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Six potential candidates screened for kidney transplants at private hospital

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Six potential candidates screened for kidney transplants at private hospital

Six potential kidney transplant candidates were screened by prominent transplant surgeon, Dr Rahul Jindal, at the Balwant Singh Hospital yesterday, as plans take shape for an inaugural bout of...

No more fear, just painful memories

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on No more fear, just painful memories

By Dale Andrews Friday, January 26, 2008 started like any other day. I was actually on annualised leave, tending to the arrangements for the wake of my grandmother who had died a few days earlier....

Bullet almost severs mentally ill man’s foot

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bullet almost severs mentally ill man’s foot

A 39-year old man had his left foot almost severed by a bullet after he challenged an off duty policeman during a heated rage yesterday afternoon. Cranston Lopes, of 2934 North Ruimveldt, who is said...

The epitome of a law enforcement officer

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on The epitome of a law enforcement officer

Former Top Cop, Henry Fraser, is a ‘Special Person’ “I told my officers to pay attention to the small things that people need help on, because when you need their assistance for the big...

Dem boys seh….Bharrat gone to Egypt

Jan 30, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Bharrat gone to Egypt

January is a month that does mek people get nervous. When madness was de order of de day in Guyana de rest of de world claim that wha happen in Guyana couldn’t happen to dem. That is when Fine Man...

Tax collection disappointing – says Town Council Treasurer

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Tax collection disappointing – says Town Council Treasurer

Less than half of the collectable rates and taxes were collected by the New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council (M&TC) for last year. This was revealed by the town Treasurer, Ms Sharon Anderson. The...

Opposition wants more done for Afro-Guyanese

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition wants more done for Afro-Guyanese

Opposition Parliamentarians have called for more to be done to promote the interest of Afro-Guyanese, including enabling them to utilise their backlands for agriculture. Aubrey Norton, from the main...

Low cost airline touts flights to US for US$9.99

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Low cost airline touts flights to US for US$9.99

Low cost airline REDjet, which promises air tickets for the Caribbean from US$9.99, is gearing to lift up soon, airline sources have confirmed. REDjet would effectively be the cheapest airline in the...

Neighbour takes Zoom Inn to court over illegal fence

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Neighbour takes Zoom Inn to court over illegal fence

A Brickdam resident has taken her neighbour, the Zoom Inn Hotel, to court, claiming $10M for what has been described as an illegal fence separating her yard from the business place. Earlier this...

Region Two kicks off Children’s Mash

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Region Two kicks off Children’s Mash

The Region Two Department of Education has kicked off the first in a series of activities to commence the Children’s Mashramani competition. Celebrating under the National Theme ‘Showcasing our...

Bullet in face bandit claimed that he was also robbed

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bullet in face bandit claimed that he was also robbed

With heavy police guard and a bullet lodged in the left side of his face, alleged armed robbery suspect, Robin Akeem Holder, yesterday refuted claims that he was the individual who swooped down on...

From the Diaspora … I AM A RUM SHOP DRINKER

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora … I AM A RUM SHOP DRINKER

Yes I am a “rum shop drinker” and a proud “rum shop drinker”, that’s why I take strong offence to anyone denigrating my fellow Berbician as “rum shop drinker”. I take it personally when...

Jagdeo promises money to end water woes at Dazzell

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo promises money to end water woes at Dazzell

Cheers erupted at a church in Dazzell Housing Scheme yesterday when President Bharrat Jagdeo promised that the government would find the full amount needed to set up a water distribution network in...

Two charged with arson

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Two charged with arson

Police have instituted a joint charge of setting fire to dwelling house against Annand Alphonso and Ravi Singh. The two are allegedly responsible for setting the apartment of 23-year-old Sunita...

Man seeks justice after acid attack

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man seeks justice after acid attack

– Claims that he was also robbed $300,000 in raw gold After being doused with acid from the thigh down while working on a dredge in the interior, Mark James, 22, is seeking to bring the...

A reporter experiences a life-changing experience

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on A reporter experiences a life-changing experience

By Leonard Gildarie Part of the training of any new reporter is a warning to expect the unexpected. Things happen all the time. According to Adam Harris, Editor-in-Chief, too many things are...

Health workers benefit from IT course

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Health workers benefit from IT course

More than 70 health workers on Friday, last, graduated during a ceremony at the Cara Lodge Suite after completing a two-week Information Technology (IT) course. For those who were not computer savvy,...

G.T.I staffers at wits end with administrations’ inefficiencies

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on G.T.I staffers at wits end with administrations’ inefficiencies

Some staffers of the Government Technical Institute (GTI) say that they have reached saturation point with the current administration as they continue to point out some discrepancies in the day to...

Rampant rustling, new breeds, export markets to be tackled

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Rampant rustling, new breeds, export markets to be tackled

By Leonard Gildarie A body to regulate and increase exports of the country’s fledging livestock industry has been launched. Several departments including Animal Services, National Dairy Development...

Kurt Bess Registers stunning knockout to avenge earlier loss over Augustin

Jan 30, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kurt Bess Registers stunning knockout to avenge earlier loss over Augustin

Kurt Bess dealt Anthony Augustin a crunching left hook that deposited him to the canvass for the full count when the two squared off in a return bout in the ProAm boxing cards Friday evening last. At...

Sports Minister recognizes Bissoon Singh-DCB

Jan 30, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sports Minister recognizes Bissoon Singh-DCB

Says Singh’s Attorney By Sean Devers Even as the honourable Justice Rishi Persaud said on Friday that the issues between the two feuding factions of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) are now out of...

Gunslinging husband still on the run

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Gunslinging husband still on the run

Up to press time the police were still trying to locate Malvin Taylor, 34, who shot his wife, Sharon Taylor and sister-in-law, Michelle Edwards, on Wednesday night. Taylor, an interdicted...

Jagdeo heads to India to advance talks for specialty hospital

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo heads to India to advance talks for specialty hospital

President Bharrat Jagdeo leaves Guyana today for India, which is considering giving Guyana a soft loan to set up a specialty hospital here. Jagdeo said that the discussions in India would focus on...

Guyana celebrates World Leprosy Day

Jan 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana celebrates World Leprosy Day

Today, Guyana joins with the rest of the world in observing the 57th World Leprosy Day. World Leprosy Day has been celebrated every last Sunday in January with thousands of people across the world...

Egypt Totters

Jan 30, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on Egypt Totters

The dust hasn’t quite settled on the departure of Tunisa’s dictator when it appears that he might be followed by his cohort from Egypt, Hosni Mubarak. In both instances, the pressures for regime...

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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