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Captain still missing, vessel found

Jun 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Captain still missing, vessel found

Trawler explosion… Teen critical,three others stable As the Coast Guard and Maritime Department intensify their search for boat captain Delbert Williams, doctors at the Georgetown Hospital are...

Minibus conductor stabbed to death

Jun 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Minibus conductor stabbed to death

– mute detained The police have detained a mute following a stabbing incident which has left a 41 year-old minibus conductor dead. According to a police statement, Brian Hoyte of Shell Road,...

Value for money audit could target VAT

Jun 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Value for money audit could target VAT

– as Auditor General undertakes new review system “Economy, efficiency and effectiveness – those are the three E’s of auditing. While Financial Audits focus on the first two, Value...

Fire destroys Robb Street building

Jun 21, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Fire destroys Robb Street building

Fire of unknown origin left millions of dollars in losses in its wake after ravaging a four-storey building in Robb and North Road Street at around 23:45 hrs last night. The building housed four...

Dem boys seh….Ali Baba and 40 in Parliament

Jun 21, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Ali Baba and 40 in Parliament

Yesterday was Father’s Day and de only difference is that people don’t spend as much as dem does spend fuh Mother’s Day. Two big man at de Waterfalls paper does expect gift from dem children...

Marijuana cultivation resumes in Berbice River

Jun 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Marijuana cultivation resumes in Berbice River

Two months after police raids… – Commander vows to keep up the pressure Marijuana planters up the Berbice River are showing that nothing will deter them from their illegal activities and have...

Two dead in East Canje accident

Jun 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Two dead in East Canje accident

Two persons have been confirmed dead while a third is in a critical condition at the New Amsterdam Hospital following a two-vehicle smash up on the No.2 East Canje Public Road, Saturday night. Dead...

IMC boss files $150M claim for libel and slander

Jun 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on IMC boss files $150M claim for libel and slander

– claims rape allegations false The Chairman of an Essequibo Interim Management Committee has filed a $150M suit for libel and scandal against a Parika couple who has filed charges against him...

Partnership to help improve tertiary health care

Jun 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Partnership to help improve tertiary health care

– says President Jagdeo Although there remains a strong will, the quantum of resources spent in the local health sector is simply not adequate. This declaration was made recently by President...

103 not out as centenarian celebrates another birthday

Jun 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 103 not out as centenarian celebrates another birthday

Centenarian Belle Haywood of Lot 137 Campbellville Housing Scheme will be a 103 today. This amazing lady, who is young at heart and jovial in character, is the last of five children and proud mother...

GTU women’s group honours three special fathers

Jun 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GTU women’s group honours three special fathers

The Upper ECD Women’s Advisory Committee (WAC) of the Guyana Teacher’s Union celebrated its 70th Anniversary yesterday, and used the occasion to honour three fathers who have made incredible...

Guyana has capable security experts

Jun 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana has capable security experts

…as Backer calls for complete revamping of the Guyana Police Force Shadow Home Affairs Minister, Deborah Backer, supports the contention made by substantive Minister Clement Rohee that Guyana has...

Chanderpaul (151*), Nash (114) lead Windies fight back

Jun 21, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chanderpaul (151*), Nash (114) lead Windies fight back

Home team dominate 3rd day on ‘grave-yard’ pitch By Sean Devers Desperate for at least a draw to keep the series alive going into the final Test in Barbados, West Indies began the 3rd day of...

Mangrove Restoration Team Visits Orealla

Jun 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mangrove Restoration Team Visits Orealla

While all of the regional consultations are complete, smaller outreach programmes on the Mangrove Restoration Project continue around the country. Over the weekend, the team visited the Orealla...

Fernandes pleased with team’s improvement

Jun 21, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fernandes pleased with team’s improvement

Although suffering a 2-1 defeat in their opening encounter against a combined Barbados senior and under-21 national team, Coach Philip Fernandes expressed satisfaction with the performance of the...

Septuagenarian ‘walks the walk,’ completes three miler in record time

Jun 21, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Septuagenarian ‘walks the walk,’ completes three miler in record time

Seventy-four years old Rudolph Holder defied age and a persistent drizzle to complete a 3 1/2 mile trek from Leonora Bridge WCD up to the Clay Brick Road, Den Amstel in less than the targeted thirty...

Courageous display by Port Kaituma boxer highlights Intermediate semi-finals

Jun 21, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courageous display by Port Kaituma boxer highlights Intermediate semi-finals

By Michael Benjamin Rippling biceps and a muscular physique was not one of his strong physical attributes; his body mass belies that of a powerful boxer. Certainly not blessed with numbing power or...

STARR Computers football promotion winners rewarded

Jun 21, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on STARR Computers football promotion winners rewarded

The management of STARR Computers of 59 Brickdam Stabroek has found a way to give back to its customers in recognition of the immense support received over the years and has launched a football...

Robin Persaud rides away with Guyoil Father’s Day 50-miler

Jun 21, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Robin Persaud rides away with Guyoil Father’s Day 50-miler

De Nobrega, Jacobs, Jones top junior, upright & veteran categories Robin Persaud, a father of two, dug extra deep into his energy tank to claim victory in the 11th Guyoil sponsored Father’s day...

Locals to use July 18 Race Meet as warm-up for C/bean Series

Jun 21, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Locals to use July 18 Race Meet as warm-up for C/bean Series

With Guyana in the ascendancy in the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship and the second leg set for Bushy Park, Barbados late August, local motor racers will be using the upcoming July 18 Race Meet...

No Consultations with unions held prior to preparation of Dossier

Jun 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on No Consultations with unions held prior to preparation of Dossier

There were no consultations held with the unions as it relates to the dossier that was presented to the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions (ICEM) by...

Young people in Tucber Park adopt the self-help attitude

Jun 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Young people in Tucber Park adopt the self-help attitude

TUCBER PARK, NEW AMSTERDAM – Some people in Tucber Park are working to improve the aesthetics of their neighbourhood. Yesterday, a group of young men from the community dedicated the day to improve...

Guyana needs new political leadership

Jun 21, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana needs new political leadership

Dear Editor, The next general elections in Guyana will surely test the maturity of the Guyanese people and our electoral systems. Voters will have to decide whether they will vote for the party with...

Open letter to the PNCR leadership

Jun 21, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Open letter to the PNCR leadership

Dear Editor, To the PNCR Leadership, you have exercised power, you have lost power and the likelihood of you being permanently in opposition is very high. Without the Indo-Guyanese votes, you will...

FPA emphasises that child labour is not utilised by its members

Jun 21, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on FPA emphasises that child labour is not utilised by its members

Dear Editor, The Forest Products Association (FPA) notes that the US State Department 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report erroneously claims that approximately 984 children were removed from...

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EBDCA/D&R Construction 40-Over Cricket Competition continues

Land, taxes and penalties

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-The American humorist Will Rogers once remarked that the best investment on earth is earth... more