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Trouble at the Public Service Commission… President appoints tribunal to determine Carvil Duncan’s fate

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Trouble at the Public Service Commission… President appoints tribunal to determine Carvil Duncan’s fate

As if an ongoing court case involving fraud is not enough, Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC), Carvil Duncan, is now facing more troubles. This time, the trade unionist, is set to be...

‘Grey Boy’ freed of Crum-Ewing’s murder

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Grey Boy’ freed of Crum-Ewing’s murder

A teary-eyed Regan Rodrigues slowly walked out the courtroom uttering “I didn’t do it. I didn’t kill your son,” to the mother of Courtney Crum-Ewing, the slain political activist. The...

FATF/ICRG on site visit to Guyana … AG confident of positive review from FATF

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on FATF/ICRG on site visit to Guyana … AG confident of positive review from FATF

Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, is confident that Guyana will receive a positive review by the end of the Financial Action Task Force /International Coordinating...

Army finds illegal aircraft at Yupukari

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Army finds illegal aircraft at Yupukari

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) says it has found an illegal aircraft in the Region Nine area. According to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), yesterday, it received information of an illegal aircraft at...

7- month-old baby electrocuted

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 7- month-old baby electrocuted

Seven-month-old Corlene Williams was electrocuted yesterday morning at her home, 334 Second Field, Kaneville. Mother of the dead child, Olando Cambridge, told Kaieteur News that she had put her child...

Guyana moves to reduce red tape to legalizing foreign public documents

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana moves to reduce red tape to legalizing foreign public documents

Government has announced plans to make it easier for documents notarized in other countries to be recognized via what is known as an electronic record. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...

Dem never know countries does behave like a village ram

Sep 15, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem never know countries does behave like a village ram

Guyana got to be a goldmine because all of a sudden all dem big countries rushing to lend we money. Some of dem playing a li’l children game call tug of war wid Guyana. One pulling this side, one...

Survivors of Blankenburg fatal accident stable

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Survivors of Blankenburg fatal accident stable

Mark Halley and Michelle Miguel, who were both involved in a tragic accident which claimed the lives of their two children, 10-month-old Baby Marvin and seven-year-old Tina, have been listed as...

Stakeholders blame racial politics for degrading Social Cohesion

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Stakeholders blame racial politics for degrading Social Cohesion

Stakeholders who attended the Regional Consultation for Social Cohesion Strategic Plan on Tuesday, highlighted that one of the critical issues degrading social cohesion in Guyana is the racially...

Canje motorcyclist dies almost three weeks after crashing into horse

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Canje motorcyclist dies almost three weeks after crashing into horse

A man is now dead after he reportedly collided with a stray horse some three weeks ago on the East Canje Public road. Deodatt Singh, 32, of Lot 8-9 Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice died at the...

Budget will be characterized by new, stricter accountability measures – Finance Minister

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Budget will be characterized by new, stricter accountability measures – Finance Minister

By Kiana Wilburg The manner in which the national budget is prepared, rolled out and accounted for, will be characterized by stricter measures to ensure a level of transparency that has not been seen...

Pesticide Board ramps up efforts to properly store, handle pesticide

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Pesticide Board ramps up efforts to properly store, handle pesticide

The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board yesterday continued its campaign to educate farmers and members of communities across Guyana on the safe handling and storage of pesticides, with...

Murdered Guyanese teacher was three months pregnant

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Murdered Guyanese teacher was three months pregnant

Bahamas police have released a sketch of a suspect they want to question into last Friday’s death of Guyanese-born teacher, Marisha Bowen, in her apartment home. According to Bahamas’ Tribune,...

Bolt reports for first day at work as Digicel’s new CSO

Sep 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bolt reports for first day at work as Digicel’s new CSO

Jamaica Observer – His flashy gold Nissan appeared at the gate a few minutes to midday. And shortly afterwards there was a huge uproar from the huge crowd as Digicel’s new Chief Speed Officer...

PPP Cabinet approved $100M radio contract days before 2015 elections

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News 1

…Logistically impossible for GECOM to train personnel, install, use equipment in time There are disclosures now that just over a week before May 11, 2015 the then administration of the People’s...

Ramayya resigns from AFC, cites corruption

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ramayya resigns from AFC, cites corruption

Executive member of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Dr. Veersammy Ramayya, has tendered his resignation with immediate effect from the party. This decision comes after he recently resigned from the...

Cybercrime, Whistleblower legislation for next Parliamentary session – AG

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cybercrime, Whistleblower legislation for next Parliamentary session – AG

Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, has said that the Cybercrime Bill will be among the legislative pieces set to be addressed at the next parliamentary session. The...

Teen student hospitalized after hammered in head

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Teen student hospitalized after hammered in head

An 18-year-old student of the Linden Technical Institute, is currently hospitalized at the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was transferred from its sister facility at Linden. He was reportedly...

Granger recommits to revise Amerindian Act

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Granger recommits to revise Amerindian Act

President David Granger on Saturday committed his government to the revision of the Amerindian Act of 2006. The Head of State made the commitment during his address to hundreds who attended the...

Monkey Mountain residents into paddy production

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Monkey Mountain residents into paddy production

Residents of Monkey Mountain, Potaro-Siparuni, Region Eight are taking full advantage of government’s initiative to promote agriculture in a region where mining is one of the economic activities....

Pensioner found near CJIA garbage died from heart attack– PM

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner found near CJIA garbage died from heart attack– PM

Hedley Williams, the 74-year-old pensioner, whose body was found near a garbage heap in the vicinity of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport’s maintenance building, two days after he went...

Police launch ‘Operation Safeway’ as fatal accidents increase

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News 1

‘Common sense is becoming rare’ – says Top Cop At a shocking 96 deaths thus far, the Guyana Police Force, in an attempt to clamp down on drunk, speeding and reckless drivers, have launched...

PI into KNews grenade attack… Cop faces intense cross-examination over diary entries

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PI into KNews grenade attack… Cop faces intense cross-examination over diary entries

Police Constable Darsan La Rose faced intense cross-examination by Attorney Stanley Moore who is representing Alfie Garraway- one of the three men accused of lobbing a grenade at an SUV Lexus...

TEACHERS DESERVE BETTER

Sep 15, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on TEACHERS DESERVE BETTER

Guyana cannot continue to bemoan the poor standards of education in the country while it persists in paying teachers poor salaries. The salaries of teachers must be substantially increased and then...

Several Corentyne villages to get street lights

Sep 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Several Corentyne villages to get street lights

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s traffic and safety maintenance department has plans to install street lights in critical areas of Corentyne, Region Six. For 2017, the department is...

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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