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COVID-19 fallouts…IDB predicts region will suffer economic shock of historic proportions

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19 fallouts…IDB predicts region will suffer economic shock of historic proportions

– proposes help to vulnerable households, incentives to businesses In light of the sharp contraction that will result from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has...

Body in barrel identified as Venezuelan woman…Lover nabbed near Canje Bridge denies killing her

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Body in barrel identified as Venezuelan woman…Lover nabbed near Canje Bridge denies killing her

The man who lived with the woman whose decomposed and battered body was found stuffed in a blue barrel on Saturday, was yesterday morning captured by cops in the vicinity of the Canje Bridge, East...

Questions raised over Ocean View Hotel as COVID-19 hospital

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Questions raised over Ocean View Hotel as COVID-19 hospital

There are growing questions now over the decision by authorities to use the Ocean View International Hotel as a quarantine facility for COVID-19 patients. On April 4th, head of the National COVID-19...

Oil price war ends with historic OPEC+ deal to cut output

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Oil price war ends with historic OPEC+ deal to cut output

Bloomberg- The world’s top oil producers pulled off a historic deal to cut global petroleum output by nearly a 10th, putting an end to the devastating price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia....

World’s oil storage capacity will be tested to its limits – Wood MacKenzie

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on World’s oil storage capacity will be tested to its limits – Wood MacKenzie

– gloomy forecast for second quarter of 2020 With the declining demand on the world market, companies will be forced to keep more and more of their oil in storage, but for how long? And what...

Linden girl, 6, did not die from COVID-19

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Linden girl, 6, did not die from COVID-19

The results to determine whether a six-year-old Linden girl died as a result of COVID-19 has returned. The test, which was conducted on the remains of the dead girl, was done after the Linden...

Wisroc man is only COVID-19 positive for Region 10

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Wisroc man is only COVID-19 positive for Region 10

Regional Health Officer for Region 10, Dr. Pansy Armstrong, has reassured that so far, there has only been one confirmed COVID-19 case. The man who hails from Wisroc, was transferred to the GPHC,...

Worried shoppers stay away as Albouystown Sunday market struggles

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Worried shoppers stay away as Albouystown Sunday market struggles

By 14:00 hours on Sunday, vendors at Albouystown Market located along the Saffon Street stretch, Charlestown, were packing up their stalls to go home. It is in adherence to the restrictions which was...

One man’s food is another man’s poison

Apr 13, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on One man’s food is another man’s poison

Dem boys seh dem gat some men who before dis pandemic cud not stay home. Dem gat to go out. Things change now. Some of dem you believe had red ants in dem house don’t wan lef it now fuh nuthin. Dem...

Guyana not disqualified from receiving int’l COVID-19 aid – National Task Force

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana not disqualified from receiving int’l COVID-19 aid – National Task Force

Former Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo, is not aware of any refusal by Guyana’s international partners to grant aid to the country in its effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. So he is of the...

Ministry says no new COVID-19 cases in Guyana

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry says no new COVID-19 cases in Guyana

As of April 12th, the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) reported that there were no new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Guyana. According to the data that was shared by the Public Health...

Hinterland Boxing Coach wants boxers to keep training despite the closer of Gyms

Apr 13, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hinterland Boxing Coach wants boxers to keep training despite the closer of Gyms

By Sean Devers The COVID-19 Pandemic has ravaged over 180 Countries and slowly bringing economies world-wide to halt and Guyana is no exception. The two International Airports and Borders with Brazil...

iBet to host eSports FIFA 20 Tournament, over $100,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs

Apr 13, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Sports Comments Off on iBet to host eSports FIFA 20 Tournament, over $100,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs

With the sportsworld at a standstill, iBet Supreme is looking to provide entertainment while reinforcing the necessary measures needed to fight the global pandemic, COVID-19 as part of its corporate...

Police Coach Wilson urging athletes to stay fit

Apr 13, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Police Coach Wilson urging athletes to stay fit

By Calvin Chapman Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) head coach; Sergeant Lyndon Wilson, has called on not only his, but all athletes who are serious about making a career out of the sport to do...

Jamal Durant: Bringing awareness to COVID-19 through art

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Jamal Durant: Bringing awareness to COVID-19 through art

By Renay Sambach Upcoming artist, Jamal Durant, is using his talent to bring awareness to the novel Coronavirus. The Coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) positive cases in Guyana have increased over...

Bandits tie-up security guard, invade Cotton Tree business on Good Friday

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits tie-up security guard, invade Cotton Tree business on Good Friday

Even religious holidays are not respected by criminals. A Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice business was on Friday morning invaded by armed bandits and robbed. That day was observed by Christians as...

The government is playing for time

Apr 13, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The government is playing for time

There is a lack of public confidence in the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). As such, it is difficult to see how the Secretariat of the Commission can be tasked with undertaking the recount of...

Forty-year-old moped rider sixteenth fatality

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Forty-year-old moped rider sixteenth fatality

Suriname- A Guyanese man living in Suriname was killed over the weekend after a horrendous motorcycle crash. Dead is Vickey Sebaran, 40, a father of two. The De Ware Tijd newspaper reported that...

Soldier dies returning home during curfew

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Soldier dies returning home during curfew

A Guyana Defense Force (GDF) is now dead, following a fatal accident on the Essequibo Coast last Thursday night. The soldier has been identified as Jermaine Jones, 20, of Queenstown, Essequibo Coast....

Suspect who shot at Sophia resident captured with weapon

Apr 13, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect who shot at Sophia resident captured with weapon

Police ranks on a mobile patrol in ‘ E ‘ Field, Sophia Access Road, East Coast Demerara, on Saturday arrested a man who they were seeking for allegedly discharging a loaded firearm at a Sophia...

Rotate the presidency initially between Nandlall and Greenidge

Apr 13, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Rotate the presidency initially between Nandlall and Greenidge

David Hinds created a storm among PPP supporters and independent critics when he suggested the dissolution of the controversial 2020 election process and installing of an interim government. I got an...

Appeal to President Granger for an expedited, transparent recount

Apr 13, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on Appeal to President Granger for an expedited, transparent recount

DEAR EDITOR, Though disappointed with the governance of the coalition, I still voted for it on March 2 because of the leadership of Mr. Granger. Like me, he is an abiding Christian and a God-fearing...

Political and legal maneuvers in Guyana reek of foreign influence

Apr 13, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Political and legal maneuvers in Guyana reek of foreign influence

DEAR EDITOR, The December 2018 successful no-confidence motion against the APNU-AFC led government spawned unprecedented political, constitutional and legal challenges, most of which ended, either...

Will health care workers have 200% increases in salaries?

Apr 13, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will health care workers have 200% increases in salaries?

DEAR EDITOR, As of April 11th 2020, we recorded 45 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Guyana. This is indeed sad for our nation. I would like to indicate to your readers that GTU has issued a...

STOP THE SHENANIGANS NOW!

Apr 13, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on STOP THE SHENANIGANS NOW!

DEAR EDITOR, Can you imagine a Guyana where the people are not the most hospitable? By the looks of things, we are heading down such an unchartered path. Marred by unending elections tension and...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more