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GECOM appointments… The Carter-Price formula has outlived its usefulness – Report

Apr 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM appointments… The Carter-Price formula has outlived its usefulness – Report

By Murtland Haley The appointment of a new chairperson for the Guyana Elections Commission has become a topical issue, particularly in the press. There is a back and forth as to the criteria which...

Cabinet to review VAT on private education tuition at next meeting – PM

Apr 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cabinet to review VAT on private education tuition at next meeting – PM

The issue of Value Added Tax (VAT) on private education tuition is expected to be considered at the next Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. This is according to Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo. The First...

Health Ministry working to fine-tune new system to manage drug supplies

Apr 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry working to fine-tune new system to manage drug supplies

Amidst scathing criticisms and problems involving supplies of pharmaceuticals to hospitals and health centres, the Ministry of Public Health has announced plans to implement a new management system...

Bureau of Statistics gets permanent home after 60 years

Apr 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bureau of Statistics gets permanent home after 60 years

Statistics helps govt craft better policies – Granger By Suraj Narine Since its establishment in 1957, the Guyana National Bureau of Statistics (GNBS) now has a place to call home. The entity is...

Guyanese chef shot dead in Trinidad while hair being braided

Apr 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese chef shot dead in Trinidad while hair being braided

Trinidad (Looptt) – According to police reports, about 9:00 pm on Thursday night, Raphael Collins, was at the home of a female companion along Williams Street, Laventille. The young man was...

“My brother is not a murderer”

Apr 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on “My brother is not a murderer”

-says sister of alleged wife-killer A sister of alleged wife-killer Ganesh Dhanraj is pleading with him to turn himself in. She is also asking the police to allow him to surrender unharmed. “Of...

GPL board member testifies as Carvil Duncan trial continues

Apr 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPL board member testifies as Carvil Duncan trial continues

…over theft of $27M from power company Komal Ramnauth, who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), was called to testify yesterday when the trial of Carvil Duncan...

Details of public scholarship awardees should be published – TIGI recommends

Apr 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Details of public scholarship awardees should be published – TIGI recommends

A watchdog body has called on Government to publish details of persons who have qualified and granted scholarship awards by the state. According to the Transparency Institute Guyana Incorporated...

Region Ten hosts Regional Tourism Planning Workshop

Apr 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Region Ten hosts Regional Tourism Planning Workshop

As part of an initiative to boost tourism and develop hotspots in the Regions, the Department of Tourism in the Ministry of Business in collaboration with the Region Ten Tourism Authority hosted a...

Brazil offers help to ensure Sustainable development initiatives for Indigenous Peoples

Apr 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Brazil offers help to ensure Sustainable development initiatives for Indigenous Peoples

The Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs and its partners are on the verge of concluding the final stages of consultations before rolling out the much touted Sustainable Development...

Labour Force, Household Budget surveys, Poverty Unit on the cards – Finance Minister

Apr 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Labour Force, Household Budget surveys, Poverty Unit on the cards – Finance Minister

Over the next two years, the Bureau of Statistics (BoS) plans to deliver a Labour Force Survey as well as a Household budget survey. This was according to the Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, during...

Dem boys seh Dem playing people like a guitar

Apr 08, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh Dem playing people like a guitar

Things got to be really bad when de opposition got to pick pun everything to mek a point. Gail complain how a reporter deliberately tell a lie pun she and de party. De truth is that when de reporter...

Brighto Paints/Q-Mobile ODI series…Miraculous win give wonderful Windies 1-nil lead

Apr 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brighto Paints/Q-Mobile ODI series…Miraculous win give wonderful Windies 1-nil lead

After achieving highest run chase on new pitch By Sean Devers A combination of Guyana’s economic decline and the poor showing of the West Indies without their big name players who opted to play in...

