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Lowenfield instructed to prepare report on recount results for declaration

Lowenfield instructed to prepare report on recount results for declaration

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Lowenfield instructed to prepare report on recount results for declaration

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair, Justice Claudette Singh has instructed the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield to prepare a report on the results of the recount to submit to the...

Elections were credible; results can be declared

Elections were credible; results can be declared

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Elections were credible; results can be declared

– Rejects public efforts to discredit polls – Elections credible up to ‘disastrous’ Region Four tabulation – Coalition gave ‘absolutely no evidence’ of claims –...

Following revocation of lease… Chinese state-owned company taking over Guyana Goldfields had threatened Papua New Guinea Govt.

Following revocation of lease… Chinese state-owned company taking over Guyana Goldfields had threatened Papua New Guinea Govt.

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Following revocation of lease… Chinese state-owned company taking over Guyana Goldfields had threatened Papua New Guinea Govt.

– Promised to bring full strength of legal team to challenge cancellation of lease BOX : China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says legitimate interests of Chinese firms have to be effectively...

GECOM continues deliberations today

GECOM continues deliberations today

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM continues deliberations today

By Shikema Dey The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is set to continue discussions today, after failing to arrive at a conclusion with respect to the declaration of the victors of the March 2,...

PPP won, elections prepare for transition – OAS observer team tells Guyana

PPP won, elections prepare for transition – OAS observer team tells Guyana

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on PPP won, elections prepare for transition – OAS observer team tells Guyana

The Organization of America States (OAS) has told the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh, that the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) has...

The Will of the People must be Respected

The Will of the People must be Respected

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on The Will of the People must be Respected

CARICOM spoke in the clearest language yesterday, Monday, June 15, 2020. It said that the results of the recount reflect the will of the people. That will must now be made to stand by a smooth...

Honey fuh money

Honey fuh money

Jun 16, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Honey fuh money

Dem Boys Seh… If a man give a woman money all de time, it gun come a time when de man gun ask fuh some honey. De woman who want money and mo money might fight it hard fuh seh no to de request fuh...

The COVID-19 threat has not abated

The COVID-19 threat has not abated

Jun 16, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The COVID-19 threat has not abated

The COVID-19 coronavirus is still out there. A spike in local cases can occur at any time unless the population is extremely careful. And the population is not being careful. A fresh outbreak has...

Toppled!

Toppled!

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Toppled!

A bus belonging to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) toppled at around 09:00Hrs yesterday at De Kinderen Village, West Coast Demerara (WCD). Kaieteur News understands that this particular bus is known...

AFC leader wants elections annulled – Says fresh elections needed, as March 2 poll was “not fair nor credible”

AFC leader wants elections annulled – Says fresh elections needed, as March 2 poll was “not fair nor credible”

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on AFC leader wants elections annulled – Says fresh elections needed, as March 2 poll was “not fair nor credible”

By Shikema Dey Alliance For Change leader and Prime Ministerial hopeful, Khemraj Ramjattan wants the March 2 Elections annulled and fresh elections called, saying that the March 2 polls were neither...

Over 100 Guyanese listed to return from Barbados, Trinidad via CAL this week – GCCA

Over 100 Guyanese listed to return from Barbados, Trinidad via CAL this week – GCCA

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Over 100 Guyanese listed to return from Barbados, Trinidad via CAL this week – GCCA

The Guyana Civil Aviation authority (GCAA) has confirmed that over one hundred Guyanese, stuck in Barbados and Trinidad. will be repatriated via Caribbean Airlines (CAL) this week. Director-General...

Gonsalves and Harmon, then Arthur

Gonsalves and Harmon, then Arthur

Jun 16, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Gonsalves and Harmon, then Arthur

What is in a name? Much as it turns out, either in support or contradiction, as was the case proven in three instances last week on positions concerning our now increasingly tense and dangerous...

Women allegedly raped while looking for job, apartment

Women allegedly raped while looking for job, apartment

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Women allegedly raped while looking for job, apartment

– DJ slapped with 2 counts of rape Renay Sambach Thirty-five-year-old Roger Gibbons, a Disc Jockey (DJ) of 54 La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), is accused of raping two women...

Parents show divided reaction over their children returning to school

Parents show divided reaction over their children returning to school

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Parents show divided reaction over their children returning to school

Following the opening of schools for students sitting the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination...

Press Director justifies President’s limited press engagements

Press Director justifies President’s limited press engagements

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Press Director justifies President’s limited press engagements

By Mikaila Prince In light of recent complaints by members of the media regarding incumbent President David Granger’s limited press engagements, Director of the Public Information and Press Service...

