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Escapee Travis Evans recaptured at Soesdyke

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Escapee Travis Evans recaptured at Soesdyke

‘fast-tracking’ Mazaruni prison construction Luck ran out for fugitive and murder accused Travis Evans yesterday when he was recaptured at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara. Acting on information from...

Tortured, murdered and dismembered… Khashoggi’s former boss says Saudis lying to “cover up” journalist’s murder

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Tortured, murdered and dismembered… Khashoggi’s former boss says Saudis lying to “cover up” journalist’s murder

Fred Ryan, Jamal Khashoggi’s former boss, has called the Saudi Arabian Government’s statement a blatant lie to cover up the murder of Khashoggi. He believes that the murder was orchestrated by...

Ramjattan, security team mull location for new prison

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ramjattan, security team mull location for new prison

– specially fabricated steel cells for G/T Prisons to ease congestion at Lusignan The possible location of a new prison and the acquisition of several steel cells were among several issues that...

SOCU unfairly criticised for not delivering convictions – Harmon

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on SOCU unfairly criticised for not delivering convictions – Harmon

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) is yet to deliver a major conviction from among the dozens of cases built on its investigations into alleged corrupt practices, and this is not lost on the...

Guyana got wuk but no people

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, News Comments Off on Guyana got wuk but no people

Every day people complaining how dem can’t get wuk. Young people talking bout de papers dem got but dem can’t get wuk. Dem boys decide to check out de situation because every day dem seeing...

India’s PM postpones visit because of “domestic circumstances”

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on India’s PM postpones visit because of “domestic circumstances”

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, who was scheduled for a state visit in December, has postponed that engagement because of domestic circumstances. This was yesterday confirmed by Minister of...

Jack Nicklaus Group partners with CIMGRO, NexGen Global Marketing for major golf community in Guyana

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jack Nicklaus Group partners with CIMGRO, NexGen Global Marketing for major golf community in Guyana

By Zaheer Mohamed Guyana is set to benefit from the Jack Nickauls Design Group as the organisation yesterday signed a contract with local companies Caricom Investment Management Group (CIMGRO) and...

Patanjalee Persaud wins Demerara Mutual Annual Golf Classic

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Patanjalee Persaud wins Demerara Mutual Annual Golf Classic

Recovering from a broken shoulder 5 months ago, Patanjalee ‘Pur’ Persaud won gloriously at the Demerara Mutual Golf Classic from a field of very competitive golfers, all determined to put out...

Govt. will utilize “other options” if Berbice Bridge raises tolls

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. will utilize “other options” if Berbice Bridge raises tolls

The government is firm in its view that the proposed toll hikes for the Berbice River Bridge are “unreasonable”, said Minister of State, Joseph Harmon at his post-Cabinet press briefing...

Contractor bids identical to engineer’s estimates, gets eight contracts – Four awarded on same day

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Contractor bids identical to engineer’s estimates, gets eight contracts – Four awarded on same day

The Office of the Auditor General has launched a special investigation into what seems to be a quite beneficial relationship between Region Six Officials and a particular contractor. While that...

‘GCB’s League structure, fitness & positivity’ reasons for Jaguars’ success says Coach

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘GCB’s League structure, fitness & positivity’ reasons for Jaguars’ success says Coach

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Vnet, Regal, Noble House Seafoods & Cascadia Hotel Guyana Jaguars Head Coach 36-year-old Esuan Crandon is a former Guyana fast bowler who took 90...

Sustainable Land Management seen as key to Biodiversity and Climate Resilience Efforts

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sustainable Land Management seen as key to Biodiversity and Climate Resilience Efforts

Executive Director of the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), Calvin James, says that in order for Biodiversity Protection and Climate Resilience efforts to succeed,...

Former prison warder charged for clothes theft

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Former prison warder charged for clothes theft

Sixty-one-year-old Christopher Knights, a buyer and seller of merchandise and former prison warder, appeared yesterday before Senior Magistrate Leroy Daly for the theft of half a million dollars in...

