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Missing tub, life-boat recovered but no sign of captain

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Missing tub, life-boat recovered but no sign of captain

– live wire caused fire – survivor Officials are expected to make another fly-over of the Waini area this morning in search of the missing captain of a fishing trawler which caught fire...

Robbery/shootout at Mahdia… Bandit, victim dead

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Robbery/shootout at Mahdia… Bandit, victim dead

A robbery went horribly wrong when two men, one of whom was said to be the brother of a boutique owner in Mahdia, attacked another businessman in the lawless Mousie Creek landing in the Konawaruk...

Dem boys seh… FIP mean Fraud In Progress

Jun 22, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… FIP mean Fraud In Progress

Imagine that de whole country want hydropower and everybody deh behind de government to provide hydropower. But some people hard ears and dem boys seh that de government hard ears. People talk how de...

Sharma saga… State changes prosecutor, preliminary inquiry yet to commence

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Sharma saga… State changes prosecutor, preliminary inquiry yet to commence

The preliminary inquiry in the witness tampering case against embattled television station owner, Chandra Narine Sharma, and five of his associates, was yesterday again adjourned after the...

Pomeroon kidnapped victim returns, faces police

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon kidnapped victim returns, faces police

The Essequibo boat builder who was kidnapped almost two weeks ago reported to the police at Suddie, yesterday morning. The 44- year-old Fabian Gonsalves, accompanied by his wife, Philomena Gonsalves...

Garbage collectors withdraw service from city

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Garbage collectors withdraw service from city

Waste Disposal contractors, Puran Brothers Waste Disposal Service, Cevon’s Waste Management Incorporated, and Crawler and Wheeler Waste Disposal Service, yesterday made good on their threat to...

Roraima Airways sues Kaieteur News

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Roraima Airways sues Kaieteur News

Roraima Airways Inc. has taken legal action against National Media and Publishing Company Ltd., the publisher of the Kaieteur News, seeking damages in excess of $100 million for libel. Additionally,...

Peter Ramsaroop leaves AFC

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Peter Ramsaroop leaves AFC

…says Ramjattan did not demonstrate leadership skills Former Chief Executive Officer of the Alliance for Change, Peter Ramsaroop, has cancelled his membership with the party. This was confirmed...

Police release businessman held for Saturday’s execution

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police release businessman held for Saturday’s execution

Police yesterday released a local businessman whom they detained in connection with the execution style killing of 26-year-old Quincy Jamal Beete last Saturday. The man was held shortly after the...

Guyana supports UN plan of action to knock out trade in small arms

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana supports UN plan of action to knock out trade in small arms

Guyana has fully supported the implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons (SALW) in all its aspects....

Wife moves to court for compensation from dead husband’s employer

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Wife moves to court for compensation from dead husband’s employer

A young mother of two has moved to the High Court, seeking some form of compensation following the death of her husband, who fell to his death from a two-storey building owned by his employer earlier...

More men should be involved in domestic violence awareness

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on More men should be involved in domestic violence awareness

Men should be more integrally involved in programmes geared at combating the scourge of domestic violence. This notion was emphasised yesterday when the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown...

Improvements to deplorable Diamond hire-car park soon – Minister Benn

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Improvements to deplorable Diamond hire-car park soon – Minister Benn

Government yesterday said that it is making arrangements for a temporary parking lot for hire cars of the new schemes at Diamond/Golden Grove, East Bank of Demerara. For the past months, the cars...

More Foster parents needed

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on More Foster parents needed

– Hundreds up for adoption and foster care By Rabindra Rooplall Forty children were fostered last year by the local foster care programme which is controlled under the Child Protection Agency,...

Rose Hall Fire Station needs more volunteers

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Rose Hall Fire Station needs more volunteers

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – The Rose Hall Town Fire Station is in need of more volunteers. Chief Fire Officer Marlon Gentle said that there are 17 volunteers at present to lend support when...

IMC pays five percent increase

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on IMC pays five percent increase

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – Increased market revenue was one of the reasons that permitted the Rose Hall Town Interim Management Committee (IMC) to pay workers a five percent wage and salary...

New Hope residents clash with businessman over flooding

Jun 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on New Hope residents clash with businessman over flooding

Residents of New Hope, East Bank of Demerara, yesterday clashed with a prominent businessman, who is constructing a new housing scheme there, accusing him of illegally cutting drainage channels and...

Chanderpaul misses double century as Windies overhaul S/Africa’s 543

Jun 22, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Chanderpaul misses double century as Windies overhaul S/Africa’s 543

By Sean Devers Shivnarine Chanderpaul fell 34 runs short of becoming the 10th West Indian to score two Test double centuries but the length of his innings and his 100-run 5th wicket stand with Dwayne...

Jeffrey/Khalil into Doubles semi-finals

Jun 22, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Jeffrey/Khalil into Doubles semi-finals

– Guyanese pair also makes it to Mixed Doubles semis Keisha Jeffrey and Ashley Khalil pulled off a heart stopping 10/11, 11/6, 11-9 victory over a Guatemalan pair in the quarter-finals of the...

National Hockey Team complete second CAC warm-up camp

Jun 22, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on National Hockey Team complete second CAC warm-up camp

Team’s development encouraging – Fernandes The Guyana women’s hockey team returned on Sunday evening from their second warm-up camp on foreign soil in preparation for their...

GTM ‘insures’ boxers travel to Puerto Rico

Jun 22, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GTM ‘insures’ boxers travel to Puerto Rico

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) continues to solicit sponsorship from the corporate community to offset the huge costs required to field a team of the country’s best boxers to the...

Synthetic track would not solve athletic problems

Jun 22, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Synthetic track would not solve athletic problems

– Anthony believes sports library is underused By Edison Jefford Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony continues to reiterate his belief that the long-awaited proposed...

West Dem. defeat South E’bo Storm by 4 wktsWest Dem. defeat South E’bo Storm by 4 wkts

Jun 22, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on West Dem. defeat South E’bo Storm by 4 wktsWest Dem. defeat South E’bo Storm by 4 wkts

West Demerara Javelins defeated South Essequibo Storm by 4 wickets in the final preliminary round game of the blackberries zone, Digicel Summer Smash National 20/20 cricket competition played Sunday...

Guyadin wins Muneshwar’s Father’s Day Golf tourney

Jun 22, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyadin wins Muneshwar’s Father’s Day Golf tourney

Mike Guyadin had an inspirational day on the golf course and eased to victory in the Muneshwar’s Ltd. sponsored Father’s Day Medal Play golf tournament Saturday at Lusignan Club....

Sad day in the life of Dr. David Hinds

Jun 22, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Sad day in the life of Dr. David Hinds

Dr. David Hinds has over 35 years of political activism in Guyana. Born in Buxton, he came under the influence Eusi Kwayana. The next step was political activism in the WPA. In our youthful days in...

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Futebol Real Brazil executive Naranda Wislon visits Guyana

The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more