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US Govt. instructs State department to take action against persons undermining Guyana’s democracy

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US Govt. instructs State department to take action against persons undermining Guyana’s democracy

The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has instructed the Department of State to take action against individuals who undermine Guyana’s democracy. This was revealed by Pompeo yesterday...

I cannot concede without a declaration – President Granger

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on I cannot concede without a declaration – President Granger

By Shikema Dey “I cannot claim victory, which I have not done, and I cannot concede defeat, which I have not done unless I am notified formally by the Chairman of the Elections Commission what the...

CCJ decision in Guyana elections recount case set for next Wednesday

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CCJ decision in Guyana elections recount case set for next Wednesday

By Rehanna Ramsay After a single marathon session of oral submissions, yesterday, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has scheduled its decision in the Guyana recount case for next Wednesday....

High turn-out at NGSA

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on High turn-out at NGSA

The Ministry of Education is reporting a high turnout by students for the National Grade Six Assessment examinations, which commenced yesterday. A total of 14,730 students were set to write the...

Top Cop, Deputy still on the job supervising special operation – Granger

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Top Cop, Deputy still on the job supervising special operation – Granger

President David Granger yesterday said that Commissioner of Police Leslie James and Deputy Police Commissioner Maxine Graham have been asked to stay on the job to oversee “a special operation.”...

Guyana postpones re-opening of airports after sharp rise in COVID-19 cases

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana postpones re-opening of airports after sharp rise in COVID-19 cases

The local aviation authority has canceled plans to re-open the country’s international airports after a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases. Instead of a planned July1opening, the process has been pushed...

Man, 42, is Guyana’s thirteenth COVID-19 fatality – three more positive cases push figure to 248

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 42, is Guyana’s thirteenth COVID-19 fatality – three more positive cases push figure to 248

The Ministry of Public Health is reporting that a thirteenth person has succumbed to the novel coronavirus, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI). The victim is said to be a...

Cop detained at.4.00 A.M horse and bike races claims he was a spectator

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cop detained at.4.00 A.M horse and bike races claims he was a spectator

A policeman is under close arrest after he and several civilians were caught last Sunday at a 4:00AM horse and motorbike race on Homestretch Avenue. Police had arrested 135 persons and impounded...

De music now start

Jul 02, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De music now start

Dem Boys Seh… Some people in de HAP-New +HAY-Eff-See think that de Americans bluffing. Dem nah tek it serious when de Americans warned that there will be serious implications for people and dem...

Talking through both sides of one’s mouth

Jul 02, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Talking through both sides of one’s mouth

It does not require a formal declaration of the elections’ results for any of the Presidential candidates to concede defeat. In fact, the very concept of conceding presupposes that the candidate...

Guyana appeals for improved internet services

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana appeals for improved internet services

Education battered by COVID-19… Guyana’s education system has been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic with the country appealing for help. Yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that...

Berbice pupils confident of success in Grade 6 exams

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice pupils confident of success in Grade 6 exams

As hundreds of Grade Six pupils turned out across the country to write the National Grade Six Assessment examinations during a pandemic, many were optimistic of their success while a few had mixed...

Guysuco gets $250M from NICIL syndicated bond

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guysuco gets $250M from NICIL syndicated bond

– to receive another $750M if companies “engage in solutions-driven discussions” Following several calls for assistance to the The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited...

Landlord’s son remains in custody as new information points to prime suspect

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Landlord’s son remains in custody as new information points to prime suspect

Cummings Lodge fatal Inferno… Investigators are said to have additional information pointing them towards a suspect who caused the deaths of a teenage boy and his parents after torching a...

Oil related activities, expansion in mining, push Guyana’s GDP growth rate to 5.4 percent in 2019

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Oil related activities, expansion in mining, push Guyana’s GDP growth rate to 5.4 percent in 2019

– Finance Ministry’s end of year report Guyana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2019 attained a notable 5.4 percent growth rate on account of increasing activities in the oil industry as...

Pres Granger presents Brig. Godfrey Bess with Instruments of Commission

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Pres Granger presents Brig. Godfrey Bess with Instruments of Commission

Newly appointed Chief of Staff Brigadier Godfrey Bess yesterday received his instruments of commission from Commander in Chief, President David Granger during a simple ceremony at Baridi Benab State...

NGSA begins amid COVID-19 restrictions

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on NGSA begins amid COVID-19 restrictions

– 14,730 pupils registered to sit exams Observing the health protocols outlined and gazetted by the Ministry of Education, the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) commenced yesterday at...

Whatever happened to moral and transformational leadership?

Jul 02, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Whatever happened to moral and transformational leadership?

For the longest while, citizens of this society spoke at length of a different kind of leadership urgently needed in all areas of endeavor in this country. At the height of the pyramid considered,...

Guyanese encouraged to structure daily activities- to provide some normalcy amid pandemic

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese encouraged to structure daily activities- to provide some normalcy amid pandemic

Guyanese are encouraged to create structures to navigate their daily lives to provide some normalcy and control, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This was posited by University of Guyana (UG) Lecturer and...

PAHO & CCCU donate masks and testing kits to MOPH

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on PAHO & CCCU donate masks and testing kits to MOPH

– 1,120 face masks, 15,000 testing kits – In response to increasing COVID cases in Regions 1 and 7 As positive cases of the novel coronavirus again begin to rise, the Ministry of Public...

Vishaul Singh aims for Windies recall Feels CWI could take lots of positives from England tour

Jul 02, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Vishaul Singh aims for Windies recall Feels CWI could take lots of positives from England tour

By Sean Devers (Cont’d from yesterday) “I hold myself to high standards and did not produce the goods and had no issues with being dropped. However, when I look around and see the opportunities...

The pathetic, unbelievable, political decline of Eusi Kwayana

Jul 02, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The pathetic, unbelievable, political decline of Eusi Kwayana

I have carried with me throughout my life the belief that the historiographical imprints of the most heroic, iconic persons should be open to question and if we find lapses we should not gloss over...

Guyana to participate in FIBA U17 Skills Challenge

Jul 02, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana to participate in FIBA U17 Skills Challenge

Following FIBA’s Executive Committee’s decision that the 2020 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup cannot be held this year, it has been decided to offer an opportunity to the players of this age...

COVID-19 vaccine may not offer universal protection against all coronaviruses – WHO says

Jul 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19 vaccine may not offer universal protection against all coronaviruses – WHO says

While work is currently underway to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), today the World Health Organisation (WHO) addressed disclaimers surrounding the vaccine. Executive...

Another Case Of Double Standards

Jul 02, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Another Case Of Double Standards

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to refer to Kaieteur Newspapers article dated July 1, 2020 “Top Cop, Deputy should have gone; still on the job”. I would also like to reference an article in the Guyana...

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Dolphin Secondary, East Ruimveldt seal Round-5 victories in Republic Bank U-18 Football League

A shameful abdication of leadership

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The PPPC government has reached a new low in its spineless defense of the lopsided Production... more