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RPA yet to repay $100M ‘borrowed’ from GRDB since 2014

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on RPA yet to repay $100M ‘borrowed’ from GRDB since 2014

…no record of reason or collateral for loan found- Sharma The audit into the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has revealed that Guyana Rice Producers Association (GRPA) General Secretary...

Granger vindicated for scrapping Amaila after meeting IDB President

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News 1

The 165MW Hydro Electric Power Plant that was being pursued, as conceived by the previous administration at Amaila Falls, was not viable. The new administration has since been vindicated in its...

Cell phone bandits crash getaway car outside CID Headquarters

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cell phone bandits crash getaway car outside CID Headquarters

Two robbers landed smack into the hands of the police yesterday after crashing their getaway car near CID Headquarters, Eve Leary, allegedly while quarreling over their loot. The bandits and an...

Facts coming out of GuySuCo’s COI spell doomsday for Sugar Industry, unless…

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Facts coming out of GuySuCo’s COI spell doomsday for Sugar Industry, unless…

By Abena Rockcliffe GuySuCo is bankrupt; sugar is being produced at a price that knocks Guyana off of the competitive market and factories countrywide are operating at a loss. This is the dire...

Three cops remanded 0n drug bribery charge

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Three cops remanded 0n drug bribery charge

… Asst Supt released on $250,000 bail Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Terrence Browne was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $250,000 on a charge of receiving money from three...

A man calling Jagdeo bluff

Oct 03, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on A man calling Jagdeo bluff

If Jagdeo come out de limelight he gun get sick and dead. He too full of heself. It look like if he don’t get de limelight he gun get sick and dead. Dem boys don’t want him get sick outside. Dem...

Slowdown of the economy… Guyana’s six revenue earners showed signs of “anemia” since 2014 – President Granger

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Slowdown of the economy… Guyana’s six revenue earners showed signs of “anemia” since 2014 – President Granger

While complaints about the slothfulness of the economy under the new government still continue to surface, President David Granger said that this state of affairs hinges on the fact that Guyana’s...

Guyana remembers Mahatma Gandhi on his 146th birth anniversary

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana remembers Mahatma Gandhi on his 146th birth anniversary

As the United Nations International Day of Non-violence was observed worldwide, so was the 146th birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known as The Mahatma on the local shores. At a...

Govt grants long-awaited concessions, waivers to gold miners

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt grants long-awaited concessions, waivers to gold miners

–but Finance Minister exhorts miners to make honest declarations By Jarryl Bryan Small and medium scale miners were yesterday granted fuel tax concessions for which they have been clamoring...

Granger accredits New US Ambassador

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Granger accredits New US Ambassador

…offers to support LGE, combating transnational crimes The security of small states and the value bestowed upon democracy and territorial integrity were priority areas brought into the...

Cardiologist encourages preventative medicine to stave off cardiac complications

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cardiologist encourages preventative medicine to stave off cardiac complications

“Preventative medicine is always more effective and inexpensive than being reactive,” said Dr. Donald Wallerson, recently. Dr. Wallerson, a Cardiologist who operates a non-invasive practice in...

CPCE hosts second annual open day

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on CPCE hosts second annual open day

Under the theme, “Quality Educational Leadership: Improving Schools from within,” the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) yesterday hosted its annual open day, the first of which was held,...

Guyanese man publishes father’s 35-year-old manuscript

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese man publishes father’s 35-year-old manuscript

In 1980, University of Guyana lecturer (UG) Edgar Wilson completed the manuscript for his book, “Hamlet: A Portrait of the Reformation”. Though his manuscript had undergone several drafts, it was...

UG takes education to Guyana’s ‘nooks and crannies’

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UG takes education to Guyana’s ‘nooks and crannies’

…as second batch of online programmes kicks off The University of Guyana (UG) is continuing with its efforts to bring its administration into the 21st century and yesterday held an...

Let’s beat breast cancer… New body to assist poor women with free mammograms

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Let’s beat breast cancer… New body to assist poor women with free mammograms

Recognizing the importance of putting an end to the high percentage of women being diagnosed with breast cancer, a newly formed cancer organization will be offering free mammograms to underprivileged...

Former Permanent Secretary Billy Teekasingh dies

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Former Permanent Secretary Billy Teekasingh dies

BASIL (BILLY) HARI TEEKASINGH, a politician from the Forbes Burnham era, and a former Parliamentary Secretary and an executive of the People’s National Congress, died peacefully yesterday, in Long...

Suriname resurrects New River triangle controversy

Oct 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname resurrects New River triangle controversy

-President Granger says the claim is “spurious”, “does not change the price of rice.” By Kiana Wilburg It appears that Suriname, Guyana’s continental neighbour to the east, will follow in...

Ansa McAl’s Lucozade handicap squash tournament… David Fernandes, Susie DeAbreu turn back clock on day three

Oct 03, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ansa McAl’s Lucozade handicap squash tournament… David Fernandes, Susie DeAbreu turn back clock on day three

National player Ben Mekdeci made light a handicap of -13 to beat Medhi Ramdhani in straight games in the latest round of matches in the ANSA Mcal-Lucozade sponsored Handicap Tournament, hosted by the...

Rugby World Cup 2015: New Zealand beat Georgia 43-10 to reach quarterfinals

Oct 03, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rugby World Cup 2015: New Zealand beat Georgia 43-10 to reach quarterfinals

BBC Sport – New Zealand qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals with an underwhelming win over a committed Georgia. As expected, the All Blacks had too much for Georgia in the first meeting...

GBBC/GIFTLAND OFFICE MAX NEX GENERATION BOXING CARD…Atwell at Gleasons; Gonsalves at Forgotten Youth Foundation as preparations intensify

Oct 03, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBBC/GIFTLAND OFFICE MAX NEX GENERATION BOXING CARD…Atwell at Gleasons; Gonsalves at Forgotten Youth Foundation as preparations intensify

By Michael Benjamin The world famous, Gleasons Gym attracts boxers from all over the word and is usually a hive of activity. Situated on Front Street, Brooklyn NY, this gym has molded a host of world...

Courts Pee Wee Schools Football kicks off today at Thirst Park

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The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment

Peeping Tom… “The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment” Kaieteur News – The cries... more