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Five-year review of IDB…Infrastructure projects faced procurement issues, delays, cost overruns

Oct 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Five-year review of IDB…Infrastructure projects faced procurement issues, delays, cost overruns

A key report of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) assessing the period 2012–2016, found major procurement practices and cost overruns in public infrastructural projects. During the period...

Firing of witness to sex assault of minor…Did City Hall victimise rank who blew whistle on colleague?

Oct 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Firing of witness to sex assault of minor…Did City Hall victimise rank who blew whistle on colleague?

Days after police arrested a city constable for engaging in a sex act with a minor, questions are being raised over the basis for firing his colleague who witnessed the incident and reported it. On...

Deepavali controversy: Majority of Guyanese boycott Govt. -announced Diya lighting

Oct 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Deepavali controversy: Majority of Guyanese boycott Govt. -announced Diya lighting

For a third year in a row, Hindus in Guyana were subjected to controversy over the exact date for Deepavali or Diwali. Yesterday, declared a national holiday by the Ministry of Public Security and...

Local Content Policy very likely by year end –Natural Resources Minister

Oct 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Local Content Policy very likely by year end –Natural Resources Minister

-Initial document already updated by Advisor to Govt. It is very likely that come year end, Guyana will have in place, a robust Local Content Policy for the oil and gas sector. This is according to...

Man on the run after setting wife’s house on fire

Oct 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Man on the run after setting wife’s house on fire

Up to press time yesterday, the police were trying to locate a man, who allegedly tried to kill his 38-year-old partner before setting her Lot 182 Da Silva Street, Newtown, home on fire around 21:30...

Tragedy as motorcyclist kills soldier in Lethem celebrations

Oct 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Tragedy as motorcyclist kills soldier in Lethem celebrations

A member of the army’s Military Band was tragically killed yesterday morning after journeying to Lethem, Region Nine, for the current celebrations. According to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), dead...

Squatting is de thing to do

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Squatting is de thing to do

When de housing people tackle dem squatters in Sophia people start to talk how de government bad. Some seh people got to live somewhere suh if dem squat is alright. But de same people gun get vex if...

Pan Am Indoor Hockey C/Ships… Robert France bags 8 goals as Guyana smash 12 past Mexico

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pan Am Indoor Hockey C/Ships… Robert France bags 8 goals as Guyana smash 12 past Mexico

By Calvin Chapman Guyana men made light work of the novice Mexico team 12-0 in a lopsided encounter that will surely lift spirits within the home team’s squad following their 2nd round 4-0 defeat...

Stefan Jeffrey looking forward to Four-Stroke challenge

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stefan Jeffrey looking forward to Four-Stroke challenge

Stefan Jeffrey will step out of the Shifter Pro Cup and dabble in the Easy Cup Heavy and Easy Cup Light at Saturday’s Georgetown Grand Prix ‘Caribbean Showdown’, organised by GT Motorsports....

Pan Am Indoor Hockey C/Ships… Canada beat T&T girls 3-0

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pan Am Indoor Hockey C/Ships… Canada beat T&T girls 3-0

T&T men remain unbeaten with 8-2 win over B’dos By Sean Devers The Canadian ladies outplayed their Trinidad and Tobago counterparts, 3-nil in the opening game of day three action as Pan Am...

GCB/Keem’s Foundation ‘Cricket Cares’ T20 cricket… Guyana Jaguars face C’bean side on Sunday at Providence

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/Keem’s Foundation ‘Cricket Cares’ T20 cricket… Guyana Jaguars face C’bean side on Sunday at Providence

Charity game in aid of Hurricane Victims By Sean Devers For the first time since the introduction of the CPL in 2013, Guyana played as a T20 team when they reached the finals of the Antigua...

Regal congratulates newlywed skipper Esau

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal congratulates newlywed skipper Esau

Former Malteenoes SC and Guyana U-15 wicket-keeper batsman and current Captain of Regal All stars Safraz Esau got married on Sunday last to Angellicia Zara at West Demerara. Members of the Regal All...

Minister Ramjattan hands out sports gear to Upper Corentyne residents

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Minister Ramjattan hands out sports gear to Upper Corentyne residents

Minister of National Security Khemraj Ramjattan, who hails from the Upper Corentyne area, on Sunday, visited his home town. Whilst visiting the Minister presented thousands of dollars’ worth of...

All stars claim Mike’s Pharmacy dominoes in Wakenaam

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on All stars claim Mike’s Pharmacy dominoes in Wakenaam

All stars chalked up 74 games to win the final of the Mike’s Pharmacy dominoes competition which was contested Sunday last at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground in Good Success. All stars were...

EBFA /Ralph Green U-11 League… Wins for Grove, Mocha and Herstelling

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBFA /Ralph Green U-11 League… Wins for Grove, Mocha and Herstelling

When play in the second annual East Bank Football Association/ Ralph Green sponsored Under-11 League continued on Saturday last at the Grove Playfield, there were wins for Grove Hi Tech, Mocha Champs...

Maurees Skeete to attend CONCACAF 2017 Women’s Elite Referee Course

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Maurees Skeete to attend CONCACAF 2017 Women’s Elite Referee Course

Guyana’s lone FIFA female referee, Maurees Skeete, is leaving for Costa Rica to attend the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association (CONCACAF) 2017 Women’s Elite...

PNCR 60th Anniversary Day of Sports /Family Fun Day… Linden teams named for Futsal segment

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on PNCR 60th Anniversary Day of Sports /Family Fun Day… Linden teams named for Futsal segment

In what is anticipated to be an exciting showdown for bragging rights in the PNCR 60th Anniversary celebrations Day of Sports/Family Fun Day event set for October 29, the host community of Linden...

Floodlights win Jai Hind Cricket Club fundraiser at Albion

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Floodlights win Jai Hind Cricket Club fundraiser at Albion

In fading light, Floodlights Masters won by three runs in a tense and exciting final versus Wellman Masters last Sunday in a specially arranged 15 overs aside softball tournament used as a fundraiser...

The Guyana International Kyokushinkai Martial Arts Academy holds successful tourney

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on The Guyana International Kyokushinkai Martial Arts Academy holds successful tourney

SOKE Abdool Nazim Yassim and The Guyana International Kyokushinkai Martial Arts Academy (GIKMAA) just concluded a successful 5th Open International Martial Arts tournament at the National Gymnasium...

Boyce and Jefford Committee donates medals to school sports in Linden

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boyce and Jefford Committee donates medals to school sports in Linden

The Boyce and Jefford Committee this week handed over a quantity of new medals to the Upper Demerara/Kwakwani District 10 (Linden) National Schools Championships Branch, which will be awarded to the...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – West Demerara… Wales continue winning ways; Pouderoyen notch full points via WO

Oct 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – West Demerara… Wales continue winning ways; Pouderoyen notch full points via WO

Wales United continued where they left off on Sunday last when they blanked Uitvlugt Warriors 2-0 with yet another win, this time they got past Crane Rovers in a tough game yesterday when the...