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Regional Communications Strategy being developed to combat misinformation on Coronavirus

Feb 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Regional Communications Strategy being developed to combat misinformation on Coronavirus

Health Ministers and officials of the Caribbean have agreed to draft an aggressive communications strategy to combat misinformation on the Novel Coronavirus. The Council for Human and Social...

Fizul Bacchus confirmed as GCB President

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fizul Bacchus confirmed as GCB President

Acting President of the GCB, Fizul Bacchus was on Sunday, 26th January, 2020 last, given the green light by delegates at the GCB AGM to continue serving the GCB as its substantive president. Mr....

Over 1,000 Aishalton residents gain access to potable water

Feb 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Over 1,000 Aishalton residents gain access to potable water

Access to potable water has become a reality for some 1,125 residents of the village of Aishalton in Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) with the completion of a new water supply system at a...

Exciting final Group stage to be contested tonight

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Exciting final Group stage to be contested tonight

All roads will lead to the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue this evening, when the final group stage round in the Magnum Tonic Wine Mashramani Cup Futsal Championship commences with eight...

Hundreds access free eye-clinic

Feb 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Hundreds access free eye-clinic

The George Subraj Foundation in collaboration with the Georgetown Public Hospital has hosted a series of eye-clinics throughout the country, giving Guyanese the opportunity to access free eye-testing...

Six homeless in Rose Hall Town fire

Feb 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Six homeless in Rose Hall Town fire

Six persons are now homeless after their two-storey wooden building went up in flames on Saturday afternoon at Mora Street, Rose Hall Town. Kaieteur News understands that the inferno started in the...

DCB Inter-Association 50 overs U-15 cricket East Coast and GT off to winning starts

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCB Inter-Association 50 overs U-15 cricket East Coast and GT off to winning starts

East Coast and Georgetown were off to winning starts yesterday in the opening round of the Demerara Cricket Board’s Inter-Association 50 overs U-15 tournament with the City side beating West...

BCB 2020 Cricket Season Premium Asphalt and T/R Construction 20/20 Tourney launched as sponsorship pour in

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB 2020 Cricket Season Premium Asphalt and T/R Construction 20/20 Tourney launched as sponsorship pour in

The Berbice Cricket Board on Friday last, launched another cricket tournament as it strives to fulfill its President commitment to host at least twenty in 2020 at all levels. The BCB has secured...

Handyman sentenced to 30 years in jail for murder of Hamson’s General Store owner

Feb 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Handyman sentenced to 30 years in jail for murder of Hamson’s General Store owner

Floyd Rammit, who was charged with the April 2015 murder of Farouk Ghanie, the proprietor of Hamson’s General Store, was yesterday handed a 30-year jail sentence after he entered a guilty plea....

Those promises at this time

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Those promises at this time

It is certainly a good and comforting vision, one that holds much promise for the positive. Though the promises of elections seasons must be taken with a healthy dose of salt, regardless of the...

BCB 2020 Cricket Developmental Outreach Programme

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB 2020 Cricket Developmental Outreach Programme

BCB assists clubs with $400,000 worth of balls The President of the Berbice Cricket Board, Hilbert Foster on Thursday last, handed over $400,000 worth of red cricket balls to clubs and sub-...

Lenox Shuman told me GECOM has not removed him

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Lenox Shuman told me GECOM has not removed him

I was greeted at the gate by the campaign manager, Ms. Cole. The first thing she asked was, “Where is the dog?” When I met Shuman in his office, last year, I took my dog and Ms. Cole asked me for...

STSC day of sports set for Saturday

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on STSC day of sports set for Saturday

South Turkeyen Sports Committee and Belfield Sports Club will be hosting a day of sports on Saturday at GNS Sports Complex starting at 09:00hrs. Among the teams set to participate are Queen’s...

ERC CONDEMNS BEHAVIOUR OF POLITICAL SUPPORTERS ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL

Feb 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ERC CONDEMNS BEHAVIOUR OF POLITICAL SUPPORTERS ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL

The Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC), condemns the unacceptable conduct of purported supporters of contesting political parties over the past few days, which have resulted in heated confrontations...

Another Bronze at the ACACA No.3 for Narayan & Priyanna Ramdhani

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Another Bronze at the ACACA No.3 for Narayan & Priyanna Ramdhani

Another exceptional tournament for Guyanese Badminton champions Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani at the 2019/2020 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Badminton Tournament No.3 held at the Kings...

‘Cabinet’ decisions

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘Cabinet’ decisions

DEAR EDITOR, In a display of willful ignorance, David Granger and his Cabinet sat on the 23rd of January, 2020 and decided upon appointments for various state boards. While the ignorance of laws is...

Guyanese urged to position themselves to benefit from the oil and gas sector

Feb 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese urged to position themselves to benefit from the oil and gas sector

…as hundreds undergo orientation for PetroEd training One thousand Guyanese will soon begin e-learning training in oil and gas, an initiative sponsored by the Ministry of Education in partnership...

GCB/Dave West Indian Imports and Exports U-15 Inter County Tourney launched

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/Dave West Indian Imports and Exports U-15 Inter County Tourney launched

Yesterday at the Guyana Cricket Board office on regent Road the 2020 GCB/Dave West Indian Imports and Exports Under-15 Inter County Tournament was launched. The tournament is scheduled to co mmence...

Which party is willing to root for hemp?

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Which party is willing to root for hemp?

DEAR EDITOR, In early 2016, with the loss of the Venezuelan market for rice and with sugar on the decline, Dr. Turhane Doerga made a valiant effort to introduce hemp as an alternative crop for...

False promises galore for sugar workers

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on False promises galore for sugar workers

DEAR EDITOR, Sugar workers have been treated as second-class citizens by APNU+AFC. They have been lied to and cheated on the last five years. During that time, David Granger never once acknowledged...

The ambulance had to be given some consideration

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The ambulance had to be given some consideration

DEAR EDITOR, We, the citizens, have always been told from time immemorial that emergency vehicles with blaring siren must be given the right of way and easy passage on the roadways. It is presumed...

We must all seek to learn from these examples

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must all seek to learn from these examples

DEAR EDITOR, For centuries, until the advent of democracy and the victory of civil and human rights, the organisation of society around ethnicity, religion and class had ordained an individual’s...

The impasse must end, followed by immediate arbitration

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The impasse must end, followed by immediate arbitration

DEAR EDITOR, Response is being made to reported comments made by RUSAL company representative Vladimir Permyakov to the media on Friday, January 31, 2020 after the Department of Labour met with the...

Tell us what preventatives to use for this disease

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tell us what preventatives to use for this disease

DEAR EDITOR, I have done research and found-out that the canine respiratory coronavirus is part of a kennel cough complex and is spread in kennel-like situations where dogs have high contact with one...

Exxon on voters’ minds

Feb 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Exxon on voters’ minds

DEAR EDITOR, I have been traveling around the country conducting a tracking poll on election-related matters, including on peoples’ trust in GECOM and its Chair, as well as on political figures. I...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more