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German’s Restaurant keeps promise

Jul 31, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on German’s Restaurant keeps promise

In another display of support for sports and sports persons, German’s Restaurant made good on a promise to sponsor, when they completed formalities last Wednesday, at the entity’s location on...

Smith places 9th in 100m Freestyle

Jul 31, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Smith places 9th in 100m Freestyle

Guyana’s lone female swimmer at the FINA World championships, Noelle Smith finally got into competitive mode on Day 5 of competition. Smith, who became only the second female to have represented...

Carnal knowledge accused remanded

Jul 31, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Carnal knowledge accused remanded

A Port Kaituma resident has been remanded for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a female under 15 years old yesterday. It was alleged that Komal Peters on July 18, at Port Kaituma had carnal...

BCB launchs historic “Millie Lewis Memorial” female tournament

Jul 31, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB launchs historic “Millie Lewis Memorial” female tournament

Corentyne & West Berbice/New Amsterdam to compete The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) took another historic step on Monday last when the organisation launched the first ever cricket tournament in the...

Thieves force woman to cancel trip to Caribana

Jul 31, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves force woman to cancel trip to Caribana

Evelyn Persaud, of Lancaster, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, was scheduled to leave Guyana for Canada next week and had already secured some of her treasured possessions, which she planned to take...

Do I detect a note of nostalgia in Rupert Roopnarine’s letter?

Jul 31, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Do I detect a note of nostalgia in Rupert Roopnarine’s letter?

Dear Editor, Rupert Roopnarine says that “Mr. Troy Small’s misfortune is that he came under suspicion of having committed the crime of arson not in the dark night of dictatorship but in the...

Revenue collection higher than last year – Jagdeo

Jul 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Revenue collection higher than last year – Jagdeo

Revenue collection for the first six months of this year has surpassed that of the same period of last year, President Bharrat Jagdeo announced yesterday, even though he was not prepared to provide...

GuySuCo without legal counsel as Company Secretary resigns

Jul 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GuySuCo without legal counsel as Company Secretary resigns

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is without Legal Counsel following the surprise resignation of the company’s Legal Officer, Bibi Ali. Kaieteur News understands that Ali tendered her...

Guyanese must reject mischief makers’ race card game

Jul 31, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese must reject mischief makers’ race card game

Dear Editor, Today, I have noticed that a lot of politicians are beginning to root on the race card game with hopes to segregate the people to gain political support. History perceives the two main...

GCB and DCB congratulate Dowlin on maiden Test Ton

Jul 31, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB and DCB congratulate Dowlin on maiden Test Ton

The Guyana and Demerara Cricket Boards have congratulated Travis Dowlin on his maiden Test century. Following are the respective messages. The President and executive members of the Guyana Cricket...

Forged currency note lands man in court

Jul 31, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Forged currency note lands man in court

A man accused of having a forged currency note in his possession and uttering the said currency note was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail, after he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa...

Who were the intellectual authors of the fires that destroyed the ministries of Housing and Finance?

Jul 31, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who were the intellectual authors of the fires that destroyed the ministries of Housing and Finance?

Dear Editor, The Tuesday, July 28, 2009 edition of both the Stabroek and Kaieteur Newspapers reported Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, to say that the fire which destroyed the...

Look after our own interest rather than pretend to be environmental ‘czars and czarinas’

Jul 31, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Look after our own interest rather than pretend to be environmental ‘czars and czarinas’

Dear Editor, After reading the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) document I am satisfied that, this idea will not fly in its current form. Sizeable financial transfers are required from the top...

Leewards bt Guyana by 25 runs

Jul 31, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Leewards bt Guyana by 25 runs

Despite century partnership from Amsterdam & Hetmyer By Sean Devers in Jamaica. In association with Digicel, TCL, Western Union, Pepsi, Smalta & Demerara Power Company On another sweltering...

Emancipation Eve

Jul 31, 2009 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Emancipation Eve

Tomorrow, we commemorate “Emancipation Day”. It is a public holiday and many activities have been planned to mark the occasion – starting with the libation ceremony in front of Parliament...

Casket mekking wid shelf and pocket

Jul 31, 2009 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Casket mekking wid shelf and pocket

People mouth does put dem in trouble. Dem have a security man at de waterfalls Paper who does always behave like he is a reporter because he hear dem reporter seh that dem job is fuh know people...

Reichstag fire and snap elections

Jul 31, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Reichstag fire and snap elections

These people are smart. They knew that the Simels trial was underway in the last week of July. So the nasty, deadly, plots (and plotters) swung into action. Just before we continue, for our young...

“They’re trying to frame me”

Jul 30, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on “They’re trying to frame me”

Allegations place me at great risk – Dr. Ramsammy Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has said that the star witness in the Robert Simels trial, 34-year-old Selwyn Vaughn, is trying to frame...

Former Chief Magistrate to turn self in today

Jul 30, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Former Chief Magistrate to turn self in today

– calls arson allegations “a blatant lie” By Michael Jordan Former Chief Magistrate Juliet Holder-Allen yesterday stated that allegations that a vehicle she owns was at a house where...

Arsonists walked in set fire, walked out back – Jagdeo

Jul 30, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Arsonists walked in set fire, walked out back – Jagdeo

Ministry of Health fire… By Gary Eleazar The four names that have been identified in the media and the persons charged for the fire at the Health Ministry are indeed the arsonists, according to...

Witness provided safe house for ‘Fineman’

Jul 30, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Witness provided safe house for ‘Fineman’

Courtesy of Enrico Woolford in New York The jury in the trial of Roger Khan’s former attorney, Robert Simels, heard more sordid details of the drug trade, intimidation, killings and official...

I’m saying now, let Khan speak whatever he knows – Jagdeo

Jul 30, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on I’m saying now, let Khan speak whatever he knows – Jagdeo

By Gary Eleazar Testifying witness in the ongoing Robert Simels trial, Selwyn Vaughn, had told the US court that “Bharrat (meaning President Jagdeo) would not like Roger Khan to talk…but...

$60M house…Wordsworth’s wife, her mom are the buyers

Jul 30, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on $60M house…Wordsworth’s wife, her mom are the buyers

– husband seek to hide relationship Chief Executive Officer (ag) of National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), Lionel Wordsworth, has denied any involvement in the purchase of a $60...

Mystery fire razes Friendship house

Jul 30, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Mystery fire razes Friendship house

A mystery fire in the village of Friendship, East Coast Demerara, around midday yesterday, destroyed a three-bedroom house leaving six persons homeless. The fire which started in a bedroom around...

Struggling Guyanese hunt success in One-Day tourney

Jul 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Struggling Guyanese hunt success in One-Day tourney

By Sean Devers in Jamaica In association with Digicel, TCL, Western Union, Smalta, Pepsi &Demerara Power Company After finishing only above the Windward Islands in the three-day version of the...

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Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more