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Truck plunges off E’bo ferry

Jun 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Truck plunges off E’bo ferry

– Driver escapes, $2M in fertilizer lost A truck laden with fertilizer plunged into the Essequibo River yesterday, while disembarking a ferry at the Adventure Stelling, with the driver barely...

Commuters face chaotic traffic situation

Jun 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Commuters face chaotic traffic situation

Little Diamond/Prospect bridge rehab… – 1 ½ hrs from Craig to Diamond, no proper police supervision Rehabilitation of a key bridge at Little Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara is...

Bandits shoot, rob ‘Korner Kick’ proprietor

Jun 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits shoot, rob ‘Korner Kick’ proprietor

Masked bandits invaded the popular Korner Kick Restaurant at around 03:30 hrs yesterday, shooting proprietor Terry Gittens in the knee before fleeing with the night’s sales and jewellery. A police...

Cop thrown in lock-ups for child support

Jun 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cop thrown in lock-ups for child support

ALBION, CORENTYNE – A Berbice police rank was thrown in the lock-ups yesterday Tuesday after he failed to honour child-support obligations. Constable 19913 Lakeram Pardat, who is stationed at the...

Dem boys seh…Stelling is a bad word

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Stelling is a bad word

Guyana got problems wid dem stelling. One float away and de day when it fall down some government officers was sleeping pun it waiting fuh a boat. Dem boys seh that when de thing shake one of dem...

Chris Ram sues Chronicle, Guyana Times

Jun 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Chris Ram sues Chronicle, Guyana Times

…seeks over $200M in damages Attorney-at-Law and prominent Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram, yesterday successfully managed to secure an Injunction against the Guyana National Newspapers...

Public awareness for mangrove restoration begins with billboard

Jun 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Public awareness for mangrove restoration begins with billboard

The public awareness programme for the National Mangrove Restoration Programme has stepped up with the erection of a billboard at the Russian Embassy turn, in proximity to the seawall. Chairperson of...

GRA admits container checking system not yet perfect

Jun 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GRA admits container checking system not yet perfect

-refutes KN’s scam report The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it is working to perfect its system of checks on imported containers to further detect unscrupulous acts such as under valuing,...

Schoolmates relate horrifying tales

Jun 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Schoolmates relate horrifying tales

Student’s shooting death… As police continue their investigation into the shooting death of a 16-year-old Patentia Secondary School student, they have revealed that the rank who shot the lad...

City Hall pays wages and salaries

Jun 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall pays wages and salaries

– vows to make prompt payments this month Assurance has been given by Public Relations Officer of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, Royston King that the municipality will this month be...

Karate team return from Panama

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Karate team return from Panama

Win 3 Gold, 3 Silver &1 Bronze The Japan Karate Association/World Federation Guyana 12-man team was in high spirits as they displayed their 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 bronze Medal when they...

AAG will not sanction Gold Striders Games

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG will not sanction Gold Striders Games

– athletes U-16 cannot compete for money By Edison Jefford The management team of the Gold Striders Track and Field Games, which is scheduled for this weekend at the Police Sports Club...

Digicel Summer Smash bowls off at PM on Friday

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Summer Smash bowls off at PM on Friday

The eagerly anticipated Digicel Summer Smash National 20/20 cricket competition bowls off on Friday at the Port Mourant ground in Corentyne Berbice with two first-round matches. Three teams will...

Vishaul Singh continues good form in England with tons

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Vishaul Singh continues good form in England with tons

Playing in the Tom Dearman Cup against Whitsable CC in the 40-over English cricket league, Guyana batsman Vishaul Singh scored 137 batting for most the innings. He opened the batting and got out in...

Crandon’s XI beat Chattergoon XI in practice T20 match

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Crandon’s XI beat Chattergoon XI in practice T20 match

– as Berbice prepares for DJ Stress & other competitions Royston Crandon’s X1 defeated Sewnarine Chattergoon’s X1 by 6 runs in a specially arranged Twenty20 practice match which also...

Rudolph Mitchell cops Cavaliers World Environment Day race walk event

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rudolph Mitchell cops Cavaliers World Environment Day race walk event

Rudolph Mitchell was once again in winners’ row when he out-walked a competitive field of race walkers when the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) staged a 10K race walk to commemorate World...

Mohamed’s Enterprise supports Inter-Market football

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed’s Enterprise supports Inter-Market football

As the organizers of the annual Inter-market Futsal knock-out football competition prepares to launch this year’s edition, Mohamed’s Enterprise of Lombard Street, Charlestown has acquiesced to a...

Stabroek News delivers a wide on Visa story

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stabroek News delivers a wide on Visa story

Guyana won tournament paper claimed they did not attend By Sean Devers While the fire involving allegations against the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) continue to burn, a story in last Monday’s...

Taffin Khan leads field as DDL Topco Juice Chess Tournament gets underway

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Taffin Khan leads field as DDL Topco Juice Chess Tournament gets underway

Former junior chess champion Taffin Khan turned in a classical display, winning all three of his games to take the lead when action in the DDL Topco Juices Chess Tournament commenced at the...

St. Pius beat MCYS for Circle Tennis title

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on St. Pius beat MCYS for Circle Tennis title

St. Pius eased past Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport (MCYS) in the final to capture the Godwin McPherson Foundation sponsored one-day Knockout Mixed team Circle Tennis Tournament which was...

Mahaica win Noble House Seafood Windball Cricket title

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mahaica win Noble House Seafood Windball Cricket title

Mahaica led by a scintillating unbeaten knock of 61 from the tournament’s Most Valuable Player Kelvin James defeated Kuru Kuru by nine runs to capture the Noble House Seafood / AL Sport & Tour...

GT&T maintains sponsorship of RHTY&SC Magazine

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T maintains sponsorship of RHTY&SC Magazine

Seven years and counting Telecommunication Giants, Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) through its Cellink Brand will for the seventh successive year co-sponsor the Rose Hall Town...

E/Coast names squad for Digicel 20/20 Summer Smash

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on E/Coast names squad for Digicel 20/20 Summer Smash

A 21-man squad has been named by the East Coast Cricket selectors as the area prepare for the National Digicel 20/20 Summer Smash which starts on Friday. Several players who represent City clubs but...

Driver in Sophia accident remanded

Jun 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Driver in Sophia accident remanded

Despite relentless arguments by attorney at law Khemraj Ramjattan, Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson refused to grant bail to the driver who was involved in the accident which claimed the...

Worldly Words Scrabble Club takes the sport to Berbice

Jun 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Worldly Words Scrabble Club takes the sport to Berbice

Less than one month after successfully staging a tournament for intermediate players and those that fall outside of the top ten rating of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP), President...