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PPP wary of House-to-House/NRR merger

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PPP wary of House-to-House/NRR merger

• believes process will take months • highlights non-scrutiny of registration exercise • says integrity could be questioned The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is worried that the merger...

Sleeping dredge owner, reputed wife set alight in mining camp -suspect on the run

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sleeping dredge owner, reputed wife set alight in mining camp -suspect on the run

Police in ‘F’ Division are hunting for a man who set a dredge owner and his reputed wife alight, while the couple slept in their camp, located in Mazaruni, Region Seven. The incident occurred at...

Orinduik 1% PSA… Whose orders was Trotman following? – Jagdeo

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Orinduik 1% PSA… Whose orders was Trotman following? – Jagdeo

Whose orders was Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, following when he signed away the Orinduik Block with a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) that essentially provides no royalty for...

Oil production vessel ‘Liza Destiny’ arrives

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Oil production vessel ‘Liza Destiny’ arrives

Guyana’s first oil production vessel called the Liza Destiny has finally arrived for the Stabroek Block after travelling nearly 11,000 nautical miles from the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore....

PPP promises sweeping changes if elected

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PPP promises sweeping changes if elected

As elections slowly approach, Guyanese will be reading about and hearing of the policies the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has in its manifesto, and that will be implemented immediately should...

Govt gets tough on poor electrical installation products

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt gets tough on poor electrical installation products

– signs orders for 31 new standards -‘Fairy Lights’, power outlets, surge protectors among items on list For years now, consecutive governments have been talking and warning about it....

APA presents Region 7 Indigenous land tenure report to Govt.

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on APA presents Region 7 Indigenous land tenure report to Govt.

The Amerindian Peoples’ Association (APA) has presented a report to Government, on an extensive research and exploration project it undertook to have a comprehensive grasp of the land tenure...

Onshore facilities covered by national oil spill plan-CDC Head

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Onshore facilities covered by national oil spill plan-CDC Head

According to head of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Colonel Kester Craig, Guyana’s national oil spill contingency plan will not only cover offshore activities, but also the day to day works of...

Jagdeo mekking promises but nutten to do wid oil

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Jagdeo mekking promises but nutten to do wid oil

Anybody can mek a promise. Some promise people does tek seriously and some of de people who mek de promise does change dem mind as soon as dem get wha dem want. Dem boys know people who promise dem...

VOTE FOR ME!

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on VOTE FOR ME!

Vote for me and there will be full transparency. So transparent, in fact, that everything you will see. Vote for me and there will be accountability. So accountable, that those in the wrong will be...

Man fined, given community service for threatening mom

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man fined, given community service for threatening mom

A man was on Wednesday fined and ordered to do community service for using threatening behaviour and language towards his mother. The court heard that the defendant was referred to counselling, after...

Guyana taps into foreign entertainment market at Carifesta XIV

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana taps into foreign entertainment market at Carifesta XIV

From all accounts, Guyana’s aim to tap into the international market at Carifesta XIV has been fairly successful, according to Culture Director Tameka Boatswain. To date, local Soca artistes,...

GGMC hosts Customer Appreciation Day

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GGMC hosts Customer Appreciation Day

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) hosted a Customer Appreciation Day yesterday at its Brickdam, Georgetown headquarters, in observance of its 40th Anniversary and also Mining Week. As...

PI into shooting death of mentally ill man continues

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PI into shooting death of mentally ill man continues

Fifty-five-year-old Gregory Bascom, a Lance Corporal of the City Constabulary, who is accused of shooting and killing a mentally ill prisoner, appeared on Wednesday before Senior Magistrate Leron...

Windies seek Sabina turnaround in wake of Antigua debacle

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies seek Sabina turnaround in wake of Antigua debacle

Kingston, Jamaica, CMC – Six days after a heavy 318-run drubbing in the opening Test, West Indies will try to pick up the pieces and turn the tables on India when the critical second Test bowls off...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – WDFA Leg Uitvlugt Warriors win back to back; Eagles remains only unbeaten team

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – WDFA Leg Uitvlugt Warriors win back to back; Eagles remains only unbeaten team

Eagles FC of Stewartville notched their second win in as many matches to remain the only unbeaten team while Uitvlugt Warriors enjoyed back to back wins when the GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power...

Calls for night school gets support from Govt.

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Calls for night school gets support from Govt.

Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe is supporting the notion of continued education for persons, especially young people, who would have dropped out of...

Lawyer objects to Police filing tax charges against Superbet operators

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyer objects to Police filing tax charges against Superbet operators

Attorney-at-law, Anil Nandlall has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions, (DPP) raising objections about the police instituting and prosecuting charges under the Tax Act against the agents...

Odyssey River and Sight Seeing Tours partners with LGC for Sunday’s tourney

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Odyssey River and Sight Seeing Tours partners with LGC for Sunday’s tourney

One of the leading tour companies in Guyana with a new 80-passenger tour boat operating from Parika, Odyssey Sight Seeing Tours have partnered with the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) for the staging of its...

North Pakaraimas Football Tourney Rivalry intense in both male and female versions; Kamana village impresses on debut as host

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on North Pakaraimas Football Tourney Rivalry intense in both male and female versions; Kamana village impresses on debut as host

The respective finals of the male and female segments of the Annual North Pakaraimas Football Tournament are expected to be contested on Friday August 30 at the Kamana Blue Lions Sports Ground in the...

Host Country Agreement signed for CPL Hetmyer appointed ‘Director of Batting’ by GAW

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Host Country Agreement signed for CPL Hetmyer appointed ‘Director of Batting’ by GAW

By Sean Devers The Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) became the last of the six Franchises of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to sign the Host Country Agreement (HCA) with the Guyana Government....

Indecisive leaders hiding behind others

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Indecisive leaders hiding behind others

The journey to nowhere continues. In the forefront stands these troubled, indecisive men and women. We call them leaders. They could not make any decision, even if their very existence depended on...

History created as FIFA partners GFF to outfit 20 Indigenous teams FIFA Instructor Lenny Lake impressed with commitment and love displayed

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on History created as FIFA partners GFF to outfit 20 Indigenous teams FIFA Instructor Lenny Lake impressed with commitment and love displayed

With the aim of enhancing the level of play on and off the field among indigenous teams, world governing body for football, FIFA, recently partnered with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to...

Guyanese Gajnabi set to make debut as Mohammed returns

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Gajnabi set to make debut as Mohammed returns

St. John’s, Antigua – Anisa Mohammed has been included in the 13-member West Indies Women’s squad selected by Cricket West Indies (CWI) Interim Selection Panel to play the three-match...

GPL runs alternative to troubled Demerara River submarine cable -introduces concrete poles

Aug 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GPL runs alternative to troubled Demerara River submarine cable -introduces concrete poles

To counter the troubled Chinese-laid link across the Demerara River, the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has reportedly found success in running new lines on the West Bank and connecting it to the...