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Govt. officials to be held accountable for their actions

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Govt. officials to be held accountable for their actions

.. . as Judicial Review Bill approved By Gary Eleazar Guyanese will soon be able to have public officials held accountable for their actions and move to the courts when the Judicial Review Bill,...

Woman stabbed while drinking at ‘Gaza Strip’

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Woman stabbed while drinking at ‘Gaza Strip’

– female suspect nabbed A 33-year-old woman was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) last night after she was stabbed multiple times by another female near the Stabroek...

Stunning start to wedding house murder trial… Main witness tells judge “Ah fed up lying”

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Stunning start to wedding house murder trial… Main witness tells judge “Ah fed up lying”

The trial of a 27-year-old carpenter accused of killing another man at a wedding house started yesterday before Justice Winston Patterson, but the opening proceedings came to an abrupt end when the...

Woman in labour barely makes it to Suddie Hospital

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Woman in labour barely makes it to Suddie Hospital

…after no midwife at Wakenaam facility A 38-year-old pregnant mother of Wakenaam, who was experiencing labour pains, was yesterday required to travel to the Suddie Hospital to deliver her baby...

Lighthouse undergoing much needed repairs

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Lighthouse undergoing much needed repairs

The much-needed restoration of one of Georgetown’s most recognizable structures is reportedly moving apace. The renovation which commenced on June 30, last, is scheduled to be completed within the...

Male student dragged from classroom, assaulted by other boy’s relatives

Oct 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Male student dragged from classroom, assaulted by other boy’s relatives

– invasion stuns school officials In an ugly scene Wednesday, a third former at a private school in Grove was reportedly dragged out of his classroom by family members of another student,...

City Hall introduces amnesty to alleviate $400M shortfall

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on City Hall introduces amnesty to alleviate $400M shortfall

The Georgetown municipality is currently suffering from a shortfall of over $400M. And in order to offset this challenge, desperate attempts are now being made to reverse the situation. The...

Never-ending problems for stall-holders, vendors in Bourda Market

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Never-ending problems for stall-holders, vendors in Bourda Market

– a little rain, a lot of distress Guyana is known as the “land of many waters”, and this is fully supported by the state of the Bourda Market on rainy days. Stall-holders and vendors in...

Two Berbicians freed of ganja charge

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Two Berbicians freed of ganja charge

Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo yesterday freed two men accused of having in their possession 900 grams of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The two Berbicians, Safraz Bacchus, 24, of Portuguese...

Taxi driver swindled by ‘borrowing’ passenger

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Taxi driver swindled by ‘borrowing’ passenger

Taxi drivers are appealing on law enforcement officials to investigate reports of a young man that has swindled many of them by hiring their vehicles, heading to supermarkets and borrowing money in...

Dem boys seh…Nuff things missing

Oct 22, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Nuff things missing

Lang time people use to walk pun de road and find money. Dem use to find dollar and five dollar and twenty-five cents and things like that. De government then ban de cents and all of a sudden people...

Gwendolyn ‘Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil arrives for ring date

Oct 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gwendolyn ‘Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil arrives for ring date

Promises to knockout Pamela London Just one month after registering a decisive victory over American Laura Ramsay in an eight round non title bout at the Fort Myers Stadium, Miami Florida, Gwendolyn...

Driver remanded after accident at Corriverton

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Driver remanded after accident at Corriverton

The driver who allegedly drove his Tapir (a locally constructed motor vehicle) in a callous manner on October 17 and collided with vendor, Rudolph February, 48, of 190 ‘A’ Kingston, Corriverton,...

Godwin Mc Pherson Foundation observes first anniversary

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Godwin Mc Pherson Foundation observes first anniversary

The Godwin Mc Pherson Foundation has organized a series of activities for next weekend to mark its first anniversary. The Foundation was established in October 2009 following the death of the former...

BCB expresses disgust at Sarwan’s omission from WI Team

Oct 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB expresses disgust at Sarwan’s omission from WI Team

The Berbice Cricket Board has added their voice to the many others who have openly condemned the omission of Guyana’s Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan from the West Indies team. Following is the full text...

GT&T supports Troy Humphrey/Sammy Barker Memorial cycling in Linden

Oct 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T supports Troy Humphrey/Sammy Barker Memorial cycling in Linden

Telephone Giants, Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) is the latest entity to lend support to eh upcoming memorial cycle race meet in memory of the late Troy Humphrey and Samuel...

Floodlights to play Ministry of Sports tonight

Oct 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Floodlights to play Ministry of Sports tonight

The Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports will take on popular softball team ‘Floodlights’ at the Carifesta Sports Complex Ground, tonight. This is the third time that the two teams are meeting...

UG honours 15 long-serving staffers

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on UG honours 15 long-serving staffers

The country’s premier tertiary institution, the University of Guyana (UG), will celebrate 50 years in existence three years from now, and historians are being urged to draw on the experiences of...

‘Golden Jaguars’ prepare for sterner test in next leg of championships

Oct 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Golden Jaguars’ prepare for sterner test in next leg of championships

Having completed a clean sweep to cart off the honours in the first round of the Digicel Caribbean Cup in Suriname recently, the Golden Jaguars are once again getting ready for national duties in the...

Attempted murder accused remanded

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Attempted murder accused remanded

Magistrate Priya Beharry yesterday refused to grant bail to a man accused of stabbing his friend six times. Ryan O’Neil Barker was not required to plead to the indictable offence of attempting to...

DDL inks name to National Domino Tournament

Oct 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on DDL inks name to National Domino Tournament

Demerara Distillers Ltd (DDL) inked its name to the National Tournament after pledging over $1million to the Guyana Domino Association (GDA) courtesy of a cheque that was presented by Wines and...

What kind of human beings do we have for business people in this land?

Oct 22, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on What kind of human beings do we have for business people in this land?

An action may be wrong yet logical. A first year philosophy student learns that from his/her textbook. You can understand why investors are afraid to make political statements in autocratic systems....

Major road upgrades for Nandy, Republic Parks

Oct 22, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Major road upgrades for Nandy, Republic Parks

Residents of several East Bank Demerara residential areas who have been complaining about bad roads have some good news. According to the Eccles/Ramsburg Neighborhood Democratic Council (NDC), almost...

Father of Sudesh & Sunil Dhaniram dies

Oct 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Father of Sudesh & Sunil Dhaniram dies

BCB extends sympathy to family The President and Executive of the Berbice Cricket Board have extended sympathy to the family of the late Mahindranauth Dhaniram of Chesney, Albion especially his two...

E’bo spank Berbice by 3 wickets to capture Brandon Memorial Trophy

Oct 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on E’bo spank Berbice by 3 wickets to capture Brandon Memorial Trophy

Essequibo’s ‘A’ team defeated Berbice ‘A’ by 3 wickets to capture the Maurice Brandon Memorial trophy in a limited over game played on Tuesday at the Wakenaam Community Center ground. In a...

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Sammy to be appointed as West Indies Senior Men’s Head Coach for all formats

The oil industry is a casino of cash, power and corruption

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- According to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in her book, Blowout: “The oil and gas industry... more