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NCN satellite uplink can be operational within 2 weeks

Oct 13, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on NCN satellite uplink can be operational within 2 weeks

…$20M in equipment was left still wrapped in plastic for two years Satellite uplink facilities purchased by the National Communications Network (NCN), two years ago and capable of broadcasting...

GRA stamp likely for imported liquor, cigarettes as review of tax begins

Oct 13, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GRA stamp likely for imported liquor, cigarettes as review of tax begins

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is in the process of reviewing how it taxes alcoholic beverages. The revenue collection body also announced tougher measures to reduce the smuggling of not only...

All ICT projects expenditure were approved –NFMU head

Oct 13, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on All ICT projects expenditure were approved –NFMU head

– no acts of corruption or favoritism at unit While the findings of a forensic audit into the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) point to some “glaring acts of corruption” the Head...

Husband, reputed wife granted bail for manslaughter

Oct 13, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Husband, reputed wife granted bail for manslaughter

A businessman and his reputed wife were each granted $1.2M bail after they were slapped with a joint manslaughter charge in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. They were also each ordered to post...

Bandits rob West Dem. pastor, church members in attack

Oct 13, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits rob West Dem. pastor, church members in attack

Criminals turned their attention to Sunday worshippers, carrying out two attacks. But only one was successful. In one attack, a gunman attacked two women who were heading to church on Sunday morning,...

Essequibo resident charged for seaman’s murder

Oct 13, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo resident charged for seaman’s murder

A 39-year-old Essequibo resident has been charged in connection with the stabbing death of fisherman Ronald Emanuel Reid on a trawler last week Tuesday. Gregory Nahar called “Biggs, of Paradise...

PCL 4-Day practice match

Oct 13, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on PCL 4-Day practice match

Singh, Johnson hit fifties on opening day By Sean Devers Leon Johnson’s X1, led by half-centuries from their Captain and Vishaul Singh, batted all day on a placid Bourda track to reach 238-5...

Dani Pedrosa claims 50th Grand Prix win at Japanese MotoGP

Oct 13, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dani Pedrosa claims 50th Grand Prix win at Japanese MotoGP

BBC Sport – Spain’s Dani Pedrosa claimed the 50th Grand Prix win of his career with victory over championship leader Valentino Rossi in the Japanese MotoGP. Pedrosa, who almost quit the sport...

Dani Pedrosa come ahead of Valentino Rossi in the Japanese Moto GP. (reuters)

Oct 13, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dani Pedrosa come ahead of Valentino Rossi in the Japanese Moto GP. (reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) England became only the sixth team to end a European qualifying campaign with a 100 percent record when they beat Lithuania 3-0 in their final Group E match on Monday. England,...

Silence put Soulja Bai in pickle

Oct 13, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Silence put Soulja Bai in pickle

News does fly. People hear that de United Nations Secretary General was going to come to Guyana and decide that de man coming to side wid dem on de Venezuela issue. De man land wid private jet and...

GCF name strong Elite team for Caribbean championships

Oct 13, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF name strong Elite team for Caribbean championships

The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) has named a strong Elite Team for the 2015 Elite Caribbean Cycling Championships set for the Land of the Flying Fish, Barbados, this weekend, October 17-18....

Jones, Williams shine as NOC overcome North E’bo

Oct 13, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jones, Williams shine as NOC overcome North E’bo

A fine half century by Joshua Jones and a useful all-round performance by David Williams handed host New Opportunity Corps (NOC) an 83-run victory over North Essequibo in a 20-over U17 match played...

Another good ‘try’ for Guyana’s rugby

Oct 13, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Another good ‘try’ for Guyana’s rugby

By Edison Jefford Guyana’s rugby scored another good ‘try’ on Saturday when it was announced that a local giant in telecommunications had entered into a three-year sponsorship arrangement worth...

Albion, Young Warriors through to next round of BCB/Tenelec inc 50-over cricket

Oct 13, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Albion, Young Warriors through to next round of BCB/Tenelec inc 50-over cricket

The mighty Albion Community Center, by virtue of winning their last round playoff match against Tucber Park, formerly Bermine, by 17 runs, drew the bye to the final of the 2015 edition of the Bobby...

Preparations commence for Kennard Memorial Turf Club Boxing Day extravaganza

Oct 13, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparations commence for Kennard Memorial Turf Club Boxing Day extravaganza

It’s more than two months away but already organizers of the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) is already in planning mode in preparation for the 2015 Boxing Day horserace meet scheduled for...

Ramjohn guides Amar Shakti CC to victory over Floodlight

Oct 13, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramjohn guides Amar Shakti CC to victory over Floodlight

A fine half century by Imran Ramjohn guided Amar Shakti Cricket Club of Paramaribo, Suriname to a seven-wicket victory over Floodlight XI in a T20 fixture played on Saturday night at Demerara Cricket...

Stag Elite League – Camp Ayanganna to host double header today

Oct 13, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League – Camp Ayanganna to host double header today

Second and third placed Slingerz FC and Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United will be in the limelight today when the Stag Elite League continues at the Guyana Defence Force ground, Camp Ayanganna this...

Guyana’s sports landscape needs a stimulus package

Oct 13, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s sports landscape needs a stimulus package

By Rawle Welch Despite failing to qualify for next year’s Pan Am Cup scheduled to be played in the USA from August 19-27, the performance of Guyana’s national stickmen clearly shows that they are...

Another charged in Mahaica rice farmer’s murder

Oct 13, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Another charged in Mahaica rice farmer’s murder

Four months after Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD) rice farmer, Hardat Kissoon was robbed and killed while making his way home in a minibus, another man has been charged with his murder. Yesterday,...

Farmers put on an impressive display

Oct 13, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Farmers put on an impressive display

The West Berbice Sheep and Goat Farmers Association staged its eighth annual exhibition at the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club Ground, Number Six Village, West Coast Berbice, on Sunday. The event...

Boy, 14, drowns under mysterious circumstances

Oct 13, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Boy, 14, drowns under mysterious circumstances

– Mother says hospital did nothing to save him A mother is claiming that her teenage son was left on the Leonora Cottage hospital floor to die, Sunday afternoon, despite being told that he...

Tap CARICOM mechanisms to save local Agri. Industries—PPP

Oct 13, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Tap CARICOM mechanisms to save local Agri. Industries—PPP

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is calling on the David Granger administration to seek to immediately activate the numerous mechanisms in place under the Treaty of Chaguaramas to protect...

St. Rose’s girl is latest Bar admission

Oct 13, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on St. Rose’s girl is latest Bar admission

Guyana’s legal fraternity welcomed, Jochebed Tenesha Pollard on Tuesday. Her petition was presented in the chambers of Chief Justice (Ag) Ian Chang. Born on November 5, 1992, to Pastor Troy Pollard...

Allegations about portable mills have no supporting justification – Minister of Governance

Oct 13, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Allegations about portable mills have no supporting justification – Minister of Governance

Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, has dismissed as unjustified, allegations by portable sawmill owners, that they have been forced to halt their operations due to pressure from the Guyana...

Fire Chief warns against unattended fires

Oct 13, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fire Chief warns against unattended fires

The Guyana Fire Service has been operating in overdrive mode in recent weeks with much of its manpower being focused on battling grass fires. Many of these grass fires are the result of persons...

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Election reform project: The dead, the silent, the shameless

If you have read my columns throughout the five-month election saga, you would know I made the following observation more... more

Driving in Guyana is hazardous to your life

There is a chorus line to a song called Da Dip, the lyrics of which go like this: I put my hand upon your hip When I dip... more