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US expands list of persons facing visa ban – says region refuses to go along with Granger’s “farce”

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US expands list of persons facing visa ban – says region refuses to go along with Granger’s “farce”

The United States Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Michael Kozak has announced that the American Government has expanded its pool of persons facing visa restrictions for...

Appeal Court throws out case to stop elections declarations

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Appeal Court throws out case to stop elections declarations

– Judges agree that recount figures must be used to declare winner The Court of Appeal today threw out the appeal in elections declarations case filed on behalf of A Partnership for National...

Three separate private criminal charges filed against GECOM Chair

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Three separate private criminal charges filed against GECOM Chair

– to appear in court next week The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh, is expected to make her first appearance in the Georgetown...

Charges against GECOM Chair have no merit – lawyers

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Charges against GECOM Chair have no merit – lawyers

A mere five days after Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, was slapped with fraud charges, three charges of ‘misconduct’ have now been brought against the Guyana Elections Commission...

Ex-Surinamese Finance Minister hiding out in Berbice

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-Surinamese Finance Minister hiding out in Berbice

– National Assembly meets today on whether to pursue charges Former Surinamese Finance Minister, Gillmore Hoefdraad, who is wanted for questioning in his home country, has reportedly been...

Jordan blames NCM for failure to enact debt legislation but passes 17 bills after motion

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Jordan blames NCM for failure to enact debt legislation but passes 17 bills after motion

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, is blaming the no-confidence motion (NCM) for his failure to pass debt management legislation and, by extension, his management of Guyana’s debt. However, the...

Appeal Court to rule on elections declaration case today

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Appeal Court to rule on elections declaration case today

The Appeal Court is expected to hand down its decision today at 11:00 am in the elections declaration case filed on behalf of A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC)...

IDB underscores need for swift conclusion to elections to improve COVID-19 response

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on IDB underscores need for swift conclusion to elections to improve COVID-19 response

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), one of Guyana’s generous lenders, has pointed to the need for the electoral process to be concluded, to improve its COVID-19 response. “The outcome of...

Minister Sharma replaces God with Granger

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Sharma replaces God with Granger

It appears that de facto Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Jaipaul Sharma, has changed the person he shows spiritual devotion to. In fact, screenshots from Facebook show that...

Army officer pleads guilty to killing wife

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Army officer pleads guilty to killing wife

Two years after he initially denied killing his reputed wife, ex – Army Captain, Orwain Sandy has admitted to the crime. Sandy, 38, stood arraigned on a murder charge before High Court Justice,...

Defaulters who fail to submit declarations will face the court

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Defaulters who fail to submit declarations will face the court

– Integrity Commission Chair Five months after the Integrity Commission published a list with the names of 25 Members of Parliament and 52 Officials who failed to declare their assets for the...

An end to political crisis is urgent – UN rep.

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on An end to political crisis is urgent – UN rep.

United Nations (UN) resident coordinator to Guyana, Mikiko Tanaka, has once again called for the swift end of Guyana’s protracted elections—a process which has dragged on for over four months. In...

Claw-dette looking fuh lawyer

Jul 30, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Claw-dette looking fuh lawyer

Dem Boys Seh… Dem boys nah know how many of ya’ll old enough fuh remember Dr. Hu. He used to cut go-dee. He used to cut it right deh in he clinic, stitch you up and send yuh home. He was not only...

Chickenomics

Jul 30, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Chickenomics

A number of the major poultry producers are reporting that there was glut in the local market as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a consequence, sales declined by about 50% and prices fell to...

Police seek help identifying man found dead 5 months ago

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Police seek help identifying man found dead 5 months ago

Investigators, for a second time, are pleading with the public for its help in identifying the body of a male that was found at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) in February. The remains are that...

Two more COVID-19 cases recorded

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Two more COVID-19 cases recorded

Guyana recorded two more COVID-19 cases yesterday, taking the total number of persons to test positive for the virus to 398. Despite the upward climb, four persons have successfully recovered. With...

Bandits brutalize E’bo couple in home invasion

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits brutalize E’bo couple in home invasion

An Essequibo coast couple had to seek medical treatment yesterday after a brutal attack by three armed bandits late Tuesday night. According to reports, Gordon Williams, more popularly known as...

Goed Fortuin woman dies at lover’s home on E’bo Coast

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Goed Fortuin woman dies at lover’s home on E’bo Coast

Police on the Essequibo Coast are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman, 32, who reportedly passed away while in the company of her lover last Tuesday night. The dead woman...

Tennis rolls stuffed with ganja

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Tennis rolls stuffed with ganja

A woman, 29, is facing jail time after she was arrested yesterday for attempting to smuggle ganja in tennis rolls to a remand prisoner at the New Amsterdam, prison, Berbice. Presently in custody is...

Burglars steal from church building, set it afire

Jul 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Burglars steal from church building, set it afire

Burglars, on Friday last, broke into a building owned by the Roman Catholic Church and made off with several items. The bandits also set small fires around the building before making their escape....

Fausette believes Guyana will medal at Pan Am Junior Hockey C/Ship

Jul 30, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fausette believes Guyana will medal at Pan Am Junior Hockey C/Ship

By Calvin Chapman Saints Hockey Club (SHC) midfielder, Shakeem Fausette, during a recent interview, shared that he is very confident that if the Pan American Junior hockey championships hits off as...

Keith Semple blames himself for not playing Test cricket

Jul 30, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Keith Semple blames himself for not playing Test cricket

By Sean Devers More a Surgeon than a Butcher, former Demerara, Guyana and West Indies middle order batsman, 49-year-old Keith Semple was a classical right-hander whose majestic on-driving and...

Environmental, occupational and health safety in the mining sector

Jul 30, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Environmental, occupational and health safety in the mining sector

Gold mining is a major economic sector. Prior to the discovery of oil, it was the country’s largest foreign exchange earner. The country produced almost 642,000 ounces of gold last year and gold...

‘Golden Jaguars’ Head Coach Márcio Máximo to maximise all options to qualify for Rd of 16

Jul 30, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Golden Jaguars’ Head Coach Márcio Máximo to maximise all options to qualify for Rd of 16

2021 Concacaf Gold Cup With the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) announcing that this nations Senior Men’s National Team (SMNT) aka as the ‘Golden Jaguars’ has qualified for its second...

RHTYSC, MS/BCB Basil Butcher Memorial Project to assist dozens of cricketers

Jul 30, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC, MS/BCB Basil Butcher Memorial Project to assist dozens of cricketers

Dozens of less fortunate cricketers drawn from cricket clubs across the Berbice Coastline and Linden would benefit shortly from the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club/Berbice Cricket Board...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more