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‘Kwame’ needs to be disciplined in every regard

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Kwame’ needs to be disciplined in every regard

If contents of recording true – says Childcare and Protection Agency In a strongly-worded statement, the Childcare and Protection Agency, yesterday, broke its silence on the Kwame-Julius sex...

President Jagdeo gets copy of Kwame-Julius sex tape

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on President Jagdeo gets copy of Kwame-Julius sex tape

President Bharrat Jagdeo should now be in possession of the now infamous ‘sex tape’ recording between an adult identified as Kwame and a 15-year-old boy identified as Julius. Jagdeo returned to...

Lindener survives two attempts on his life

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Lindener survives two attempts on his life

…police still to take action against perpetrators Two attempts have so far been made on the life of a Linden man. According to reports from the mining town, the police are yet to investigate....

Man sells Kitty property he never owned

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Man sells Kitty property he never owned

…claims that he is a victim of misplaced identity A man, who on September 11, last, allegedly used the alias “Raymond Godfrey Barrington” defrauded Francisco Da Silva of $6M,...

Authorities recall suspected contaminated drugs

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Authorities recall suspected contaminated drugs

Authorities are recalling three prescription tablets which they say may be contaminated. According to a statement from the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department, it received information from...

Albouystown man’s body pulled from drain

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Albouystown man’s body pulled from drain

Detectives are probing the death of 19-year-old Chavez Kellman who died under mysterious circumstances around 23:55 hours on Sunday night. Initial investigations pointed to a motorcycle accident but...

Laptop computer goes missing from box at GPOC

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Laptop computer goes missing from box at GPOC

A man from Number 63 Village, Corentyne, is furious at his loss. He said that there is no likelihood of him being compensated for his loss which he suffered at the hands of the Guyana Post Office...

Stenting is the future of Cardiology – Dr Gary Stephens

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Stenting is the future of Cardiology – Dr Gary Stephens

Stenting is the future of Cardiology and is therefore poised to replace, once possible, open-heart surgery. This is according to Dr Gary Stephens, Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Heart...

Gymnasium shooting… Footballer charged for attempted murder, inflicting bodily harm

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Gymnasium shooting… Footballer charged for attempted murder, inflicting bodily harm

Vibert Weekes, 28, of WW 7 North East La Penitence, Georgetown, and father of two was placed on $475,000 bail yesterday after appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to answer the...

Abducted four-year-old… No new charges instituted against accused

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Abducted four-year-old… No new charges instituted against accused

The advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) was regarded as crucial yesterday when 28-year-old Sherwin Lewis appeared before Magistrate Fazil Azeez at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s...

GPL gets new Chief Security Officer

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on GPL gets new Chief Security Officer

– illegal connection raids start again Some 400 illegal connections have been removed and seized by the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) over the past two weeks as part of the crackdown of...

Rural schools are left out of training programmes – Swami Aksharananda

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Rural schools are left out of training programmes – Swami Aksharananda

The rural students and teachers are at a great disadvantage when compared to what goes on in the city schools and the many training programmes held by the Ministry of Education. According to...

Dazzell Scheme residents receive Land Titles

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Dazzell Scheme residents receive Land Titles

More than 160 residents of Dazzell Housing Co-operative Society received land titles last Sunday. The action came more than six years since the formation of the Co-operative. Addressing the...

Frustrated Diamond residents suffer poor water situation

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Frustrated Diamond residents suffer poor water situation

Residents of Diamond Housing Scheme are frustrated with the services offered by Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) and their constant excuses. Denton Shepherd, of 980 Eleventh Street Diamond Housing...

GWI begins $1.6B work on Berbice water treatment plant

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on GWI begins $1.6B work on Berbice water treatment plant

Guyana Water Incorporated, GWI, has officially turned the sod for the soon to be constructed Queenstown Water Treatment Plant valued at $1.6B. While works at the site started one week earlier, Chief...

Father of ten pleads guilty to drug possession charge

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Father of ten pleads guilty to drug possession charge

A father of ten yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate, Melissa Robertson, on a drug possession charge and was jailed for three years. He was charged with possession of narcotics with...

Guyanese reporter nominated for St Maarten Tourism Award

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese reporter nominated for St Maarten Tourism Award

The Crystal Pineapple awards organising committee is well on its way to putting together a fun-filled programme for the big event on Friday November 27 at the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort’s Convention...

Electricity thief gets one-year jail term, fined $25,000

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Electricity thief gets one-year jail term, fined $25,000

A New Amsterdam housewife found out that it would have cost her less to pay for the electricity she was using rather than to steal it. Anita Singh, of Angoy’s Avenue (Cow Dam), New Amsterdam,...

Tain woman was strangled – PM

Sep 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Tain woman was strangled – PM

– Two persons arrested A post mortem performed on the woman who was found dead in her bed on Sunday at Tain Village on the Corentyne was strangled to death. According to the post mortem...

Alpha, GDF, Lethem register wins

Sep 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Alpha, GDF, Lethem register wins

-Camptown, Seawall United draw 1-1 Fresh off of retaining their Premiership title, Alpha United showed visiting Linden team Top XX why they are the undisputed kings of local football with an...

Giftland Office Max supports Scrabble Queen’s journey to World championships

Sep 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Giftland Office Max supports Scrabble Queen’s journey to World championships

As the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players continue their fund raising drive to facilitate Abigail McDonald’s participation in the World Scrabble Championships slated for Malaysia on...

Wendell Meusa/Sham Khan assume lead in National Chess Qualification tourney

Sep 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Wendell Meusa/Sham Khan assume lead in National Chess Qualification tourney

Wendell Meusa bounced back from a second round defeat to Learie Webster and defeated both Khans, David and Taffin, to assume the lead when play in the National Chess Qualification tournament...

Leon Belony changes dynamics of scrabble winners

Sep 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Leon Belony changes dynamics of scrabble winners

Carts off Open championships Leon Belony bounced back from a 75 spread loss to James Krakowsky to cart off the honours when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) staged the GASP Open at...

Ming captures Torginol Paints Golf title

Sep 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ming captures Torginol Paints Golf title

Colin Ming emerged winner of the Torginol Paints sponsored Stableford Golf Tournament played Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club on the East Coast of Demerara. Ming playing off a 9 handicap recorded...

Kings, Buxton play to 1-1 stalemate

Sep 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Kings, Buxton play to 1-1 stalemate

Buxton denied Super League ascendancy Victoria Kings denied Buxton United any form of ascendancy in the point standing of the Guyana Football Federation and FIFA Super League Football tournament when...

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Tennis Association applauds historic GYD $8 billion allocation to the sports sector in the 2025 National Budget

‘Govt. must come clean on gas-to-energy project’

– spending US$2B on a project without financial, environmental studies is criminality at its worst – WPA Kaieteur... more