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Thirteen parties enter 2020 elections race

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Thirteen parties enter 2020 elections race

Nomination Day 2020 kicked off with a loud and energetic start at the Umana yesterday, where 13 parties went to declare their lists of candidates to contest the March 2020 General and Regional...

Nominations Day… APNU+AFC list excludes Holder; PPP includes Datadin, Vieira and Indar

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Nominations Day… APNU+AFC list excludes Holder; PPP includes Datadin, Vieira and Indar

The APNU+AFC has presented a list of candidates for the upcoming general elections. Led by the incumbent President David Granger, the APNU –AFC list included a number of coalition members who are...

Region Six paid 16 times more for medication

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Region Six paid 16 times more for medication

– tells auditors it is “economies of scales” The Region Six administration in 2018 appeared not to be bothered by the price it was paying for drugs. According to the recently leaked Auditor...

Over $1B recovered in post exemption exercises – GRA Boss

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Over $1B recovered in post exemption exercises – GRA Boss

About four years ago, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) engaged in several activities which led to the significant reduction in the award of exemptions. In fact, the authority held several...

Newspaper vendor killed during home invasion.

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Newspaper vendor killed during home invasion.

A newspaper vendor who lives on the Essequibo Coast, was fatally shot last night, after armed bandits invaded his Queenstown home. According to reports, the now dead man has been identified as...

Airport’s ramp attendant fired for stealing US$8,000 from passenger’s luggage

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Airport’s ramp attendant fired for stealing US$8,000 from passenger’s luggage

A ramp attendant at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) has been fired after reportedly stealing US$8,000 from the luggage of an incoming female passenger. The incident occurred on Tuesday,...

28 traffic lights still inoperable due to stolen batteries

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 28 traffic lights still inoperable due to stolen batteries

Last September, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure had issued a statement outlining the vandalism and theft of 28 solar powered batteries for traffic lights across the capital city. All the...

Everything expose at Umana Yana

Jan 11, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Everything expose at Umana Yana

The official start to de elections was yesterday. Was de day when all dem who wish to be president prepare a list wid de names of people who gun sit in parliament and who gun be de president if dem...

The police cannot be trusted with fairly enforcing traffic regulations

Jan 11, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The police cannot be trusted with fairly enforcing traffic regulations

The police may have had justifiable reasons for escorting an APNU+AFC convoy of vehicles into the city. Given the fact that large contingents of supporters are moving back and forth attending the...

ABE countries commend GECOM operations on Nomination Day

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ABE countries commend GECOM operations on Nomination Day

“I am very satisfied that we are at this point and I congratulate GECOM for getting the nation to this point,” said United States Ambassador to Guyana, H.E. Sarah-Ann Lynch on the coordination of...

IT NEVER ENDS:

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on IT NEVER ENDS:

APNU+AFC and the PPPC arrived at the Umana Yana Yesterday with their supporters and left this behind! Who will clean this up?

Appeal against High Court order barring removal of persons from National Register of Registrants for Monday

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Appeal against High Court order barring removal of persons from National Register of Registrants for Monday

A partial appeal to a judgment handed down last August, by Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire, in which she ruled that it would be unconstitutional for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to...

“I will not sell my integrity for all the oil in Guyana”

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on “I will not sell my integrity for all the oil in Guyana”

– GECOM Chair vows to deliver credible elections Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice retired Claudette Singh, is reassuring the populace that the Commission has...

Pedal Cyclist crushed by lorry

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Pedal Cyclist crushed by lorry

A pedal cyclist met his demise yesterday after he was crushed by a passing motor lorry on the Enmore Railway Embankment Public road, just a stone’s throw from the Enmore Police Station. The dead...

GRA Boss blasts Auditor General for leaked report

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GRA Boss blasts Auditor General for leaked report

– Says it is erroneous, constitutes slackness The leaked 2018 Auditor General Report contains several inaccuracies, says Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey...

Woman arrested for dumping pot of hot oil on boyfriend

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Woman arrested for dumping pot of hot oil on boyfriend

A 32-year-old woman is in police custody for dumping a pot of hot oil on her boyfriend while he was fast asleep at their Gangaram, East Canje home, Thursday afternoon. The victim who has been...

Pastor beaten, robbed after armed bandits invaded home

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Pastor beaten, robbed after armed bandits invaded home

Pastor Kalyan Etwaroo, called “Rohan”, of Letter Kenny Village, Corentyne, Berbice is left with injuries to his back, arms, face and about his body after three armed men invaded his home...

Police hand over remains of slain eyewitness to mother

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Police hand over remains of slain eyewitness to mother

Jacqueline Hunte can finally bury her slain son, Collin Rodney. Mrs. Hunte’s long wait ended yesterday after police gave her Rodney’s death certificate. His remains were then transported to the...

Guyanese must pay to access their account for Online Transactions

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese must pay to access their account for Online Transactions

Despite a range of complaints against Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited (RBL), the bank is still yet to address the numerous issues customers are facing, particularly the online purchasing system and...

State to call three more witnesses in trial of UG bomb treat

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on State to call three more witnesses in trial of UG bomb treat

Almost a year after a 25-year-old student of the University of Guyana (UG) was charged for allegedly making bomb threats towards the institution, the prosecutor is expected to call three remaining...

Noise, traffic congestion affects operation at GPHC

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Noise, traffic congestion affects operation at GPHC

According to a city hospital’s acting Public Relations Officer (PRO), Victor Vanvield, taxi drivers operating outside of the hospital have been creating a great deal of interference to the daily...

Nandlall to lead a defence in two weeks for alleged theft of law reports

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Nandlall to lead a defence in two weeks for alleged theft of law reports

Former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, will be leading his defence in two weeks, January 24, 2020, in relation to the alleged theft of Law Reports. He should have led his defence, yesterday....

RHTYSC launches 2020 Calendar of activities with Senior Citizens breakfast Programme

Jan 11, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC launches 2020 Calendar of activities with Senior Citizens breakfast Programme

After setting itself a 2020 target of 700 activities, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS and it’s ten cricket team launched it’s calendar of activities by hosting the monthly old aged...

Full Court to hear application seeking to overturn ruling on Royston King’s dismissal

Jan 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Full Court to hear application seeking to overturn ruling on Royston King’s dismissal

On Monday, at 14:00hrs, an application by the Local Government Commission (LGC) to quash a ruling by the High Court which nullified the dismissal of former Town Clerk of Georgetown, Royston King,...

Nigel Hinds Annual Berbice Basketball Mecca Classic Final set for today

Jan 11, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nigel Hinds Annual Berbice Basketball Mecca Classic Final set for today

The final of the Nigel Hinds Annual Berbice Basketball Mecca Classic will be played at the New Amsterdam Basketball Court today from 7:00 PM. In the Final – Canje Knights will battle with Rose...

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A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it... more