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Harry joins Rickey Singh in shouting “eureka.”

Jun 25, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Harry joins Rickey Singh in shouting “eureka.”

One day, in last year, I saw an incredible article by Rickey Singh. I grew up as a little boy in Wortmanville knowing this popular journalist, Rickey Singh. My sister lived next to Singh at the...

NOTHING CAN BE DONE!

Jun 25, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NOTHING CAN BE DONE!

The recent Auditor General Report on the public accounts of Guyana, indicating abuse of the procurement laws of Guyana, is not the first such report in which such a charge has been made. Similar...

UNAMCO trail shooting: Employees detained

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on UNAMCO trail shooting: Employees detained

The police have detained two persons to assist in the investigation into the shooting on the UNAMCO trail that has left a young businessman dead on Tuesday. Sources close to the investigation say...

25 Illegal Guyanese migrants arrested in East Trinidad

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 25 Illegal Guyanese migrants arrested in East Trinidad

Twenty-five Guyanese nationals residing in Trinidad and Tobago illegally were held Tuesday night in East Trinidad by officers of the Northern Division task force The officers teamed up with officers...

Some Churches to pay tax

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Some Churches to pay tax

Buildings owned and operated by churches have over the years been exempted from the payment of rates and taxes. However, it was pointed out at the most recent statutory meeting of the Mayor and City...

My home is not a sex ring house, says Guyhoc mother

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on My home is not a sex ring house, says Guyhoc mother

(By Mondale Smith) “Boys will be boys, but there is no sex ring in Guyhoc and certainly not at my house. My son and his 14-year-old girlfriend was watching TV next door when the police came and...

Any breaches of the law must be penalized – Ramjattan

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Any breaches of the law must be penalized – Ramjattan

Now that there is a functioning Auditor General’s Office, the reports highlight the many monumental breaches of the law and the patently corrupt acts. There must now be major reforms, both...

Chinese restaurant owner found dead in bathroom

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Chinese restaurant owner found dead in bathroom

For two days the proprietor of a Chinese restaurant on America Street did not open for business. His employees had turned up for work and despite desperate attempts to contact him they were forced to...

Decomposed body at Mahaica: Cause of death undetermined

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Decomposed body at Mahaica: Cause of death undetermined

Investigators are still stumped on the circumstances that led to the death of 41-year-old Shira Khan, of Unity, Mahaica, after a post mortem examination yesterday failed to determine the cause....

Auditor General 2007 Report to be released today

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Auditor General 2007 Report to be released today

The 2007 Auditor General’s report that was recently handed over to the Speaker of the National Assembly will be made available to the public today. At the time of the handing over the Auditor...

Govt. to meet with Caribbean Airlines over ‘unfair’ fare structure

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Govt. to meet with Caribbean Airlines over ‘unfair’ fare structure

The administration will be meeting Caribbean Airlines to press its concerns about the treatment of Guyana in its fare structure. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, during his...

Skeleton of missing Berbice woman found

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Skeleton of missing Berbice woman found

Police have recovered the skeletal remains which they suspect to be that of a Berbice woman who was reported missing almost a month ago. Arifa Muntazali, 30, of Queenstown, Corriverton, had been...

Guyana’s consul to hasten pace of investigation

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana’s consul to hasten pace of investigation

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be pressing Guyana’s consul in Barbados to hasten the pace of his investigation into the allegations that Guyanese are being unfairly targeted in that Caricom...

Leon Johnson, Dave Joseph Regional Under-19 facts are interesting

Jun 25, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Leon Johnson, Dave Joseph Regional Under-19 facts are interesting

Dear Editor, Leeward Island’s Antiguan Dave Joseph and Guyanese Leon Johnson are the only Regional Under-19 captains to register double centuries to date it the Regional tournament, since 1970....

NCN cricket woes continue

Jun 25, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on NCN cricket woes continue

Dear Editor, The intrusion of advertisements into live cricket broadcast by the state-owed NCN television station is not a “little problem” as stated by M.A. Hassan in his letter captioned “Ads...

Regional Swine Flu workshop kicks off in Region Three

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Regional Swine Flu workshop kicks off in Region Three

Geared at preparing health workers to deal with the H1N1 virus, a two-day Health Services Preparedness Pandemic Influenza workshop was engaged at the West Demerara Regional Hospital on Tuesday....

Mentally challenged man puts scare of death in Linden woman

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mentally challenged man puts scare of death in Linden woman

A young woman of Siberien, Linden, has said that she is scared for her life following an encounter with a man of unsound mind. She is asking those in authority to remove this man and others like him,...

Sasha Cells chess tournament commences Sunday

Jun 25, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Sasha Cells chess tournament commences Sunday

The Guyana Chess Federation will stage a Swiss eight-round chess tournament starting Sunday, at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club on Hadfield Street, Georgetown. Action is set to kick off at 10:00am...

Amputee issues murder threat in court

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Amputee issues murder threat in court

A 36-year-old male amputee had his matter transferred to Court Two on Tuesday, but not before he issued a threat to commit murder. He has been remanded. Bernard Luckhoo, of Beterverwagting, East...

Arthurville, Sans Souci cop windball titles

Jun 25, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Arthurville, Sans Souci cop windball titles

Arthurville and Sans Souci shared the glory by winning the Boys and Girls titles, as the Al Sport & Tour Promotions/Guyana Teachers Union/Stereo Sonic-sponsored Primary Schools Windball...

Customs officers reappear in court

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Customs officers reappear in court

Ann Noel, the final Customs officer to be charged in the Fidelity Investment Scandal, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court, yesterday....

GT&T concludes Linden/Essequibo Jingles and Song Competition auditions

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GT&T concludes Linden/Essequibo Jingles and Song Competition auditions

Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company on Friday and Sunday completed the final rounds of auditions for the 2009 Jingle and Song Competition with much pomp and fanfare. While glitzy auditions were...

GMR&SC stages Endurance event Sunday

Jun 25, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC stages Endurance event Sunday

The Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) will stage a 3-hour Endurance Race on Sunday, at the South Dakota Circuit. According to a release from the club, some 25 teams are expected to...

MYO are Bakewell Inter-Jamaat 15-over softball champs

Jun 25, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on MYO are Bakewell Inter-Jamaat 15-over softball champs

Defeat Grove by 7 wickets in final Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO), are the Bakewell sponsored Muslim Youth Organisation Inter-Jamaat round-robin 15-over softball cricket champions, following a...

Gunmen attack Gay Park family, victim hospitalized

Jun 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Gunmen attack Gay Park family, victim hospitalized

GAYPARK, GREATER NEW AMSTERDAM – A Gay Park family, on the outskirts of New Amsterdam, was robbed at gunpoint by four masked men of an undisclosed sum of money and jewellery. Minutes after the...

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A flawed interpretation of international law

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – The assertion that “under international law, Venezuela is responsible for... more