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Roger Khan was arranging to buy more spy equipment from jail

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Roger Khan was arranging to buy more spy equipment from jail

Courtesy of Enrico Woolford in New York While Shaheed Roger Khan has already entered a guilty plea in what is now a contentious case both in New York and Guyana, his former attorney Robert Simels is...

U.S court revelations… PNCR wants international probe

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on U.S court revelations… PNCR wants international probe

Leader of the main opposition, People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), yesterday announced that his party will be co-operating with other Parliamentary political parties to launch a campaign for...

Arson suspects may have fled the country – Top Cop

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Arson suspects may have fled the country – Top Cop

Police are currently working on the theory that two of the suspects in the Ministry of Health fire who mysteriously disappeared from the Providence Police Station may have already fled the country....

Policewoman secures $300,000 bail on prisoners’ escape charge

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Policewoman secures $300,000 bail on prisoners’ escape charge

By Latoya Giles The female police Lance Corporal suspected of helping arson suspects, Kurt Thierens called ‘Bage’ or ‘Glasses’, and Colin Jones, called “Bonny”, escape from the Providence...

Over 200 new students listed for President’s College first form

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Over 200 new students listed for President’s College first form

…figure twice as much as can be accommodated More than 210 students have been accepted into the first form batch at President’s College for the new school year beginning September. Yesterday,...

“Those who don’t hear will feel” – Rohee

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on “Those who don’t hear will feel” – Rohee

Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, has declared that the Administration will not allow itself to be distracted from its focus to investigate issues committed against individuals, families and the...

City Mayor still awaiting copy of Inquiry Report

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City Mayor Hamilton Green is refusing to offer his comments to the media on the recently presented Commissioner of Inquiry Report. According to the Mayor, at the municipality’s statutory meeting...

Malika Boyd tops GT&T Cellink Jingle & Song Competition

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Malika Boyd tops GT&T Cellink Jingle & Song Competition

– wins competition on eve of her birthday Excitement, drama and good Caribbean vibes rocked the Georgetown Cricket Club Ground over the weekend when the final show of the GT&T Cellink...

‘Missing’ suspect denies ever being linked to MOH fire

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Missing’ suspect denies ever being linked to MOH fire

Kirt Brown, who was arrested as a suspect for the Ministry of Health fire, and whose relatives claimed that they could not find after he was released from the police custody, surfaced yesterday...

Suspected bird smuggler stopped at CJIA

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Suspected bird smuggler stopped at CJIA

On July 31, Marlon Errol Harriram was searched at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and three rare bird species were allegedly found in his possession. Yesterday he was formally accused...

GPL generation capacity is low in West Demerara

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on GPL generation capacity is low in West Demerara

Guyana Power and Light Company is experiencing major mechanical problems at its power station on the West Coast of Demerara, thus the constant power outages being experienced by residents in the...

Aspiring nurse crowned Miss Wakenaam

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The island of Wakenaam in the Essequibo River might still be “Waiting on a name” but for aspiring nurse Mandy Jairam, Wakenaam means the fulfiller of dreams. When she won the Miss Diwali pageant...

Bakewell adds dough to K&S/RBC Cycling Fiesta

Aug 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell adds dough to K&S/RBC Cycling Fiesta

Battle lines to be drawn on Sunday at Amelia’s Ward Bakery giants Bakewell has added its bit to ensure that Sunday’s Cycling Fiesta organised by the Roraima Bikers Club (RBC) in...

GSA names squad for Caribbean C/ships

Aug 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GSA names squad for Caribbean C/ships

World rated player, Nicolette Fernandes will head a strong squad short-listed to participate in this year’s Caribbean Area Squash Association Championships, to be held from August 17-22 in the...

Bilateral co-operation crucial to health security – Health Minister

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Bilateral co-operation crucial to health security – Health Minister

The maternal mortality rate is expected to be reduced to under eight per 10,000 by 2015 and the infant mortality rate is slated to dip below 15 per 10,000 within the same timeframe, Health Minister...

Lewis, Lopes, Miller record victories

Aug 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Lewis, Lopes, Miller record victories

Gavin Lewis, Daniel Lopes, Jeremy Miller, all won their respective matches as play in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Coca Cola Tournament continued in St Lucia. Lewis was a...

Accused in hospital, charge still not read

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Accused in hospital, charge still not read

Attorney at law, Sase Gunraj, who is representing causing death by dangerous driving accused, Faroud Mohamed, told the court yesterday that his client is hospitalised and thus he could not appear in...

Chisholm, Boston win JVM Road Race

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Pervis Chisholm and Donett Boston won the respective male and female titles on Sunday in the Queenstown Essequibo Development Committee John Venture Memorial (JVM) 10km Road Race from Anna Regina to...

AHBF Summer Camp commences despite lack of corporate support

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By Edison Jefford The twentieth instalment of the Abdullah Hamid Basketball Foundation (AHBF) Summer Camp commenced yesterday at the Mackenzie Sport Club court despite lack of corporate and...

NAACIE takes close look at BOSAI workers’ interest

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on NAACIE takes close look at BOSAI workers’ interest

With the head of BOSAI’s absence and the reduction in activities at the company, workers have begun expressing their concern over the possible downsizing of operations. General Secretary of the...

Unmasked robbery suspect on bail

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A 22-year-old man who was reportedly unmasked by his victim during a robbery has been granted bail in the sum of $40,000 on a robbery under arms charge. The accused, Travis Springer, made his...

Three organisations to host blood drives

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Three organisations to host blood drives

Three organisations have committed to host three major blood drives during the course of this week in order to boost the blood stock at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS). These...

Rose Hall Town Pepsi, Port Mourant A through to Quarter-finals

Aug 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Rose Hall Town Pepsi, Port Mourant A through to Quarter-finals

Rose Hall Town Pepsi and Port Mourant A both won their latest Zone C (Lower and Central Corentyne) preliminary matches to become the first and second runner-up respectively to Albion Community Centre...

Queenstown is 168 years old

Aug 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Queenstown is 168 years old

To commemorate its 168th anniversary, the village of Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, kicked off its celebrations with a prayers session conducted by representatives of the three major religious faiths...

Van Ryck DeGroot intensifies training regimen for Shondell Alfred

Aug 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Van Ryck DeGroot intensifies training regimen for Shondell Alfred

By Michael Benjamin As Shondell ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred prepares for what may possibly be the fight of her career, her opponent, Corinne Van Ryck DeGroot took time off from her training schedule to...

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The PPP is in the grip of the bourgeoisie

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur news- The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) stands at a crossroads. Once the vanguard... more