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Breaking News: Winston Murray declared brain dead

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News: Winston Murray declared brain dead

Shadow Finance Minister Winston Murray has been declared brain dead by Neurosurgeon Dr Ivor Crandon who arrived early this morning in Guyana from Jamaica on a specially chartered flight to treat him....

Govt. funds charter for neurosurgeon

Nov 14, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Govt. funds charter for neurosurgeon

Up to press time last evening, Shadow Finance Minister Winston Murray remained unconscious in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Despite the fact that he remained...

Fire destroys furniture factory and dwelling house in New Amsterdam

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys furniture factory and dwelling house in New Amsterdam

Fire suspected to be electrical in nature, around 01:00 hrs yesterday completely destroyed a two-storey wood and concrete building situated at Track W Plantation Caracas (at the end of Smythfield.)...

Dr. Ramsammy flouts the law for years

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Ramsammy flouts the law for years

– spends billions of dollars on drugs in violation of Procurement Act Last year, the Ministry of Health purchased more than $1.404B in drugs from one company. That company was identified as the New...

GovT. petty – AFC leader

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GovT. petty – AFC leader

Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Raphael Trotman, is calling for voters to make the right decision next year and remove the PPP/C Government. At least that is what the party will be aiming...

Determined to eliminate illiteracy, book by book: Rupert Hopkinson is a ‘Special Person’

Nov 14, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Determined to eliminate illiteracy, book by book: Rupert Hopkinson is a ‘Special Person’

“I take pride in the fact that I have been able to gradually build the Georgetown Reading and Research Centre (GRRC), and I am determined to eliminate illiteracy in Guyana, book by book.” By...

Dem boys seh…Bharrat seh alligator chase Freddie weeders

Nov 14, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Bharrat seh alligator chase Freddie weeders

Nutten don’t be sweet like a good laugh. People does laugh at serious thing and feel good. Dem boys does go to funeral and see people crying then suddenly dem same people does buss out a laugh. Dem...

Guyana electricity needs grows 7 MW yearly – GPL

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana electricity needs grows 7 MW yearly – GPL

…company moves to save $300M By Leonard Gildarie The country’s power company has embarked on a hectic programme to fully convert its electricity system to meet international standards, with...

Essequibo lad threatens suicide after encounter with police

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo lad threatens suicide after encounter with police

The scene outside of the Anna Regina Public Road, Friday evening, was confusing after a young man attempted to end his life by climbing an electrical pole with a rope around his neck. Travis Persaud,...

GuySuCo withholds US$11M from Chinese contractors

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo withholds US$11M from Chinese contractors

Skeldon factory glitches… By Leonard Gildarie The Chinese contractors of the new Skeldon factory has been called to meet with government and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to look at...

Travel Limitations For U.S. Citizens And Green Card Holders

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Travel Limitations For U.S. Citizens And Green Card Holders

U.S. Immigration TALK As the holiday season approaches and many people travel back to their home country, it is important to understand travel limitations. Many lawful permanent residents (green...

More students prevented from writing English and Math at CSEC

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on More students prevented from writing English and Math at CSEC

…Head teacher says she is just following Ministry’s policy A few weeks ago, almost seventy students from Ann’s Grove Secondary School had to ‘leave’ when the examinations results did not...

Berbice businesses slam continuing sugar strike

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice businesses slam continuing sugar strike

– GuySuCo, GAWU trade barbs As the standoff between the sugar industry and its workers enters its sixth day today, the Berbice business community has joined the call for normalcy to resume. In...

Mother of hole-in-heart infant lobbies for financial support

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of hole-in-heart infant lobbies for financial support

Shenise Lopes, the woman whose ten-month-old daughter is in need of an urgent heart surgery, has received US$200 on Tuesday, last, from Lyall Gittens. Gittens said that he staged an inter corporation...

Rain help Rest team hold Berbice to draw

Nov 14, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain help Rest team hold Berbice to draw

By Sean Devers in Berbice Rain, the questionable run out of Sewnarine Chattergoon when he appeared set on 42 and good bowling from off-spinners Krisendat Ramoo and Dion Ferrier combined to condemn...

Kashif and Shanghai meet Sports Minister to discuss tourney

Nov 14, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kashif and Shanghai meet Sports Minister to discuss tourney

The organising duo of Kashif Muhammad and Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major last Friday met with Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Dr. Frank Anthony at his Main Street Office to discuss details...

Mother fears perpetrator will not be brought to justice

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mother fears perpetrator will not be brought to justice

Insufficient evidence has led police to release an alleged pedophile who was held in connection with the sexual molestation of a three- year-old girl last week. The mother of the child has since...

North Georgetown won the Schools’ C/ships war

Nov 14, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on North Georgetown won the Schools’ C/ships war

– Upper Demerara, Corentyne won battles North Georgetown, District 11, won the ultimate war for the National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships while Upper Demerara...

Sexagenarian seeks help to deal with abusive husband

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Sexagenarian seeks help to deal with abusive husband

Parbattie Ramkissoon, 65, of 612 Third Street, Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, wants the relevant authorities to investigate several complaints of abuse that were lodged and ignored by the system....

Eight more teams win opening matches

Nov 14, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Eight more teams win opening matches

Play in this year’s Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Football Tournament continued on Friday evening with matches being played at the East Ruimveldt Community Centre. Headlining...

Guatemala game will be a good test for Guyana – Dover

Nov 14, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guatemala game will be a good test for Guyana – Dover

By Franklin Wilson in New York Head Coach of the ‘Golden Jaguars’ Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover believes that the game against Guatemala will serve as a high-quality test for the...

Goodluck wins Day 2 aggregate, but Persaud holds lead going into final day

Nov 14, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Goodluck wins Day 2 aggregate, but Persaud holds lead going into final day

The 2010 Queensway National Full Bore Rifle Shooting Championships of the Guyana NRA continued yesterday with shoots at 300, 600 and 900 yards. At the end of the Second Day, Fullbore Captain,...

La Penitence gets home furnishing & décor store

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News 2

Yesterday marked an important day for the owners of Balram and Sons General Store, located at Lot 20 Public Road, La Penitence, Georgetown. Nafeeza Balram, whose family owns the store, has officially...

Cummings leads field after Day One

Nov 14, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cummings leads field after Day One

Roy Cummings with a net 66 and a gross 82 from a 16 handicap led the field after the first day of competition in this year’s Digicel Open Golf Tournament which is being played at the Lusignan...

Paratroopers thrill scores of Berbicians

Nov 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Paratroopers thrill scores of Berbicians

By Melissa Johnson NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – The Guyana Defence Force paratroopers were back in action in Berbice. Yesterday, four paratroopers staged a jump in New Amsterdam as part of the 45th...

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Keevin Allicock – the next torchbearer for Guyanese professional boxing

Sometimes the best of leaders fail

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Jimmy Carter’s presidency fell victim to global and domestic upheavals. His single term... more