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Guyana gave away US$321M in tax exemptions but its foreign debt increased by US$82M in 2017

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana gave away US$321M in tax exemptions but its foreign debt increased by US$82M in 2017

– still can’t present records of exemptions facilitated through GGMC, GO-Invest despite previous warning – Auditor General Report The Office of the Auditor General made note that...

Constitutional Reform absent from Granger’s 2019 legislative agenda

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Constitutional Reform absent from Granger’s 2019 legislative agenda

…makes no mention of this during recent address to Parliament President David Granger addressed Parliament on Thursday last about his government’s agenda for 2019. But clearly absent from...

Gunmen kill Mon Repos man in front of wife – suspect held

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen kill Mon Repos man in front of wife – suspect held

A 30-year-old handyman was shot dead in front of his wife during a brazen, early morning attack yesterday on a small group of friends outside a Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara home. Christopher...

E’bo farmers to burn 1,000 acres of rice after bug bites deep

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo farmers to burn 1,000 acres of rice after bug bites deep

The rice industry in Region Two [Pomeroon/Supenaam] is presently experiencing what is believed to be its worst phase in history. According to reports reaching this publication, a severe paddy...

Three die after fuel truck topples on trail

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Three die after fuel truck topples on trail

Three persons were killed late yesterday afternoon after a truck in which they were travelling toppled on the Kumung Trail, Kumung, Puruni River. Those dead are 24-year-old Clifford Anthony, a...

Saudi Foreign Minister apologises for journalist’s murder …but wouldn’t give location of body

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Saudi Foreign Minister apologises for journalist’s murder …but wouldn’t give location of body

Buckling under pressure from major world powers, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Adel al-Jubeir has apologized for the death of journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.”This is a terrible mistake. This...

Govt. to table intellectual copyright legislation soon

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to table intellectual copyright legislation soon

It is going to be a culture shock once passed – Graphic artist Barrington Braithwaite It is going to be a culture shock once passed – Graphic artist Barrington Braithwaite After years of...

Bandit shot, accomplices arrested in foiled Bourda Market robbery

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit shot, accomplices arrested in foiled Bourda Market robbery

Just over two months after three bandits robbed and killed a Bourda Market cheese vendor, a second robbery attempt was made in the wee hours of Sunday morning. But this time, the bandits were...

Finance Minister has no evidence that PPP has illegal proceeds – Opposition Leader

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister has no evidence that PPP has illegal proceeds – Opposition Leader

…Says Jordan must refrain from such statements By Kiana Wilburg For all the talk, the Government has about illegal proceeds belonging to the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), it is yet to...

Abandoned scrap metal on roadside causes near fatal crash

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Abandoned scrap metal on roadside causes near fatal crash

Scrap metal and unserviceable vehicles abandoned at the side of the Orangestein public road almost cost a man his life. The West Demerara Road Safety Association, from a release on social...

Guyana’s oil blocks are too large for our own good – Ramson

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s oil blocks are too large for our own good – Ramson

Guyana’s oil blocks, now that the basin has become de-risked, are way too large for Guyana to get the best out of them. That is the view of Attorney-at-law, Charles Ramson, who has a...

2018 IBF Antilles U-18 3×3 tournament… Barbados’ boys and girls dethrone Martinique

Oct 22, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2018 IBF Antilles U-18 3×3 tournament… Barbados’ boys and girls dethrone Martinique

The 2018 IBF Antilles 3×3 Under-18 basketball tournament concluded at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) last night where double defending champions, Martinique, were usurped by the lads from...

Prime Minister’s T20 Cup… Ariel Speedboat, Regal Masters retain titles

Oct 22, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Prime Minister’s T20 Cup… Ariel Speedboat, Regal Masters retain titles

By Zaheer Mohamed Ariel Speedboat and Regal Masters successfully defended their Open and Masters’ titles respectively when the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc Prime Minister’s T20...

DeNobrega cops main event at Digicel Cancer awareness cycle meet

Oct 22, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on DeNobrega cops main event at Digicel Cancer awareness cycle meet

Paul De Nobrega rode smartly to win the feature event at the Digicel Cancer Awareness cycle meet which was held yesterday in Georgetown. The event which was held in collaboration with Evolution Cycle...

Regional Super50 cricket… Jaguars top zone as final round abandoned – Red Force also qualify for semi-final in B’dos

Oct 22, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Super50 cricket… Jaguars top zone as final round abandoned – Red Force also qualify for semi-final in B’dos

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Regal, Vnet, Noble House Seafoods & Cascadia Hotel Although the sun was out yesterday, severe adverse weather here over the past few days has...

Thriving despite stage four breast cancer

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Thriving despite stage four breast cancer

A cancer warrior for nearly four years, Devika Tinsarran wants people to know that living with breast cancer is not the end of the world. Tinsarran, now 33, was only 29 when she received her...

Rising Sun Turf Club Rodeo set for Sunday

Oct 22, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rising Sun Turf Club Rodeo set for Sunday

The Rising Sun Turf Club Rodeo Committee has organised a Grand Rodeo for Sunday at their West Coast Berbice facility starting form 11:00am. Several events are carded for the day to bring the usual...

Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers school league… CWSS hit 12 past Marian Academy

Oct 22, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers school league… CWSS hit 12 past Marian Academy

The Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers Under-18 School Football League continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground on Carifesta Avenue with four round-robin clashes. The most devastating...

GMRSC Ignite Test and Tune event a success

Oct 22, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMRSC Ignite Test and Tune event a success

Several racers turned out with their machines yesterday for the Test and Tune event of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC). Hosted at the South Dakota circuit, Timehri, racers of...

Friendship ‘squatting area’ seeks to reinvent its image

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Friendship ‘squatting area’ seeks to reinvent its image

-from muddy tracks to asphalt roads, electricity and potable water An East Bank Demerara community that was once without potable water, electricity, and roadways has now reinvented the image...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month… GFF conducts a series of activities to spread awareness

Oct 22, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Breast Cancer Awareness Month… GFF conducts a series of activities to spread awareness

To enable a healthy and cancer-free society, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has conducted a series of activities to foster the awareness, early detection and eradication of breast cancer. These...

Govt. bats for foreign companies in oil and gas at expense of Guyanese – Chris Ram

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. bats for foreign companies in oil and gas at expense of Guyanese – Chris Ram

The approach taken by senior Government Ministers and the Department of Energy does not augur well for the participation of Guyanese in the emerging sector, according to chartered Accountant...

Gas bottle explosion…Wife discharged, husband still hospitalised

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Gas bottle explosion…Wife discharged, husband still hospitalised

One month after a gas cylinder exploded and badly damaged a Kitty home; one of the injured persons is still a patient at the Burns Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation...

Massive flood hits Matthew’s Ridge, surrounding communities

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Massive flood hits Matthew’s Ridge, surrounding communities

Residents of Matthew’s Ridge and its surrounding communities are now counting their losses in furniture and electrical items in the wake of a massive flood. It is understood, that due to...

Special Miracles Ministries Church observes 25th Anniversary

Oct 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Special Miracles Ministries Church observes 25th Anniversary

Several distinguished Christian artistes and speakers graced the pulpit of Special Miracles Ministries, (Royalty Centre) church as part observances to mark 25 years since the establishment was...

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CWI Cricket West Indies suspends Alzarri Joseph for two matches

A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it... more