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Breaking News! Sarwan Responds to Chris Gayle

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News! Sarwan Responds to Chris Gayle

Guyanese cricket, Ramnaresh Sarwan issued a response today to scathing comments by former teammate Jamaican Chris Gayle, denying the claims made by Gayle and expressing regret on the demise of their...

Breaking News!! 3 dead, 2 injured after massive explosion at GDF Camp Stevenson

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News!! 3 dead, 2 injured after massive explosion at GDF Camp Stevenson

Three young men was killed earlier this morning a fiery explosion at the Guyana Defense Force’s Base Camp Stephenson Arm Store Complex, Timehri, where they were involved in the preparation of...

Breaking News! Guyana confirms ninth COVID-19 death

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News! Guyana confirms ninth COVID-19 death

Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence, today confirmed the ninth death in Guyana as a result of COVID-19. The deceased is Samuel Morris, 67 years old who passed away at approximately 20:20hrs...

Claudette Singh reconsiders live stream of recount

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Claudette Singh reconsiders live stream of recount

Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair (ret’d) Justice Claudette Singh SC is now reconsidering a live stream of the national recount, following a proposal by the Private Sector Commission (PSC)....

Africa’s richest oil nation… Nigeria gets US$3.4B in emergency funding for COVID-19 but its politicians had stolen trillions from the Treasury

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Africa’s richest oil nation… Nigeria gets US$3.4B in emergency funding for COVID-19 but its politicians had stolen trillions from the Treasury

After much consideration, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Nigeria’s request for emergency financial assistance totalling US$3.4 billion. This would...

Four bodies recovered after boat collision – five arrested

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Four bodies recovered after boat collision – five arrested

The bodies of four of the men who went missing during a boat collision in the Berbice River on April 27, 2020 were recovered and identified yesterday afternoon. This is according to the...

Who don’t hear does feel!

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Who don’t hear does feel!

Romal Gardner of East Bank Demerara (EBD) was yesterday sentenced by the Diamond/ Grove Magistrate Court to stand one hour in the sun displaying a curfew notice after it was discovered that he...

Traffic light batteries stolen again – Ministry seeks help to identify suspect caught on CCTV

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Traffic light batteries stolen again – Ministry seeks help to identify suspect caught on CCTV

The Public Infrastructure Ministry has once again reported that traffic lights across the capital city are being vandalized and their batteries stolen by unknown perpetrators. This time, batteries...

Victim’s family in Pomeroon boat mishap wants Coast Guard to compensate

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Victim’s family in Pomeroon boat mishap wants Coast Guard to compensate

It has now been more than a week since 32-year-old Ryan Khayum lost his life, Coast Guard vessel slammed the rear end of his boat in the Pomeroon River. While the Coast Guard remains in police...

Private Sector urges Govt. to raise tax threshold to $100,000

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Private Sector urges Govt. to raise tax threshold to $100,000

– remove mortgage, VAT on food items; defer utility bills payments; emergency funding for small businesses The Private Sector Commission (PSC) which comprises a number of the biggest businesses...

VAT-free electricity for consumers until July

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on VAT-free electricity for consumers until July

Among the series of COVID-19 relief measures granted by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), there is a three-month waiver of Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. To the benefit of all customers of...

If de price rite, yuh gon get pun de site

Apr 30, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on If de price rite, yuh gon get pun de site

If yuh nah gat de bread, yuh dead. Dem boys talk de story. Dem want a piece of land to set up ah factory. Dem boys hear that CUMINVEST gat land at a new industrial site. Dem boys apply. Dem boys get...

Poor communication has resulted in rank speculation

Apr 30, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Poor communication has resulted in rank speculation

The West Indies Cricket Board of Control (WICBC) took a decision to drop Roy Fredericks from the West Indies squad for the 1979 Cricket World Cup in England. Fredericks had turned out for the West...

Private Covid-19 Testing to ease burden off Public Healthcare System – DCMO

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Private Covid-19 Testing to ease burden off Public Healthcare System – DCMO

The Ministry of Public Health recently gave the green light to a few private medical facilities to offer Covid-19 testing using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technology. This is according to...

MMA-ADA providing drainage and irrigation services amid COVID-19 impact

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on MMA-ADA providing drainage and irrigation services amid COVID-19 impact

─ encourages farmers to fulfill payments of taxes Despite the disruption by COVID-19, the Mahaica-Mahaicony- Abary/ Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA) is ensuring that there is adequate...

GTT makes SIM card application, replacement available online

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GTT makes SIM card application, replacement available online

GTT customers can now apply for new SIM cards or replacements via the company’s online platform and have it delivered to their home or office through Hero Cart or OneCart delivery. This is...

Two remanded for Mahaica fisherman’s death

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Two remanded for Mahaica fisherman’s death

One week after 40-year-old Zahir Ali of Mosquito Hall, Unity, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, was knifed to death in his neighbour’s yard, a juvenile and another man have been remanded to prison for...

Stabroek Block Oil Companies donate $60M to combat COVID-19 – Funds donated may be recoverable as expenses

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Stabroek Block Oil Companies donate $60M to combat COVID-19 – Funds donated may be recoverable as expenses

Stabroek Block co-venturers ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC-Nexen have donated a combined GY $60 million to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Salvation Army and Rotary Guyana, with the aim of combating...

Prime suspect in Linden execution-style killing found with grenade, bulletproof vest

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Prime suspect in Linden execution-style killing found with grenade, bulletproof vest

After days of searching, police officers were able to capture 21-year-old Coby George of 67F Wismar Housing Scheme. He was wanted in connection with the execution style killing of Glenroy Chapman...

Georgetown Chamber re-elects National Hardware owner as President

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown Chamber re-elects National Hardware owner as President

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has re-elected National Hardware owner, Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer, as its President for the year 2020-2021. The election, held during the...

North and South Georgetown named COVID-19 hotspots, as cases move to 78

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on North and South Georgetown named COVID-19 hotspots, as cases move to 78

As of yesterday, the Ministry of Public (MOPH) recorded an additional three cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the number of cases to 78 in Guyana. Up to press time, the fatalities...

18 units collected in Kwakwani Blood Drive

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 18 units collected in Kwakwani Blood Drive

The Kwakwani Hospital in collaboration with the National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS) recently held a blood drive in the Region 10 community. According to Dr. Pedro Lewis, Director of the NBTS,...

Three-year-old found dead in Berbice home

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Three-year-old found dead in Berbice home

The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Tiaan Ramballee, age 3, of Lot 26 Grant 1651 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice. The incident allegedly occurred around 07:00...

Farmers benefit from lands given by NICIL

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Farmers benefit from lands given by NICIL

Several farmers who received lands which were once part of the Wales Sugar Estate from the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) have been seeing the benefits of being issued...

Charter flight from Guyana for stranded British nationals

Apr 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Charter flight from Guyana for stranded British nationals

A Government chartered flight to take home around 100 Britons stranded in Guyana has been announced with booking open from yesterday. The flight will depart from the Cheddi Jagan International...

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