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Lieutenant in hiding

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Lieutenant in hiding

The Guyana Police Force appears to be stumped in making the arrest of an army lieutenant who is alleged to be involved in an ammunition theft. The police have since search two homes where the platoon...

Dem boys seh…Robeson can’t kiss

Oct 12, 2009 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Robeson can’t kiss

Any time somebody tell you that de hammer gun fall pun you, it mean trouble. Hammer does kill people and quite a few kill men with hammer. Dem mek de hammer fall pun dem. Only thing is that dem was...

10,000 cases by year-end

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on 10,000 cases by year-end

Over $300M spent annually on Malaria… By Fareeza Haniff The Guyana government, through the Ministry of Health, spends approximately $300 to $400 million a year on malaria infections within the...

Top ministers call for urgent regional action plan

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Top ministers call for urgent regional action plan

As water crisis looms: As several countries battle adverse weather and water shortage, several ministers of CARICOM in an unprecedented move have recommended the urgent development of a regional...

Too early to say what caused it – Brassington

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Too early to say what caused it – Brassington

Regent Street Fire… While Shaheed Hamid is of the opinion that the fire which razed his business establishments on Regent Street on Friday was caused by an electrical wire in front of his...

Marijuana excuse not believed, court fines vendor $10,000

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Marijuana excuse not believed, court fines vendor $10,000

A vendor who claimed a doctor told her to used marijuana to help her asthma was fined $10,000 instead. Audrey Briggs, 29, a mother of three of St John Street, New Amsterdam, was on Thursday ordered...

Businessman accuses resident of poisoning poultry, plants

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman accuses resident of poisoning poultry, plants

– fears for family’s safety Diamond New Scheme businessman, Ronald Prescott, says that he is being tormented by a female resident, whom he has accused of poisoning his poultry and plants....

GEB driver on bail in student’s accident

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on GEB driver on bail in student’s accident

As 9-year-old Sunil Singh remains critical at the Georgetown Hospital after he was hit by a GEB security vehicle, relatives said that they are unhappy with the way the matter is being handled by the...

Who killed Alicia Foster?

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Who killed Alicia Foster?

One year after… Why did someone order the execution of a pretty 26-year-old former Bishop’s high School Student one year ago? Did she incur the wrath of someone while conducting her duties as...

Workers still not satisfied with new price offered

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Workers still not satisfied with new price offered

Diamond sugar strike… On Thursday last, workers at the Diamond GuySuCo plant, downed tools, claiming that they were not satisfied with the monies they were receiving for clearing beds at the...

LCDS consultations a sham by administration

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on LCDS consultations a sham by administration

– PNCR The Peoples National Congress reform (PNCR) has viewed, with skepticism, the intentions of the Bharrat Jagdeo regime to engage in consultation on Avoided Deforestation and their now...

Teenager dead after truck accident

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Teenager dead after truck accident

A tragic road accident, which occurred Saturday night at Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara, Saturday night, has left one dead. Chetram Jaikarran, 13, of Supply, Mahaica, a student of Lancaster...

Roaming cattle a menace to Grove/Diamond residents

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Roaming cattle a menace to Grove/Diamond residents

– blamed for accidents, damage to property It’s been touted as a future township, but the New Grove/Diamond Housing Scheme continues to be overrun by cows, horses, pigs, goats and other...

Blind accident victim succumbs

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Blind accident victim succumbs

…“he wanted to come home and die”- mother Everton Douglas, the blind man who was badly injured in a mini-bus accident last month, succumbed at his Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara home at...

Alpha swamp Liquid Gold, Camptown, GDF, Milerock also win

Oct 12, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha swamp Liquid Gold, Camptown, GDF, Milerock also win

Seawall and Topp XX draw By Franklin Wilson Four wins and a draw were the results recorded on day six of the Guyana Football Federation National Super League played at four venues around the...

Bleeding during a local open heart surgery is a challenge – Dr Stephens

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Bleeding during a local open heart surgery is a challenge – Dr Stephens

Though it may be deemed mere anecdotal evidence, Cardiac Surgeon, Dr Gary Stephens, is of the belief that Guyanese patients bleed a lot more during open heart surgery than those in the United States....

Mc Kay prevails in feature 15-lap contest, Perez Jr. also shine

Oct 12, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mc Kay prevails in feature 15-lap contest, Perez Jr. also shine

By Franklin Wilson It was all another keen and hyped up contest that ended with Warren ‘Forty’ Mc Kay powering past old rival Alonzo Greaves to win the feature 15-lap contest at the Third Annual...

Morawhanna slated as key Caribbean agriculture export port

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Morawhanna slated as key Caribbean agriculture export port

By Gary Eleazar Morawhanna is a small fishing/farming community in the Barima River in Region One, close to the Venezuelan border. Its residents are currently of the view that they have been...

USA company leases land in Guyana

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on USA company leases land in Guyana

…gearing to produce biomass for eco-friendly electricity Wood farmed in Guyana will now be used in the United States of America to produce cleaner and cheaper electricity. This was announced...

Cassou House wins St Ignatius Secondary Inter House sports

Oct 12, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cassou House wins St Ignatius Secondary Inter House sports

St. Ignatius Secondary schools Inter-house athletics championship in Region 9 produced outstanding individual performances, while Cassou house successfully defended their title with 1099 points. In...

Griffith ton leads DCC to City title

Oct 12, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Griffith ton leads DCC to City title

By Sean Devers West Indies under-19 selectee Trevon Griffith hit his 2nd consecutive ton against Transport Sports Club (TSC) in a final to spur DCC to a 29-run win in the Georgetown zone final of the...

Tobacco, alcohol, among health issues to be addressed in schools – Dr Paltoo

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Tobacco, alcohol, among health issues to be addressed in schools – Dr Paltoo

One out of two young people who start and continue to smoke will be killed by tobacco related illnesses, said Head of the Adolescent Health and Wellness Department of the Ministry of Health, Dr...

Berbice maul Demerara by 127 runs

Oct 12, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice maul Demerara by 127 runs

To reclaim El Dorado Inter-County title By Sean Devers A magnificent century from Man-of-the-Match Sewnarine Chattergoon spearheaded Berbice to an emphatic 127-run win against Demerara at the...

GCB announces squad for Regional One Day tourney

Oct 12, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB announces squad for Regional One Day tourney

The Guyana Cricket Board selectors yesterday released a 24-member squad to prepare for the West Indies Cricket Board One Day competition following the conclusion of the Inter-County tourney Saturday....

Mon Repos man stabbed in money row

Oct 12, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Mon Repos man stabbed in money row

A Mon Repos man is thanking God for his life after being stabbed in his chest by someone who allegedly owes him money. Vinod Persaud, 29, of 221 Mon Repos East Coast Demerara also expressed gratitude...

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Chilling reminders that we are not safe

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Georgetown was plunged into shock and terror last week after two heinous incidents laid... more