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CCJ rules No-Confidence Motion is valid – Lawyers to make submissions to Court next Monday on consequential orders

CCJ rules No-Confidence Motion is valid – Lawyers to make submissions to Court next Monday on consequential orders

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CCJ rules No-Confidence Motion is valid – Lawyers to make submissions to Court next Monday on consequential orders

By Feona Morrison Lawyers will make submissions to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), next Monday, June 24, in relation to consequential orders stemming from the rulings handed down by the...

GECOM Chairman appointment process flawed – CCJ rules

GECOM Chairman appointment process flawed – CCJ rules

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM Chairman appointment process flawed – CCJ rules

The unilateral process undertaken to appoint Justice (Ret’d) James Patterson as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was flawed, the Caribbean Court of Justice, (CCJ) said in a...

Granger: We respect the CCJ’s decision – President says as many as 200,000 incorrect entries on current voters’ list – will name elections day after GECOM’s recommendation

Granger: We respect the CCJ’s decision – President says as many as 200,000 incorrect entries on current voters’ list – will name elections day after GECOM’s recommendation

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Granger: We respect the CCJ’s decision – President says as many as 200,000 incorrect entries on current voters’ list – will name elections day after GECOM’s recommendation

Hours after groundbreaking rulings yesterday by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on the December 21st no-confidence vote in the National Assembly, President David Granger has made...

Elections can and must be held within 3 months – Opposition Leader

Elections can and must be held within 3 months – Opposition Leader

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Elections can and must be held within 3 months – Opposition Leader

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is adamant that elections can be held within three months, despite claims by the Guyana Elections Commission that the earliest possible date would be some time in...

Respect CCJ ruling; find agreement on way forward – Envoys urge

Respect CCJ ruling; find agreement on way forward – Envoys urge

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Respect CCJ ruling; find agreement on way forward – Envoys urge

The US Embassy, British High Commission, Canadian High Commission and Delegation of the European Union to Guyana yesterday issued a joint statement on the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice...

T&T Govt. to renegotiate three more agreements with oil companies

T&T Govt. to renegotiate three more agreements with oil companies

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on T&T Govt. to renegotiate three more agreements with oil companies

The Government of Trinidad and Tobago was recently successful in renegotiating marketing arrangements with Atlantic LNG, a move that will result in a projected US$118M of incremental revenues to the...

The President missed the point

The President missed the point

Jun 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The President missed the point

We live in a funny country. Too funny to be true. No wonder the world has been laughing at us. No wonder the Caribbean has found bemusing, the numerous challenges to the no confidence motion (NCM) of...

Sexual harassment allegations… CJIA sends senior manager on leave; withdraws security pass for alleged victim

Sexual harassment allegations… CJIA sends senior manager on leave; withdraws security pass for alleged victim

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sexual harassment allegations… CJIA sends senior manager on leave; withdraws security pass for alleged victim

The management of Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) last evening announced that a senior manager accused of sexual misconduct has gone on leave amid a police investigation. According to the...

June Session of Berbice Criminal Assizes Opens

June Session of Berbice Criminal Assizes Opens

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on June Session of Berbice Criminal Assizes Opens

A total of 70 cases, including 62 for murder, are listed to be heard at the June session of the Berbice Criminal Assizes that was opened yesterday outside the Berbice High Court building on Esplanade...

CCJ rulings represent victory for democracy –Attorney Nandlall

CCJ rulings represent victory for democracy –Attorney Nandlall

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CCJ rulings represent victory for democracy –Attorney Nandlall

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday declared the December 21 No Confidence motion was validly passed and the appointment of retired Justice James Patterson as chairman of the Guyana...

Guyana go down to USA in 2019 CGC debut

Guyana go down to USA in 2019 CGC debut

Jun 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana go down to USA in 2019 CGC debut

Minnesota, USA: Urged on by 19,418 vociferous fans at the Allianz Field Stadium in Saint Paul MN, USA Guyana lost its debut match at the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup to the host nation and defending...

Questions remain over scholarship payments to Minister’s children

Questions remain over scholarship payments to Minister’s children

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Questions remain over scholarship payments to Minister’s children

Government’s recent explanations of how millions of dollars made it into the bank accounts of children of Minister Simona Broomes is not being bought by the Opposition. Last week, government’s...

Rehab, construction of GPF facilities among noteworthy projects bid for at latest Tender Board

Rehab, construction of GPF facilities among noteworthy projects bid for at latest Tender Board

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Rehab, construction of GPF facilities among noteworthy projects bid for at latest Tender Board

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board opened bids for a range of projects, with the most notable batch being among those from the Ministry of Public Security, in relation to...

Fisherman who killed friend gets 13 years for manslaughter

Fisherman who killed friend gets 13 years for manslaughter

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Fisherman who killed friend gets 13 years for manslaughter

An East Coast Demerara fisherman who was committed to stand trial in the Berbice High Court, for murder, yesterday pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter and was sentenced to 13 years in...

