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Guyana/Cuba scholarship programme…. Disciplinary Committee probing allegations of fraud by medical graduates

Aug 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana/Cuba scholarship programme…. Disciplinary Committee probing allegations of fraud by medical graduates

A Disciplinary Committee has been set up by the Medical Council of Guyana to probe allegations of grade manipulation and other questionable acts carried out by a number of graduates of the medicine...

AFC’s decision to contest LGE solo leaves it politically exposed – Dr. Hinds

Aug 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on AFC’s decision to contest LGE solo leaves it politically exposed – Dr. Hinds

The decision of the Alliance For Change (AFC) to contest the Local Government Elections (LGE) alone leaves it in an exposed position. It must now prove whether its electoral support is intact, or if...

Woman, 46, tells cops she gunned down lover, 72

Aug 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Woman, 46, tells cops she gunned down lover, 72

– had claimed ‘masked man’ was killer A 46-year-old woman who had claimed that a masked gunman killed her 72-year-old lover, even as she bravely tried to defend him, has now admitted that...

Cash handouts from oil wealth will spark ridiculous election campaigns – Nigel Hughes

Aug 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cash handouts from oil wealth will spark ridiculous election campaigns – Nigel Hughes

Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes is completely against the suggestion by some that a portion of the nation’s oil wealth should be set aside to make direct cash handouts to every household. At the...

Murder/suicide at Kilcoy/Chesney…OPR probing allegations that police ranks accepted bribe

Aug 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Murder/suicide at Kilcoy/Chesney…OPR probing allegations that police ranks accepted bribe

As the dust begins to settle after the grisly murder/suicide at Kilcoy/Chesney on Monday afternoon, there have been some developments in connection with the allegations made against the ranks who...

Local businesses continue to ignore fire precautions – Prevention Officer

Aug 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Local businesses continue to ignore fire precautions – Prevention Officer

A significant number of businesses in Georgetown continue to operate in breach of the fire precautions outlined by the Guyana Fire Service. Chief Fire Prevention Officer, Andrew Holder explained that...

GMRSC King of the Strip 3… T&T, Suriname and Barbados set to invade South Dakota Circuit – Team Mohamed’s the undisputed KOS

Aug 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMRSC King of the Strip 3… T&T, Suriname and Barbados set to invade South Dakota Circuit – Team Mohamed’s the undisputed KOS

The third edition of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMRSC) King of the Strip (KOS) drag race competition will scorch away on August 26 at the South Dakota Circuit at Timehri and competitors...

East Coast road project on schedule

Aug 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on East Coast road project on schedule

– Four-lane widening 60 percent completed The multibillion-dollar East Coast of Demerara road widening and improvement project remains on schedule for the September 2019 deadline. The...

Rio, Train/Play Camp cost effective for GFF – Forde

Aug 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rio, Train/Play Camp cost effective for GFF – Forde

With the Golden Jaguars mere days away from commencing what will be a historic Train/Play Camp in neighbouring Brazil that will last for two weeks, President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)...

Nations University gearing to offer programme to promote worksite safety

Aug 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Nations University gearing to offer programme to promote worksite safety

Employment in fields such as oil and gas, manufacturing and even construction are believed to be quite lucrative. But just as the acquisition of skills is important to delve into these fields,...

Gaming Authority gets on board Guinness Cage

Aug 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gaming Authority gets on board Guinness Cage

With the growing need to build cohesion among our communities and to foster better understanding among its residents, the Three Peat Promotions/Guinness Cage Competition dubbed ‘East Coast Best...

Big G Lumber yard, KGM Security confirm support for Guyana Cup 2018

Aug 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Big G Lumber yard, KGM Security confirm support for Guyana Cup 2018

It’s just over one week before the 12th annual Guyana Cup horserace meet speeds off at the Rising Sun Turf Club with over $15 million in cash and prizes up for grabs. The August 19th event is...

AAG’s Hutson says the BrijParasnath Champs was new platform for Athletics here

Aug 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG’s Hutson says the BrijParasnath Champs was new platform for Athletics here

In a very happy mood and overwhelmed with the successful conclusion of all events of the inaugural BrijParasnath National College Athletics Championships, Aubrey Hutson, President of the Athletics...

