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TORTURE

Oct 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on TORTURE

Teen experiencing hell in custody genital area soaked with methylated spirits then set alight by police In what may be one of the worst cases of police brutality, ranks from the Leonora Police...

Dem boys seh… Bencock, Freddie and Valmonkey got something in common?

Oct 31, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Bencock, Freddie and Valmonkey got something in common?

Bencock end up in jail again because he decide fuh play he own radio. Everybody fed up wid de government radio because it got announcers who can’t talk properly. Dem boys seh dat dem always mekking...

Senior Counsel denied access to client detained for four days

Oct 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Senior Counsel denied access to client detained for four days

Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos is to advise his client, Deonarine Raffi, to file charges of grievous bodily harm against the Guyana Police Force for his alleged beating while in custody. Raffi, 28,...

Guyana advance to semis, cruisepast Barbados by seven wickets

Oct 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana advance to semis, cruisepast Barbados by seven wickets

Deonarine cracks maiden one-day century By Rawle Welch Narsingh Deonarine (102 not out) inched even closer to a West Indies recall when he hit a sparkling undefeated maiden one-day century to lead...

‘Golden Jaguars’ maintain unbeaten run in Suriname

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Following their triumph over the host nation Suriname on Wednesday, the Guyana ‘Golden Jaguars’ maintained their unblemished record when play continued in the Suriname Independence...

West Indies Team to Australia to be picked today

Oct 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on West Indies Team to Australia to be picked today

What will the selectors come up with? Asks Sean Devers The Regional One-Day competition is usually scheduled for this time of the year and under normal circumstances this 50-over competition would...

Clements (201*), Eugene La Fleur (148 & 6-45) outstanding for Bermine

Oct 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Clements (201*), Eugene La Fleur (148 & 6-45) outstanding for Bermine

The Berbice zone of the National First division 3-day cricket competition commenced last Saturday with 3 matches in the Ancient County while the Corentyne zone is scheduled to commence on November 7....

Inter-Gym boxing tournament moves to Berbice tonight

Oct 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Inter-Gym boxing tournament moves to Berbice tonight

Berbicians yearning for fistic entertainment would have their desires met when Orland Rogers, in collaboration with the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) present the Berbice leg of the current...

GFF, NAMILCO, Fruta Conquerors FC, deemed culpable

Oct 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GFF, NAMILCO, Fruta Conquerors FC, deemed culpable

– asked to shell out $5M in compensation by victims The war of words which escalated into a violent confrontation during the Pele/ Riddim Squad first round match in the Namilco Football...

Largest floating book fair heading to Guyana

Oct 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Largest floating book fair heading to Guyana

The world’s largest ever book fair, Logos Hope, is slated to dock at the GNSC Wharf, Georgetown on November 26, next. A press statement from the Logos Hope stated that this is the eighth port visit...

Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club gets overseas help

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The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club has attracted sponsorship from overseas based Guyanese and has also established long term relationship with some of them. Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster...

Salvation Army to host recovering addicts get together Saturday

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(By Mondale Smith and Rabindra Rooplall) There is still hope for drug addicts and while Guyana does not have a major public programme to assist addicts, the Salvation Army is working to help those...

Scrabble players compete for GASP Open trophy

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The battle for supremacy continues when the nation’s top scrabble players compete for honours in the GASP Open tournament organized by the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) in the...

Smiley Faces, Gaza lead groups into fourth weekend

Oct 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Smiley Faces, Gaza lead groups into fourth weekend

The Smiley Faces and Gaza teams will enter the fourth weekend of the Kenneth DeAbreu and Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Table Tennis League today ahead of a competitive field in their...

GT&T’s int’l calls revenue drop

Oct 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GT&T’s int’l calls revenue drop

– but parent company records significant profit International calls routed through the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) have seen revenues dropping by 23 per cent and it is...

Farmer fined, gets four years jail

Oct 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Farmer fined, gets four years jail

A farmer of Kurisimie Creek in the North West District was fined $10,000 and also jailed for four years yesterday, after he was convicted of planting cannabis at his farm. He was also found with some...

Guyana to host Central America & Caribbean Games Rugby Sevens tourney next year

Oct 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana to host Central America & Caribbean Games Rugby Sevens tourney next year

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), in collaboration with the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) and with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports, will hold a Press Conference at...

Corentyne man on trial for wife’s murder

Oct 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Corentyne man on trial for wife’s murder

The trial of Eric Sookchine’, called Shakall, of Whim Village, Corentyne, began Thursday at the Berbice High Court before Justice Winston Patterson and a mixed jury. Sookchine is accused of...

Unknown thump Police, Army and Neighbourhood Police in domino competition

Oct 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Unknown thump Police, Army and Neighbourhood Police in domino competition

In an effort to foster a better relationship between law enforcement agencies and the community in which they operate, the police in B division recently hosted a four team one day domino extravaganza...

‘Rice truck’ to face Judge and Jury for murdering reputed wife

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An Adelphi East Canje man who allegedly slashed his reputed wife’s throat after she spurned him was on Wednesday committed to stand trial before a judge and jury at the next sitting of the New...

EU sponsored Medal Play Golf set for LGC today

Oct 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on EU sponsored Medal Play Golf set for LGC today

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Guyana Geert Heikens is expected to be among a large field of golfers billed to compete in today’s European Union sponsored Medal Play handicap golf tournament at...

Joseph Chin wins Spads Inc Cup 2009 Handgun shooting c/ship

Oct 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Joseph Chin wins Spads Inc Cup 2009 Handgun shooting c/ship

The Guyana National Rifle Association shot off the inaugural Spads Inc Cup tournament over the Diwali weekend at the Timehri Rifle Ranges, which saw Joseph Chin MD recovering from an indifferent...

Benschop’s detention based on action towards NFMU, police

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“The courts will determine at a later date rights and wrongs”-Top Cop “He was detained because his behaviour and conduct displayed at the scene was one of defiance of Government and a...

RHTY&SC congratulates senior team selectees

Oct 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC congratulates senior team selectees

The Management, Staff and Members of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club has offered congratulations to four of the club’s members on their selection to the National Senior Cricket Team for...

Culture Minister all for underwater heritage

Oct 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Culture Minister all for underwater heritage

During Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and Co-operation, debate on the Maritime Zone Bill 2009, opened with comments by the...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more