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I never saw, or met ‘Fine Man’ – Philip Bynoe

Dec 03, 2008 knews News 28

By Dale Andrews Former treason accused Phillip Bynoe has denied any association with the Buxton/Agricola gang that was led by the now dead Rondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins. Bynoe was linked to the gang...

Gunmen make off with NDC payroll

Dec 03, 2008 knews News 19

EVERSHAM, CORENTYNE – Two armed bandits invaded the Macedonia/Joppa Neighbourhood Democratic Council’s Office at Eversham on the Corentyne yesterday, at about 13:30 hours, some ten minutes...

More setbacks at Skeldon Sugar Factory

Dec 03, 2008 knews News Comments Off on More setbacks at Skeldon Sugar Factory

– Official More problems have surfaced at the Skeldon Sugar Factory, as the facility is yet to achieve maximum performance, once again pushing back the commissioning date. Yesterday, Minister...

Taxi driver shot after hijacking attempt

Dec 03, 2008 knews News 6

A taxi driver is currently nursing two gun shot wounds to the body and is listed as critical at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation after a surreal shooting last evening in Sophia. Twenty...

Another man remanded for harbouring “Fine Man”

Dec 03, 2008 knews News 2

Twenty eight-year-old Daniel De Souza, of Half Mile Wismar, Linden, was remanded to prison yesterday on the charge of harbouring Rondell “Fine Man” Rawlins and members of his gang between April...

Accused alleges death threats from victim’s relatives

Dec 03, 2008 knews News 2

Murder accused Louis Lancaster, 35, of Fifth Street, Alberttown, made his second court appearance before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday. Lancaster, along with another assailant...

EISS leads World Aids Day activities at Wakenaam

Dec 03, 2008 knews News Comments Off on EISS leads World Aids Day activities at Wakenaam

As part of World Aids Day activities on Monday, students of the Essequibo Islands Secondary School (EISS), their teachers and some residents made a 15-mile bicycle ride around the island of...

There is urgent need for major infrastructural rehab

Dec 03, 2008 knews News Comments Off on There is urgent need for major infrastructural rehab

– Commission The independent examination into the low productivity of East Demerara Sugar Estates has concluded with the Commission of Inquiry noting that there is urgent need for major...

GT&T, Digicel SMS interconnection imminent

Dec 03, 2008 knews News 1

The legal team, engineers and hierarchy at the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company are currently analyzing the final draft of the interconnection of GT&T and Digicel with regards to Short...

Bakewell sponsors 6000 K&S Christmas Day tickets

Dec 03, 2008 knews Sports 1

Min. of Education to distribute to Region 4 schools By Franklin Wilson Bakery giants Bakewell has once again raised the bar as a leading corporate citizen by purchasing six thousand tickets for...

President Jagdeo hands over $1M first prize to Kashif and Shanghai

Dec 03, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on President Jagdeo hands over $1M first prize to Kashif and Shanghai

15 local teams to get $200,000 each In what has become an annual commitment by President Bharrat Jagdeo to the Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) football tournament, the Head of State yesterday handed...

Reds Perreira Foundation to host ‘Night of Nostalgia’

Dec 03, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Reds Perreira Foundation to host ‘Night of Nostalgia’

The Reds Perreira Sports Foundation (RPSF) will host another “Night of Nostalgia” on Friday December 12 at the Umana Yana in Kingston featuring four great sports personalities of yesteryear. The...

‘Flame and the Ribbon’ highlights risky behaviour

Dec 03, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘Flame and the Ribbon’ highlights risky behaviour

The Flame and the Ribbon, a dramatic presentation by Artistes in Direct Support, was staged for the eighth consecutive year Monday evening, under the direction of Desiree Edghill. The performance...

Cougars to face NA United in final

Dec 03, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Cougars to face NA United in final

Cougars FC and New Amsterdam United (NAU) will clash in the final of the Fruta Skills Football competition sponsored by the Guyana Beverage Inc. and organised by the Berbice Football Association on...

Children’s homes being boosted in HIV/AIDS fight

Dec 03, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Children’s homes being boosted in HIV/AIDS fight

The Ministry of Health has been directing substantial funding to the more than 20 children’s homes countrywide in a bid to help address some of the challenges faced in providing care to their...

Gas station owner was strangled

Dec 03, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Gas station owner was strangled

The post mortem results for Brandis Roberts, 67, who was found dead in his Parika home last Sunday morning, revealed that his death was due to asphyxia caused by strangulation. According to a police...

Hassan’s unbeaten 93 gives MSC 20/20 win in Berbice

Dec 03, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Hassan’s unbeaten 93 gives MSC 20/20 win in Berbice

Imran Hassan batted like a man possessed and treated a fair size crowd to a sumptuous display of exhilarating stoke-play on a sun kissed day at the Cumberland ground in Canje Berbice last Sunday. The...

George Bacchus murder trial

Dec 03, 2008 knews News Comments Off on George Bacchus murder trial

Photographs tendered into evidence The trial of Delon ‘Fatboy’ Reynolds, who is accused of murdering self-confessed death squad informant, George Bacchus, continued yesterday at the Demerara...

Arjune hits 59 on opening day

Dec 03, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Arjune hits 59 on opening day

By Sean Devers Guyana First-class opener Krishna Arjune capitalized on a slow track with absolutely no help for the bowlers to hit 59 as Travis Dowlin’s X1 reached 148-3 against Esuan Crandon’s...

Man granted $190,000 bail for visa fraud

Dec 03, 2008 knews News 2

Bascom Lalbachan 44, of 21 Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, was yesterday granted $190,000 bail when he made his court appearance before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown...

The Guyana Annual ought to supply answers to the queries of persons

Dec 03, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The Guyana Annual ought to supply answers to the queries of persons

Dear Editor, I didn’t realise that there were many aspects of the Guyana Annual that are worrying, as viewed by Sydney Adams in the published commentary in the Kaieteur News dated 11-27-2008....

Narayan (74), McEwan (54) spur MSC into semis

Dec 03, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Narayan (74), McEwan (54) spur MSC into semis

Danny Narayan stroked 11 fours on a fast GCC sward in an entertaining 74 on Sunday last to help Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) to an emphatic 150-run win against a depleted Third Class line-up in the...

C and D divisions are National CPG cricket and domino champs

Dec 03, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on C and D divisions are National CPG cricket and domino champs

C and D divisions are the National Community Policing Group ten over tapeball cricket and domino champions following the conclusion of both competitions on Sunday last at the Lusignan Community...

GTTA/NSC to host invitational tournament this weekend

Dec 03, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GTTA/NSC to host invitational tournament this weekend

– elite men’s and women’s competition for Monday The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in conjunction with the National Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday extended an invitation to players...

Roadside vending to be curtailed during Xmas season – City Mayor

Dec 03, 2008 knews News 1

The illegality of roadside vending is a notion that the Georgetown municipality has been trying to emphasise over the years. However, according to City Mayor Hamilton Green during an interview with...

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Anderson ton, Looknauth’s 9 seals dominant 10-wicket win for Harpy Eagles

A wave of criminal deportees may be coming our way soon

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-It is peculiar the way the PPP/C government often finds itself staring down the barrel of... more