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Child support makes man plunge to death

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Child support makes man plunge to death

The decomposing body of 38-year-old Ramesh Mc Kenna was found in a canal at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, around noon yesterday, and reports indicate that he committed suicide. There are...

Gov’t considers water rationing as El Nino takes toll

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t considers water rationing as El Nino takes toll

The government may consider controlling access and delivery of water as the continuous dry spell takes its toll countrywide, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon said yesterday. Dr...

UN taps British, Ethiopian PMs to hunt for new financing on climate change

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on UN taps British, Ethiopian PMs to hunt for new financing on climate change

– President Jagdeo to sit on advisory group The U.N. chief tapped the Prime Ministers of Britain and Ethiopia on Friday to lead the hunt for hundreds of billions of dollars that nations pledged...

Remanded Essequibo murder accused dies

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Remanded Essequibo murder accused dies

…police delay in allowing man to seek medical attention infuriates relatives Leno Marks, a remanded murder accused, of Westbury, Essequibo Coast, died on Thursday at the Suddie Public Hospital...

Another Schoolboy stabbed

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-Indiscipline contributes to violence at School Officials at Lodge Community High School are calling on the police to intervene in the wake of a second stabbing at the school yesterday. Rawle King,...

Female cop charged with stealing service revolver

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Female cop charged with stealing service revolver

Magistrate Judy Latchmin yesterday granted bail to the tune of $100,000 to a 58-year-old old female special constable who was charged with stealing a service revolver. The accused, June Clement, of...

There are 177 inquests pending

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on There are 177 inquests pending

At present there are 177 pending inquests being conducted at the various magistrates’ courts across Guyana and the magistrates are working feverishly to reduce this number, according to Acting...

Dem boys seh…Water disappearing

Feb 13, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Water disappearing

De place dry and since people mek a mistake and throw a cigarette butt in de grass is problems. In fact, if dem only create a spark is problems. Well fuh couple days now grass burning at de back of...

Dr Van-West Charles boosts Parliamentary archives

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The Parliamentary archives were significantly boosted yesterday when Former Parliamentarian, Dr Richard Van-West Charles, presented to Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran, records from...

Guyanese woman in court over theft from Brian Lara

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese woman in court over theft from Brian Lara

A Guyanese woman appeared in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates Court Thursday, charged with receiving a stolen item belonging to retired star West Indies batsman Brian Lara. Curlis Anderson, 32, of...

Young goldsmith to remain in jail, until he pays for gold chain

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Young goldsmith to remain in jail, until he pays for gold chain

A tattoo artist who fraudulently converted two gold chains to his own use was yesterday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. It was alleged that Adrian “Bunzo”...

Four charged with machine theft

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Four charged with machine theft

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday granted $100,000 bail each, to four men who are accused of stealing $5.58M in machinery from Winston Thomas. Brian Mohan, 41, of 21 Hill Street;...

Ryan Austin delivers fine spell to restrict Jamaicans

Feb 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Ryan Austin delivers fine spell to restrict Jamaicans

Ryan Austin registered a five wicket haul for Combined Campuses and Colleges to restrict Jamaica to 194-9 when stumps were drawn yesterday in the 5th round of the 2010 Regional 4 day cricket...

Father refutes brutality charge

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Father refutes brutality charge

…claims he only wants to visit his son Randolph Davis who was accused by the mother of his child, 21-year-old Lisa Latoya, of threatening and brutalising her has refuted the allegations. According...

Georgetown to present slate

Feb 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Georgetown to present slate

The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) revealed yesterday that it has been mulling a slate to put forward at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Elections of its parent body that will...

Republic Bank’s National steel pan competition set for tomorrow at NCC

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Republic Bank’s National steel pan competition set for tomorrow at NCC

(By Mondale Smith) The Ministry of Culture is encouraging all to come out and enjoy some sweet steel pan music a the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, tomorrow, as the Republic Bank-sponsored National...

Leewards hold upper hand after first day

Feb 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Leewards hold upper hand after first day

A solid innings of 61 by opener Montcin Hodge and other important contributions from Keiron Powell (48), Gavin Williams (44) and Captain Steven Liburd (39) gave the Leeward Islands the upper hand...

Gov’t to hit the road with Budget 2010

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t to hit the road with Budget 2010

The government intends to take its 2010 Budget on the road, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon announced yesterday. Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh, presented the $142.8 billion...

Remittance reversed as Climate change steps up

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Remittance reversed as Climate change steps up

– Geo-physical and socio-economic must be addressed The University of Guyana in collaboration with the British High Commission held the third climate change lecture under the theme...

Matches continues this weekend around the country

Feb 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Matches continues this weekend around the country

As action in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company inaugural 1010 softball cricket competition heats up, a number matches are slated for today and tomorrow around the country. Following are the...

Sea defence breach wipes out Essequibo farms

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Sea defence breach wipes out Essequibo farms

Farmers who suffered grave losses to their crops, recently, due to a breakage in the sea defence conservancy at the Paradise/Jibb and Exmouth, on the Essequibo Coast, have fear of another flood that...

Alpha United & Guyana Defence Force to represent Guyana

Feb 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Alpha United & Guyana Defence Force to represent Guyana

By Franklin Wilson Guyana’s will be represented by two teams this year in the 2010 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Qualifying Tournament for the 2010/2011 CONCACAF Champion’s League. Guyana’s...

Former lover denied bail for theft

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Former lover denied bail for theft

Dominique Greaves, 32, of 169 Fourth Street, Alexander Village, was yesterday denied his pre trial liberty by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court,...

Shot vendor recovering well

Feb 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Shot vendor recovering well

– No word from police Earlene Morgan, the pregnant market vendor who was accidentally shot by an off duty police officer last month, is recovering well. However, she is still to receive...

Associations gearing up for GFF U-17 League

Feb 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Associations gearing up for GFF U-17 League

To kick off on March 13 in Bartica Under-17 footballers in Guyana will have their chance to shine from March 13 next when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Inter Association tournament kicks off...

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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