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Breaking News!! GECOM Chair instructs Lowenfield to submit recount results by 2pm

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News!! GECOM Chair instructs Lowenfield to submit recount results by 2pm

GECOM Chair, Ret’d Justice Claudette Singh has instructed the Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield to submit his final elections report using the figures from the recount by 2pm tomorrow....

GECOM meeting postponed for Govt. Commissioners to study CCJ judgment – Gunraj

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM meeting postponed for Govt. Commissioners to study CCJ judgment – Gunraj

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) meeting that was scheduled for 1:30 today has been postponed to an undetermined time tomorrow, according to Opposition Commissioner Sase Gunraj. Gunraj, in a...

GECOM facilitating attempts to delay declaration – TCI

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM facilitating attempts to delay declaration – TCI

The Citizenship Initiative (TCI) today expressed concern over the decision taken by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to facilitate another request by Coalition Commissioners aimed at delaying...

Lowenfield’s June ‘report’ invalidated

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Lowenfield’s June ‘report’ invalidated

Caribbean Court of Justice rules 5-0 – throws out Appeal Court’s decision – Lowenfield’s cannot disenfranchise thousands of voters – GECOM to meet 1:30pm today By...

Matter now lies with GECOM – President Granger

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Matter now lies with GECOM – President Granger

Following yesterday’s historical ruling made by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), incumbent President David Granger as well as his campaign co-chairman of the governing coalition Joseph Harmon,...

US, Canada pile pressure on GECOM to make declarations

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US, Canada pile pressure on GECOM to make declarations

The US State Department has supported the ruling handed down by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the Jagdeo, Ali et al appeal case and called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to...

Couple of dem visas done get tek away

Jul 09, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Couple of dem visas done get tek away

Dem Boys Seh… An old Chinese man once wisely told his neighbour: “Nah look through me bedroom window. Bedroom story ah me private and personal business.” Dem boys share de same belief. Wha...

The APNU+AFC’s attack on regional integration

Jul 09, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The APNU+AFC’s attack on regional integration

CARICOM Day was celebrated in the most shocking of manner in Guyana on Monday, July 6, 2020. On that day, supporters of APNU+AFC did the unthinkable; they launched lamentable protests against the...

The kind of leadership Guyana has

Jul 09, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, News, People Perspective Comments Off on The kind of leadership Guyana has

If your roof has a leak, do you wait until your bed is soaked and the roof falls apart before fixing the leak? No, no one does that. Not even an idiot. If wood ants destroy parts of your house’s...

Berbice woman remanded after accused of stealing infant

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice woman remanded after accused of stealing infant

The woman who was arrested for allegedly stealing a child was yesterday charged at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court 2 before Magistrate Crystal Lambert. She appeared in virtually, via video...

Venezuelan national missing after falling into Cuyuni River

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuelan national missing after falling into Cuyuni River

A 19-year-old Venezuelan national, Bryan Gonzalez, is feared dead after he fell off a boat into the Cuyuni River. A search is ongoing. The incident reportedly occurred around midday on Monday. Police...

Small parties want swift declaration of recount results

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Small parties want swift declaration of recount results

– Wary of sustained attempts to prolong process Several small parties have come forward expressing the need for the course of justice to move forward with a swift declaration of the elections...

Police enforcers dispatched to hinterland’s COVID-19 hotspots

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Police enforcers dispatched to hinterland’s COVID-19 hotspots

The first batch of officers from the Guyana Police Force’s Rapid Emergency Response Unit has completed training and is expected to be deployed to COVID-19 hotspots in the interior very soon. This...

CCJ’s decision has reaching impact for Guyana’s democracy – Irfaan Ali

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CCJ’s decision has reaching impact for Guyana’s democracy – Irfaan Ali

Below the statement of Dr. Irfaan Ali: I have listened keenly to the summary of the judgment of the Caribbean Court of Justice and salute not only the Court’s judgment but its commitment to free,...

CDC assesses damage, flood-hit communities- following freak storm

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CDC assesses damage, flood-hit communities- following freak storm

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), through the National Emergency Monitoring Systems (NEMS), yesterday conducted assessments of damage that occurred due to high winds and heavy rainfall reported...

Suspect killed after shootout with police

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect killed after shootout with police

Dispute over horse… A suspect who was being hunted for the murder of a 36-year-old employee of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), Andre Easton, died yesterday after being shot by police who went...

Health personnel being trained and sent off to conduct COVID screening – Sueann Wickham

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Health personnel being trained and sent off to conduct COVID screening – Sueann Wickham

The Regional Health Emergency Committee of Region 7 (Cuyuni- Mazaruni) yesterday announced that nine personnel are being trained to conduct screening around places in the region. These include the...

Single mother pleads with public for assistance after freak storm leaves her homeless

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Single mother pleads with public for assistance after freak storm leaves her homeless

A 47-year-old single mother of four from Berbice is pleading with the public for assistance after heavy winds and rain completely destroyed her home on Wednesday morning. Roopranie Latchminarine, of...

Western diplomats meet Foreign Affairs Minister to discuss ‘mutual interest’

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Western diplomats meet Foreign Affairs Minister to discuss ‘mutual interest’

The Western country diplomats met yesterday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Karen Cummings, reportedly stressing the need for adherence to results of the recount. Present at the meeting...

CCJ ruling was “strong, clear, reasoned” – Jagdeo

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CCJ ruling was “strong, clear, reasoned” – Jagdeo

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, yesterday welcomed the ruling handed down by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), paving the way for the declaration of the results of the March 2, 2020 Elections...

Police thwart arson attempt on Suddie Magistrate’s Court

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Police thwart arson attempt on Suddie Magistrate’s Court

Police ranks attached to the Suddie Police Station, on the Essequibo Coast, managed to control and put out a fire that was set in the Suddie Magistrates Court earlier this morning. Based on...

Stupid, ignorant politicians who think they can intimidate the world

Jul 09, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Stupid, ignorant politicians who think they can intimidate the world

It was obvious, even to a moron, the APNU and AFC were trying to intimidate the EU Ambassador, American Ambassador, Canadian High Commissioner, British High Commissioner, Former Jamaica PM, Bruce...

Leadership on leave

Jul 09, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Leadership on leave

When leaders distance from their sworn duty, the population suffers from the fallouts that come. Usually, the brunt of the pain – physical, in the pocket, and otherwise – is felt by the...

Court could live stream hearing, allow media representative to join virtually

Jul 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Court could live stream hearing, allow media representative to join virtually

Renay Sambach The Judiciary of Guyana is now allowed to conduct live streaming of court hearings or allow a media representative to join the hearing virtually. These are precautionary measures for...

For Berbician Jonathon Rampersaud the sky is the limit

Jul 09, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on For Berbician Jonathon Rampersaud the sky is the limit

…. Despite some early set backs By Sean Devers Arguable the best U-17 cricketer in the Ancient County of Berbice, Jonathon Rampersaud is a genuine all-rounder who bats left-handed and is a crafty...