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Businessman’s son allegedly brandishes handgun at cop

Nov 08, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman’s son allegedly brandishes handgun at cop

Some police ranks are peeved that no charges have been instituted against a city businessman’s son who allegedly threatened one of their colleagues with a handgun. The businessman’s son and...

CHI team bolstered with fulltime Interventional Cardiologist

Nov 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on CHI team bolstered with fulltime Interventional Cardiologist

By Sharmain Cornette The ability to offer an immediate response to cardiac emergencies around the clock will now be possible at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) with the recruitment of a fulltime...

No confirmation of money spent on Meten-Meer-Zorg Bridge

Nov 08, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on No confirmation of money spent on Meten-Meer-Zorg Bridge

Region Three chairman, Julius Faerber, and Neighbourhood Democratic Council Chairman of Meten-Meer-Zorg, Mohamed Pasha, are yet still very tongue-tied about the necessary information relating to the...

Labourer confesses to hacking housewife to death

Nov 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Labourer confesses to hacking housewife to death

An estate labourer has reportedly confessed to hacking 43-year-old housewife Heerawatie Tekram to death at her No.72 Village Squatting Area, Corentyne home on Friday. Police sources said that the...

Boat Captain feared dead after fight on fishing vessel

Nov 08, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Boat Captain feared dead after fight on fishing vessel

A boat captain is feared dead and his colleague is currently being treated for burns about his body, the result of a fight broke out on their vessel some time Friday in the Berbice River. Reports are...

SSIGNAL studio set to launch ‘King of Drums’ movie

Nov 08, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on SSIGNAL studio set to launch ‘King of Drums’ movie

Veteran music producer/movie maker Bonny Alves, and veteran singer, Charmaine Blackman, are set to launch yet another locally produced movie. On Sunday November 22 all roads will lead to the National...

Workers are key to sugar industry survival – Jagdeo

Nov 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Workers are key to sugar industry survival – Jagdeo

By Leonard Gildarie President Bharrat Jagdeo says that the country’s plan to revive the sugar industry does not involve workers losing their jobs but rather making adjustments to changes being made...

Four injured in bus, car accident

Nov 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Four injured in bus, car accident

Four persons were yesterday afternoon being treated for various injuries after minibus BLL 9419 and motor car HB6867 collided at the corners of Vlissengen Road and Sandy Babb Street. The accident...

Six retail customers collect ‘Win This Car’ promotion prizes

Nov 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Six retail customers collect ‘Win This Car’ promotion prizes

The commencement of the Christmas season may be a few weeks away, but at Ashmin’s the festive spirit of giving is already alive. While the establishment has for the past 17 years afforded business...

How can a country care about the planet but not about its own?

Nov 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on How can a country care about the planet but not about its own?

Dear Editor, On the 4th of November BBC 4 carried a news item about Guyana sinking in to a state of lawlessness. The subject of the broadcast was the most recent torture of a teen in custody. What...

West Indies Women claim cricket series with 1-wicket win against England

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on West Indies Women claim cricket series with 1-wicket win against England

Led by 43 from 18-year-old Stefanie Taylor, 41 from fellow teenager Deandra Dottin and 40 from 26-year-old Stacy-Ann King, West Indies beat England by 1 wicket with 21 balls to spare in the 3rd...

Mayers crushes Summerbell’s lap record

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Mayers crushes Summerbell’s lap record

– Summerbell qualifies ahead of Mark Maloney By Rawle Welch Just as he had promised, Barbados’ Roger Mayers, driving a Black Ford Focus, registered a blistering time of 34.585 seconds to...

Customs enforcement in Lethem

Nov 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Customs enforcement in Lethem

Dear Editor, I have just returned from a recent visit to Lethem, where I was so delighted in seeing and driving over the Takutu joining Guyana to Brazil. The drive to and from Lethem was somewhat...

Terrorism resurgence

Nov 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Terrorism resurgence

Dear Editor, I am rather confused by the editorial in (6th November, issue. First, of all you implore the “terrorists” to exercise their democratic rights and seek salvation at the “ballot...

The ‘King of Football’ Edison Arantes do Nascimento for 20th Kashif & Shanghai opening

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on The ‘King of Football’ Edison Arantes do Nascimento for 20th Kashif & Shanghai opening

Tournament officially launched in style at Duke Lodge By Franklin Wilson National treasure of Brazil and FIFA’s football Ambassador to the World, also known as “The King of Football” (O Rei do...

Mario Forde takes stage 4 as Pollydore retains overall lead

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Mario Forde takes stage 4 as Pollydore retains overall lead

By Franklin Wilson Jamaican Mario Forde eased to victory in stage-four of the 3rd annual Ride for Life five-stage cycle road race which took place on the Essequibo Coast yesterday. The 62 miles...

Another battle between Govt. and the opposition

Nov 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Another battle between Govt. and the opposition

Dear Editor, We are now ringside of another battle between the government and the opposition supposedly in our interest. However, as happens more and more these days both sides seem to have got it...

Govt. policies are working against the young and vulnerable

Nov 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Govt. policies are working against the young and vulnerable

Dear Editor, The Guyana Government and police are proving inherently incompetent to deliver security and protection for its citizens. It is scandalous that the police could not stop the gunmen in...

Paddy Price Stabilisation Fund

Nov 08, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Paddy Price Stabilisation Fund

To deal with the recent vicissitudes in the rice industry, the government has adopted a commendably interventionist policy. We dealt with some of them a week ago in “Rice Interventions”. During...

Norman Cameron, part one (1903 – 1983)

Nov 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Norman Cameron, part one (1903 – 1983)

By Petamber Persaud (Queen’s College celebrates its 165th anniversary this year 2009; one of the activities for this occasion is the honouring of Norman Cameron who had a special affinity to...

Daren Ganga is first to win three consecutive regional one day finals

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Daren Ganga is first to win three consecutive regional one day finals

When Trinidad and Tobago humbled Guyana by 81 runs in the Regional One Day Final at the Providence Stadium last ‘Thursday, triumphant Captain Daren Ganga not only became the most successful...

The Baccoo speaks

Nov 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

There must be more mad people around because all the warnings seem to go unheeded. I warned that the roads are dangerous but rather than people taking their time and heeding all that is in place for...

Universal Pharmacy maintains support of cyclists

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Universal Pharmacy maintains support of cyclists

For the third consecutive year, Universal Pharmacy of Suddie on the Essequibo Coast has rewarded the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed finishers of the fourth stage of the 3rd Annual Ride for Life Cycle Road...

Migration: A dirty word or a global opportunity?

Nov 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Migration: A dirty word or a global opportunity?

By Sir Ronald Sanders “Migration not infrequently gets a bad press. Negative stereotypes, portraying migrants as ‘stealing our jobs’ or ‘scrounging off the taxpayer’, abound in sections of...

Et tu, Mr. Ram?

Nov 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Et tu, Mr. Ram?

The exposure of the unpardonable torture of a youth by elements of the police in their investigation of a brutal murder has once again raised the vexed issue of the modus operandi of the GPF. In one...

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