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Kitty shooting file completed, awaiting DPP advice

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty shooting file completed, awaiting DPP advice

…another suspect arrested Commander of “A” Division, George Vyphuis, has said that Office of Professional Responsibility has completed their investigations into the shooting to death by an off...

Trinidad union condemns Rusal situation

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Trinidad union condemns Rusal situation

– 40% workers want to leave bauxite union Bauxite Company Guyana Inc. (BCGI), owned by Russia’s RUSAL, a major bauxite player in the globe, says that almost 40 per cent of its workers want to...

Brothers charged with wounding

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Brothers charged with wounding

Two brothers were yesterday granted $100,000 bail each, by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on a charge of wounding their brother-in-law. Ivor Emanuel, 33 and Richard Emanuel, 41, both of...

Teenager receives Castrol GTX Toyota NZE car

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Teenager receives Castrol GTX Toyota NZE car

The mother of 13-year-old Nicholas Prince, of Eccles, East Bank Demerara, collected the keys to the brand new Toyota NZE car after he was named winner in the Castrol GTX ‘win a car’...

Ansa McAL continues “Cheekies Bundle Of Joy” giveaway

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Ansa McAL continues “Cheekies Bundle Of Joy” giveaway

Spreading joy and honouring mothers who gave birth on Christmas Day has been an Ansa McAL Trading Limited tradition and the cheers were no less for the 11th year when the company distributed Cheekies...

Tuschen resident furious at toothless authorities

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Tuschen resident furious at toothless authorities

A Tuschen resident who has lodged many complaints with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Tuschen\Uitvlugt NDC of the stench produced by a herd of cows owned by his eastern neighbour...

Tobacco Standard … GNBS still to submit document to Tourism Ministry

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Tobacco Standard … GNBS still to submit document to Tourism Ministry

Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has confirmed that the controversial tobacco standard is indeed at the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) and not at the Ministry of Tourism Industry...

XM Royal Gold 10-year-old gets top rating

Dec 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on XM Royal Gold 10-year-old gets top rating

Guyana’s XM Royal Gold 10-year-old Rum has received top rating at an international tasting event in London. XM Royal Gold 10 Year Old, produced, bottled and exported by Banks DIH Ltd., registered...

Charges Pending for driver of Vreed-en-Hoop Smash up

Dec 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Charges Pending for driver of Vreed-en-Hoop Smash up

The female driver of the pick up, PLL 2473, who was involved in an accident on New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, on December 22, which claimed the life of Alwin Jordan, 54, is likely to be charged this week....

Cellink Malika Boyd music video for January 2010 launch

Dec 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Cellink Malika Boyd music video for January 2010 launch

Cellink Jingle and song competition 2009 winner, Malika Boyd, has just completed her first music video for the winning song “dance love, live give and if all goes well her fans will get the first...

Guyanese makes music history

Dec 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyanese makes music history

Wins US 2009 Outstanding R&B/Soul Song Award Singer Nhojj, a US-based Guyanese who performed at Guyana Fashion Weekend 2008 had much to celebrate this past Christmas. His song ‘Love’ has won...

Another life lost on the Berbice roadways

Dec 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Another life lost on the Berbice roadways

MANCHESTER VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – On Sunday yet another road fatality was recorded on the Berbice roadway. The latest casualty is Albert Smith of Lot 95 Alness Village on the Corentyne. He was the...

Controversy surrounds police payment for Gov’t organized special events

Dec 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Controversy surrounds police payment for Gov’t organized special events

The memory of the CARIFESTA payment fiasco has raised its ugly head once again. This time it is the members of the Guyana Police Force who are crying foul. Controversy has erupted over the payment of...

NATIONAL RUGGERS TRIP TO URUGUAY OFF

Dec 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on NATIONAL RUGGERS TRIP TO URUGUAY OFF

– Flight difficulties, funding major impediments President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union Noel Adonis in a telephone conversation with Kaieteur Sport yesterday confirmed that Guyana will no...

GABA Christmas Championships off

Dec 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GABA Christmas Championships off

“We have to step on the gas next year”- says Cadogan By Edison Jefford The proposed Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Christmas Championships scheduled for last weekend was...

Former scrabble player lauds progress of current word formers

Dec 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Former scrabble player lauds progress of current word formers

Abigail McDonald’s feat at the World Scrabble Championships, recently staged in Malaysia has attracted plaudits from Guyanese at home as well as the Diaspora. The latest words of praise...

The Mayweather/Pacquiao bout, the superfight of the 20th century

Dec 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on The Mayweather/Pacquiao bout, the superfight of the 20th century

By Michael Benjamin As the world anxiously awaits what is shaping up to be the fight of the century, the two principals, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are locked in a verbal warfare that...

Campbell leads RHT Metro to finals of GCB female tourney

Dec 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Campbell leads RHT Metro to finals of GCB female tourney

Led by another brilliant performance by West Indies all-rounder Shemaine Campbell, Berbice Female cricket champions Rose Hall Town Metro (RHTM) crushed Georgetown by 109 runs to book a place in the...

RHTYSC cricket teams complete multi-million Christmas Charity programme

Dec 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC cricket teams complete multi-million Christmas Charity programme

The respective cricket teams of Guyana’s leading Youth Club – Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club – along with the entity’s over-35 group have successfully completed their...

Don’t forget pensioners

Dec 29, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Don’t forget pensioners

Dear Editor, Recently a sex percent increase was announced for Public Servants. I hope the Government pensioners are not forgotten this time. There were two increases last year, the first paid in...

Freddie misunderstands Misir and Persaud’s motive

Dec 29, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Freddie misunderstands Misir and Persaud’s motive

Dear Editor, Freddie Kissoon says he doesn’t understand why Prem Misir and Randy Persaud accept Kaieteur News as a newspaper when their boss, President Jagdeo wants it to cease publication. The...

Third term drama: Where is Navin Chandarpal?

Dec 29, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Third term drama: Where is Navin Chandarpal?

Mr. Navin Chandarpal has been relieved of his job as Science Advisor to the presidency. Since then, this country has not heard from Mr. Chandarpal. He hasn’t written anything to the press. He has...

Misir’s stand is nothing but a cop out

Dec 29, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Misir’s stand is nothing but a cop out

Dear Editor, I wish to offer some comments on Dr. Misir’s letter of December 21 in response to mine of December 12. I know that Dr. Misir is a man of many talents and that he wears many hats (or is...

Duke Street is not and has never been zoned as a commercial district

Dec 29, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Duke Street is not and has never been zoned as a commercial district

Dear Editor, Forgive our late response which is due to our holiday preparations. We can’t believe that Mr. Gerry Gouveia has the audacity, the unblushing insolence to boldly publish such an article...

BLACKOUTS ARE HERE TO STAY

Dec 29, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BLACKOUTS ARE HERE TO STAY

There is a generation or two of Guyanese who have known blackouts. They grew up in the day when every other day there was at least eight hours of load shedding. On the other hand there is another...

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