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NICIL is 100 percent shareholder in Marriott Hotel

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL is 100 percent shareholder in Marriott Hotel

-But yet to earn a single cent on investment –Officer in Charge By Kiana Wilburg Even though the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) has invested millions of dollars in...

Whistleblowers demand forensic audit into IAST

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News 1

-accuse senior official of abusing, wasting hundreds of $$millions Calls are being made for a forensic audit into the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) with accusations of abuse of...

Two executed on New Year’s Day

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Two executed on New Year’s Day

– Two suspects apprehended Poultry vendor, Desmond Singh called “David” was one of two persons who were riddled with bullets around 19:00 hrs on New Year’s Day at Humphrey’s Street,...

Berbice cop under close arrest for Old Year’s night fatal accident

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice cop under close arrest for Old Year’s night fatal accident

A policeman is now under close arrest following an accident involving a car being driven by the rank on Old Year’s Night that resulted in the death of a labourer at Bush Lot Village, Corentyne,...

Gas prices go up by $12

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gas prices go up by $12

-diesel, kero by $5 Gas prices at the pumps of the Guyana Oil Company Limited (GuyOil) yesterday jumped to $12 per litre with the state-owned entity stating that world costs have gone up. Kerosene...

NICIL still owed billions; takes debtors to court

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL still owed billions; takes debtors to court

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL) has finally made moves to recover huge sums of money owed to the entity. NICIL’s Officer in Charge...

Basil confusing Soulja Bai

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Basil confusing Soulja Bai

Somebody advising Soulja Bai to do all de wrong things. In fact, dem boys believe that this person advising Soulja Bai to mek bad friends. De other day he appoint some senior counsel. This is a big...

Milk imports skyrocket 55% in five years

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Milk imports skyrocket 55% in five years

-Gov’t eyes establishment of milk processing facility In 2015, milk was the top imported food at a cost of US$27M. More so, over the last five years, Guyana has seen a 55 percent increase in the...

Greater emphasis on drainage and irrigation for 2017

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Greater emphasis on drainage and irrigation for 2017

$300M sluice for D’Edward Village, 90-year-old Buxton pump station to be replaced Given the critical nature of Guyana’s water resources to agriculture and other sectors, great importance must be...

UDFA GT Beer Christmas football final…Adams last minute strike lifts Shattas to 1-0 title victory over Eagles

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA GT Beer Christmas football final…Adams last minute strike lifts Shattas to 1-0 title victory over Eagles

Botafago edge Winners Connection 2-0 for third place Silvers Shattas were able to claim their first major title with a last ditch shot from on top the 18-yard box which cannoned to the cross bar and...

Smith calls time on Pride 50-overs career

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Smith calls time on Pride 50-overs career

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Dashing former West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith will retire from domestic one-day cricket for Barbados Pride, ahead of this month’s Regional Super50. The 33-year-old...

Hinterland players can boost Guyana’s football team’s performance – Hinds

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports 1

President of the North Pakarimas Sports and Culture Association (NPSCA), Roger Hinds firmly believes that if more hinterland residents are given an opportunity to try out for the National Football...

2016 cricket review (Part 2)…GBC three-day League good concept with some flaws

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2016 cricket review (Part 2)…GBC three-day League good concept with some flaws

Senior team not as convincing as last year By Sean Devers Guyana’s senior team dominated last year but slipped a bit since then and suffered their first loss in 18 matches when the Hurricanes won...

Guyana Boxing Association— Changing courses to retain its course

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Boxing Association— Changing courses to retain its course

By Michael Benjamin The year 2016 is now behind us and after experiencing a roller coaster ride, the collective sighs of relief emanating from administrators of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA)...

Beating the Odds – Amy Grant, a Role Model to her Peers

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Beating the Odds – Amy Grant, a Role Model to her Peers

”Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact,...

Last year was a good one for rugby

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Last year was a good one for rugby

By Rawle Welch Even though the sport has not returned to the dizzying heights that it once enjoyed not so long ago, no one could dispute the fact that Rugby made significant strides last year. Among...

Kwanzaa observances end

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Kwanzaa observances end

Kwanzaa is an African cultural holiday. Celebrated from December 26, through January 1, its origins are in the first harvest celebrations of Africa from which it takes its name. The name Kwanzaa is...

Over 9,000 cases of malaria recorded in 2016

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Over 9,000 cases of malaria recorded in 2016

– as strategic efforts made to control vector borne illnesses More than 9,000 new cases of malaria were recorded across the 10 administrative regions during the course of last year. The...

Legal recourse not the only means of restoring some criminals – Minister Lawrence

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News 1

Legal recourse may not always be the solution to some perceived criminal acts. According to Senior Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence, if such an act is linked to psychological issues it...

Museum honouring former President Hugh Desmond Hoyte opened

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Museum honouring former President Hugh Desmond Hoyte opened

In honouring the memory of a former President of Guyana, the Hugh Desmond Hoyte Museum was officially opened. At the event Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence, said, “It is indeed an...

GUYANA THEN AND NOW

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists 1

When the Golden Arrowhead replaced the Union Jack, most of the country’s institutions and infrastructures were in immaculate condition. Georgetown was clean, drains unclogged, and the few street...

PRINCIPLE OR INTEREST?

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on PRINCIPLE OR INTEREST?

People must be careful about the causes they support. They could be supporting causes which can turn around and bite them. The political divisions in our country make hypocrites of many an otherwise...

GPHC gets 21 New Year’s babies

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC gets 21 New Year’s babies

The first New Year’s Day baby, a boy named, Jagdesh, was born at 12:29hrs at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). He was born to Hemwantie Singh, 24, a first time mother, of Lot 59...

Rose Hall celebrates 46 years of Township in 2016

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Rose Hall celebrates 46 years of Township in 2016

– presented with recreational play park Rose Hall town Corentyne, on September 2016 celebrated 46 years as a township. Rose Hall became a township on the September 20, 1970. The Town was...

Presentation of M&CC 2017 revenue estimates

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Presentation of M&CC 2017 revenue estimates

New by-laws, upgrading laws on infrastructure on agenda The Georgetown Mayor and City Council, (M&CC) is getting ready to present its annual estimates of revenue and expenditure to the citizenry...

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The quandary of the Guyanese electorate

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