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NAMILCO Football Festival

Oct 28, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on NAMILCO Football Festival

Bakewell Topp XX face Santos, Monedderlust play BK International Western Tigers Players, fans, officials and sponsor will be hoping for a black out free night when play in the Namilco Football...

Diwali

Oct 28, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Diwali

Tonight, the Hindu community observes Diwali, the Festival of lights. As with most festivals that are part and parcel of the ancient religions, the origins of Diwali are lost in the mists of...

PNCR charges against the GPF are baseless

Oct 28, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on PNCR charges against the GPF are baseless

Dear Editor, I respond to the recent statement issued by the PNCR in which it accused the Ministry of Home Affairs of justifying “the regular, unlawful arrests by the police of young men from...

All relations with Suriname ought to be severed

Oct 28, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on All relations with Suriname ought to be severed

Dear Editor, Amid the pervasive mass silence surrounding our serious border issues, we have lonely voices crying in the wilderness as to what the future outcome will deliver. We know that oil and...

Guyana/Suriname river tragedy…

Oct 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Guyana/Suriname river tragedy…

Crossing was illegal, hence no immediate formal search and rescue – Benn The route used by the ill-fated Sevi 2 recently, when six persons lost their lives, was illegal, hence there was no...

Controversial wiretapping legislation…

Oct 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Controversial wiretapping legislation…

Home Affairs Ministry should foot bill — AFC Alliance For Change Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan says that, apart from the fact that the Interception of Communication Bill was breaching the property...

Guyana/Suriname River tragedy…

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Guyana/Suriname River tragedy…

Survivors recount ordeal at sea “I watched as waves snatched my sister, friend”, Sherry Ann Haynes “After I reached to shore, I feel so happy I found the energy to run for help”,...

Bandits slit taxi driver’s throat

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bandits slit taxi driver’s throat

– suspect held with bloody clothes Two carjackers slit a taxi driver’s throat, shortly after 22:00 hrs last night, after luring their victim to Bent Street, Wortmanville. Vibert Assanah, a...

IDB advocates for financial sector reform

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on IDB advocates for financial sector reform

Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank, Marco Nicola, believes there is need for a reform of Guyana’s financial sector. In a recent interview with this newspaper, the official said...

Corentyne River tragedy…

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Corentyne River tragedy…

“I begged mom to stop going to Suriname” – Ramchandar Motieram Relatives of the late Inderjeet Roy Ramdass are still fighting to come to grips with his death. Yesterday, his wife,...

Miss Agri parts is 2008 Sari Queen

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Miss Agri parts is 2008 Sari Queen

The 2008 Miss Guyana Sari Pageant, hosted at the National Park on Saturday night, was an enthralling spectacle of high-tech creativity and onstage glamour. Kudos should be given to the organizers....

Rohee seeks commendations for Joint Services’ killing of ‘Fine Man’ Gang

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Rohee seeks commendations for Joint Services’ killing of ‘Fine Man’ Gang

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee will today seek to have the National Assembly extend commendations to the Joint Services for ‘successfully ridding Guyana of the scourge of the Rondell ‘Fine...

Man beaten to death with hammer over stolen cell phone

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man beaten to death with hammer over stolen cell phone

Police are looking for a man who beat a 54-year-old vendor to death with a hammer yesterday, after accusing the victim of stealing his cell phone. Harold Gobin, of Montrose, East Coast Demerara, was...

Minibus conductor hospitalised after stabbing incident

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Minibus conductor hospitalised after stabbing incident

Minibus conductor Travolta Peters, 29, is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital nursing several stab wounds. Peters, of ‘B’ Field Sophia, who sustained three stab wounds to his...

NAACIE to address breach of agreement with Bosai

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on NAACIE to address breach of agreement with Bosai

– Kenneth Joseph Workers’ rights must be respected by their employers. This notion was emphasised recently by Mr Kenneth Joseph, General Secretary of the National Association of Agricultural,...

Mysterious bullet pierces roof of La Penitence house

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mysterious bullet pierces roof of La Penitence house

What Sharon Willis first mistook for the sound of something breaking was actually the sound of a bullet piercing the roof of her Lot 497 North East La Penitence home. The incident happened at around...

Motorcyclist killed after slamming into truck

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Motorcyclist killed after slamming into truck

A 23-year-old motorcyclist perished, at around 22:15 hrs last night, several hours after slamming into the back of a truck near Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara. The victim, Adrian Benons, of Land...

Forde crushes strong field to win IAAF South American 10K

Oct 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Forde crushes strong field to win IAAF South American 10K

Brazilian Antonia Silva retains title By Rawle Welch Guyanese Cleveland Forde in a time of 32 minutes 44.7 seconds out-sprinted nemesis Pamenos Ballentyne (32:53.00) of St. Vincent & the...

South Dakota Race Meet…

Oct 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on South Dakota Race Meet…

Motor Trend drivers plan to clean up Rookie category Motor racing fans on the Coast of Demerara are putting their money on two rookie drivers who they are confident will do their community proud come...

Eastman prevails in title scorcher but Lewis cries foul

Oct 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Eastman prevails in title scorcher but Lewis cries foul

By Michael Benjamin The heated exchange of words that characterized the pre-fight press conference between Howard ‘The Battersea Bomber’ Eastman and Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis erupted into a full...

Busta 2nd division 20/20 cricket

Oct 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Busta 2nd division 20/20 cricket

GNIC, GCC, Everest, DCC register 1st round victories Martin Rajmangal stroked a solid 51 as GNIC beat Police by eight wickets at Everest when the inaugural Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Busta...

Badminton tourney concludes with exciting finale

Oct 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Badminton tourney concludes with exciting finale

The Guyana Badminton Association Under-15 & 17 Junior Singles Tournament concluded on Friday at the Queens College Badminton Courts with several exciting finales. The boys Under-15 and 17 finals...

Young Warriors to battle DCC in Neal & Massy final under lights Friday

Oct 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Young Warriors to battle DCC in Neal & Massy final under lights Friday

After Mavericks go down by 134 runs in semi-final in Berbice Heartened by the interest and crowd support shown for the historic Inter-County cricket final between Berbice and Demerara under flood...

Busta 40 overs cricket in Wakenaam

Oct 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Busta 40 overs cricket in Wakenaam

Zeelandia snatch victory from the jaws of defeat – wins for Good Success, Sans Souci Zeelandia, Good Success and Sans Souci recorded victories as the Busta 40 overs Cricket competition...

Gafoor’s nat’l 1st division 20/20 cricket (Dem. zone)

Oct 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Gafoor’s nat’l 1st division 20/20 cricket (Dem. zone)

MSC maul Nandy Park, Everest whip UG By Sean Devers Malteenoes mauled Nandy Park by 10 wickets in a miss-match, while Everest easily beat University of Guyana (UG) in another one-sided encounter as...

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Protest electoral tyranny

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There comes a time in the life of a nation when silence is no longer an option, when the... more