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Where was Ralph Ramkarran when my mother died of a broken heart?

Jan 03, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Where was Ralph Ramkarran when my mother died of a broken heart?

On the last day of 2010, the Kaieteur News letter section had Mr. Ralph Ramkarran saying this of me; “Mr. Glen Lall once told me that Mr. Kissoon gets the largest number of hits on the internet...

Making the world go around

Jan 03, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Making the world go around

As we rummage through the detritus of our holiday excesses, it will be hard to escape the topic of money. It will be even harder as we confront the excesses of the new elite in the year ahead. So let...

Breaking news!!! Linden businessman Albert ‘Bolo’ shot by bandits

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking news!!! Linden businessman Albert ‘Bolo’ shot by bandits

Popular Linden businessman Albert Joseph, called ‘Bolo’ was shot this afternoon during a robbery at Bolo’s Variety Store at Lot 71 Sunflower Street, Wismar. He was rushed to the Linden Hospital...

Gas station customer shot dead minutes into 2011

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Gas station customer shot dead minutes into 2011

Mere minutes into the new year, the celebrations and enjoyment were shattered as bandits invaded a Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice business place, killing a 28-year old labourer during the first...

ANSA McAL honours New Year’s Day mothers

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on ANSA McAL honours New Year’s Day mothers

For the first time ever, the Cheekies family from ANSA McAL Trading went countrywide to honour mothers of newborn babies with “Cheekies Bundle of Joy” gift hampers on New Year’s Day. The...

74-year old miner tied up and set alight by bandits

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 74-year old miner tied up and set alight by bandits

A 74 year old miner was tied up and burned to the face by bandits who robbed him after claiming that they were seeking employment with him on Friday morning in the Madhia Backdam area. Felix Nichols...

Lusignan man is first road fatality for 2011

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Lusignan man is first road fatality for 2011

A Lusignan mason is the country’s first road fatality for the year following a horrific smash up on the Main East Coast Carriageway early yesterday morning. Mark Seebarran, 30, was pronounced dead...

Arsonists attempt to torch Enterprise and Annandale Primary Schools

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Arsonists attempt to torch Enterprise and Annandale Primary Schools

Thanks to the alertness of security guards and the assistance of members of the community, the Enterprise Primary School on the East Coast of Demerara was spared from complete destruction by fire...

9-year-old mini bus passenger shot during high speed chase

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 9-year-old mini bus passenger shot during high speed chase

– drugs found in vehicle A 30-minute high speed chase along the West Bank of Demerara Public Road ended yesterday with a nine year-old Patentia girl being shot in the leg by police. This...

Dem boys seh….Uncle Freddie turn 60

Jan 03, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Uncle Freddie turn 60

De radio station does always play request music and people does tek de opportunity to send out greetings. Dem have people who does wait fuh let de whole world know when is somebody birthday or...

Recruitment age of GDF no longer 16-years-old

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Recruitment age of GDF no longer 16-years-old

The National Assembly on Thursday last approved legislation that will raise the recruitment age for persons desirous of joining the Guyana Defence Force in a bid to ensure that there are no child...

Linden charity treats senior citizens

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Linden charity treats senior citizens

For five lucky senior citizens in Linden, ‘Santa’ visited on New Year’s Eve, and presented each of them with hampers packed with groceries and other goodies to help them usher in the New Year...

New year, same nonsense!

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on New year, same nonsense!

It seems that some motorists have made no New Year’s resolutions about being extra careful on the roadways. The occupants of this car were lucky to escape uninjured yesterday after reportedly being...

Alpha United haul in 2nd K&S title; beat Pele 3-2 in pulsating final

Jan 03, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha United haul in 2nd K&S title; beat Pele 3-2 in pulsating final

Sunburst Camptown take 3rd with 2-1 win over Bakewell Topp XX Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United prevailed in the battle of the TITANS to win their second Kashif & Shanghai Championship with an...

Alpha President calls for players association to consolidate footballers’ interest

Jan 03, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha President calls for players association to consolidate footballers’ interest

President of the Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United FC, Odinga Lumumba has issued a clarion call for local footballers to merge into a unit that will address the interests of all local players if they are...

RHTY&SC cricket teams launch 2011 Charity & Community Development Programmes

Jan 03, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC cricket teams launch 2011 Charity & Community Development Programmes

The year 2011 has just started but the cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) have already launched their Charity and Community Development Programme by hosting...

Madhoo bows out in preliminary round

Jan 03, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Madhoo bows out in preliminary round

National champion Norman Madhoo, who represented Guyana and the Caribbean at the 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship which is being held at the Alexandra Palace in London, England, failed to...

Praises be to the Most High for victory – Dover

Jan 03, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Praises be to the Most High for victory – Dover

Senior National Coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover has continued to rack up championship wins with victory for the second time as a Coach in the Kashif & Shanghai knock-out tournament, Guyana’s...

In a year of checkered success, Chess officials quietly made moves

Jan 03, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on In a year of checkered success, Chess officials quietly made moves

By Michael Benjamin The National Stadium, Providence was almost filled to capacity, yet a long line of impatient patrons queued up at the strategically placed booths on the outskirts of the facility...

Grove man shot while attacking bandits with cutlass

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Grove man shot while attacking bandits with cutlass

Early on New Year’s morning, the Rampersaud family of Lot “F” Grove Launch Stelling, East Bank Demerara experienced a traumatising ordeal as bandits broke into their two-storey home and grocery...

Robeson Benn admits to breaking the law to do small roads

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Robeson Benn admits to breaking the law to do small roads

“If I had followed the law, some roads would not have been built…The people who you pay rates and taxes to are the ones that are really responsible for doing your roads,” said Minister of...

DOCOL experiences another electrical mishap

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on DOCOL experiences another electrical mishap

After experiencing two fires last year, the Demerara Oxygen Company (DOCOL) last Wednesday experienced another mishap at 11:15 hrs. This time, it was electrical in nature at the company’s...

ECHO to help residents suffering from dumpsite emissions

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on ECHO to help residents suffering from dumpsite emissions

Come Wednesday, the Environmental Community Health Organization (ECHO) will set up a health camp in North East La Penitence in an attempt to address the health concerns of residents suffering from...

GRA launches Status Monitors to improve the efficiency of the Shipping Industry

Jan 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GRA launches Status Monitors to improve the efficiency of the Shipping Industry

The Guyana Revenue Authority last Friday launched its Status Monitors; an initiative intended to improve the process of importation. This device will update importers as to what stage of processing...

The existence of the dumpsite shows contempt for the residents in the area

Jan 03, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The existence of the dumpsite shows contempt for the residents in the area

Dear Editor, I write to express my total frustration and utter disgust about the dumpsite on Mandela Avenue that has now encroached onto the Le Repentir Cemetery. I believe its existence speaks to...

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Fingerprinting and Finger-Pointing

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- No one, not even the staunchest supporters of Guyana’s electoral process, would claim... more