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Autopsy raises questions… ASP Murray shot twice in head

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Autopsy raises questions… ASP Murray shot twice in head

An autopsy on the body of Assistant Superintendent Ivelaw Murray has revealed that he was shot twice in the head, a revelation that has raised questions as to whether the officer indeed committed...

Quick-thinking passerby saves boy from electrocution

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Quick-thinking passerby saves boy from electrocution

– lad clutched live wire while retrieving football Quick thinking by Charlene James, a manager at the Stain Masters Incorporated, yesterday afternoon, helped save the life of 12-year-old Ronell...

Swift action averts fire at G/town Prison

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Swift action averts fire at G/town Prison

Swift action by prison officials yesterday prevented what could have been a major catastrophe at the Georgetown Prison. Reports are that three inmates set alight a mattress in the facility, resulting...

Homeowner charged with manslaughter, granted bail

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Homeowner charged with manslaughter, granted bail

More controversy erupted yesterday after Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus granted bail to the tune of $250,000 to 60-year old Melanie Damishana resident Crafton Wright, who appeared yesterday at the...

Gunmen terrorise, rob grieving Soesdyke family

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Gunmen terrorise, rob grieving Soesdyke family

There is the saying “when it rain, it pours”. Well this is indeed the case for the Beepat family of Soesdyke on the East Bank of Demerara. Popular businesswoman Patricia Beepat and her family are...

Dem boys seh…Is a jackass parade

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Is a jackass parade

Big cuss out break out de other day when Odinga call Robeson a jackass in front of everybody. Dem boys seh that Robeson see red and right away he call Bharrat. He tell Bharrat that he would not...

Banks DIH through its Coca-Cola Brand latest to support CAC Rugby

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH through its Coca-Cola Brand latest to support CAC Rugby

By Rawle Welch “Come out and join us at the Stadium, come out and support our teams, they’ve worked very hard and deserve your support,” was the pressing appeal made by President of the...

Unity man killed by speeding truck

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Fifty-six year-old security guard, Sukhdeo Pargass, also known as Glassie, of 78 Factory Dam, Unity Village, East Coast Demerara, lost his life in a horrific manner on Wednesday afternoon . This...

Illegal mangrove cutting will lead to prosecution – Project Director

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Illegal mangrove cutting will lead to prosecution – Project Director

Project Coordinator of the Mangrove Restoration Project Bissasar Chintamanie has warned that persons who destroy the trees will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Speaking to Kaieteur News...

Venezuelan Embassy hosts reception for 200th Independence anniversary

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Venezuelan Embassy hosts reception for 200th Independence anniversary

As Venezuela celebrates 200 years of Independence, the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic here in Guyana marked the occasion with a reception last evening. Government Ministers, members of the...

Victim last seen with ‘Zagga Zow’

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Victim last seen with ‘Zagga Zow’

A Kitty resident known as ‘Zagga Zow’ is a prime suspect in the murder of Claudine Inniss, called ‘Ann’, whose mutilated body was found on the seawall last Saturday. The tall,...

New database to help improve M&CC operation

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on New database to help improve M&CC operation

Aimed at developing a standard record for clients of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC), a database system was unveiled yesterday by Chairman of the municipal implementation...

NSC sponsors visually impaired Track and Field Workshop

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC sponsors visually impaired Track and Field Workshop

The National Sports Commission will be sponsoring a Track and Field Workshop for visually impaired persons and guides at the Bayrock ground in Linden. The objectives of the workshop are: To help...

Lecturer’s vehicle doused with corrosive liquid

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Lecturer’s vehicle doused with corrosive liquid

The vehicle of lecturer and local journalist, Terrence Esseboom, was yesterday doused with a corrosive liquid by an irate resident of the Kingston, Georgetown area, in the vicinity of the Digicel...

Cycling Federation names nine for Commonwealth Games

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cycling Federation names nine for Commonwealth Games

-shortlist sent to Olympic Association By Edison Jefford The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) has named nine riders for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India in October, which some factions...

Dairy Bar murder trial commences

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The murder trial of a man accused of shooting security guard Noel Jones at point blank range to the chest got underway yesterday. Seon Yaw is accused of killing the 73-year-old guard between December...

U-17 footballers commence encampment ahead of World Cup qualifiers

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on U-17 footballers commence encampment ahead of World Cup qualifiers

Face host Dominica, Aruba and Netherlands Antilles from July 18-24 The National Under-17 team under the guidance of Head Coach Sampson Gilbert commenced training for the upcoming Caribbean Football...

Xeon Academy beat Bequia CH by 5 wickets

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Xeon Academy beat Bequia CH by 5 wickets

Xenon Academy of Guyana notched up their first victory in their second game in this year’s Sir Garry Sobers International School’s cricket competition in Barbados. The Guyanese defeated Bequia...

4,000 acres of heart of palm discovered at Kara Kara

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– residents seek to exploit value Lindeners are looking to exploit over 4,000 acres of valuable heart of palm trees in the Kara Kara area. According to George Marshall, a long-time...

Mangrove education programmes continue

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Mangrove education programmes continue

The educational outreach programme of the Mangrove Restoration Project continued yesterday with a visit to the Hope Secondary School on the East Coast Demerara. Community Development Specialist Paul...

Prosecution asks for matter to be reassigned

Jul 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Prosecution asks for matter to be reassigned

As the witness tampering case against embattled television station owner Chandra Narine Sharma continues, the proceedings took another twist yesterday when Special Prosecutor Sanjeev Datadin made an...

Trophy Stall Medal Play Golf tourney set for tomorrow

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall Medal Play Golf tourney set for tomorrow

Local golfers will be looking for an improvement in the weather as they prepare for the Annual Trophy Stall Medal Play tournament tomorrow at the Lusignan Golf course. Rain washed out the Sanjay’s...

Affected families to receive $20,000 each from GGDMA

Jul 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Affected families to receive $20,000 each from GGDMA

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), following a meeting with representatives of the Mahdia Mining Committee (MMC) has agreed to give an initial payout of over half a million...

Over ten teams confirm participation so far

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Over ten teams confirm participation so far

Over ten teams have already confirmed participation for the upcoming Castrol Strikers / Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF)-organised Tournament which is being sponsored by Tradewind Tankers, Shipping...

Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica to be updated on agri projects

Jul 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica to be updated on agri projects

High-level agriculture teams from Guyana, Suriname and Jamaica are to meet today with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to seek new ways to improve on relations, the bank says. IDB, in a...

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What Guyanese leaders can learn from Donald Trump

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-There is little dispute that Donald Trump knows how to make an entrance. He does so without... more