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Contract to complete Guyana’s Local Content Policy was not advertised- Gaskin

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Contract to complete Guyana’s Local Content Policy was not advertised- Gaskin

By Kiana Wilburg The contract to complete Guyana’s Local Content Policy was never advertised. Only three persons were part of the restrictive tendering process that was used. Local Content...

Gunmen brutalise, shoot at, rob Black Bush rice farmer and family-hold teen daughter hostage until they escape

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen brutalise, shoot at, rob Black Bush rice farmer and family-hold teen daughter hostage until they escape

As bandits continue to wreak havoc in Berbice, a hardworking rice farmer and his family, are unfortunately, the latest victims. Lennox Ramcharran, 41, of Lot 15 Johanna South, Black Bush Polder, is...

Teacher accused of having sex with female student, 14

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teacher accused of having sex with female student, 14

West Demerara District residents are outraged over the allegations of a school teacher having sex at his home with a 14-year-old female student. Yesterday, sources from within the Ministry of...

Trio charged for trading counterfeit US currency

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Trio charged for trading counterfeit US currency

A man, his mother and his fiancée were yesterday slapped with 10 counts of fraud charges in total after the police smashed what they believe is a US currency counterfeit ring. The trio, Dexter...

Kaieteur News corrects erroneous statements by Energy Dept.

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Kaieteur News corrects erroneous statements by Energy Dept.

Last evening, the Energy Department sent out a statement to the media which was in response to our Friday article titled, “Sole Sourced or Open Tender? Questions surface over contract awarded to...

Reaction to Ministers’ government-funded trip to CCJ petty – Gaskin

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Reaction to Ministers’ government-funded trip to CCJ petty – Gaskin

Dominic Gaskin, of the Alliance For Change, has said that the outcry over the use of public funds to send six ministers to Trinidad, is petty. This comes on the heels of criticism that government...

Mother of six stabbed to death by husband

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of six stabbed to death by husband

A six-year marriage ended in tragic fashion on Thursday night in Anna Regina, with the murder of 39-year-old mother of six, Farida Khayum, and the attempted suicide of her assailant, husband Devanand...

SUPERBET being forced out of Guyana – Attorney Nandlall

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on SUPERBET being forced out of Guyana – Attorney Nandlall

Attorney-at-law Anil Nandlall has alleged that a minister of government is working to force Guyana Holdings Incorporated, trading as SUPERBET, out of the local gaming industry. The accusation follows...

Jagdeo couldn’t buy Baygon or toilet paper without a comment

May 18, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Jagdeo couldn’t buy Baygon or toilet paper without a comment

De government had a big story in de CCJ. Was one big argument and confusion about majority and things like dat. Ever since Charranrass vote and cause confusion in de government, was nuff...

Man gets two years for robbery

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man gets two years for robbery

Robbery and rape accused, Kevin Wilkinson, who was recaptured on Thursday evening following a daring escape from the Cove and John Police Station that day, was yesterday sent to prison for his...

Unemployed man fined for snatching policewoman’s phone

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Unemployed man fined for snatching policewoman’s phone

An unemployed man who admitted to snatching a policewoman’s phone so that he could acquire some money was yesterday fined by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly when he appeared before her at the...

Man, 22, found guilty of killing another with cricket bat

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 22, found guilty of killing another with cricket bat

A 12-member jury yesterday found 22-year-old Jonathan Budhan guilty of manslaughter in relation to beating a man to death with a cricket bat. Though initially indicted for murder, Budhan was...

What’s Missing in Trump’s ‘Beautiful, Bold’ Immigration Plan

May 18, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on What’s Missing in Trump’s ‘Beautiful, Bold’ Immigration Plan

(Excerpt from a NY Times Editorial) In a Rose Garden address, President Trump on Thursday unveiled his plan “to create a fair, modern and lawful system of immigration for the United States.”...

Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash Tournament Wiltshire large and in charge with night four win over Alphonso

May 18, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash Tournament Wiltshire large and in charge with night four win over Alphonso

At just 16 Shomari Wiltshire is clearly in a class above his peers on the Squash Court and he demonstrated that on Thursday night at t he Georgetown Club on night four of the Woodpecker Products...

Match Officials Appointed for 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup

May 18, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Match Officials Appointed for 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup

Miami – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) yesterday announced the referees and assistant referees that have been selected for the 2019...

Minister Patterson moves to sue for invasion of his bank account

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Patterson moves to sue for invasion of his bank account

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) posted on its Facebook page that Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, received US$9000 in his private account from China International...

SUR ready for Independence Athletics meet

May 18, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on SUR ready for Independence Athletics meet

Coach of Super Upcoming Runners (SUR) Niall Stanton is optimistic that his club will put in a strong showing at this weekend’s two-day Independence Track and Field Championship which runs off today...

This attitude to the judiciary is frighteningly dangerous?

May 18, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This attitude to the judiciary is frighteningly dangerous?

A schoolboy knows that the most essential pillar of society that preserves justice, rights, freedoms, liberties, physical protection of the citizens, etc., is the judiciary. Khemraj Ramjattan...

GFF/KFC U20 Independence KO Cup – Bartica FA SemisRivers View oppose Lazio today

May 18, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/KFC U20 Independence KO Cup – Bartica FA SemisRivers View oppose Lazio today

Omar Persaud and Mark Hoyte scored a goal each to guide Lazio FC to victory over Agatash United FC, 2-0, the result sealed Lazio’ s place in the semi finals of the Bartica leg of the GFF/KFC...

NAMILCO celebrates its 50th anniversary in style

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on NAMILCO celebrates its 50th anniversary in style

Many gathered with great excitement on Thursday evening as the National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) staffers gathered with supporters to observe fifty years of positive contributions to the...

KFC supports Fisherman Masters for NY Independence Cup

May 18, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on KFC supports Fisherman Masters for NY Independence Cup

KFC has thrown their support behind Fisherman Masters cricket team who will be participating in the New York Softball Cricket Le ague Independence Cup next month. Latifah Phoenix HR Clerk presented a...

Attorney General targeted in social media attack

May 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Attorney General targeted in social media attack

Attorney General Basil Williams says he has come under attack by the political opposition. Williams is being accused of sexual, verbal, emotional, mental and physiological abuse of the staff of that...

Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County CricketHinds, Bookie hit fifties as Demerara beat E’bo by 96 runs

May 18, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County CricketHinds, Bookie hit fifties as Demerara beat E’bo by 96 runs

By Sean Devers Fifties from Man-of-the-Match Adrian Hinds and Alphius Bookie and a four-wicket haul for Daniel Mootoo spearheaded Demerara to an e mphatic 96-run victory against Essequibo and...

Guyana Carnival 7’s Rugby STAG Beer, Let’s Bet Sports on board

May 18, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Carnival 7’s Rugby STAG Beer, Let’s Bet Sports on board

STAG Trinidad Northern Rugby Football Club will headline tomorrow’s Guyana Carnival 7s Rugby tournament, which is set for the Georget own Football Club (GFC) Ground, from 13:00hrs. The tournament...

Guyana beat Belize to end 2019 CBSC Group D campaign on a high El Salvador wins group

May 18, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana beat Belize to end 2019 CBSC Group D campaign on a high El Salvador wins group

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Guyana’s Beach Soccer team ended its 2019 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship with a 3-2 win aga inst Belize in Group D on Thursday last in Mexico. The ‘Golden...

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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