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Govt. mounts challenge to No-Confidence Motion

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. mounts challenge to No-Confidence Motion

…Ramjattan says it needs 34 votes to be valid A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+ AFC) administration has announced its decision to challenge the passing of the...

GECOM has money for house-to-house registration, but not for elections

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM has money for house-to-house registration, but not for elections

– Commissioner Desmond Trotman Should the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) plan to conduct house-to-house registration in 2019 be abandoned now? This question was posed by...

Passage of no confidence motion…Govt’s going to court should not stop resignation – Ramkarran

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Passage of no confidence motion…Govt’s going to court should not stop resignation – Ramkarran

The passage of the no confidence motion against the Government in the National Assembly cannot be overturned by the Speaker, Dr. Barton Scotland. This is the view shared by former Speaker,...

Large Taxpayers Unit adds $4B to Govt.’s coffers – Jordan

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Large Taxpayers Unit adds $4B to Govt.’s coffers – Jordan

By Kiana Wilburg The Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU), which was set up by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) last year is proving to be a valuable initiative as it brought in $4B in tax revenues...

Fugitive from Canada gunned down outside Rio Hotel

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Fugitive from Canada gunned down outside Rio Hotel

– brutal killing recorded on camera In what may be the first execution-style killing for the year, a 38-year-old man who is suspected to be wanted in Canada for murder was gunned down at around...

EPA’s poor salaries, absence of pension plan deter qualified individuals

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on EPA’s poor salaries, absence of pension plan deter qualified individuals

By Kiana Wilburg Poor salaries and the absence of a pension plan are just two of the major factors deterring much needed qualified personnel from joining the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)....

Leaked video shows Saudi hit team toting bags said to contain Khashoggi’s remains

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Leaked video shows Saudi hit team toting bags said to contain Khashoggi’s remains

ALJAZEERA – Video footage leaked to Turkish media shows a Saudi hit team in Istanbul carrying bags said to contain the remains of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whose killing...

Society cannot advance while political immaturity reigns – Datadin

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Society cannot advance while political immaturity reigns – Datadin

– Calls on politicians not to fuel instability during this “critical” time By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Guyana is now in the middle of a critical period where things can easily go...

Jagdeo wants public pact to not use cash from oil companies for elections campaign

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo wants public pact to not use cash from oil companies for elections campaign

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Amidst speculations that he already used an oil tycoon out of Trinidad and Tobago to fund the fall of government, Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is calling for...

Ann’s Grove gets $2M forcommunity development project

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ann’s Grove gets $2M forcommunity development project

Ann’s Grove East Coast Demerara has received a cheque for $2M from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) for a community development project. The cheque was handed over on Saturday...

Sad Christmas for Suddie husband whose wife died while delivering newborn

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sad Christmas for Suddie husband whose wife died while delivering newborn

“This Christmas has been a very, very sad one. I had to pretend like I am happy. It is hard pretending but I have to do it for my children and family…” – Dennis Stoll With a...

Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association GRPA had an incredibly successful 2018

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association GRPA had an incredibly successful 2018

By Kemol King Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) is a non-governmental organisation that was started in 1973 by Olga Byrne, as an educational, training and family planning...

GFF/ExxonMobil Fustal Festival…Fans well entertained on penultimate night

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/ExxonMobil Fustal Festival…Fans well entertained on penultimate night

Night three of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/ExxonMobil International Futsal Festival at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) on Homestretch Avenue saw wins for East Coast All-stars,...

Should bottles of alcohol carry a warning label?

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Should bottles of alcohol carry a warning label?

– drunk and disorderly murders top list of homicides in Guyana “Drinking alcohol in access can cause uncontrollable bouts of rage, that result in murder…” Printing such a warning on a...

Lucky Star wins feature at Kennard Memorial Turf Club Horserace meet

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lucky Star wins feature at Kennard Memorial Turf Club Horserace meet

It was more class that luck as Lucky Star of the Cheefoon Stable outclassed its opponents to take the feature event when the Kennard Memorial Turf Club held its annual Boxing Day horserace meet. The...

On Politicians and Participation Trophies

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on On Politicians and Participation Trophies

By Kemol King The millenial generation is a lazy and entitled generation or at least, that is what we were told; that those who grow up in the early 21st century, experiencing the rapid...

Female Bourda Market vendor allegedly robbed at gunpoint

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Female Bourda Market vendor allegedly robbed at gunpoint

– claims cops yet to investigate her report A female Bourda market vendor is accusing police of dragging their feet regarding an investigation into a robbery that was allegedly committed at her...

Buoyant India thrash Australia by 137 runs in Melbourne

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Buoyant India thrash Australia by 137 runs in Melbourne

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – India captured Australia’s last two wickets after a rain-delayed start to day five of the third test yesterday to complete an emphatic 137-run win and take a 2-1 series...

What are you doing tonight?

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on What are you doing tonight?

All over the world, people dance in the New Year. If the US Ambassador who has just demitted office is right, then the population of Guyana is one of the youngest in the world. He said more than half...

Amanda Nunes ends Cyborg’s reign with devastating knockout

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amanda Nunes ends Cyborg’s reign with devastating knockout

Yahoo Sports – INGLEWOOD, California — Amanda Nunes ended Cris “Cyborg” Justino’s reign at the top of the women’s mountain in mixed martial arts, stopping Cyborg in 51 seconds with a...

A tough year that brought with it mixed fortunes – GRFU’s Peter Green

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on A tough year that brought with it mixed fortunes – GRFU’s Peter Green

President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Peter Green, has described 2018 as a year that brought with it extreme challenges as well as mixed fortunes. International – XV (Fifteens)...

Qualification for 2019 Pan Am, possible collaborations with NSC among Squash highlights for 2018

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Qualification for 2019 Pan Am, possible collaborations with NSC among Squash highlights for 2018

By Sean Devers President of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) David Fernandes is elated with the outstanding performances of Guyana’s Women’s team at the 2018 Caribbean Squash Championships in...

Rehabilitation of N/A Prison to commence in 2019

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Rehabilitation of N/A Prison to commence in 2019

Extensive work on the New Amsterdam Prison is expected to commence come 2019. This is according to the Ministry of Public Security. Guyana currently faces issues of overcrowding in many of its...

GCB extends warmest felicitations to batting Maestro, Alvin Kallicharran

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB extends warmest felicitations to batting Maestro, Alvin Kallicharran

– Receives the British Empire Medal from the Queen in her 2019 Honors list The entire membership and Executive Committee of the Guyana Cricket Board joins the cricketing fraternity in extending...

Promise Kept! REO Dennis Jaikarran delivers Christmas hampers to Wakenaam babies

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Promise Kept! REO Dennis Jaikarran delivers Christmas hampers to Wakenaam babies

Keeping a promise made, Region Three REO Denis Jaikarran, visited the island of Wakenaam on Saturday to deliver hampers to the parents of several newborns. The handover was part of a larger community...