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Breaking News! President Granger announces shakeup in Govt.

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News! President Granger announces shakeup in Govt.

Address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Fellow Guyanese, The Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is the country’s...

Local content policies have little to no teeth-NRGI says laws necessary

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Local content policies have little to no teeth-NRGI says laws necessary

By Kiana Wilburg Quite often, policies which are aimed at ensuring oil companies make maximum use of local goods and services, have limited impact. As such several countries have adopted...

CCJ sets new dates for hearing No-Confidence motion cases- Datadin moves to block tomorrow’s sitting of National Assembly

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CCJ sets new dates for hearing No-Confidence motion cases- Datadin moves to block tomorrow’s sitting of National Assembly

Emphasizing the importance of the three cases related to the No-Confidence Motion that were filed with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), and the need to not stifle lawyers from fully developing...

Ministry of Public Infrastructure reports vandalism on East Bank overpasses

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry of Public Infrastructure reports vandalism on East Bank overpasses

By Alex Wayne Yesterday the Ministry of Public Infrastructure reported thefts and vandalism at the Providence and Diamond overpasses, East Bank Demerara. While this may come as a shocker to many who...

Police doing ballistics on gun removed from station

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police doing ballistics on gun removed from station

Concerned that a revolver that was illegally taken from a station strongbox was rented out to bandits, police have conducted ballistic tests on the weapon to ascertain if it is linked to any recent...

US fugitive, Troy Thomas, extradited

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on US fugitive, Troy Thomas, extradited

US fugitive, Troy Thomas, was extradited to the United States, yesterday, to face charges for the murder of a 20-year-old Guyanese man eight years ago. A US Embassy release stated that Thomas was en...

Cops on the hunt for one-legged mastermind in Kuribrong murder

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cops on the hunt for one-legged mastermind in Kuribrong murder

A one-legged man known as ‘Pak’, yesterday remained a step ahead of police ranks who say he is the mastermind behind last Sunday’s murder of truck driver Peron Nicholas Bobb on the Kuribrong...

Patterson welcomes public probe of US$150M CJIA renovation

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Patterson welcomes public probe of US$150M CJIA renovation

Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, is open to an investigation into the spending for the US$150M Timehri airport project. The official in response to statements of former...

PUC observes International Girls ICT Day

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PUC observes International Girls ICT Day

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC), is celebrating International Girls in Information Communications and Technology (ICT) Day. This day is observed globally today. International Girls in...

One –foot man keeping one step ahead of police

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on One –foot man keeping one step ahead of police

People like to talk bout disabled people and how dem must get help. But right now de police would jail anybody who get ketch helping a disabled man. Dem blue vex because de man wid he one foot...

French Guiana bar association visits AG

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on French Guiana bar association visits AG

On Wednesday, members of the French Guiana Bar Association comprising Ms Lucie Louze-Donzenac, Head of Delegation and former President of the French Guiana Bar Association; Mr. Marcel Alex Leblanc...

This is crazy!

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on This is crazy!

Any person can leave Guyana with up to US$9,999 and not have to inform anyone that this sum is in their possession. Yet, if someone sends you a US$100 you now are required under some...

High Park residents lament MMA/ADA failure to fix Access Bridge.

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on High Park residents lament MMA/ADA failure to fix Access Bridge.

-says structure is an accident waiting to happen Residents of High Park, Mahaicony Creek, are alleging that the Mahaica/Mahaicony/Abary Agriculture Development Authority (MMA/ADA) has failed to...

Police quarters for rehabilitation

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police quarters for rehabilitation

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) received bids for a range of projects aimed at rehabilitating living quarters for junior and senior police officers. Also received...

Region Four NDCs urged to adhere to procurement, other financial regulations-as REO calls for transparency among overseers

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Region Four NDCs urged to adhere to procurement, other financial regulations-as REO calls for transparency among overseers

Declaring at the start of 2019 that this year will see a significant increase in training within every sector, the Demerara/Mahaica Region Four administration yesterday held a one-day workshop. The...

UG’s Vice Chancellor and Principal refutes claims of overspending

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UG’s Vice Chancellor and Principal refutes claims of overspending

.Professor Ivelaw Griffith, the University of Guyana’s Vice Chancellor and Principal, has responded to news that his administration has been spending excessively for some time now. UG’s two...

Farmer gets nine years for killing friend in drunken brawl

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Farmer gets nine years for killing friend in drunken brawl

Martin Salvadore, 54, was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for chopping a man to death during a drunken brawl on October 16, 2014 in Essequibo. Initially, Salvadore was charged with the...

Pork knocker admits to fatally chopping man, jailed for 12 years

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Pork knocker admits to fatally chopping man, jailed for 12 years

Clad in a bright yellow shirt, 24-year-old Mark Creame, appeared before Justice Navindra Sin gh at the High Court in Georgetown, yesterday. The murder accused, who chose to plead guilty to the lesser...

GCA’s NY Tri State 50-over U-19 Semi-finalDCC crush TSC, NY Tri State beat MSCDCC face Americans in tomorrow’s final at Bourda

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA’s NY Tri State 50-over U-19 Semi-finalDCC crush TSC, NY Tri State beat MSCDCC face Americans in tomorrow’s final at Bourda

By Sean Devers Hosts DCC, led by 9-19 from Ezekiel Wilson and an unbeaten 29 from Alphius Bookie, crushed TSC by six wickets, while Vedant Parwal and Gautham Ravindran, who shared nine wickets...

Rising Stars claim Zeelugt SC T10 title

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rising Stars claim Zeelugt SC T10 title

Rising Stars won the Zeelugt Sports Club 10-over cricket competition which was contested on Sunday last o n the East Bank of Essequibo. Rising Stars defeated Combined XI by five wickets in the final....

Region Four horserace meet set for May 12 at Mocha

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Region Four horserace meet set for May 12 at Mocha

Regional Democratic Council, Region Number Four will be hosting a grand horserace meet on Sunday May 12 at Mocha, East Bank Demerara. Seven races are carded for the day with over two millions...

Duo arraigned on robbery charges remanded

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Duo arraigned on robbery charges remanded

Thirty-three-year-old, Kes Brown, of Lot 12 Water Street, Georgetown was yesterday remanded to prison after he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, before Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty on a...

Improved relationship with Education Ministry noted at GTU’s first Triennial conference

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Improved relationship with Education Ministry noted at GTU’s first Triennial conference

Healthy relations are paramount to any successful partnerships. This was the disclosure of President of the Guyana Teachers Union [GTU], Mr. Mark Lyte, even as the union opened its first...

Several teams record victories as MYO Inter- Jamaat 15 overs softball last weekend

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Several teams record victories as MYO Inter- Jamaat 15 overs softball last weekend

Fans were given much to cheer about when the final preliminary round matches of the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) Inter-Jamaat 15 overs Softball Cricket Competition was contested last weekend. MYO...

Jailed indefinitely for no reason and made to suffer twice…Berbice labourer prepares to sue magistrate for wrongful imprisonment

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Jailed indefinitely for no reason and made to suffer twice…Berbice labourer prepares to sue magistrate for wrongful imprisonment

He was shot and badly wounded and left to die miles away from road, in the backlands of Port Mourant amidst spells of unconsciousness and days in hospital and numerous surgeries. He was left with...