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Brickdam lock-ups shut down

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Brickdam lock-ups shut down

– renovation, clean up At last the authorities are taking steps to rehabilitate the Brickdam Police Station lockups. The move comes in the wake of public criticisms and a barrage of media...

Thirteen injured in Rupert Craig Highway crash

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Thirteen injured in Rupert Craig Highway crash

(By Latoya Giles and Mondale Smith) Thirteen people were injured at around 15: 40 hrs yesterday when a Rav 4 slammed into a 15-seater minibus outside the Kitty pump station on the Rupert Craig...

Cops question woman in Kaneville execution probe

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Cops question woman in Kaneville execution probe

Police have questioned a woman from Kaneville and are looking for several suspects in connection with the execution-style killing of 27-year-old Brendon Charles. The woman was questioned on Saturday...

Oliver Barnes has the key to the Bimmer

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Oliver Barnes has the key to the Bimmer

– gives 50 inch Plazma screen to woman who won nothing (By Enid Joaquin in Linden) ‘Zimm Zimmer’, Oliver Barnes out maneuvered 25 others and found the key to the first Digicel $20M...

Whatz Hott Guyana 2K9, a truly enthralling spectacle

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Whatz Hott Guyana 2K9, a truly enthralling spectacle

– exciting segment heads to Essequibo The Promoter, Ian Johnson, ought to be rewarded for once again pulling off an impressive show when he hosted the 7th Annual Whatz Hott Guyana event at...

Corentyne man almost loses eye in gun attack

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne man almost loses eye in gun attack

The police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred at about 03:00 hours yesterday at Queenstown Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice, during which Seymour Davis, 27 of No.78 Village,...

Father of accident victim suspects cover-up

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Father of accident victim suspects cover-up

The father of an accident victim believes that there might be some cover-up in the investigation into a two-vehicle crash in which his son Levi Seecharan lost his life. John Seecharan is convinced...

Rose Hall Fire Station soon to be handed over

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Rose Hall Fire Station soon to be handed over

Rose Hall Town, Corentyne – The Rose Hall Town Fire Station is to be handed over to the Guyana Fire Service next month. The driving force behind the $12M venture is the Central Corentyne...

Health officials were alerted about dumped syringes before

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Health officials were alerted about dumped syringes before

– Mayor Green Georgetown Mayor, Hamilton Green, disclosed yesterday that he had alerted health authorities before about the dumping of syringes in the city. Like Health Minister, Dr. Leslie...

M&CC urges citizens to help monitor enhancement work

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on M&CC urges citizens to help monitor enhancement work

The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) is appealing to residents to monitor the progress of works currently being carried out in various sections of the city. Public Relations Officer of...

16 year-old grabs first power raffle prize

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on 16 year-old grabs first power raffle prize

– “excited, and still in shock – I really wasn’t expecting to win” – Decunha The creators of “Power Raffle”, Guyana’s most recent television game show, on Saturday awarded its...

WICB-WIPA Mediation enters second stage

Aug 10, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB-WIPA Mediation enters second stage

Even as reports coming out of Trinidad and Tobago that they will boycott the upcoming WICB meeting and are calling for a change at the top of the leadership structure, a release from the CARICOM...

Mohan, Younge officially receive FIBA licence

Aug 10, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohan, Younge officially receive FIBA licence

Patterson says aim is to have three more soon “This is actually belated. FIBA (International Basketball Federation) referees are surely a means toward development. You can’t compete at...

Chattergoon, Permaul lead Albion to final

Aug 10, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chattergoon, Permaul lead Albion to final

West Indies opener Sewnarine Chattergoon (74) and First-Class left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul (4-35) led Albion to a 6-wicket victory against Rose Hall Canje at the Port Mourant ground on...

NAPPS inter-school football competition begins in Berbice

Aug 10, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAPPS inter-school football competition begins in Berbice

A number of schools have scored impressive victories as the inaugural New Amsterdam Secondary Schools football tournament got on the way on Saturday and continued yesterday at the All Saints Scots...

Wilson spurs Cops to 1st innings points against TCS

Aug 10, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wilson spurs Cops to 1st innings points against TCS

Azeez (87 & 4-44) shine in losing effort The versatile Lyndon Wilson produced an outstanding all-round performance to spur Police to first innings points against Transport Sports Club (TSC) when...

Byker Boyz Club hosts successful meet at Enterprise ground

Aug 10, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Byker Boyz Club hosts successful meet at Enterprise ground

Vassie Barry crowned champion rider Motorcyclist Vassie Barry was crowned champion rider when the Byker Boyz Club held their 3rd annual Motor Cycle meet held at the Enterprise Community Centre ground...

Prashad captures LGC Demerara Mutual Medal play tourney

Aug 10, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Prashad captures LGC Demerara Mutual Medal play tourney

Patrick Prashad returned to winner’s row when he won last Saturday’s Demerara Mutual sponsored Medal Play Golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club on the East Coast of Demerara. Prashad, who has...

Never in possession of letter – Dr. Parris Aaron

Aug 10, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Never in possession of letter – Dr. Parris Aaron

Former Secretary of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Dr. Maxine Parris-Aaron is refuting the claim made in the August 9 edition of this newspaper which stated that the invitation...

Hikers claim title as they defeat GCC 3-0 in penultimate game

Aug 10, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hikers claim title as they defeat GCC 3-0 in penultimate game

The much anticipated Farfan & Mendes Men’s first division league second round clash between top clubs Hikers and GCC started out less than impressively Friday at the GCC ground Bourda. With...

Guyana’s Cricket reduced to rubble

Aug 10, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s Cricket reduced to rubble

Dear Editor, At the Senior Level, our cricket is probably the lowest in the West Indies. Even the Combined Colleges and Campuses managed to get more points than us in the last Regional Competition....

Completion of C’bean Health Agency likely by 2011

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Completion of C’bean Health Agency likely by 2011

– Dr Ramsammy With the aim of boosting the delivery of health care in the Caribbean, efforts are apace to introduce for the first time a Caribbean Public Health Agency. Chairman of the Steering...

Cops seek driver who injured elderly woman

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Cops seek driver who injured elderly woman

The police are trying to ascertain the identity of the driver who failed to take 78-year-old, Eileen August, to hospital after knocking her down on July 27 last. A police source told Kaieteur News...

Ex-Guyanese cop among 12 arrested

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-Guyanese cop among 12 arrested

Hard times back home caused a 32-year-old Guyanese former policeman to come to this country, in order to make a living. The former cop was one of 12 persons arrested by officers of the North-Eastern...

Eight-year-old Scott Figueira into spelling bee finals

Aug 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Eight-year-old Scott Figueira into spelling bee finals

Eight-year-old Scott Figueira continues to be the surprise star at the spelling bee contest organised by the Yarrowkabra Community Policing Group Youth Arm. Scott, contesting in the senior category,...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more