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No reversal…No-Confidence motion stands – Speaker tells National Assembly minus Opposition

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on No reversal…No-Confidence motion stands – Speaker tells National Assembly minus Opposition

The Motion of No-Confidence against the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) government remains valid, and the government has been urged by the Speaker of the...

Govt. moves to fight no-confidence motion in court

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. moves to fight no-confidence motion in court

Attorney General Basil Williams said that the government has already moved to the High Court to file their cases in relation to the no-confidence motion. He told this to members of the media shortly...

From US ambassador to gold mining executive… Perry Holloway joins Guyana Goldfields as Senior VP

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on From US ambassador to gold mining executive… Perry Holloway joins Guyana Goldfields as Senior VP

Former US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, has been hired to help manage Guyana’s biggest gold mine. According to the Canadian-owned Guyana Goldfields Inc., Holloway has been appointed...

Go to the polls, not the Courts – Chris Ram urges Govt.

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Go to the polls, not the Courts – Chris Ram urges Govt.

Attorney-at-law and Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram is calling on the Government to abort its intended course of action in response to the passage of the No-Confidence Motion. Ram thinks that...

Shareholders move to sack Goldfield directors – cite mismanagement, $1B loss in share value

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Shareholders move to sack Goldfield directors – cite mismanagement, $1B loss in share value

Shareholders of Guyana Goldfields Inc., a Canadian company, which operates the biggest gold mining operations in Guyana, are moving to sack its current board of directors because of what it...

Local Govt. Commission pussyfooting with City Hall COI recommendations

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Local Govt. Commission pussyfooting with City Hall COI recommendations

The Local Government Commission (LGC) appears to be delaying carrying out the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry, (COI) conducted into the operations of the Mayor and City Council of...

Venezuela must cease all threats of military force against unarmed civilian vessels – Greenidge

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela must cease all threats of military force against unarmed civilian vessels – Greenidge

Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge declared in the National Assembly yesterday that Venezuela must cease all threats of military force against unarmed civilian vessels, which are licensed...

One letter separate Basil Dummy (B) from Donald Dumb (D)

Jan 04, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on One letter separate Basil Dummy (B) from Donald Dumb (D)

Dem got people who does do anything fuh money from de govt. Dem got a lawyer who start dis stupidness bout 33 being smaller than 32. Dis story start since 2014 when Donald Dumb was de president. Now...

2014 rape-murder of Cuyuni shopkeeper… Berbice youth appears in court to face charge

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 2014 rape-murder of Cuyuni shopkeeper… Berbice youth appears in court to face charge

After being on the run for four years, a 21-year-old man was yesterday charged and remanded to prison for the murder of a Cuyuni shopkeeper. Nathan Anthony Stoute, of Mahaica, East Coast...

Lawyers continue arguments over Court‘s jurisdiction in Nandlall stolen law books case

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyers continue arguments over Court‘s jurisdiction in Nandlall stolen law books case

Attorney-at-law Leslyn Noble has raised further contentions over the authority of the High Court to rule on the matter of stolen law books, which involves former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, at...

Refusal to hold elections in three months sending bad signal to investors – Ramson – Says courts should not be used as a tool to buy time or delay

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Refusal to hold elections in three months sending bad signal to investors – Ramson – Says courts should not be used as a tool to buy time or delay

The APNU+AFC Government’s reluctance to call General and Regional Elections within the three-month period as prescribed by the Constitution of Guyana will send a bad signal to foreign and...

Man jailed for keeping gun he found while cleaning drain

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man jailed for keeping gun he found while cleaning drain

A City Magistrate yesterday sentenced a clothes vendor to two years’ imprisonment and fined him $50,000 after he was found with an illegal gun in a haversack. Quacey Glasgow, 33, of West Ruimveldt,...

GTU consulting ground level members on new salary proposal …as government starts retroactive payout

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GTU consulting ground level members on new salary proposal …as government starts retroactive payout

Although it was gearing to submit a proposal to the Ministry of Education last month for a new multi-year salary package for public school teachers, the Guyana Teachers’ Union [GTU] has...

Region Eight villager who allegedly killed ‘wrong man’ remanded

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Region Eight villager who allegedly killed ‘wrong man’ remanded

A 47-year-old Kurukabaru, Region Eight man, who allegedly killed a 19-year-old after mistaking him for another individual, was remanded yesterday for murder. Timothy Martin was charged with the...

GDF promotes 706 ranks

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GDF promotes 706 ranks

In accordance with Part III Section 16 of the Defence Act 15:01 of 1977, the Chief of Staff Brigadier Patrick West, MSS, has announced the promotion of 706 other ranks of the Guyana Defence...

Same game different players – GoG continues to show disinterest in sports

Jan 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Same game different players – GoG continues to show disinterest in sports

Says Sean Devers As I start another year my continued disappointment with this Government’s disinterest in sports after 23 years of the same attitude by the PPP/C Administration, prompted...

The most significant year in Guyana Basketball history – 2018

Jan 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on The most significant year in Guyana Basketball history – 2018

The most significant moment for Guyana’s basketball in 2018 was the end of the nation’s 36-year wait to win the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Senior Male Championship. This...

GFF’s mid-season transfer window opens

Jan 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF’s mid-season transfer window opens

The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) mid-season transfer window is a crucial opportunity for clubs and players to make sometimes life-changing decisions about their football careers and...

Full strength Bajans aim to halt Jaguars unbeaten streak as teams clash today in Barbados

Jan 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Full strength Bajans aim to halt Jaguars unbeaten streak as teams clash today in Barbados

By Sean Devers A full strength Barbados Pride with nine International players has been assembled for their third round Regional first-class match against four-time defending Champions Guyana...

Badri Prasad Memorial T20 – Wakenaam Sans Souci and Maria’s Pleasure to clash in first semi final on Sunday

Jan 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Badri Prasad Memorial T20 – Wakenaam Sans Souci and Maria’s Pleasure to clash in first semi final on Sunday

Sans Souci and Maria’s Pleasure will clash in the first semi final of the Wakenaaam Cricket Committee/Badri Prasad Memorial T20 on Sunday at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground. Sans Souci...

Business as usual for Hockey in 2018

Jan 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Business as usual for Hockey in 2018

By Calvin Chapman The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB), which can easily be labeled as one of the better organised sport associations had another busy year in 2018 with the highlights being the...

Karibee Rice Mega Sprint Classic Horserace Meet Ansa Mc Al joins Trophy Stall as major sponsor

Jan 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Karibee Rice Mega Sprint Classic Horserace Meet Ansa Mc Al joins Trophy Stall as major sponsor

With over 45 entries so far for the Nand Persaud Group of Companies one-day Horse Race Meet, beverage giants Ansa McAl Trading has joined Trophy Stall as the major sponsors for this Sunday’s...

New MP fills Charrandass Persaud’s space in Parliament

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on New MP fills Charrandass Persaud’s space in Parliament

APNU+AFC Member, Barbara Patricia Pilgrim, was sworn in yesterday as a Parliamentarian of the National Assembly. Pilgrim replaces former AFC Member, Charrandass Persaud, who resigned as a Member of...

Several financial Bills passed in Opposition’s absence

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Several financial Bills passed in Opposition’s absence

The absence of the political opposition did not prevent the government from continuing with its business in the National Assembly. In fact, several financial Bills were passed by the Government,...

Woman goes into labour after bandits storm guest house

Jan 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Woman goes into labour after bandits storm guest house

Two businesses in Clifton and John’s, Port Mourant, respectively, were Wednesday night pounced upon by perpetrators determined to drive fear into the minds of their intended victims....