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US$150M airport renovation…US$35M charge for sand is fraudulent

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on US$150M airport renovation…US$35M charge for sand is fraudulent

Guyana spent a staggering US$35M, according to one report, on sand for the Timehri airport expansion but like everything else associated with the project, it could have been done way, way...

Use of taxi, market purchases will not be regarded as local content – EITI Analyst

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Use of taxi, market purchases will not be regarded as local content – EITI Analyst

By Kiana Wilburg Companies operating in Guyana’s extractive sector are required to give first preference to the country’s local goods and services before trying to acquire same overseas. They are...

Telecoms Agency to take over NFMU from May 10

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Telecoms Agency to take over NFMU from May 10

Government’s overhaul of the telecoms sector is continuing. On May 10, the National Frequency Management Unity (NFMU) will cease to exist under its current construct. It will be taken over...

Supenaam Development Project to be completed by month end.

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Supenaam Development Project to be completed by month end.

The Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, recently announced that phase one of the Supenaam Development project is scheduled to be completed by the end of this month. The...

Two Governments later…IDB exposes unaddressed issues plaguing indigenous peoples

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two Governments later…IDB exposes unaddressed issues plaguing indigenous peoples

By Kiana Wilburg The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has highlighted in one of its latest reports that Guyana’s Indigenous villages continue to face serious underdevelopment challenges due to...

Businessman’s killer gets 80 years

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman’s killer gets 80 years

Victor Bobb, who has been accused of the 2010 murder of supermarket proprietor Dennis Ramah, was yesterday found guilty of the crime by a jury which deliberated at the High Court in Georgetown. The...

Ex-insurance manager allegedly flees with $40M, arrest warrant issued

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-insurance manager allegedly flees with $40M, arrest warrant issued

An arrest warrant has been issued for the former insurance manager of Demerara Mutual Life Assurance, Zaheel Shaheed, yesterday, by a city magistrate where 45 fraud related charges are waiting...

Remorseful prison graduate gets 12 years for killing drinking buddy

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Remorseful prison graduate gets 12 years for killing drinking buddy

By Feona Morrison “I apologize to the court. I apologize to the deceased’s family and I am begging (the court) for mercy. Gave me a second chance,” 30-year-old confessed killer Ravindra...

Killer vehicle leaves number plate behind after hit and run

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Killer vehicle leaves number plate behind after hit and run

Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident which occurred on Sunday about 19:15hrs on the Timehri Public Road, East Bank Demerara. Killed is Peter Billison, 50, said to be Lot 17 Soesdyke,...

Guyanese businessmen selling out Guyana and Statia backing dem

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyanese businessmen selling out Guyana and Statia backing dem

When dem boys talk bout de business climate people does seh how dem racist. And is not that dem boys talking bout Black people and East Indian people. Dem boys know that when dem start up...

Milo Schools’ football tourney round-of-16Charlestown and Bishops’ High first to advance

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo Schools’ football tourney round-of-16Charlestown and Bishops’ High first to advance

Charlestown Secondary and The Bishops’ High were the first two teams through to the quarter-finals of the Milo Schools Football tournament 2019 when play concluded on Saturday last at the...

61st Caribbean Table Tennis Championship opens at CASH

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 61st Caribbean Table Tennis Championship opens at CASH

The opening ceremony of the 61st Caribbean Table Tennis Championships (CTTC) was held last night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) in Georgetown, Guyana, which will host the games this...

Stage set for 2019 Concacaf Nations League drawGuyana among 16 nations in League B

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stage set for 2019 Concacaf Nations League drawGuyana among 16 nations in League B

Miami – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) has confirmed the participating teams for Leagues A, B and C of the 2019 Concacaf Nations...

Colonial Medical Insurance Female Super50 TournamentGiddings’ all round performance and spinners give Guyana 2nd winWindwards lose by 58 runs in low scoring match

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Colonial Medical Insurance Female Super50 TournamentGiddings’ all round performance and spinners give Guyana 2nd winWindwards lose by 58 runs in low scoring match

By Sean Devers Player-of-the-Match Erva Giddings’ useful all-round work and tight spin bowling from Sheneta Grimmond and Plaffiana Millington give Guyana a 58-run win against the Windwards at...

GBA fund raising take away lunch set for Saturday as the push for funding continues

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBA fund raising take away lunch set for Saturday as the push for funding continues

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will hold a Take Away on Saturday March 30 at the National Gymnasium. The event is being held to raise funds to send their team of boxers to Nicaragua for the Pan...

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo congratulates Richard Skerritt

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo congratulates Richard Skerritt

Guyana Prime Minister, the Honourable Moses Nagamootoo, has sent a letter of congratulation to new Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Richard Skerritt and his running mate Dr. Kishore Shallow...

Fredericks’ ton hands Jaguars SC massive win over Jaguars SC Over-40

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fredericks’ ton hands Jaguars SC massive win over Jaguars SC Over-40

Former national youth opener Norman Fredericks proved that he is still one of the better batsmen on the Essequibo when he hammered a stroke filled 158 as Jaguars SC handsomely defeated Jaguars...

Jumbo Jet Triple Crown second legLucky Star dethrones Vera’s Finally at Rising SunDynamic duo of Durban Park Era meets at 2nd leg of Triple Crown

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jumbo Jet Triple Crown second legLucky Star dethrones Vera’s Finally at Rising SunDynamic duo of Durban Park Era meets at 2nd leg of Triple Crown

Last Sunday presented a beautiful day with clear and sunny skies along with cool Ocean breeze over the Rising Sun Turf Club. Turfites packed the stands and grounds to enjoy a day of...

BCB congratulates Ricky Skerritt on his election as CWI President

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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