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Man, 72, hospitalised after beating by son’s employer

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 72, hospitalised after beating by son’s employer

Ramsahoye Deochan was on Sunday morning brutally beaten by his son’s employer over stolen money and a gold chain. The 72-year-old man is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Govt. should allow third parties to verify oil companies’ drilling results – Petroleum Engineer

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. should allow third parties to verify oil companies’ drilling results – Petroleum Engineer

Guyana would do well to allow third parties to conduct their own analyses of oil and gas companies’ drilling results, says Petroleum Consultant and Engineer, Paul Nicholas Ramsaywack. This...

ExxonMobil should accelerate reporting of production data – University of Houston Instructor

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil should accelerate reporting of production data – University of Houston Instructor

With Guyana already one month into being an oil producing State, calls have increased for there to be public disclosures on the production data for the Stabroek Block. During an exclusive interview...

Kurdish Politician takes Exxon to UN Human Rights Council over abuses

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Kurdish Politician takes Exxon to UN Human Rights Council over abuses

By Ed Clowes The Telegraph UK – The US energy titan, ExxonMobil, has been accused of employing local security forces in oil-rich Kurdistan who shot at civilians, killing two in 2013. According to a...

Only police can deh pon leave and still wukking

Jan 21, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Only police can deh pon leave and still wukking

When anybody want couple days no-pay leave all dem have to do is apply for a job at de Harbour Bridge. When dem get de job, dem have to just pick up a vehicle, without permission, go out and have a...

RDC officer charged for assaulting Cop

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on RDC officer charged for assaulting Cop

A Regional Democratic Council (RDC) officer attached to the Timehri council was yesterday placed on bail for two offences in which he allegedly assaulted and resisted arrest from a Police Constable....

Rape convict’s appeal against sentence for hearing this morning at CCJ

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Rape convict’s appeal against sentence for hearing this morning at CCJ

At 10:00hrs, this morning, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will commence hearing arguments in an appeal filed by rape convict Linton Pompey, who is currently serving a 37-year jail sentence. The...

Armed police ranks called in as teachers protest outside court

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Armed police ranks called in as teachers protest outside court

Following the conclusion of a court hearing around 09:48hrs yesterday in which a teacher, two parents and a relative of the parents were charged for assaulting each other among other things; fellow...

Routine screening can reduce risk of diabetic foot – Diabetic Specialist

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Routine screening can reduce risk of diabetic foot – Diabetic Specialist

High blood pressure and poor circulations are among the reasons that people diagnosed with diabetes develop a condition called the diabetic foot. Essentially, this condition results from diabetes...

Labour Dept. probes hiring of foreign nationals at Regent Street businesses

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Labour Dept. probes hiring of foreign nationals at Regent Street businesses

Following the influx of foreign nationals into Guyana, the Ministry of Social Protection’s Labour Department is currently conducting a survey in regards to the hiring of foreign nationals at...

Body of fisherman found on public road

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Body of fisherman found on public road

The body of a 23-year-old fisherman was found lying along the Coldingen, East Coast Public road on Saturday with several suspected stab wounds. The dead man was identified as Mukesh Mangra, also...

Government officials should not use personal emails to transact state businesses – Charles Ramson Jr.

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Government officials should not use personal emails to transact state businesses – Charles Ramson Jr.

Attorney-at-law Charles Ramson Jr. is of the opinion that Government officials should not use their personal email accounts to transact business on the behalf of Guyana. Ramson said he has no...

Herstelling man killed attempting to cross East Bank public road

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Herstelling man killed attempting to cross East Bank public road

Just a mere 24 hours after a Land of Canaan resident was struck dead while on the East Bank Demerara Public Road; 27-year-old Ryan Hiram became the country’s latest road fatality in the wee hours...

Giftland to supply GPL with 4.5 megawatts of power

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Giftland to supply GPL with 4.5 megawatts of power

– Power Purchasing Agreement finally signed The state owned Guyana Power and Light Inc. has finally sealed the deal with Giftland Mall to supplement more than four mega watt (Mw) of power to...

Champagne drinking and firecrackers watching

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Champagne drinking and firecrackers watching

While our leaders were drinking champagne, eating crab cakes, and expensive shrimp with the foreign oil investors at the Guyana Marriott last week, the Guyanese people were left to watch a set of...

St Agnes School fight… Parents, teacher released on bail

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on St Agnes School fight… Parents, teacher released on bail

Teachers yesterday flooded the compound of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts in support of their colleague who was involved in a fight with two parents and an aunt, six days ago at the St. Agnes...

Guyana tells Suriname: Don’t blame us for Canawaima Ferry being down

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana tells Suriname: Don’t blame us for Canawaima Ferry being down

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MoPI) is urging the Suriname authorities to take responsibility by putting the Canawaima ferry in docks for repairs and to have it back in service. The sharp...

Magistrate to rule on whether to continue by way of paper committal or PI

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate to rule on whether to continue by way of paper committal or PI

Marcus Bisram case… After several hours of delay due to the late arrival of murder accused Marcus Brian Bisram and an hour long in-camera briefing by the defence team and Prosecution before...

Apology to Child Protection Director

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Apology to Child Protection Director

According an article titled, ‘Child Protection Director presented with Human Rights Award’, and published yesterday, it was stated that Director of the Child Protection Agency Ann Greene had been...

Selectors name 16-man West Indies Over-50 squad for Over-50 World Cup

Jan 21, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Selectors name 16-man West Indies Over-50 squad for Over-50 World Cup

West Indies Over-50s selectors have named a squad of 16 players for the 2020 Over-50 World Cup which will be played in Cape Town, South Africa during March 11th-25th 2020. The selectors have named...

Wellman Masters take GSCL Inc T20 title

Jan 21, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wellman Masters take GSCL Inc T20 title

Wellman Masters defeated Regal Masters by nine runs to win the final of the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc four-team T20 tournament which was contested on Sunday last at Everest...

Fruta youths versus GFC in Turbo knockout football final

Jan 21, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fruta youths versus GFC in Turbo knockout football final

The finalists of the third Turbo Energy Drink knockout tournament have been decided following Sunday night’s semifinals at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground on Carifesta Avenue where the...

Trump’s impeachment

Jan 21, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Trump’s impeachment

This process and trial in the United States Senate, has already degraded before it has started into a comedy shrouded in travesty and teetering towards tragedy. It is a bad joke conducted in bad...

GMR&SC Endurance Championship Team Special Auto eager to get into competition

Jan 21, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC Endurance Championship Team Special Auto eager to get into competition

The 2020 motor sport season gets underway with the first round of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Endurance Championship at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri, where Team Special...

Consultations in progress for new Charity Wharf

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Consultations in progress for new Charity Wharf

After more than two years, the Charity Wharf, which is believed to be on the verge of collapse, will either undergo extensive repairs, or there would be the construction of a new and modern...

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