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Robin Persaud tops field to win feature 35-lap event

Oct 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Robin Persaud tops field to win feature 35-lap event

By Franklin Wilson Robin Persaud in a time of one hour 28 minutes 39.6 seconds out peddled Christopher Persaud and Berbice based Turhan Harris to capture the feature 35-lap race at the 7th Hand in...

Weather, new housing schemes drive up electricity demand – Brassington

Oct 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Weather, new housing schemes drive up electricity demand – Brassington

By Fareeza Haniff As Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is in the process of completing the New Kingston Power Plant and putting it in operation by the first week of November, Chairman of company,...

Robeson Benn demolishes Tuschen Kissing Bridge

Oct 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Robeson Benn demolishes Tuschen Kissing Bridge

…attractive but unsafe, illegal – Benn By Gary Eleazar and Andrunie Harris Minister of Public Works and Transport, Robeson Benn, when asked to comment on the demolition of the Double Day...

$2.5M in shares bought for motherless boys

Oct 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on $2.5M in shares bought for motherless boys

In order to maximise the generous financial support offered to four young boys following the death of their mother, Mary Sandy, almost five months ago, substantial shares have been procured on their...

He has been hailed as Guyana’s most popular comedian and described as this country’s “Ambassador of Comedy”

Oct 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on He has been hailed as Guyana’s most popular comedian and described as this country’s “Ambassador of Comedy”

Habeeb Khan is a ‘Special Person’ “Extremely good looking. You see I had lots of money. My father left me $96,000 when he died. I got a lot of things for women…gramophone, bicycles,...

Dem boys seh…World Bank people does tek bribe?

Oct 11, 2009 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…World Bank people does tek bribe?

Dem boys seh that when rain falling and thunder clap, children does run and hide under bed. Christmas time when boys and even big people let off squib, dogs does run and hide. Some of dem run away...

Diwali motorcades begin

Oct 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Diwali motorcades begin

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabdha has begun a series of countrywide motorcades to celebrate the Festival of Lights – Diwali. The motorcades were first started in 1974, after the Sabha’s president,...

THE MERMAID’S REVENGE

Oct 11, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Creative Corner Comments Off on THE MERMAID’S REVENGE

Part One and Two By Michael Jordan You may wonder why the date August 18, 1997 sticks in my head. I’ll tell you why. It was the day that me and Maxie did a terrible thing, though we hadn’t meant...

Post Mortem inconclusive – further testing to be done

Oct 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Post Mortem inconclusive – further testing to be done

While many have concluded that the three persons who were found in Parafait/Harmonie died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, the police are awaiting the test results to prove this. On Friday,...

Linden boat service hangs on despite economic downturn

Oct 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Linden boat service hangs on despite economic downturn

Life without boats in Linden you say? Well, that is well nigh impossible- at least in the foreseeable future anyway. And the reason is quite obvious- the community is split through the middle by the...

Guyana launches Michael Jackson, international basketball stamps

Oct 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana launches Michael Jackson, international basketball stamps

The French Government established the first postal service in British Guiana in 1783 with Adrian Loncq as the first Post Master for Demerara. However, after the colonies were taken over by the Dutch,...

D’Urban Park Lions target eye care

Oct 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on D’Urban Park Lions target eye care

The Lions Club of D’Urban Park would be observing its annual “Lions World Sight Day” tomorrow. On the occasion, the club will be hosting an eye clinic at the Guyana Cricket Club for primary...

Music cart owners claim police harassment

Oct 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Music cart owners claim police harassment

…police say they are nuisances Since Mark Benschop took to the streets with the controversial sex tape allegedly with the voice of Kwame Mc Coy, music cart owners have said that their livelihood is...

Coast guards assault speedboat captain

Oct 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Coast guards assault speedboat captain

Mark Hendricks, 25, of Supenaam, Essequibo Coast, a speedboat captain, was assaulted on Friday allegedly by Coast Guard ranks when his vessel arrived at the Parika stelling. According to Hendricks...

Losses in excess of $100M and counting

Oct 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Losses in excess of $100M and counting

(By Mondale Smith and Brushell Blackman) The losses from Friday night’s Regent Street blaze are believed to be in excess of $100 M and while Shaheed Hamid and family are aggrieved, the man says...

Kumaka Landing squatters have to move -Benn

Oct 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Kumaka Landing squatters have to move -Benn

By Gary Eleazar Persons occupying the government reserves at Kumaka Landing, Mabaruma, have no other choice but to remove. This is according to Minister of Public Works Transportation and Hydraulics...

Dry weather: Gov’t monitoring cassava production

Oct 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Dry weather: Gov’t monitoring cassava production

In light of the El Nino like conditions, Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, says that Guyana is monitoring closely its cassava production and availability given its importance to hinterland...

Duo continues quest to promote Transcendental Meditation

Oct 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Duo continues quest to promote Transcendental Meditation

In their continued quest to promote the Transcendental Meditation Technique of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Richard and Janine Robertson, who have been teaching in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and...

Guyana has highest migration rate in region – Corbin

Oct 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana has highest migration rate in region – Corbin

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin, has said that the recent United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report on Guyana reflects the harsh reality under which Guyanese...

200M H1N1 vaccine for the Region

Oct 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 200M H1N1 vaccine for the Region

Approximately 200 million doses of H1N1 vaccine will be made available to the Caribbean, thanks to the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Revolving Fund. This is according to Minister of...

Police band can’t get worse

Oct 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Police band can’t get worse

Dear Editor, Each year, four times per year I have to sit in my chambers and be assaulted by the Police Force Band as they play and march to and from the High Court at the opening of the Criminal...

All is not well at Guyana’s High Commission in London

Oct 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on All is not well at Guyana’s High Commission in London

Dear Editor, I visited the Guyana High Commission in London on Thursday 8, 2009, with the intention of renewing my passport which expired late last month. I got to the High Commission at about 2:10...

Introduce $5,000 and $2,000 bills

Oct 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Introduce $5,000 and $2,000 bills

Dear Editor, A myriad number of anxious voices among the business community and even among the ordinary man/woman in the street are now calling on the Hon. Minister of Finance to give serious...

Disposing of garbage

Oct 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Disposing of garbage

Dear Editor People feel that they have a natural right to throw away as much stuff as they like. That has led Georgetown and its vicinity to be unsightly. Scientists inform us that ‘rotting waste...

Attacks on Alexander Village Mandir

Oct 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Attacks on Alexander Village Mandir

Dear Editor, The Alexander Village Mandir, located at the corner of Third and Cross Streets, has a long history of serving the village and beyond for more than 100 years. One of the most auspicious...

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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