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Is Minister Triotman aware of these failures?

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is Minister Triotman aware of these failures?

Dear Editor; The report of statements by the Minister for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman, does not make clear that the Government of Guyana awarded to companies in the Bai...

Court documents explain BK Int’l and Surendra deal

Jul 05, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Court documents explain BK Int’l and Surendra deal

Court documents have surfaced over the alleged $800M steel deal between India-based Surendra Engineering Corporation Limited and BK International Incorporated, headed by businessman Brian Tiwarie....

Caricom must be democratized to allow countries to exit the integration movement

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

The regional integration movement has lost its historical referent point. Caricom has always been a flawed imitation of the European Economic Community later known as the European Union. When the...

Flooding has Trafalgar residents seeing red

Jul 05, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Flooding has Trafalgar residents seeing red

Flooding in No. 28 (Trafalgar) Village, West Coast Berbice, Region Five has residents calling on the authorities to urgently address what they have been calling an on and off situation. According to...

City Hall needs visionary leaders

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Editorial 1

Democracy was at work when the residents of Georgetown voted on March 18, 2016 to elect 30 city Councillors, who, in turn had voted to elect a Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Given the turbulent experience...

Guyana, Suriname places border dispute on back burner -commits to more trade, Corentyne River bridge

Jul 05, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Suriname places border dispute on back burner -commits to more trade, Corentyne River bridge

Guyana and Suriname remain committed to building a bridge across the two countries with the issue raised during a one-day visit by President David Granger on Friday. Suriname’s De Ware Tijd...

Remuneration negotiation… GTU, Ministry agree to complete process by August – or other course of action could follow

Jul 05, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Remuneration negotiation… GTU, Ministry agree to complete process by August – or other course of action could follow

The Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) have agreed to bring to an end the ongoing negotiation for a new teachers’ remuneration package by August. This development was...

Alphonso celebrates birthday with game winning put-back for Guyana

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alphonso celebrates birthday with game winning put-back for Guyana

Jordan Alphonso celebrated his 14th birthday yesterday with a strong finish at the rim off an inbound pass with 2.2 seconds left in their opening game against Aruba in the Caribbean Basketball...

Culpepper, Duke lead Charity to Region two title

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Culpepper, Duke lead Charity to Region two title

By Zaheer Mohamed in Essequibo John Culpepper scored twice while Gavin Duke netted once to give Charity their 6th successive title when the Region two leg of the Digicel National Schools’ football...

5th Annual Baker’s Memorial Cycling Classic…

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 5th Annual Baker’s Memorial Cycling Classic…

Geron Williams scripts another characteristic win; Hicks is junior winner By Franklin Wilson Reigning National Senior Road Race champion Geron Williams recorded another quality win when he went one...

CBC U-16 Championships…

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on CBC U-16 Championships…

Bahamas maul BVI, T&T loose to Aruba despite Persaud’s class Played before virtually empty stands at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), day two of the afternoon session of the Caribbean...

GRFU holds GOA Olympic day activities

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GRFU holds GOA Olympic day activities

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) held a successful day of activities in collaboration with the GOA Olympic Day activities on June 26th at the National Park Rugby field. A series of games were...

Soesdyke overcome Covent Garden

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Soesdyke overcome Covent Garden

By Zaheer Mohamed Soesdyke Secondary came from a goal down to beat Covent Garden Secondary 3-2 when the East Bank Demerara leg of the Digicel National Schools football tournament continued...

Effective intelligence system needed to manage crime and prisoners- Prison COI

Jul 05, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Effective intelligence system needed to manage crime and prisoners- Prison COI

Given its findings, the Commission of Inquiry, (COI) into the Camp Street Prison disturbance has compiled a series of recommendations towards the effective management of the prison population. Prison...

Digicel Schools Football Championships…

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Schools Football Championships…

Ann’s Grove to face Buxton Youth Developers in Zone Final A new Zone champion in the East Coast leg of the Digicel National Schools Football Championships would be crowned next week when Ann’s...

Flooding cause distress on Essequibo Coast

Jul 05, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Flooding cause distress on Essequibo Coast

Residents residing in Land of Plenty, Columbia and Affiance on the Essequibo Coast are maintaining that unless repairs are effected to the defective koker door at Land of Plenty, on the Essequibo...

Heavy rain forces cancellation of Region 10 final to today

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Heavy rain forces cancellation of Region 10 final to today

The final of the Region 10 Zone of the Digicel Schools Football Championship had to be rescheduled to today after persistent rain forced its cancellation following an inspection by the match official...

Caricom countries in extractive industries must look to diversify- Bouterse

Jul 05, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom countries in extractive industries must look to diversify- Bouterse

With the Heads of Government of 14 other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries paying rapt attention, President of Suriname Desi Bouterse, issued a dire warning to the bloc of the need to evolve...

Red carpet rolled out for Caricom Heads

Jul 05, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Red carpet rolled out for Caricom Heads

Guyana rolled out the red carpet today for the Heads of State and Government attending the 37th Regular meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...

McKinnon wins El Dorado Trading Steel Challenge Cup Shoot

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on McKinnon wins El Dorado Trading Steel Challenge Cup Shoot

The Guyana Sport Shooting Federation (G.S.S.F.) in commemoration of its 2nd Anniversary, on Saturday 25th June, 2016, successfully hosted another Steel Challenge Shooting Association Tier 1 Match...

Tickets will not be sold at Stadium for Guyana Leg of HERO CPL 2016

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tickets will not be sold at Stadium for Guyana Leg of HERO CPL 2016

CPL Guyana wishes to advise the public that tickets for the Guyana games of Hero CPL 2016 will not be on sale at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence. Ticket sales will continue on a daily basis...

Hero Caribbean Premier League 2016…

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hero Caribbean Premier League 2016…

Amazon Warriors return to defend home territory The Guyana Amazon Warriors returned to these shores on Sunday to begin their phase of home matches in the 2016 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The...

Horses prepare for $22M, 2016 Jubilee Guyana Cup Horserace meet

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Horses prepare for $22M, 2016 Jubilee Guyana Cup Horserace meet

With over a month left before race day horses have begun preparing for the 10th edition of the Golden Jubilee Guyana Cup Horserace meet. The event, which is organized by the Jumbo Jet Business entity...

Kennard Memorial Turf Club Post Emancipation Day Race Meet…Early preparations underway

Jul 05, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kennard Memorial Turf Club Post Emancipation Day Race Meet…Early preparations underway

The event is scheduled for Sunday 23 August, more than 6 weeks away, yet officials of the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) have commenced the arduous task of putting the modalities in place for the...

GRA still in consultation on CRG registration plates

Jul 05, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GRA still in consultation on CRG registration plates

Government will soon sign a contract with the company that will be supplying it with Cooperative Republic of Guyana (CRG) registration plates. These will be only for state-owned vehicles. At his most...