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Atrocious Local Content Policy…Guyana sleeping at the wheel – Charles Ramson Jr.

Sep 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Atrocious Local Content Policy…Guyana sleeping at the wheel – Charles Ramson Jr.

Local Content refers to the maximum or preferential use of a country’s goods, services and labour. It is one of the critical ways in which countries can retain billions of dollars from the oil...

Overseas-based chef found dead in Kitty apartment

Sep 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based chef found dead in Kitty apartment

-‘foreign’ woman seen leaving premises after staying overnight Police are seeking to ascertain whether foul play was involved in the death of 51-year-old US-based chef Andre Gordon, called...

Govt. seeks Independent Administrator to prepare Guyana’s second EITI Report

Sep 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. seeks Independent Administrator to prepare Guyana’s second EITI Report

The coalition administration is seeking the services of an Independent Administrator to prepare Guyana’s second report, to be submitted to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative...

LOVE AT FIRST TOUCH…Blind couple lives contented lives despite visual impairment

Sep 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on LOVE AT FIRST TOUCH…Blind couple lives contented lives despite visual impairment

By Alex Wayne Pull Quote: “Our lives are very fulfilling…Its not dark and gloomy as some people seem to think. We live just like normal couples and enjoy just as much as the same...

Berbice Bridge Co. denies it refused to maintain pontoons

Sep 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Bridge Co. denies it refused to maintain pontoons

Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI) has refuted claims that it refused financial support to maintain the structure’s pontoons, which have not been repaired in 11 years. In an...

Three teachers quit Sophia Training Centre over threats, verbal abuse by students

Sep 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Three teachers quit Sophia Training Centre over threats, verbal abuse by students

At least three teachers at the Sophia Training Centre have refused to return for the new semester after being subjected to unruly behaviour and even threats. Kaieteur News confirmed that the...

Somebody get a drawback

Sep 16, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Somebody get a drawback

Imagine taking a shoemaker to build a house or taking a carpenter to repair a car. Well it look like if that is just what Soulja Bai did because nobody doan tek a decision without Soulja Bai...

Local Content Policy… Ghana’s highly successful plan was drafted by Expert Guyana bypassed

Sep 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Local Content Policy… Ghana’s highly successful plan was drafted by Expert Guyana bypassed

By Kiana Wilburg When Ghana had discovered in 2007 that it had sweet crude offshore, developing a Local Content Policy as fast as possible was high on its agenda. With the help of the World Bank,...

9th Courts 10k road race…Missigher does it again, Tyrell win senior females

Sep 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 9th Courts 10k road race…Missigher does it again, Tyrell win senior females

Winston Missigher showed that his first win in the Courts 10k road race last year was no fluke after successfully defending his long distance title when the event concluded yesterday on Main Street....

Fourth EBFA/Ralph Green U-11 League…KK Warriors & Vurlon Mills Academy notch wins on opening day

Sep 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fourth EBFA/Ralph Green U-11 League…KK Warriors & Vurlon Mills Academy notch wins on opening day

Kuru Kururu Warriors and Vurlon Mills Academy collected full points while there were three draws that highlighted play on the opening day of the 4th annual East Bank Football Association / Ralph...

Jordan takes four on debut before Lewis fireworks seal big deal for Patriots

Sep 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jordan takes four on debut before Lewis fireworks seal big deal for Patriots

CPL – Akeem Jordan took 4/33 on his Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) debut to set St Kitts & Nevis Patriots on their way to a six-wicket victory over St Lucia Zouks last night at Warner...

Pandit Ravi lights up Crown ECO Golf tournament

Sep 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pandit Ravi lights up Crown ECO Golf tournament

Veteran golfer Rabindranath ‘Pandit Ravi’ Persaud outshone the competitors in the Crown [Mining] ECO inaugural tournament on Saturday 14 last as a full field of golfers battled for glory. Playing...

