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BREAKING NEWS: EX-CON STABBED TO DEATH AFTER ATTACKING GIRLFRIEND

BREAKING NEWS: EX-CON STABBED TO DEATH AFTER ATTACKING GIRLFRIEND

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on BREAKING NEWS: EX-CON STABBED TO DEATH AFTER ATTACKING GIRLFRIEND

Ex-convict Frederick Peters was stabbed to death at Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, at around 22.00 hrs on Saturday, after attacking his girlfriend. Peters, 36, had reportedly stabbed the...

PS money laundering investigations… $$Million spent to buy shares, properties across the country

PS money laundering investigations… $$Million spent to buy shares, properties across the country

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News 1

Investigators probing the deposits of billions of dollars over time to bank accounts of a senior Government official are looking at the wealth he may have acquired. According to Government officials...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U17 League – Georgetown Alpha, Conquerors, GFC in winner’s row; Santos and Eastveldt draw

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U17 League – Georgetown Alpha, Conquerors, GFC in winner’s row; Santos and Eastveldt draw

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U17 League – Georgetown Alpha, Conquerors, GFC in winner’s row; Santos and Eastveldt draw

Alpha United, Fruta Conquerors and Georgetown Football Club all turned in flawless performances, while Santos and Eastveldt battled to a draw when action in the inaugural GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt...

GRA Chairman defends hiring personal assistant – stations her at his Crithlow Labour College office; pays her a manager’s salary -said he could not rely on staffers at the Authority

GRA Chairman defends hiring personal assistant – stations her at his Crithlow Labour College office; pays her a manager’s salary -said he could not rely on staffers at the Authority

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News 1

Chairman of the Governing Board of Directors for the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rawle Lucas, last week defended a decision to hire an assistant and have her working away from the Authority’s...

Increase in prison population driving up costs

Increase in prison population driving up costs

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Increase in prison population driving up costs

The National Assembly this afternoon approved $13.6 million that was spent by the Ministry of Public Security in 2015 to provide meals for inmates in the country’s prisons. Questioned on the...

Granger’s one-day lightning visit to Suriname… Two countries recommit to friendship, integration process

Granger’s one-day lightning visit to Suriname… Two countries recommit to friendship, integration process

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Granger’s one-day lightning visit to Suriname… Two countries recommit to friendship, integration process

The lightning visit by President David Granger to Suriname Friday was mainly aimed at strengthening the mutual relations between the governments of Guyana and Suriname. According to Suriname’s...

Dem boys seh…Guyana got a new cras

Dem boys seh…Guyana got a new cras

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Guyana got a new cras

If is one thing people don’t like is when you call dem a crass. Dem foreigners does call de word ‘cross’ People don’t mind wearing a crass round dem neck or fuh some earring but don’t tell...

New BaiShanLin owners should not expect concessions- Trotman

New BaiShanLin owners should not expect concessions- Trotman

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on New BaiShanLin owners should not expect concessions- Trotman

The company scheduled to take over BaiShanLin—most likely Long Jiang Forest Industries Group—should not expect to receive any concessions. However, that is not to say that the Ministry of Finance...

Another cave-in… Mining company under investigation for death of Russian geologist

Another cave-in… Mining company under investigation for death of Russian geologist

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Another cave-in… Mining company under investigation for death of Russian geologist

Authorities have launched an investigation into a possible cover-up of a mining accident last month that left a Russian geologist dead. According to information reaching Kaieteur News late last week,...

Speculation rife about Linden newspaper vendor’s demise

Speculation rife about Linden newspaper vendor’s demise

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Speculation rife about Linden newspaper vendor’s demise

The cause of death of popular newspaper vendor, Albert (Finny) Ashby, of Half Mile, Wismar, Linden, is yet to be determined, because according to Commander of ‘E’ Division, Calvin Brutus, there...

CONSUMER CONCERNS …PAT DIAL…Consumers and sellers need to be aware of risks

CONSUMER CONCERNS …PAT DIAL…Consumers and sellers need to be aware of risks

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS …PAT DIAL…Consumers and sellers need to be aware of risks

The Guyana Consumers Association (GCA) has had a long-standing concern about the way certain vegetables which are sold in the markets are grown and vended and also the way other foods which quickly...

Cops crack 2012 unsolved murder… Gunman was paid $500,000 to kill Mahaica truck driver -woman, two others held

Cops crack 2012 unsolved murder… Gunman was paid $500,000 to kill Mahaica truck driver -woman, two others held

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops crack 2012 unsolved murder… Gunman was paid $500,000 to kill Mahaica truck driver -woman, two others held

By Michael Jordan They’ve done it again. Ranks from Guyana Police Force’s Major Crimes Unit have solved yet another murder. This time it’s the baffling killing of 31-year-old Mahaica truck...

Robb Street murder/arson… Mother gives emotional testimony at start of PI

Robb Street murder/arson… Mother gives emotional testimony at start of PI

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Robb Street murder/arson… Mother gives emotional testimony at start of PI

An emotional testimony was given by the mother of the two girls who were burnt to death, after an arsonist torched a Robb Street, Georgetown building two years ago. The woman, Clarissa Rozario,...

One man in custody as bandits shoot security guard during school invasion

One man in custody as bandits shoot security guard during school invasion

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on One man in custody as bandits shoot security guard during school invasion

One man is in custody as investigation continues into the shooting of a security guard who was on duty, at the Berbice Educational Institute (BEI), Town Savannah New Amsterdam, allegedly by five...

