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Govt. loses 19 engineers in two years to private sector -Mid-Year Report

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. loses 19 engineers in two years to private sector -Mid-Year Report

The roles of engineers are critical to the development of infrastructural works. However, from 2017 to first half of this year, 19 engineers have left the public sector. This was highlighted in the...

Mahaicony Creek rice farmers lose millions to flood waters

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaicony Creek rice farmers lose millions to flood waters

Rice farmers at First Savannah, Mahaicony Creek, are blaming the authorities at the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA) for causing them to lose over $7M in bearing...

Woman waiting on taxi at 3am dragged into home, robbed by gunman

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Woman waiting on taxi at 3am dragged into home, robbed by gunman

A neighbourhood in the Grove Housing Scheme area, East Bank Demerara, is in shock after an early morning incident that saw a woman gun-butted and her apartment invaded. Residents later criticised the...

GuySuCo aircraft crashes at Berbice airstrip – Civil Aviation launches probe

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo aircraft crashes at Berbice airstrip – Civil Aviation launches probe

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has launched a probe into an incident involving an aircraft at a Berbice airstrip over a week ago. According to Director-General of GCAA, Lt Colonel, Egbert...

270,282 registered so far ─ GECOM

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 270,282 registered so far ─ GECOM

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has reported that 270,282 Guyanese have been registered, thus far. Less than a week ago, the High Court ruled that the House-to-House Registration process is...

Hundreds of $$M owed to NIS by NDCs, municipalities – Local Govt. Commission

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Hundreds of $$M owed to NIS by NDCs, municipalities – Local Govt. Commission

The Local Government Commission (LGC) has written to several Town Councils and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) requesting that they settle outstanding balances owed to the National Insurance...

Graphic designer is latest road fatality

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Graphic designer is latest road fatality

A 24-year-old graphic designer is now dead after colliding with a pedestrian on Sunday on the Seafield, West Coast Berbice Public Road. Reports suggest that Latchman Hansraj was returning from a...

Man kills drinking partner over ‘last shot’ in bottle

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man kills drinking partner over ‘last shot’ in bottle

A night of imbibing alcohol ended in deadly fashion for 36-year-old Oswald Henry of Kumaka Water Front, North West District. Around 21:30 hrs last Saturday, the man was reportedly beaten to death by...

Rape accused cameraman granted bail after Appeal Court overturns conviction

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Rape accused cameraman granted bail after Appeal Court overturns conviction

Andre Hetsberger, whose rape conviction and 25-year sentence was overturned by the Court of Appeal, was on Friday, August 9 granted bail to the tune of $200,000 pending appeal, by Justice Jo-Ann...

Fleeing chain snatcher hospitalised after running into police vehicle

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Fleeing chain snatcher hospitalised after running into police vehicle

An 18–year–old James Street, Albouystown resident experienced karma almost immediately yesterday, when he was struck by a police vehicle, while trying to escape after snatching a woman’s chain....

De diplomats don’t cuss dem own

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De diplomats don’t cuss dem own

De diplomats is real diplomats. When dem talk you would hear a whole speech and don’t understand a word dem seh. Of course de people who does listen is diplomats, too, because dem does clap when de...

Shocking oil contract terms… That’s for Tullow and the Govt. to sort out…I’m not going to get into that discussion.” – British envoy

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Shocking oil contract terms… That’s for Tullow and the Govt. to sort out…I’m not going to get into that discussion.” – British envoy

British High Commissioner to Guyana Greg Quinn told media operatives yesterday that he will not get involved in the discussions relating to the one per cent royalty Guyana is to collect from one of...

Man committed to High Court for murder of Timehri youth

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man committed to High Court for murder of Timehri youth

Twenty-two year-old Rickland Bovell will face a murder trial in the High Court after he was yesterday committed to do so, for the murder of 17-year-old David Toney, of Alliance Road, Timehri, East...

Handyman commits robbery one day after appearing in court

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Handyman commits robbery one day after appearing in court

A handyman who was charged for four counts of robbery underarms in June, and was released on bail for those charges, yesterday stood in the prisoners’ dock before another magistrate after he was...

15 LED streetlights for Burma ─ road works to commence when rains ease

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 15 LED streetlights for Burma ─ road works to commence when rains ease

“It is a good gesture by the government. It is a good gesture for them to come forward to look after the road because, with roads in the community, it is a sign of development,” said Ivor...

Supermarket manager discharged of attempted murder

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Supermarket manager discharged of attempted murder

Yesterday as the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) against the manager of FreshCo Supermarket, Xino Xi Qu, who was charged for attempting to murder Gregory Sanmoogan, came to a close, the defendant was...

1% royalty subject to cost recovery equals zero

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on 1% royalty subject to cost recovery equals zero

I don’t want to hear about any more oil discoveries. The more oil discoveries we have, the more we are being robbed. Guyana is being recolonised by the oil companies. The agreements which have been...

GPL forced to reschedule projects due to repairs of damaged submarine cable – Mid Year report

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GPL forced to reschedule projects due to repairs of damaged submarine cable – Mid Year report

Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) was forced to reschedule some of its capital projects to facilitate repairs to its damaged submarine cables, a mid-year financial report on the agency highlighted....

Age is not a barrier: Top 10 performer writes CSEC at 14 ─ wants to be a doctor

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Age is not a barrier: Top 10 performer writes CSEC at 14 ─ wants to be a doctor

“You don’t really feel the difference because after awhile you just blend in, and you don’t really remember who is what age,” said 14-year old Manoj Lachhman, who claimed his rightful place...

Tropical Shipping continues ‘invaluable’ motorsport support

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tropical Shipping continues ‘invaluable’ motorsport support

Tropical shipping continues to share an invaluable partnership with motorsport locally, the shipping provider yesterday, assisted with three 40ft containers for Guyanese cars headed to Barbados next...

Twenty Person Guyana Squad Departs for 2020 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Twenty Person Guyana Squad Departs for 2020 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers

A 20-person National U17 shortlisted squad has departed Guyana yesterday for Curacao to compete in the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship first-round Qualifiers which began on August 17...

Tickets sale for GAW CPL home matches commences

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tickets sale for GAW CPL home matches commences

Fans can now purchase tickets for the Guyana Amazon Warriors first three home matches at the local box office at 238 Camp and Quamina Streets, Georgetown. The sale of tickets here commenced yesterday...

The Nand Persaud Group of Companies expresses appreciation

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on The Nand Persaud Group of Companies expresses appreciation

The Nand Persaud Group of Companies along with its Sky Plus Incorporated Promotion Group once again extends gratitude to all those who assisted in making their 8th, one day horserace meet as success....

Teams rewarded for efforts at REAL Sports Entertainment Group Masters tourney

Aug 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Teams rewarded for efforts at REAL Sports Entertainment Group Masters tourney

The REAL Sports Entertainment Group masters football tournament concluded recently at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue where Club 45 were crowned champions after gaining a walk over...

Over 800 migrant Venezuelan children now in school -teachers to be trained in English as a second language

Aug 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Over 800 migrant Venezuelan children now in school -teachers to be trained in English as a second language

Nineteen teachers will soon commence training, which will equip them with the necessary skills to teach English as a second language to children of Venezuelan migrants in Barima-Waini (Region One)....