Fifth Smalta Under-11 girls’ football tourney set for next month

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fifth Smalta Under-11 girls’ football tourney set for next month

The 2018 and Fifth edition of the Smalta girls’ peewee football tournament is set for four weeks of anticipated rivalry from November 17 to December 8th where 15 primary school teams will look to...

Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup Hosts Den Amstel to highlight first round of matches

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup Hosts Den Amstel to highlight first round of matches

All systems are in place for tomorrow’s start of the Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup which is being held to commemorate the 84th Birth Anniversary of the former Mayor of...

Banks DIH/GABA league Sonics break duck; Kobras sting Nets

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH/GABA league Sonics break duck; Kobras sting Nets

Pepsi Sonics didn’t play the feature game on Thursday night at Burnham hard-court but their first win of the Rainforest Waters/Malta Supreme/ Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA)...

Ramnaresh Sarwan, Upper Corentyne 40 overs 2nd Division cricket resumes tomorrow

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramnaresh Sarwan, Upper Corentyne 40 overs 2nd Division cricket resumes tomorrow

After a break of nearly three months due to inclement weather and other circumstances, play in the Ramnaresh Sarwan / Upper Corentyne Second Division 40 overs cricket competition is set to restart...

Sports events to boost Tourism Awareness month

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sports events to boost Tourism Awareness month

By Zaheer Mohamed There are substantial facts of sport’s role in delivering a number of benefits to a country. Sport helps to increase economic success, provide employment and enhance a country’s...

Prime Minister’s T20 Cup Regal Masters, Ariel Speedboat, Boots All stars, Bartica All stars triumph

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Prime Minister’s T20 Cup Regal Masters, Ariel Speedboat, Boots All stars, Bartica All stars triumph

By Zaheer Mohamed Regal Masters, Ariel Speedboat, Boots All stars and Bartica All stars recorded victories when the second edition of the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc Prime...

National Adaptation Workshop highlights Guyana’s climate change vulnerability

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on National Adaptation Workshop highlights Guyana’s climate change vulnerability

Climate change is an issue that affects countries both economically and socially. However, it is the poor in the least developed countries that are most vulnerable. Guyana’s Office of Climate...

Windies Restaurant & Sports Bar supports GFSCA Guyana Cup 8

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies Restaurant & Sports Bar supports GFSCA Guyana Cup 8

Windies Restaurant & Sports Bar of Toronto, Canada has thrown it support behind the GFSCA Guyana Cup 8 softball cricket tournament set for October 26th, 27th and 28th. Several venues around the...

Following brutal murder of woman…TCV heads to Berbice to raise awareness about domestic violence

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Following brutal murder of woman…TCV heads to Berbice to raise awareness about domestic violence

“Guyanese need to be concerned about any life that is lost, especially any life that is lost through something that is preventable, like domestic abuse or suicide.” This was the assertion of...

Regional Super50 cricket Jaguars, Volcanoes match abandoned in POS Red Force, WI ‘B’ game also washed out in South

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Super50 cricket Jaguars, Volcanoes match abandoned in POS Red Force, WI ‘B’ game also washed out in South

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Vnet, Regal, Noble House Seafoods & Cascadia Hotel Trinidad is presently on a four-day ‘Orange’ (High risk) thunderstorm alert that goes...

Adverse weather in T&T sees alert upgrades

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Adverse weather in T&T sees alert upgrades

Trinidad & Tobago has upgraded its ‘Yellow’ Alerts to Orange (High risk) and issued thunderstorm alerts that up to Sunday. This phenomenon is a result of the passage of a Tropical Wave which...

Deportee charged with killing girlfriend in Corriverton drain

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Deportee charged with killing girlfriend in Corriverton drain

The 35-year-old deportee accused of murdering his girlfriend, appeared yesterday at the Number 51 Magistrates Court before Magistrate Charlyn Artiga. Durn Hunt called “Rastaman” of lot 108 Crane...

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