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No-confidence motion… Govt. files court action challenging vote count

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on No-confidence motion… Govt. files court action challenging vote count

Yet another court case has been filed to challenge the no-confidence motion, which was passed in the National Assembly on December 21, last. The action filed by the Government represents the second...

Jagdeo wants to join Charrandass Persaud litigation

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo wants to join Charrandass Persaud litigation

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has applied to the High Court to be a party to the proceedings filed by a private citizen, Compton Reid, against the no- confidence which was passed in the National...

Political play can lead to economic sloth, investment shutdown – Ram warns

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Political play can lead to economic sloth, investment shutdown – Ram warns

While the politicians are busy trying to hold on to power and acting outside of the constitution, the economy is slowing and investments will be at standstill. This was noted by attorney-at-law,...

Atlantic Fuels import probe… Van West-Charles summoned by GRA

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Atlantic Fuels import probe… Van West-Charles summoned by GRA

A senior official of Atlantic Fuels Inc. has been called in by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) amid a probe to determine how much money the country may have lost because of under-invoicing....

Two wanted in relation to murder of Bush Lot brothers

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two wanted in relation to murder of Bush Lot brothers

The Guyana Police Force has issued bulletins for two men, who are wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of the Samaroo brothers of Bush Lot Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Wanted...

Berbice Bridge to undergo first major repairs

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Bridge to undergo first major repairs

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell For years, the Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) neglected to effect any major maintenance or repairs to the structure it agreed to manage, maintain and operate. Some 10...

Irfaan Ali petition stalls Pradoville 2 matter in Magistrate’s Court

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Irfaan Ali petition stalls Pradoville 2 matter in Magistrate’s Court

Days after former Housing Minister, Mohamed Irfaan Ali moved to the High Court to quash 19 fraud charges that he is facing for the controversial Pradoville Two scheme, the matter was yesterday...

More than four months later… Almost $16M paid, but auto dealership still to deliver school bus to Region 10

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on More than four months later… Almost $16M paid, but auto dealership still to deliver school bus to Region 10

In an effort to effectively address transportation woes being encountered by several students from far-flung communities within Region 10, the Regional Democratic Council [RDC] last year...

Terry pull a Charranrass pon Ralphie

Jan 08, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Terry pull a Charranrass pon Ralphie

Anybody who got two tin cup and a mouth organ got a party. From de time one newspaper report how a new party form, dem boys know it dead before it start. In de first place, things like dis...

Driver committed to stand trial for rape of passenger, 14

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Driver committed to stand trial for rape of passenger, 14

Forty-one year-old Sherwayne Brandt called ‘Brave’, has been committed to stand trial in the High Court for rape, following the conclusion of a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) conducted by Senior...

The government should put its house in order

Jan 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The government should put its house in order

There is a greater need for ethnic sensitivity in the appointment of public officers than there is in the reporting of such appointments. The media does not need to fact-check these appointments; the...

Ramkarran’s new party suffers first resignation

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ramkarran’s new party suffers first resignation

It has not yet been launched, but a new political party co-founded by former House Speaker, Ralph Ramkarran, has to deal with the resignation of prominent city businessman, Terrence Campbell....

Day 4 Regional First Class Cricket Jaguars register third successive victory with 6-Wkt win over Pride Despite century stand between Dowrich & Chase

Jan 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Day 4 Regional First Class Cricket Jaguars register third successive victory with 6-Wkt win over Pride Despite century stand between Dowrich & Chase

By Sean Devers Test players Shane Dowrich and Roston Chase have played 155 First-Class matches between them and yesterday at the Kensington Oval the pair featured in 105-run stand but their...

GFF investigation into Allegations of Sexual Harassment of Female Referees Head of Referees, Stanley Lancaster FIRED; Referees Assessor, Roy McArthur Provisionally Suspended

Jan 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF investigation into Allegations of Sexual Harassment of Female Referees Head of Referees, Stanley Lancaster FIRED; Referees Assessor, Roy McArthur Provisionally Suspended

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) after studying the recommendations made by the Board of Inquiry (BoI) that was established in March 2018 to investigate allegations of sexual harassment of...

Guyana Karate College Springlands Dojo holds grading

Jan 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Karate College Springlands Dojo holds grading

The Guyana Karate College (GKC) has just successfully hosted its first grading examinations for its Springlands Dojo in Berbice. The GKC Berbice Dojo is a collaborative undertaking with the...

Police win GT Beer/Candy Boss, Antics Promotion 8-a-side Football competition again

Jan 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Police win GT Beer/Candy Boss, Antics Promotion 8-a-side Football competition again

Tournament Defending champions The Guyana Police Force Football Club fought hard to keep out Paradise Invaders FC as they held on to win the second edition of the GT Beer/Candy Boss, Antics...

Regal Sports renews ties with WCC for U19 tourney

Jan 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal Sports renews ties with WCC for U19 tourney

After presenting a quantity of cricket equipment to the Wakenaam Cricket Committee (WCC), Regal Sports which is based at 41 and 69 Seaforth Street, Campbellville has renewed their sponsorship...

Guyanese Lionel D’Andrade places second in Bigi Broki Waka 10k

Jan 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Lionel D’Andrade places second in Bigi Broki Waka 10k

Guyanese athlete Lionel D’ Andrade continues to add to his collection of prizes when he placed second in Bigi Broki Waka 10k which was held on Sunday last in Paramaribo, Suriname. The race,...

Ventures Indoor tournament Supernova fall to TTDF in semifinal

Jan 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ventures Indoor tournament Supernova fall to TTDF in semifinal

Guyana’s indoor developmental hockey team, Supernova, lost their semifinal to the Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force (TTDF), in heart-breaking fashion, on Sunday morning at the Ventures...

U.S. top court rejects Exxon in climate change document dispute By Nate Raymond (Reuters)

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. top court rejects Exxon in climate change document dispute By Nate Raymond (Reuters)

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the attorney general of Massachusetts to obtain records from Exxon Mobil Corp to probe whether the oil company for decades concealed its...

Region Four educators exposed to advanced HFLE training -initiative aimed at reducing social ills

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Region Four educators exposed to advanced HFLE training -initiative aimed at reducing social ills

Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) is a programme aimed at promoting life skills for youths, which zero-in on knowledge and skill development for the whole person. Recognising the usefulness of...

Thieves cart off $1M in meat from Mon Repos butchery

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves cart off $1M in meat from Mon Repos butchery

The proprietor of Bibi’s Halaal butchery, which is located at Lot 11 Mon Repos North Public Road, has estimated her losses to be over one million dollars, after a break-in at her butchery over the...

Berbice police make donation to teen whose family was murdered

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice police make donation to teen whose family was murdered

Eleven- year-old Mahesh Seetaram, of Glasgow New Housing Scheme, East Bank Berbice, on Wednesday last, received a hamper from Police Ranks in Berbice. The donation was made possible by members...

Countdown to Mashramani 2019 begins

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Countdown to Mashramani 2019 begins

The countdown has begun for Mashramani 2019 celebrations. The Ministry of the Presidency, Department of Social Cohesion, Culture, Youth and Sport hosted its annual Mashramani ‘Krank...

Criminal charges for importers of fake Daflon tablets …as Food and Drug Dept. cracks down on counterfeit products

Jan 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Criminal charges for importers of fake Daflon tablets …as Food and Drug Dept. cracks down on counterfeit products

Criminal charges will shortly be instituted against importers of counterfeit Daflon tablets currently being circulated on the local market. This is according to information released yesterday...