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Public sector doctor directs patient to private hospital

Apr 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Public sector doctor directs patient to private hospital

– charges $300,000 for surgery Any doctor attached to the public health sector who refuses to perform an operation possible at a public health facility but is willing to undertake it at a...

Massive tree limb just misses passer-by

Apr 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Massive tree limb just misses passer-by

While President Bharrat Jagdeo as well as several other officials and Heads of State are fighting to have countries not cut their trees and further be paid for its service, some residents of Samaroo...

Thousands of ‘Claims and Objections’ workers owed

Apr 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Thousands of ‘Claims and Objections’ workers owed

Finance Ministry still to release tens of millions – GECOM By Mondale Smith Payments amounting to tens of millions of dollars owed to scrutineers and persons who worked for the Guyana Elections...

Elderly man, three grandkids rescued from burning building

Apr 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Elderly man, three grandkids rescued from burning building

“I want to thank the Guyana Fire Service…they give us a second life…without them all of us would have died.” Hillrod Thomas, a 64-year-old grandfather, was yesterday loud in praise of ranks...

Convicted duo implicate REO’s son in robbery

Apr 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Convicted duo implicate REO’s son in robbery

– claim father’s firearm, vehicle were used In a odd twist of events, two men who were each sentenced to seven years imprisonment for robbery under arms by Magistrate Nigel Hawke, have...

Dem boys seh…Life getting cheap

Apr 07, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Life getting cheap

Life ain’t got value. At least dem boys want to think so. When dem see how man killing woman and how people just going about looking fuh thief from dangerous places dem really got to wonder....

Prosecutor: Give us a secret jury

Apr 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Prosecutor: Give us a secret jury

JFK TERROR PLOT …fearful of Jamaat Al Muslimeen It is not done regularly, but the United States Government wants a secret jury to try Trinidadian Kareem Ibrahim and three Guyanese on charges of...

Improvements promised at Diamond Diagnostic Centre

Apr 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Improvements promised at Diamond Diagnostic Centre

– Guard blamed for delay in dispatching ambulance Management at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre on the East Bank of Demerara has blamed a security guard for some of the confusion that occurred on...

Colin Bynoe wins GTU presidency

Apr 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Colin Bynoe wins GTU presidency

CORENTYNE, BERBICE – Headmaster of Port Mourant Secondary School, Colin Bynoe, has been announced as the new president of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), after the just concluded...

Skeldon Factory undergoes first of three performance tests

Apr 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Skeldon Factory undergoes first of three performance tests

– GuySuCo management awaiting Engineer’s report One of three performance tests on the multi-million-dollar Skeldon Factory has been completed and management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation...

Sophia murder/arson suspect for court today

Apr 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia murder/arson suspect for court today

After more than two weeks in hospital recuperating from stab wounds, 52-year-old Godfrey Stewart was discharged yesterday, and is expected to make his first court appearance today, for the murder of...

50 containers of coconut leave Guyana monthly

Apr 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 50 containers of coconut leave Guyana monthly

– Goya Foods interested in local presence The local coconut industry is booming, with a major US-based food company negotiating to come to Guyana. Renewed interest in the industry last year saw...

Overseas-based relative was driving hit-and-run car

Apr 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based relative was driving hit-and-run car

Vehicle owner tells cops… Police are trying to verify reports that an overseas-based Guyanese was behind the wheel of the car which struck down 27-year-old Romona Harris on Good Friday night....

Mayor’s Cup football continues today and tomorrow

Apr 07, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Cup football continues today and tomorrow

Defending champs Pele in action today Action in the Mayor’s Cup football championship continues with back to back contests today and tomorrow at the Georgetown Football Club ground starting from...

Upper Demerara executives launch inaugural 20/20 Football tournament

Apr 07, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Upper Demerara executives launch inaugural 20/20 Football tournament

First there was 20/20 cricket followed by 20/20 boxing, now administrators of the interim body of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) have launched the inaugural 20/20 Football tournament...

Kevin Lawrence completes final jumper

Apr 07, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kevin Lawrence completes final jumper

– hundreds pay last respects to ball player By Edison Jefford The atmosphere was sombre and mood melancholy as even the sun conspired to create an overwhelming sense of grief and loss...

GDF dismantle Milerock 3-0; Buxton, Victoria Kings draw

Apr 07, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GDF dismantle Milerock 3-0; Buxton, Victoria Kings draw

Buxton United maintained pole position in the Guyana Football Federation National Super League sponsored by FIFA under the Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF Project following the latest matches. Buxton...

GTM Inter-County U-19 cricket bowls off today at Uitvlugt

Apr 07, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTM Inter-County U-19 cricket bowls off today at Uitvlugt

Insurance company pumps $3.2M in to 34th annual tourney By Sean Devers The GTM under-19 Three-Day cricket competition bowls off from 10:00hrs today at the Uitvlugt ground in West Demerara with...

Taylor, Sarwan to play in Jamaica festival

Apr 07, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Taylor, Sarwan to play in Jamaica festival

Dowlin could lead ‘A’ against Zimbabwe West Indies’ selectors have named a 13-man squad for the Jamaica Cricket Festival, a competition that also involves Ireland, Canada and hosts Jamaica....

National Super-Eight B/ball Ward launches today

Apr 07, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Super-Eight B/ball Ward launches today

Best teams in Georgetown, Linden on the cards The much-anticipated National Super-Eight Inter-Ward Basketball Championship will be officially launched today after months of planning and fine-tuning...

‘T&T club cricket is not far from 1st class standard’ – Jacobs

Apr 07, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘T&T club cricket is not far from 1st class standard’ – Jacobs

By Sean Devers Former West Indies under-19 Skipper Steven Jacobs is enjoying a productive debut season in Trinidad domestic cricket and feels the division one league in the twin-Island Republic is...

Timehri residents treated to action packed card in Easter Day boxing show

Apr 07, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Timehri residents treated to action packed card in Easter Day boxing show

By Michael Benjamin Monday last was Easter, a day when revelers lofted kites of all descriptions sky bound and Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ. While Georgetown residents gathered at...

Rockway Auto Sales stages 10/10 cricket competition

Apr 07, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rockway Auto Sales stages 10/10 cricket competition

Cricket lovers are gearing up for competitive entertainment when Rockway Auto Sales of 189 Lusignan East Coast Demerara stages a 10/10 knockout cricket competition for all interested teams starting...

Home Affairs official ‘attempts suicide’

Apr 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Home Affairs official ‘attempts suicide’

Liaison officer to the Minister of Home Affairs Philip Ishmael was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation yesterday after an apparent suicide attempt at his Diamond Housing Scheme...

Geron Williams holds his own at TTCF Easter Grand Prix

Apr 07, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Geron Williams holds his own at TTCF Easter Grand Prix

Place 3rd in two races among Int. field Guyana’s 2009 Junior Sportsman of the Year Geron Williams continues to prove that he has what it takes to compete with much more experienced riders and the...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more