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Man electrocuted while making illegal connection

Dec 21, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Man electrocuted while making illegal connection

“There will be no Christmas for me and my family and I don’t know how we will survive with my husband gone.” These were the utterings of grieving housewife Sursattie Paul yesterday as her...

Rambarran feels attempt afoot to relieve him of hotel

Dec 21, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Rambarran feels attempt afoot to relieve him of hotel

Entrepreneur, Wilfred Rambarran is of the opinion that there are plans afoot to hoodwink the Ocean View International Hotel from him even after he has invested more than $160M in renovations and...

51% of businesses not confident in Guyana’s economy

Dec 21, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on 51% of businesses not confident in Guyana’s economy

Out of a total of 59 business entities in Guyana, 51 per cent of them are not confident about Guyana’s economic prospects. This is according to the Guyana Business Outlook Survey for 2010, which...

Dispute over woman may have caused shooting at bar

Dec 21, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Dispute over woman may have caused shooting at bar

– attorney mulls criminal charges against accused cop By Latoya Giles and Brushell Blackman Two days after the shooting at a popular city bar, which has resulted in the death of Hewley Barker,...

Attorney accuses cops of killing innocent teen

Dec 21, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Attorney accuses cops of killing innocent teen

– two other suspects in Hampshire robbery released The controversy over the shooting of 18-year-old Hemchand Gopaul at Hampshire, Corentyne escalated, with attorney-at-law Khemraj Ramjattan...

Climate change conference ends with soft agreement

Dec 21, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Climate change conference ends with soft agreement

From Neil Marks in Copenhagen The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen ended yesterday with an agreement by countries to cap the global temperature rise by committing to significant...

WWF to review performance in Guianas after 10 years

Dec 21, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on WWF to review performance in Guianas after 10 years

More than $120M is expended on an annual basis by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to aid projects and other activities aimed at environmental conservation, WWF’s Country Manager, Dr. Patrick Williams...

LCDS receives support from businesses

Dec 21, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on LCDS receives support from businesses

– Ram and Mc Rae survey The government has won overwhelming support for its pursuit of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). This is according to the results of the Ram and Mc Rae...

GNBS seizes Non-Compliant Cigarette

Dec 21, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on GNBS seizes Non-Compliant Cigarette

The Guyana National Bureau of Standard (GNBS) conducted routine surveillance visits at shops and markets in Region four, five and six where they seized non-compliant brands of cigarettes which were...

Cops detain employee

Dec 21, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Cops detain employee

Robbery at Sheik Hassan Printery… Police are questioning an 18-year-old employee of Sheik Hassan’s Printery in connection with last Friday’s heist at the Eccles Industrial Site...

Guyana secures CDB financing

Dec 21, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana secures CDB financing

The Government of Guyana has secured financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to assist in implementing the Community Services Enhancement Project, and it intends to apply a part of the...

Controversial lawyers for House today

Dec 21, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Controversial lawyers for House today

…seems heading for Select Committee The controversial Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill is again on the cards for debate in the National Assembly but from all indications it will be sent to a...

Contrasting results on day 4 of 20th Kashif & Shanghai

Dec 21, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Contrasting results on day 4 of 20th Kashif & Shanghai

Carlos Brown leads 10-man Topp XX to grinding win; Alpha pummels Grove Hi Tec 7-1 By Franklin Wilson Seventeen year-old Bakewell Topp XX goalkeeper Carlos Brown was the hero of his side’s...

‘Stealth Bomber’ arrives for ‘Season’s Beatings’ card

Dec 21, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Stealth Bomber’ arrives for ‘Season’s Beatings’ card

Georgetown, GUYANA – Guyana’s first Female World Champion Gwendolyn ‘The Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil arrived over the weekend in keeping with her ring date next Sunday against the spoiler Sharon...

Female footballers rewarded as Goodwill series ends

Dec 21, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Female footballers rewarded as Goodwill series ends

Nikita Persaud is MVP; Ronella Albert best goalie; Ashley Rodrigues highest goal scorer USA-based Nikita Persaud was named the Most Valuable Player of the just concluded International women’s...

Snatchers seize inaugural Rupununi F/Ball League

Dec 21, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Snatchers seize inaugural Rupununi F/Ball League

Beat Shiriri twice in 2-match final A fair sized crowd watched as Snatchers beat Shiriri in both of their home and away final of the inaugural Rupununi Football Association (FA) senior male...

Abigail McDonald finishes year on successful note

Dec 21, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Abigail McDonald finishes year on successful note

Carts off GASP Scrabble Scramble Abigail McDonald recently boasted that following her sojourn to Malaysia to compete in the World Scrabble championships, that she would be a force to be reckoned...

Copenhagen was a bust because the principal players wanted to retain their status quo

Dec 21, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Copenhagen was a bust because the principal players wanted to retain their status quo

Dear Editor, In my November 26 letter, “Copenhagen or bust,” I referenced a Mr. Nigel Lawson, writing in a TimesOnline article on November 23, 2009, with a caption that read,...

It’s absolutely priority for a Freedom of Information Act to be put in place

Dec 21, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s absolutely priority for a Freedom of Information Act to be put in place

Dear Editor, Guyana has some very talented journalists without a doubt. The dilemma is that much of the valuable resources seem to be squandered away on never ending battles on competing, overworked...

Khan pleased with TCL Group Windies U-19 side’s preparations

Dec 21, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Khan pleased with TCL Group Windies U-19 side’s preparations

Omar Khan, the TCL Group West Indies under-19 Manager, has stressed the importance of the squad’s one-week training camp ahead of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand next month and...

Enough ‘highflying’ language

Dec 21, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Enough ‘highflying’ language

Dear Editor, I am sick with the so called intellectual debate and the use of ‘highflying’ language in dealing with Guyana’s problems. Such academic terms as, “macro economic...

Benn was a true patriot

Dec 21, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Benn was a true patriot

Dear Editor, The recent death of Brindley Benn marks the end of a period of Guyana’s history which was characterized by deep political divisions, ethnic violence and ideological differences which...

The ‘1964 election’ history is damaging to whoever the cap fits

Dec 21, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on The ‘1964 election’ history is damaging to whoever the cap fits

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Rashleigh Jackson’s letter of December 12, 2009, a response to what I wrote “The 1964 Elections: A Betrayal of trust.” I express no surprise at Mr....

Keep animals off our roadways

Dec 21, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Keep animals off our roadways

Dear Editor, Animals on the roadways cause serious vehicular accidents, damage to properties and vehicles and even cause several deaths each year. Government should imposed tough laws and penalties...

Is this the greatest fraud in human history?

Dec 21, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is this the greatest fraud in human history?

Dear Editor, So let’s talk a little about the Climate Summit in Denmark which ended last weekend, and which, has many saying that it did not achieve its purpose, just like Kyoto in 1997. First,...

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A call for more cultural centres

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Burnham’s decision to divert the Indian Immigration Fund towards constructing the National... more