CAL’s in-transit passengers to be given priority processing in T&T

CAL’s in-transit passengers to be given priority processing in T&T

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CAL’s in-transit passengers to be given priority processing in T&T

Refined screening procedures to accelerate the process for North American passengers transiting in Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport, en route to Guyana, on Caribbean Airlines (CAL) will come...

Int’l fraud experts confident Guyana has strong cases for asset recovery

Int’l fraud experts confident Guyana has strong cases for asset recovery

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l fraud experts confident Guyana has strong cases for asset recovery

By Kiana Wilburg An international network of independent lawyers who are extremely experienced in locating the proceeds of corruption, have expressed an interest in helping Guyana in its efforts to...

First Lady calls for end to “scourge” of domestic violence

First Lady calls for end to “scourge” of domestic violence

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on First Lady calls for end to “scourge” of domestic violence

First Lady Sandra Ganger has called for more action to be taken against the scourge of domestic violence across all communities in Guyana. The First Lady stated her position during her feature...

Port Kaituma residents preparing to protest NDC -complain about deplorable roads, water troubles

Port Kaituma residents preparing to protest NDC -complain about deplorable roads, water troubles

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Port Kaituma residents preparing to protest NDC -complain about deplorable roads, water troubles

Concerns ranging from impassable roads to a constantly malfunctioning water distribution system have spurred residents of Port Kaituma, Region One to protest action. The residents are gearing for a...

Small businesses should prepare themselves for Oil – Business Minister

Small businesses should prepare themselves for Oil – Business Minister

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Small businesses should prepare themselves for Oil – Business Minister

Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin, is optimistic that the discovery of oil in Guyana will generate much needed economic activity for the nation. Speaking at the 13th Annual General Meeting of the...

Defending champion Djokovic knocked out by Querrey at Wimbledon

Defending champion Djokovic knocked out by Querrey at Wimbledon

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Defending champion Djokovic knocked out by Querrey at Wimbledon

LONDON (Reuters) Novak Djokovic is fallible after all, as American powerhouse Sam Querrey proved in stunning fashion to stop the Serb’s seemingly unstoppable charge towards a calendar year...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS Inspection standard can improve the performance of local inspection bodies

STANDARDS IN FOCUS Inspection standard can improve the performance of local inspection bodies

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS Inspection standard can improve the performance of local inspection bodies

The performance of inspection bodies across Guyana, whether service or regulatory, can be greatly enhanced through the implementation of the requirements of the international standard ISO/IEC...

37th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference… Security and Economics high on agenda

37th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference… Security and Economics high on agenda

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 37th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference… Security and Economics high on agenda

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will meet for their 37th Regular Meeting over three days from tomorrow, in Georgetown, Guyana, at the Guyana Pegasus Hotel. The Heads will seek...

Blake prevails in Olympic trials after injured Bolt withdraws

Blake prevails in Olympic trials after injured Bolt withdraws

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Blake prevails in Olympic trials after injured Bolt withdraws

KINGSTON (Reuters) Yohan Blake won Jamaica’s men’s 100 meters Olympic trials in 9.95 seconds on Friday after world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt pulled out minutes before the final with a...

KING SUGAR IS DEAD; TIME TO MOVE ON.

KING SUGAR IS DEAD; TIME TO MOVE ON.

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on KING SUGAR IS DEAD; TIME TO MOVE ON.

The management of the sugar industry seems to be in a bubble. Carping on concepts such as a new GUYSUCO or one GUYSUCO or putting GUYSUCO first will not change anything. King Sugar is dead in Guyana...

Guyana begin campaign for CBC U16 title tonight

Guyana begin campaign for CBC U16 title tonight

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana begin campaign for CBC U16 title tonight

Guyana will begin its campaign to secure the male Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Under-16 Championship title and a place in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World...

Strong teams announced ahead of 2024 GCB Senior Men’s Super50 Inter-county tournament

Strong teams announced ahead of 2024 GCB Senior Men’s Super50...

Oct 10, 2024

– Exciting double-header set to bowl of Round 1 Kaieteur Sports – Ahead of the 2024 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Men’s Super50 Inter-county tournament, county’s on...

GBA remembers late TD Terrence Poole MS

GBA remembers late TD Terrence Poole MS

Oct 10, 2024

Elton Dharry now ranked Number 4 by the WBA

Elton Dharry now ranked Number 4 by the WBA

Oct 10, 2024

Defending Mr. Physique champ beaming with confidence

Defending Mr. Physique champ beaming with...

Oct 10, 2024

Jade’s Wok, Pinnacle Business Services Inc. supports Women in Chess

Jade’s Wok, Pinnacle Business Services Inc....

Oct 10, 2024

Bahadur dominates GMMAKA’s 2nd Annual Epic Clash Martial Arts C/ship

Bahadur dominates GMMAKA’s 2nd Annual Epic...

Oct 10, 2024

The quandary of the Guyanese electorate

Peeping tom… Kaieteur News – The discovery of oil was supposed to be Guyana’s golden goose, a promise of prosperity... more

Rising Gun Crimes in the Caribbean: Urgent Action required by all

By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News – There is an alarming surge in gun-related violence, particularly among younger... more

Census numbers: publish please

Kaieteur News – All three major parties are driving their stake in the ground from today. They are going to win the... more