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Guyanese being held as ‘slaves’ in Trinidad

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese being held as ‘slaves’ in Trinidad

T&T Foreign Minister says… There are reports of people from small Caribbean islands being held as virtual slaves in homes in Trinidad, said Foreign Affairs Minister Surujrattan Rambachan. The...

Will new forensic lab help cops solve old murders?

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Will new forensic lab help cops solve old murders?

Part One By Michael Jordan It’s with good reason that forensic pathologist Dr. Edward Simon gets peeved when you remind him of the murder of Felicity Holder. The 11-year-old schoolgirl’s body was...

Interdicted ranks still to be reinstated

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Interdicted ranks still to be reinstated

Years after cases dismissed… While the administration of the Guyana Police Force has boasted about the number of ranks interdicted from duty on criminal allegations, moves are being contemplated to...

Granger believes women will determine outcome of election

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Granger believes women will determine outcome of election

The National Congress of Women (NCW), the women’s arm of the People’s National Congress Reform held its Special Women’s Convention on Saturday last at the party’s headquarters under the...

Timehri wife-killer succumbs

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Timehri wife-killer succumbs

Wife-killer Parmanand Seepersaud succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation yesterday, one day after hacking his former spouse to death. Seepersaud, of Alliance Road, Timehri, died at...

Dem boys seh…Bharrat know bout backtrack

Apr 11, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Bharrat know bout backtrack

When people get hurt dem does talk wha come to dem mouth. Bharrat go to a party congress and decide fuh talk bout de Waterfalls paper. Was as if he didn’t have nutten to tell de party people...

Vreed-en-Hoop vendors hesitant about relocating again

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Vreed-en-Hoop vendors hesitant about relocating again

The Region Democratic Councill (RDC) has served notice of removal to the vendors who ply their trade at Vreed-en-Hoop stelling and its environs. According to one of the affected vendors, Seeta...

Operations at Haags/ Bosch running smoothly

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Operations at Haags/ Bosch running smoothly

– Government’s Senior Engineer, Walter Willis After much criticism from the public concerning the process of garbage collection and transfer to the newly opened Haags/ Bosch dumpsite at...

Regional climate change body praises Guyana’s mangrove restoration programme

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Regional climate change body praises Guyana’s mangrove restoration programme

Guyana’s Mangrove Restoration Programme came in for high praise at last month’s Regional Climate Change Conference in Belize. Guyana also gained praise for its Low Carbon Development Strategy...

Dominant Stoll blast tons in both innings against MSC

Apr 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dominant Stoll blast tons in both innings against MSC

GCC, DCC register emphatic victories By Sean Devers The present standard of local first division cricket is arguable not much higher than the third class level of 25 years ago and it was not...

Abandoned property in Diamond a criminals’ haven

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Abandoned property in Diamond a criminals’ haven

– residents Residents in the New Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) are concerned about the presence of a house that has been abandoned for years and has become a haven for...

Canadian HC wins GBTI golf tourney

Apr 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Canadian HC wins GBTI golf tourney

Canadian High Commissioner Francois Montour was triumphant in the GBTI sponsored Medal Play golf tournament at Lusignan Golf Club Saturday. Montour playing off an 18 handicap shot an impressive net...

Boys 18 and under Number 2 seed upset at Macorp Open

Apr 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boys 18 and under Number 2 seed upset at Macorp Open

The MACORP Open started off in brilliant sunshine on Friday as the senior players matched skills with upcoming Juniors on the local circuit. After a short opening ceremony the tournament was...

Cervical cancer screening yielding success

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cervical cancer screening yielding success

– Dr Binda Aimed at tackling cervical cancer in sexually active women of child-bearing age, the Visual Inspection with Ascetic Acid screening, commonly referred to as VIA, has been yielding much...

As expected, Ravens, Pacesetters set up Grand Finale

Apr 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on As expected, Ravens, Pacesetters set up Grand Finale

Ravens and Pacesetters will play for the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Club Championship title this weekend following respective wins emphatically against Macabbees and Scorpions at the...

Indian dignitary given tour of historic Bourda ground

Apr 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Indian dignitary given tour of historic Bourda ground

Meet Test player Ramnaresh Sarwan Indian dignitary Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, on an official visit to Guyana, was yesterday afforded a visit to the historic GCC ground Bourda after a trip to the...

Ninth Pakaraima Mountain Safari a thrilling experience

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Ninth Pakaraima Mountain Safari a thrilling experience

They were daring; men, women and children who participated in the Ninth Pakaraima Mountain safari as they sought to explore the rugged parts of Guyana, where many have never set foot. The safari...

Squash Association names squad to prepare for Caribbean tourney

Apr 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Squash Association names squad to prepare for Caribbean tourney

The Guyana Squash Association has named its national squad that has been set to train for the Caribbean Area Squash Association Junior Championship in July. The Captains have been named as Deje Dias...

Region Three NDCs to get CDB funding for road repairs

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Region Three NDCs to get CDB funding for road repairs

In excess of $50M is expected to be expended on quality road works in sections of Region Three as part of a project which will be funded by the Caribbean Development Bank. According to Regional...

GT&T CEO meets with DSL customers

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T CEO meets with DSL customers

A delegation of 15 persons met on Friday with the CEO of GT&T Yog Mahadeo to discuss the status of the new ‘E-magine Broadband’ service in the communities which they represent. The team,...

Man with cocaine found sleeping in neighbour’s hammock

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man with cocaine found sleeping in neighbour’s hammock

Members of the Anna Catherina Community Policing Group (CPG) seem to be working around the clock to ensure that their village is kept safe. It is this diligence that helped them to apprehend a...

Pakaraima Safari to be held twice a year

Apr 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Pakaraima Safari to be held twice a year

The Minister of Tourism Manniram Prashad has announced that the Pakarima safari which was in the past held once a year will now be held twice a year. Minister Prashad said that this is being done to...

DID BURNHAM ERR IN NATIONALISING SUGAR AND RICE?

Apr 11, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on DID BURNHAM ERR IN NATIONALISING SUGAR AND RICE?

Did Forbes Burnham err when he nationalised the commanding heights of the economy and removed foreign involvement from the local financial sector? If Forbes Burnham erred, it means that the socialist...

EVERYWHERE IS WAR

Apr 11, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on EVERYWHERE IS WAR

My Trinidadian friend rang me and said, “War going on.” Normally this does not have anything to do with an openly declared state of organized violent conflict typified by extreme aggression,...

It’s time Government implement a public transport net-work

Apr 11, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s time Government implement a public transport net-work

Dear Editor, I am not in agreement with minibus owners and operators holding commuters to ransom and compliment Minister Robeson Benn for his rescue effort. Many minibus owners and operators are over...

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