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Multi-billion$$$ gold smuggling racket blown wide open

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Multi-billion$$$ gold smuggling racket blown wide open

– collusion at Airports, Customs being investigated – Govt. official – smugglers’ US visas revoked In recent years, Guyana has been cashing in on high gold prices, with...

Murdered cash crop farmer… Tests reveal gunpowder on husband’s hands

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Murdered cash crop farmer… Tests reveal gunpowder on husband’s hands

Police have revealed that tests conducted on the hands of the husband of slain cash crop farmer Pamela Kendall confirmed traces of gunpowder. With this discovery, the man, Deochand Sookchand, is now...

Murder of patient at Psychiatric Hospital… Cops only knew of incident after reading next day’s Kaieteur News

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Murder of patient at Psychiatric Hospital… Cops only knew of incident after reading next day’s Kaieteur News

Nurses are contemplating their next move following the murder of a patient by another inmate at the National Psychiatric Hospital on Tuesday evening. And shockingly, the police were unaware that...

Govt.’s CCTV cameras lead to 667 arrests

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt.’s CCTV cameras lead to 667 arrests

“When drivers are caught and we show them a replay, they say ‘Oh My God, I never knew the cameras were working” – Acting Traffic Chief By Romila Boodram Police have charged over 600...

Gun amnesty to take effect from Sept. 1

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gun amnesty to take effect from Sept. 1

– one month trial phase to be implemented By Jarryl Bryan Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan has named the official commencement date for the gun amnesty programme as September 1,...

2015 Budget does not provide for Old Age Pension increases - Opposition

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 2015 Budget does not provide for Old Age Pension increases - Opposition

After scrutinizing the 2015 budget estimates yesterday, the political opposition said it discovered what it described as another aspect of the “deceptive budget.” It said that that nowhere in...

Dem bandits testing Rum Jattan guards

Aug 27, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem bandits testing Rum Jattan guards

Rum Jattan area suddenly attracting bandits. Somebody go next door and tie up an old lady then rob she. It happen before to another neighbour. Dem boys believe that de bandits testing Rum Jattan. Is...

Two men, woman arrested for carjacking

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Two men, woman arrested for carjacking

The quick response of the police to a report of carjacking yesterday led to the recovery of the vehicle and the arrest of three suspects, two men and a woman. The trio is in custody assisting with...

Another E’bo youth dies in an accident

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Another E’bo youth dies in an accident

A Danielstown teenager lost his life in an accident while he was returning to his home on Tuesday night. Nineteen-year-old Anil Henry, formerly of Danielstown, on the Essequibo Coast, was pronounced...

Armed bandits strike again at Popeye’s

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Armed bandits strike again at Popeye’s

Once again, the Popeye’s Vlissengen Road outlet has played target for men, hungry for cash, not food. The fast food establishment has been hit with a spate of robberies since it opened its doors,...

657 babies born to teens at GPHC for year so far

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 657 babies born to teens at GPHC for year so far

…stats not even “scratching the surface” – GRPA By Desilon Daniels “We need to learn how to do things better; we need to open those spaces where youths are comfortable to speak on...

Battery-less saw stalls knee surgeries at GPHC

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Battery-less saw stalls knee surgeries at GPHC

Plagued by pain and discomfort, over one hundred persons would have thought it best to take advantage of the cheap price to get orthopaedic surgery done on their knees at the nation’s provider of...

Rights Advocates insist… Hinterland youth programme must be participatory, free from politicisation

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Rights Advocates insist… Hinterland youth programme must be participatory, free from politicisation

By Nicholas Peters The Hinterland Employment and Youth Service (HEYS) needs to be a participatory programme in order to really address the specific needs of Hinterland communities and youth...

Police say recruitment centres filled to capacity

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police say recruitment centres filled to capacity

– close to 300 ranks to be added to strength soon The Guyana Police Force has revealed that its training institutions in the three counties are almost filled to capacity, as the...

M&CC “Green, Clean City” concept scheduled to take-off

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on M&CC “Green, Clean City” concept scheduled to take-off

The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown, (M&CC) is expected to commence work under its “Green, Clean City concept.” According to M&CC Public Relations Officer Debra Lewis, the...

Young women’s photos being stolen, posted on local porn site

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Young women’s photos being stolen, posted on local porn site

– victims point cops to prime suspect Just how well do you know your Facebook friends, or your regular friends, for that matter? A Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD) woman (name withheld)...

USAID commits US$73M to regional youth development initiatives

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on USAID commits US$73M to regional youth development initiatives

With the aim of furthering regional development, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed US$73M towards youth specific programmes. USAID has earmarked the...

Digicel takes Dental Outreach to Hauraruni and Port Mourant – at Mahaica today

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Digicel takes Dental Outreach to Hauraruni and Port Mourant – at Mahaica today

Digicel’s Dental Outreach Programme continues to benefit children across several communities in Guyana. The cellular company’s oral health care exercise is being done free of cost to...

Judge’s lawsuit for retirement benefits… New trial commences

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Judge’s lawsuit for retirement benefits… New trial commences

A new trial has commenced into the matter for which retired Judge, Jainarayan Singh, has challenged the Government over its decision to deny him pension, gratuity and other benefits. The former High...

Bolt, Gatlin to face off in 200m showdown

Aug 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bolt, Gatlin to face off in 200m showdown

BEIJING, China (AP) — Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin set up the sequel to their world championship sprint showdown on Wednesday, both winning their semi-final heats in the 200 metres. After Bolt...

GT Beer/Petra Organisation Futsal Competition… West Front Road-Gold is Money vs. Sophia promises to be epic showdown

Aug 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Beer/Petra Organisation Futsal Competition… West Front Road-Gold is Money vs. Sophia promises to be epic showdown

By Rawle Welch After three sizzling nights of action, play in the GT Beer / Petra Organisation Futsal Competition is expected to resume tonight with four more matches in the preliminary phase, at the...

Amy Grant to challenge GASA for 50m Fly National Record

Aug 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amy Grant to challenge GASA for 50m Fly National Record

One of Guyana’s leading swimmers and talented all-round athlete as well as musician, Amy Grant is set to challenge the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) in relation to not being credited...

U.S. Embassy Hosts Youth Conference and Service Day in Berbice

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. Embassy Hosts Youth Conference and Service Day in Berbice

The U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section held its annual Youth Action Network Leadership Conference over the weekend of August 21-22 at the St. Francis Development Centre in Port Mourant,...

BCB cricket resumes with the Berbice River Bridge 1st division 50-over tourney

Aug 27, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB cricket resumes with the Berbice River Bridge 1st division 50-over tourney

After a break due the prolonged inclement weather, the BCB 2015 Cricket season is set to resume on Saturday with the Berbice River Bridge Company 50-Over First Division knock-out Competition which...

Public schools to reopen next Monday

Aug 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Public schools to reopen next Monday

The Ministry of Education is advising parents, guardians of students attending public schools, and the pupils/students, that schools will reopen on Monday, August 31, 2015. The Ministry expressed...

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Guyana’s oil bonanza is being squandered by political duels

Kaieteur News – In Guyana, politics and economics have always danced an ill-fated tango. It is difficult to say which... more