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Miner granted bail on two assault charges

Aug 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Miner granted bail on two assault charges

A miner who was slapped with two assault charges was on Wednesday released on bail after he appeared in court for the offences. Twenty-nine-year-old Ryan Cully, of Friendship, East Bank Demerara,...

Computerisation of City Hall; wifi hotspots for Georgetown under discussion

Aug 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Computerisation of City Hall; wifi hotspots for Georgetown under discussion

City Mayor Ubraj Narine and a contingent from the Mayor and City Council met with Public Telecommunications Minister, Cathy Hughes on Wednesday to discuss broad areas of collaboration. According to...

Man walks two hours to assault mother of his 11 children – Court told

Aug 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man walks two hours to assault mother of his 11 children – Court told

The court was told on last Wednesday, a man walked two hours to reach the home of his estranged wife, who is the mother of his 11 children, and allegedly assaulted her. Percy James, a 41-year-old...

Crime Chief promises thorough probe into Presidential guard’s death – PM scheduled for today

Aug 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Crime Chief promises thorough probe into Presidential guard’s death – PM scheduled for today

Acting Crime Chief Michael Kingston has promised a thorough investigation into the death of Presidential Guard Winston Cooper, who passed away on Wednesday, several weeks after he was found injured...

Scotiabank sells to Jamaican Bank, not closing branches

Aug 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Scotiabank sells to Jamaican Bank, not closing branches

Belize (breakingbelizenews.com) – Following reports that Scotiabank is finalising arrangements to close its doors in Belize by October, a senior source from within the bank has confirmed to BBN...

Justice Claudette Singh ain’t tekking no chance

Aug 16, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Justice Claudette Singh ain’t tekking no chance

We wouldn’t know where it came from, because it is expected the GECOM Chairperson and the commissioners will not divulge who the source was of the initial suggestion that GECOM should read the...

541 house lots distributed in five regions in first half of 2019 – 459 more to be allocated in second half

Aug 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 541 house lots distributed in five regions in first half of 2019 – 459 more to be allocated in second half

Addressing the backlog of housing applications, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) in the first half of 2019 distributed 541 house lots. The house lots were distributed in Regions...

Forestry sees second year of consecutive growth ─ production of timber rose to 8.5%

Aug 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Forestry sees second year of consecutive growth ─ production of timber rose to 8.5%

Government’s half-year economic report shows that there has been upward movement in the forestry subsector. The estimated growth is 7.8% above the level achieved at the end of June 2018, making...

Govt to introduce HIV prevention pill, PrEP – seeks to have more ‘at-risk’ persons access treatment through Public-Private Partnership

Aug 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt to introduce HIV prevention pill, PrEP – seeks to have more ‘at-risk’ persons access treatment through Public-Private Partnership

The Ministry of Public Health is planning to introduce Pre-Exposed Prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV transmission countermeasure. This is a course of drugs taken pre-emptively against the spread of the...

GABF to host associations’ league at CASH simultaneously

Aug 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABF to host associations’ league at CASH simultaneously

The rainy season has been relentless in Guyana which has affected sports including basketball and while the current champions of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championship only have...

Top regional karate-kas to converge in Guyana for the 2019 Caribbean Karate Cup

Aug 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Top regional karate-kas to converge in Guyana for the 2019 Caribbean Karate Cup

The Guyana Karate College (GKC) will host the IKD Guyana Caribbean Karate Cup from August 23-25, 2019 at Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. To date over 100 overseas athletes ha e confirmed their...

Detective accused of placing drugs in couple’s yard… File with DPP, Commander promises immediate action once advice given

Aug 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Detective accused of placing drugs in couple’s yard… File with DPP, Commander promises immediate action once advice given

Police have completed their investigation into allegations that a ‘B’ Division rank placed marijuana on the premises of a Berbice couple. ‘B’ Division Commander Paul Langevine said yesterday...

Space Gym congratulate its athletes that excelled at the GABBFF Senior Championship Kids Camp starts tomorrow

Aug 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Space Gym congratulate its athletes that excelled at the GABBFF Senior Championship Kids Camp starts tomorrow

Manager and Owner of Space Gym, one of Guyana’s most modern gyms, Lucas Matos has congratulated all their members who competed at the Senior National championships of the Guyana Amateur Body...

