...

Night club owner to face riotous and disorderly behaviour charges

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Night club owner to face riotous and disorderly behaviour charges

– following clash with police inspector Night club owner Freeman Fordyce is likely to face two charges this week for his November 3 clash with Police Inspector Prem Narine. This was...

‘I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe’ – Khashoggi’s last words

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe’ – Khashoggi’s last words

…Saudis refuse to extradite murder suspects to Turkey (CNN) – “I can’t breathe.” These were the final words uttered by Jamal Khashoggi after he was set upon by a Saudi hit squad at the...

Several high profile anti-corruption cases held up by Magistrates Court

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Several high profile anti-corruption cases held up by Magistrates Court

– Attorney General The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has seen significant improvement in the number of files referred for prosecution for its core function and other financial crimes,...

$58M allotted for probation development action plan

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $58M allotted for probation development action plan

– Prison overcrowding rate at 209 percent With the ongoing issue of overcrowding at prisons, the Ministry of Legal Affairs has allocated $58M to implement a probation development action...

Govt. to establish framework to improve implementation of national projects

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to establish framework to improve implementation of national projects

In an effort to ensure the effective implementation of the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP), the Finance Ministry intends to establish a public investment management framework that...

GRDB appeals $99M judgment awarded to Essequibo rice miller

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GRDB appeals $99M judgment awarded to Essequibo rice miller

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has appealed a $99M judgment which was granted earlier this year to Essequibo rice miller, Arnold Sankar who had sued the State entity over a breach in...

Agri. Ministry says receipt shows RPA sold failed-germinating seed paddy

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Agri. Ministry says receipt shows RPA sold failed-germinating seed paddy

Rice farmers on the Essequibo Coast are reportedly telling a different story to the one told in Parliament on Thursday last by Rice Producer Association, General Secretary, and PPP Member of...

Rebranded ‘Dynamic Airways’ applies to reenter Guyana skies

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Rebranded ‘Dynamic Airways’ applies to reenter Guyana skies

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority has indicated that Eastern Airways Corporation is seeking to operate a weekly flight between New York and Guyana. Having exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

460 benefit from women’s leadership programme in 2018

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 460 benefit from women’s leadership programme in 2018

Four hundred and sixty women across Guyana, in just this year, are now benefitting from the Ministry of Social Protection’s Women Empowerment programme. This is according to Minister of...

Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers School League…Annandale Secondary clinch championship

Dec 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers School League…Annandale Secondary clinch championship

By Calvin Chapman East Coast Demerara’s Annandale Secondary School will go down in history as the inaugural champions of the 12-team Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers under-18 football league; a competition...

Guyana moves closer to regaining CBC team title

Dec 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana moves closer to regaining CBC team title

Win 9 bouts on night 3, while T&T victorious in 5 By Sean Devers After three nights of fistic fury, two times team Champions Guyana moved closer to regaining their CBC boxing title heading into...

Ministry of the Presidency condemns fake news on President’s health

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry of the Presidency condemns fake news on President’s health

The Ministry of the Presidency yesterday rejected as ‘malicious and wicked’ the publication of an online article which suggests that President David Granger has throat cancer and cannot...

Guyana’s first Cold Case Unit taking shape

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s first Cold Case Unit taking shape

-will face daunting list of unsolved killings Guyana should have its first Cold Case Unit soon. Kaieteur News understands that work has already started on offices that will accommodate the...

Windies slump to defeat in ODI opener

Dec 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies slump to defeat in ODI opener

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – A change of format made little difference to West Indies’ fortunes as another timid batting display sent them tumbling to a five-wicket defeat in the opening One-Day...

Volunteers honoured for their services

Dec 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Volunteers honoured for their services

Several young volunteers across the country were yesterday honoured for their contributions to helping those in need. The ceremony undertaken by the Ministry of the Presidency, Department of...

GCC recapture Noble House Seafoods 2nd Division title

Dec 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCC recapture Noble House Seafoods 2nd Division title

Bailey captures 10-wkts, Tyndell scores unbeaten 73 for Police Led by an impressive 10-wicket haul from Man-of-the-Match Bernard Bailey, host GCC recaptured their Noble House Seafoods two-day Second...

Max Persaud is overall winner at A and R Printery Golf tourney

Dec 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Max Persaud is overall winner at A and R Printery Golf tourney

Max Persaud continued to excel as he turned in yet another outstanding performance to emerge as the overall winner when the Lusignan Golf Club hosted the A and R Printery Golf tournament on Saturday...

Moses Nagamootoo: Macbeth resurrected

Dec 10, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Moses Nagamootoo: Macbeth resurrected

I have done two columns with snippets of biography of Rupert Roopnaraine (see the following two pieces – Wednesday, May 1, 2013, “The Sky’s Wild Noise” drowned me with pessimism” and...

Jaguars storm to 126 run opening win in Regional Four-Day Championship

Dec 10, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jaguars storm to 126 run opening win in Regional Four-Day Championship

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,– Guyana Jaguars stormed to a commanding 126 run victory on the fourth and final day of their day/night first round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship yesterday. After...

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