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FOCUSING ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

FOCUSING ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

Jul 27, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on FOCUSING ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

PAT DIAL In Western societies, until very recently, children were regarded as small adults and no different from adults except for their age, size and level of experience. This accounted for small...

Granger, Jagdeo agree on new GECOM Chair – Justice Claudette Singh named

Granger, Jagdeo agree on new GECOM Chair – Justice Claudette Singh named

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Granger, Jagdeo agree on new GECOM Chair – Justice Claudette Singh named

President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo have finally arrived at a consensus on the selection of the new chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Justice Claudette...

Despite Opposition’s contentions… Panoramic view of economy shows positive growth due to dynamic reforms – Finance Minister

Despite Opposition’s contentions… Panoramic view of economy shows positive growth due to dynamic reforms – Finance Minister

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Despite Opposition’s contentions… Panoramic view of economy shows positive growth due to dynamic reforms – Finance Minister

Contrary to the claims of the political opposition, Finance Minister Winston Jordan is maintaining that a panoramic view of the economy shows that there has been positive growth in the last four...

PPP stages countrywide protests against House-to-House registration – Intensifies call for elections by September 18

PPP stages countrywide protests against House-to-House registration – Intensifies call for elections by September 18

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PPP stages countrywide protests against House-to-House registration – Intensifies call for elections by September 18

Supporters of the Peoples’ Progressive Party protested all across Guyana yesterday, calling for action from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to hold elections by September 18th. This follows...

Legal challenge to House-to-House could end up with the CCJ – PNCR

Legal challenge to House-to-House could end up with the CCJ – PNCR

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Legal challenge to House-to-House could end up with the CCJ – PNCR

The challenge to House-to-House Registration could very well head all the way to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). A Conservatory Order has been requested by Attorney-at-law, Christopher Ram, to...

Not enough evidence to validate claims of paddy scam at Burma – Senior GRDB official

Not enough evidence to validate claims of paddy scam at Burma – Senior GRDB official

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Not enough evidence to validate claims of paddy scam at Burma – Senior GRDB official

Even though several managers at the Burma Rice Research Station (East Coast Demerara) are claiming that investigations into the May 2019 paddy scam have been closed, credible sources are however...

Guyanese place a high premium on their labour –Immigrants are working for less – Minister Jordan

Guyanese place a high premium on their labour –Immigrants are working for less – Minister Jordan

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese place a high premium on their labour –Immigrants are working for less – Minister Jordan

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan yesterday at the People’s National Congress Reform weekly press conference, asserted that Guyanese place a higher premium on their labour, compared to the...

Locally-produced white sugar will add much value to the manufacturing sector – GuySuCo

Locally-produced white sugar will add much value to the manufacturing sector – GuySuCo

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Locally-produced white sugar will add much value to the manufacturing sector – GuySuCo

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) says it has taken note of the concerns of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) relative to the production and supply of white sugar...

Soulja Bai and Jagdeo tun to a woman

Soulja Bai and Jagdeo tun to a woman

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Soulja Bai and Jagdeo tun to a woman

Soulja Bai and Jagdeo really encouraging people to protest. Ever since dem had politics in Guyana dem always had protest. If de people ain’t protesting fuh pay, dem protesting fuh good road. Some...

Man breaches protection order and assaults woman

Man breaches protection order and assaults woman

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man breaches protection order and assaults woman

A labourer who breached a protection order that was taken out against him was yesterday remanded to prison. Twenty-two-year-old Neville Everson appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the...

Trio remanded for cocaine found in lunch bag

Trio remanded for cocaine found in lunch bag

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Trio remanded for cocaine found in lunch bag

Three men were yesterday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan after they appeared before her in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for allegedly trafficking six pounds of cocaine....

Congratulations to all!

Congratulations to all!

Jul 27, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Congratulations to all!

Guyana is in a better place because of the agreement reached yesterday by our two main political leaders, President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, on the appointment of a Chair...

CWI level two coaching course commences at GNS

CWI level two coaching course commences at GNS

Jul 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI level two coaching course commences at GNS

Cricket West Indies (CWI) continued with their cricket development programme as their Level Two Coaching Course commenced yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. The programme, which is...

Dinar Trading continues their support for New Era Ent. /Mohamed’s Enterprise futsal

Dinar Trading continues their support for New Era Ent. /Mohamed’s Enterprise futsal

Jul 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dinar Trading continues their support for New Era Ent. /Mohamed’s Enterprise futsal

The sixth annual New Era Entertainment (NEE)/Mohamed’s Enterprise futsal tournament kicked off last night at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) basketball hard court and just one day before the...

NRA 150th Imperial Meeting WIFBSC Captain Lennox Braithwaite into top 100 of Queens Final

NRA 150th Imperial Meeting WIFBSC Captain Lennox Braithwaite into top 100 of Queens Final

Jul 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on NRA 150th Imperial Meeting WIFBSC Captain Lennox Braithwaite into top 100 of Queens Final

Captain of the West Indies Fullbore Shooting Council (WIFBSC) Team to the 150th Imperial Meeting taking place in the UK, Guyanese Lennox Braithwaite has continued to be the shining light for the...

