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10th richest African oil producer begging IMF, G20 Nations for debt relief

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on 10th richest African oil producer begging IMF, G20 Nations for debt relief

After 17 years… By Kiana Wilburg Despite being the 10th largest oil producer in Africa, corruption and unimaginable instances of squandermania have left Chad’s economy bursting at the seams with...

Harmon asks PPP/C to explain purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from UAE supplier linked to questionable associates

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon asks PPP/C to explain purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from UAE supplier linked to questionable associates

– Ministry calls it an attempt to derail vaccination programme Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon, is asking the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government to explain the purchase of...

Slowe and Conway suspended from Police Service Commission

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Slowe and Conway suspended from Police Service Commission

By Neermala Ramsaywack President, Irfaan Ali, has suspended Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Paul Slowe, and Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clinton Conway, from the Police Service...

Govt. takes $5.4M from Contingency Fund to buy motorcycles

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. takes $5.4M from Contingency Fund to buy motorcycles

– says already procured crime fighting vehicles delayed By Shervin Belgrave Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, told the National Assembly on Monday that $5.4M had to be spent from the...

Murder accused gets 18 months for escaping from Lusignan Prison

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Murder accused gets 18 months for escaping from Lusignan Prison

Prison escapee, Kenraul Perez, who was recaptured last month after being on the run for almost a year, was on Tuesday sentenced for escaping from the Lusignan Prison. The 26-year-old man of Mabaruma,...

$1.2B contract signed to reconstruct Lusignan Prison

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on $1.2B contract signed to reconstruct Lusignan Prison

A $1.2B contract was yesterday signed by the Ministry of Home Affairs for the reconstruction of the Lusignan Prison, which is located on the East Coast of Demerara. According to a post on the...

Fisherman hospitalised after beating from brothers

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Fisherman hospitalised after beating from brothers

A 31-year-old fisherman of Train-line, Rosignol Village, West Bank Berbice, is nursing chop wounds and other injuries about his body following a trashing he received from two of his colleagues in the...

Judge reaffirms judgment against Jagdeo in libel suit

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Judge reaffirms judgment against Jagdeo in libel suit

Justice Sandra Kurtzious has reaffirmed her order to grant an award to former Junior Minister of Communities, Annette Ferguson, in the case where she sued Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, for libel....

De Prezzie should tek charge of dem koker in GT!

Jun 17, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De Prezzie should tek charge of dem koker in GT!

Dem Boys Seh… De President declare a disaster in de country. Prezzie issue Proclamation under Article 99 of de Constitution. He seh he gat power fuh declare a disaster. But dem boys nah find...

The system is not fair

Jun 17, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The system is not fair

Kaieteur News – The local government system and the regional administration system are ill equipped to handle the present crisis facing the country. They are unable to mobilise the resources...

Donald Ramotar puts his ignorance on display for the world to see

Jun 17, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Donald Ramotar puts his ignorance on display for the world to see

Kaieteur News – I am quoting directly from Donald Ramotar’s letter on me in the Kaieteur News of yesterday. I will ask readers to read this quote twice and then think of what Guyana goes...

Should be the other way around here

Jun 17, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Should be the other way around here

Kaieteur News – Thanks to social media, something that occurred on the streets of an African country went viral. It was this amazing picture of a tall, well-built man in full suit chasing and...

More drives to address blood shortage in Region 2

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on More drives to address blood shortage in Region 2

The Health Department in Region Two will be hosting frequent blood drives in an effort to increase the stored units of blood. The Regional Health Officer of Region Two, Ranjeev Singh, revealed this...

Insurance company gives support to flood affected persons

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Insurance company gives support to flood affected persons

Almost 100 households were the beneficiaries of food hampers compliments of the Premier Insurance Company. In a release the company said that its General Manager, Mr. Anil Singh, and Claims Analyst,...

Region 1 woman is latest COVID-19 fatality – 128 new cases, 21 in ICU

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Region 1 woman is latest COVID-19 fatality – 128 new cases, 21 in ICU

A 54-year-old woman from Region One (Barima-Waini) who had tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease has died. The Ministry of Health (MoH) in its press release yesterday stated,...

Gerald Gouveia Jr. heads Aircraft Owners Association

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Gerald Gouveia Jr. heads Aircraft Owners Association

Captain Gerald Gouveia Jr., the Director of Roraima Airways Limited, is the new President of the Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana Inc. (AOAGI). According to a release issued by Communications...

Queensway Group of Companies donates to Stanford scholarship awardee

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Queensway Group of Companies donates to Stanford scholarship awardee

Yesterday the Queensway Group of Companies handed over a cheque of US$5,000 to Stanford University Scholarship Awardee and CAPE top performer, Sherlock Langevine, to assist with his studies in the...

GNBS hosts blood drive to observe World Blood Donor Day

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GNBS hosts blood drive to observe World Blood Donor Day

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) yesterday hosted a Blood Drive in collaboration with the National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS) in observance of “World Blood Donor Day 2021.”...

Current phase of works at GFF National Training Centre nearing completion

Jun 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Current phase of works at GFF National Training Centre nearing completion

Works at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre located at Providence, East Bank Demerara is progressing satisfactorily with the current phase nearing completion. Updating the...

FFTP lends support to BIT’s skills training initiative

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on FFTP lends support to BIT’s skills training initiative

Food For The Poor (Guyana) Limited (FFTP), on Wednesday handed over 72 electrical and 15 industrial sewing machines to the Board of Industrial Training (BIT). This move comes as part of the...

Pompey to lead St. John’s Athletics programme

Jun 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pompey to lead St. John’s Athletics programme

Kaieteur News – Long considered a rising star in the profession, Guyanese Aliann Pompey has been chosen to lead the St. John’s Track and Field and Cross Country programme as its next head...

Patient who was videoed on Suddie Hospital floor suffered from anxiety – RHO

Jun 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Patient who was videoed on Suddie Hospital floor suffered from anxiety – RHO

By Romario Blair Many persons voiced their concerns last Saturday when a video surfaced on social media of a female patient lying on the floor of the Suddie Public Hospital on the Essequibo Coast. On...

Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminary Round competition

Jun 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminary Round competition

Maintaining belief despite an uphill task – Forde By Franklin Wilson Recognising that Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ would have had the toughest possible luck in the region when the Concacaf Gold...

Guyana’s Devin Permaul heads to Paris for final Archery Olympic Qualification Tourney

Jun 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s Devin Permaul heads to Paris for final Archery Olympic Qualification Tourney

The final Archery qualification tournament for Tokyo was initially scheduled to be held in Berlin in June 2020. However, following the one-year delay of the Games, it has been replaced by Paris. This...

Daniels Cricket Coaching Education group eyes multi sports discipline

Jun 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Daniels Cricket Coaching Education group eyes multi sports discipline

Daniels Cricket Coaching Education group has set their eyes on other sporting disciplines in order to give athletes a chance to showcase their talent. The group is currently preparing to host a relay...

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Keevin Allicock – the next torchbearer for Guyanese professional boxing

Sometimes the best of leaders fail

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Jimmy Carter’s presidency fell victim to global and domestic upheavals. His single term... more