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FIVE SUSPECTS IN MURDER OF MONEYCHANGER, DAUGHTER…Discovery of getaway car led sleuths to gang

Jul 15, 2019 KNews News 0

– cops preparing to take suspects to court In just a few hours, police are likely to bring murder and other charges against individuals they have linked to the henious killing of moneychanger...

Stabroek Block will create tremendous value for shareholders -Hess Corp. CEO

Jul 15, 2019 KNews News 0

“Stabroek wells can be drilled in one third of the time and cost less than those in the Gulf of deep water Mexico…It will yield higher financial returns and more rapid cash paybacks, all...

EPA still to assess impact of proposed Houston Chemical Plant – Director

Jul 15, 2019 KNews News 0

…says it must follow a process The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is yet to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the oilfield distribution facility proposed by Nalco...

CANU dismantled ganja smuggling ring shipping to CARICOM countries

Jul 15, 2019 KNews News 0

– increase in synthetic drugs in schools recorded, says 2018 report Guyana has seen a significant increase in narcotics smuggling for the year 2018. This is according to the 2018 CANU...

Tsipras was kicked out; the AFC will be, too

Jul 15, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 0

The most left-wing party in Europe, in my opinion was Syriza in Greece led by Alexis Tsipras. In 2015, Syria won the general election and Tsipras became prime minister. This is what I wrote of...

Police Force pays homage to its fallen heroes

Jul 15, 2019 KNews News 0

The Guyana Police Force continues to celebrate its 180th anniversary. On Wednesday, the Force will be honouring those ranks who have made outstanding contributions to the Force and their...

600 residents to benefit from $200M Annai solar farm

Jul 15, 2019 KNews News 0

Some 600 residents of Annai, North Rupununi, Region 9, are set to benefit from a clean, renewable and reliable energy source with the installation of a 300-kilowatt solar farm. The pilot...

With a bounty of fruit on his hands…Farmer Richard Boodoo to invest in canned juices, concentrates

Jul 15, 2019 KNews News 0

Mr. Richard Boodoo has successfully created a farmer’s paradise with well-groomed, high yielding fruit trees and ground provisions. He plants lemons, soursop, tangerine, seedless lime, sweet...

KAMARANG…In the country of the cannibals

Jul 15, 2019 KNews News 0

By Michael Jordan He was in dai dai country. He couldn’t remember how he had gotten there, how he had strayed to this dead-silent place of forest and mountains. Lost. No sound. Bilious...

SARA 0fficial listed as Director of Supplies and Logistics Services company for oil and gas sector

Jul 08, 2019 KNews News 0

– Other government officials included The Special Assistant of the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA), Eric Phillips, is not only listed as a party on a pending application for an oil block,...

Teen kills friend over $500 gambling debt

Jul 08, 2019 KNews News 0

A 21-year-old man was stabbed to death yesterday during an altercation with a 17-year-old friend over a $500 gambling debt he owed his alleged killer. Dead is Mervin Squires of Lot 52 First...

Berbice youth killed, friend injured while driving home from party

Jul 08, 2019 KNews News 0

A West Coast Berbice youth was killed and his friend seriously injured, after the car they were travelling in slammed into a utility pole on the Golden Grove, West Berbice pubic road at around...

Anna Catherina man dead, brother-In-law critical after taxi slams into tree

Jul 08, 2019 KNews News 0

Premnarine Rampersaud never made it home. The 31-year-old from Anna Catherina, on West Coast Demerara, died at around 07.00 hrs yesterday when the taxi in which he was travelling crashed into...

Guyana should scrap NGSA; it’s unfair to students – Director of Economics, CDB

Jul 08, 2019 KNews News 0

Guyana should scrap its 11-plus secondary school entrance exam, the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). Every student deserves to have a good quality of education, not just the ones who are...

Exxon applies for Canje Licence renewal, to relinquish 20 percent of block

Jul 08, 2019 KNews News 0

ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has already applied for its Petroleum Prospecting Licence to be renewed for the Canje Block. The...

Mental Health Unit, Education Ministry launch programme to tackle mental health in adolescents

Jul 08, 2019 KNews News 0

Forty percent of Guyana’s population comprises of people under the age of 20, and one in four are affected by mental health issues in any given year. According to reports, there has been an...

Eric Phillips and the philetairus’ nest in the tree of APNU+AFC

Jul 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 0

The philetairus is a bird common to Africa. It is one of the world’s most sociable birds. After reading about the Eric Philips interest in the purchase of oil blocks under the name of African...

Will murder of cold case accused become another cold case?

Jul 08, 2019 KNews News 0

Police appear to have made no headway in identifying the individuals who beat murder accused Shaheed Alli to death in the Lusignan Prison last April. But a prison official assured the...

CV Nunes reclaims spot as Region 2’s top performer

Jul 08, 2019 KNews News 0

CV Nunes Primary School in Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, has reclaimed its spot as the top performer of Region 2. Formerly the Anna Regina Primary School, CV Nunes was renamed in honour of...

KAMARANG…Dancing with the dead

Jul 08, 2019 KNews News 0

By Michael Jordan Lionel Jones was dancing with a bloody, stiff, and long-dead Loretta Hamilton, when his wife shook him. He woke to see her staring at him, her hand still on his shoulder....

Police host concert in observance of 180th Anniversary

Jul 08, 2019 KNews News 0

After a spectacular route march in the pouring rain yesterday and a superb display at the Durban Park the Guyana Police Force put on quite a show last evening at the same location. The Force...

State Auditors continue probe of exercise book procurement by GNPL

Jul 03, 2019 KNews News 0

– separate verification process ongoing countrywide for textbooks State auditors are continuing their probe of the ordering of exercise books for public schools. The probe is now,...

Ramotar granted injunction against Kaieteur News

Jul 03, 2019 KNews News 0

Ex-President and former People’s Progressive Party General Secretary, Donald Ramotar, got an injunction against Kaieteur News yesterday. He had gone to court to challenge publications that...

Family of taxi driver who dies in Suddie lockups pickets police station

Jul 03, 2019 KNews News 0

A post mortem examination carried out on a taxi driver found dead in a police station lock ups, has concluded that the man died as a result of a fractured larynx, which is located in the neck....

Manufacturers given tips on how to reduce energy costs

Jul 03, 2019 KNews News 0

Local businesses and entrepreneurs are expected to be more equipped with tools to optimise their use of energy services. This is as a result of an energy auditing and management training...

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When I was a first year university student many, many moons ago, there was an academic book that was popular all over the... more

GECOM is not a disinterested spectator

Guyana’s political crisis is more intractable than the one in Venezuela. We may not have the same level of physical violence... more