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Son hammers mom to death

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Son hammers mom to death

– suspect nabbed by residents on horseback A 30-year-old Central Rupununi man ran amok on Tuesday night and beat his 62-year-old mother to death with a claw hammer, then tried to slash the...

Mother, baby die at GPHC

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mother, baby die at GPHC

– Second maternal death in less than 36 hours By Latoya Giles Just 36 hours after Miriam Bristol died while delivering a baby girl at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, officials there...

Murray Health Crisis … Fmr. GYSM Members pray for divine intervention

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Murray Health Crisis … Fmr. GYSM Members pray for divine intervention

Some former executive members of the Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM), formerly the Young Socialist Movement, yesterday registered their profound sadness over the illness of Winston Murray...

Police detain teacher for allegedly slapping pupil

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police detain teacher for allegedly slapping pupil

A volunteer teacher attached to the Sans Souci Primary School, has been detained by the police for allegedly slapping an 11-year-old pupil. The teacher has denied the incident. This newspaper was...

Dem boys seh… Manny putting out de works

Nov 18, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Manny putting out de works

De news come out. Bucket announce that dem sending an ambassador to Kuwait and is not Kwame. Dem boys seh that it was to be Kwame but when Prince William announce he engagement and Bharrat decide...

Police assault man in prison

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police assault man in prison

– hit in head with padlock Yolanda Schultz, of Lot 4 Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, is terribly upset and distressed at the actions of the Guyana Police Force. She told this...

Guyana celebrates Eid-ul-Adha with charity, prayers

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana celebrates Eid-ul-Adha with charity, prayers

By Rabindra Rooplall Eid-Ul-Adha, a three-day Muslim celebration called “festival of sacrifice” or “festival of feast” began yesterday morning with Muslims across the world observing the...

Captured bandit is on bail for another robbery – Police

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Captured bandit is on bail for another robbery – Police

– Passerby and rural constable recovering; shot bandit still under police guard The police are hoping that the wounded bandit who was severely chopped by businessman Dennis Ramah, surfaces at a...

Eid-Ul-Adha

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Eid-Ul-Adha

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Groups of people, many of them considered less fortunate, flocked the New Amsterdam Jama Masjid to be served a meal and be offered beef as Muslims across the world...

Police beat taxi driver at Stabroek Market

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police beat taxi driver at Stabroek Market

– told the driver he “parked wrong” Several minibus and hire car drivers, speedboat operators, vendors and ‘touts’ were visibly upset on Tuesday, last, when two “black clothes...

Govt. Policy on passport for Diaspora demonstrates incompetence – GPP

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. Policy on passport for Diaspora demonstrates incompetence – GPP

“This new policy of the People’s Progressive Party Civic Government of Guyana is an international admission of its incompetence and inability to control corruption.” This is according to the...

Banks honours 30 longstanding employees

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Banks honours 30 longstanding employees

Brewery giant, Banks DIH, has honoured 30 of its employees who attained 20 years of service with the company. The occasion was the annual 20-Year Club Lunch recently. Mr. Andrew Carto, Human...

Truck driver granted bail in High Court

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Truck driver granted bail in High Court

Truck driver Chetram Moonsammy, of Johanna, Black Bush Polder, who was charged with 12 counts of causing death by dangerous driving on November 2, and who was refused bail when he appeared in the New...

Motorcyclist on $200,000 bail for causing death

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Motorcyclist on $200,000 bail for causing death

Jason Shepherd, 28, of 133 Vlissengen Road, Georgetown, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry, on Monday, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, charged with causing death by...

Regal XI, Success XI remain unbeaten in GT Zone

Nov 18, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Regal XI, Success XI remain unbeaten in GT Zone

Action in the Regal Stationery & Computer Centre over-35 Male T/20 and Females Open 10/10 Softball Cricket tournament organised by the Guyana Softball League (GSL) in collaboration with The...

Gooniah (4-35 & 50) impress in National U-15 school cricket

Nov 18, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Gooniah (4-35 & 50) impress in National U-15 school cricket

As Berbice/Mahaicony Districts action commence The 2010 Ministry of Education/National Sports Commission/Guyana Cricket Board Secondary Schools 40-over Under-15 Cricket Competition started recently...

Sewerage Contractor now saddled with road repairs

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Sewerage Contractor now saddled with road repairs

The contractor tasked with laying out a new length of sewage pipe along Battery Road Kingston, may have to do additional work now that the road has begun to cave in as a result of his excavation...

Open-heart surgeries to continue early next month

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Open-heart surgeries to continue early next month

– As part of measures to tackle CHI waiting list Routine open-heart surgery is set to continue at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) early next month, even as efforts are made to reduce the...

K&S win GTTA Inter-Organisation title

Nov 18, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on K&S win GTTA Inter-Organisation title

– Barrow is Single’s champion The Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) duo of Ray ‘Copter’ Anderson and Steven Barrow outclassed Guyana Fire Service’s (GFS) Warren Hackshaw and Quincy Rice to...

More schools reinforce conditions to write CSEC

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on More schools reinforce conditions to write CSEC

Various secondary school students, who did not qualify to write Mathematics and English at the upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), have been told that they could write the...

Skipper happy as bowlers keep Windies on top after three days

Nov 18, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Skipper happy as bowlers keep Windies on top after three days

West Indies bowlers stuck to their guns and made inroads against Sri Lanka as the third day of the 1st Test match was hit by heavy rain. Only 30.5 overs were possible Wednesday. The players left the...

ECHO to partner with Education Ministry to encourage environmental protection

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ECHO to partner with Education Ministry to encourage environmental protection

In the quest to promote environmental preservation and protection, the Environmental Community Health Organisation (ECHO) has plans to partner with the Ministry of Education. This move comes as part...

Several teams record wins in ECCB’s Rockaway Auto Sales 40-over cricket

Nov 18, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Several teams record wins in ECCB’s Rockaway Auto Sales 40-over cricket

The East Coast Cricket Board’s 40-overs premier league cricket competition sponsored by Rockaway Auto Sales continued over the weekend on the East Coast of Demerara with several matches....

Cheap businessman responsible for attack on staff member – Steve Merai

Nov 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cheap businessman responsible for attack on staff member – Steve Merai

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – In the wake of a recent robbery in New Amsterdam, the Commander of Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force, Assistant Commissioner Steve Merai lashed out at what he...

Floyd Carmichael prevails in highly competitive Eid Ul Adha scrabble tournament

Nov 18, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Floyd Carmichael prevails in highly competitive Eid Ul Adha scrabble tournament

The Eid Ul Adha scrabble tournament organized by the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) and staged at the Malteenoes Sports Club Thomas Lands yesterday morning turned out to be highly...