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Elections 2020 – Day 52… GECOM spends another day in meeting pussyfooting about recount details

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Elections 2020 – Day 52… GECOM spends another day in meeting pussyfooting about recount details

By Kemol King The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) spent all day yesterday discussing the draft work-plan for the national recount. One Commissioner, Sase Gunraj, said that the way the discussions...

Guyana’s oil will make it one of the biggest greenhouse gas emitters of all time – German NGO

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s oil will make it one of the biggest greenhouse gas emitters of all time – German NGO

Along with the title of being the only country in the Latin America and Caribbean Region to see positive growth for 2020 thanks to the emerging oil sector, this industry is also poised to make Guyana...

Two in custody for killing Mahaica man

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Two in custody for killing Mahaica man

The family of 40-year-old Zahir Ali is now in a state of grief after he was reportedly murdered by neighbours around 19:30 hours Wednesday. According to reports, the same neighbours were earlier in...

Uitvlugt utilizes nearly 300 tonnes cane to produce one tonne sugar

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Uitvlugt utilizes nearly 300 tonnes cane to produce one tonne sugar

One of the three remaining sugar estates in the country had a deeply worrying record of production yesterday. According to the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) yesterday, it...

“Political situation” could stall int’l aid to Guyana – Moses Nagamootoo

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on “Political situation” could stall int’l aid to Guyana – Moses Nagamootoo

Prime Minister and Head of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Moses Nagamootoo, is of the viw that Guyana may not be able to source as much international funding as it needs to aid the fight against...

TB patients urged to take extra precaution – as COVID-19 cases increase to 70

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on TB patients urged to take extra precaution – as COVID-19 cases increase to 70

Twelve individuals have recovered from the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), even as the number of confirmed cases has increased to 70. This announcement from the Public Health Ministry yesterday was...

In spite of gloomy market conditions, Guyana should continue pumping oil

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on In spite of gloomy market conditions, Guyana should continue pumping oil

– makes less economic sense to do otherwise –University of Houston Instructor In spite of COVID-19’s devastating impact on the global petroleum industry, where declining demand for crude...

Authorities relying on census to help determine relief for vulnerable citizens

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Authorities relying on census to help determine relief for vulnerable citizens

As citizens continue to reel from the COVID-19 fallouts, authorities say they are redoubling efforts to generate a list of vulnerable family that it will dole out scarce relief to. Speaking during a...

US commits $100M to Guyana to aid COVID-19 fight

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US commits $100M to Guyana to aid COVID-19 fight

The United States Government will be releasing some $100M to the authorities in Guyana to aid the fight against the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Via statement posted to its website, the US Embassy...

Dem boys seh… Wha’ de lil gyal tell de big man

Apr 24, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Wha’ de lil gyal tell de big man

Dem boys hear a story dat dem want share fuh mek yuh laugh… A man who nah believe dere is a Creator sit down next to a lil gyal on an airplane. He turn to she and ask: “Do you want to talk?...

Order the body bags!

Apr 24, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Order the body bags!

Guyanese do not fully understand the extent of the human tragedy which is taking place around the world as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic. Over the last fifteen days, there have been more...

“Stop toying with the psyche of the nation and start the recount!” – LJP to GECOM Chair

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on “Stop toying with the psyche of the nation and start the recount!” – LJP to GECOM Chair

The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) front runner, Lennox Shuman, has called on the Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Ret’d Justice Claudette Singh, to cease toying with the nation...

Ramadan fasting to begin tomorrow – CIOG

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ramadan fasting to begin tomorrow – CIOG

The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) wishes to inform the Muslim Community that the Crescent for Ramadan has NOT been sighted; therefore, fasting begins on Saturday, April 24, 2020....

Govt. looking to provide stimulus package for small businesses

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. looking to provide stimulus package for small businesses

Head of the National COVID -19 Taskforce, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, has said that the Government is looking at providing stimulus packages for small businesses. During a virtual press...

Station bail for drivers involved in Berbice fatal accident

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Station bail for drivers involved in Berbice fatal accident

The two drivers, who were placed in custody following an accident that killed a 68-year-old woman and badly injured her husband, have been released on $200,000 station bail each. This is according to...

FAO urges protection of food supply chains amid COVID-19 threat

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on FAO urges protection of food supply chains amid COVID-19 threat

The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a major public health concern but also a threat to global food security, one that can be mitigated by avoiding measures that disrupt food supply chains. This was the...

Body of missing Essequibo farmer recovered

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Body of missing Essequibo farmer recovered

A two-day search for 32-year-old Ryan Khayum ended late Wednesday evening after his body was discovered floating in the Pomeroon River by a search party. Khayum, a farmer of Grant, Great Eastern,...

Masked bandit uses steel chain to beat man after robbing him

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Masked bandit uses steel chain to beat man after robbing him

Forty-six-year old Andrew Jones, who resides at Docks, Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD), is now hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). According to reports, he was...

$300,000 bail for couple busted with weed at Berbice Bridge

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $300,000 bail for couple busted with weed at Berbice Bridge

A man and his reputed wife, both ex-members of the Guyana Police Force, were placed on $150,000 bail each after they were charged jointly at the New Amsterdam Magistrate Court before Magistrate Peter...

Team CAMS revving for big performance this November

Apr 24, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Team CAMS revving for big performance this November

By Calvin Chapman President of the Team Caribbean American Motor Sports (CAMS), Afraz Allie, has made a battle cry to all motor racers that come this November at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports...

GTT introduces bundled services to help customers spend less

Apr 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GTT introduces bundled services to help customers spend less

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Wednesday launched its ‘2 for 2 Covid-19 response campaign’ in a bid to curb customer costs and provide bonus data during the current pandemic....

Why was Granger listed as a US citizen?

Apr 24, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Why was Granger listed as a US citizen?

President David Granger said his government did enter into a contract with the PR firm JJ&B of the US. But why would a ruling party enter into an arrangement for a white American citizen to...

ISKF-Guyana pays tribute to the Muse of ISKF Karate

Apr 24, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on ISKF-Guyana pays tribute to the Muse of ISKF Karate

– Shihan Teruyuki Okazaki Took the count to Covid-19 on Tuesday last One of the rocks of ISKF Karate, decorated Master Shihan Teruyuki Okazaki referred to as the muse of ISKF died on Tuesday last...

Misleading food remedies to fight coronavirus

Apr 24, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Misleading food remedies to fight coronavirus

DEAR EDITOR, Texts and emails are flooding social media about home food and beverage consumption as potential remedies to tackle the coronavirus. No one knows for sure what works, but one could try...

Coronavirus and confidence in government

Apr 24, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Coronavirus and confidence in government

It is said that politics is war by another name. Coldblooded political leaders many times view citizens in clinical military terms, specifically collateral damage. And in the war against the...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

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