More than a year after judge orders retrial…Murder accused ‘Two Colours’ languishes in jail

Aug 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on More than a year after judge orders retrial…Murder accused ‘Two Colours’ languishes in jail

On May 23, 2017 High Court Judge Jo-Ann Barlow ordered that Lennox Wayne face a new trial for the murder of Lusignan cosmetologist Ashmini Harriram who was gunned down on July 10, 2014, at...

BCB honours former Presidents Lennox Phillips, Ancel Hazel, Windies player Shimron Hetmyer

Aug 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB honours former Presidents Lennox Phillips, Ancel Hazel, Windies player Shimron Hetmyer

President of the Berbice Cricket Board on his election on 18th February, 2018, pledged that every hero would be recognised and honoured as long as he remains head of the Berbice Cricket Board. On...

Bissan’s Trading supports Buxton CC Cricket Camp – Event commences today

Aug 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bissan’s Trading supports Buxton CC Cricket Camp – Event commences today

The 13th annual Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ Cricket Club Camp starts today from 9:30hrs and runs from August 7-19 at the Buxton ground on the East Coast of Demerara and Bissan’s Trading has been the...

Trio charged over Emancipation Day shootout with cops

Aug 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Trio charged over Emancipation Day shootout with cops

Two men, who allegedly opened fire on cops at Norton and Chapel Streets, Lodge in Georgetown on Emancipation Day, were yesterday charged and remanded. Jamal Jerioh, 21, a clothes vendor of Lot...

FIFA Referees to officiate at 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF League

Aug 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on FIFA Referees to officiate at 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF League

Three Guyanese FIFA referees have been appointed Match Officials for the 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF League game scheduled for the Jamaica National Stadium tomorrow from 21:00hrs. Referee Gladwyn...

GFA/Stag Beer Revival Cup… GFF present footballs to enable execution of tournament

Aug 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFA/Stag Beer Revival Cup… GFF present footballs to enable execution of tournament

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has presented eight balls to the Interim Management Committee of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) to enable the kick start of the “GFA- Stag Beer...

Poor supervision at Canal #2 koker

Aug 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Poor supervision at Canal #2 koker

This photo was taken at the Canal #2 Polder koker, West Bank Demerara. The koker was opened Monday using only one of the three available doors to discharge water. According to farmers, this...

CONCACAF U15 GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP… Lady Jaguars go down to Cayman Islands

Aug 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF U15 GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP… Lady Jaguars go down to Cayman Islands

Guyana’s young Lady Jags lost their second match of the CONCACAF U15 Girls’ Championship yesterday at the IMG Academy, USA. Following their 1-3 loss to St. Lucia in their opening match of the...

Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Classic IX to be launched today

Aug 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Classic IX to be launched today

The Management Committee of the Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic IX will be holding a Press Conference to update the media on preparations for the Ninth Edition of one of Guyana’s most...

Annual C’bean Dragon’s Cup Martial Arts tournament… Guyanese team produce good performances

Aug 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Annual C’bean Dragon’s Cup Martial Arts tournament… Guyanese team produce good performances

The Guyanese team produced some good performances at the annual Caribbean Dragon’s Cup Martial Arts tournament on Sunday evening at the National Cycling Velodrome, Cova Trinidad and Tobago. Rodwell...

The money is there; it’s just being spent on a monstrous bureaucracy

Aug 08, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The money is there; it’s just being spent on a monstrous bureaucracy

Professor Clive Thomas is proposing that some part of Guyana’s oil wealth be used for cash payments to every Guyanese household. He has suggested a figure of one million dollars or whatever is the...

Mayor strikes successful deal with hire car operators …after protest action against displacement

Aug 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mayor strikes successful deal with hire car operators …after protest action against displacement

Hire car operators, who were displaced after City Hall barricaded the Stabroek Market East Bank car park, have been able to strike a deal with City Hall after reaching out to Mayor Patricia...

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The PNC belongs in the bosom of the PPP

Kaieteur News – Power-sharing is not part of the country’s political agenda. But a few years ago, power-sharing trumped... more