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Guyana becomes associate member of Int’l Sovereign Wealth Fund body

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana becomes associate member of Int’l Sovereign Wealth Fund body

By Kiana Wilburg Guyana is now the latest associate member of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF). Formed in 2008, the IFSWF is a voluntary organization of countries with...

Medium-scale miners granted 3-month extension on rental payments

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Medium-scale miners granted 3-month extension on rental payments

Medium-scale miners who have not paid up tens of millions of dollars in rent arrears for their concessions have been granted a further three months. The last-minute extension was announced yesterday...

PPP leaders support public release of Govt., oil companies’ email correspondence

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PPP leaders support public release of Govt., oil companies’ email correspondence

The leaders of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) are in support of calls to publish details, particularly email correspondence between Government and officials and the six companies that were...

Tenant collapses, dies as Princes St. home burns

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Tenant collapses, dies as Princes St. home burns

By Shikema Dey It was a chaotic scene yesterday afternoon at Princes Street, Wortmanville, as a fire of unknown origin destroyed a two-storey wooden and concrete rented building; leaving one tenant...

Fake cop jailed for ‘stopping and robbing’ victim

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Fake cop jailed for ‘stopping and robbing’ victim

Twenty-one year-old Daquan Robinson, is now behind bars following his guilty plea to robbing a man at gunpoint. Robinson was slapped with four charges, and was yesterday sentenced on one of them,...

Woman wanted for porkknocker’s death nabbed five years later

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Woman wanted for porkknocker’s death nabbed five years later

After five years of hiding, Stella Henry was arrested in connection with the murder of her reputed husband Junior Brandt at Merland Backdam, Baramita, Region One, North West District (NWD). In April...

Irfaan Ali grilled over fitness to lead

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Irfaan Ali grilled over fitness to lead

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) presidential candidate Mohamed Irfaan Ali has, for some time now, grappled with two issues that could become significant talking points when the campaigns for the...

De Old Year leffing some spiteful people behind

Dec 31, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De Old Year leffing some spiteful people behind

Is amazing de length to which people would go to spite somebody. Fuh this week alone is two people decide to be spiteful. And in both cases dem bun down de house and lef nuff people without a roof...

PPP supporters were in the trenches with the WPA

Dec 31, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on PPP supporters were in the trenches with the WPA

It was a shock to learn recently that Walter Rodney was either a member of the People’s Progressive Party or was close to that party. That is the only way in which it could be said that the PPPC...

Number 75 Village inferno razes home, almost destroys neighbour’s property

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Number 75 Village inferno razes home, almost destroys neighbour’s property

The home of a 37-year-old woman, her husband and son was burnt to the ground after a fire of unknown origin started sometime around 21:00 hrs on Sunday. During the blaze, a neighbour’s newly...

Non – occupancy of plots still an issue for Housing Authority

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Non – occupancy of plots still an issue for Housing Authority

– Agency moves to review process of distribution The non-occupancy of house lots remains a major issue facing the Central Planning and Housing Authority (CH&PA), officials attached to the...

Sexual offences, murder most dominant cases heard by Court of Appeal this year

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sexual offences, murder most dominant cases heard by Court of Appeal this year

Sexual offences and murder cases have accounted for more than half of the cases heard by the Court of Appeal this year. This is according to the goal delivery released by the Chambers of the Director...

Forget politics, do your work – President Granger tells re-elected mayors, deputies

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Forget politics, do your work – President Granger tells re-elected mayors, deputies

President David Granger yesterday morning administered the Oath of Office to the re-elected Mayors and Deputy Mayors for the 10 municipalities, during a simple ceremony, held at the Ministry of the...

Study recommends state-sponsored airline to reduce fares

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Study recommends state-sponsored airline to reduce fares

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) conducted a recent study on the airline industry and it has recommended Guyana has its own state-sponsored airline. The CCAC disclosed that the...

UDFA Christmas Football finale

Dec 31, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA Christmas Football finale

Coomacka upset Botafago 2-1, Topp XX stop H & L Winners Connection 2-1 to advance Coomacka’s fairy-tale run continued as they overcame the highly rated Botafago 2-0, while Topp XX halted the...

Zaman, Rambaran guide Melville to nine-wicket win; Good Success maintain unbeaten streak

Dec 31, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Zaman, Rambaran guide Melville to nine-wicket win; Good Success maintain unbeaten streak

Half centuries from Zameer Zaman and Devon Rambaran guided Melville to a nine-wicket win over Sarah, while Good Success recorded consecutive victories to maintain their unbeaten streak when the Prem...

Worker who ties up, robs boss and female employee, gets 12 months

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Worker who ties up, robs boss and female employee, gets 12 months

– Alleged accomplice remanded A miner, who admitted yesterday to robbing two persons of articles in excess of $1.1M, was sent to prison, where he will welcome the new year. Titus Valenzuela was...

Shihan Jeffrey Wong appointed VP of Int’l Karate-do Organization in Guyana

Dec 31, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shihan Jeffrey Wong appointed VP of Int’l Karate-do Organization in Guyana

The world karate body, the International Karate-do Organization [IKO], which has its headquarters in the United States, has now officially established a branch locally, known as IKO-Guyana and will...

Teen suspect claims to have stabbed victim’s friend

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teen suspect claims to have stabbed victim’s friend

Miner killed in vicious attack… Acting on a tip-off police was able to track down and arrest the prime suspect in the murder of 20-year-old Neville Moonsammy Jr. The 17–year–old, of One Mile...

Rose Hall Town Jammers, Canje Knights win latest Nigel Hinds Berbice B/ball games

Dec 31, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rose Hall Town Jammers, Canje Knights win latest Nigel Hinds Berbice B/ball games

Play in the Berbice Basketball Association 2019 end of year Berbice Mecca Classic Basketball Championship continued last weekend. On Saturday at the New Amsterdam basketball court, Rose Hall town...

Superbet makes monetary donation to family who lost home to fire

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Superbet makes monetary donation to family who lost home to fire

Guiana Holdings Inc., marketed under the name Superbet, yesterday made a monetary donation to Mr. Alvin Spencer, who lost his home to an early morning fire on Sunday, around 3:00 AM. Mr. Spencer has...

RHTYSC Cricket teams complete massive 2019 Christmas Programme

Dec 31, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC Cricket teams complete massive 2019 Christmas Programme

– Xmas Village hailed as best ever The ten cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS on Christmas Eve completed their highly successful 2019 Christmas Outreach programme as...

Labourer remanded for Rose Hall nightclub murder

Dec 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer remanded for Rose Hall nightclub murder

A 21-year-old labourer of Fyrish Village was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of a Rose Hall Town father of one. Rickford Thomas called ‘Baba’ appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore at...

Hockey review 2019 (part 2) Youth Development still on the front burner

Dec 31, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hockey review 2019 (part 2) Youth Development still on the front burner

By Calvin Chapman The Guyana Hockey Board’s (GHB) Junior Indoor Championships, the Smalta/Icool under-14 indoor, GBTI GCC’s dominance in Paragon Hockey Club’s youth tournaments and the...

GFF Super 16 Cup final decided

Dec 31, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Super 16 Cup final decided

Guyana Defence Force claw back to beat Guyana Police Force; Fruta Conquerors edge Santos By Franklin Wilson The two actors in New Year’s Night Final of the 2019/2020 GFF Super 16 Cup have been...