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Team Guyana regain CBC Title on home soil Allicock adjudged ‘Best Boxer’ as Guyana win 15 Medals

Dec 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Team Guyana regain CBC Title on home soil Allicock adjudged ‘Best Boxer’ as Guyana win 15 Medals

By Sean Devers While it was far less than the 1,500 capacity that the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall can accommodate, the crowd on Sunday night was the largest of four nights of the fifth annual...

PPP Govt. sidelined NIS board while Cabinet made decisions on major investments – Scheme had no say about investment in Berbice Bridge

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on PPP Govt. sidelined NIS board while Cabinet made decisions on major investments – Scheme had no say about investment in Berbice Bridge

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell For years, the Board of Directors of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) was almost titular. Most, if not all, major decisions concerning the scheme’s finances...

Gov’t fails to implement 174 of Auditor General’s recommendations

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t fails to implement 174 of Auditor General’s recommendations

Each year, the Auditor General’s Office issues recommendations to Ministries, Departments and Regions that are designed at improving systems and practices at these entities as well as...

2019 budget pushes Treasury overdraft to $210B

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 2019 budget pushes Treasury overdraft to $210B

Local financial analysts are deeply concerned about the increase in the overdraft of the national purse. As at December 31, 2015, the Treasury was in an overdraft of $42.7B. But that is expected to...

Govt. fires Ramson senior; allocates no money for Office

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. fires Ramson senior; allocates no money for Office

The 2019 Budget does not cater for an Office of the Commissioner. Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo confirmed this yesterday in the National Assembly. Nagamootoo said that this is so because the...

Speaker to rule whether PM can attend sittings while performing duties of President …Opposition Chief Whip warns of legal challenges

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker to rule whether PM can attend sittings while performing duties of President …Opposition Chief Whip warns of legal challenges

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who is currently performing the duties of President, attended yesterday’s sitting as a Member of Parliament, despite a letter of protest from Opposition...

Canadian court to rule on extradition of wanted ex-GRDB Accountant

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian court to rule on extradition of wanted ex-GRDB Accountant

The immigration hearing in relation to former accountant at the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Peter Ramcharran, who is fighting extradition in Canada, has concluded. A Canadian Court...

Mom wins over $22M judgement for son’s shooting death by police

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mom wins over $22M judgement for son’s shooting death by police

By Feona Morrison Donna Sulker, the mother, of the now deceased Dameon Belgrave, who was shot and killed by police in October 2012, has been awarded judgment to the tune of $21,970,000, along...

PNC+KFC promises run away and lef dem

Dec 11, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on PNC+KFC promises run away and lef dem

When you li’l, you does mek promise wha you can’t keep but people does forgive you. However, when you get big and you mek dem same promise wha you don’t keep, people does put a curse pon you....

Should public service be a sacrifice?

Dec 11, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Should public service be a sacrifice?

Who says that being a public official means one has to make sacrifices? There is an old joke about a public servant who went home after working at his government job. While going through some empty...

COI report recommends City Hall review tax collection methods

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on COI report recommends City Hall review tax collection methods

The Commision of Inquiry into the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) has recommended among other things, that the council review its tax collection method to garner monies to help...

“Short Boss’’ attempted murder charge… Imran Khan granted $700,000 bail in High Court

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “Short Boss’’ attempted murder charge… Imran Khan granted $700,000 bail in High Court

After Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan refused to grant businessman Abdul Imran Khan bail on several occasions, his lawyers were able to secure bail in the sum of $700,000 in the High Court....

Dharm Shala treats 225 children to a festive time

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Dharm Shala treats 225 children to a festive time

Some 225 children were treated to a festive time last Thursday when the Dharm Shala benevolent home hosted its Annual Children’s Christmas Party. This year marked the 98th hosting of the event and...

GWI driver charged for theft of phone

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GWI driver charged for theft of phone

Kelvin Barker, a driver for Guyana Water Inc (GWI), made an appearance in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore, on a charge of simple larceny that was...

