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Why I voted the way I did – Charrandass

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Why I voted the way I did – Charrandass

A Member of Parliament backbencher, (MP), Charrandass Persaud, was largely quiet in the national front over the past few months. On Friday evening, after 20:00 hours, that all changed. Within hours,...

Govt. has itself to blame; it was drunk on power –Dr. Hinds …Says WPA to discuss breaking ranks for 2019 elections

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. has itself to blame; it was drunk on power –Dr. Hinds …Says WPA to discuss breaking ranks for 2019 elections

By Kiana Wilburg “I was hoping the decision would have been different. But I am not surprised by the outcome of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) No-Confidence Motion… The...

Venezuelan incursion halts ExxonMobil operations

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuelan incursion halts ExxonMobil operations

USA oil giant, ExxonMobil, was forced to pause its 3-D seismic operations on the Stabroek Block yesterday following an incursion by the Venezuelan military. ExxonMobil’s Head of Public and...

Kenya to lose main port to China through debt

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Kenya to lose main port to China through debt

The same fate that befell countries like Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Zambia is now looming in Kenya. That African country is at risk of losing its main port to China. Kenya will lose its lucrative...

We have been betrayed, but respect outcome of the motion- PM Nagamootoo

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on We have been betrayed, but respect outcome of the motion- PM Nagamootoo

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday said that it is “shocked and betrayed” by the vote of Charrandass Persaud in the National Assembly. The party claimed Persaud never expressed that he had...

Telecoms liberalization deadline looms… Govt, GTT reach agreement on spectrum allocation – Hughes

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Telecoms liberalization deadline looms… Govt, GTT reach agreement on spectrum allocation – Hughes

Scenes from the historic successful no confidence motion brought against the APNU+AFC Government Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, said Government remains on track to...

Charranrass mek nuff people can’t sleep

Dec 23, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Charranrass mek nuff people can’t sleep

De no confidence motion should be a lesson and a wake up call fuh all politicians. De APNU+KFC didn’t see what was coming. Charranrass vote on de motion, change de dynamics of party politics in...

Six arrested, three guns, ammo seized

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Six arrested, three guns, ammo seized

Police ranks on patrols in ‘A’ & ‘D’ Divisions have arrested six men during three stop and search operations between Friday and Saturday morning. The police in a release said the...

“Terrible Dog” murdered over sausage

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “Terrible Dog” murdered over sausage

Police are investigating the murder of a gold miner whose only name has been given as “Terrible Dog”. He was allegedly stabbed in the region of his stomach by a Brazilian chef, who goes by...

GECOM kicks into high gear for early General Elections

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM kicks into high gear for early General Elections

Friday’s historic passage of a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly against the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Government has set in motion plans for...

West Watooka man fatally stabbed over spilled alcohol

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on West Watooka man fatally stabbed over spilled alcohol

The peace and serenity of West Watooka was on Friday night shattered after a resident was fatally stabbed in the region of the heart and subsequently died at the Linden Hospital Complex while...

Clive Lloyd, the best Captain of Cricket ever

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Clive Lloyd, the best Captain of Cricket ever

by Rudi Webster In this year’s Christmas issue of the Cricketer magazine, former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd was voted as the best-ever international captain, just ahead of Imran Khan, the...

‘Bitter Christmas’ for E’bo rice farmers this year

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Bitter Christmas’ for E’bo rice farmers this year

Rice farmers on the Essequibo Coast claim that a bitter Christmas is ahead of them, following the disastrous year endured by the local rice industry in Region Two [Pomeroon/Supenaam]. This...

Ramjattan keeps promise; Charrandass Persaud leaves parliament safely … flees country

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ramjattan keeps promise; Charrandass Persaud leaves parliament safely … flees country

Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes, yesterday commended the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change Coalition government for allowing Charrandass Persaud...

After more than a decade … Mother still to receive civil award for children killed in accident

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on After more than a decade … Mother still to receive civil award for children killed in accident

For the past decade Lucille Bacchus, has been back and forth to the courts trying to get secure a $15 million civil suit award for the death of her two children. The award came as a result of...

Three months after fare hike… Ministry of Business still to implement minibus code of conduct

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Three months after fare hike… Ministry of Business still to implement minibus code of conduct

It has been over three months since the Ministry of Business in collaboration with the United Minibus Union implemented a $20 fare hike across the board with the promise of implementing a Code of...

Santa visits Wakenaam Island

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Santa visits Wakenaam Island

Despite the badly damaged roads, the residents of Zeelandia community on the island of Wakenaam had a special visit from Santa and a team of helpers. The children and seniors were treated to...

Taxi fares double this festive season

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi fares double this festive season

It has become more expensive to use taxis especially those not operating from a service base. While it has become a norm for hire car operators to hike fares around the Christmas season,...

The outcome of the no-confidence motion

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The outcome of the no-confidence motion

On Friday, the nation ground to a halt as it awaited the outcome of the “no confidence vote” in Parliament; a vote piloted by the opposition. It was the belief of many that the PPP motion...

Comments in the wake of the no-confidence vote

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Comments in the wake of the no-confidence vote

British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn The democratic process as laid out in the Constitution has been followed. It is important that everyone now respects the results. Members of...

Convicted wife killer appeals 78-year sentence

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Convicted wife killer appeals 78-year sentence

In May 2014, the now 28-year-old Kevin Verwayne was sentenced to 78 years’ imprisonment for the murder of his reputed wife, Farida Ramdeen, called ‘Susie’, whom he drowned. High Court...

Fly Jamaica begins process to compensate passengers in crash landing

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Fly Jamaica begins process to compensate passengers in crash landing

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fly Jamaica has begun taking steps towards compensating passengers who suffered loss when its Boeing 757-200 aircraft overshot the runway at the Cheddi Jagan International...

Govt will abide by constitutional requirements — President Granger

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt will abide by constitutional requirements — President Granger

President David Granger said, yesterday, that the Government of Guyana, following the passing of the no-confidence motion in the National Assembly, will abide by the stipulations, which have been...

Malteenoes Awards Ceremony Barker is Senior Cricketer of the Year, Scott Junior Cricketer

Dec 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Malteenoes Awards Ceremony Barker is Senior Cricketer of the Year, Scott Junior Cricketer

By Sean Devers All-Rounder Nkosie Barker copped Awards for Best Batsman, Best Bowler and Senior Cricketer of the year, Jeremiah Scott took the Award for Junior Cricketer of the Year, while...

Charles Huston, a shaper of Guyana’s aviation sector, is a ‘Special Person’

Dec 23, 2018 KNews Special Person Comments Off on Charles Huston, a shaper of Guyana’s aviation sector, is a ‘Special Person’

Pull quote: “I was sitting next to my brother, as a nine-year-old, when I saw an amphibious aircraft landing, and I told him I will be an engineer to fix that…” By Staff Writer A man with a...

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Renuka, Mandhana consign West Indies to record loss

Chilling reminders that we are not safe

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Georgetown was plunged into shock and terror last week after two heinous incidents laid... more