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Man jailed 25 years for fatally shooting Sparendaam mason

Jun 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man jailed 25 years for fatally shooting Sparendaam mason

Following his conviction two weeks ago for the 2013 murder of Michael Hamilton, a mason of Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara , a 28-year-old man was yesterday sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment...

Court hears teen used bail opportunity to steal chain

Jun 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Court hears teen used bail opportunity to steal chain

A teen who sells in the Stabroek Market with his father was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged for stealing a gold chain while he was out on bail for robbery under arms. Akeem...

School of the Nations given $45M contract for Inmate Rehab Project – Among 13 contracts awarded by Govt.

Jun 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on School of the Nations given $45M contract for Inmate Rehab Project – Among 13 contracts awarded by Govt.

School of the Nations has been granted a US$222,950 (approx. G$45M) contract to design and support the Implementation of an Inmates Rehabilitation and Reintegration Model for the Guyana Prison...

GTT reports increase in Mobile Money scams – Customers advised to stay alert and secure pins

Jun 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GTT reports increase in Mobile Money scams – Customers advised to stay alert and secure pins

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday reported a hike in scamming reports from customers in the Mobile Money Department. In light of the increasing reports of scams, the...

GMR&SC Drag Championship round 2 Early registration being touted by executive committee

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC Drag Championship round 2 Early registration being touted by executive committee

Competitors for the second installment of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) Drag Racing championship r ound two have been asked to get registered early. Executive Committee...

Regal Stationery and Computer Center backs Fisherman Masters

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal Stationery and Computer Center backs Fisherman Masters

Regal Stationery and Computer Centre has supported Fisherman Masters for their participation in the upcoming New York S oftball Cricket League (NYSCL) Independence Cup which is slated to commence on...

158% increase in consumer complaints since 2015

Jun 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 158% increase in consumer complaints since 2015

The market for goods and services in Guyana is undergoing a rapid transformation due to the intensification of international trade and the rapid growth of e-commerce. This has led to new distribution...

D’Andrade wins Prison 9k road race

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on D’Andrade wins Prison 9k road race

Guyanese Lionel D’Andrade produced an outstanding performance to win the Prison 9k road race which was contested recently in Trini dad and Tobago. D’ Andrade clocked 32 minutes 41 seconds to...

Lane closure tomorrow on Rupert Craig Public Road, UG Access Road

Jun 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Lane closure tomorrow on Rupert Craig Public Road, UG Access Road

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is advising that tomorrow, June 2nd, from 06:00hrs. to 18:00 hrs., a section of the northern and southern lanes of Rupert Craig and UG Access Road will be...

GFF/EBFA Senior League 2019 Mocha Champs and Grove Hi Tech notch two wins each; matches continue this weekend

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/EBFA Senior League 2019 Mocha Champs and Grove Hi Tech notch two wins each; matches continue this weekend

Mocha Champs and Grove Hi Tech have both recorded a pair of wins each as play in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) sponsored East Bank Football Association First Division League continues. Matches...

Private sector minimum wage for further increase – up to 400 workplace inspections, 500 complaints filed

Jun 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Private sector minimum wage for further increase – up to 400 workplace inspections, 500 complaints filed

Minimum wage in the private sector is set to receive another boost as consultations for an increase progress. The Ministry of Social Protection’s Labour Department is currently engaging employers...

Guyanese Trio set for one-month Pre-Season Camp at Madureira Esporte Clube, Brazil

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Trio set for one-month Pre-Season Camp at Madureira Esporte Clube, Brazil

Following on the heels of an historic visit to Brazil last week where Guyana Football Federation President, Wayne Forde met with Brazi lian Football Federation (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol...

Guyana’s 53rd Independence Anniversary celebrated in Barbados

Jun 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s 53rd Independence Anniversary celebrated in Barbados

Guyanese in Barbados celebrated Guyana’s 53rd Independence Anniversary at a reception hosted by Ms. Ci ta Pilgrim, Consul General at the Consulate last Wednesday evening. The Hon. Sandra Husbands...

I don’t fancy Modi but I’m glad the Congress Party lost

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I don’t fancy Modi but I’m glad the Congress Party lost

I made my feelings clear when Narendra Modi won in 2014 that I didn’t fancy him. I penned a column of my attitude to him. I believe Modi has pro-Hindi, anti-Muslim instincts in him. He was Chief...

Fisherman Masters four-team tourney set for tomorrow

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fisherman Masters four-team tourney set for tomorrow

Fisherman Masters will be hosting a 15-over softball tournament tomorrow at Malteenoes Sports Club, starting at 09:30hrs. Savage, HS Masters, Regal Masters and Wellman Masters will battle for...

GTT needs to regularise its call centre workers

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on GTT needs to regularise its call centre workers

DEAR EDITOR, Please allow me space to expose the continuous violations being committed by GTT+. The Guyana Postal & Telecommunication Workers’ Union (GPTWU) which represents non-management...

Stage 4 doesn’t have to be the end

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Stage 4 doesn’t have to be the end

There is this ongoing deluge of warm and encouraging media coverage from Reuters to Newsweek to Yahoo Online. It is over the inspiring story, the miraculous story of the hugely successful TV gameshow...

Corona Futsal Tournament Semifinal action kicks off tonight

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Corona Futsal Tournament Semifinal action kicks off tonight

Tonight the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue will be transformed into a battleground as four teams fight to get one step closer to half a million dollars. The battle will go down as the fourth...

Development studies and my dream to attend King’s College London

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Development studies and my dream to attend King’s College London

DEAR EDITOR, What do you think of when you hear the term development studies? The examination of issues such as poverty, inequality, economic growth and good governance are key concepts that...

Dangerous practice at crime scenes

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dangerous practice at crime scenes

DEAR EDITOR, I sat and watch with amazement at the various live feeds of the shootout last night at Norton Street between the police and those who are supposedly bandits. Crime has really escalated...

Europe is resilient

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Europe is resilient

DEAR EDITOR, When the Euro Zone was locked in crisis and, later, when a million migrants fled to Europe from the Syrian war and elsewhere, many predicted that the European Union would not be able to...

I made no negative statements against anyone

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I made no negative statements against anyone

DEAR EDITOR, My feet are firmly planted in the camp of the Alliance For Change and the altruistic and sometimes idealistic, values espoused by the party. In a Freddie Kisson column published...

One year on, questions still remain about CCJ’s impartiality

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on One year on, questions still remain about CCJ’s impartiality

DEAR EDITOR, I appreciate consideration of my letter for publication in your newspaper. On May 21, 2018, the Kaieteur News graciously published my letter that called attention to the linkage between...

The trouble with stray animals

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The trouble with stray animals

DEAR EDITOR, On Thursday, 30th May, 2019 about 11:30 a.m., I was at my home at Lot 54 Aurora Village, Essequibo Coast, when a woman passing informed me that some goats were in the yard of another...

Season of promises

Jun 01, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Season of promises

DEAR EDITOR, This is the season of promises. Things that were not done for years will now be done or appear to be done. There will be several Ministerial and Cabinet outreaches in areas that were...

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An Open Letter to the election observer missions

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-Later this year, you will arrive in Guyana as protectors of the integrity of our democracy.... more