Post-modern Clobbered to death before dumped in trench

Post-modern Clobbered to death before dumped in trench

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Post-modern Clobbered to death before dumped in trench

Forty-five-year-old construction worker, Andy Williams – the man reported to have been found dead with a plastic bag over his head – was beaten with a sharp object until his skull cracked open. A...

CARICOM recommends political audit for GECOM

CARICOM recommends political audit for GECOM

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM recommends political audit for GECOM

– Says it failed its obligation to act independently By Shikema Dey The three-member CARICOM Scrutinizing Team yesterday in their report recommended a “political audit” for the Guyana...

Missing woman and child found

Missing woman and child found

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Missing woman and child found

Ovelina Leon Obermuller and her child have been reunited with her family early yesterday morning. The 20-year-old woman of Parfaite Harmonie and her 11-month-old baby that were reportedly missing...

Father of 4 seeks public assistance due to medical condition

Father of 4 seeks public assistance due to medical condition

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Father of 4 seeks public assistance due to medical condition

Terry Joseph a father of four is seeking the public’s assistance as he tells his tale of struggling to support his family due to a medical condition. The 35-year-old man who resides with his family...

Commonwealth Secretary-General urges acceptance of recount results

Commonwealth Secretary-General urges acceptance of recount results

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Commonwealth Secretary-General urges acceptance of recount results

Secretary- General of Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, urged the acceptance the results from the recently concluded recount exercise and added that she welcomes the report submitted by the Caribbean...

“Junkie” gets bullet in foot

“Junkie” gets bullet in foot

Jun 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on “Junkie” gets bullet in foot

A vagrant known as “Phalai King” was shot in the left foot yesterday after he reportedly attacked police with a cutlass. The incident took place at the Market Square McKenzie, Linden Region 10...

CWI Professional Players draft Guyana Jaguars select Imlach, Lewis; Nedd joins LI Hurricanes

CWI Professional Players draft Guyana Jaguars select Imlach, Lewis; Nedd joins LI Hurricanes

Jun 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI Professional Players draft Guyana Jaguars select Imlach, Lewis; Nedd joins LI Hurricanes

By Zaheer Mohamed Five-time champions Guyana Jaguars have selected wicket-keeper batsman Tevin Imlach and Jamaican Ramaal Lewis in their 15-member squad following the Cricket West Indies (CWI)...

The end has been reached

The end has been reached

Jun 16, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The end has been reached

All the people in the world who followed the election saga in Guyana, except those who belonged to the PNC and AFC and those who wanted their sweet to continue with those two parties in government,...

The end has been reached

The end has been reached

Jun 16, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The end has been reached

All the people in the world who followed the election saga in Guyana, except those who belonged to the PNC and AFC and those who wanted their sweet to continue with those two parties in government,...

World Athletics releases Health & Safety Guidelines for competitions

World Athletics releases Health & Safety Guidelines for competitions

Jun 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on World Athletics releases Health & Safety Guidelines for competitions

As the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) begin to put things in place for the National Senior Championships for August 8-9 this year, World Athletics has published a set of health and safety...

CWI Cricket West Indies suspends Alzarri Joseph for two matches

CWI Cricket West Indies suspends Alzarri Joseph for two matches

Nov 08, 2024

Bridgetown, Barbados – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has imposed a two-match suspension on fast bowler Alzarri Joseph following an on-field incident during the 3rd CG United ODI at the Kensington...

ExxonMobil Futsal Championship heats up in Linden

ExxonMobil Futsal Championship heats up in Linden

Nov 08, 2024

Harpy Eagles left frustrated by weather once again in Super50 Cup no-result against Scorpions

Harpy Eagles left frustrated by weather once...

Nov 08, 2024

Lennox Blackmore National Intermediate C/ship shifted to Six Head Gym

Lennox Blackmore National Intermediate C/ship...

Nov 08, 2024

All-round Jaguars clinch 3-wicket win over Pitbulls

All-round Jaguars clinch 3-wicket win over...

Nov 08, 2024

GSLT20 ticket sales begin tomorrow at the local box office

GSLT20 ticket sales begin tomorrow at the local...

Nov 08, 2024

A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it... more

Rising Gun Crimes in the Caribbean: Urgent Action required by all

By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News – There is an alarming surge in gun-related violence, particularly among younger... more

Democrat, autocrat, despot

…Hard Truths By GHK Lall Kaieteur News-There is the letter of the law. Then, there is that great unmapped landscape... more