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Elections 2020 – Day 37 Lowenfield drafts plan for 156-day recount

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Elections 2020 – Day 37 Lowenfield drafts plan for 156-day recount

– Opposition Commissioners say it’s impractical in the current political crisis, needs to be reworked; GECOM calls their comments “absurd, distasteful and unethical” – PPP says...

Health of offshore workers being closely monitored as Guyana’s COVID-19 cases continue to increase – ExxonMobil

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Health of offshore workers being closely monitored as Guyana’s COVID-19 cases continue to increase – ExxonMobil

With the steadily climbing numbers of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Guyana, Public Relations and Government Affairs Advisor for ExxonMobil, Janelle Persaud, has given all assurances that the...

Sixth coronavirus victim was prominent engineer – 37 cases confirmed to date

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Sixth coronavirus victim was prominent engineer – 37 cases confirmed to date

As this newspaper reported yesterday, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed a sixth life in Guyana. The victim has since been identified as 77-year-old Colonel John Lewis, former head of the...

Japarts rushes to help needy during COVID-19 lockdown

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Japarts rushes to help needy during COVID-19 lockdown

With the aim of supporting the less fortunate during the fight against the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), local business company, Japarts, has prepared 1,000 food hampers to distribute to the less...

IDB deploys financial, technical support for borrowing countries affected by COVID-19

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on IDB deploys financial, technical support for borrowing countries affected by COVID-19

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), as well as IDB Invest, will be deploying financial and technical resources for borrowing member countries such as Guyana, and even for companies, to address...

Man shot dead by cop during “attempted robbery” – Relative believes “old grievance” was reason

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man shot dead by cop during “attempted robbery” – Relative believes “old grievance” was reason

By Shikema Dey Forty-six-year-old Mark McLean was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday last while at a shop in Stevedore Housing Scheme, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown. According to a release...

Veteran sugar union leader, Komal Chand, dies at 75

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Veteran sugar union leader, Komal Chand, dies at 75

The trade union world in Guyana has been thrown into a state of mourning with the passing yesterday morning of Komal Chand. Chand, 75, the President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’...

Coronavirus nah play

Apr 09, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Coronavirus nah play

Dem boys telling y’all to stay home. Nah guh out. De Coronavirus nah play. Dem boys seh dat in February, the virus killed 2,718 persons. In March, the virus kill more than 39,000 more. We only in...

We are sitting on top of an active volcano

Apr 09, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on We are sitting on top of an active volcano

If you want to see Guyana have a total shutdown, all that has to happen is for it to be announced that a certain political party will be having a protest march. The entire country will come to a...

Region 10 health sector kick starts contingency plan at emergency meeting

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Region 10 health sector kick starts contingency plan at emergency meeting

– Officials advised to conduct COVID-19 test on remains of 6-year-old girl The regional health authorities in Region Ten held an emergency meeting yesterday to address several issues including...

Man viciously assaults girlfriend, knocks her 8-year-old daughter unconscious

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man viciously assaults girlfriend, knocks her 8-year-old daughter unconscious

A mother and her 8-year-old daughter are currently hospitalised at separate health institutions in Berbice, after a man with whom the woman shares a relationship, assaulted the woman, then knocked...

24 sinks installed to benefit Essequibians in fight against COVID-19

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 24 sinks installed to benefit Essequibians in fight against COVID-19

Twenty-four sinks, placed at key locations on the Essequibo Coast, will now benefit residents in their fight against the novel coronavirus [COVID-19]. The idea to have sinks placed at various...

US requests another emergency evacuation flight for citizens

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US requests another emergency evacuation flight for citizens

The US Embassy in Georgetown says it has requested the permission of the Government of Guyana for another special commercial relief flight to take its citizens and permanent citizens out. According...

Murder of Rose Hall businessman… Alleged mastermind “Dutty” arrested in city

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Murder of Rose Hall businessman… Alleged mastermind “Dutty” arrested in city

Daniel Mc Lennon aka “Dutty”, who was wanted by police in relation to the killing of Rose Hall businessman Lomenzo “Sham” Johnny, was captured in Georgetown yesterday morning. Four...

Ministry assesses impact of COVID-19 on businesses

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry assesses impact of COVID-19 on businesses

The Ministry of Business under the Ministry of Finance will be conducting a survey to assess the impact of the Coronavirus on local business operations. The data gathered from this survey will aid in...

EU provides US$8.6M grant for C’bean to combat COVID-19

Apr 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on EU provides US$8.6M grant for C’bean to combat COVID-19

With the aim of assisting the Caribbean to fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the European Union (EU) has provided a grant of €8M (US$8.6M), which will be implemented by the...

Former Rugby boss Col. Lewis MSM passes

Apr 09, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former Rugby boss Col. Lewis MSM passes

Army reserve Colonel (Ret’d) John Percy Lewis MSM (Military Service Medal) passed away Tuesday evening to plunge the local sports fraternity into deeper sorrow after losing the battle to a...

Mingo’s mingle-mangle: When Mandingo failed

Apr 09, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Mingo’s mingle-mangle: When Mandingo failed

While I do believe that because of the poor results from the AFC ‘s 2015 performance, the PNC’s war room decided as early as 2015 to ensure strategies were stored up to arrange GECOM for an...

Aurora Knight Riders Cricket Club turns 10

Apr 09, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Aurora Knight Riders Cricket Club turns 10

Essequibo’s Aurora Knight Riders Cricket Club is celebrating its 10th year of existence since its formation on the 12th March, 2010. The club which is currently competing in the Essequibo T/20...

I love playing the longer version says Kevlon Anderson Wants better pitches in local cricket

Apr 09, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on I love playing the longer version says Kevlon Anderson Wants better pitches in local cricket

By Sean Devers When Kelvon Anderson made his GCB/CGI three-day Franchise debut for Lower Corentyne, he was just 16-years old but he batted with a maturity that belied his age. His skill level,...

A handful of words with an ominous ring

Apr 09, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A handful of words with an ominous ring

“Not going to end well…” There is an ominous ring to the media headlines, in those less than a handful of words. What do we intend to do about them, if anybody listens or cares about what older...

Guyana must signal political stability, return to normalcy

Apr 09, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana must signal political stability, return to normalcy

DEAR EDITOR, The latest ruling from the Guyana Court of Appeal clears the way for final resolution of our electoral uncertainty, and not a moment too soon. GECOM and the responsible officials must...

Please be honest and decent, and let the recount be done smoothly

Apr 09, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Please be honest and decent, and let the recount be done smoothly

DEAR EDITOR, In the year 2015 Guyana, more so Guyanese voted for change. We have read and heard of the “change” that was supposed to come to our shores of Guyana, fast forward to the no...

Government has dropped the ball in the fight against COVID-19

Apr 09, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government has dropped the ball in the fight against COVID-19

DEAR EDITOR, On March 11, 2020, Guyana recorded its first confirmed case of the Novel Coronavirus. This pneumonia-like virus is responsible for the sufferings and deaths of thousands of people...

Some observations on the conversation of elections and “shared governance”

Apr 09, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some observations on the conversation of elections and “shared governance”

DEAR EDITOR, I have examined Dr. David Hinds’ column, “Scrap the election and install an interim government” (KN, 04-05-20), and listened attentively to the entire video broadcast by Globespan...

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National B/Ball team departs for Suriname today

Poverty does not come with a lifetime warranty

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the national discussion segues to poverty reduction, it resurrects the age-old debate... more