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GCCI advocates for more recount stations for Region Four

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GCCI advocates for more recount stations for Region Four

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce Industry (GCCI) is calling for the implementation for new workstations solely for the Region Four recount. The city chamber in a statement today expressed concern...

Dutch Company to recover full cost for Liza Destiny by next year, other Guyana oil ships in two years

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Dutch Company to recover full cost for Liza Destiny by next year, other Guyana oil ships in two years

By Kiana Wilburg SBM Offshore, the Dutch company which is building two more Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels to be used in the Stabroek Block, is expected to recover the full...

As COVID-19 spirals out of control in Brazil…Total lockdown of Reg. 9 possible if situation escalates – Ramjattan

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on As COVID-19 spirals out of control in Brazil…Total lockdown of Reg. 9 possible if situation escalates – Ramjattan

“If the situation in Roraima State [Boa vista, Brazil] continues to escalate to the point where it is definitely affecting our citizens in Lethem, we will be forced to consider a complete lockdown...

Amid calls for more transparency…EITI reminds Govt. to make data for all oil sales public

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Amid calls for more transparency…EITI reminds Govt. to make data for all oil sales public

The Government of Guyana has pre-sold to Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited, three cargoes of oil from the Stabroek Block. The first sale was in mid-February and Guyana had collected almost...

Guyana has eight new COVID-19 cases

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana has eight new COVID-19 cases

Guyana‘s COVID-19 cases have moved to 135 in the past 24 hours. This is according to information on the Ministry of Public Health’s website. The website further stipulated that the Public Health...

Recount results must be used to declare elections winner – Ralph Ramkarran

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Recount results must be used to declare elections winner – Ralph Ramkarran

Former House Speaker and Presidential Candidate of A New And United Guyana (ANUG), Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran does not believe that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) can revert to the 10...

Nandlall laments “slothfulness” of Region 4 recount

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Nandlall laments “slothfulness” of Region 4 recount

– as 75 ballot boxes counted on Day 19 Executive member of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C), Anil Nandlall yesterday complained about the ‘slothfulness’ of the recounting of...

Long awaited $959M Port Kaituma Hospital commissioned

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Long awaited $959M Port Kaituma Hospital commissioned

“Everyone, everywhere in Guyana must receive the same quality healthcare” – Min. Lawrence The long-awaited Port Kaituma Regional Hospital was officially commissioned yesterday by the Minister...

A man wallet get pick in de bus

May 25, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on A man wallet get pick in de bus

Gail and Amna went in a beauty contest. Amna come out de winner. Irfann and Harmon go in fuh a strong man contest. Irfann come out the winner. Jagdeo and Granger went in fuh see who gan get the most...

Aaliyah Moore to join Munroe College

May 25, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Aaliyah Moore to join Munroe College

Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) middle distance athlete, Aaliyah Moore, has joined the long list of Guyanese student-athlete alumni at New York’s Munroe College after recently being accepted...

‘I will give my all to give Guyana a World title’ – Elton Dharry – Biggest disappointment was being robbed in Australia

May 25, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘I will give my all to give Guyana a World title’ – Elton Dharry – Biggest disappointment was being robbed in Australia

By Sean Devers USA-based Guyanese Boxer Elton Felix Dharry holds the World Boxing Council FECARBOX Super Flyweight Title and has a Pro record of 24 wins (14 KOs), 6 losses and 1 draw from 31 bouts....

Angus is only Guyanese to make First-Class debut as Captain

May 25, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Angus is only Guyanese to make First-Class debut as Captain

By Sean Devers Continued from Sunday… “The standard of club cricket in the 70s/80s was of the very highest. It was very competitive and tough cricket. It was not for the weakest of hearts. We...

Cricket club assist Police with gloves

May 25, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cricket club assist Police with gloves

The Grill Master softball cricket team of East Canje, Berbice recently donated 500 pairs of hand gloves to the Central Police Station at New Amsterdam. The donation was made to the Officer in charge...

THE PNCR IS NOT A WORKING CLASS PARTY!

May 25, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PNCR IS NOT A WORKING CLASS PARTY!

Five weeks ago, the government halted the distribution of relief hampers by the Civil Defence Commission. The government said that a new system had to be implemented which would identify the...

National Youth Week begins! Several virtual activities to be hosted

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on National Youth Week begins! Several virtual activities to be hosted

National Youth Week 2020 commenced yesterday, and will run until May 30, 2020. Due to the global COVID 19 pandemic, the Ministry of the Presidency, Department of Social Cohesion, Culture, Youth and...

WBD murder suspect who escaped from police custody in 2016 arrested in Berbice

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on WBD murder suspect who escaped from police custody in 2016 arrested in Berbice

After nearly four years on the run, Anthony Jhagroo was finally arrested yesterday for the murder of West Bank Demerara resident Yogeshwar Shivcharran. Jhagroo of Lot 35 Goed Intent, West Bank...

GHRA urges mining to be removed from ‘Essential Services’

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GHRA urges mining to be removed from ‘Essential Services’

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) is warning authorities of the dangers of COVID-19 with calls made yesterday for a halt on mining activities. Below is the GHRA statement yesterday: As...

Woman dies after struck by car on Chateau Margot Public Road

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Woman dies after struck by car on Chateau Margot Public Road

Police are seeking to identify a woman of East Indian ancestry who was struck down by a speeding car last evening near Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara. Police said that the woman, estimated to be...

Minister Norton extends condolences on passing of Derry Etkins

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Norton extends condolences on passing of Derry Etkins

Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton has extended condolences on the passing of Guyanese musician and music educator, Mr. Derry Etkins. According to local media reports, Etkins passed away...

GPOC announces early pension payment for June

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GPOC announces early pension payment for June

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) has announced that the payment of Old Age Pension for June 2020 will begin on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at all Post Offices countrywide. The GPOC disclosed...

We need an inclusive think-tank to chart a course for the future

May 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need an inclusive think-tank to chart a course for the future

After the dust is settled and we have a government, whether legitimate or not, as only half the people in our country will agree that the results would have been fair, we need to ask ourselves, what...

‘My Bones and My Flute’ to be aired on VOG

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ‘My Bones and My Flute’ to be aired on VOG

– as part of 54th Independence Anniversary Celebrations As part of our Calendar of Activities for Guyana’s 54th Independence Anniversary celebrations, the Government of Guyana will be hosting...

The APNU+AFC losing the battle because of their insults

May 25, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The APNU+AFC losing the battle because of their insults

In one of my columns (Saturday, May 16, 2020, “Someone has to advise APNU+AFC leadership not to talk”), I opined that APNU+AFC leaders should just shut up and hope that their surrogates in...

Any provision of evidence to GECOM should be time-bond

May 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Any provision of evidence to GECOM should be time-bond

Dear Editor The invitation to present evidence in keeping with ‘who asserts must prove’ has to be time bound. It cannot be open ended. But with the twenty five days timeline running out and the...

Bartica buckles down as first COVID-19 case hits home

May 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica buckles down as first COVID-19 case hits home

Mayor of Bartica, Gifford Marshall confirmed on Friday that the mining town has recorded its first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) case. Despite five cases recently recorded in Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more