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Police must act on reports of domestic violence

Oct 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police must act on reports of domestic violence

– PNCR points out inaction leading to loss of lives The People’s National Congress Reform yesterday lashed out at the Guyana Police Force’s inaction as it relates to the reports of domestic...

Mahaicony home suffers second mystery fire in two days

Oct 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaicony home suffers second mystery fire in two days

Two nights after her four-year-old home was partially damaged by fire, a Mahaicony businesswoman again suffered as another room was mysteriously damaged in a blaze Wednesday evening. According to a...

Works on $3B Hope/Dochfour Canal begins

Oct 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Works on $3B Hope/Dochfour Canal begins

… project is technically sound, among largest ever government funded projects – Jagdeo Government yesterday unveiled a $3.6B alternative drainage canal for the Demerara area and described it...

Clico is a blessing

Oct 02, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Clico is a blessing

Clico start fuh pay out and nuff people going to collect. Some of dem does end up smiling and some of dem does cry because wha dem expect dem don’t get. One man claim that he should get back all de...

City Hall, NICIL at loggerheads

Oct 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall, NICIL at loggerheads

The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) and the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) seem to be at loggerheads. The issue is rates and taxes owed by NICIL and...

Guyana gearing to observe Fire Prevention Week

Oct 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana gearing to observe Fire Prevention Week

Guyana is gearing to observe ‘Fire Prevention Week’ from Sunday amidst the spate of recent fires that has left hundreds of millions of dollars in damage as well as the numerous being made...

UK-based Aletha Shepherd to represent Guyana at Miss World

Oct 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on UK-based Aletha Shepherd to represent Guyana at Miss World

The organizers of Miss Guyana World have selected UK-based Guyanese, Aletha Shepherd, to represent Guyana at the Miss World pageant in Sanya. Shepherd, 22, aspires to be a successful business woman....

THE MAKING OF A HERO

Oct 02, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE MAKING OF A HERO

Continued from last week. After his non-eventful appearance at the book launch, he became more desperate. It had been two months since he had arrived back home but he was still to make any inroads...

Once liked Castro, never liked Tony Blair, don’t like Chavez

Oct 02, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Once liked Castro, never liked Tony Blair, don’t like Chavez

In the Mephistophelean, Freudian and Shakespearian dramas of Guyanese society, there is hardly time for a columnist to reflect on foreign affairs issues. In the place of this article, I could have...

Boxers settling in nicely – Ninvalle

Oct 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Boxers settling in nicely – Ninvalle

Manager of the Guyana boxing team Steve Ninvalle speaking with Kaieteur Sport via telephone from Delhi, India yesterday, disclosed that the boxers have settled in nicely and held their first set of...

Local students impress US Special Rep. to Muslim communities

Oct 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Local students impress US Special Rep. to Muslim communities

On her first trip to Guyana, Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Anwar Pandith was amazed by the sophistication of questions from Guyanese students. Local students told her they get...

David Rose Special School reaches out to hole-in-the-heart baby

Oct 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on David Rose Special School reaches out to hole-in-the-heart baby

David Rose Special School for the differently-abled had made their mark in reaching out to baby Prince, who is in dire need of a heart surgery. After learning of the eight-month-old baby’s...

Legendary Chi-lites songster promises to set GT alight

Oct 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Legendary Chi-lites songster promises to set GT alight

He has wowed a captive audience around the world with unforgettable renditions like ‘Oh Girl,’ ‘Have you seen her,’ and ‘Homely Girl,’ now Anthony Watson, the lead singer of the Chi-Lites...

B’ce begin title defence against E’bo at Blairmont today

Oct 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on B’ce begin title defence against E’bo at Blairmont today

By Sean Devers Last year Berbice emerged victorious in both the senior Inter County 4-day and 50 overs competitions and today they begin their title defense against Essequibo in the opening round of...

Two tons in high-scoring match highlight latest round

Oct 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Two tons in high-scoring match highlight latest round

The Barakat Brothers West Demerara 45-over split innings 12-a-side cricket competition continued over the weekend in West Demerara with six matches. The highlight of the round was the high-scoring...

GCB pays tribute to the late Lennox Hunte

Oct 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GCB pays tribute to the late Lennox Hunte

The Guyana Cricket Board in a release in tribute to the life of the Late Lennox Hunte stated that the body is saddened at the news of his passing. Mr. Hunte, the GCB said, has been a long serving...

Volleyball showdown set for today

Oct 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Volleyball showdown set for today

By Rawle Welch The final of the Tradewind Tankers ‘True Champions’ Volleyball Tournament which is set for today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall promises to be a scorching affair involving...

Riders to collide on Sunday on outer circuit of National Park

Oct 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Riders to collide on Sunday on outer circuit of National Park

The Outer Circuit of the National Park will come alive once again for cyclists on Sunday October 3 when the Continental Cycle Club brings off the 4th annual Max Pereira and Marlis Archer Memorial...

Alleged female fraudster on $550,000 bail

Oct 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged female fraudster on $550,000 bail

Thirty-two year-old Rhonda Warde, of 30 Howes Street, Charlestown, was on Thursday placed on $550,000 bail after her court appearance before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’...

‘C’ House rules the roost at Winfer Gardens Inter House Sports

Oct 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘C’ House rules the roost at Winfer Gardens Inter House Sports

Defending champions C House came out victors yet again when the Winfer Gardens Primary School held their Annual Inter House Athletic Sports on Thursday at the Everest Ground, Camp Road, Georgetown....

Police re-arrest Joint Services Athletics title

Oct 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Police re-arrest Joint Services Athletics title

– records tumble, Perry runs fastest 200m By Edison Jefford The writings were on the wall for the Guyana Defence Force, but false hope generated some kind of optimism in the soldiers’ camp...

NIS honours centenarian on 41st anniversary

Oct 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on NIS honours centenarian on 41st anniversary

As part of its 41st anniversary, the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has embarked on a number of projects aimed at giving back to the various communities that have helped keep the entity afloat. The...

If NICIL did not file returns for 10 years was it bothered about being struck from Companies Register?

Oct 02, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on If NICIL did not file returns for 10 years was it bothered about being struck from Companies Register?

Dear Editor, Your news item, “Guyana Times, other Sanata companies breach Company Act,” (Kaieteur News, October 1), revealed that six companies that constitute the Sanata Complex, do not legally...

Mechanic arrested after servicing stolen bike

Oct 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mechanic arrested after servicing stolen bike

Popular Saffon Street mechanic ‘Barney’ got the shock of his life yesterday when detectives from the Brickdam Police Station arrested him after a motorcycle believed to be stolen was discovered...

Digicel Caribbean Cup 2010 kicks off today in Puerto Rico

Oct 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Caribbean Cup 2010 kicks off today in Puerto Rico

Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel, proud sponsors of Caribbean Football, on Thursday bid farewell to the teams from Anguilla and the Cayman Islands ahead of the Group A games against St. Martin and hosts...