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Nearly a dozen Customs officers sent packing

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Nearly a dozen Customs officers sent packing

Almost a dozen Customs officers were sacked this past week for alleged corruption. According to reports, a few, who were sent home, would have served in excess of 20 years at the Guyana...

Govt. seeking int’l help on oil spill preparedness, crisis management

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. seeking int’l help on oil spill preparedness, crisis management

By Kiana Wilburg The APNU+AFC Government is in the process of seeking international help on various issues, two of which include crisis management in the petroleum sector and boosting Guyana’s...

“Charrandass talked to me about starting a party”– he was about to be charged–Ryan Crawford

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on “Charrandass talked to me about starting a party”– he was about to be charged–Ryan Crawford

By Malisa Playter Harry Expelled member of the Alliance for Change (AFC) and Attorney-at-law Charrandass Persaud had signalled his intention to form a new party shortly after his historic December...

Fuel racket… Multi-agency investigation urged against Atlantic Fuel Inc

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Fuel racket… Multi-agency investigation urged against Atlantic Fuel Inc

More than one week after shocking disclosures that a company, closely associated to Dr. Richard Van West Charles, tendered fake Customs documents which caused Government to lose millions in...

Annandale hit-and-run… Parents struggle to cope with son crippled after accident

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Annandale hit-and-run… Parents struggle to cope with son crippled after accident

An Annandale, East Coast Demerara family is struggling to care for their teenage son, who was crippled in a hit-and-run accident which occurred last December. Zahida Hussain and her husband,...

Charrandass’s departure sparks diplomatic row

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Charrandass’s departure sparks diplomatic row

The fallout of the no-confidence vote of December 21, 2018 is continuing with the Canadian High Commission now drawn in. Government, reportedly, is insisting that there were some diplomatic lapses to...

Venezuela’s remapping will be under close watch.-Foreign Affairs Minister

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela’s remapping will be under close watch.-Foreign Affairs Minister

The Government of Argentina has called on Venezuela and Guyana to favour dialogue and a peaceful resolution, in conformity with International Law, regarding their territorial controversy over...

Drunken woman gets three years for killing friend in accident

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Drunken woman gets three years for killing friend in accident

The drunken woman who was charged with killing her friend in an accident on July 4, 2017, on the Liliendaal Bridge, Greater Georgetown, was last Thursday sentenced to three years’...

Irfaan Ali accused of academic fraud

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Irfaan Ali accused of academic fraud

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The academic achievements of one of the frontrunners in the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) race for presidential candidacy, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, are under question....

Dem got one ‘E’ in Granger, one in Jagdeo but none in Ramotar or Hinds

Jan 13, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem got one ‘E’ in Granger, one in Jagdeo but none in Ramotar or Hinds

In this world of E-mails, E-ticket, E-paper, E-recharge, E-transfer and the latest E-Governance… never forget “CrEator” who makes Everything E-asy for E-veryone, E-veryday....

MARAD issues strict operating time for water taxis

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on MARAD issues strict operating time for water taxis

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is notifying all water taxis, except those plying the Georgetown/Vreed-en-Hoop route that they will now be allowed to operate from 6:00hrs to 18:00hrs, effective...

All suspected cases of measles to be reported within 30 days – Health Ministry -as efforts made to ramp-up tactical response

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on All suspected cases of measles to be reported within 30 days – Health Ministry -as efforts made to ramp-up tactical response

Guyana is not taking the threat of measles lightly. In fact, the Ministry has engaged a tactical response which targets some specific locales which are at greater threat. While Guyana has not...

Hundreds turn up to demand answers on oil and gas

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Hundreds turn up to demand answers on oil and gas

The Energy Department within the Ministry of the Presidency was caught off guard as hundreds of youths turned up to an event the department hosted. The forum was geared to educate young people...

Montrose granny, Rubis accountant alleged killers, among others listed for trial

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Montrose granny, Rubis accountant alleged killers, among others listed for trial

The January session of the Demerara Criminal assizes opened last Tuesday at the High Court in Georgetown. During the session which will run for about three months, several murder accused will...

Bandits badly beaten after robbery spree at Parika

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits badly beaten after robbery spree at Parika

This man was badly beaten by residents of Parika, East Bank Demerara after he and others allegedly went to steal gas from a resident in the area Friday evening. Though information is still sketchy, a...

Country’s first-ever Cutter Suction Dredge improving drainage in West Berbice

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Country’s first-ever Cutter Suction Dredge improving drainage in West Berbice

The state-of-the-art Cutter Suction Dredge (CSD), recently acquired by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) for making coastal drainage channels more effective, has made a successful...

Private persons can take up oil refinery – Dr. Mark Bynoe

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Private persons can take up oil refinery – Dr. Mark Bynoe

Members of the private sector and the nation’s youths took the opportunity to raise a burning concern about Guyana developing an oil refinery, at an event which was hosted by the Department of...

Singh, Danram struck half centuries as DCC, UG triumph

Jan 13, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Singh, Danram struck half centuries as DCC, UG triumph

By Zaheer Mohamed Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and University of Guyana (UG) registered victories when the Georgetown Cricket Association/New Building Society second division 40-over tournament...

Use the ISO 50001 standard to manage energy within your organisations

Jan 13, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on Use the ISO 50001 standard to manage energy within your organisations

An energy management system helps organisations to better manage their energy use, and it has a significant impact on improving productivity. Usually, the establishment of an energy management system...

Week in Review Sports January 13, 2019

Jan 13, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Week in Review Sports January 13, 2019

Lancaster Fired; McArthur Provisionally Suspended after Sexual Harassment probe The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) after studying the recommendations made by the Board of Inquiry (BoI) that...

NEW YEAR PROSPECTS

Jan 13, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on NEW YEAR PROSPECTS

PAT DIAL The world has just entered the New Year 2019. Consumer advocates have always welcomed the New Year as presenting the opportunity for a better life, not only by correcting the mistakes of the...

Two arrested for mason’s death

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two arrested for mason’s death

Two persons are now in police custody following the death of a 21-year-old mason of Number 70 Village, Upper Corentyne, Berbice. Narindradat Bhawan, called “Altaf” or...

USA based Guyanese athletics Coach disappointed Sights Government’s Non-action to Midas-King Foundation Programmes

Jan 13, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on USA based Guyanese athletics Coach disappointed Sights Government’s Non-action to Midas-King Foundation Programmes

By Sean Devers For the past eight years Andy Medas-King, the founder and organizer of the King Medas Pansy Adonis Classic Road Race and track meet has been instrumental in changing the way...

Corentyne man appeals life sentence for raping girl, 13

Jan 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne man appeals life sentence for raping girl, 13

Mohamed HIfizullah Khan, who was recently sentenced to life in jail after being found guilty of raping a 13-year-old has appealed his conviction. Khan, 50, of No 77 Village, Corentyne,...

Timehri Panthers and Dartmouth U15s clash in friendly today at Anna Regina

Jan 13, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Timehri Panthers and Dartmouth U15s clash in friendly today at Anna Regina

By Franklin Wilson in Essequibo The respective Under-15 Dr. Frank Watson Pele Alumni champions of the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) and Essequibo Pomeroon Football Association (EPFA)...

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