The CCJ finally killed off the Bollers syndrome

The CCJ finally killed off the Bollers syndrome

Jun 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The CCJ finally killed off the Bollers syndrome

I offer below a lengthy extract from my October 25, 2018 column. This column laid out an argument for upturning the Court of Appeal decision in relation to the unilateral appointment of GECOM...

Increased farming being promoted in Linden as Guyana anticipates oil boom

Increased farming being promoted in Linden as Guyana anticipates oil boom

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Increased farming being promoted in Linden as Guyana anticipates oil boom

With the drilling of oil slated to commence next year, it is expected that the demand for food, particularly fresh produce, will increase significantly. This observation was made by Regional...

Letter to the Sports Editor Sparrow says thanks for his MS

Letter to the Sports Editor Sparrow says thanks for his MS

Jun 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor Sparrow says thanks for his MS

Dear Sir, Permit me space in your daily newspapers to express my gratitude to all of those who contributed in me achieving the award of Medal of Service which was presented to me by the His...

Min. Norton donates cricket gears, guitars to Waramuri Mission

Min. Norton donates cricket gears, guitars to Waramuri Mission

Jun 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Min. Norton donates cricket gears, guitars to Waramuri Mission

Georgetown, Guyana – Minister of Social Cohesion with Responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton recently made three sets of donations to the village of Waramuri Mission located...

Dis is confusion season

Dis is confusion season

Jun 19, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dis is confusion season

De KFC fight fuh de Prime Minister wuk. Moses get challenge and lose. Ram Jattan want de wuk but dem boys seh he got to be either a pandit, a fortune teller or a good obeah man. He sure de coalition...

Brain Storm claim Father’s day dominoes title in Wakenaam

Brain Storm claim Father’s day dominoes title in Wakenaam

Jun 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brain Storm claim Father’s day dominoes title in Wakenaam

Brain Storm prevailed in a closely contested affair to emerge champions of the Father’s day dominoes competition which was contested on Sunday at Carlosh Sports bar in Good Success, Wakenaam. Brain...

Conflicting addresses surface in mason’s narcotics charge – Magistrate raises concern

Conflicting addresses surface in mason’s narcotics charge – Magistrate raises concern

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Conflicting addresses surface in mason’s narcotics charge – Magistrate raises concern

Timothy Badal, a 34-year-old mason, yesterday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to a narcotics charge. Attorney-at-law Paul-Fung-a-Fat,...

Hotel owner, contracted hit man further remanded

Hotel owner, contracted hit man further remanded

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Hotel owner, contracted hit man further remanded

The alleged contracted hit man and the owner of Rockies International Hotel on Light Street, Georgetown, were yesterday further remanded to prison in relation to their charge of conspiracy to commit...

NSC August holiday Swim Programme set for July 8 – August 16

NSC August holiday Swim Programme set for July 8 – August 16

Jun 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC August holiday Swim Programme set for July 8 – August 16

The National Sports Commission’s July – August “Learn to Swim Programme” will commence on the 08th July, and concluding on the 16th August. Registration is $1,000 and begins on Monday...

GFF-KFC Independence Cup Quarterfinal matches on this weekend

GFF-KFC Independence Cup Quarterfinal matches on this weekend

Jun 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF-KFC Independence Cup Quarterfinal matches on this weekend

Football fans will swarm to the National Training Center (NTC) on Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) this weekend when the quarterfinals of the inaugural Guyana Football Federation (GFF)-KFC...

Two freed, one to lead defence in illegal weapon, ammo trial

Two freed, one to lead defence in illegal weapon, ammo trial

Jun 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two freed, one to lead defence in illegal weapon, ammo trial

Yesterday 30-year-old block maker Adam McDonald of Amelia’s Ward, Linden, danced his way out of the courtroom of Magistrate Rondel Weaver when he was freed of a series of firearm, ammunition and...

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

D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life...

Nov 21, 2024

Kaieteur Sports – The D-Up Basketball Academy is gearing up to wrap its first-of-its-kind, two-month youth basketball camp, which tipped off in September at the Tuschen Primary School (TPS)...

Campbell Eyes Eighth Men’s Physique Title in Final Amateur Outing

Campbell Eyes Eighth Men’s Physique Title in...

Nov 21, 2024

Alphonso, Fung-a-Fat, Munroe among top performers as Stena Drilling Junior Skill Level Tournament concludes

Alphonso, Fung-a-Fat, Munroe among top performers...

Nov 20, 2024

Guyana’s finest Physiques to battle for Glory at Mr. Guyana National Seniors Championship

Guyana’s finest Physiques to battle for Glory...

Nov 20, 2024

CWI names West Indies Test Squad for home series against Bangladesh

CWI names West Indies Test Squad for home series...

Nov 20, 2024

Georgetown romp to 292-run win over Select XI

Georgetown romp to 292-run win over Select XI

Nov 20, 2024

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

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

Rising Gun Crimes in the Caribbean: Urgent Action required by all

By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News – There is an alarming surge in gun-related violence, particularly among younger... more

Exxon contract can be changed

…Hard Truths By GHK Lall Kaieteur News- The sacred U.S. Constitution in its original form was and is a compact with... more