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Gunmen shoot, rob guest, hijack car

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 13

What started out as a casual evening gathering in memory of a loved one turned into an armed robbery that left one man wounded. Around 21:10 hours last evening Cecil Semple and his friend Cecil...

Duo charged for assaulting reporters

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 8

With recent calls for the security at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to be tightened, media operatives assigned to the court were physically and verbally assaulted yesterday by relatives of a...

Brothers arrested

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 8

After more than a day of questioning, police have released the wife of executed carpenter Vikesh Budhram, while his two brothers remain in custody. The trio was arrested on Tuesday and underwent...

Over 100 arrested for theft of electricity

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 6

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has intensified its campaign against electricity theft, countrywide. According to GPL, over the past two weeks, 110 persons have been arrested for electricity...

Fishing boat crew missing after pirate attack

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 1

Up to late last night the police and the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard were still trying to locate the crew of a fishing boat, which along with another vessel was attacked by pirates around 10:30...

MMA worker perishes in boat mishap

Nov 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on MMA worker perishes in boat mishap

– colleagues manage to swim ashore Police on the West Coast of Berbice are investigating the circumstances that led to the drowning of a 40-year-old sluice operator attached to the...

High rates of blood wasted – PEPFAR report

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 1

By Neil Marks The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in its 2008 Country Operation Plan allocated US$1.2M for medical transmission and blood safety for this year, but there...

Suspend VAT for 12 months, reduce GPL tariffs -AFC

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 1

The Alliance for Change has called for an immediate suspension of the Value Added Tax for a period of at least 12 months or a period to be determined until the world’s financial crisis abates. This...

Bus stops to be reintroduced early next year

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 6

The reintroduction of bus stops is definitely being considered for early next year. This is according to Transport Minister Robeson Benn, who made the disclosure during an address to schoolchildren...

Cabinet reshuffle and the diplomatic graveyard

Nov 27, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 6

Diplomacy in an increasingly turbulent world is a vital artery in the role of government. Diplomacy assumes crucial importance in two areas – trading relations and aggressive foreign policy...

IF YOU WANT BACK PAY, JOIN THE ARMY

Nov 27, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IF YOU WANT BACK PAY, JOIN THE ARMY

There has been a flurry of announcements about developmental projects and investments. This is often a hint of underlying problems in the economy. These announcements serve to assure Guyanese that...

Nestle scores 1.3 million dollar K&S goal

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports 1

Commits to 2nd place $500,000 prize, trophies & tee shirts The internationally renowned Nestle Company has scored a 1.3 million dollar goal with its support of 19th Kashif and Shanghai (K&S)...

Reigning champions confirmed

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Reigning champions confirmed

Reigning champions Hikers (Men), GCC (Women) and Fatima (Veterans) will be present in this year’s Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Tournament which is scheduled to commence...

Athletes protest conditions of 2008 Nationals

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Athletes protest conditions of 2008 Nationals

King attempts to offer reasons By Edison Jefford Athletes from Georgetown, who were part of the just concluded schools’ championships, launched a protest in front of the Guyana Teachers’...

Favourite and Oie net brace on another exciting night

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Favourite and Oie net brace on another exciting night

By Franklin Wilson The Banks DIH sponsored Guinness ‘Greatest of De Street’ four a-side football competition has certainly taken the city by storm bring out large crowds since it kicked...

Nagamootoo axed from Berbice 20/20 squad

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Nagamootoo axed from Berbice 20/20 squad

Esuan Crandon named Captain By Sean Devers National 20/20 player Mahendra Nagamootoo has been axed from a Berbice 20-man squad from which the county’s team to participate in the National...

Rugby West Indies to play in Trinidad Enthusiast International Sevens

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Rugby West Indies to play in Trinidad Enthusiast International Sevens

Bridgetown, Barbados. – Rugby West Indies Men’s Sevens Head Coach, Joe Whipple, announced the squads selected to compete in the Trinidad Tobago Enthusiasts International 7’s Dec 6 and 7. The...

BCBC and RHTY&SC to host 2-day First Aid Clinic

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on BCBC and RHTY&SC to host 2-day First Aid Clinic

The Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) Special Events Committee (SEC) in association with the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) have combined efforts to run off a First Aid...

Rosignol United and Brazilia into semis

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Rosignol United and Brazilia into semis

Rosignol United and Barzilla are through to the semi-finals of the Fruta Skills knock-out football tournament organized by the Berbice Football Association following wins over Corriverton Links and...

Judges need to be trained in new areas of law

Nov 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Judges need to be trained in new areas of law

– Ramjattan Attorney-at-Law and Member of Parliament, Khemraj Ramjattan has said that there is need for training of judges on the new developments of law in Guyana. According to him, all judges in...

Health Ministry takes dental programme to East Bank schools

Nov 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry takes dental programme to East Bank schools

Although efforts are continually being made to emphasise the importance of dental care, there is still evidence that many persons are not adhering to simple but necessary dental practices. At least...

Some aspects of the Guyana Annual are worrying

Nov 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Some aspects of the Guyana Annual are worrying

Dear Editor, A recent letter in the press about the Guyana Annual caused me to think back on it. I understand that the Chronicle Christmas Annual was resuscitated by a Guyanese overseas to revive the...

JPs support Justice Prem Persaud as head arbiter

Nov 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on JPs support Justice Prem Persaud as head arbiter

Dear Editor, The Guyana Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths to Affidavits Association fully supports Justice Prem Persaud’s appointment on the Arbitration panel to solve the wages...

Was Minister Henry Jeffrey axed or asked?

Nov 27, 2008 knews Letters 2

Dear Editor, Whichever one it is, we’ll never know. That’s the way the cookie crumbles. However, the greatest mistake Dr. Henry Jeffrey or anyone for that matter, who works under His Excellency...

Best resident plunges to death in Demerara River

Nov 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Best resident plunges to death in Demerara River

A body of a man from Best Village, West Coast Demerara, was fished out of the Demerara River late Tuesday evening after he had earlier gone swimming. Reports are that 40-year-old Krishna Bhagwandin...

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Chilling reminders that we are not safe

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Georgetown was plunged into shock and terror last week after two heinous incidents laid... more