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Suspected drug trafficker executed in Newtown

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Suspected drug trafficker executed in Newtown

– assailants fled on CG Suspected drug trafficker Brian Chung was executed shortly after 20:00 hrs last night in the yard of his Da Silva Street, Newtown residence by two masked gunmen who fled...

Prosecution believes prima facie case made out

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Prosecution believes prima facie case made out

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of 16 year-old Queen’s College student, Neesa Lalita Gopaul, continued yesterday with many objections being made by the lawyers representing the...

Free ride for commuters as large buses sent to EBD park

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Free ride for commuters as large buses sent to EBD park

As minibus operators plying the East Bank Demerara route (42) held true to promises to charge $20 more on the fare, government last evening used several big buses in an attempt to break the...

Gunmen shoot three during robbery attempt

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Two bandits shot three members of a family early yesterday morning, after luring them out of their home by forcing another relative who lives in the same yard to feign illness. Forty-nine-year-old...

Steelband icon gets rude “welcome home” by bandits

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Two teenaged gunmen brazenly pounced on founder of the Chronicle Atlantic Symphony Steel Orchestra, 65-year-old Rudy Bishop, shortly after he arrived in Guyana early yesterday morning. A black...

Dem boys seh…Everybody apologising

Apr 08, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Everybody apologising

Everybody apologising these days. Is like if somebody spray something in de place and it got people feeling self-conscious fuh all dem wrang thing that dem do. Bharrat apologise to Raphael and...

$250,000 bail for man charged with causing death by dangerous driving

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Norman Holder, charged with causing death by dangerous driving, was yesterday granted bail to the tune of $250,000 by Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The...

$200M to be expended on antibiotics this year – Health Minister

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A whopping $200M will be expended this year on the procurement of antibiotics for the public health sector, according to Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, in wake of the challenge being created...

GPHC debunks couple’s claims

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Director of Medical Services Dr Madan Rambarran has categorically dismissed claims by a young couple that negligence of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) caused the death of their...

Cops still awaiting legal advice on ‘vigilante’ killing

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Cops still awaiting legal advice on ‘vigilante’ killing

Police are still awaiting advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on whether to lay charges in the alleged vigilante-style killing of East Ruimveldt resident, Colin Clement Davis. A...

Ministry launches “Get Wise” campaign

Apr 08, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Ministry launches “Get Wise” campaign

…as World Health Day observed As part of its observance of World Health Day, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) yesterday launched a ‘Be...

Courtney Benn secures $450M contract to build Police Forensic Lab

Apr 08, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Courtney Benn secures $450M contract to build Police Forensic Lab

The construction of the Forensic Laboratory for the Government through the Ministry of Home Affairs which attracted several bids almost double that of the Engineer’s estimate of $478,487, 762 is...

Teen threatens to take her life months after alleged rape

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– fears case will be forgotten, but cops say charges likely soon A teenager who claims that she was raped by her cousin some months ago is now threatening to kill herself as a result of her...

Big basketball showdown in Linden today

Apr 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Big basketball showdown in Linden today

– LTI battle MHS in crucial prelim game After two weeks of intense competition in the Victory Valley Royals Schools’ Championships in Linden, one of the biggest games of the competition,...

Alpha battle River Plate on April 15 & 17 in CFU 2nd round

Apr 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha battle River Plate on April 15 & 17 in CFU 2nd round

Government provide $2M to help cost of hosting says Lumumba By Sean Devers Guyana’s two times defending Super League Champions Alpha United Football club will battle Puerto Rico’s Champions River...

McAfee presents GTTA with equipment

Apr 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on McAfee presents GTTA with equipment

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Course Conductor, Richard McAfee handed over a quantity of equipment to the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) that is to be used for the further...

ICT Hub Review Panel operationalised for OLPF

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The placement of internet ready and learning enabled laptops into the homes of thousands of Guyanese families moved one step closer yesterday, when the project moved into high gear with the...

Huge crowd anticipated for GT&T 10/10 quarter finals tomorrow

Apr 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Huge crowd anticipated for GT&T 10/10 quarter finals tomorrow

A huge crowd is expected to converge at the Everest Cricket Club ground tomorrow to witness the quarter-finals of this year’s GT&T’s 10/10 Softball Cricket Competition which has...

Region Three hosts mini fair for World Health Day

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The services of the West Demerara Regional Hospital were literally taken out into the community yesterday as part of Region Three’s observance of World Health Day. It took on the form of a...

Scotia Bank & RHTY&SC honours Outstanding Teachers

Apr 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scotia Bank & RHTY&SC honours Outstanding Teachers

The Bank of Nova Scotia on Sunday last joined hands with the Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club to honor some nine outstanding teachers in...

Freddie wants to change the world

Apr 08, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie wants to change the world

Dear Editor, Please allow me to comment on this latest imbroglio in which Freddie Kissoon has found himself. I am an ardent admirer of people who seek the truth and are unafraid to call a spade a...

The ultimate political payback

Apr 08, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The ultimate political payback

Dear Editor, The PPP continues to show their democratic centralism by selecting Donald Ramotar as their presidential candidate. After the truly democratic primary process conducted by the PNCR, the...

RHTY&SC cricket teams reward fifty-two

Apr 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC cricket teams reward fifty-two

A total of fifty-two students who topped their levels at the end of year test for 2010 were honoured by the seven cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and the Church of Jesus...

Peter Ramsaroop’s comments were disappointing

Apr 08, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Peter Ramsaroop’s comments were disappointing

Dear Editor, Demerara Waves quoted leader of the Guyana Peoples Partnership (GPP), Peter Ramsaroop, in an article published on 04/04/11, as saying, “I would be very blunt…The PNC has never won an...

GCA responds to KN March 17 article

Apr 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA responds to KN March 17 article

The Georgetown Cricket Association is responding to an article in Kaieteur News on 17th March, 2011, with the headline – Mentore claims he had to do present GCA’s job. Your article began by...