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Belt and Road Projects must be subjected to transparency, economic assessment –Opposition Leader

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Belt and Road Projects must be subjected to transparency, economic assessment –Opposition Leader

By Kiana Wilburg Any project Guyana pursues via China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) must be subjected to a transparent process and a rigid economic assessment says Opposition Leader, Bharrat...

Sole-sourcing of exercise, textbooks…Education Ministry blames National Printers for irregularities but fail to address paying high prices

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sole-sourcing of exercise, textbooks…Education Ministry blames National Printers for irregularities but fail to address paying high prices

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has distanced itself from the multi-million-dollar purchasing of exercise and other books from overseas for government schools. The statement came after...

Details on local content absent from Guyana’s first EITI report-Minister Trotman promises improvements

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Details on local content absent from Guyana’s first EITI report-Minister Trotman promises improvements

Guyana’s inaugural report that was submitted to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) does not contain details on the extent to which companies here utilize local goods and...

MV Kimbia commissioned after $488M renovation

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on MV Kimbia commissioned after $488M renovation

The newly rehabilitated MV Kimbia was commissioned by Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, yesterday. A team from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, led by Patterson and Minister...

Bandits murder Albouystown businesswoman…husband found bound and gagged in shop

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits murder Albouystown businesswoman…husband found bound and gagged in shop

Popular Albousytown businesswoman, Nalinie Persaud, was murdered in her bed around 03.00 hrs yesterday, while her spouse was left beaten, gagged and bound in the couple’s shop. The deed was...

Dr. Karen Cummings is new Foreign Affairs Minister

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Karen Cummings is new Foreign Affairs Minister

Guyana has a new Foreign Minister. Yesterday, President David Granger swore in Dr. Karen Cummings at the Ministry of the Presidency. A former Junior Health Minister, Dr. Cummings will replace...

Minister Patterson-Yearwood removed from Housing in “public interest”- President Granger

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Patterson-Yearwood removed from Housing in “public interest”- President Granger

Minister Valerie Patterson-Yearwood was placed in charge of Department of Housing in 2015, a key entity that overlooked the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). She was supposed...

Tain man, sons ward off bandits during home invasion

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Tain man, sons ward off bandits during home invasion

Armed bandits who invaded the home of a Tain Villager and his family were given a difficult time when they broke into the family’s house. The man Haimraj Pattiram, 52, and his two sons...

Soulja Bai got to jail people in de public interest

May 03, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Soulja Bai got to jail people in de public interest

Soulja Bai doing a lot of things in the public interest. That mean that he got de public at heart. Of course, if dem boys should ask some odda people dem would seh Soulja Bai don’t care about de...

New MP, Donna Mathoo, was cleared of NCN’s fraud allegations- Chairman/CEO Woolford

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on New MP, Donna Mathoo, was cleared of NCN’s fraud allegations- Chairman/CEO Woolford

The state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) has come out in defence of newly sworn-in Member of Parliament, Donna Mathoo. Yesterday, the entity’s Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO),...

Consultancy team engages RDC Councillors on Highway rehabilitation project.

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Consultancy team engages RDC Councillors on Highway rehabilitation project.

A team from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Consultancy Services yesterday paid a visit to the Region Ten De mocratic Council, at the invitation of Regional Chairman, Rennis Morian....

Small businesses need the local market

May 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Small businesses need the local market

The Ministry of Business, quite rightly, was keen on encouraging local businesses to go international. The Ministry even organized an exposition, exclusively for export-ready businesses....

Guyana risks becoming like Venezuela in absence of plan to diversify economy-Jagdeo

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana risks becoming like Venezuela in absence of plan to diversify economy-Jagdeo

PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, is dissatisfied with the efforts Government says it is making to ensure the nation is not overly dependent on the oil revenues to come. He also bemoaned the...

Watchman dies after a suspected beating

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Watchman dies after a suspected beating

A 56-year-old man from Port Mourant, Berbice, yesterday succumbed at the New Amsterdam Hospital due to injuries he sustained during an alleged beating at his home he shared with another man,...

Jagdeo says: Gov’t should apologise for honouring convicted terrorist

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo says: Gov’t should apologise for honouring convicted terrorist

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday criticized the Government for honouring convicted terrorist Abdul Kadir in parliament last month. Speaking at his weekly press conference, yesterday,...

MoU to see Regions Four and Ten collaborating to develop Moblissa

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on MoU to see Regions Four and Ten collaborating to develop Moblissa

The Regional Democratic Council [RDC] of Regions Four and Ten will shortly be inking a Memorandum of Understand [MoU] to partner towards developing a shared community. The community in...

Welder faces High Court trial for murder at Mocha

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Welder faces High Court trial for murder at Mocha

The Georgetown High Court is hearing the murder trial of Kenkassie Lynch, who was indicted for the unlawful killing of Terrence Lanferman on June 1, 2015 at Mocha. The matter which is being heard by...

Harmon’s role as Director-General still being defined- DG Harmon tasked with chairing post-Cabinet briefings

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon’s role as Director-General still being defined- DG Harmon tasked with chairing post-Cabinet briefings

Newly appointed Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon, said his role is still being worked out. Addressing the media at a post-Cabinet press conference today, the former...

Bleak picture hides behind 4.1 percent growth rate –Jagdeo-Finance Minister says Opposition Leader’s claims are irrational

May 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bleak picture hides behind 4.1 percent growth rate –Jagdeo-Finance Minister says Opposition Leader’s claims are irrational

By Kiana Wilburg On numerous occasions, Oppo sition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, said that the economy is ailing. But the most recent report from the Ministry of Finance shows that the Gross Domestic...

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Renuka, Mandhana consign West Indies to record loss

Chilling reminders that we are not safe

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Georgetown was plunged into shock and terror last week after two heinous incidents laid... more