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Man charged with raping 12-year-old stepdaughter

Feb 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man charged with raping 12-year-old stepdaughter

A Guyana-born man is currently a guest of the state in New York awaiting trial on a charge of raping a minor. The 46-year-old man, Jagmohan Singh, has been charged for allegedly raping his...

East Canje Lions Club continue to contribute in Berbice

Feb 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on East Canje Lions Club continue to contribute in Berbice

The East Canje Lions Club, in an effort to instill the values of proper hygiene on the younger generation, conducted counselling sessions and gifted 52 youngsters with hygiene kits. The hygiene kits...

Violent woman on $350,000 bail

Feb 27, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Violent woman on $350,000 bail

Samantha Roberts, 30, of Mora Point, Bartica and a mother of six, appeared in the Bartica Magistrate ‘s Court on Friday to face the charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm on 29-year-old Colleen...

Schoolboys on bail with indecently assaulting 18-yr-old

Feb 27, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Schoolboys on bail with indecently assaulting 18-yr-old

Two 15-year-old schoolboys of the Vryman’s Erven Secondary School and of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, were on Friday placed on $30,000 bail each by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo. They had appeared...

Guyana in charge in their own backyard

Feb 27, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana in charge in their own backyard

Bajans 88-5 replying to homesters 330 By Sean Devers at Providence Back in familiar home conditions of the Providence Stadium, Guyana produced their best batting performance this season as Vishaul...

No projects submitted yet for Norway funds

Feb 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on No projects submitted yet for Norway funds

…three months after Jagdeo’s outburst about World Bank delay The Guyana Government has not submitted a single project for funding to the Steering Committee which has to approve the projects and...

GUYANA HAS HIGH GRADE CRUDE OIL

Feb 27, 2011 knews News Comments Off on GUYANA HAS HIGH GRADE CRUDE OIL

From Ralph Seeram As I am writing this article the world price of oil has jumped to US$100per barrel, the highest price in two years. Oil has increased by 14 percent in the past week. No doubt this...

Region Three Eco Club targets schools

Feb 27, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Region Three Eco Club targets schools

Region Three Eco Coordinator, Marcel Lieaping, yesterday told Kaieteur News that there is a group of youngsters from her Eco-club who are engaged in fund raising activities to achieve sufficient...

Teen identified as Linden businessman’s killer

Feb 27, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Teen identified as Linden businessman’s killer

An 18-year-old on several armed robbery charges and who was once charged with murder has been positively identified as the gunman who killed Linden businessman Albert ‘Bolo’ Joseph last month....

Battered body found in bush corner

Feb 27, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Battered body found in bush corner

By Rabindra Rooplall The battered body of Rishi Persaud, 36, called “Web or Spider” of Lot 12 Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, (EBD) was found in the bush corner of Esau Street, Land of...

Amaila Falls Road 15 per cent complete

Feb 27, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Amaila Falls Road 15 per cent complete

…contractor will be penalized if necessary – Dr Luncheon “The government couldn’t help but be concerned about the delays,” as these relate to the construction of the Amaila Falls Road...

Buck-Hill accident truck not missing

Feb 27, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Buck-Hill accident truck not missing

Thursday’s accident in Buck Hall that subsequently caused the death of Chitram Sooknarine, of Anna Regina, New Housing Scheme and others being hospitalised, was not a case of hit and run.. The...

GPHC staffer hurt in Camp Street accident

Feb 27, 2011 knews News Comments Off on GPHC staffer hurt in Camp Street accident

Nigel Glen, 26, of One-Mile, Linden, is currently obtaining medical treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after being involved in a motor-vehicular accident at Camp Street...

I Would Willingly Go To Jail for Some Men

Feb 27, 2011 knews News Comments Off on I Would Willingly Go To Jail for Some Men

Says Michael Benjamin The Christian-minded individual, versed in the scriptures, would remember that God worked feverishly for seven days to fashion a world out of virtually nothing. He began by...

Woman being sought after attempting to post cocaine to the US

Feb 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Woman being sought after attempting to post cocaine to the US

The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit is currently looking for a woman who attempted to post cocaine out of the country. Reports are that some time around 9:00 hours yesterday the woman turned up at the...

We have lost a hardworking, dynamic and visionary journalist

Feb 27, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on We have lost a hardworking, dynamic and visionary journalist

Dear Editor, On behalf of the New Jersey Arya Samaj Mandir, Inc., Humanitarian Mission and its Guyana Chapter, I would like to join with the Government and people of Guyana to express how deeply...

A reaction to Mash 2011

Feb 27, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on A reaction to Mash 2011

Dear Editor, After all, the Heavens stayed its hands; and the much predicted continuation of the early week’s heavy deluge did not occur on the night prior to Mash. Came Wednesday, the sun shone in...

Alonzo Greaves whips field again

Feb 27, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alonzo Greaves whips field again

By Franklin Wilson Sprint King Alonzo Greaves for the second-time in three feature events at the National Park finished out-foxed his rivals to take the top podium spot when the 20th R&R...

Friendly police force needed to fight crime – Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin

Feb 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Friendly police force needed to fight crime – Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin

Crime must be tackled simultaneously if the Government is to achieve any long term sustainable reduction By Rabindra Rooplall “The police force bequeathed to us is what I term the British export...

How to obtain a Student Visa to Study in The United States?

Feb 27, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on How to obtain a Student Visa to Study in The United States?

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram, [email protected] Who is allowed to study in the United States? People who are coming to the United States to pursue full-time academic or vocational studies are usually...

Teachers and students leave because they see no development taking place

Feb 27, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Teachers and students leave because they see no development taking place

Dear Editor, Perhaps, Dr. Roger Luncheon and the people at the Office of the President (OP) do not think and believe that the youth, more specifically the next and younger generation do not see the...

GT&T 10/10 makes successful start

Feb 27, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T 10/10 makes successful start

The GT&T 10/10 has begun with over 400 matches completed over the weekend according to a release from the organisers, the Guyana Softball League. The atmosphere at most grounds was very...

“West Indies cricket needs an Egypt-like revolution now!”

Feb 27, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on “West Indies cricket needs an Egypt-like revolution now!”

By Colin E. H. Croft “A little revolution, now and then, is a healthy thing; do you not think?” – Sean Connery, acting as Captain Marco Ramius in film’s adaptation of Tom Clancy’s excellent...

Poverty birthed during the Burnham era

Feb 27, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Poverty birthed during the Burnham era

Dear Editor, I was surprised to read in SN, February 25, 2011, that Mr. Hamilton Green is showing his concerns about the welfare of poor people in Guyana. During the Burnham era, Mr. Green was Prime...

Aquaculture cluster boosted with donation from New Line Aqua Farm Inc.

Feb 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Aquaculture cluster boosted with donation from New Line Aqua Farm Inc.

No hormones, antibiotics, growth promoters or other additives are used in the production system New Line Aqua Farm Inc. has provided 100 Red Tilapia brood stock and 500 Tambaqui fingerlings to...