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Guyana consulting with China to fight COVID-19

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana consulting with China to fight COVID-19

The Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has been hosting regular consultations with The People’s Republic of China to contain and mitigate coronavirus...

De Cold-N-Ation object to dem own people

May 20, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De Cold-N-Ation object to dem own people

De HAP-New+Hay-Eff-Cee object to 24 voters at polling station in District 5. Dem seh de 24 voters dead. It tun out dat de Pee-Pee-Pee-C only get 3 votes at dat polling station. So it gat to be dat...

The election controversy is holding up COVID-19 relief

May 20, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The election controversy is holding up COVID-19 relief

It is mind boggling that the country is in the midst of its deadliest health crisis and yet the ruling Coalition is pussyfooting with the recount of the ballots of the March 2nd General and Regional...

Coalition admits party has no evidence for claims of foreign voters

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition admits party has no evidence for claims of foreign voters

APNU+AFC counting agent, Ganesh Mahipaul, yesterday admitted that his party has been operating on unconfirmed reports as evidence of the Coalition’s allegations that some voters were out of the...

‘Aunt Ina’ turns 112 today!

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Aunt Ina’ turns 112 today!

Ina Beryl Holder is celebrating a remarkable milestone. She is 112 years old today. The centenarian is believed to be the country’s oldest. An interesting fact about her is that she retired from...

Twist in murder of female guard in cemetery… Teenage boys now prime suspects

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Twist in murder of female guard in cemetery… Teenage boys now prime suspects

– found with slain woman’s gold rings, cell phone The investigation into the brutal murder of 68-year-old Margaret Dawson of 158 Curtis Street Albouystown took an unexpected turn yesterday,...

Miner charged with murder of Angoy’s Avenue man

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Miner charged with murder of Angoy’s Avenue man

A man, who was recently arrested by police in Region 8, Mahdia, yesterday made his first court appearance at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of murder. Donald Shariff, 29,...

Death of miner… Businessman claims he shot teen in his yard, eyewitnesses say victim was on road

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Death of miner… Businessman claims he shot teen in his yard, eyewitnesses say victim was on road

The businessman, who shot and killed a 17-year-old miner last Sunday at Puruni Landing, Mazaruni River, Region Seven, is alleging that he opened fire after seeing the teen in his compound. But...

A second infection may be worse than the first – CMO warns

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on A second infection may be worse than the first – CMO warns

– insists precautionary measures must still be adhered to The Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, has warned that persons who have recovered from the...

Broadcasting Authority happy with responsible elections coverage

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Broadcasting Authority happy with responsible elections coverage

The country’s broadcast regulator is happy with the professionalism by operators during the elections. Although the country is waiting impatiently for more than two months for the results, with a...

CDC shifts stance on how COVID-19 spreads on surfaces

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CDC shifts stance on how COVID-19 spreads on surfaces

(YAHOO) – Even before COVID-19 officially had a name, public health officials said the virus could be transmitted through infected respiratory droplets and by touching infected surfaces and...

Ministry predicts possible July date for NGSA

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry predicts possible July date for NGSA

The National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) is expected to be held within the next two months. This disclosure was made by Minister of Education, Dr. Nicolette Henry. According to a release from...

More accurate GDP measure possible as Govt. strengthens national statistical system

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on More accurate GDP measure possible as Govt. strengthens national statistical system

Statistics that is accurate and comprehensive is at the heart of measuring the economic well-being of a nation; hence, the reason countries invest significant resources in strengthening their...

Granger and Roopnaraine destroyed Guyana, then discovered it

May 20, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Granger and Roopnaraine destroyed Guyana, then discovered it

Here are the words of President Granger: “The parties are near equal…by formula — as has been laid out by my colleague Rupert Roopnaraine — people who win 51 per cent of the votes must...

Cameron threatens to sue CWI

May 20, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cameron threatens to sue CWI

Former President of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Dave Cameron has threatened to sue the board if he is not given a fair chance to respond to Pannell Kerr Foster (PKF) audit report before it...

Correction

May 20, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Correction

Yesterday we carried a story from the BBC Sport – on Chelsea and England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi being arrested on suspicion of rape. In error the wrong photo was used. We used the photo of...

Region 10 COVID-19 isolation and quarantine facilities ready to accommodate – RHEC Head

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Region 10 COVID-19 isolation and quarantine facilities ready to accommodate – RHEC Head

Members of the Regional Health and Emergency Committee (RHEC) of Region 10 recently toured COVID-19 quarantine and isolation facilities in the region, and, upon completion, Head of the Committee,...

Dividing and hating at the worst possible time

May 20, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Dividing and hating at the worst possible time

When we show the most by way of commonsense, we demonstrate in unequivocal terms, that we possess the least, maybe none at all. We exhibit this appalling standard, on an almost national level, when...

Leon Johnson became West Indies’ 300th Test player in 2014 As West Indies won its 500thTest in St Lucia

May 20, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Leon Johnson became West Indies’ 300th Test player in 2014 As West Indies won its 500thTest in St Lucia

Guyana’s Captain Leon Johnson became a part of history when he scored 66 and 41 in St Lucia on debut in the second Test against Bangladesh on September 13-16, 2014. Johnson became 300th West Indian...

FIBA on path for return to international competition

May 20, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on FIBA on path for return to international competition

General Secretary of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), Patrick Haynes, shared with the media yesterday via email that the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) FIBA, has...

Impact of COVID -19… CUT joins call to have CSEC exams pushed back to September

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Impact of COVID -19… CUT joins call to have CSEC exams pushed back to September

The Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) a regional association under which the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) falls has expressed deep concerns at a decision taken by the Council for Human and Social...

Seon Bristol and GBA looking to offer more relief Grateful for previous assistance, hopeful for more

May 20, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Seon Bristol and GBA looking to offer more relief Grateful for previous assistance, hopeful for more

The Guyana Boxing Association and Seon Bristol of Bris O Promotions are examining more ways in which they can collaborate to help cushion the economic effect of Covid19 on the local boxing...

US donates $3M worth of supplies to CDC

May 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US donates $3M worth of supplies to CDC

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on yesterday received a donation of several items from the government of the United States of America and the US military. According to a Department of Public...

The time has come for a conversation on constitutional reform

May 20, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The time has come for a conversation on constitutional reform

Dear Editor, From all indications, de facto president Granger seems unconvinced that there is any reason to believe he is wrong in doing or condoning what followed in the aftermath of the no...

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce is calling for more recount workstations

May 20, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce is calling for more recount workstations

Dear Editor, As if the global pandemic COVID-19 is not enough to do battle with, Guyanese have to fight tooth and nail to get the Guyana Elections Commission to declare the results of an elections...

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Rana five-for and enterprising batting put Bangladesh in the driver’s seat

Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more