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Govt.’s inaction sets back gas to power plant by two years – Ramson

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Govt.’s inaction sets back gas to power plant by two years – Ramson

The Coalition administration had ample opportunity to get the ball rolling on the much needed gas to power plant that would significantly reduce electricity costs. But instead of providing the...

Tullow linked to firm bankrupted after Facebook data scandal

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Tullow linked to firm bankrupted after Facebook data scandal

Kenyan media has uncovered a link between Tullow Oil and Cambridge Analytica, the firm that was bankrupt after it was revealed to have misappropriated the private data of tens of millions of Facebook...

NCN gives Coalition Govt. 1 hour coverage, PPP gets 1 minute

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on NCN gives Coalition Govt. 1 hour coverage, PPP gets 1 minute

…Launching of campaign season State-owned television and radio broadcasting corporation, the National Communications Network (NCN), has come under heavy criticism after there was a significant...

St. Joseph Mercy launches its own branded medications

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on St. Joseph Mercy launches its own branded medications

The St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (SJMH) is now offering medications under its own brand name, assuring quality and authenticity. Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Deborrah Ramsay, said that the...

El Dorado leads exports as Gold Board reports 629,000 ounces for 2019

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on El Dorado leads exports as Gold Board reports 629,000 ounces for 2019

Despite a tough year, the gold industry has managed to come out smiling again. Gold declarations were 18,000 ounces more than 2018, with El Dorado Trading Guyana leading with the largest amount,...

Guyana to soon benefit from UK anti-corruption programme via private school

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to soon benefit from UK anti-corruption programme via private school

By Kiana Wilburg The absence of well-trained investigators in financial crimes is often deemed to be one of the biggest impediments to Guyana’s attempts at arresting grand corruption. In an effort...

Venezuela becomes major buyer of Guyana rice again

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela becomes major buyer of Guyana rice again

…country earned US$222M last year in exports to 35 countries The Guyana Rice Development Board’s 2019 export report has revealed that US$222.7 million was earned through the export of rice to...

$300M in medical supplies missing from MOPH

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $300M in medical supplies missing from MOPH

– Ministry failed to enforce delivery- schedule penalty for supplies According to the Auditor General’s report of 2018, the Ministry of Public Health paid over $77 million for supplies which...

Sharma vs. Sharma… Govt. upset over leak of Auditor General report

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Sharma vs. Sharma… Govt. upset over leak of Auditor General report

– $250M in fuel cannot be verified The Coalition Government has expressed concern that the Auditor General report of 2018 has been leaked. The report was handed over to the Speaker of the...

Greenidge got nuff time pon he hands

Jan 07, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Greenidge got nuff time pon he hands

Carl Greenidge vex bad. He did get vex wid de Waterfalls paper when it publish how some of dem oil producing countries worse off than before dem find oil. Of course, de Waterfalls paper had some...

WHILE YOU ARE OUT CAMPAIGNING…

Jan 07, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHILE YOU ARE OUT CAMPAIGNING…

There are two things which corrupt oil companies are good at when dealing with poor, developing countries. They are adept at lining the pockets of crooked politicians so as to obtain favourable deals...

Bodies in hotel room… Female threatened to poison children

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bodies in hotel room… Female threatened to poison children

By Shikema Dey As police work to ascertain a motive behind the suspected suicide of an East Coast Demerara couple, new developments are coming to the forefront. Kaieteur News was told that the young...

Commissioner General should dispose of vehicles to maximise revenues

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Commissioner General should dispose of vehicles to maximise revenues

– Auditor General In a recent Auditor General report, the findings stressed the distribution of vehicles and other items that could have garnered a large sum of revenue. The report also made...

Guyanese family mourns as teen dies in Brampton hit-and-run

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese family mourns as teen dies in Brampton hit-and-run

Peel police say a 16-year-old girl whose family came from Guyana has died in hospital following a hit-and-run in Brampton early Sunday morning. Police responded to the area of Gore Road and Queen...

Investigation launched into passenger who collapsed at CJIA

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Investigation launched into passenger who collapsed at CJIA

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has launched an investigation after a male passenger collapsed and died while boarding an outgoing American Airlines flight early Sunday morning at the Cheddi...

Man crushed to death by tractor

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man crushed to death by tractor

A Linden resident was on Saturday crushed to death after falling off a tractor. He was identified as Rondell Jacobs. The incident occurred at 72 miles Kaburee Main Access Trail at around 22:00hrs....

Butcher who tried to arrest man, charged

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Butcher who tried to arrest man, charged

A 23-year-old butcher of A 95 East La Penitence, Georgetown, was yesterday hauled before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, after he was charged for restraining a man, whom he tried to take...

Education Minister commissions two new schools in Region One

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Education Minister commissions two new schools in Region One

…Canal Bank Primary receives boat and engine On the day that schools reopened across the country after the Christmas holidays, Minister of Education Dr. Nicolette Henry commissioned two new...

Fire destroys three homes in separate incidents

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys three homes in separate incidents

Yesterday morning, three minors were rescued by heroic neighbours after the home they were in alone caught fire at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice. Reports are that the three children were left...

Murder accused jailed three years for armed robbery

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Murder accused jailed three years for armed robbery

Travis Evans, who had pleaded guilty to raping a woman back in 2010, was yesterday sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on an armed robbery charge. The 25-year-old’s guilty plea to the rape...

NDC to correct work and hand bill to LBI resident

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on NDC to correct work and hand bill to LBI resident

The Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) of Better Hope/LBI will correct a land filling done by a male resident of Earls Court LBI and hand him the bill. This is because the resident had failed to...

Father of 4 charged with murdering Black Bush Polder farmer over cattle accusation

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Father of 4 charged with murdering Black Bush Polder farmer over cattle accusation

A 33-year-old father of four yesterday appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Renita Singh to answer to the indictable charge of murder. Remanded to prison is Bertram Ramnauth,...

Woman stabbed to death on birthday over thieving monkey row

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Woman stabbed to death on birthday over thieving monkey row

A Plaisance shop owner was stabbed to death just after midnight on Sunday allegedly by her 57-year-old next door neighbour, Samuel Cummings. The dead woman was identified as 54-year-old Sharon...

GPHC has waiting list of 100 for surgery to fight diabetic retinopathy

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC has waiting list of 100 for surgery to fight diabetic retinopathy

Caused by damage to the blood vessels of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eyes known as the retina, diabetic retinopathy is a diabetes complication that affects the eyes. Although this...

Turbo football resumes tomorrow night at MOE ground

Jan 07, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Turbo football resumes tomorrow night at MOE ground

The third annual Turbo knockout football tournament that is sponsored by Guyana Beverages Inc. will resume tomorrow night at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground on Carifesta Avenue. This...

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Rotary Club of NA Childhood Obesity Prevention Inter Secondary School Tapeball Cricket begins with two matches

No such common ground exists

Peeping Tom… The President of Guyana’s response, regarding today’s planned talks with the United States Secretary... more