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Fires mek Guyana look like hell

Dec 10, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Fires mek Guyana look like hell

Dem boys now know why people does seh dat Guyana is hell. Uncle Freddie more than anybody else does cuss dis country but he not going nowhere else to live. De Fire Chief give an interview and by de...

Welder jailed for threatening wife

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Welder jailed for threatening wife

A man was yesterday sentenced to prison after he pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour and abusive language towards his reputed wife. The man, 51-year-old Eshwardar Ramnauth, a welder of...

Prisoner busted with phone and ganja

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Prisoner busted with phone and ganja

A prisoner was yesterday found with 67 grams of suspected cannabis and a cellular phone at the Camp Street Prison. Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, said that the prisoner was transported from...

Eastville Nursery brings Christmas joy to seniors

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Eastville Nursery brings Christmas joy to seniors

Children of Eastville Nursery School at Annandale, East Coast Demerara took time out to distribute hampers to some 80 seniors from the community of Buxton recently. Despite inclement weather, the...

Accused in nightclub murder admitted to stabbing victim- police witness

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Accused in nightclub murder admitted to stabbing victim- police witness

Shawn Harris who is accused of the February 5, 2017 murder of Sunil Singh had admitted to stabbing the man. This is according to Police Inspector Prem Narine, who testified yesterday when the trial...

GPL issues 2020 action plan − to address 47MW generation shortfall

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GPL issues 2020 action plan − to address 47MW generation shortfall

− Min. Patterson to submit plan to Cabinet for guidance The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated has submitted an action plan to Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, that aims to...

Bedridden sugar worker seeks assistance for kidney transplant surgery

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bedridden sugar worker seeks assistance for kidney transplant surgery

Once a strong and healthy cane harvester attached to the Diamond Sugar Estate, Latchman Mangal of Lot 19 Second Street, Windsor Forest, is now bed ridden and seeking the public’s assistance in...

Guyana has recorded more fires than last year

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana has recorded more fires than last year

This year, Guyana has witnessed a significant number of devastating fires when compared to 2018. And even as the country embarks on the Christmas season, another family of four is now homeless after...

City struggles to manage Bourda Market garbage after axing contractor

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on City struggles to manage Bourda Market garbage after axing contractor

The City‘s Solid Waste Department is yet to devise a plan to effectively deal with the garbage situation at Bourda Market. The Bourda Market solid waste situation was listed for discussion on the...

High Court trial for hotel owner, alleged hitman

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on High Court trial for hotel owner, alleged hitman

Yesterday, following the completion of the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) for Mark Grimmond and Chatterpaul Singh, who were charged six months ago for conspiracy to commit murder, the two men were...

Marcus Bisram’s case further delayed after Magistrate reports sick.

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Marcus Bisram’s case further delayed after Magistrate reports sick.

The commencement of the shorter version of a preliminary inquiry (paper committal) scheduled to roll off yesterday, did not go as planned after Magistrate Alex Moore reported sick yesterday morning....

Dr. Dukhi optimistic about advancing neurosurgery in public health sector

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Dukhi optimistic about advancing neurosurgery in public health sector

Guyana’s public health sector has prided itself over the years for offering free health care to all and sundry and this is expected to remain a staple for years to come. Although the services...

Skeletal remains found in Marudi mining pit

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Skeletal remains found in Marudi mining pit

Miners in the Marudi mining area late Sunday evening discovered the skeletal remains of a male buried in a shallow grave. According to the divisional commander, Keithon King, who confirmed the...

I don’t want to do wrong… I only want to save lives – says Traffic Chief

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on I don’t want to do wrong… I only want to save lives – says Traffic Chief

Traffic Chief, Linden Isles has made a decision to carry out breathalyzer tests on drivers leaving night spots. Isles also said that regular patrols will be carried out at the popular entertainment...

Time to change the national conversation

Dec 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Time to change the national conversation

The national conversation at this time should be shifted. Too little attention is being paid to the ongoing rape of Guyana’s natural resources by multinational corporations. These companies come to...

Murder accused pleads guilty to rape, armed robbery charges

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Murder accused pleads guilty to rape, armed robbery charges

Murder accused, 24-year-old Travis Evans, pleaded guilty to rape and armed robbery charges yesterday at the High Court in Demerara. He is now awaiting sentencing which will be imposed by Justice...

Briton John wins top prize in senior division at GCN awards ceremony

Dec 10, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Briton John wins top prize in senior division at GCN awards ceremony

Briton John of United Cycle Club was voted the top cyclist in the senior category for 2019 when the Guyana Cycling News held its annual awards ceremony on Saturday night last at St. Stanislaus...

Land Commission sacks three employees over corruption

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Land Commission sacks three employees over corruption

The Guyana Lands and Survey Commission (GLSC) has terminated the services of three employees over instances of corruption. Speaking yesterday at the Commission’s year-end press conference at...

Gibson, bowlers lead Mahdia to 10-wkt win over St. Cuthbert’s Mission

Dec 10, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gibson, bowlers lead Mahdia to 10-wkt win over St. Cuthbert’s Mission

An unbeaten 46 from Andrew Gibson and incisive spells from Raydon Austin and Ershaad Ali guided Mahdia to a 10-wicket win over host St. Cuthbert’s Mission when the teams collided in a 15-over...

Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers Lodge & Annandale set up final day clash for title

Dec 10, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers Lodge & Annandale set up final day clash for title

Defending champions, Annandale Secondary stayed within two points of leaders Lodge Secondary after thumping St. John’s College 12-0 on Sunday when play continued in the second annual...

Bahamas Half Marathon 5K

Dec 10, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bahamas Half Marathon 5K

Guyanese Damani David in record breaking 13-19 age group & overall winning performance Multi talented Guyanese athlete 14 year-old Damani David who resides in the Bahamas has continued to turn in...

GBC Boxing in T&T Guyana finish 3rd with 3 Gold, 3 Silver & 3 Bronze

Dec 10, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBC Boxing in T&T Guyana finish 3rd with 3 Gold, 3 Silver & 3 Bronze

Defending Champions Guyana encountered several obstacles including controversial decisions during the 2019 Caribbean Boxing Championships which concluded on Sunday Evening at the National Cycling...

ARE RIGHTS DIMINISHING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION?

Dec 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ARE RIGHTS DIMINISHING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION?

International Human Rights Day 2019 finds the world with little new to acclaim in terms of progressive enjoyment of rights when viewed as a whole. The climate crisis engulfing the globe is a...

GPHC win PM Trophy in Inter-Ministries Tapeball cricket

Dec 10, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GPHC win PM Trophy in Inter-Ministries Tapeball cricket

The Social Cohesion 2019 Public Servants Games got off to a good start with the Inter-Ministries six-over Tapeball Cricket Competition last Sunday at the Durban Park Tarmac. The Georgetown Public...

The body cameras and the police

Dec 10, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The body cameras and the police

They are here, forty of them according to the Guyana Police Force. A senior official has confirmed that they have already been “put to use.” That would be those forty newly acquired body cameras...