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Bandits trail miner… Four shot, two dead –gunmen dump dead accomplice from getaway car

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits trail miner… Four shot, two dead –gunmen dump dead accomplice from getaway car

A miner, Deon Stoll, 44, is now dead and two others injured after a botched robbery attempt in Da Silva Street, Newtown, Georgetown yesterday. Also found dead at Tucville around 11:30 hrs yesterday...

Energy Dept. Head hints at reducing large offshore blocks

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Energy Dept. Head hints at reducing large offshore blocks

Before heading to the next licensing round, there are two key things, which have to be done says Energy Department Head, Dr. Mark Bynoe. The official identified these to be a legislative review as...

Overgrown bushes on neglected house lots drive fear into neighbours

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Overgrown bushes on neglected house lots drive fear into neighbours

“Overgrown bush on neglected house lots” has been something of concern for countless residents across Guyana. Neighbours of such neglected house lots speak of how fearful they are living next to...

Workers union blasts Troy Resources and monitoring agencies over mining death

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Workers union blasts Troy Resources and monitoring agencies over mining death

Representatives from the People’s United and General Workers Union (PU&GWU) are denouncing the Australian mining company, Troy’s Resources, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), the...

Protest squeeze a million from Soulja Bai

Oct 15, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Protest squeeze a million from Soulja Bai

Old people does talk how nobody can’t get blood out of stone. If dat happen, it got to be a miracle. No president does push he hand in he pocket to give even a beggar a penny. Burnham use to give...

‘Golden Jaguars’ outclass ‘Benna Boys’ 5-1 at Leonora

Oct 15, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Golden Jaguars’ outclass ‘Benna Boys’ 5-1 at Leonora

By Calvin Chapman The ‘Golden Jaguars’, Guyana’s senior men’s football team exacted revenge on Antigua & Barbuda’s ‘Benna Boys’ with a 5-1 thrashing last night at the National Track...

GHB/GTT National Indoor Hockey C/Ships… Saints Sensations, Bounty GCC Vintage & GBTI GCC Spice among opening night winners

Oct 15, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GHB/GTT National Indoor Hockey C/Ships… Saints Sensations, Bounty GCC Vintage & GBTI GCC Spice among opening night winners

The opening night of the Guyana Hockey Board, GTT National Indoor Championships saw some exciting victories recorded. Saints Sensations trounced YMCA Old Forte Hard Ball 9-0. Saints Sensations took...

THE POLICE ARE BACK TO THEIR OLD WAYS

Oct 15, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE POLICE ARE BACK TO THEIR OLD WAYS

The police are returning to the repressive role that they played during the horrible days of dictatorship. The restrictions and discriminatory treatment against anti-government protestors at Cornelia...

Cash transfers are prime targets for corruption and mismanagement- Economist

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cash transfers are prime targets for corruption and mismanagement- Economist

The conversation on cash transfers is still ongoing. More views are being expressed on the issue. Many still continue to argue its feasibility and the benefits it could prevail on the country....

Granger contributes $1M to boost private school’s science programme

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Granger contributes $1M to boost private school’s science programme

President David Granger attended the 15th Graduation Ceremony and Dinner of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN), located at the Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Sunday. He commended the...

Iran says it discovered a natural gas reserve that could create US$40 billion in revenue

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Iran says it discovered a natural gas reserve that could create US$40 billion in revenue

(CNN) – Iran announced on Sunday that it has discovered a new natural gas reserve with the capacity to produce nearly 400 million barrels of gas condensate, which could generate a total of $40...

Grandmother critical after being battered by son

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Grandmother critical after being battered by son

A 75-year-old grandmother is in a critical condition, in the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was badly beaten by her son. She was transferred from the New Amsterdam Hospital in an unconscious...

Overseas-based Guyanese takes cancer awareness to Berbice

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based Guyanese takes cancer awareness to Berbice

Overseas-based Guyanese, Corliss Saul-Reynolds, has been lauded for her initiative in heightening cancer awareness in the Belladrum district on the West Coast Berbice. She organised a Breast Cancer...

Neither town council nor Caricom rice mill has right to disputed state land… property already leased – Trevor Benn.

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Neither town council nor Caricom rice mill has right to disputed state land… property already leased – Trevor Benn.

Since 2001, the Islamic Community on the Essequibo Coast, has been making several applications to the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission to develop a plot of land with the intention to extending its...

Sophia labourer who gives friend gun to shoot enemy, gets remanded

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia labourer who gives friend gun to shoot enemy, gets remanded

A Sophia resident who allegedly gave his friend a gun to shoot a man was yesterday remanded to prison by Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus after he appeared in court. Adrian Scott, 26, a...

Former GRDB accountant to lead a defence in falsification of accounts trial

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Former GRDB accountant to lead a defence in falsification of accounts trial

Former accountant of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Peter Ramcharran, is to lead a defence in one of his trials. This is in relation to the five charges made out against him for the...

Team Innovation overcome BV All Stars in Tapeball match

Oct 15, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Team Innovation overcome BV All Stars in Tapeball match

Team Innovation defeated BV All Stars by 63 runs in a 20-over Tapeball match which was contested on Sunday last at the National Park. Innovation won the toss and decided to bat, scoring a challenging...

WDFA Senior League Pouderoyen, Wales United, Eagles and Crane Rovers triumph

Oct 15, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on WDFA Senior League Pouderoyen, Wales United, Eagles and Crane Rovers triumph

The West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) senior league continued on Sunday at the Goed Fortuin Community Center ground with a double header on match day three. In the feature match, Wales United...

Resuscitation of masquerade high on Culture Ministry’s agenda — Director General

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Resuscitation of masquerade high on Culture Ministry’s agenda — Director General

Masqueraders are now going to enjoy a more structured framework approach towards the artform geared at making it a main stream event with the deserved recognition. This is according to Director...

GHRA calls on civil society to be more pro-active on elections

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GHRA calls on civil society to be more pro-active on elections

National elections have polarised Guyanese society politically and ethnically for the past 50 years. Unfortunately on this occasion, they are likely to do so precisely when the issues facing Guyana...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Berbice FA NA United and Monedderlust flay opponents

Oct 15, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Berbice FA NA United and Monedderlust flay opponents

New Amsterdam United and Monedderlust Football Club were in rampaging form on Sunday last when the GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 Intra Association League continued at the Esplanade Park in...

GTTA secures Development Coach through GOA/PASO grant

Oct 15, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA secures Development Coach through GOA/PASO grant

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) through the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) / Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) funding has secured the services of an ITTF Level One Certified Coach...

History of the PNC: Part 1

Oct 15, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on History of the PNC: Part 1

One of the enduring enigmas of this country is that there are Indian individuals and Indian companies both inside and outside of Guyana that hold Cheddi Jagan passionately in their embrace but are...

GT Beer / Keep Your Five Alive starts Thursday

Oct 15, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Beer / Keep Your Five Alive starts Thursday

Following a brief lull in the indoor format, the National Gymnasium is expected to once again burst alive when the 7th Annual GT Beer / Keep Your Five Alive’ Futsal Tournament commences next...

Government clears air on delay in disbursement of indigenous funds

Oct 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Government clears air on delay in disbursement of indigenous funds

Executive member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Mervin Williams, has presented a reason for the delay in the distribution of the Indigenous People’s funds. Williams, who was at...