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GCB Female Inter County bowls off today

Apr 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GCB Female Inter County bowls off today

The 2009 Guyana Cricket Board female Inter County 50 overs tournament is set to bowl off today at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary from 9:30hrs. Given the opportunity to set the tone for the...

Human Services to take legal custody of over 600 children

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Human Services to take legal custody of over 600 children

The Child Care Protection Agency of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is currently pursuing the legal route of acquiring custody of over 600 children who do not have...

Central/Upper Corentyne to face West Berbice in final

Apr 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Central/Upper Corentyne to face West Berbice in final

Lower Corentyne claim 3rd The Blairmont Community Centre ground will come alive with competitive action today when Central/Upper Corentyne tangle with West Berbice in the final of the Diamond Fire...

Early morning car crash rattles D’Urban Street

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Early morning car crash rattles D’Urban Street

Some residents of D’Urban Street, Werk-en-Rust, were awakened from their sleep early yesterday morning, after two cars collided at D’Urban and John Streets, (opposite the Camp Street prison.)...

Troy Mendonca to contest for vice President post at imminent GFF elections

Apr 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Troy Mendonca to contest for vice President post at imminent GFF elections

As the Guyana Football Federation elections loom, President of the Georgetown Football Association, Troy Mendonca has accepted a nomination by executives of his entity for the position of 1st Vice...

Popular promoter held in yet another rape probe

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Popular promoter held in yet another rape probe

A popular city promoter has once again landed in hot water, this time for allegedly raping a woman. And once again his confederates are offering money as an inducement to settle the matter out of...

Mobile phone use in Guyana above Latin America’s average

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mobile phone use in Guyana above Latin America’s average

An International research of Guyana’s mobile, telecoms and broadband has found that the local fixed-line tele-density is about average for Latin America, while mobile penetration is slightly higher...

RHTY&SC congratulates Royston Crandon and Shermaine Campbell

Apr 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC congratulates Royston Crandon and Shermaine Campbell

Players hit maiden tons at national level The President, Executive and members of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) has offered congratulations to Royston Crandon and Shermaine...

Annual Hat Show for this weekend

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Annual Hat Show for this weekend

The Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown will be hosting its annual Hat Show and Garden Party at the Promenade Gardens on Saturday. Charter Member of the club, Gem Eytle, told Kaieteur News yesterday that...

Milo finalists to be determined tonight

Apr 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Milo finalists to be determined tonight

GDF play Pele, Sunburst Camptown oppose Fruta Conquerors By Franklin Wilson

Pedestrians killed at Grove, Kuru Kururu

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Pedestrians killed at Grove, Kuru Kururu

An elderly pedestrian was killed at around 21:45 hrs on Monday night at Grove, East Bank Demerara and another lost his life yesterday after being hit by a truck near Kuru Kururu on the...

Agricola gang terrorizing household

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Agricola gang terrorizing household

The stoning of the home of Leonard Redman and Maureen Fernandes, which took place at approximately 1:00 hour yesterday, is just another action of a gang, based in Agricola, which has been terrorizing...

Vreed-en-Hoop residents without good water pressure for a month

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Vreed-en-Hoop residents without good water pressure for a month

By Rustom Seegopaul Since March 11, residents of Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, have reported a significant drop in water pressure in their area. They claim that a number of reports have been...

Visitor arrivals for 2008 drops by five per cent

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Visitor arrivals for 2008 drops by five per cent

…Tourism Minister anticipates greater success this year Minister of Tourism, Manniram Prashad, has said that visitor arrivals to Guyana declined in 2008 by just under five percent. He noted that...

Correction

Apr 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Correction

DEAR EDITOR, In my letter published in Tuesday’s Kaieteur News I wrongly calculated the value of the 5,404 deposits of Globe Trust with balances up to $100,000 as $540.4M. That is an overstatement...

‘Passengers’ steal taxi driver’s car

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ‘Passengers’ steal taxi driver’s car

Two passengers made off with a taxi at around 23:45 hrs on Monday after holding the driver at gunpoint near Mandela Avenue. Taxi driver, Troy Lewis, of Duncan Street, Campbellville, had picked up the...

The President’s remarks are encouraging

Apr 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The President’s remarks are encouraging

Dear Editor, The report that President Jagdeo will agree to an investigation into what transpired at CLICO only if there is a corresponding investigation into the affairs of Globe Trust should be...

GPL oil spill costs millions

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GPL oil spill costs millions

…cause of tank failure will be determined in a week The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has suffered millions in losses due to the most recent loss of fuel due to leakage at the Kingston Power Plant...

Looking ahead serves a greater purpose

Apr 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Looking ahead serves a greater purpose

Dear Editor, We should cease looking back at our past waves and look forward to steer clear of coming billows, lest our national ship be tossed away. I refer to some who say (at times via KN) that...

NBS members must be given a proper explanation

Apr 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on NBS members must be given a proper explanation

DEAR EDITOR, NBS is once again in the news and this time around it concerns its questionable purchase of CLICO’s bonds in the Berbice Bridge Company to the tune of approximately $1.5 billion when...

Oil spill effects forces Toucan Industries to send home employees, close doors

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Oil spill effects forces Toucan Industries to send home employees, close doors

General Manager of Toucan Industries Limited, Lennie Shuffler, yesterday told this newspaper that as a result of the oil spill at the Kingston Power Plant, yesterday at about noon, the company was...

Kite flying can be hard

Apr 15, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kite flying can be hard

The Parrot was out flying a kite. Oh what an onerous experience it was. The heat from the scorching sun caused excessive tanning. A few moments of exposure resulted in darkened pigmentation. The real...

Two land in court for stealing from employers

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Two land in court for stealing from employers

Two men yesterday made appearances at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for stealing from their respective employers. Paul Chan, 27, of Craig, East Bank Demerara, who appeared before Acting Chief...

The traditional aspects of Easter were ignored by the newspapers

Apr 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The traditional aspects of Easter were ignored by the newspapers

Dear Editor, Have the daily newspapers boycotted the publicizing of the traditional celebrations of Good Friday and Easter, and perhaps even Palm Sunday? In years past, I can recall newspapers,...

Labelling of errant youngsters as ‘criminals’ and ‘burglars’ worsens their predicament

Apr 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Labelling of errant youngsters as ‘criminals’ and ‘burglars’ worsens their predicament

DEAR EDITOR, I really am not given to writing letters to the press, but I feel compelled to do so in this instance, as this matter seems to have escaped the notice of your regular correspondents, and...

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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