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No restriction on disclosing local content imformation

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on No restriction on disclosing local content imformation

– Shows law only affords confidentiality protection to petroleum data – Ram Upon noting the recent explanation by Energy Department Head, Dr. Mark Bynoe on the reason confidentiality...

Turf war blamed on 2018 ‘massacre’ of fishermen… Too many boats; CoI recommends tracking devices, training

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Turf war blamed on 2018 ‘massacre’ of fishermen… Too many boats; CoI recommends tracking devices, training

A Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into a deadly attack on Guyanese fishermen off the coast of Suriname back in April 2018 that saw about 18 persons killed, with a number of them still missing, has found...

Cuban’s killers known to cops

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cuban’s killers known to cops

Officers are closing in on the shooters behind the murder of Cuban national, 35-year-old Ofredis Duarte Campos, of 321 East Street, Georgetown. Campos was shot dead during an early morning attempted...

Former Chief Justice Ian Chang honoured by Full Court sitting

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Former Chief Justice Ian Chang honoured by Full Court sitting

A special hearing of the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Judicature was convened to pay tribute to the life and work of the late Chief Justice retired, Ian Chang C.C.H S.C. During the sitting,...

Attempted robber gets sound thrashing

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Attempted robber gets sound thrashing

Given the spike in snatching incidents in the city, shoppers are put on the alert when traversing the roadways conducting their daily business; to be wary of their surroundings, ensuring they are not...

First ever Immigration Office commissioned in Region Ten

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on First ever Immigration Office commissioned in Region Ten

Director General, Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon, on Thursday, commissioned a spanking new $38M Immigration Office at Independence Avenue, Mackenzie, Linden as the Government continues its...

GECOM firm on reduction of private polling stations

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM firm on reduction of private polling stations

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday responded to complaints by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) that the reduction of private polling stations for the March 2 General and Regional...

Eye pass does lead to trouble

Feb 22, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Eye pass does lead to trouble

If is one thing people don’t like is disrespect. Dat is why parents does insist dat children show respect for others from de time dem small. But some of dem although dem parents try to train dem,...

GECOM dubs joint services vote a smooth one

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM dubs joint services vote a smooth one

The disciplined services turned out in their numbers yesterday to cast their ballots for the 2020 General and Regional Elections. Members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Guyana Police Force (GPF),...

Argument over fridge compressor lands woman in court

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Argument over fridge compressor lands woman in court

A woman was yesterday fined $10,000, after she admitted to an assault charge, which according to her, started because of an argument over a fridge compressor. Melissa Hodge appeared before Senior...

Polling day for joint services closes peacefully in Region Two.

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Polling day for joint services closes peacefully in Region Two.

Almost every member of the joint services in the Pomeroon/ Supenaam region, turned up at their respective polling stations yesterday, casting the first set of votes in the 2020 National and Regional...

Methodist church celebrates birthday of Guyana’s newest centurion

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Methodist church celebrates birthday of Guyana’s newest centurion

By Anastacya Peters The idea of living to be 100 years old is a mere figment of the imagination for some persons but in the case of Sybil Harte that is not so. She lived to celebrate her 100th...

Golden Republic T20 Bash Emrit, Hemraj lead Rutherford Renegades to 8-Wkt win

Feb 22, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Republic T20 Bash Emrit, Hemraj lead Rutherford Renegades to 8-Wkt win

Regal All Stars sink Ariel Speedboat at Providence By Sean Devers A disappointing crowd saw Regal All Stars beat Ariel Speedboat by 14 runs in the Softball encounter before on-target bowling from...

Upper Corentyne Cricket Association Inter Primary school cricket competition continues NO71 Primary win Group two

Feb 22, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Upper Corentyne Cricket Association Inter Primary school cricket competition continues NO71 Primary win Group two

Play in the second round of the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association Inter Primary school cricket competition continues in the Upper Corentyne area which encompasses the Crabwood Creek to No43 areas....

Coconut water is worth more than gasoline – Dr. Raymond Harlall

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Coconut water is worth more than gasoline – Dr. Raymond Harlall

…Company to plant 1,000,000 coconuts trees in the next 10 years Dr. Raymond Harlall’s vision for Guyana is to promote Diversification, Capacity Building and Food Security in the Agriculture...

Upper Corentyne Cricket Association Price Is Right T20 starts tomorrow

Feb 22, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Upper Corentyne Cricket Association Price Is Right T20 starts tomorrow

The Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) in collaboration with the Price Is Right Supermarket has organised a T20 cricket Competition for teams in the Upper Corentyne and Black Bush Areas. The...

Irfaan’s qualification: What is moral judgement?

Feb 22, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Irfaan’s qualification: What is moral judgement?

I once had a debate with a fellow Kaieteur News columnist, Stella Ramsaroop, over the question whether Raphael Trotman (then PNC parliamentarian), Khemraj Ramjattan (then PPP parliamentarian) and...

GSHFcommemorates 50th death anniversary of Rifleman Ali

Feb 22, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSHFcommemorates 50th death anniversary of Rifleman Ali

The Guyana Sports Hall of Fame sends greetings to all Guyanese, and especially to the Sports Fraternity, as we celebrate our 50th Republic Anniversary. The organization also takes this opportunity to...

Sterling Products Inaugural Golf Tourney set for today

Feb 22, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sterling Products Inaugural Golf Tourney set for today

CEO of Sterling Products Ltd, Mr Ramsey Ali, at a simple Press Briefing session at the Sterling Products headquarters – in the presence of Sterling’s Merchandising & Promotions...

Man charged for a spate of robberies

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man charged for a spate of robberies

Six months after he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer three counts of robbery under arms charges, 23-year-old Antonio Maraj, was...

STSC small goal football set for Monday

Feb 22, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on STSC small goal football set for Monday

South Turkeyen Sports Committee 5-a-side small goal and penalty shootout football competition will be held on Monday at the Carifesta Sports Complex, commencing at 09:00hrs. Among the teams set to...

STRANDED SEA TURTLE RESCUED OFF KITTY SEAWALL

Feb 22, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on STRANDED SEA TURTLE RESCUED OFF KITTY SEAWALL

A number of agencies and organisations working in the interest of protecting and safeguarding Guyana’s national patrimony recently combined efforts to rescue one of Guyana’s four marine turtle...

Raekwon, Seaton, Persaud, Lewis among gold medal winners on opening day at GASA Mash Meet

Feb 22, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Raekwon, Seaton, Persaud, Lewis among gold medal winners on opening day at GASA Mash Meet

By Zaheer Mohamed Noel Raekwon, Leon Seaton, Aleka Persaud and Shareefah Lewis were among the outstanding athletes when the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) Mash Meet commenced in Thursday...

The government needs to speak to the man in the street

Feb 22, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The government needs to speak to the man in the street

Oil revenues will not save this country. A sound economic model will. Unless the problems in the economy are fixed, no amount of oil revenue is going to make things easier for the small man. One of...

Milo Schools Football Tournament 2020 continues today and Monday

Feb 22, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo Schools Football Tournament 2020 continues today and Monday

Play in the Milo Schools Football Tournament 2020 will continue today and Monday at the Ministry of Education Ground on Carifesta Avenue with a total six matches over the two days. The Petra...