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Head-on collision leaves five dead, one critical – as police vehicle slams into car

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Head-on collision leaves five dead, one critical – as police vehicle slams into car

A head-on collision yesterday, around 06:45 hours, between a police vehicle and a private car that occurred at Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD) has left five persons dead and one seriously...

West Berbice rice farmer killed in home invasion; wife detained

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on West Berbice rice farmer killed in home invasion; wife detained

A West Coast Berbice rice farmer is now dead following an alleged home invasion by bandits Monday night. Dead is Gregory Reynolds aka Burmine of No.8 Village (No.8 Primary School Street). He was also...

Unmitigated oil spill in Payara field could significantly impact Region One – EIA

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Unmitigated oil spill in Payara field could significantly impact Region One – EIA

Should an oil spill occur in the Payara field of the Stabroek Block, it is likely to have a significant impact on Region One. This is according to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that was...

Mahaicony granny killer to serve life sentence – 16 year old accomplice still to be tried

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaicony granny killer to serve life sentence – 16 year old accomplice still to be tried

Had it not been for favourable mitigating factors, Justice Sandil Kissoon informed confessed killer Davanand Rampersaud that his sentence would have been harsher than a life sentence with the...

Bodies found at Abary foreshore… Tied-up fishermen were beaten, left to drown

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bodies found at Abary foreshore… Tied-up fishermen were beaten, left to drown

The two fishermen whose bodies were found days apart tied at the hands and feet and partly decomposed on the Abary foreshore are said to have died from drowning and also sustained an injury to the...

Miners urged to step up security after Monday’s shootout

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Miners urged to step up security after Monday’s shootout

One day after a shocking shootout in Newtown, which left a prominent businessman dead, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is calling on the Joint Services to take actions. The...

Forestry Commission denies high rate of illegal activities

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Forestry Commission denies high rate of illegal activities

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has denied that its monitoring system has been severely compromised. A recent letter by an “M. Fraser” published in the October 4, 2019 edition of Kaieteur...

GuyOil defends termination of contracts -CEO denies contacting Trini. exec for bribe

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GuyOil defends termination of contracts -CEO denies contacting Trini. exec for bribe

Days after a Trinidad and Tobago contractor claimed that three contracts were suddenly terminated because they refused to pay a bribe, the Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) has defended its decisions....

Exxon workers grumbling but…

Oct 16, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Exxon workers grumbling but…

Ever since Exxon announce it find oil it begin looking fuh ways to rob de Guyanese people. It announce that it find a well that got 120,000 barrels a day. Guyanese smile because that was de same size...

GTT National Indoor Hockey C/Ships… Defending first division champions, Woodpecker Hikers and Pepsi Hikers win last night

Oct 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTT National Indoor Hockey C/Ships… Defending first division champions, Woodpecker Hikers and Pepsi Hikers win last night

Match night two of the 2019 GTT National Indoor Hockey Championships being contested at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), Homestretch Avenue saw both male and female defending first division...

Masked men abandons robbery attempt on Industry’s supermarket

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Masked men abandons robbery attempt on Industry’s supermarket

Residents of Industry, East Coast Demerara, are calling on fellow villagers to be on the alert. This was after an attempted robbery was made on the Wan Li Supermarket located along 5th Street,...

105 not out

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 105 not out

Principal Assistant Secretary (General), Ministry of the Presidency, Roxanne Barratt, yesterday afternoon, on behalf of President David Granger, delivered a food hamper to centenarian Kathleen...

That is how we roll!

Oct 16, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on That is how we roll!

What do the people prefer: US$5,000 per household or placing oil revenues in the hands of the government “to teach them how to fish?” The answer to that question is not difficult for anyone with...

Prosecution closes case in PI of hotel owner, alleged hitman

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Prosecution closes case in PI of hotel owner, alleged hitman

Yesterday Police Prosecutor Neville Jeffers closed his case in relation to the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) against the owner of Rockies International Hotel on Light Street, Georgetown, and his alleged...

Bisram’s mother, co-accused lead defence in $4M cop-bribing trial

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bisram’s mother, co-accused lead defence in $4M cop-bribing trial

Sharmilla Inderjali, the mother of US-based fugitive, Marcus Bisram, and co-accused Maryanna Lionel yesterday led a defence in the matter in which they allegedly offered a detective $4M for him to...

Ministry extends sympathy to family of murdered gold miner

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry extends sympathy to family of murdered gold miner

The Ministry of Natural Resources has expressed sincerest condolences to the relatives and friends of the late Deon Stoll. Stoll, a gold miner, was killed during an attack by gunmen on Monday in...

President Granger orders CoI into horrific EBD accident

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on President Granger orders CoI into horrific EBD accident

President David Granger, has ordered a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into yesterday morning’s tragic accident at Friendship, East Bank Demerara, which resulted in the death of five persons. The Head...

BCB congratulate Harper on appointment as WI Men’s Panel Lead Selector

Oct 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB congratulate Harper on appointment as WI Men’s Panel Lead Selector

The President, Executive and members of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has offer congratulations to Guyanese Roger Harper on his appointment as West Indies Cricket Board Men’s Panel Lead Selector....

Correction

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Correction

Kaieteur News would like to highlight that the picture captioned “Some of the participants at a recent PTEC workshop facilitated by Sharon Houston (seated)” carried in Monday’s Edition October...

CGI’s SBF Petroleum Jaguars 50-over Franchise League Ricardo Adams help E’bo to 2nd with 115-win over U/C’tyne

Oct 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on CGI’s SBF Petroleum Jaguars 50-over Franchise League Ricardo Adams help E’bo to 2nd with 115-win over U/C’tyne

Story and photos by Sean Devers A useful all round performance from Ricardo Adams and good bowling from Akinie Adams and the lively Ronsford Beaten spurred defending champions Essequibo to an...

Two police stations to be remodelled, rehabilitated – Prison Service to get learning centre

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two police stations to be remodelled, rehabilitated – Prison Service to get learning centre

Two Police Stations in the Corentyne area, those being Albion and Whim respectively, are to be remodelled and rehabilitated in the coming months. This was unveiled yesterday at the weekly bid opening...

West Demerara, Lower Corentyne and West Berbice triumph

Oct 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Demerara, Lower Corentyne and West Berbice triumph

West Demerara, Lower Corentyne and West Berbice registered victories when the Cricket Guyana Inc./SBF Petroleum Jaguars 50-over Franchise League continued yesterday. At Tuschen, West Demerara...

Regal Legends overcome Savage Legends

Oct 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal Legends overcome Savage Legends

Regal Legends defeated Savage Legends by seven wickets when the teams collided in a 20-over fixture on Sunday last at Malteenoes Sports Club. Batting first, Savage Legends scored 120-6 with Nigel...

Six years later… Ex- GDF Coast Guards convicted of murder challenge death sentence

Oct 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Six years later… Ex- GDF Coast Guards convicted of murder challenge death sentence

Six years after they were sentenced to death by hanging for the August 2009 murder of Bartica gold miner Dwieve Kant Ramdass, three former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) coast guards Sherwin Hart, Devon...

Mondo leads St. Ambrose Primary to victory over School of the Nations

Oct 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mondo leads St. Ambrose Primary to victory over School of the Nations

Skipper Dominic Mondo struck an unbeaten 81 to lead St. Ambrose Primary to a comprehensive victory over School of the Nations when play in the Georgetown leg of the Guyana Cricket Board/Cricket West...

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The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment

Peeping Tom… “The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment” Kaieteur News – The cries... more