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Fake Piccadilly shoes seized in the battle of the shoe stores

Jul 27, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Fake Piccadilly shoes seized in the battle of the shoe stores

In a case which clearly highlights the problem facing Guyana with fake goods, officials yesterday seized 278 boxes of fake brand-name Piccadilly shoes from The Discount Store at 102 Regent Street as...

Driver loses control, kills self, injures passenger

Jul 27, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Driver loses control, kills self, injures passenger

The country’s road fatality figure increased yesterday with the death of a 19-year-old Herstelling, East Bank Demerara resident, who was impaled by parts of a fence after he lost control of the...

Police ranks upset over interference by senior Government functionaries

Jul 27, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Police ranks upset over interference by senior Government functionaries

Junior ranks of the Guyana Police Force are concerned over what they termed interference by senior functionaries of the government in the execution of their duties. The ranks have cited two recent...

Latin America and the Caribbean is world’s most unequal region – UN report shows

Jul 27, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Latin America and the Caribbean is world’s most unequal region – UN report shows

Populations in Latin America and the Caribbean have the world’s highest levels of differences in wealth and income, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says in a new report that...

Dem boys seh …Don’t mess wid Bhena’s Footwear

Jul 27, 2010 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh …Don’t mess wid Bhena’s Footwear

Things got to be really bad in de country. People killing one another fuh couple box of biscuit; some killing fuh batteries and some killing demself fuh no reason. A young man tek a car and drive it...

Municipality moving towards fortnightly collection

Jul 27, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Municipality moving towards fortnightly collection

Head of the Solid Waste Management Unit, Clinton Urlin, says garbage collection around the city has been challenging since the withdrawal of service by the contractors. Noting that the municipality...

Fisheries Department says vessel was unregistered

Jul 27, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Fisheries Department says vessel was unregistered

… Trawler mishap in Suriname Relatives of the seaman who perished in a trawler explosion on Sunday are dissatisfied with the answers they have received about the circumstances surrounding his...

ZARA Group supports IT drive in Guyana

Jul 27, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ZARA Group supports IT drive in Guyana

With the United States reports pointing to the fact that some 14 Guyanese leave Guyana, daily, for that destination, coupled with the fact that while there, some of them preach about what needs to be...

No arrests yet in Sophia murder

Jul 27, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on No arrests yet in Sophia murder

The police are yet to make any arrests after the brutal slaying of 58-year-old security guard Carl Nelson-Bollers. Bollers, who worked at the Mercy Wings Vocational School in Sophia, for over 10...

Gizmos opens two stores in Essequibo

Jul 27, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Gizmos opens two stores in Essequibo

Gizmos and Gadgets extended its nationwide reach with two new branches on the Essequibo Coast. The first branch located in Henrietta opened on Friday to scores of Essequibian supporters. The entity...

Canter driver receives equivalent of lost income

Jul 27, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Canter driver receives equivalent of lost income

– Kissoon, Benschop make good on promise Kaieteur News columnist, Freddie Kissoon, and social activist, Mark Benschop, had publicly declared last month that they would be compensating a truck...

Buxton celebrates 170th anniversary

Jul 27, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Buxton celebrates 170th anniversary

From a Buxton Ball to an economic summit, the activities are varied but they have one purpose in mind – celebrating 170 years since the East Coast village of Buxton was bought by a group of...

City hardest hit by flu

Jul 27, 2010 knews News Comments Off on City hardest hit by flu

The flu season is here and reports emanating from various pharmacies around the city have shown that there is a tremendous increase in the sale of flu medications at most pharmacies, while pharmacies...

Another batch of nurses graduates from ‘HIV Basics’ programme

Jul 27, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Another batch of nurses graduates from ‘HIV Basics’ programme

Twenty-four nurses graduated from an HIV Basics Training Programme facilitated by the Guyana Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday. The ceremony was held at the Project Dawn Training Facility...

The juxtaposition

Jul 27, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The juxtaposition

In my last Sunday column, I stated that I would look at the enumeration of Mr. Ralph Ramkarran’s life in the struggle for democracy as recounted by him in a letter to the Stabroek News of July 22,...

A POSITIVE STATEMENT

Jul 27, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A POSITIVE STATEMENT

Whatever one feels about the current administration or its sincerity about working to improve the state of Georgetown, it makes a great deal of sense to test the intentions of the government...

Guyana, T&T share top honours

Jul 27, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana, T&T share top honours

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago ended on a similar record to head the standings after the completion of the first day of competition in the NACRA Championships yesterday at the National Stadium. The...

Night Crescendo shines on wet day to win feature at Rising Sun fund raising meet

Jul 27, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Night Crescendo shines on wet day to win feature at Rising Sun fund raising meet

A blistering run down the homestretch was all that it took for Senior Council Marcel Crawford’s Night Crescendo to create one of the big upset for the year in the horseracing circle. The racehorse...

Digicel supports Karate Federation’s preparation for 11th Pan American C/ships

Jul 27, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Digicel supports Karate Federation’s preparation for 11th Pan American C/ships

Just a few days after they had managed to clinch sponsorship packages from two corporate entities to facilitate the successful staging of the 11th Pan American Karate Championships, scheduled for the...

Guyanese hope to avoid T&T in semis as Caribbean 20/20 shifts to Trinidad

Jul 27, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese hope to avoid T&T in semis as Caribbean 20/20 shifts to Trinidad

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Digicel Back-to-back victories in the preliminary round of the Caribbean 20/20 cricket championships in Barbados pushed Guyana into the semis and their...

Is the PPP hierarchy split between those supportive of the status quo and those against it?

Jul 27, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Is the PPP hierarchy split between those supportive of the status quo and those against it?

Dear Editor, The state-run Guyana Chronicle engaged in space-filling by producing a non-story captioned, “AFC leadership crisis persists,” (GC, July 26), but saner minds know that there is a huge...

There is need for accountability

Jul 27, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on There is need for accountability

Accountability is the greatest measure of achievement; it is how people assess honesty, genuine labour and of course, forward planning. The aspect of honesty is judged when one examines the labour...

Keevin Allicock – the next torchbearer for Guyanese professional...

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By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports- In the rich tapestry of Guyanese sports, few names shine as brightly as Keevin Allicock. A prodigious talent with the rare blend of skill, charisma, and grit, Allicock...

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The business end has arrived, a place in the...

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Thirteen-year-old benefits from Project...

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Milerock stop Winners Connection 9-3 behind...

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Dharry reigns supreme with second-round KO...

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Sometimes the best of leaders fail

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Jimmy Carter’s presidency fell victim to global and domestic upheavals. His single term... more