Lowenfield ‘might have been misquoted’ on voters’ list

Lowenfield ‘might have been misquoted’ on voters’ list

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Lowenfield ‘might have been misquoted’ on voters’ list

There is the opinion in some quarters that Chief Elections Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Keith Lowenfield, might have been misquoted, after it was reported that he said...

106 treated for drug abuse last year

106 treated for drug abuse last year

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 106 treated for drug abuse last year

The reported prevalence of problematic drug use both for licit (lawful) and illicit drugs in the Guyanese population was over 40 in every 100,000 persons during the year 2018. An assessment of drug...

Western Union Malteenoes Academy starts on Monday Grace Kennedy Remittance Service on board

Western Union Malteenoes Academy starts on Monday Grace Kennedy Remittance Service on board

Jul 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Western Union Malteenoes Academy starts on Monday Grace Kennedy Remittance Service on board

At a simple ceremony at its Head Office on Water Street Georgetown, Grace Kennedy and Remittance Service Marketing head Denis Haywood presented a cheque and a quantity of Water Bottles, Caps and...

Quarterfinalists decided for Georgetown Guinness leg

Quarterfinalists decided for Georgetown Guinness leg

Jul 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Quarterfinalists decided for Georgetown Guinness leg

The quarterfinalists of the Georgetown leg of the Guinness Greatest of the Street football tournament have been decided following action on Thursday evening at Berlin Tarmac. Competition in the...

Pan Am games 2019 Green Machine manhandled by USA -Allicock enters the ring tonight

Pan Am games 2019 Green Machine manhandled by USA -Allicock enters the ring tonight

Jul 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pan Am games 2019 Green Machine manhandled by USA -Allicock enters the ring tonight

By Calvin Chapman in Peru The 18th Pan American Championships that is being hosted in Lima, Peru, officially opened last evening but before the festivities, Guyana’s national men’s sevens...

Entries close for KMTC’s Emancipation Horserace Meet tomorrow

Entries close for KMTC’s Emancipation Horserace Meet tomorrow

Jul 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries close for KMTC’s Emancipation Horserace Meet tomorrow

Entries for the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club Emancipation Horserace Meet set for Sunday August 4 at their race track at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne Berbice with close tomorrow. Horses can be entered...

Man charged for stabbing friend to the neck

Man charged for stabbing friend to the neck

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man charged for stabbing friend to the neck

A 25-year-old fisherman who allegedly stabbed his friend to the neck while they were playing with knives was yesterday slapped with a wounding charge. Kevin Allicock, a father of two, of 32 James...

13th Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships Industrial Safety Supplies Inc. donate 30 Cones to mark race route

13th Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships Industrial Safety Supplies Inc. donate 30 Cones to mark race route

Jul 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 13th Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships Industrial Safety Supplies Inc. donate 30 Cones to mark race route

As preparations continue for the historic hosting of the 13th edition of the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships under the auspices of the Caribbean Cycling Federation (CCF), the Guyana Cycling...

Bill payment by MMG “absolutely free” from next month

Jul 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bill payment by MMG “absolutely free” from next month

In what can be described as an unprecedented move, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company yesterday announced that the usual fee attached to its Mobile Money Guyana [MMG] service will cease from...

Hand in Hand among the first sponsors for Aug. 25 drag c/ship

Hand in Hand among the first sponsors for Aug. 25 drag c/ship

Jul 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand in Hand among the first sponsors for Aug. 25 drag c/ship

Hand-in-Hand Insurance Company is among the first entity to sign onto the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s International Drag race billed for August 24. The company through Marketing...

Final 4 Captains poised ahead of respective battles

Final 4 Captains poised ahead of respective battles

Nov 15, 2024

2024 GCB BetCAGESports National T20 League… Kaieteur Sports- Ahead of today’s semi-finals of the GCB BetCAGESport National T20 League, the four respective captains said each of their...

Delroy Tyrrell sets new pool record as Oneonta Men’s Swimming & Diving team dominates Dual Meet

Delroy Tyrrell sets new pool record as Oneonta...

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Mahmood sets tone again, before Curran and Livingstone steer chase

Mahmood sets tone again, before Curran and...

Nov 15, 2024

Golden Jaguars hunting crucial win tonight against Barbados

Golden Jaguars hunting crucial win tonight...

Nov 15, 2024

Exciting semis set for ExxonMobil Futsal Championship tomorrow

Exciting semis set for ExxonMobil Futsal...

Nov 15, 2024

UG Trojans, Pacesetters advance in GBF Elite 16

UG Trojans, Pacesetters advance in GBF Elite 16

Nov 15, 2024

The Jagdeo Jig!

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News-Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has become master of sidestepping, shuffling, and even pirouetting... 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

The Trump victory, many revelations, many lessons

…Hard Truths By GHK Lall Kaieteur News-Though expected in this corner, Donald Trump resurrection and ascendancy... more