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BoG explores penalties for Republic Bank …wants customers compensated – Governor

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on BoG explores penalties for Republic Bank …wants customers compensated – Governor

By Gary Eleazar Guyana’s Central Bank is currently exploring ways of sanctioning Republic Bank over the plethora of problems experienced by customers when the institution recently upgraded its...

Natural Resources Fund… US Federal Reserve still to approve Guyana account after two years

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Natural Resources Fund… US Federal Reserve still to approve Guyana account after two years

By Gary Eleazar Guyana has passed legislation for the establishment of a Natural Resource Fund (NRF) that will act as a repository for Guyana’s oil and other natural resource revenues but the...

US$150M renovation and counting… Opposition questions further US$6.7M spent on CJIA

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on US$150M renovation and counting… Opposition questions further US$6.7M spent on CJIA

Since 2015, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) made it clear that it will not spend a cent more on the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). In fact, it said it placed...

Country’s response capacity tested after GNIC chemical spill – EPA notified more than 12 hours later

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Country’s response capacity tested after GNIC chemical spill – EPA notified more than 12 hours later

The country’s response capacity was yesterday tested in a major way after a chemical spill since Tuesday evening at the Lombard Street wharf of the Guyana National Industrial Company (GNIC). Almost...

Minister Jordan confident of safeguards to protect oil revenues despite no oversight body

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Jordan confident of safeguards to protect oil revenues despite no oversight body

By Gary Eleazar The 22-member Public Accountability and Oversight Committee to be established under Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act, is not in place as yet but Minister of Finance, Winston...

State’s unreadiness to prosecute Bisram is ‘embarrassing’ – Minister Ramjattan

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on State’s unreadiness to prosecute Bisram is ‘embarrassing’ – Minister Ramjattan

After fighting two long years to extradite murder accused ‘Marcus Bisram’ from the US to Guyana, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan sees it as ‘embarrassing’ that the state is not...

Central Bank signs MoU with Finance Ministry to ensure transparent management of Natural Resource Fund

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Central Bank signs MoU with Finance Ministry to ensure transparent management of Natural Resource Fund

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday between Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, and Bank of Guyana Governor, Dr. Gobind Ganga as it relates to the Bank’s obligations as...

Spill expose nuff man problems

Dec 12, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Spill expose nuff man problems

Is only when something happen dat people does know wha dem can do. Dem have people who hear something happen to somebody and dem is de first ones to holler, “If was somebody fuh me…” Dem hear...

The world is standing on its head

Dec 12, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The world is standing on its head

A man goes to hell and is met at the gates by the Devil. The man is escorted to a hallway which has three different doors and the Devil tells the man he has choose one room to spend the rest of...

Man pays $20,000 for slapping female cop

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man pays $20,000 for slapping female cop

Weeks after 21-year-old Daniel Boutrin, of 157 Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for escaping from lawful custody, he was yesterday hauled before the court to...

Sonia Joseph appointed new Police Legal Advisor

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sonia Joseph appointed new Police Legal Advisor

By Shikema Dey After being tipped for the position, former acting Director of Public Prosecution (DPP,) Sonia Joseph, has been confirmed as the new Police Legal Advisor (PLA). The announcement was...

Inmate stabbed in alleged Mazaruni Prison murder plot

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Inmate stabbed in alleged Mazaruni Prison murder plot

After allegedly overhearing three inmates planning to kill him, murder accused, Wayne Gilbert, stabbed one of the plotters, who is now in hospital. Sources identified the victim as Rickford Jones,...

15 families to claim relatives abandoned at GPHC

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 15 families to claim relatives abandoned at GPHC

A total of 15 persons who were abandoned at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) will be celebrating Christmas at their respective homes after their families came forward and offered to...

Home care linked to enhanced recovery rate of patients – health officials

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Home care linked to enhanced recovery rate of patients – health officials

The Christmas season is often described as a time of perpetual hope; love and kindness usually abound. It is also the time of year that family members are the busiest making preparations for various...

Cops hunt for dredge owner’s crew as DNA confirms skeletal remains are his

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cops hunt for dredge owner’s crew as DNA confirms skeletal remains are his

Police have stepped up the hunt for former employees of Bartica miner, Philbert Fraser, whose skeletal remains were found last February near his camp at Arimu Backdam, Cuyuni River. A senior police...

ExxonMobil funds PhD for Iwokrama

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil funds PhD for Iwokrama

ExxonMobil, a significant supporter of the Iwokrama Science Programme for the biodiversity project, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the University of Guyana to support a PhD scholarship...

Grandfather freed of wife-killing charge

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Grandfather freed of wife-killing charge

Randolph Tahal, the 62-year-old grandfather of Smythfield, New Amsterdam, Berbice, who was on trial for killing his wife back in 2017 walked out of the Berbice High Court on Wednesday a free man. He...

Intensified police patrol at GPHC in light of recent robbery attack

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Intensified police patrol at GPHC in light of recent robbery attack

As of today, more police officers will be patrolling in the vicinity of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) with the aim of heightening the safety of persons going to the Accident and...

Charles Ceres wins libel suit against Guyana Times

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Charles Ceres wins libel suit against Guyana Times

Businessman and prominent engineer, Charles Ceres, was yesterday granted judgment against the Guyana Times newspapers. In a libel suit claiming in excess of $200M in damages, Ceres and his wife,...

Draw Delivers Matchups for 2021 Gold Cup Qualifying Matches

Dec 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Draw Delivers Matchups for 2021 Gold Cup Qualifying Matches

Guyana to play Barbados, winner to face T&T Miami – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) last evening conducted the official draw for the...

Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers School League Evans’ first half strike hands Lodge Secondary Title

Dec 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers School League Evans’ first half strike hands Lodge Secondary Title

A first half strike from Rasheed Evans was enough to give Lodge Secondary the championship trophy when the Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers U18 Schools’ Football League organised by the Petra Organisation...

Wins for MYO and NA as MYO/Trophy Stall Inter-Jamaat Softball continues

Dec 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wins for MYO and NA as MYO/Trophy Stall Inter-Jamaat Softball continues

The Muslim Youth Organisation of Guyana/Trophy Stall Inter- Jamaat 10 overs Softball Cricket competition continued last Sunday at the MYO Ground with several matches, following are the results. MYO...

No shake up as G/T Mayor, Deputy re-elected – Rose Hall, Corriverton also see re-elections

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on No shake up as G/T Mayor, Deputy re-elected – Rose Hall, Corriverton also see re-elections

There was no shakeup at City Hall yesterday as Pandit Ubraj Narine and Councillor Alfred Mentore were re-elected to serve in the capacity of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the city of Georgetown...

Windies series hopes evaporate amidst India onslaught

Dec 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies series hopes evaporate amidst India onslaught

Mumbai, India, CMC – West Indies’ bid for a rare series win fizzled under the weight of an enormous run chase as India pulled off a convincing 67-run victory in yesterday’s third Twenty20...

Management Course Trains 45 Guyanese NGO managers

Dec 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Management Course Trains 45 Guyanese NGO managers

A strong sector of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) is a key element of a healthy and robust democracy. To that end, the U.S. Embassy and United Nations collaborated on an NGO Management...

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The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment

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