Princess Hotel to pay $7.5M for pool drowning of teen

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Princess Hotel to pay $7.5M for pool drowning of teen

High Court Judge Sandil Kissoon ordered Princess Hotel of Providence, East Bank Demerara, to pay damages to the tune of $7.5M to Marcia Duke, the mother of 17-year-old Shamar Edwards, who...

Avoiding resource curse imperative to Guyana’s security sector …Let Venezuela’s crisis serve as warning – US Report

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Avoiding resource curse imperative to Guyana’s security sector …Let Venezuela’s crisis serve as warning – US Report

By Kiana Wilburg Leading anti-corruption bodies and scores of international experts have warned Guyana about the resource curse—a phenomenon that sees countries endowed with a rich source of...

Ganesh Parts and General Store supports Boxing Day race meet

Dec 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ganesh Parts and General Store supports Boxing Day race meet

Ganesh’s Parts and General Store has thrown its support behind the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) for the staging of their Boxing Day horserace meet set for Bush Lot, Corentyne....

UDFA GT Beer kicks off in Linden Eagles United held to 0-0 draw by Capital FC as Net Rockers bang Shattas 4-0

Dec 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA GT Beer kicks off in Linden Eagles United held to 0-0 draw by Capital FC as Net Rockers bang Shattas 4-0

Capital FC made their debut in competitive football with a well earned nil all draw against the Upper Demerara champions Christianburg’s Eagles United but the second seed Net Rockers wasted...

Trophy Stall supports KFC Goodwill tournament

Dec 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall supports KFC Goodwill tournament

The KFC Goodwill schools’ football tournament kicks off this Saturday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground and will feature three local teams along with Trinidad and Tobago’s...

Ezon Roberts’s 5-A-Side Memorial Timehri Panthers dominate, win U11, 13 & 15; Back Street Girls take Female trophy

Dec 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ezon Roberts’s 5-A-Side Memorial Timehri Panthers dominate, win U11, 13 & 15; Back Street Girls take Female trophy

The inaugural Ezon Roberts 5-a-side Memorial Football Fiesta on Sunday evening last was a resounding success with a total of 21 teams at the female, Under-11, 13, 15 and Senior levels taking...

Team Wreckers wreak havoc at South Dakota -Crack and Lean ride away with bikes honours

Dec 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Team Wreckers wreak havoc at South Dakota -Crack and Lean ride away with bikes honours

After two hours of competitive driving, team Ramchand’s Wreckers through driver Adrian Fernandes continued its stranglehold on the Endurance title of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club....

New Archery Guyana President Mohamed Khan meets Minister Dr. George Norton, shares plans

Dec 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on New Archery Guyana President Mohamed Khan meets Minister Dr. George Norton, shares plans

Newly elected Archery Guyana President Mr. Mohamed Khan and his delegation of Directors paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton at the Ministry’s...

Barker guides MSC to victory; MYO beat UG despite Ali’s ton Rampersaud slams century for MYO

Dec 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Barker guides MSC to victory; MYO beat UG despite Ali’s ton Rampersaud slams century for MYO

By Zaheer Mohamed Nichosie Barker struck a fine half century to guide Malteenoes Sports Club to a four-wicket victory against GNIC SC, while Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) defeated University...

Assuria commits to GFF/Stag Super-16 Yearend Tournament

Dec 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Assuria commits to GFF/Stag Super-16 Yearend Tournament

As the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) counts down to the start of the GFF-Stag Yearend tournament on Friday; Assuria has committed a monetary donation to the success of the tournament. This...

Lawyer decries poor police investigations

Dec 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyer decries poor police investigations

A lawyer has called for the standards of police investigations to be raised, with many citizens the victims of poor detective work. Attorney-at-law Dexter Todd was answering questions last week...

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Anderson ton, Looknauth’s 9 seals dominant 10-wicket win for Harpy Eagles

A wave of criminal deportees may be coming our way soon

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-It is peculiar the way the PPP/C government often finds itself staring down the barrel of... more