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First phase of delayed Kitty Market upgrade 90% complete

Sep 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on First phase of delayed Kitty Market upgrade 90% complete

In 2016, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) embarked on a major rehabilitation project to upgrade the Kitty Market. The work was divided into two phases, and the first stage is expected to be...

The commencement of oil revenues calls for honest leadership

Sep 22, 2019 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The commencement of oil revenues calls for honest leadership

Since losing the May 11, 2015 general and regional elections, the PPP has deliberately set out to destabilise the Coalition government. The PPP in the person of Bharrat Jagdeo has engaged in a weekly...

Racial discrimination at workplace tops complaints dealt with by ERC

Sep 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Racial discrimination at workplace tops complaints dealt with by ERC

Based on figures presented by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) racial discrimination accounted for the majority of the cases it has dealt with. At the end of June, 2019, the entity’s records...

Claiming to be unemployed, but actually unemployable

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Claiming to be unemployed, but actually unemployable

Guyana was once a country of carpenters, masons and other artisans. These people were in such number that the Caribbean countries reached out to them for their skills. Barbados, in particular,...

Sophia man chopped, stabbed in pit latrine showdown

Sep 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia man chopped, stabbed in pit latrine showdown

A prison warder is presently nursing several injuries about the body after he was reportedly stabbed once, and chopped three times during an altercation with a neighbour. His attacker has reportedly...

US, UK & EU using falsehoods to call elections and threaten sanctions

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on US, UK & EU using falsehoods to call elections and threaten sanctions

On Wednesday 5th February 2003, then United States (US) Secretary of State, retired army Four-Star General Collin Powell made a presentation to the United Nations Security Council. In his hand was a...

APNU+AFC Coalition Govt. remains the answer to Guyana’s fast development

Sep 22, 2019 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on APNU+AFC Coalition Govt. remains the answer to Guyana’s fast development

The Cummingsburg Accord was the platform for the APNU+AFC Coalition coming to government in 2015. It was signed on St. Valentine’s Day 2015 and has served as a guide for the deliberate...

OPR expected to wrap up case of businessman’s beating in police station

Sep 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on OPR expected to wrap up case of businessman’s beating in police station

The police’s Office of Professional Responsibility is shifting blame to the Police Complaints Authority for delayed investigations into reports surrounding the July 19, 2019 alleged beating of a...

The Baccoo Speaks

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The situation in the prison system is about to improve with better and more secure accommodation for the prisoners. However, there seems to be a race among errant young men to fill the prisons. One...

Siparuta man pinned to death by a tractor

Sep 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Siparuta man pinned to death by a tractor

A logger operating his tractor in the Amerindian Community of Siparuta is now dead following an accident that occurred Wednesday afternoon. Dead is Micheal Williams. Reports are that Williams was...

Indigenous Heritage Games to conclude today at Everest

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Indigenous Heritage Games to conclude today at Everest

In overcast conditions at the Everest located a ‘stone’s throw’ from mighty Atlantic Ocean, day two activities in three-day Indigenous Heritage Games continued yesterday and climaxed late into...

Cross-Border Climate Change refugees looming large

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Cross-Border Climate Change refugees looming large

By Sir Ronald Sanders “Hurricane Hell” and “The Bahamas is at war being attacked by Hurricane Dorian. And yet The Bahamas has no weapon to defend itself”, are two memorable expressions that...

A pair of killers visit ‘Brother Martin’

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Murder and Mystery, News Comments Off on A pair of killers visit ‘Brother Martin’

By Michael Jordan It was close to 25 years after his wife’s murder that the killers paid Pastor Motielall Persaud a visit. They say it was raining heavily that Saturday night, July 30, 2011, when...

GISE, Star Party Rental & Trophy Stall 2-day 1st Division cricket

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GISE, Star Party Rental & Trophy Stall 2-day 1st Division cricket

Yeudister Persaud’s 3rdfifty helps GCC to 1st inns lead despite France’s 5-48 In brilliant Sunshine at Bourda yesterday, GCC reached 156-7 replying to GYO’s 101 all out in the latest round of...

Rains affect Troy’s performance

Sep 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Rains affect Troy’s performance

Karouni (Miningweekly.com) – Gold miner Troy Resources on Friday downwardly revised gold production expectations for the September quarter, on the back of heavy rainfall at its Karouni project,...

Region One retain Indigenous Heritage Swimming title

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Region One retain Indigenous Heritage Swimming title

By Zaheer Mohamed Region One Barima Waini has demonstrated their prowess in the pool once again by winning the Indigenous Heritage Swimming championship which was contested yesterday at the National...

Bounty Paper Towel & Solo Drink Hockey Leagues Saints women retake 2nd division lead

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bounty Paper Towel & Solo Drink Hockey Leagues Saints women retake 2nd division lead

A commanding 6-0 triumph against YMCA Old Fort Hockey Club (OFHC) was more than enough to see Saints retake the top spot in the Bounty Paper Towel –Quicker Picker Upper – Second Division Outdoor...

10% increase in school attendance

Sep 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 10% increase in school attendance

Students from 74 schools across Georgetown were last week awarded for their excellent school attendance over the last academic year The 2,507 students being awarded hail from 23 secondary schools, 27...

Resolving Problems at the U.S. Port of Entry

Sep 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Resolving Problems at the U.S. Port of Entry

By Attorney Gail Seeram Since 9/11, there has been heightening security at the airports and U.S. port of entries. Though many travelers feel safer at the airports and on airplanes, there are a few...

Commercial banks to soon halt sending encashed cheques to customers

Sep 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Commercial banks to soon halt sending encashed cheques to customers

Commercial banks in Guyana are moving to comply with the National Payment System (NPS) Act 2018 which came into effect from June 2019. The National Payment System Act is designed to allow commercial...

Courts Peewee football Plenty excitement on opening day as defending champions off to ramping start

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courts Peewee football Plenty excitement on opening day as defending champions off to ramping start

Play in the ninth annual Courts Peewee football tournament got underway yesterday afternoon following the official March Past and ceremonial kickoff which was done by the Managing Director of the...

Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa)

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa)

Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa), also known as cañero, toothpick fish, or vampire fish, is a species of parasitic freshwater catfish in the family Trichomycteridae native to the Amazon Basin where it...

Fourth EBFA/Ralph Green U-11 League – Day 2

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fourth EBFA/Ralph Green U-11 League – Day 2

Vurlon Mills Academy, Kuru Kururu Warriors, Timehri Panthers & Diamond United win Vurlon Mills Academy, Kuru Kururu Warriors, Diamond United and defending champions Timehri Panthers all recorded...

Meet ‘rock star’ Kodi Lee

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Countryman, News Comments Off on Meet ‘rock star’ Kodi Lee

By Dennis Nichols Every now and then, I have the urge to feature someone who may be to us here in Guyana, a virtual unknown as far as fame and recognition go. Today, it is a young man I would...

Boxing Association seeks help for important overseas events

Sep 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxing Association seeks help for important overseas events

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will be sending a team for next year’s Olympic Qualifiers and one to the Caribbean Championships and as well all know these overseas competitions are costly...

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Maloney Pacers set sights on FIBA 3×3 World Tour qualifiers in Guyana

America does not fight for free

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Guyana must be wary of America. That much is clear. The United States has recently issued... more