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$100,000 gift leads to siblings’ death

Oct 24, 2010 knews News Comments Off on $100,000 gift leads to siblings’ death

Early Friday morning, 23-year-old Ronald Singh, and his 18-year-old brother, Davendra, collected a large sum of cash from their dad and went on a drinking spree to celebrate the elder boy’s...

NIS gives senior citizen royal run around for pension

Oct 24, 2010 knews News Comments Off on NIS gives senior citizen royal run around for pension

The services being offered by the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) have once again been dubbed by another pensioner as “terribly disappointing”. Sixty-four-year-old Keith Nurse, a resident of Lot...

Barbados’ Prime Minister, David Thompson is dead

Oct 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Barbados’ Prime Minister, David Thompson is dead

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – Barbados was plunged into mourning yesterday following the death of Prime Minister David Thompson, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer after a prolonged battle. In a...

Selfless tutor Blanche Duke is a ‘Special Person’

Oct 24, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Selfless tutor Blanche Duke is a ‘Special Person’

“Teaching is a springboard. If you are well rounded in teaching and you have got the foundation, you can fit into anything. You can provide the right guidance. You will make the desired impact.”...

Dem boys seh….Japarts mek people laugh and cry

Oct 24, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Japarts mek people laugh and cry

De nuff thing does happen to mek people laugh. Two man decide that dem gun thief from a man who was going home. De man is a serving policeman. Dem mek a mistake. De police come quick and dem ketch...

Govt., PNCR extend condolences to Barbadians

Oct 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Govt., PNCR extend condolences to Barbadians

“On behalf of the government and people of Guyana and on my own personal behalf, I extend deepest sympathies to the Government and people of Barbados on the passing of the Honourable David...

Guyana’s weather is not unusual

Oct 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s weather is not unusual

The odd weather patterns that Guyanese have been observing for the better part of this year are apparently not that out of the ordinary, according to Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud. Persaud...

New attorney at Law accepted to practise in Guyana

Oct 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on New attorney at Law accepted to practise in Guyana

Another attorney at law has been admitted to practise at the Bar in Guyana. He is Rabindranauth Singh of 15, East Canfield, East Canje Berbice. Mr. Singh’s petition was presented by attorney at law...

Poor diagnosis at New Amsterdam leads to woman’s death

Oct 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Poor diagnosis at New Amsterdam leads to woman’s death

A family from Number 19 Village, East Coast Berbice, is up in arms against the treatment meted out to their relative at the New Amsterdam Hospital leading to the woman’s death. They are calling on...

Education is the answer but, what’s the question?

Oct 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Education is the answer but, what’s the question?

Asks Michael Benjamin His face was unshaven, his clothes threadbare and he stood just outside Fogarty’s, tin cup in hand pleading with passersby for a little help. Some people deposited coins while...

GOING HOME

Oct 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GOING HOME

DIASPORA LOOKING IN… By Ralph Seeram Its one week before our trip to Guyana and the woman is still shopping. The woman goes into a shopping frenzy whenever we are going to Guyana. It’s worse...

City Hall is falling apart

Oct 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall is falling apart

For more than 120 years the Georgetown City Hall has been standing tall in the heart of the city. It has been hailed as an architectural masterpiece and a historical treasure. Yet as each year...

IAAF SA 10k storms Georgetown today

Oct 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on IAAF SA 10k storms Georgetown today

-D’Andrade, Forde, Morgan to lead locals The eighth edition of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) South American (SA) 10k Road Race will storm Georgetown today with...

Sarwan is valuable to Windies team

Oct 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sarwan is valuable to Windies team

Says former Test batman Maurice Foster By Sean Devers in Jamaica The outrageous sacking of experienced West Indies middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan from the West Indies cricket team has ignited...

Boxing Board President, Top promoter issues call for boxers’ return

Oct 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxing Board President, Top promoter issues call for boxers’ return

Head of the People’s Syndicate Promotions Keith Bazilio has issued an impassioned plea to the boxers that have recently defected to the United States of America to return home before it is too...

Rising Sun Rodeo one week away and more businesses coming on Board

Oct 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rising Sun Rodeo one week away and more businesses coming on Board

Samuel Whyte With just over one week away from Rodeo time more businesses are coming on board and have joined with the Rising Sun Rodeo Committee as they seek to get their names associated with the...

Digicel dispatches aid plane to Haiti to assist with cholera outbreak

Oct 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Digicel dispatches aid plane to Haiti to assist with cholera outbreak

KINGSTON, JAMAICA. Digicel, on Friday, dispatched a plane loaded with vital relief supplies to assist the people of Haiti. With a cholera outbreak in the central part of the country which has so far...

Guysuco thump Media XI to win Softball cricket competition in Berbice

Oct 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guysuco thump Media XI to win Softball cricket competition in Berbice

Guysuco defeated the Berbice Media eleven by seven wickets to win the 10/10 softball cricket competition when the inaugural Berbice Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with other Corporate Business...

Why waste resources on deportee monitoring?

Oct 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Why waste resources on deportee monitoring?

– domestic criminals are creating more problems While Guyana, like some of its CARICOM counterparts, maintains a policy of monitoring criminal deportees, there is emerging evidence that the...

Floodlights defeat Ministry of Sports, Wellwoman beat Lusignan Street Warriors

Oct 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Floodlights defeat Ministry of Sports, Wellwoman beat Lusignan Street Warriors

Last Friday night at the MCY&S Ground on Carifesta Ave. Floodlights defeated Ministry of Sports in a thrilling 25 overs softball match. Ministry of Sports urged by their cheer leaders batted...

Man hides under fish ice box, recognises engine robbers

Oct 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man hides under fish ice box, recognises engine robbers

Two men from Fisherman Quarters, Better Hope, were nabbed yesterday after they decided to steal two boat engines but were seen by a watchman. The men were found with one of the engines at a home...

Family refutes accusations, says boy was attacked

Oct 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Family refutes accusations, says boy was attacked

A Craig family has refuted accusations that its members invaded a private school last Wednesday. They said that the officials at educational facility handled the matter badly. As a matter of fact,...

Excitement anticipated at Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club Meet today

Oct 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Excitement anticipated at Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club Meet today

With four million reasons (dollars) and trophies at stake action today promises to be full of exciting races when the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club in collaboration with Jumbo Jet Auto Sales hosts...

Policeman robbed by police officer’s son

Oct 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Policeman robbed by police officer’s son

… Oops! Wrong Target Two robbers who decided that their target was an easy mark, found out that it was not such a good idea, since their victim turned out to be an off-duty policeman. To...

Humphrey’s Bakery & Farm Products hands over contribution

Oct 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Humphrey’s Bakery & Farm Products hands over contribution

Humphrey’s Bakery & Farm Products located at Ketley Street, Charlestown on Thursday handed over a cheque to the organisers of the Troy Humphrey/Sammy Barker Memorial cycling Meet set for next...

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Hauls from Persaud and Farley highlight MVP Sports Girl’s U11 Football Tourney commencement

The PPP is in the grip of the bourgeoisie

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur news- The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) stands at a crossroads. Once the vanguard... more