First batch of Guyanese return from Hurricane struck Bahamas

Sep 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on First batch of Guyanese return from Hurricane struck Bahamas

A group of five Guyanese returned from The Bahamas last night: The Grimmond family was welcomed by Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix; Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams; Minister of...

NA Mayor blasts Councillor for misinformation on construction of Synthetic Track

Sep 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on NA Mayor blasts Councillor for misinformation on construction of Synthetic Track

New Amsterdam Mayor Winifred Haywood has broadsided Councillor Zamal Hussein for spreading false information concerning the construction of the Synthetic Track at Burnham Park, New Amsterdam,...

GSIE, Star Party Rentals & Trophy Stall 1st Div. cricket…Johnson’s consecutive ton and Wilson’s 5-45 help GCC to another emphatic win

Sep 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSIE, Star Party Rentals & Trophy Stall 1st Div. cricket…Johnson’s consecutive ton and Wilson’s 5-45 help GCC to another emphatic win

By Sean Devers After a delay of 135 minutes due to overnight rain, GCC romped to a second consecutive innings victory when they hammered GDF by an innings and 142 runs yesterday at Bourda in the...

Limacol Football Tourney…Conquerors continue rampaging form

Sep 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Limacol Football Tourney…Conquerors continue rampaging form

Nicholas McArthur has now banged in five goals in two games after netting a hat-trick for Fruta Conquerors under-20 on Saturday night to majorly help his side thump the struggling Georgetown Football...

Regal All stars, Regal Masters triumph

Sep 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal All stars, Regal Masters triumph

Regal All stars and Regal Masters registered victories against Farm and HS Masters respectively when the teams collided yesterday at Gandhi Youth Organisation ground. Led by half centuries from Ricky...

Ramjattan protested at AFC New York Town Hall

Sep 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ramjattan protested at AFC New York Town Hall

– tells AFC supporters that Guyana ready for First Oil Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, yesterday attended a New York AFC Chapter meeting,...

Differently-able individuals can apply for tax exemptions every two, five years

Sep 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Differently-able individuals can apply for tax exemptions every two, five years

Minster of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, recently announced that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) completed a policy which allowed persons living with disabilities in Guyana to...

From Burnham to AFC: The failure of a country

Sep 16, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on From Burnham to AFC: The failure of a country

If someone was to say to me to look them in the eyes wearing only my academic hat, and with deep honesty say yes or no to Burnham being a great leader, I would not hesitate even for a fraction of a...

Man reaps 60-lb sweet cassavas

Sep 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man reaps 60-lb sweet cassavas

With just a few cassava sticks given to him by friends, David Williams of 3A George Street Werk-en-rust, Georgetown, reaped a pair of cassava tubers, weighing 60 lbs and measuring close to three and...

GUYANESE HORROR FICTION…SANDRA DREAMS OF FLYING (also published as The Ring)

Sep 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GUYANESE HORROR FICTION…SANDRA DREAMS OF FLYING (also published as The Ring)

Part Four: Haitian Magic “She remembers the last time …her teeth sinking into that soft, little throat… Isabella reads her thoughts. She laughs and whispers: Sweeter than a first kiss, A...

All things are possible!

Sep 16, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on All things are possible!

Political promises should be made in a manner which does not create false expectations. Otherwise, instead of political capital, you can end up with a political catastrophe. Last month, the...

Greed and race can blind us

Sep 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Greed and race can blind us

DEAR EDITOR, It is said that “the love of money is the root of all evil”. The problem with loving money is that no matter how much one gets, one still feels compelled to try to get as much more...

More investigations should be held against failed City Council officers

Sep 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on More investigations should be held against failed City Council officers

Dear Editor, The situation at the Georgetown Mayor and City Council is a sad one. It’s extremely sad when we have seen the issues facing the city, know the problem, but refuse to fix these. One of...

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Sometimes the best of leaders fail

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Jimmy Carter’s presidency fell victim to global and domestic upheavals. His single term... more