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Bandits captured minutes after Mon Repos robbery

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits captured minutes after Mon Repos robbery

A brave shop owner and swift action by police on the East Coast of Demerara, yesterday, led to the arrest of two criminals and the seizure of an AT 192 Toyota Carina, minutes after a daring robbery...

Bulletin issued for ex-soldier

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bulletin issued for ex-soldier

Bartica robbery/murders… Police have issued a wanted bulletin for ex-soldier Keron Hebert in connection with the murder of Bartica gold dealers, Jainarine Raghubar and Ramdeo Deonarine. The...

Mother released from custody

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mother released from custody

The teenage mother who was detained last Thursday after her 8-month-old daughter’s decomposing corpse was found in a latrine has been released from police custody. This newspaper was told that the...

Ministry promises to deal condignly with contractor

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry promises to deal condignly with contractor

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has already assigned personnel to inspect the works of one road contractor in Diamond who came under fire for ‘shoddy’ work. According to...

Commissioner of Forests suffers minor stroke

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Commissioner of Forests suffers minor stroke

Commissioner of Forests, James Singh has reportedly suffered a minor stroke and is currently off the job recovering. This newspaper was told that Singh, however, remains Commissioner of Forests and...

Guyana could learn from India’s struggles with dengue

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana could learn from India’s struggles with dengue

– Indian High Commission India, like Guyana has a prevalence of dengue, according to a statement issued by India’s High Commission to Guyana. Dengue is caused by the Aedes Aegyti mosquito...

Agri Ministry to commence SMS weather alerts

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Agri Ministry to commence SMS weather alerts

Short Message Service (SMS) will be the new means through which the Ministry of Agriculture’s Hydrometeorological Service will be ensuring that Guyanese are kept abreast with prevailing weather...

Human Rights groups advocate decriminalization of sexual orientation

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Human Rights groups advocate decriminalization of sexual orientation

Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) joins with the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to renew its call for an end to criminal sanctions and violence based on sexual...

Chemical spray odour forces early closure at North R/veldt Multilateral

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Chemical spray odour forces early closure at North R/veldt Multilateral

Pandemonium broke out at the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School around 09:30 hours yesterday, after staff and students began feeling unwell, the result of a nauseating odour which permeated the...

Miner charged with murder

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Miner charged with murder

Almost one month after he allegedly doused businessman Charles Garraway with gasoline and set him alight, 28-year-old gold miner Sheldon Grant was yesterday not required to plead to the indictable...

GWI addresses concerns of region six customers

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GWI addresses concerns of region six customers

– High iron content among issues Guyana Water Incorporated, (GWI), in collaboration with the Minister of Housing and Water, held a two-day customer outreach programme in Region six, ...

Globe-trotting Swiss couple in Guyana

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Globe-trotting Swiss couple in Guyana

A couple from Switzerland, travelling around the world on their mobile home called ‘Pepamobile’, is currently visiting Guyana. Bruno and Renate Furer who have visited 50 countries to date...

Vigilance murder suspect could be charged in abstentia

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Vigilance murder suspect could be charged in abstentia

Eight days after he hacked his reputed wife to death, the police are in the process of issuing a bulletin for a Vigilance, East Coast Demerara man who has so far been able to elude capture. Relatives...

Sarwan’s masterful 70 not enough as Redbacks conquer Guyana by 15 runs

Sep 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sarwan’s masterful 70 not enough as Redbacks conquer Guyana by 15 runs

By Sean Devers in South Africa In association with Digicel, Carib Beer, Leisure Inn, Igloo Ice-Cream, Forest Enterprise, Cops Security, the Caribbean Market (Maryland) & Universal DVD Club The...

No more ticket handover at Harbour Bridge

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on No more ticket handover at Harbour Bridge

Management of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation has fully implemented closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras on the structure, thus ending the obligatory practice of tickets being collected...

Under-20 ‘Jags’ preparing for business with T&T

Sep 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Under-20 ‘Jags’ preparing for business with T&T

Football fans, followers, lovers and the general public are in for a treat come this Sunday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence when Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ and the Junior ‘Golden...

Bristling exchanges as boxers appear for ProAm press conference

Sep 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bristling exchanges as boxers appear for ProAm press conference

The boxers scheduled to appear on the 8th edition of the ProAm boxing extravaganza scheduled for this Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) convened at the National Communications Network...

M. Suesankar prevails in Guyana Draughts Association competition

Sep 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on M. Suesankar prevails in Guyana Draughts Association competition

Following a successful Emancipation Day tournament staged at the Flamboyant Club, Eccles EBD, the executives of the Guyana Draughts Association (GDA) recently organized another tournament, this time...

Sponsors lauded after team Guyana win C’bean Golf tourney in Brooklyn

Sep 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sponsors lauded after team Guyana win C’bean Golf tourney in Brooklyn

In what would be considered a perfect day for golf the Caribbean Golfers of America (CGA) hosted their first annual Caribbean Amateur Golf Tournament on September 18 at the newly revitalized Marine...

National domino team to compete in St. Lucia

Sep 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on National domino team to compete in St. Lucia

Following the recently-concluded Supligen National Domino Competition, the National Domino Team will be heading for St. Lucia this month end where they will compete in a Goodwill Series there in both...

Organizers tout success as Region 6 Day of Interaction concludes

Sep 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Organizers tout success as Region 6 Day of Interaction concludes

The Day of Interaction organized by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports in collaboration with the officials of the National Sports Commission and Region # 6 Administration and staged on Sunday...

Lower Corentyne and New Amsterdam/Canje breeze into Finals

Sep 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lower Corentyne and New Amsterdam/Canje breeze into Finals

The hectic cricket season in Berbice continued on Friday last with first round matches in the 2nd annual Republic Bank Under-17 inter zone tournament. Lower Corentyne and New Amsterdam/Canje have...

Existing momentum should be maintained

Sep 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Existing momentum should be maintained

By Rawle Welch The sport of volleyball has not been enjoying good times recently, but if one is to make an assessment from the Tradewind Tankers ‘True Champions’ Tournament, the general feeling,...

Delroy Fraser leads Rosignol into semi-finals; beat Ann’s Grove 3-0

Sep 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Delroy Fraser leads Rosignol into semi-finals; beat Ann’s Grove 3-0

A brace of goals by Rosignol United’s Delroy Fraser in the 10th and 47th minutes and one from the boot of Cornel Taylor in the 30th minute orchestrated Ann’s Grove’ exit from the 3rd annual...

IDB launches call for innovative proposals to expand integration

Sep 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on IDB launches call for innovative proposals to expand integration

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched a call for innovative proposals for public goods that promote regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. The 2010 Call for...