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Granger, Jagdeo meet on GECOM chair… Four names shortlisted; talks to resume today

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Granger, Jagdeo meet on GECOM chair… Four names shortlisted; talks to resume today

The Coalition Government and the Opposition yesterday agreed to resume negotiations for a list of six nominees for the chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). This came yesterday after a...

$1.2B deficit signalled doom for airport – 2016 audit report

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on $1.2B deficit signalled doom for airport – 2016 audit report

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) has had issues being profitable for a number of years. That has resulted in a deficit which could spell its demise. This is according to the...

Alleged cover-up of gang rapes by ranks, other cases… Top Cop says Force will brief media when investigations complete

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged cover-up of gang rapes by ranks, other cases… Top Cop says Force will brief media when investigations complete

Commissioner of Police Leslie James has indicated that the media will be briefed on several controversial matters pertaining to the Force, once these investigations are complete. The top cop gave...

Millions spent on non-functioning Law Reform Commission

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Millions spent on non-functioning Law Reform Commission

Millions of dollars have being expended to pay secretarial staff, rent a building, and other facilities for a Law Reform Commission (LRC), which is virtually non-performing. The LRC is a statutory...

CJIA sexual assault allegation… Police probe stalled as witness fails to sign statement

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CJIA sexual assault allegation… Police probe stalled as witness fails to sign statement

The police probe into the sexual assault allegations involving an official of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) appears to be at a standstill, with a key witness involved in the matter...

Kaieteur News addresses contentions of SARA official

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Kaieteur News addresses contentions of SARA official

On July 7, last, Kaieteur News published that Special Assistant to the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA), Eric Phillips is listed on a 2016 application for an offshore oil block that is located in...

Mechanic shoots girlfriend twice, later kills self

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mechanic shoots girlfriend twice, later kills self

A 23-year-old mechanic of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara is now dead after he injured his 20-year-old girlfriend by shooting her with a gun and later turning the weapon on himself...

Teens jailed for 12, 10 years for killing Professor Mars

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teens jailed for 12, 10 years for killing Professor Mars

Although they have been separated from their loved ones for several years, Justice Navindra Singh urged the teenagers who confessed to killing 75-year-old retired Professor Pairadeau ‘Perry’...

De airport losing money like a bucket wid no bottom

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De airport losing money like a bucket wid no bottom

De public don’t know dat sometimes de political leaders does mek decisions dat don’t mek sense. Ever since 2006, de auditors keep reporting dat de airport losing money. By 2016, de airport lose...

The WPA is in an abusive relationship

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The WPA is in an abusive relationship

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) is in an abusive relationship. And it seems to be enjoying its ill-treatment at the hands of APNU+AFC. The party has admitted to being abused. It has conceded...

No bail for man who allegedly stole $1.1M in jewellery, cash

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on No bail for man who allegedly stole $1.1M in jewellery, cash

A labourer who resides in West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was charged and appeared before the courts on Monday for allegedly breaking and entering a house and stealing articles and cash at a total value...

Regional insurance heads meet to discuss social security

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Regional insurance heads meet to discuss social security

Today is the second day of a regional social security conference being held here at the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown. The Heads of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Social Security...

Bartica to get Special Needs School

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica to get Special Needs School

The town of Bartica is looking forward to the construction of a Special Needs School to cater for those who have disabilities so that they may be included in the education system. This comes after...

We will not bill Guyana for Corporate Social Responsibility – ExxonMobil

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on We will not bill Guyana for Corporate Social Responsibility – ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil has indicated that it will not recover any of the money it has spent on donations, sponsorships and other contributions to various local organisations, in fulfillment of its Corporate...

Mystery vessel shows up at E’bo seawall.

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mystery vessel shows up at E’bo seawall.

A fishing vessel bearing a Spanish name has mysteriously surfaced at the Hampton Court sea wall, on the Essequibo Coast. According to sources within the area, the boat which measures at least 30ft....

Psychiatric patient gets 20 years for killing son, 8

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Psychiatric patient gets 20 years for killing son, 8

Sonia King, who admitted about a month ago to killing her eight-year-old son, by suffocating him with a bed sheet, was yesterday sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for the crime. The custodial...

CWI Level One Coaching Course scheduled to commence tomorrow

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI Level One Coaching Course scheduled to commence tomorrow

The CWI Level One Coaching Course is scheduled to commence tomorrow, Thursday 18 July 2019, at the National Stadium-Providence. The course is expected to involve the participation of former...

Police corporal threatens to take my life- says TT based businessman

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police corporal threatens to take my life- says TT based businessman

Trinidad-based Ravello Martinao Tyndall is alleging that a female police corporal in Guyana is spearheading an extensive campaign geared at ending his life. “She called me and said that I will die...

Guyana capture nine individual medals in Junior CASA 2019 4Gold, 4Silver & 1Bronze

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana capture nine individual medals in Junior CASA 2019 4Gold, 4Silver & 1Bronze

At the conclusion of the Individual Finals of the 2019 the Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) on the Queens Park Squash Courts in Port-of-Spain in Trinidad yesterday, Guyana, who won a...

Trophy Stall in GMR&SC’s Pit

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall in GMR&SC’s Pit

Trophy stall is the latest entity to join the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) Race of Champions Round 2. The company yesterday handed over a number of trophies to be awarded to...

Letter to the Sports Editor Selection of West Indies A Team

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor Selection of West Indies A Team

Dear Sir, Kindly allow me some space in your newspaper for this letter. When Ricky Skerritt and Kishore Shallow were elected president and vice president respectively of the West Indies Cricket...

Man who allegedly stole groceries remanded

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man who allegedly stole groceries remanded

“I pleaded guilty because Mr. Bristol tell me to plead guilty… Is dem constable breaking the stalls and then dem blaming people like me.” This was the utterance of 46-year-old porter Dexter...

Persisted with starting XI to ensure chemistry and cohesion – Coach Joseph

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Persisted with starting XI to ensure chemistry and cohesion – Coach Joseph

Guyana’s ‘Lady Jags’ made it two out of two with two more to go when they got past Antigua and Barbuda 2-0 on Monday evening last at the Leonora Track and Field Facility, it was also day...

No meetings of GECOM’s Finance Committee… PPP Commissioners unaware of contracts being awarded

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on No meetings of GECOM’s Finance Committee… PPP Commissioners unaware of contracts being awarded

Earlier this year, the National Assembly approved over $3B for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to start preparations for early general and regional elections. The funds were supposed to pay...

National Race of Champions rd. 2 Motul, Prem’s Electrical and B.M. Soat backs event

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Race of Champions rd. 2 Motul, Prem’s Electrical and B.M. Soat backs event

A release from the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) has indicated that three companies, upon short notice have readily backed this Sunday’s National Race of Champions round two...