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March 2020 is earliest possible time for elections – GECOM Commissioners

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on March 2020 is earliest possible time for elections – GECOM Commissioners

March 2020 is the earliest possible time for the holding of General and Regional Elections, according to several Commissioners at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) nominated by both sides of...

SARA files court action to recover US$16M from Queens Atlantic, GBTI

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on SARA files court action to recover US$16M from Queens Atlantic, GBTI

In what could be a test of the country’s capacity to handle sensitive matters involving state assets, the courts have been approached for the recovery of more than $3B. Two companies, including a...

Maduro orders treason charges against Guaido over Guyana claim

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Maduro orders treason charges against Guaido over Guyana claim

Venezuela (argusmedia)- Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro ordered state prosecutors to lodge treason charges against opposition leader Juan Guaido for allegedly agreeing to relinquish...

City Council grants partial waiver to 125 property owners

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on City Council grants partial waiver to 125 property owners

City Council has granted a partial waiver to 125 property owners on interest accrued on general rates for 2019. The waiver was granted through the Difficult Circumstances Committee (DCC) which is...

Beware of scammers posing as our brokers – NICIL

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Beware of scammers posing as our brokers – NICIL

National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), is appealing to the public to beware of scammers posing as officials of NICIL. This warning comes after several reports were made to...

SARA official met Haitian group in his personal capacity- Harmon

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on SARA official met Haitian group in his personal capacity- Harmon

A meeting last week Thursday with Haitians and other nationals, and involving Chief Executive Officer of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA), Aubrey Heath-Retemyer, was held at the Critchlow...

Deputy Police Commissioner Alves ‘cleared of any criminal conduct’ – other administrative issues being dealt with -Top Cop

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Deputy Police Commissioner Alves ‘cleared of any criminal conduct’ – other administrative issues being dealt with -Top Cop

Deputy Police Commissioner Lyndon Alves has been “cleared of any criminal conduct,” but he remains on administrative leave as the Force investigates other issues relating to him. Police...

Canadian Bank Note awarded $2.5B project to build e-passport system

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian Bank Note awarded $2.5B project to build e-passport system

Government has announced a US$12.4M ($2.5B) project to procure a new border management system to cater for e-passports. The project was awarded to the Canadian Bank Note Company Limited, well known...

People selling odda people property

Sep 07, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on People selling odda people property

People talking how Guyana ain’t got money and how some people don’t have wuk. Dem boys see some people who get a job last week back pon de road. These people seh dem got to get up too soon in de...

Rose Hall workers back to work after downing tools over pay

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Rose Hall workers back to work after downing tools over pay

Over 30 workers from the Rose Hall Town Council who downed their tools and were on strike from Thursday, were back at work from yesterday morning. This was confirmed by the Head of the Constabulary...

Corentyne man guilty of manslaughter in ‘Back to School’ killing

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne man guilty of manslaughter in ‘Back to School’ killing

Paul Ivor Thom, a 47-year-old mason of Corentyne, Berbice, who was on trial for the unlawful killing of 19-year-old Vishram Mohabir, called “Ajai”, of Williamsburg, Corentyne, has been found...

Govt. to invest $1.8B for upgrading of police stations – Ramjattan

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to invest $1.8B for upgrading of police stations – Ramjattan

Several police stations are slated for rehabilitation works and complete refurbishing from $1.8B set aside by Central Government for upgrades. This was disclosed by Vice President and Minister of...

Toddler, 3, dies after struck by hire car

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Toddler, 3, dies after struck by hire car

A three-year-old boy is now dead after sustaining severe injuries in an accident that occurred on the East Bank of Berbice (EBB) yesterday. Dead is Derek Sulker of Lot 13 Islington Village, EBB....

Sudden storm causes damage in Mahdia

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sudden storm causes damage in Mahdia

There were reports of a storm hitting Mahdia, Region 8 yesterday. Power was cut and the regional radio station was affected. ( Lisa Lee photo)

Dissolution of Parliament dependent on word from GECOM – Harmon

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Dissolution of Parliament dependent on word from GECOM – Harmon

Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon yesterday reiterated that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) must give the go-ahead before any decision on elections can be...

20,000 Black Giant chicks distributed so far for 2019

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 20,000 Black Giant chicks distributed so far for 2019

The Guyana Livestock Development Agency (GLDA) on this week’s episode of its show “This Week In Agriculture” made the announcement that so far for this year the agency has seen 20,000 Black...

Volleyball and basketball competitions on today in Berbice

Sep 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Volleyball and basketball competitions on today in Berbice

Volleyball and basketball players will take to their respective courts today at the ‘Area H’ Ground, Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, Berbice. The competitions are organised by Club Fiesta, Jagdeo...

GBTI after-tax profit dips at half – yea r- Entity cites slowdown of economic activity globally

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GBTI after-tax profit dips at half – yea r- Entity cites slowdown of economic activity globally

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) recently noted in its interim report for 2019 that its performance continues to be constrained by the slowdown of economic activity globally, regionally...

North Pakaraimas Football Tourney Paramakatoi and Kanapang emerge male and female champions

Sep 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on North Pakaraimas Football Tourney Paramakatoi and Kanapang emerge male and female champions

Paramakatoi Spartans United defeated Kato 2-1 to win this year’s edition of the North Pakaraimas Football Tournament and have earned the right to represent at the Heritage Games, 2019 in the City....

Miners to submit list of grouses …meet with President Granger at State House

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Miners to submit list of grouses …meet with President Granger at State House

President David Granger yesterday afternoon hosted an interactive business luncheon for members of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), the National Mining Syndicate (NMS) and the...

Exxon to sell US$4B of oil and gas assets in Norway

Sep 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon to sell US$4B of oil and gas assets in Norway

Norway (Reuters) – Exxon has agreed to sell off its oil and gas assets in Norway in a $4 billion deal, Reuters sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, in what will mark an end to its...

New York Business Group Under-19 Tournament Young Warriors CC humble Rose Hall Estate CC

Sep 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on New York Business Group Under-19 Tournament Young Warriors CC humble Rose Hall Estate CC

New York Business Group Under-19 50 Overs Cricket Competition for teams in Berbice recommenced last weekend. The tournament is sponsored by a group of overseas based Guyanese businessmen of New York,...

KFC commits sponsorship for year-end school tournament

Sep 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on KFC commits sponsorship for year-end school tournament

Fast food giant, KFC, for the second successive year, has thrown its support behind the Petra Organisation that will run off the 2nd annual KFC Goodwill international school football tournament,...

Did Burnham err in nationalising sugar and rice?

Sep 07, 2019 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Did Burnham err in nationalising sugar and rice?

Did Forbes Burnham err when he nationalised the commanding heights of the economy and removed foreign involvement from the local financial sector? If Forbes Burnham erred, it means that the socialist...

GFF-Capelli Sport ink four-year kit supply contract Youth to Senior National Team Kits to be provided

Sep 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF-Capelli Sport ink four-year kit supply contract Youth to Senior National Team Kits to be provided

Following a successful initial engagement with Capelli Sport (CS), which outfitted the Guyana National Senior Men’s Team during its recent Gold Cup Campaign, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)...

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A false panacea for electoral integrity

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News – Advocates for fingerprint verification in Guyana’s elections herald it as... more