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Sharma to face Magistrate today

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Sharma to face Magistrate today

Embattled television station owner and Presidential candidate, Chandra Narine Sharma, is expected to appear in court today, to answer various charges ranging from carnal knowledge to indecent...

Armed fishermen tackle pirates

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Armed fishermen tackle pirates

A piracy attack in Berbice over the weekend saw armed fishermen on Sunday almost subduing their attackers and recovering a boat containing stolen fish and glue. Yesterday, angry members of a Berbice...

Victim’s aunt claims… $10M offer to drop matter

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Victim’s aunt claims… $10M offer to drop matter

… CN Sharma child molesting saga In an interesting twist to the saga involving television station owner, Chandra Narine Sharma, relatives of the girls involved are reporting that they are being...

NCN staff killed, driver hospitalised

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on NCN staff killed, driver hospitalised

ROSE HALL, EAST CANJE – A staff member of the New Amsterdam Berbice National Communications Network, 23-year-old Mukeshwar Sewlall, of Gangaram Settlement, East Canje, was pronounced dead on...

Man jailed for throwing “weed” over prison fence

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man jailed for throwing “weed” over prison fence

Four years was the penalty given to man who attempted to throw “weed” over the prison fence. The sentenced was imposed by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday at the Georgetown...

Dem Boys Seh… People setting up C.N.

Apr 20, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem Boys Seh… People setting up C.N.

Nuff people getting vex suh till dem cussing even people who don’t know nutten bout what dem talking bout. Khurshid cussing Uncle Adam. In fact, he tek de thing far. He tell Uncle Adam not to even...

Woman alleges beating at the hands of cop

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Woman alleges beating at the hands of cop

Thirty-nine-year old Jennifer Thomas’s face gives her the look of a battered woman but her injuries were not at the hands of any spouse. She is claiming they were inflicted by a policeman....

Vet accused of stealing NARI’s special breeding sheep

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Vet accused of stealing NARI’s special breeding sheep

A Veterinarian of the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) is under investigation for allegedly stealing and selling five special breeding sheep to two farmers. Agricultural officials...

Bounty launches Breeze Multi Active “Fun in the Sun” Promotion

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bounty launches Breeze Multi Active “Fun in the Sun” Promotion

Breeze Multi Active, Active Clean Sun Power Soap Powder launched its “Fun in the Sun” promotion at the Bounty Supermarket, Stabroek Branch yesterday afternoon. The aim is to give back to Breeze...

Mother of Island Princess crew member awaits sale of vessel

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of Island Princess crew member awaits sale of vessel

Months after the slaughter of the Island Princess crew, the relatives are seeking answers. They are also awaiting the sale of the vessel. The owner of the vessel, Errol Prince, a miner, recently...

‘Shine Rice’ had stomach sliced open

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Shine Rice’ had stomach sliced open

Interior police are still on the hunt for the killer of 40-year- old Troy Hanover, called ‘Shine Rice’, who was hacked to death on Sunday following a row. Hanover had his abdomen sliced...

Mangrove targeted as climate change strategy

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mangrove targeted as climate change strategy

Farmers, fishermen, students, leather men, sea defence employees and members of the community, were for the first time the recipients of an educational and sensitisation workshop which aimed...

Beef industry gearing for major overhaul

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Beef industry gearing for major overhaul

State-of-the-art abattoir coming soon A special body is working to review the state of the beef industry with widespread changes imminent as the country moves to vastly improve exports. Yesterday,...

Octogenarian hospitalised after falling in manhole

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Octogenarian hospitalised after falling in manhole

Joseph Persaud, an octogenarian of 337 Savage Street, North East La Penitence, was seriously injured when he fell into a manhole on Wellington Street early yesterday morning. A devout Catholic who...

Fire service yet to determine cause of fire

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Fire service yet to determine cause of fire

… Nismes fire The proprietor of SR Service Station which is located at Nismes, West Bank Demerara, said that the fire service is yet to ascertain the cause of the fire which struck at the back...

CARICOM official defends integration movement

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM official defends integration movement

Dr Edward Greene, CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, staunchly defended the Caribbean regional integration movement at a recent UNESCO Conference on Higher Education,...

Restoration Fund for City Hall to aid urgent rehabilitation

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Restoration Fund for City Hall to aid urgent rehabilitation

A quick glance at City Hall reveals that the “timber exuberance” is in urgent need of rehabilitation, an undertaking that may require significant amounts of assistance if the historic showpiece...

$600M Environmental Tax not just for City Hall

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on $600M Environmental Tax not just for City Hall

Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, has appealed to citizens that they have to play their part in managing their environment. This is important because irrespective of how much work government does...

Sydney Allicock collects Ansa Caribbean Award for Excellence

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Sydney Allicock collects Ansa Caribbean Award for Excellence

Guyanese environmental and community activist, Sydney Allicock, has received the Ansa Caribbean Award for Excellence at a ceremony held in Trinidad last Saturday. In the presence of the Chief Justice...

Consumer division enlightens St. Ignatius students

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Consumer division enlightens St. Ignatius students

“Our Money Our Rights” was the theme that the Consumers Affairs Division used to celebrate World Consumer Rights Day 2010 at Region Nine (Lethem) where the division interacted with students of...

Local businesses call for urgent review of phytosanitary standards

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Local businesses call for urgent review of phytosanitary standards

– goods removal from overseas shelves worrying The unfair removal of Guyana goods from shelves of overseas supermarkets and the absence of uniform standards to ensure that low quality imports...

Veteran GAWU employee dies, Union mourns

Apr 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Veteran GAWU employee dies, Union mourns

A “key” employee of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has died and he is being hailed by the Union for his contributions. GAWU yesterday said that it has been thrown in a...

Battle for quarter-final slots heats up Mayor’s Cup fixtures

Apr 20, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Battle for quarter-final slots heats up Mayor’s Cup fixtures

The battle for quarter-finals places is truly on tonight and tomorrow at the Georgetown Football Club ground when play in the Annual Mayor’s Cup football championship continue with respective...

BHS, Port Mourant Secondary outstanding in Berbice Schools Chess Championships

Apr 20, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on BHS, Port Mourant Secondary outstanding in Berbice Schools Chess Championships

Berbice High School and Port Mourant Secondary carted off the honours in the senior and junior categories respectively when the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Berbice branch of the...

Where is the National Sports Policy?

Apr 20, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Where is the National Sports Policy?

By Rawle Welch “Sport is as important as crime, education, the economy, health, environment, food security and a water policy.” Those words were delivered by Brian Lewis, the Honorary Secretary...

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The third parties will not survive this year’s elections

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The fate of third parties in this year’s general and regional elections is as predictable... more