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Ruling by month-end on all matters relating to no-confidence motion -Chief Justice

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ruling by month-end on all matters relating to no-confidence motion -Chief Justice

Cognizant of the fact that the matters before her are all of national interest, Chief Justice Roxane George announced yesterday afternoon that by the end of this month, she will rule on all...

More questions about Irfaan Ali’s qualifications… University of Sunderland does not offer course Ali claimed he pursued

Executed Dutch businessman… Probe focuses on Guyana connection

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Executed Dutch businessman… Probe focuses on Guyana connection

While the police in Berbice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the execution of Surinamese businessman, Nitender Oemrawsingh, 40, of Corantijn Polder, Nickerie District, Suriname,...

Energy MoU… Guyana, TT begin talks on oil spill readiness …To have “intensive meetings” by first quarter –Greenidge

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Energy MoU… Guyana, TT begin talks on oil spill readiness …To have “intensive meetings” by first quarter –Greenidge

Guyana and its CARICOM sister, Trinidad and Tobago, have already initiated talks on the exchange of resources for the former’s oil spill readiness. This was confirmed yesterday with Foreign Affairs...

Fighting the dry spell

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Fighting the dry spell

Scarcity in the water supply on the Essequibo Coast has now increased the demand for the resource, especially since the relentless dry season is now taking a toll on the water conservancy....

Research Professor calls on US to overlook China’s relations with Guyana – To ensure transparency, lawfulness and equality

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Research Professor calls on US to overlook China’s relations with Guyana – To ensure transparency, lawfulness and equality

Guyana’s interest in Guyana will only increase now that the country has yet another valued natural resource—oil. Given China’s track record, many are of the opinion that Guyana should tread...

Ex Insurance manager slapped with 45 charges in $40M fraud

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ex Insurance manager slapped with 45 charges in $40M fraud

The police have instituted 45 fraud related charges against a former employee of Demerara Mutual Life Assurance, who is accused of defrauding the company of over $40M. The charges were brought...

Eco Atlantic challenges true location of Exxon’s ninth discovery well

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Eco Atlantic challenges true location of Exxon’s ninth discovery well

By Kiana Wilburg Canadian Oil firm, Eco Atlantic, is contending that the location of ExxonMobil’s ninth discovery well, the Hammerhead-1, may very well extend into its promising Orinduik Block....

Teenage cattle farmer remanded for murder of Bush Lot brothers

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teenage cattle farmer remanded for murder of Bush Lot brothers

Teen cattle farmer, of Bush Lot Village,Corentyne, Berbice was yesterday charged for the murders of the Samaroo brother’s, also of Bush Lot Village. Keiran Romeo Jeenarine, 18, appeared...

Man gets 16 years for killing cheating wife

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man gets 16 years for killing cheating wife

Admitting to Justice Navindra Singh that he stabbed his wife to death because he found her with another man, Paul Scotland was yesterday sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment for the crime...

Shot Venezuela women air -dashed from Mabaruma

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Shot Venezuela women air -dashed from Mabaruma

Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital are treating two Venezuelan women for gunshot injuries that they allegedly sustained in their homeland. The victims, who are nursing injuries to their...

Irfaat got some good graphic artists

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Irfaat got some good graphic artists

Every now and then somebody does forge dem certificate to get a job. Dem had people who change dem Grades pon de CXC certificate fuh mek de certificate look better. Of course, dem does get ketch....

Caribbean must break down unhealthy stereotypes about men – Activist

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean must break down unhealthy stereotypes about men – Activist

It is the position of the leading activists in the Caribbean region that the region must radically organize a shifting of the norms surrounding what it means to be a man. During the “Youth as...

Int’l regulations to help guide Guyana’s Swine Flu response – Minister Cummings

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l regulations to help guide Guyana’s Swine Flu response – Minister Cummings

Paying close attention to international regulations and having in place a vaccination strategy are but a few of the tactics that the Guyana through its Ministry of Public Health has embraced...

Four schools get Ministry support for Mash Costume Competition

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Four schools get Ministry support for Mash Costume Competition

With funding amounting to approximately $500,000, the Ministry of Education through its Unit of Allied Arts, has sponsored four schools’ participation in its Children Mashramani Costume and...

Saudi Aide fired over Khashoggi murder still wields influence

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Saudi Aide fired over Khashoggi murder still wields influence

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Saudi royal advisor fired over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi continues to wield influence in Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s inner...

Integrity Commission underscores need for more manpower

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Integrity Commission underscores need for more manpower

Chairman of the Integrity Commission, Kumar Doraisami, has underscored the need for additional manpower to assist the Commission in the performance of its duties. The Integrity Commission was...

High interest in the no confidence motion

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on High interest in the no confidence motion

Several persons flocked the courtroom of Chief Justice Roxane George and lined the corridors of the High Court in Georgetown as applications in relation to the passage of the no-confidence...

Shareholders ask Toronto Stock Exchange to monitor Guyana Goldfields

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Shareholders ask Toronto Stock Exchange to monitor Guyana Goldfields

A group of “concerned shareholders” has approached the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) asking the agency to look out for signs of entrenchment, shareholder dilution or attempts to structure around...

Collective effort must lead way in tackling youth crime and violence — Regional Summit hears

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Collective effort must lead way in tackling youth crime and violence — Regional Summit hears

Youth violence and crime in the Caribbean demand a regional solution, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Irwin LaRocque, told representatives of youth organizations from across...

Rusal workers demand meeting with Govt. -want to be treated as human beings

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Rusal workers demand meeting with Govt. -want to be treated as human beings

Several months after the US slapped sanctions on bauxite giant, Rusal, the workers in Guyana are again agitating for better working conditions. The workers, several hundred of them, have...

Taxi driver charged for touching 11-year-old’s private parts

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver charged for touching 11-year-old’s private parts

A taxi driver, who allegedly touched the private parts of an 11-year-old girl, was yesterday charged and released on $100,000 bail for the offence. Rishi Seepersaud, 40, of Station Street, Kitty, was...

Bandits rob Canje businessman at Crabwood Creek

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits rob Canje businessman at Crabwood Creek

Two armed and masked men yesterday pounced on a Canje businessman while he was carrying out sales with his vehicle in Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne, Berbice. According to information...

12-year-old child writes fourth book

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 12-year-old child writes fourth book

Anaya Lee Willabus, born to Guyanese parents, has written her fourth book, raising the bar even higher for children her age. The book is part of a series called ‘Make it Happen’ – Anaya...

Army denies preparing for June elections

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Army denies preparing for June elections

The Guyana Defence Force yesterday said that it is alarmed by a recent news report on a Cable television dated 15th Jan, 2019, titled, “Army preparing for elections in June”. The report...

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Traditional media is still king

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News-Election campaigns are a battle for attention, persuasion, and votes. In this digital age,... more