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Embattled Bishops’ teacher denies sexual relations with students

Nov 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Embattled Bishops’ teacher denies sexual relations with students

Accompanied by his team of lawyers yesterday, embattled Bishops’ High School teacher, Coen Jackson, denied having any sexual relations with his under age students. Jackson, 39, instead told...

Almost US$300M in State projects doled out to Chinese firms

Nov 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Almost US$300M in State projects doled out to Chinese firms

Chinese contractors are benefitting from some of the largest State projects in Guyana. More than US$320M ($64B) in contracts has been nudged towards Chinese construction and other firms within...

School Sexual Abuse allegations…Concerned citizens retaliate with protest action

Nov 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on School Sexual Abuse allegations…Concerned citizens retaliate with protest action

Commissioner sitting on the Rights of the Child Commission and the Women and Gender Equality Commission, Ms. Nicole Cole, yesterday coined the acronym ECIP representing ‘Every Child Is...

More allegations of sexual misconduct surface against former Bishop High School teacher

Nov 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on More allegations of sexual misconduct surface against former Bishop High School teacher

Even as he responded to the claims of the accused teacher yesterday afternoon, Cultural Advisor to the Ministry of Social Cohesion, Ruel Johnson, has unveiled what he described as a history of...

Public resources must be used efficiently

Nov 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Public resources must be used efficiently

…irrespective of promised oil and gas inflows –Finance Minister By Kiana Wilburg The emerging oil and gas sector promises the inflow of millions of dollars in revenue for Guyana....

Spurned suitor hacks off salesgirl’s fingers in brutal cutlass attack

Nov 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Spurned suitor hacks off salesgirl’s fingers in brutal cutlass attack

Allegedly furious that she had rejected his advances, a 58-year-old man hacked off a salesgirl’s right thumb and forefinger, while inflicting other wounds on her body. Narainie Gopaul, of 74...

Two big man behaving like if is dog season

Nov 22, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Two big man behaving like if is dog season

When is dog season even if dem is de best of friends, dogs does fight. Dem don’t have to develop a problem. Some of dem never even got to see one another before. This does happen whenever a...

Petroleum Commission Bill prescribes imprisonment for sharing of info

Nov 22, 2017 KNews News 1

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The administration’s veneer of transparency and accountability is beginning to crack. While several ministers continue to pledge Government’s support to...

AFC names candidate to replace late elections commissioner

Nov 22, 2017 KNews News 1

The Alliance For Change (AFC) has submitted a candidate to President David Granger, to replace the late Commissioner, Sandra Jones. According to the party yesterday, in a statement expressing...

Chanderpaul half century helps West Demerara to 31-run win over East Bank

Nov 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chanderpaul half century helps West Demerara to 31-run win over East Bank

Essequibo, Upper Corentyne, Lower Corentyne triumph as Crandon slams ton By Zaheer Mohamed Opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul struck a fine half century to help West Demerara to a 31-run victory over East...

13th Annual Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival hits off today

Nov 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on 13th Annual Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival hits off today

The 2017 season will close off with the Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival that will feature teams from Barbados along with representation from the recent Indoor Pan American Cup Champions...

90 jobs up for grabs at the Public Infrastructure Ministry

Nov 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 90 jobs up for grabs at the Public Infrastructure Ministry

There are 90 jobs up for grabs at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. In a notice, Sunday, published in Kaieteur News, the ministry said that the 90 vacancies exist in the Sea and River...

Successful CONCACAF Women’s day held

Nov 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Successful CONCACAF Women’s day held

– National U-15 and U-17 players win Most Valuable awards in respective categories National U-15 member, Jaladi Trim, and U-17 Tiandi Smith were the Most Valuable Players (MVPs) of their...

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition…Defending champs start defence against Ol Skool Balers

Nov 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition…Defending champs start defence against Ol Skool Balers

Defending Georgetown Zone champions of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition Sparta Boss will open up the defence of their title with a tough engagement against Albouystown-based Ol...

EBFA/Ralph Green U-11 League…Diamond Upsetters trounce Herstelling Raiders as they chase the semi-finals

Nov 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBFA/Ralph Green U-11 League…Diamond Upsetters trounce Herstelling Raiders as they chase the semi-finals

In their debut season as a club, Diamond Upsetters seems destined to upstage many of their more seasoned opponents in their quest to book one of the final four spots in the second edition of the...

GFF President Forde inspects ongoing work at Providence Forward Project

Nov 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF President Forde inspects ongoing work at Providence Forward Project

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, on Monday paid a visit to the ongoing construction of the GFF’s National Training Centre at Providence. During the visit, he received...

Suriname for Terrence Alli National Open

Nov 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Suriname for Terrence Alli National Open

– Thomas, Amsterdam to renew battle The Terrence Alli National Open boxing competition is expected to have an international flavor as Suriname is scheduled to send three fighters to...

Trini granted $1M bail for fake kidnapping

Nov 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Trini granted $1M bail for fake kidnapping

After spending three weeks on remand at the Georgetown Prison, Sawak Maraj, the Trinidadian national who faked his own kidnapping was granted $1M bail yesterday when he made another appearance...

WC Berbice aiming to leave their mark on National Schools’ C/ships

Nov 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on WC Berbice aiming to leave their mark on National Schools’ C/ships

District Five, West Coast Berbice, are rearing to go again in the 2017 National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track & Field championships despite their disadvantage of limited representatives,...

PMTC 1 and Port Mourant Females win Berbice Volleyball Association competitions

Nov 22, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on PMTC 1 and Port Mourant Females win Berbice Volleyball Association competitions

The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) interclub tournament Volleyball tournament was successfully held last Sunday at the GuySuCo Apprentice Training School Hostel Compound, Port Mourant,...

The apostaxis of ACDA’s Apan Jaat

Nov 22, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The apostaxis of ACDA’s Apan Jaat

TUC President, Lincoln Lewis, wrote the following in his article last Sunday; “None other than ACDA saw it worthy to come on my Facebook page, accusing me of joining with others to undermine the...

New Demerara Harbour Bridge receives Prequalification bids

Nov 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on New Demerara Harbour Bridge receives Prequalification bids

In a crowded National Procurement and Tender Administration Boardroom yesterday were representatives from several countries all present to hear their prequalification documents read by the officials...

New lawyer reaches back to her Amerindian ancestry

Nov 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on New lawyer reaches back to her Amerindian ancestry

This young lady has done us proud by being one of nine graduates out of the 218 students to make the honour roll at the Hugh Wooding Law School graduation last October. She is Miriam Angelique...

Half-facts can become half-truths

Nov 22, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Half-facts can become half-truths

Teachers are very much in the news these days. A few weeks ago, the body of a school teacher was found in a cemetery with broken bones and injuries to her head. She subsequently died. The...

‘Spin and Kill’ charged with killing Sophia labourer

Nov 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Spin and Kill’ charged with killing Sophia labourer

A 31-year-old unemployed man of 337 South Sophia was yesterday charged with the murder of Jamal Munroe, a labourer, who he allegedly shot thrice before escaping. Travis Cleveland, called...

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GHB selects strong Women’s team for PAHF Challenge in Bermuda

Cyberspace is becoming a dark place

Kaieteur News – The notion that cyberspace should exist in some fictional realm, free from the meddling hands of governments... more