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Burglar beaten to death at Good Hope

Jul 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Burglar beaten to death at Good Hope

– cops detain five, residents stage mini-protest Police on the East Coast of Demerara have detained five men following the death of a burglar who was caught in the act early yesterday morning....

Container topples in Canal #1

Jul 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Container topples in Canal #1

– millions in goods lost Tameshwar Ramroop of Canal # 1 says the loss of his goods may cripple him financially. Ramroop had just brought in a container of a new brand of biscuits for his wholesale...

Second trawler explosion victim dies

Jul 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Second trawler explosion victim dies

– body of other seaman still to be recovered A second seaman from the ill-fated MV Captain Tom has died from burns he sustained during last Sunday’s explosion onboard the unregistered vessel....

Police fingerprint expert says ASP Murray wrote ‘suicide note’

Jul 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police fingerprint expert says ASP Murray wrote ‘suicide note’

-dead cop’s family sticks to murder theory Police yesterday said that the Force’s handwriting expert has confirmed that the handwriting on a note found in Assistant Superintendent Ivelaw...

Dem boys seh…Rohee, Kwame and Manny want hotel too

Jul 28, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Rohee, Kwame and Manny want hotel too

When foreigners come they must have proppa places to go and to stay. Dem boys hear Bharrat seh suh before he get de flu. And de man still sick because all dem pharmacy hide dem medication from he....

Bus company suspends G’town/Lethem service

Jul 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bus company suspends G’town/Lethem service

– cites worsening road conditions By Leonard Gildarie As heavy rains continue in the hinterland, a major bus company has announced its decision to suspend the Georgetown/Lethem service citing...

Magistrate blames alcohol for spiraling domestic violence in Berbice

Jul 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate blames alcohol for spiraling domestic violence in Berbice

A disgusted Magistrate Tejnarine Ramroop pulled no punches yesterday as he blamed excessive alcohol and drug use on the many cases of domestic violence in Berbice. He said that the situation has...

Anti-Government Nonsense

Jul 28, 2010 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Anti-Government Nonsense

Just to be clear, this is not about anti-government thoughts on government nonsense. It is about the government’s thoughts on anti-government nonsense. Make sense? No, it does not. And that is...

Defending champions Guyana leave it late

Jul 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Defending champions Guyana leave it late

– retains NACRA Trophy for third time By Rawle Welch Defending champions Guyana produced a heroic effort in the dying seconds of the final to stun Trinidad and Tobago 14-12 and retain their...

Mayor’s Cup All Star U-23 footballers to tour Suriname

Jul 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Cup All Star U-23 footballers to tour Suriname

– three practice games scheduled starting today The Mayor’s Cup Under-23 All Star football squad will tour neighbouring Suriname from Tuesday August 3 to Saturday August 7 for a Goodwill...

Olympic-size Pool nearing completion

Jul 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Olympic-size Pool nearing completion

“Making steady progress” – Anthony Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, on his visit yesterday to the site of the Olympic-Size Swimming Pool that is being constructed at...

Trinidad ends Guyana’s hockey medal hopes

Jul 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trinidad ends Guyana’s hockey medal hopes

Guyana’s hopes for a hockey medal in the Central American and Caribbean Games were cast aside by a determined Trinidad ladies team who dished out a 5-1 beating on the South Americans. With Guyana...

Cush making his mark as 20/20 specialist

Jul 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cush making his mark as 20/20 specialist

– another hat-trick for veteran all-rounder By Sean Devers in Trinidad In Association with Digicel At age 35, many in Guyana had written off Lennox Joseph Cush as an aging warrior who was over...

Customer care seminar fails to attract “those in need of training”

Jul 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Customer care seminar fails to attract “those in need of training”

Several persons in Linden were on Friday last given the opportunity to learn and reinforce good customer relations practices, through a Customer Care Seminar at the Egbert Benjamin Exhibition Centre...

Coconut water bottling factory being readied

Jul 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Coconut water bottling factory being readied

By Leonard Gildarie The Hope Estate plantation, East Coast Demerara, is being upgraded with government looking for interested parties to run a coconut water bottling facility there. Over the weekend,...

FFTP Director recognized for service to the community

Jul 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on FFTP Director recognized for service to the community

Executive Director of Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc. Leon L Davis, received a certificate on Monday for his “outstanding and invaluable service to the community” . At the organization’s...

Govt. returns seized West Dem co-op

Jul 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. returns seized West Dem co-op

A West Bank Demerara co-op society seized by government last week has been handed back to the cane farmers. Officials of the Labour Ministry disclosed on Monday that there were a number of...

We often forget the children

Jul 28, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on We often forget the children

Dear Editor, We sometimes focus more on living and forget the little ones beside us that so much need our direction. Our children are being left to find their way on their own, and more so fend for...

Linden hit-and-run victim unidentified

Jul 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Linden hit-and-run victim unidentified

A hit-and-run accident early yesterday morning has resulted in the death of a man of Amerindian descent, who is yet to be identified. The dead man was discovered on the Linden Highway in the vicinity...

Two more Army officers graduate

Jul 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Two more Army officers graduate

Two more officers from the Guyana Defence Force were recently awarded with their master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Management respectively. Through a press release the army...

Obesity Is Over Fat

Jul 28, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Obesity Is Over Fat

Dear Editor, The terms, overweight and obesity, often are used interchangeably, but in fact the conditions are not the same. The true standard of measure is the proportion of weight that is composed...

An Indecent Assault On The Local Private Sector

Jul 28, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on An Indecent Assault On The Local Private Sector

Dear Editor, Every country in the Caribbean takes pride in its hotels for the role they play in the local tourism industry, the backbone of its economy. Their industry has been built over many years...

This topsy turvy world

Jul 28, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on This topsy turvy world

Dear Editor, Barack Obama is of mixed race — a White mother and a Black father. However the White see him as Black and the Blacks see him as Black. When he was voted into office most of us voted...

Shouldn’t Mr. Jagdeo step into the ring now?

Jul 28, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Shouldn’t Mr. Jagdeo step into the ring now?

When a President or Prime Minister wants to be the “Maximum Hero,” “All-Powerful Leader,” the “Divine Soul” of his/her nation, he/she must not only be endowed with the qualities of...

More outages expected – GPL

Jul 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on More outages expected – GPL

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has blamed recent outages in the Demerara area on an underground power cable that failed on July 21. As a result there may be further outages as efforts are made...

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