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EPA halts Bosai’s operations; imposes million dollar fine

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on EPA halts Bosai’s operations; imposes million dollar fine

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on January 10, last, halted production and other operations under the Chinese-owned company, Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Incorporated, following a breach in...

Crime Chief says… SOCU corruption probe file with DPP

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Crime Chief says… SOCU corruption probe file with DPP

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is in possession of the damning report that highlighted alleged corruption that took place at the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) from 2016 to 2019....

City Town Clerks failure to hand over records hamper Council‘s ability to track assets

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on City Town Clerks failure to hand over records hamper Council‘s ability to track assets

Failure by previous Town Clerks of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council(M&CC) to hand over pertinent records before departing their posts has left the officers of the Municipality in a peculiar...

City Hall meets the people:

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall meets the people:

―scores of residents take advantage of the initiative To ensure the concerns of residents of Georgetown are addressed properly and promptly, the Mayor and City Council facilitated its first ‘open...

Carter Center deploys observer mission ahead of elections

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Carter Center deploys observer mission ahead of elections

The Carter Center has started work to observe Guyana’s upcoming elections. The announcement came six weeks before the March 2 general and regional elections. This would mark 28 years of work by the...

Nine parties qualify to contest 2020 Presidential elections

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Nine parties qualify to contest 2020 Presidential elections

Commissioners attached to the Guyana Elections Commission, (GECOM) have confirmed that nine parties out of 13 have qualified to contest the general elections slated for March 2. Speaking to the press...

Fight between two women leaves one blind

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Fight between two women leaves one blind

A fight between two women last year had left one blinded in one eye and the other before the court to answer to a wounding charge. Charged is 29-year-old Shelly Allicock, a hairdresser of 23 Hill...

Man turns self in with lawyer in wedding house killing

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man turns self in with lawyer in wedding house killing

– Wanted bulletin issued for suspect Police have issued a wanted bulletin for a suspect, while two others have turned themselves in with attorneys, following last Sunday’s beating death of...

Woman kills man who had eyes for her friend

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Woman kills man who had eyes for her friend

A 44-year-old East La Penitence resident is now dead after he was stabbed to the region of his heart on Monday about 03:40 hrs. Dead is Richard Fresco, also called “Foots” of 23 East La...

People thief and preparing to thief again

Jan 15, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on People thief and preparing to thief again

Who got luck, eat pork. Dat is a Guyanese saying. If some of de people who rule dis country did live in any odda country, dem woulda either deh in jail or dem woulda face de firing squad. De...

PAY THE WORKERS A LIVING WAGE NOW!

Jan 15, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on PAY THE WORKERS A LIVING WAGE NOW!

One of the candidates of the APNU+AFC has been telling the Coalition’s supporters that they must begin to think of themselves as billionaires. He said that a lot of money will be coming the...

Most local lung cancer cases diagnosed very late – Thoracic Surgeon

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Most local lung cancer cases diagnosed very late – Thoracic Surgeon

Although there are a number of risk factors for lung cancer, the most common has long been recognised as exposure to cigarette smoke. A person’s risk increases with the number of cigarettes they...

Shuman continues to be a dual citizen

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Shuman continues to be a dual citizen

… Still seeks membership to national assembly Presidential Candidate of the Liberty and Justice Party, Lenox Shuman, is a citizen of Guyana, as well as a citizen of Canada. It is with this dual...

Passenger breaks tout hand for middle seat

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Passenger breaks tout hand for middle seat

A minibus tout, who would usually ply his trade at the Route 47 bus park in the vicinity of Demico Ice-cream parlour, Georgetown, has more to worry about. He was brutally assaulted by a female...

Police probing “alleged robbery” of Skeldon moneychanger

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Police probing “alleged robbery” of Skeldon moneychanger

A moneychanger of Springlands, Upper Corentyne, is alleging that he was beaten and robbed of $3 million while he was making his way to work at the Skeldon Market. According to Daneshwar “Peter”...

High Court Registrar strikes out bid to reverse ruling on Royston King’s dismissal

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on High Court Registrar strikes out bid to reverse ruling on Royston King’s dismissal

The Registrar of the Supreme Court of Judicature has struck out an application filed by the Local Government Commission (LGC) which sought to overturn a judgment by High Court Judge Simone...

BK Int’l wants $518M to repair sea defence in Region Six

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on BK Int’l wants $518M to repair sea defence in Region Six

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday opened ¬¬¬¬¬six bids for five major governmental projects. One notable project included the ¬¬¬repairs to a sea...

Region Six chairman accuses admin of toying with rice farmers

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Region Six chairman accuses admin of toying with rice farmers

The Region Six Chairman, David Armogan, has chastised the Regional Executive Officer, Kim Williams-Stephens, and the Superintendent of Works based at Whim, for dragging their feet on the affairs of...

Don’t pay hiked late night fares – Minibus Union Head

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Don’t pay hiked late night fares – Minibus Union Head

By: Anastacya Peters President of the United Minibus Union (UMU), Eon Andrews, is urging commuters to desist from paying the hiked fares that minibus operators would normally instill after 21:00hrs....

GPHC records laudable success rate in thoracic surgery

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC records laudable success rate in thoracic surgery

With two thoracic surgeons within its employ, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [GPHC] is currently able to cater to the treatment of illnesses or injuries in the oesophagus, lungs, heart...

Disciplinary Actions being considered

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Disciplinary Actions being considered

– As probe into allegations against GPHC Nursing Director ends Necessary disciplinary actions against all relevant parties are being considered as the probe into the allegations leveled against...

Life sentence for Grove man who fatally stabbed girlfriend 41 times

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Life sentence for Grove man who fatally stabbed girlfriend 41 times

By Feona Morrison Shivanand Roopnarine, the Grove, East Bank Demerara man who stabbed his girlfriend 41 times, causing her death, was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of becoming...

Money spent on elaborate election campaigns can be spent on supporters – URP Leader

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Money spent on elaborate election campaigns can be spent on supporters – URP Leader

A small contingent waving white flags led by Dr. Vishnu Bandhu exited the Umana Yana after presenting their list of candidates for the upcoming March 2 elections. They were immediately approached by...

West Indies Over-50s engage Clarke Road United Veterans in warmup games

Jan 15, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies Over-50s engage Clarke Road United Veterans in warmup games

Couva, Trinidad and Tobago – West Indies Over-50 squad of selectees continued their week of trials in Trinidad and Tobago with a 45-over per side match against Clarke Road United Masters yesterday...

Guyanese immigrant was left on street to rape, murder Queens woman, 92

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese immigrant was left on street to rape, murder Queens woman, 92

ICE blames NYC sanctuary policy… The NYPD ignored a federal request to surrender an illegal Guyanese alien busted for assaulting his father, leaving the twisted suspect free to rape and kill a...

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A flawed interpretation of international law

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – The assertion that “under international law, Venezuela is responsible for... more