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Winston Murray touted as favourite for party’s Presidential Candidate

Apr 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Winston Murray touted as favourite for party’s Presidential Candidate

With the 2011 General Elections fast approaching, coupled with the Leader of the Opposition signaling that he is not interested in being the presidential candidate, there is a plethora of...

Records for 2007, 2008 still to be submitted

Apr 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Records for 2007, 2008 still to be submitted

Region One Chairman, Fermin Singh, who ordered that the Matarkai Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) present audited reports of the toll monies collected for the use of roads, is yet to collect...

Brazilian dies in Takutu trail crash

Apr 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Brazilian dies in Takutu trail crash

A 39-year-old Brazilian was killed at around 14:30 hrs yesterday after crashing an all terrain vehicle on the Takutu trail in Bartica. According to a police release, Carlos De Souza, of Light Street,...

Miners warned about abuse of prospecting licences

Apr 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Miners warned about abuse of prospecting licences

…notification deadline pushed back one month Miners have been given a one-month breather to start giving their mandatory six months notification before commencing operations. This was disclosed...

Dem boys seh..All Fools cause high blood pressure

Apr 02, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh..All Fools cause high blood pressure

Yesterday dem boys cause confusion. Dem call de Waterfalls paper and announce that Easter Monday is not a holiday. Well is then dem boys know that some people does only read de headlines. Nuff people...

President Jagdeo proposes critical factors for effective climate deal

Apr 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on President Jagdeo proposes critical factors for effective climate deal

Uncertain that a binding legal treaty will be reached at the upcoming follow up climate change summit in Mexico, later this year President Bharrat Jagdeo said it should not deter efforts to work...

Security guard shoots suspected burglar

Apr 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Security guard shoots suspected burglar

A 37-year-old man is nursing bullet wounds to the back after being shot by a security guard during a burglary at around 04:30 hrs at the Discount Store bond in High Street. According to police...

City Hall officially unveils 2010 budget

Apr 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on City Hall officially unveils 2010 budget

– laments $258M shortfall last year It was following no little effort on the part of officers, councillors and members of the Implementation Committee that the 2010 budget for the Mayor and...

Three Jamaicans and Guyanese remanded for ganja possession

Apr 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Three Jamaicans and Guyanese remanded for ganja possession

Three Jamaican nationals and a Guyanese were all remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive Hamilton, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. Gerald Prowell, 43, of Lot 106...

SHOW RESPECT FOR ALL!

Apr 02, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SHOW RESPECT FOR ALL!

Today is one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar. It is called Good Friday and marks the death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion some two thousand years ago. Traditionally in Guyana this was...

A new day for Adventist women

Apr 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on A new day for Adventist women

– Third regional female becomes commissioned Pastor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich once said, “Well behaved women rarely make history.” How accurate she was is debatable; what is fact is that...

Nadir seeks to clarify child labour issue

Apr 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Nadir seeks to clarify child labour issue

At the opening ceremony for the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Minister of Labour, Manzoor Nadir made an attempt to remove the cloud of...

Heavy duty trucks come under scrutiny

Apr 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Heavy duty trucks come under scrutiny

The Ministry of Public Works and Communications conducted exercises on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway on Wednesday, where all heavy duty trucks were stopped and weighed to establish if they were in...

Lionel’s 104 & 6-9 steer Scottsburg United to victory

Apr 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lionel’s 104 & 6-9 steer Scottsburg United to victory

The 2010 Spready’s Bakery Under-19, Berbice 50-over Cricket Competition got started over last weekend with several first-round matches. Mark Lionel slammed 104 (7 fours and 1 six) to steer...

Savage Masters among latest winners in 4R Masters Cup, females’ softball cricket

Apr 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Savage Masters among latest winners in 4R Masters Cup, females’ softball cricket

Play in the 4R Masters Cup and Females softball cricket tournament organised by the Guyana Softball League in collaboration with Floodlights Association continued recently with several matches. In...

Sampson (107), Ramalho (97), Khemraj 5-22, Khan 4-38 shine

Apr 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sampson (107), Ramalho (97), Khemraj 5-22, Khan 4-38 shine

Sans Souci, Good Success, Noitgedacht record victories Sans Souci, Good Success and Noitgedacht recorded victories in the latest action of the Igloo Ice Cream 40 overs Cricket competition played last...

Razack hit half century as Satro beat Rebel

Apr 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Razack hit half century as Satro beat Rebel

A fine half century by Shazaad Razack propelled Satro to a 63 run victory over Rebel as play in the P&P Insurance Brokers 40 over cricket competition commenced in Leguan with one match. Played at...

Zeeburg and Independence to clash in final

Apr 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Zeeburg and Independence to clash in final

Independence Sports Club of La Grange West Bank Demerara beat Canal Number 2 Sports club by 7 wickets in their own back yard and Zeeburg beat Meten-Meer-Zorg ‘A’ in the other semi-final of the...

GFF Super League continues on Sunday

Apr 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Super League continues on Sunday

U-17 Inter Association fixed for tomorrow Competition in the Guyana Football Federation National Super League will continue on Easter Sunday with matches at two venues. At the Enmore Community Centre...

Chanderpaul, Sarwan, Dowlin for DCC T/10 on Sunday

Apr 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chanderpaul, Sarwan, Dowlin for DCC T/10 on Sunday

The Demerara Cricket Club will host two T/10 semi-finals and a T20 final at the DCC ground on Sunday and West Indies players Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan are expected to play for GCC...

NBTS seeks to modify blood donations

Apr 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on NBTS seeks to modify blood donations

Manager of the National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), Ms. Shameeza Mangal, is advising persons to become a part of the Good Samaritan Programme and be encouraged to donate blood voluntarily. Ms....

Brazilian gets four years for cannabis

Apr 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian gets four years for cannabis

A Brazilian national was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and fined $800,000 after pleading guilty to trafficking in narcotics yesterday, before Magistrate Hazel Octive Hamilton, at the...

Progress and development cannot be hidden

Apr 02, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Progress and development cannot be hidden

Dear Editor, Idleness is one of the greatest sicknesses on our planet. And I am quite sure you are aware of all the old sayings of idle minds; I need not go them over here. In recent times I find...

Don’t stand idly by and see our agricultural sector die

Apr 02, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Don’t stand idly by and see our agricultural sector die

Dear Editor, I would like to endorse the writer from Essequibo in one of the newspapers highlighting the faults of the Minister of Agriculture Mr. Robert Persaud. You cannot have a boy do a man’s...

Wandering mother had contemplated suicide

Apr 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Wandering mother had contemplated suicide

– recalls years of domestic abuse After walking out on her family for three days, 34-year-old Nicola Halley-Wilson turned up alive and physically well, much to the relief of worried relatives....

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Desecration, Disrespectful, and Disgraceful

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The solemnity of Babu Jaan, a site meant to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Cheddi... more