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Wrangling over elections continues… Apnu says voters’ list bloated, PPP calls it valid

Feb 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Wrangling over elections continues… Apnu says voters’ list bloated, PPP calls it valid

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell At a time when Guyana is supposed to be speedily gearing for General and Regional Elections, even the Voters’ List is something that the main political parties cannot...

Bauxite standoff… Rusal fires 61 striking workers, refuses to meet with Labour Dept.

Feb 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bauxite standoff… Rusal fires 61 striking workers, refuses to meet with Labour Dept.

Rusal’s management yesterday fired 61 workers who took strike action over the last week in a situation that is heading downhill fast. As workers continue to defy orders from the Russians to leave...

Medevac plane with body crashes; pilot and cop survive

Feb 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Medevac plane with body crashes; pilot and cop survive

A policeman and an American pilot miraculously cheated death last evening after a single-engine plane went down in the West Demerara conservancy, but darkness and access to the area was thwarting...

Army’s exhibits attract large crowds at UG’s Career Fair

Feb 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Army’s exhibits attract large crowds at UG’s Career Fair

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) exhibits at the University of Guyana Open/Career Fair drew the customary large crowds last Friday, at the Turkeyen Campus. The participation of the GDF at...

Customs procedures to be improved for oil industry – GRA

Feb 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Customs procedures to be improved for oil industry – GRA

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) will be making moves quite soon to improve its customs procedures in light of the burgeoning oil and gas industry. It made this known in its Strategic Plan for...

Ministerial Plenary shows contempt for High Court ruling – FITUG

Feb 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ministerial Plenary shows contempt for High Court ruling – FITUG

The High Court was pellucid in its ruling that upon the passage of a No-Confidence Motion, Cabinet ceases to exist. With this as its premise, the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana...

C’tyne businessman denies involvement in attack on Chinese national

Feb 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on C’tyne businessman denies involvement in attack on Chinese national

The Upper Corentyne businessman who is believed to be the mastermind in the attack on a Chinese national, is denying that he is involved in any way in the assault, police sources say. Kaieteur News...

Dual Citizenship… Chris Ram asks police to investigate MPs

Feb 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Dual Citizenship… Chris Ram asks police to investigate MPs

Attorney-at-law and social commentator Christopher Ram says he has lodged a formal complaint with Commissioner of Police, Leslie James, of possible violations of th e law when it comes to...

Jagdeo training Soulja Bai in PR

Feb 19, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Jagdeo training Soulja Bai in PR

All of a sudden people finding out some things dat even de police don’t even know. A lady call de Waterfalls paper to report how two Ministers sons involved in shooting school principal Brian...

Body discovered on Zeelugt Foreshore still unidentified

Feb 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Body discovered on Zeelugt Foreshore still unidentified

The Guyana Police Force is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the body of a male, which was found on February 2, 2019, in the vicinity of Zeelugt Foreshore, West Coast...

Teachers to be placed on debunching scales from next month – GTU

Feb 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teachers to be placed on debunching scales from next month – GTU

As soon as next month, public school teachers should see themselves on specified salary scales which will serve to ensure that they are paid based on a combination of factors, including their...

Patrick Ford Memorial Boxing C/Ships Allicock dominate Joseph, Amsterdam win close fight over Prince

Feb 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Patrick Ford Memorial Boxing C/Ships Allicock dominate Joseph, Amsterdam win close fight over Prince

By Sean Devers The two International bouts between Guyana and Trinidad, on the second annual Patrick Ford Memorial Boxing Card on Sunday night at the National Gymnasium lived up to the hype and a...

GFF/Pele Alumni/Frank Watson Memorial U15 A thorough learning experience – President Forde

Feb 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/Pele Alumni/Frank Watson Memorial U15 A thorough learning experience – President Forde

By Franklin Wilson The just concluded Guyana Football Federation/Pele Alumni/Frank Watson Memorial National U15 championships, which ended on Saturday last with FC Eagles of the West Demerara...

Balram Narine wins again

Feb 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Balram Narine wins again

The Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC) of Berbice 2019 season has started with a flurry with the club already hosting two events. The club which is one of the most active cycling entities in the country...

NSC / Magnum Mash Cup Round of 16 on this evening -DoS describes referees’ behaviour as repugnant

Feb 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC / Magnum Mash Cup Round of 16 on this evening -DoS describes referees’ behaviour as repugnant

Organisers of this year’s National Sports Commission (NSC) / Magnum Mash Cup held a press briefing yesterday at the NSC Head Office to assure fans and teams that tonight’s Round of 16 action will...

Narayan Ramdhani taking Alberta Canada by storm as he claims gold

Feb 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Narayan Ramdhani taking Alberta Canada by storm as he claims gold

Guyana’s top male Badminton player Narayan Ramdhani made history for the Kings Eagles University Badminton Team when he won the gold medal in the men singles at the 2018-2019 ACAC Provincial...

Sans Souci are Badri Prasad Memorial T20 champs – Wakenaam

Feb 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sans Souci are Badri Prasad Memorial T20 champs – Wakenaam

By Zaheer Mohamed Sans Souci were crowned champions of the fourth edition of the Wakenaam Cricket Committee (WCC) Badri Prasad Memorial T20 competition following a six-wicket victory over archrivals...

BCB/Shimron Hetmyer Intermediate Tournament Rose Hall Town Pepsi, Albion CC among victorious teams in rain affected first round

Feb 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/Shimron Hetmyer Intermediate Tournament Rose Hall Town Pepsi, Albion CC among victorious teams in rain affected first round

The Berbice Cricket Board’s Shimron Hetmyer Intermediate Tournament bowled off on Sunday. Several matches were played off despite heavy rainfalls which battered most of the grounds in Berbice....

Wellman Masters, SVC Grill Masters claim GSCL Inc Republic Cup titles

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more