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Govt. should have done far better with Exxon deal – Minister Raphael Trotman admits

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. should have done far better with Exxon deal – Minister Raphael Trotman admits

By Kiana Wilburg Considering the significant quantity of oil in the Stabroek Block, now pegged at over 6.6 billion barrels of sweet, light crude, many have said that Guyana should have got a way...

GRA moves to recover hundreds of millions from RUSAL in waived duties

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GRA moves to recover hundreds of millions from RUSAL in waived duties

By Gary Eleazar The Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc . (BCGI) has been put under the spotlight by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) whic h is seeking to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in...

Foreign Affairs Director-General and Public Service PS transferred

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign Affairs Director-General and Public Service PS transferred

Two senior heads have been transferred in what Government says is a “rebalancing” of two ministries. Transferred effective today is a long-serving Foreign Ministry staffer, Audrey...

La Grange smash-up leaves four dead, six critical

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on La Grange smash-up leaves four dead, six critical

Four people, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed after a speeding minibus rammed into a car on the Nismes Public Road, West Bank Demerara at around 19.30 hrs yesterday. The child, who was in...

Citizenship Minister denies plot to register foreigners to vote

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Citizenship Minister denies plot to register foreigners to vote

There is no plot to register foreigners in a wholesale manner so that they can vote in the coming general and regional elections. This was the assertion made by Minister of Citizenship, Winston...

Sheriff St. /Mandela road project…Chinese contractors must correct defects highlighted by IDB – Minister Jaipaul Sharma

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sheriff St. /Mandela road project…Chinese contractors must correct defects highlighted by IDB – Minister Jaipaul Sharma

Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI), Jaipaul Sharma, made it clear yesterday that Chinese contractor, Sinohydro Limited, must correct all defects on the Sheriff Street/Mandela...

Man arrested for playing with gun outside market

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man arrested for playing with gun outside market

A 34-year-old Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident is now in hot water after he was reportedly caught flaunting his licensed firearm at the Stabroek Market last Friday. The...

Soulja Bai shift Rusal shaft to Statia

Dec 01, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Soulja Bai shift Rusal shaft to Statia

Old people got a saying that some people can do as much as dem want but not fuh as long as dem want. Dem farrin company giving Guyana de kak and poor Guyana don’t know wheh it coming from. But de...

Businessman to serve a further one-year jail term

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman to serve a further one-year jail term

Three months after being sentenced for trafficking in cocaine, a businessman on Thursday had an additional year added to his record. Fifty-seven-year-old Aundre Singh, who was on trial before...

Man further remanded for rape of girl, 10

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man further remanded for rape of girl, 10

A man who is being accused of raping a ten-year-old girl was further remanded to prison on Friday, after the prosecution objected to bail. The accused, Christopher Williams, called Chris, appeared...

Linden teen stabbed by twin brothers

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Linden teen stabbed by twin brothers

School violence is on the rise with another occurrence being added to the list. In this case, a 15-year-old student was stabbed several times about his body by twin brothers who attend the Linden...

Rahamans Christmas Tree lit

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Rahamans Christmas Tree lit

Joyfully ushering in the season of Christmas on Friday evening was Minister of Business,. Haimraj Rajkumar, who switched on the lights to the 60-foot Rahaman Christmas Tree. The scene was witnessed...

Terrible week for Republic Bank…Another employee dies in accident

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Terrible week for Republic Bank…Another employee dies in accident

Republic Bank has lost another employee in a matter of days to a road accident. Dead is 26-year old Riley Charles Newton of Ruimzeight, West Coast Demerara (WCD). The motorcar PRR 1703 he was driving...

Consumer tips for purchasing furniture this Christmas Season

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on Consumer tips for purchasing furniture this Christmas Season

Usually, this season presents the opportunity for consumers to purchase new pieces of furniture to add to their décor to enhance their homes. As with all other products, it is important to be...

COMMONWEALTH YOUTH WORK WEEK AND ENRICHMENT OF YOUTH PROGRAMES

Dec 01, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on COMMONWEALTH YOUTH WORK WEEK AND ENRICHMENT OF YOUTH PROGRAMES

By PAT DIAL Between November 4 and November 10, “Commonwealth Youth Work Week” was commemorated in the 53 nations of the Commonwealth under the theme “Youth Work in Action”....

A chosen generation

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on A chosen generation

Emotions ran high and tears were shed at Vreed-en Hoop Secondary’s 2019 graduation on Thursday. This ceremonial event featured 38 graduates and presented awards to students with astonishing...

Guyana-born mall shooter jailed for life by Canadian court

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana-born mall shooter jailed for life by Canadian court

TORONTO (Huffingtonpost.ca)— A man who opened fire in the crowded food court of a popular mall in downtown Toronto seven years ago, killing two people, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday....

Nominations Day is January 10, 2020

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Nominations Day is January 10, 2020

As Guyana heads closer to March 2020 General and Regional Elections, Nominations Day is scheduled be on the January 10, next year. This is according to an advertisement published by the Guyana...

Pirara Bridge reopen to traffic

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Pirara Bridge reopen to traffic

Less than three weeks after Pirara Bridge – just outside Lethem – was damaged, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has completed rehabilitative works to restore the structural integrity...

Republic Bank should help advance plastic money

Dec 01, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Republic Bank should help advance plastic money

When the Central Bank intervened to prevent Scotiabank from selling its shares in Guyana to Republic Bank, some people were of the view that there was too much intervention into private business....

Your obligations are only to those who help you

Dec 01, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Your obligations are only to those who help you

Long before I ever dreamt of getting married and fathering a child, there was a particular guiding principle I had in my life. It protected me. It empowered me. It preserved me. I had to pass it on...

Nine Times: The PPP’s betrayal of Walter Rodney in life and death

Dec 01, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on Nine Times: The PPP’s betrayal of Walter Rodney in life and death

The WPA family, especially those who were active during the 1970s and 1980s, has had to endure the constant charge from some detractors of the party that we have betrayed Dr. Walter Rodney. One reads...

Police find cannabis in stolen music set

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police find cannabis in stolen music set

A man has been taken into police custody after ranks at the Criminal Investigation Department discovered more than 1200 grams of suspected cannabis hidden inside a large music set. According to...

Increased community involvement being sought as…Mission to end AIDS by 2030 intensifies

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Increased community involvement being sought as…Mission to end AIDS by 2030 intensifies

By Sharmain Grainger With more than 80 percent of the 5,000-plus HIV clients accessing antiretroviral therapy being virally suppressed, Guyana is fervently advancing towards the goal of ending AIDS...

City Hall to carry out routine checks at the Stabroek Bazaar

Dec 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall to carry out routine checks at the Stabroek Bazaar

After seizing dozens of expired goods from vendors at the Stabroek market Last Tuesday, City hall has scheduled market constables to carry out more seizures until the holiday season is passed....

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Dolphin Secondary, East Ruimveldt seal Round-5 victories in Republic Bank U-18 Football League

A shameful abdication of leadership

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The PPPC government has reached a new low in its spineless defense of the lopsided Production... more