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US$500M probe at GRDB…GBTI Directors, CEO heading to court as contempt charges filed

Oct 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on US$500M probe at GRDB…GBTI Directors, CEO heading to court as contempt charges filed

Investigators have filed contempt charges against the Guyana Bank For Trade and Industry (GBTI) in a major case that will test the country’s capacity to handle financial crimes. Yesterday, a number...

Govt. to payout $3.5B to public servants

Oct 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to payout $3.5B to public servants

– Increases minimum wage to $60,000 Government has made a final offer to the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), announcing plans to increase the new minimum wage to $60,000, which is an...

Former GRDB boss, deputy face 30-plus new fraud charges

Oct 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Former GRDB boss, deputy face 30-plus new fraud charges

Two former senior officials of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) are set to face at least 30 new fraud charges today in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Yesterday, both former General...

Guyana yet to develop oil spill response plan – Harmon admits

Oct 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana yet to develop oil spill response plan – Harmon admits

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon has admitted that Guyana is a far way from being prepared to handle the effects of environmental pollution that can result from oil production. Harmon is also the...

Ban Diwali and leh old people sleep early

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Ban Diwali and leh old people sleep early

Dem got a remedy fuh all confusion. Successful people have a solution to every problem but failures have a problem for every solution. That is how Guyana going these days. Confusion surrounds Diwali...

Layne, Wynne strike twice as T&T girls overcome Guyana

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Layne, Wynne strike twice as T&T girls overcome Guyana

By Zaheer Mohamed Krizia Layne and Blair Wynne netted twice as Trinidad and Tobago women defeated Guyana women 6-3 when the Pam American Indoor Hockey championships continued yesterday at the Cliff...

Future Stars make light work of Gold is Money to cop National Futsal Championship

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Future Stars make light work of Gold is Money to cop National Futsal Championship

Future Stars secured the coveted Street Vibes Entertainment ‘National Futsal Championship’, dismissing Gold is Money by a 4-1 scoreline on Wednesday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. It...

UDFA and MSC partnership exceeds GFF’s expectations

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA and MSC partnership exceeds GFF’s expectations

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) met with the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) and the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Executive Committee at the Linden Enterprise Network (LEN) building on...

Tenpow brothers ready to rule the track at ‘Caribbean Showdown’

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tenpow brothers ready to rule the track at ‘Caribbean Showdown’

They may be small in stature, but the Tenpow brothers are certainly big on sustaining their dominance on the race track. Backing down from a challenge is alien to them and that trend is set to...

Upper Demerara capture GT Beer Inter Association football title

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Upper Demerara capture GT Beer Inter Association football title

Beat West Demerara 3-0 Upper Demerara delivered the inaugural GT Beer Inter Association Sunday Night Cup title with a classic 3-0 demolition of West Demerara Wednesday night in front of cheering...

Jaguars begins preparations for PCL

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jaguars begins preparations for PCL

Crandon says one day of T20 cricket will not hurt team By Sean Devers Three times defending Regional four-day Champions Guyana Jaguars began preparations for their title defence on Wednesday with a...

COURTS Under-11 Pee wee Football tournament continues tomorrow at Thirst Park

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on COURTS Under-11 Pee wee Football tournament continues tomorrow at Thirst Park

The 2017 COURTS Peewee tournament has reached the round of 16 stage and competitive matchups in this knockout round will continue tomorrow at the Banks DIH, Thirst Park ground from 10:45hrs. Some of...

GTU calls on Education Ministry to retract ‘supervisory memo’

Oct 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GTU calls on Education Ministry to retract ‘supervisory memo’

The Ministry of Education recently sent out a memorandum to schools across the country, with clear instructions that they are expected to supervise children during their lunch break. The memo has...

Turbo Knockout Football Competition… Police and Pele enjoy contrasting wins on opening night

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Turbo Knockout Football Competition… Police and Pele enjoy contrasting wins on opening night

The battle for the top prize of $500,000 began on Diwali night at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground on Carifesta Avenue as the 16-team Turbo Knockout Football tourney kicked off with two...

Allicock for Barbados engagement

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Allicock for Barbados engagement

-Nat Intermediate on next Friday Youth Commonwealth Games silver medalist Keevin Allicock will travel to Barbados next week Friday to participate in an Independence International boxing competition...

Marudi miners, shop owners urged to relocate to allocated areas

Oct 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Marudi miners, shop owners urged to relocate to allocated areas

The Ministry of Natural Resources said that it is continuing to work with the parties to the Marudi Mediation Agreement to ensure mutually beneficial outcomes for the Romanex Guyana Exploration...

RHTYSC/Busta Champion of Champions Softball Cricket Tournament bowls off

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC/Busta Champion of Champions Softball Cricket Tournament bowls off

– Eight teams advance to Quarterfinals The 2017 Edition of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Busta Champion of Champions Cricket tournament bowled off on Sunday last at the Area...

Business Ministry set to roll out transformative measures to stimulate economy

Oct 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Business Ministry set to roll out transformative measures to stimulate economy

Concerns regarding the lull in the nation’s economic growth continue to be raised time and again. The Ministry of Business, however, is on a mission to roll out number of transformative measures...

Harmon wants media to be more respectful

Oct 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon wants media to be more respectful

Even as the Minister of State, Joseph Harmon thanked the media for its role in informing the nation and holding the feet of those in high offices to the proverbial fire, he has asked that there be an...

‘Disrespected’ GTU threatens ‘full blown’ strike action

Oct 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Disrespected’ GTU threatens ‘full blown’ strike action

A ‘full blown’ strike could be initiated by next week and the public education system is likely to feel the brunt of it. At a press conference yesterday, executives of the Guyana Teachers’...

Hamilton Green Cup continues this weekend with 4 quarterfinal matches

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamilton Green Cup continues this weekend with 4 quarterfinal matches

The Hamilton Green Cup knockout football tournament continues tomorrow evening at the Victoria Community Centre ground with four (4) matches. The first three (3) matches will have 30 minutes per half...

Funny to know that 98 percent of the Guyanese nation is mad

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Funny to know that 98 percent of the Guyanese nation is mad

Editor, I liked the funny, ha, ha, letter about a 98 per cent people in Guyana being “mad” in your last Sunday edition. The letter writer was expanding on the daily unsavoury things Freddie...

Escaped Guyanese killer back home after serving time in Suriname

Oct 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Escaped Guyanese killer back home after serving time in Suriname

Rickford La Fleur, who broke jail and fled to Suriname while facing trial for two murders, is back in Guyana. A police release stated that the 43-year-old was returned to Guyana yesterday. La Fleur,...

Nauth Motor Spares, Well Teen, Trophy Stall, Tropical Springs U13 cricket … Lovell, Ramsammy shine as GCC, Blairmont claim final berths

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nauth Motor Spares, Well Teen, Trophy Stall, Tropical Springs U13 cricket … Lovell, Ramsammy shine as GCC, Blairmont claim final berths

Tallius Lovell and Zinnal Ramsammy struck half centuries as Georgetown Cricket Club and Blairmont registered victories in their respective semi final games when the Nauth Motor Spares, Well Teen,...

BOSAI and Ministry officials rigged this union recognition election

Oct 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on BOSAI and Ministry officials rigged this union recognition election

Dear Editor, This letter is addressed To: Mr. Charles Ogle, Secretary Guyana Trade Union Recognition And Certification Board. We kindly ask that you publish it in your newspaper. . The letter...