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“Mad Man” runs Secondary School for two weeks

Mar 11, 2011 knews News Comments Off on “Mad Man” runs Secondary School for two weeks

*changes school hours *administers corporal punishment * demands entire school sing Happy Birthday for him Officials at the Ministry of Education are baffled as to how a man, who teachers are now...

Slipshod road work angers Essequibians

Mar 11, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Slipshod road work angers Essequibians

Contractor Ramzan Ali Khan won a $1 million contract for works on the bridge along the Henrietta Public Road. He started and completed the programme on January 25, last — within one day. That road...

PNCR, AFC lodge complaints against Jagdeo with OAS

Mar 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on PNCR, AFC lodge complaints against Jagdeo with OAS

…Granger no “Sunday School boy”- PPP Two major political parties on Wednesday complained to the Organization of American States (OAS) claiming recent statements by President Bharrat Jagdeo...

Missing Guyanese couple found dead in car trunk in Brooklyn

Mar 11, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Missing Guyanese couple found dead in car trunk in Brooklyn

Brooklyn, US – The bodies of a man and a woman found in the trunk of a car on a Brooklyn street Wednesday night have been identified as a Plainfield couple who were reported missing last month...

Dem boys seh…Madness gone to new heights

Mar 11, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Madness gone to new heights

People gun wake up one morning and find another mad man in OooPee. De man gun walk in and announce how he is de new boss and nobody gun tell he anything. He might even walk in and claim that he is de...

Govt. change of heart bypasses Cabinet Secretary

Mar 11, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Govt. change of heart bypasses Cabinet Secretary

Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon said yesterday during his weekly press briefing, that he will be enquiring whether the statements by Walter Willis, Technical Advisor to Minister of...

Marriott Hotel project still on

Mar 11, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Marriott Hotel project still on

…but silence on any progress The government yesterday insisted that the Marriott Hotel project is still on, but is mum on any progress. “The Marriott Hotel is still on; I would hesitate to go...

Guyana must avoid defeat against English to remain in semifinal contention

Mar 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana must avoid defeat against English to remain in semifinal contention

By Sean Devers First innings points from their drawn game against Barbados leaves Guyana still in the race for their first First-Class title since 1998, but they must avoid defeat and hope for a...

Digicel pumps $2million into National Domino Championship

Mar 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel pumps $2million into National Domino Championship

– Competition starts next Wednesday Digicel Guyana Inc. Inked its name to the Coral 280 National Domino Championship after pledging $2 million to T/Point Sports Club courtesy of a cheque that...

Powerlifting Federation appealing for $$$$ help ahead of Caribbean C/ships

Mar 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Powerlifting Federation appealing for $$$$ help ahead of Caribbean C/ships

Team reduced to 6 males & 1 female The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) is making an appeal to corporate Guyana to assist with offsetting expenses for their 7-member team to compete...

Alpha look to explode in Mayor’s Cup ahead of CFU C/ship

Mar 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha look to explode in Mayor’s Cup ahead of CFU C/ship

Alpha United Football Club will hope to get all things right as their open their campaign in the Mayor’s Cup Football Championship tonight at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda. The...

Linden man ‘kidnapped’, released hours later

Mar 11, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Linden man ‘kidnapped’, released hours later

A Linden man is presently counting his lucky stars after he was kidnapped by two men, and subsequently released unharmed yesterday, mere hours after the alleged abduction. According to reports, the...

Taxi driver’s death pushes road fatality figure to 24

Mar 11, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Taxi driver’s death pushes road fatality figure to 24

The country’s road fatality figure jumped to 24, six more than the same period last year, following the death of 63-year-old taxi driver Cecil Callender also known as Cecil Gilkes. Callender was...

Country’s first Kidney Foundation launched

Mar 11, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Country’s first Kidney Foundation launched

– To receive immense support from renowned Professor George Nicholson With a number of reputable persons at its helm, including the likes of Emeritus Professor of the University of the West...

Luncheon admits “some sloth” by Govt. stalling release

Mar 11, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Luncheon admits “some sloth” by Govt. stalling release

The government yesterday admitted that its sloth in finalising project documents is what is delaying the release of funds under the country’s forest-saving deal with Norway, despite accusations by...

Brigadier David Granger did me no favour he did his duty

Mar 11, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Brigadier David Granger did me no favour he did his duty

Dear Editor, I thank Mr. Harry Gill for his letter, “If David Granger played no part in the 1973 rigged elections let him refute Harripaul’s account,” (Kaieteur News 03-07-11). I will take his...

Citizens’ prescriptive rights to state land to be a thing of the past

Mar 11, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Citizens’ prescriptive rights to state land to be a thing of the past

…as key legislation is passed What initially was thought would have been a simple amendment to the Laws regarding the titling of land ended with a heated debate in the House. The Bill namely the...

Phantasmagoria of secrets buried in bennettitaceous silicone

Mar 11, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Phantasmagoria of secrets buried in bennettitaceous silicone

President Jagdeo openly told the Guyanese people that he knew that Captain David Clarke was a rogue soldier who was involved in perverted activities when he was in charge of GDF troops in Buxton...

Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst OJ U-15 Youth League kick off tomorrow

Mar 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst OJ U-15 Youth League kick off tomorrow

four matches slated for GFC Ground from 08:00hrs The inaugural Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst Orange Juice Under-15 League for City teams is set to kick off tomorrow morning at the Georgetown...

Details for procurement of works, goods and services

Mar 11, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Details for procurement of works, goods and services

Dear Editor, We have noted the interest that has been generated in the media in relation to the perceived insufficiency of details provided by various executing agencies of the Government of Guyana...

Rifle Shooters set for action this weekend

Mar 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rifle Shooters set for action this weekend

Rifle shooters will be looking for improved weather this weekend as they heighten their preparations for the 2011 West Indies Fullbore championships next month in Antigua/Barbuda. The Guyana National...

Is this the same person who encouraged Buxtonians to forget the past?

Mar 11, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is this the same person who encouraged Buxtonians to forget the past?

Dear Editor, A few days ago I heard President Jagdeo at Babu John, glorifying the Jagans and demonizing the PNC as he dug into the 70’s and lashed out at Mr. Granger and the opposition camp. Could...

Two more witnesses testify in Grove “vigilante murder” trial

Mar 11, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Two more witnesses testify in Grove “vigilante murder” trial

Two more witnesses were called upon to give evidence as the murder trial continued yesterday for two men who are accused of killing Audi Peters at Grove, East Bank Demerara, in January 2008. On trial...

New York defeat Floodlight A in Florida Cup Final

Mar 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on New York defeat Floodlight A in Florida Cup Final

The Floodlight A team are once again runner-up in the Florida Cup Softball Masters Cricket Tournament held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA last weekend. Last year, Floodlight A were defeated by New...

The President’s statement is not a ‘blank cheque’ for cops to kill without applying standard operating procedure

Mar 11, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The President’s statement is not a ‘blank cheque’ for cops to kill without applying standard operating procedure

Dear Editor, Recently at the Police Officers Conference, President Bharrat Jagdeo in addressing senior members of the Guyana Police Force would have stated that he “supported the use of deadly...

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