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Escapee Travis Evans recaptured at Soesdyke

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News 0

‘fast-tracking’ Mazaruni prison construction Luck ran out for fugitive and murder accused Travis Evans yesterday when he was recaptured at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara. Acting on information from...

Ramjattan, security team mull location for new prison

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News 0

– specially fabricated steel cells for G/T Prisons to ease congestion at Lusignan The possible location of a new prison and the acquisition of several steel cells were among several issues that...

SOCU unfairly criticised for not delivering convictions – Harmon

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News 0

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) is yet to deliver a major conviction from among the dozens of cases built on its investigations into alleged corrupt practices, and this is not lost on the...

Dem boys seh …Guyana got wuk but no people

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, News 0

Every day people complaining how dem can’t get wuk. Young people talking bout de papers dem got but dem can’t get wuk. Dem boys decide to check out de situation because every day dem seeing...

India’s PM postpones visit because of “domestic circumstances”

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News 0

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, who was scheduled for a state visit in December, has postponed that engagement because of domestic circumstances. This was yesterday confirmed by Minister of...

Jack Nicklaus Group partners with CIMGRO, NexGen Global Marketing for major golf community in Guyana

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports 0

By Zaheer Mohamed Guyana is set to benefit from the Jack Nickauls Design Group as the organisation yesterday signed a contract with local companies Caricom Investment Management Group (CIMGRO) and...

Patanjalee Persaud wins Demerara Mutual Annual Golf Classic

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports 0

Recovering from a broken shoulder 5 months ago, Patanjalee ‘Pur’ Persaud won gloriously at the Demerara Mutual Golf Classic from a field of very competitive golfers, all determined to put out...

Govt. will utilize “other options” if Berbice Bridge raises tolls

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News 0

The government is firm in its view that the proposed toll hikes for the Berbice River Bridge are “unreasonable”, said Minister of State, Joseph Harmon at his post-Cabinet press briefing...

Contractor bids identical to engineer’s estimates, gets eight contracts – Four awarded on same day

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News 0

The Office of the Auditor General has launched a special investigation into what seems to be a quite beneficial relationship between Region Six Officials and a particular contractor. While that...

‘GCB’s League structure, fitness & positivity’ reasons for Jaguars’ success says Coach

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports 0

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Vnet, Regal, Noble House Seafoods & Cascadia Hotel Guyana Jaguars Head Coach 36-year-old Esuan Crandon is a former Guyana fast bowler who took 90...

Sustainable Land Management seen as key to Biodiversity and Climate Resilience Efforts

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News 0

Executive Director of the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), Calvin James, says that in order for Biodiversity Protection and Climate Resilience efforts to succeed,...

Former prison warder charged for clothes theft

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News 0

Sixty-one-year-old Christopher Knights, a buyer and seller of merchandise and former prison warder, appeared yesterday before Senior Magistrate Leroy Daly for the theft of half a million dollars in...

Fifth Smalta Under-11 girls’ football tourney set for next month

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports 0

The 2018 and Fifth edition of the Smalta girls’ peewee football tournament is set for four weeks of anticipated rivalry from November 17 to December 8th where 15 primary school teams will look to...

Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup Hosts Den Amstel to highlight first round of matches

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports 0

All systems are in place for tomorrow’s start of the Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup which is being held to commemorate the 84th Birth Anniversary of the former Mayor of...

Banks DIH/GABA league Sonics break duck; Kobras sting Nets

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports 0

Pepsi Sonics didn’t play the feature game on Thursday night at Burnham hard-court but their first win of the Rainforest Waters/Malta Supreme/ Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA)...

Ramnaresh Sarwan, Upper Corentyne 40 overs 2nd Division cricket resumes tomorrow

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports 0

After a break of nearly three months due to inclement weather and other circumstances, play in the Ramnaresh Sarwan / Upper Corentyne Second Division 40 overs cricket competition is set to restart...

Sports events to boost Tourism Awareness month

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports 0

By Zaheer Mohamed There are substantial facts of sport’s role in delivering a number of benefits to a country. Sport helps to increase economic success, provide employment and enhance a country’s...

Prime Minister’s T20 Cup Regal Masters, Ariel Speedboat, Boots All stars, Bartica All stars triumph

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports 0

By Zaheer Mohamed Regal Masters, Ariel Speedboat, Boots All stars and Bartica All stars recorded victories when the second edition of the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc Prime...

National Adaptation Workshop highlights Guyana’s climate change vulnerability

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News 0

Climate change is an issue that affects countries both economically and socially. However, it is the poor in the least developed countries that are most vulnerable. Guyana’s Office of Climate...

Windies Restaurant & Sports Bar supports GFSCA Guyana Cup 8

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports 0

Windies Restaurant & Sports Bar of Toronto, Canada has thrown it support behind the GFSCA Guyana Cup 8 softball cricket tournament set for October 26th, 27th and 28th. Several venues around the...

Following brutal murder of woman…TCV heads to Berbice to raise awareness about domestic violence

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News 0

“Guyanese need to be concerned about any life that is lost, especially any life that is lost through something that is preventable, like domestic abuse or suicide.” This was the assertion of...

Regional Super50 cricket Jaguars, Volcanoes match abandoned in POS Red Force, WI ‘B’ game also washed out in South

Oct 20, 2018 KNews Sports 0

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Vnet, Regal, Noble House Seafoods & Cascadia Hotel Trinidad is presently on a four-day ‘Orange’ (High risk) thunderstorm alert that goes...

Adverse weather in T&T sees alert upgrades

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News 0

Trinidad & Tobago has upgraded its ‘Yellow’ Alerts to Orange (High risk) and issued thunderstorm alerts that up to Sunday. This phenomenon is a result of the passage of a Tropical Wave which...

Deportee charged with killing girlfriend in Corriverton drain

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News 0

The 35-year-old deportee accused of murdering his girlfriend, appeared yesterday at the Number 51 Magistrates Court before Magistrate Charlyn Artiga. Durn Hunt called “Rastaman” of lot 108 Crane...

Guyana’s challenge lies in protecting environmental patrimony while ensuring increased standard of living – IAST Chairman

Oct 20, 2018 KNews News 0

Chairman of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) and Director at CGX Guyana, Dr. Suresh Narine believes that Guyana faces a challenge in protecting environmental patrimony while...

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Banal and visionless: President in Parliament

President Granger addressed Parliament last Thursday. Don’t take my word for it; read the speech yourself. You cannot find... more

The APNU+AFC govt. will never legalize recreational marijuana

The biggest opponents of the decriminalization of the use of marijuana are big businesses, including the entertainment, beverage... more