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Finance Minister justifies salary increases

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister justifies salary increases

– Govt. will not reverse decision By Kiana Wilburg Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, said yesterday that the salary increases for Members of Parliament were necessary for three reasons; to...

Trinidad, with an economy 8 times Guyana’s, pays PM less

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Trinidad, with an economy 8 times Guyana’s, pays PM less

– teachers , police there earn more By Abena Rockcliffe Trinidad and Tobago (TT), which has an economy eight times that of Guyana’s, pays its Prime Minister less than what is now...

Only Fuzzy, 3 others knew about NCN’s satellite uplink

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Only Fuzzy, 3 others knew about NCN’s satellite uplink

…no trained personnel to operate sensitive equipment – Hassan The staff of the National Communication Network (NCN) at most levels, with the exception of four persons, had been...

117 murders, 896 armed robberies in eight months

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 117 murders, 896 armed robberies in eight months

rape cases up by 19 percent A great 117 murders, 896 armed robberies and 224 reported cases of rape are the latest statistics released by the Guyana Police Force. The statistics suggest that the...

Rum Jattan joining Jagdeo wid he stupidness

Oct 14, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Rum Jattan joining Jagdeo wid he stupidness

When Jagdeo announce that he was putting cameras pun de streets people believe that crime woulda slow down. In dem big cities de police does use dem cameras to ketch criminals. Of course, all dem big...

The Ministerial salary increases… Admit you erred, reverse decision – Chris Ram tells Govt.

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Ministerial salary increases… Admit you erred, reverse decision – Chris Ram tells Govt.

Prominent accountant and lawyer, Christopher Ram, believes that Government needs to admit that it erred in giving Ministers and Members of Parliament a salary increase. The increase ranges to as high...

GPL, Skeldon US$30M power deal ‘a silly arrangement’

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPL, Skeldon US$30M power deal ‘a silly arrangement’

…we can’t even sell it; no one is going to buy something like that – Holder The previous administration continues to come in for flak over a US$30M transaction it would have...

Pomeroon mom may have been murdered

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon mom may have been murdered

– had incised wound to neck What had first appeared to be the tragic drowning of a young mother and child in the Lower Pomeroon is now being treated as a possible murder. Attica Alicia Sukhai,...

Man in suspected ”hit and run” River accident was murdered – PM reveals

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Man in suspected ”hit and run” River accident was murdered – PM reveals

A post mortem examination conducted on the remains of 56-year-old Renton Nicholas Jacobus, yesterday, revealed that he sustained two stab wounds to his chest and a broken neck. The man, also known as...

Diagonal parking is illegal – Acting Traffic Chief

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Diagonal parking is illegal – Acting Traffic Chief

– 130 drivers charged within four months Having recognized the increase in damage accidents, mostly as a result of diagonal parking on some of the busy roadways, the Guyana Police...

Female Berbice farmer tracks stolen sheep to East Coast Demerara

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Female Berbice farmer tracks stolen sheep to East Coast Demerara

Swift action by a West Berbice farmer led to the recovery of six of her sheep which were stolen on Monday night. According to the farmer, Mrs. Gordon of Number Twenty-eight Village, West Coast...

Guyana sets sight firmly on Region’s US$4.5B food market

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana sets sight firmly on Region’s US$4.5B food market

… as Holder calls for level playing field across the board Guyana is currently observing Agriculture Month. Yesterday, local exporters spoke of Government’s intention to have a more aggressive...

Former Presidents still owe the nation ‘truthful’ explanations – TIGI Head

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Former Presidents still owe the nation ‘truthful’ explanations – TIGI Head

…We have allowed the past government to behave as Gods and it has ruined the society morally, economically and politically — says Dr. David Hinds By Kiana Wilburg Head of Transparency...

Govt. partners with private sector to provide school shoes to Region Nine children

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. partners with private sector to provide school shoes to Region Nine children

Over the course of the weekend, the APNU+AFC coalition made good on one of its election campaign promises, which was to provide students from the village of Parishara, Region Nine with comfortable...

Rain threat looms over clash of middling teams

Oct 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain threat looms over clash of middling teams

ESPNcricinfo – Their top orders are young, neither team has a bona fide head coach, and their boards are forever in some state of turmoil. A West Indies v Sri Lanka series pits against each...

PCL Four-Day cricket practice

Oct 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on PCL Four-Day cricket practice

Singh’s 123 put Johnson’s X1 in control By Sean Devers A responsible 123 by Vishaul Singh put Leon Johnson’s X1 in control against Shemron Hetymer’s X1 at the end of the second day of their...

Police hold slim lead after ISAAC day one

Oct 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Police hold slim lead after ISAAC day one

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) held on to a slim 11 ½ points lead over Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday after day one of the Inter-Services Annual Athletics Championships (ISAAC) at the National...

Tap CARICOM mechanisms to save local Agri. Industries – PPP

Oct 14, 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...

Farmers put on an impressive display

Oct 14, 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...

Multi-million dollar bids opened for Ministry of Public Infrastructure heavy duty machinery

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Multi-million dollar bids opened for Ministry of Public Infrastructure heavy duty machinery

During yesterday’s session at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), several bids were opened under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, for the supply of heavy duty...

Miners’ body to consult members on fuel waiver implementation

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Miners’ body to consult members on fuel waiver implementation

More than a week after a deal was signed with Government for tax waivers on fuel, the Miners’ body is expected to meet with its members as early as tomorrow to work out the details. According to...

Former Catwalk queen now a lawyer

Oct 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Former Catwalk queen now a lawyer

Former television host Mrs. Excellence Tricia Dazzell has been admitted to the local Bar. He petition was presented on October 6, last, before Madam Justice Sandra Kurtzious. Her humble petition...

Lennox Allen confident of a victory on return to the ring this weekend

Oct 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lennox Allen confident of a victory on return to the ring this weekend

By Michael Benjamin Following a six months hiatus, Guyana’s super middleweight and Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) middleweight champion, Lennox Allen, has expressed confidence in a victory...

Stag Elite League – Slingerz FC refuse to take field for feature match last night

Oct 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League – Slingerz FC refuse to take field for feature match last night

Alpha beat Buxton in lone game By Franklin Wilson After five exciting rounds of the inaugural Stag Elite League (SEL) which showcases eight of the top clubs in Guyana, the first real unfortunate...

MOBILE WIZARD OPENING DAY SET FOR THIS SUNDAY

Oct 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on MOBILE WIZARD OPENING DAY SET FOR THIS SUNDAY

The opening day for the Mobile Wizard 10/10 Softball Cricket competition is set for Sunday 18th October, 2015. The tournament will be opened by Regional Chairman Mr. Julius Faber who will witness the...

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