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Govt. Electrical Inspectorate to determine cause of G3 building’s fire – Fire Chief –stresses importance of buildings being outfitted with smoke alarms

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. Electrical Inspectorate to determine cause of G3 building’s fire – Fire Chief –stresses importance of buildings being outfitted with smoke alarms

The findings of the Government Electrical Inspectorate will officially determine the cause of the fire that destroyed the G3 building at Diamond, East Bank Demerara last Thursday. This is according...

Sentinel Security Inc renews RHTYSC Gregory Gaskin Berbice Sports Award sponsorship – Club to host “Ansa McAl Award of Excellence” programme

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sentinel Security Inc renews RHTYSC Gregory Gaskin Berbice Sports Award sponsorship – Club to host “Ansa McAl Award of Excellence” programme

Popular Security Company, Sentinel Security Inc has renewed their sponsorship of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS Gregory Gaskin Memorial Berbice Sports Award for the sixth consecutive...

RHTYSC, MS Cricket Teams to host 29th Annual Cricket Academy in July

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC, MS Cricket Teams to host 29th Annual Cricket Academy in July

The ten cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS in their continuing quest to remain the leading cricket club in the Ancient County would be hosting its Annual Cricket Academy...

Food, Medical services prices increase–BOG Report

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Food, Medical services prices increase–BOG Report

The price of basic food stuff has seen an increase in Guyana, with one category of products having a 10% rise, according to a Bank Of Guyana 2018 Annual Report. The report dictates that the price for...

Man, 67, guilty of raping girl, 16

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 67, guilty of raping girl, 16

Professing his innocence though he was found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl, a pensioner has now been remanded to prison where he awaits sentencing for the crime. A 12-person jury yesterday...

Providence claim Lodge Kyk-over-al and Lodge Frenaeus dominoes title

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Providence claim Lodge Kyk-over-al and Lodge Frenaeus dominoes title

Following an intense battle in the final which was contested on Sunday night at Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda, Providence emerged champions of the Lodge Kyk-over-Al and Lodge Frenaeus dominoes...

North Georgetown, St. Margaret’s, FE Pollard and Smith Memorial among winners

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on North Georgetown, St. Margaret’s, FE Pollard and Smith Memorial among winners

The Georgetown leg of the AL Sport and Tour Promotions 22 Annual End of School Year Primary Schools “Edward Cobenna Memorial” Windball Cricket Champions Trophy Georgetown organised by A....

UG and Nand Persaud Group hold seminar on the use of local plants for medicinal purposes

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UG and Nand Persaud Group hold seminar on the use of local plants for medicinal purposes

The University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC) in collaboration with the Nand Persaud Group of Companies (NPGC) through the Nand Persaud Foundation, has broken new grounds. It staged a one-day...

GFF-KFC National U-20 championships Playoffs draw completed

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF-KFC National U-20 championships Playoffs draw completed

Following the conclusion of play in the respective Regional Member Associations (RMA), the playoffs’ draw for the first Guyana Football Federation (GFF)-KFC National under-20 championships was held...

ICT Hub in Baramita a necessity – Minister Sydney Allicock

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ICT Hub in Baramita a necessity – Minister Sydney Allicock

Residents of Baramita Village, Barima-Waini, Region One will soon benefit from an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Hub. The Village Council led by Toshao Sharmaine Rambajue already has...

GMR&SC Drag Championship round 2 ‘Mad Max’ confirms for round two

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC Drag Championship round 2 ‘Mad Max’ confirms for round two

Having dominated the Superbike category in 2016 and 2017, Mark ‘Mad Max’ Menezes had a one year hiatus in 2018 before returning at the start of the 2019 Drag Championship season in March to...

Pradoville 2 nondisclosure clause: Sad country

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Pradoville 2 nondisclosure clause: Sad country

When the PNC and AFC were in the opposition, the newspapers were filled with their angry demands for the government to release information on any deal, any transaction that involved state resources...

GBTI Open Tennis tourney Campbell & Gentle ‘rough’ on Bharat & Richmond Win 6-0, 6-0, in Women’s mixed doubles

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBTI Open Tennis tourney Campbell & Gentle ‘rough’ on Bharat & Richmond Win 6-0, 6-0, in Women’s mixed doubles

By Sean Devers Day four of the tenth annual ‘GBTI Open’ Tennis tournament at the Bank’s Lawn Tennis Court in Bel Air served off just after 4:PM in glorious weather on Monday with the...

Anti-money laundering and Guyana

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Anti-money laundering and Guyana

To the powers in Guyana, it is more than a spot of bother. It is an unnecessary evil that makes life a torture for established commercial and political powers, and craven social foot soldiers....

The politics of manipulative misinformation and alternative facts continues

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The politics of manipulative misinformation and alternative facts continues

DEAR EDITOR, An interesting conundrum appears in a letter to this column titled, “Has the politics of manipulative misinformation and alternative facts become entrenched in the mass and social...

Welcoming the President of Ghana – Positive thoughts produce positive results

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Welcoming the President of Ghana – Positive thoughts produce positive results

DEAR EDITOR, It is with great joy in my heart that I welcome His Excellency Nana Addo Danka Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana, to Guyana. It is an exciting moment for peoples of African origins in...

An Institutionalized Diaspora Policy is needed

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on An Institutionalized Diaspora Policy is needed

DEAR EDITOR, Reference is made to Dustin Fraser’s “A Diaspora Strategy Map is Necessary”. I can’t agree more. I wrote voluminously on the Guyanese diaspora going back to the 1980s. The...

Sometimes we in Region Two do say that enough is enough

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sometimes we in Region Two do say that enough is enough

DEAR EDITOR, On the 29th May, 2019, in a letter to your newspaper, I stated among other things the absence of the Fare Structure being displayed in the Mini Buses of Route #21 in Region Two,...

GTT is robbing us with their ‘Blaze’ service

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on GTT is robbing us with their ‘Blaze’ service

DEAR EDITOR, I’ve read about the experiences of so many consumers with the substandard they received from GTT, and even though I’ve had my fair share, I never thought it would...

Guyanese are anxiously awaiting the CCJ ruling on June 18

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese are anxiously awaiting the CCJ ruling on June 18

DEAR EDITOR, According to media reports, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will announce its ruling on the No-confidence Motion on June 18, 2019. This is a welcome development. Already there was...

The more I studied this oil agreement, the more I realized that our country will be screwed

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The more I studied this oil agreement, the more I realized that our country will be screwed

DEAR EDITOR, The Petroleum Production Agreement signed between the Government and ESSO, CNOOC and HESS should be addressed holistically. Over the past year or so, all efforts were aimed at the...

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