Exposed big toe gives away gun-toting man in hiding

Aug 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Exposed big toe gives away gun-toting man in hiding

A gun toting man who eluded ranks of the City Constabulary yesterday was nabbed when a patrol rank saw his big toe protruding from water weeds, which he had used to conceal himself under a bridge in...

Winfield Braithwaite C’bean Schoolboys Boxing Tourney starts tonight at CASH We ready to rumble!

Aug 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Winfield Braithwaite C’bean Schoolboys Boxing Tourney starts tonight at CASH We ready to rumble!

By Sean Devers Renamed after Commonwealth Gold Medallist Winfield Braithwaite, the three-night Caribbean Schoolboys and Juniors Boxing Championships starts tonight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall...

Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company’s supports GBA

Aug 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company’s supports GBA

The Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company Ltd. Has disclosed that it is proud to once again provide sponsorship towards the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) for the hosting of the Caribbean...

Man, girlfriend on getaway bike charged with breaking into woman’s home

Aug 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man, girlfriend on getaway bike charged with breaking into woman’s home

A man and his girlfriend were hauled before a city magistrate where they were read a joint breaking and entering charge. The couple appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown...

Crossfit 12-12-12 Throwdown Guyana to be represented by Omisi Williams, Kelon Reid and Randy Halley

Aug 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Crossfit 12-12-12 Throwdown Guyana to be represented by Omisi Williams, Kelon Reid and Randy Halley

The Golden Arrowhead would be flying in the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago from today when that nation hosts the annual Crossfit 12-12-12 Throwdown at the St. Mary’s College Pool then...

GCF’s Burrowes grateful to all as Guyana stood tall in hosting 13th JCCC

Aug 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF’s Burrowes grateful to all as Guyana stood tall in hosting 13th JCCC

President of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) Horace Burrowes is showering praises of all and sundry for combining efforts which saw Guyana hosting its first major cycling championships ever....

Botafago’s Osmond Cummings Memorial Football set for Sunday at Silvertown

Aug 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Botafago’s Osmond Cummings Memorial Football set for Sunday at Silvertown

The annual Osmond Cummings Memorial football tournament which has been played for the past eight years to honour its former President Osmond Cummings of the Silvertown-based Botafago FC kicks off...

Report of Guyana plot on Venezuela is fake news – Foreign Affairs official

Aug 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Report of Guyana plot on Venezuela is fake news – Foreign Affairs official

An official of Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described as fake news, a report that Venezuelan refugees are being trained at a military base in Guyana. The news was reportedly attributed...

Achiever’s Youth and Sports Club Essequibo tour rescheduled

Aug 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Achiever’s Youth and Sports Club Essequibo tour rescheduled

The Achiever’s Youth and Sports Club of West Coast Berbice has rescheduled its visit to the Essequibo Coast for later this month; the trip was originally set for August 16-18, but due to the...

1320 Heat International Drag Race Meet Team Trans Pacific revving for Alteeza world record

Aug 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 1320 Heat International Drag Race Meet Team Trans Pacific revving for Alteeza world record

Principal of Team Trans Pacific, Krishna Ramsewack, has thrown down the gauntlet with a brave challenge to Team Mohamed’s ‘Goliath’ GT-R come August 25th when the 1320 Heat...

Due process, truth, justice and the law

Aug 16, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Due process, truth, justice and the law

A female worker alleges superiors of sexual harassment and cover-up, and she is barred for weeks from entering her place of employment. A low-level law enforcement officer is alleged to have...

As Election draws near—Facts that the political analysts need to share

Aug 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on As Election draws near—Facts that the political analysts need to share

DEAR EDITOR, While certain sectors of the populace have become overly concerned about the influx of Haitians, and the possibility of their very presence being the pendulum that swings votes in favour...

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The PPP/C’s greatest liability

Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- One might have expected that a ruling party basking in the largesse of oil wealth would chart... more