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Questions raised over $$$$M in police ‘snitch’ money

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Questions raised over $$$$M in police ‘snitch’ money

The troubles of the police force seem to be piling up. This time the attention is focused on millions of dollars that are allocated to pay informants. Over time, according to police officials, there...

ExxonMobil speeds ahead with another well in Turbo area

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil speeds ahead with another well in Turbo area

On June 28, last, ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), commenced a drilling operation at the Tripletail-1 well site within the Stabroek Block. This is...

Jagdeo granted 20 acres to Irfann Ali weeks before leaving office

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo granted 20 acres to Irfann Ali weeks before leaving office

As President, Bharrat Jagdeo granted 20 acres of land to then Minister of Housing, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, in 2011 just weeks before the General and Regional Elections. Kaieteur News is in possession of...

Govt’s interpretation of CCJ ruling… We should also submit names for GECOM Chairman

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt’s interpretation of CCJ ruling… We should also submit names for GECOM Chairman

The selection of a new chairman for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), in keeping with recent rulings of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) appears to be heading on another collision course....

Land grabbing claims… Opposition Leader welcomes Ceres lawsuit, police probe

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Land grabbing claims… Opposition Leader welcomes Ceres lawsuit, police probe

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, has said that he is not worried about statements made by structural engineer Charles Ceres, and Commissioner at the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) that...

Govt approaches World Bank for US$20M – To fund oil related assessments

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt approaches World Bank for US$20M – To fund oil related assessments

Government has applied to the World Bank for financing to the tune of US$20M. The funding is for the Guyana Petroleum Resources Governance and Management Project (GPRGMP). Part of the proceeds are...

Sexual harassment in workplace smacks Int’l labour standard-Policy needed to curb incidences

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sexual harassment in workplace smacks Int’l labour standard-Policy needed to curb incidences

Outspoken Women and Gender Equality Commissioner, Nicole Cole, is joining the call for the implementation of adequate policies to tackle sexual harassment in workplaces. Her comments follow the...

Jagdeo is master of hypocrisy, has proven how dangerous he can be—Dr. Hinds

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo is master of hypocrisy, has proven how dangerous he can be—Dr. Hinds

With diagrams plastered onto the walls of his Church Street, Office , Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo at his most recent press conference, went into a more than 20-minute diatribe about what he...

Jagdeo vex because anodda hole expose

Jun 30, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Jagdeo vex because anodda hole expose

Man does pass through several stages in life. As a matter of fact, old people does seh, ’Once a man, twice child.’ In de case of Jagdeo, he was never a man suh he is thrice a child. He was...

Judiciary condemns use of judges’ photos in social media campaign

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Judiciary condemns use of judges’ photos in social media campaign

The Supreme Court of Judicature condemns the use of photographs of two Puisne Judges that have been published in a social media post captioned “Confidence in Youth Leadership-Promised Delivered”....

Bandits invade Komal Chand’s home, chops son

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits invade Komal Chand’s home, chops son

The son of the Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU) head, Komal Chand, was yesterday left with part of his left ear chopped, a laceration to the head and countless bruises about the...

Popular Bartica bicycle repair man found dead in drain

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Popular Bartica bicycle repair man found dead in drain

The Bartica Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the lifeless body of popular Bicycle Repairman,59-year-old Lionel Bradford lying on his stomach in a...

Couple found dead in home, suspected murder/suicide

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Couple found dead in home, suspected murder/suicide

By Trishan Craig Eteringbang Landing Cuyuni River was on Friday last, left shaken when a couple was found dead in their home, victims of a suspected murder/suicide. Dead are 36-year-old businessman...

Gang suspected of East Bank break-ins busted

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Gang suspected of East Bank break-ins busted

A group of men, including a shopkeeper from Craig, East Bank Demerara, has been arrested and charged with police believing that they have busted a gang that has been breaking into new homes on the...

Rotary Club of Georgetown celebrates 60 “outstanding” years

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Rotary Club of Georgetown celebrates 60 “outstanding” years

The Grand Savannah Suite at the Pegasus Hotel had nothing but honour, love and benevolence on June 22, last, when the Rotary Club of Georgetown celebrated its 60th Anniversary with an elegant dinner....

Wanted Berbice man gives authorities wrong name when nabbed in Georgetown

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted Berbice man gives authorities wrong name when nabbed in Georgetown

A man who is well-known to the authorities and is wanted in Berbice for questioning about a number of misdemeanors has been nabbed in Georgetown. He gave police a fake name when he was arrested and...

Woman farms to give her children a good life

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Woman farms to give her children a good life

Heaimwantie Persaud, known as ‘Kavita’, tends to her crops daily. Her Monday to Friday schedule is rigid. She rises in the wee hours to prepare her family for the day. Having ensured that her two...

Ithaca Village: a quiet alcove where the inhabitants contentment is mirrored in their smiles

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ithaca Village: a quiet alcove where the inhabitants contentment is mirrored in their smiles

By Alex Wayne I had never visited the village of Ithaca but from all I heard, I just knew my journey there was going to be quite gratifying. Some describe it as a village inhabited by quiet and...

New Amsterdam All Saint’s Anglican Church celebrates 180 years

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam All Saint’s Anglican Church celebrates 180 years

The All Saint’s Anglican Church in New Amsterdam is celebrating 180 years in existence. Situated at the junction of 11-14 Trinity Street and Main Road, the edifice is marking the anniversary with a...

TREES- IMPROVING THE AESTHETICS OF CITY OF GEORGETOWN

Jun 30, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on TREES- IMPROVING THE AESTHETICS OF CITY OF GEORGETOWN

By PAT DIAL A constant refrain which occurs in the media is the bitter complaints of the citizens of Georgetown as to the neglected drainage and flooding of the City at the first shower of rain, the...

CERTIFIED MEDICAL LABORATORIES PROVIDE RELIABLE TEST RESULTS.

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on CERTIFIED MEDICAL LABORATORIES PROVIDE RELIABLE TEST RESULTS.

In Guyana, laboratories are certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to the National Laboratory Standard, GYS 170: 2009 “General requirements for the operation of a...

Young humanitarian, Alexandra Beharry-Yambo, is a ‘Special Person’

Jun 30, 2019 KNews News, Special Person Comments Off on Young humanitarian, Alexandra Beharry-Yambo, is a ‘Special Person’

“If you are really passionate about something you should do it. If you have a passion for giving then give; there is never going to be a lack of need for something, so any support you can give will...

Symptoms that cannot be medically explained: When doctors are not sure what’s causing your symptoms

Jun 30, 2019 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Symptoms that cannot be medically explained: When doctors are not sure what’s causing your symptoms

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Many people have persistent complaints, such as dizziness or pain, that don’t appear to be symptoms of a medical condition. It’s...

Fake news, CJIA again and high emotions

Jun 30, 2019 KNews The Story within the Story Comments Off on Fake news, CJIA again and high emotions

By Leonard Gildarie “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” As I was writing this article on Friday evening, my mind strayed to that very famous Edmund...

Trevor Benn doesn’t impress me

Jun 30, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Trevor Benn doesn’t impress me

I sincerely hope that the Head of Lands and Surveys, Trevor Benn; the City Engineer, Colvern Venture; and presidential press liaison, Mark Archer do not refute what is written here about them because...

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A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it... more