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Intense rains cause flash floods in Grove/Diamond

Jul 04, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Intense rains cause flash floods in Grove/Diamond

– pump, excavator deployed By Leonard Gildarie Heavy rains pounded coastal Guyana, flooding a number of East Bank Demerara villages early yesterday morning leaving shocked residents under as...

Suspect in cop’s killing identified

Jul 04, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Suspect in cop’s killing identified

Police Commissioner Henry Green has said that the Force has already identified one of the suspects in Friday night’s slaying of Police Constable Vickram Singh. Singh, 19, was shot dead while on...

Woman’s mutilated body found on seawalls

Jul 04, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Woman’s mutilated body found on seawalls

Police are trying to ascertain the identity of a woman whose mutilated body was found on the seawalls in the vicinity of the NIS Sports Club, at around 10:30 hrs yesterday. A police official said...

Dem boys seh…Fowl Cock get tread

Jul 04, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Fowl Cock get tread

Yesterday dem boys had to talk bout de secrecy and how everything is a secret. Even de government people keeping secret and that is why dem reporters trying to get a Freedom of Information Act. Wid...

US, British Embassies in Guyana were also targets

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on US, British Embassies in Guyana were also targets

JFK terror plot… …defendants attempt to have oral testimony struck out As the trial against the two Guyanese, Abdul Kadir and Russell De Freitas for allegedly plotting to blow up a fuel...

Sonia Ghir secures NGSA top spot

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Sonia Ghir secures NGSA top spot

Although she had migrated to Canada for just about one and a half year and missed one month of classes intended to prepare her for the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), 12-year-old Sonia Ghir is...

ISA Islamic School produces number two NGSA top student, Tauhir Khan

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ISA Islamic School produces number two NGSA top student, Tauhir Khan

He has not decided what his profession will be as yet but there is a possibility that he will be eyeing a path in the scientific field. Twelve-year-old Tauhir Khan of 103 Earl’s Court, La Bonne...

Aspiring Lawyer, Victoria Najab, is number three at NGSA

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Aspiring Lawyer, Victoria Najab, is number three at NGSA

Victoria Najab’s preparation for the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) was filled with days of attentive listening to her teacher, Sir Chandra, of the ABC Academy which she attended and late...

All is not right at Linden Hospital Complex

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on All is not right at Linden Hospital Complex

Member of Parliament Vanessa Kissoon has expressed dismay at several troubling issues that persist at the Linden Hospital Complex. According to Kissoon, the laundry room is not functioning. ‘It...

Favourable economic third quarter for Guyana projected

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Favourable economic third quarter for Guyana projected

The East Caribbean Business Forecast Report for the 2010 third quarter has placed Guyana as one of the few CARICOM countries to be in a favourable economic position for the third quarter of this...

Haag Bosch to open with synchronized closure of Mandela Dumpsite

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Haag Bosch to open with synchronized closure of Mandela Dumpsite

The final touches are being added to Haags Bosch since it is set to be closed by this month end; there should be a synchronized operation to close Mandela dumpsite while opening the new multi-million...

Natural Science prevails

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Natural Science prevails

The Faculty of Natural Sciences defeated the Education Faculty last Friday in the finals of the University of Guyana Berbice Campus second Annual Inter- Faculty Debating Competition. There was high...

Forest’s ugly duckling to the rescue

Jul 04, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Forest’s ugly duckling to the rescue

– Guyana’s mangrove forest takes on a new look By Neil Marks From being cut down for firewood and garden fences to serving as pasture ground for goats, mangroves have never really been seen...

Road fatalities record slight decline

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Road fatalities record slight decline

By Latoya Giles The number of accidents for this year has seen a decrease when compared to the same period last year, Traffic Chief Neil Semple has said. Semple said the traffic department said some...

Quest underway for Miss Universe contestant

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Quest underway for Miss Universe contestant

By Neil Marks Always known to depart from convention, McNeal Enterprises Friday evening launched the Miss Guyana Universe Pageant, and what do you know, the pageant is two weeks away! Rush, rush,...

The campaign for full ratification of UNASUR’s constituent treaty

Jul 04, 2010 knews News Comments Off on The campaign for full ratification of UNASUR’s constituent treaty

By Odeen Ishmael Following his election as UNASUR’s secretary general on May 4, the former Argentine president, Nestor Kirchner, immediately commenced work on consolidating his role as executive...

Reckless driving causes another accident

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Reckless driving causes another accident

A white Canter truck, GLL 6797, that was parked opposite a mechanic shop in Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, ended up inside the trench after a blue Toyota Carina, PFF 59, while heading up the East...

Demerara Mutual earns $70.8M in 2009

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Demerara Mutual earns $70.8M in 2009

The Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Ltd. revenue for 2009 totaled $70.8M, 20 percent more than last year. The figures released at the Insurance Company’s Annual General Meeting on Friday showed that...

The Frigate bird

Jul 04, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Frigate bird

The frigatebirds are a family, Fregatidae, of seabirds. There are five species in the single genus Fregata. They are also sometimes called Man of War birds or Pirate birds. Since they are related to...

Living My Dreams by Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira (with Catherine Atkinson)

Jul 04, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Living My Dreams by Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira (with Catherine Atkinson)

– By Petamber Persaud For over 100 years cricket has and is been played in Guyana, going on to become the dominant sport and eventually the national sport of this country. Over the years, this...

CARICOM still vital to Caribbean – Carberry

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM still vital to Caribbean – Carberry

As the Caribbean Community gears to celebrate CARICOM Day tomorrow, the People’s National Congress Reform says while the bloc is being tested it is critical to the Caribbean. During the party’s...

Owen Arthur – the Caribbean Commissioner the Region should have

Jul 04, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Owen Arthur – the Caribbean Commissioner the Region should have

By Sir Ronald Sanders Owen Arthur, the former Prime Minister of Barbados, is probably one of the best Commissioners of a Caribbean Commission that the region does not have but ought to have. Indeed,...

Kwakwani accident accentuate political discrimination – PNCR

Jul 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Kwakwani accident accentuate political discrimination – PNCR

The People’s National Congress Reform whilst extending condolences to those killed and injured in the recent accident in Kwakwani has used the occasion to once again point out what they call the...

PPP regime practicing dangerous politics

Jul 04, 2010 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PPP regime practicing dangerous politics

The AFC denounces in the strongest terms the completely fabricated story carried by NCN and the Guyana Chronicle on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, which stated, among other things, that Party Leader,...

Madness, madness, madness

Jul 04, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Madness, madness, madness

By Adam Harris This past week the focus was on education and the achievements of those children who are about to begin their secondary education. The entire country was focused on the performance of...

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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