Toucan Industries Skill level Tournament 2017…Alex Cheeks shows his improvement as he beats Taylor Fernandes

Apr 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Toucan Industries Skill level Tournament 2017…Alex Cheeks shows his improvement as he beats Taylor Fernandes

The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) is holding the Toucan Distributors Junior Skill level tournament its first Junior tournament for 2017 at the Georgetown Club Inc. courts. Play continued on...

Petra Organisation / GT Beer Futsal Competition…Youth and experience on collision course tonight

Apr 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Petra Organisation / GT Beer Futsal Competition…Youth and experience on collision course tonight

Mandela Avenue will be the scene of much commotion tonight when the semi-finals of this year’s Petra Organisation / GT Beer Futsal Competition kick-off, at the National Gymnasium. The four...

RHTY&SC Cricket Teams, O-35 Group launches Senior Citizens Care Programme

Apr 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC Cricket Teams, O-35 Group launches Senior Citizens Care Programme

Hundreds of senior citizens from Rose Hall Town and the Lower Corentyne area on Monday 3rd of April were pleasantly surprised when the members of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, M.S eight...

RORAIMA GROUP OF COMPANIES score big with GCB 75th Anniversary Raffle

Apr 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on RORAIMA GROUP OF COMPANIES score big with GCB 75th Anniversary Raffle

Return New York trip, Kaieteur trip & Day Trip to Arrowpoint Resort confirmed The RORAIMA GROUP OF COMPANIES have come on board with the Guyana Cricket Board grand fund raising 75th Anniversary...

Organisers urged to improve the standard or stop horseracing

Apr 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Organisers urged to improve the standard or stop horseracing

Despite millions of dollars being pumped into some activities making them multimillion dollars events the organising and officiating leaves much to be desired, making the end products as mediocre as...

Rice industry gets lifeline after Dubai company buys Alesie rice group

Apr 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Rice industry gets lifeline after Dubai company buys Alesie rice group

Golden Grains Investments announced yesterday that it has reached a purchase agreement that allows that company to acquire all of Alesie Group’s assets in Ruimzeight, Vreed-en-Hoop, Wakenaam and...

Clear Waters in Support of Linden Cycling Club

Apr 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clear Waters in Support of Linden Cycling Club

IPA Group of Companies under their Clear Waters Brand, on Thursday last solidified their commitment to the success of the Linden Bauxite Flyers Cycling Club (LBFCC). During a simple ceremony held at...

Wheelchair race for differently able athletes added to Boyce/Jefford Relay Festival

Apr 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wheelchair race for differently able athletes added to Boyce/Jefford Relay Festival

The organisers of the upcoming Boyce and Jefford Relay Festival and Family Fun Day that is to be held on April 30 at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary have added a wheelchair race to the...

Entries close tomorrow as over 55 entered so far for Guyana Cup Fever horserace meet

Apr 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries close tomorrow as over 55 entered so far for Guyana Cup Fever horserace meet

Entries are expected to be closed tomorrow for the annual Guyana Cup Fever Horserace meet set for next Sunday 16 April (Easter Sunday). So far over 55 entries have been received for the event which...

Easter holiday Gymkhana on this Sunday at the Port Mourant Turf Club

Apr 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Easter holiday Gymkhana on this Sunday at the Port Mourant Turf Club

The Port Mourant Turf Club in collaboration with friends of Port Mourant will this Sunday hold a grand one day Gymkhana and Fun Day at the club’s track, Port Mourant Corentyne Berbice. Known for...

Petra Organisation supports Circuit Ville Track & Ball Competition

Apr 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Petra Organisation supports Circuit Ville Track & Ball Competition

Remaining consistent with its mission to assist in the development of sport within communities, Petra Organisation’s latest effort came on Thursday when Co-Director Troy Mendonca handed over the...

Nedd committed to working with DCC Youths

Apr 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nedd committed to working with DCC Youths

Despite rumors of him being dropped as Nat U-17 Coach By Sean Devers As a big-turning off-spinner, Garvin Nedd was outstanding at youth level before taking 29 wickets from 14 Matches in a First-Class...

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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