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Breaking News: Man killed, several injured in Stabroek Market grenade explosion

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A mid-morning explosion at the busy Stabroek Market area has left one man dead and several persons injured, creating panic in the country as news spread. Fire officials who were on the scene said...

One dead, four injured

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…as car slams into utility pole near Canje Bridge A 23-year-old man was killed on the spot and four others injured at around 21:00 hrs last night after the car in which they were travelling in...

Woman tries cockroach scam at city restaurants

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…demands money and gets arrested A woman who identified herself as Melissa is currently in police custody after she attempted to fleece the Mei Tung Restaurant which is located above the Buddy’s...

Teacher unconscious after brutal cutlass beating

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– violent, mentally ill reputed husband on the run A 39-year-old nursery school teacher is battling for her life in the Georgetown Hospital after being brutally beaten on New Year’s Day...

Relatives differ on reason for murder/suicide

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Man kills wife, hangs self… By Jenelle Carter The neighbouring East Bank Essequibo communities of Zeelugt and Tuschen were in a state of shock, as were the grieving relatives of 21-year-old Salima...

Mother pleads for chance to prove child is hers

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…as aunt pursues custody Thirty-two year old Alicia Prescott of Lot 111 Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara is claiming that she is facing grave difficulties in executing her right as a mother for...

C’tyne man gets death sentence for killing father

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Justice Dawn Gregory-Barnes yesterday handed down a death sentence on Gowkarran Ramdayal called “Silence”, 25, of Queenstown, Corriverton, after a mixed jury found him guilty of killing his...

Dem boys seh…Is hard times fuh some people

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Is either times hard or some people looking fuh things wha hard. A woman walk into one restaurant and pull a trick that some people use to try a lang time back. People use to eat and then put fly in...

“Cooked rabbit” turned out to be cocaine in suitcase

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(NYDailyNews.com) A Yankee Stadium security guard claimed he was carrying a “cooked rabbit” in his luggage – but airport inspectors found three bricks of cocaine, officials said...

Emergency repairs for Harbour Bridge tomorrow

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The Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) has indicated that the Bridge will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 6, 2011, from 2:00AM to 6:00AM. According to DHBC General Manager, Rawlston...

NCD survey reveals interesting statistics

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Forty per cent (40%) of unemployed persons with disabilities have lost their job as a result of their disability while 9% of unemployed persons with disabilities are qualified, skilled and able to...

Guyanese ‘pirates’ face Dutch courts for countryman’s murder

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Suriname is getting ready to prosecute three Guyanese, suspected pirates, who are accused of stabbing to death one of their own countryman back in September. Bhojnarine ‘Fineman’ Persaud, Soekdew...

Man died from shock and hemorrhage

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New Year’s morning shooting… Sean Craig, the 28-year-old man who was shot and killed on New Year’s morning by a bandit who was in the process of conducting a robbery at the Mars Service...

Man breaks into cars at K&S finals

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…nabbed with $M in stolen property While people were engrossed in the Kashif and Shanghai football finals at the National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara, a man identified as Ian Clarke was...

Road recklessness continues

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The popular thoroughfare, Middle Street, Georgetown, was the scene of two more accidents as the recklessness continued among impatient and careless drivers for the new year. The accidents occurred...

Panday will only contest GCB elections if county boards want him

Jan 05, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Panday will only contest GCB elections if county boards want him

Ex-cricketers will handle all technical matters during his Presidency Former Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Secretary and prominent businessman Bishwa Panday says his absence from full-time cricket...

Inaugural ‘Super Sixes’ cricket set to start in Region 1

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The Inaugural ‘Super Sixes’ Inter Schools/Villages cricket competition in Region 1 is set to commence on January 17 with Barabina Primary School hosting Wauna Primary. This competition is the...

2010 described as a success (Part Two)

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– Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony We continue with the final part of this two-part series with the Minister of Culture Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony reflecting on the performance of his...

Pele FC AGM set for January 17

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Pele Football Club will convene their Annual General meeting on Monday January 17 from 18:00hrs at the Georgetown Football Club Pavilion. In a Press Release issued by the Club, all supporters and...

Lumumba’s Super League must support, not denigrate the K&S showpiece

Jan 05, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lumumba’s Super League must support, not denigrate the K&S showpiece

Says Michael Benjamin Three weeks of pulsating football came to a fitting conclusion on New Year’s night when Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United FC held its nerve and overcame a staunch effort by Pele...

Guyana’s cricket will get worse

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Dear Editor, Two pages in your edition of Saturday 01 January paints a graphic picture of the state of hopelessness of Guyana’s cricket and maybe its terminal decline. On page 62 there is a report...

YEST facilities to be upgraded

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The Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training (YEST) Programme, which is currently being run by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, at Kuru Kuru on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, is scheduled for...

Two bodies found in Berbice

Jan 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Two bodies found in Berbice

Over the past 12 hours, police in Berbice have discovered two bodies, however, in different circumstances. The body of 60-year-old Herman Emanuel Daniels, called ‘Puri’, of Lot 103 Moore Street,...

Berbicians want lights on #19 Highway

Jan 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Berbicians want lights on #19 Highway

Berbicians are peeved that the current road lighting contract does not include possibly the longest straight road in the Caribbean, the Number Nineteen Highway. The project which began recently is...

Authorities face daunting task to recover monies

Jan 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Authorities face daunting task to recover monies

Amidst concerns over the state of traffic lights across the city, and on the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara, authorities have signaled their intention to re-examine strategies to maintain the...

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Uncertainty clouds Golden Jaguars’ Head Coach position as Barbados showdown approaches

Fingerprinting and Finger-Pointing

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