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Expats, Sub-contractors exemptions from tax abnormal

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Expats, Sub-contractors exemptions from tax abnormal

… these are among 13 major loopholes Guyana’s model PSA must address – Petroleum Consultant By Kiana Wilburg The paltry two percent royalty in Guyana’s Production Sharing Agreement...

GRA boss says…Fuel smuggling: one of GRA’s biggest obstacles

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GRA boss says…Fuel smuggling: one of GRA’s biggest obstacles

Every year the country loses billions of dollars to fuel smuggling. Fuel smuggling is widespread and it is one of Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) biggest difficulties. Illegitimate traders will...

CCJ lauds local courts for speedy handling of No-Confidence motion cases

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CCJ lauds local courts for speedy handling of No-Confidence motion cases

President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Justice Adrian Saunders, during a post judgment hearing last week lauded the Court of Appeal and High Court for the tremendous work exerted in...

Four men rescued after days of drifting at sea

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Four men rescued after days of drifting at sea

Four young men, all of Dundee, Mahaicony, have been rescued days after they were left drifting in the Atlantic after their engine failed. A relative of the young man, Thakur Dyal, of Novar,...

Hess to pump over US$570M into Stabroek Block for 2019

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Hess to pump over US$570M into Stabroek Block for 2019

Hess Corporation’s 2019 Exploration and Production budget will see it expending over US$500M in the Stabroek Block in which it holds a 30 percent interest. According to Greg Hill, Chief...

Guyana Goldfields admits to difficulty in unionizing workers

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Goldfields admits to difficulty in unionizing workers

There have been efforts by rank and file employees of Guyana Goldfields to be recognised by the Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board (TUR&CB) but those efforts have been met...

Sexual crimes committed in the workplace…Women and Gender Equality Commission stands ready to assist victims – Chairman

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sexual crimes committed in the workplace…Women and Gender Equality Commission stands ready to assist victims – Chairman

Chairman of the Women and Gender Equality Commission, (WGEC), Indra Chandarpal says that the Commission stands ready to provide support and guidance to persons, who suffer sexual harassment on the...

National Athletics Championship… Archibald takes sprint double; Philips gets revenge in 200m

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Athletics Championship… Archibald takes sprint double; Philips gets revenge in 200m

The second and final day of the National Senior Athletics Championships that is sponsored by the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) was nothing short of thrilling yesterday at the National Track...

GCF Senior National C/ships… Jamal John is new king of the road, dethrones Curtis Dey

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF Senior National C/ships… Jamal John is new king of the road, dethrones Curtis Dey

Jamal John is the new ‘King of the Road’, the Team Coco’s cyclist won the 2019 edition of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) Senior Road Race Championships yesterday. Pedaling off from...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League… East Bank FA leg kicks off with Timehri Panthers thumping Mocha Champs

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League… East Bank FA leg kicks off with Timehri Panthers thumping Mocha Champs

A brace each from Ishmael Pulsaram, Captain Shannon Samnauth and Tyrel Khan piloted Timehri Panthers to a comfortable 7-0 win over Mocha Champs when they kicked off the 2019 edition of the...

Caricom Day Dominoes underway

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caricom Day Dominoes underway

Some of the top city teams converged yesterday at the Garage bar, Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt to battle for supremacy in the Caricom Day Dominoes tournament which is being organised by Lyndon...

CWI Regional U17 50-over bowls off on July 6

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI Regional U17 50-over bowls off on July 6

By Zaheer Mohamed The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional U17 50-over tournament is set to commence on July 6 in Trinidad and Tobago. In the opening fixtures, Guyana will face Trinidad and Tobago at...

All set for Hamilton Green Cup finale at Den Amstel today

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on All set for Hamilton Green Cup finale at Den Amstel today

Football fans from all across the country will converge at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground to witness the conclusion of this year’s Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward Cup today. The final,...

Final games of Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships set

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Final games of Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships set

As the final day beckons for the 2019 Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships, all matches remaining to be played are the semi-finals and finals of both the women’s and men’s...

Swami School holds successful inter house Karate tourney

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Swami School holds successful inter house Karate tourney

Saraswati Vidya Niketan (Swami School) held a successful inter house karate tournament. Prizes were sponsored by SVN and Mr Gafoor of Aracari Resort who was on hand to present some of the prizes....

LGC Executive pre-CARICOM Day Tournament – Shaw, Cadogan, Walker, Shivraj and Giddings all score in exciting tourney

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on LGC Executive pre-CARICOM Day Tournament – Shaw, Cadogan, Walker, Shivraj and Giddings all score in exciting tourney

Despite damp grounds conditions due to rain, highly spirited golfers took to the Lusignan Golf Course in the usual effort to ensure they were in the Winners Row, as the LGC Executive kicked off its...

Ghanaian sprinter set for AP Invitational

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ghanaian sprinter set for AP Invitational

Ghana’s top sprinter, Joseph Amoah will be heading to the Aliann Pompey Invitational that is set for July sixth at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora. Amoah is having an outstanding 2019...

Hughes, Fields and Stoby Law Firm admitted as exclusive member of Lex Mundi

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Hughes, Fields and Stoby Law Firm admitted as exclusive member of Lex Mundi

Hughes, Fields and Stoby Law firm is now an exclusive member of Lex Mundi, the largest law firm network which was established in 1989 and located in Houston, Texas, United States. Lex...

Man, 61, dies from injuries after struck down by cop

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 61, dies from injuries after struck down by cop

Colin Crawford, of 111 Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and a 61-year-old livestock farmer on June 24, last, was struck down by a police officer on the East Bank Public Road. The...

Over 200 graduate from St. John Ambulance Brigade

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Over 200 graduate from St. John Ambulance Brigade

A total of 234 students are now certified in General First Aid, Home Nursing and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), after successfully completing the St. John Ambulance Brigade training. The...

Mitra Ramkumar of Roraima Airways is THAG President

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mitra Ramkumar of Roraima Airways is THAG President

The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana, on Friday, held its 26th Annual General Meeting to elect a new Executive Council at the Herdmanston Lodge, Georgetown. The new Executive...

Cevons seeks EPA approval for new waste treatment plant

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cevons seeks EPA approval for new waste treatment plant

Cevon’s Waste Management, a waste disposal company, is seeking permission from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to manoeuvre a sewage treatment plant on East Bank Demerara. This...

Lions Club of Bel Air inducts US Ambassador at 46th installation dinner

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Lions Club of Bel Air inducts US Ambassador at 46th installation dinner

The Lions Club of Bel Air inducted the US Ambassador as an honorary member of the club, following the steps of President Granger and past Ambassador Perry Holloway at the Pegasus Hotel on Saturday...

Fire leaves Bartica family income less

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Fire leaves Bartica family income less

A family of 3 ½ Miles, Bartica-Potaro Road was thrown into a state an disbelief when their only source of income was taken away by what was suspected to be arson. Nadine and Danium Banwarie’s...

What is wrong with the purchase of state lands?

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on What is wrong with the purchase of state lands?

Do young people know the name Dr. Joshua Ramsammy? The answer is no. Guyana’s population is too young to know him. He departed from the norm, meaning that lawyers, historians, former soldiers,...