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Hydro project cost includes unaccounted US$200M

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Hydro project cost includes unaccounted US$200M

Chartered accountant Christopher Ram has questioned Sithe Global’s stated intention to put US$200 million into the Amaila Falls Hydro-Electricity Project in western Guyana. For Ram, the cost for...

Mahaicony residents nab ‘Saltfish’ gang member

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaicony residents nab ‘Saltfish’ gang member

A young man who has since admitted to being a part of the infamous ‘Saltfish’ gang is currently in police custody after he was caught red handed stripping a car at Cottage, Mahaicony....

No evidence that Fip Motilall spent US$5M – Christopher Ram

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on No evidence that Fip Motilall spent US$5M – Christopher Ram

… Amaila Falls Hydro Project Despite recent statements on the Amaila Falls Hydro Project that former developer, Makeshwar Fip Motilall spent an estimated US$5M for work, he has failed to...

Executed ex-boxer reportedly abducted from his home

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Executed ex-boxer reportedly abducted from his home

As police continue to investigate the murder of former light-welterweight boxer Linden ‘Buckman’ Mortley, reports have surfaced that he was abducted and executed by a group of men in two cars....

Rape accused father and son released

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Rape accused father and son released

…police await file from DPP The 46-year-old Linden man and his 18-year-old son who were held on allegation of raping the man’s 17-year-old daughter have been released from police custody. This...

Dem boys seh… Government playing catcher wid people money

May 17, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Government playing catcher wid people money

Life in Guyana get like a computer code. Dem have some secret codes that does protect de computer. When de hacker tackle the first set of numbers de whole code does change and it does keep changing...

Swindler placed on bail after stipulated 72 hours

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Swindler placed on bail after stipulated 72 hours

… Umana Developments housing scam After being held for the stipulated 72hours in police custody, Fazil Ramzan, of Umana Development who is accused of defrauding several members of the public...

Strong ‘eight CSEC subjects’ limit per student still on the cards – Baksh

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Strong ‘eight CSEC subjects’ limit per student still on the cards – Baksh

The possibility of a strong limit being placed on the number of subjects that students are allowed to write at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination may soon be enforced....

US$6.6M road project underway at Black Bush Polder

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on US$6.6M road project underway at Black Bush Polder

Works to rehabilitate 34.5 kilometers of roadway at Black Bush Polder are underway. Fifteen per cent of the project includes the replacement of two timber bridges and the excavation and backfill of...

Man loses right arm, after industral accident

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man loses right arm, after industral accident

Losing a hand is devastating enough, but the uncertainty of ever working again is the most painful of experiences that confronts, Toolise Ram, who has lost almost ten inches of his right hand. The...

The Crime of Robbery, Our Children and Financial Literacy

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on The Crime of Robbery, Our Children and Financial Literacy

Nation Sows…Nation reaps By Sharryn Dawson – Do we need to ask statistical experts about the towering crime rate in our country to realize that we are struggling with crime as a nation? Isn’t...

BILL COTTON/REFORM – BILL GETS INTO THE BELLY OF THE TV CRICKET BEAST

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on BILL COTTON/REFORM – BILL GETS INTO THE BELLY OF THE TV CRICKET BEAST

When you in the Jumbie stadium the best view you get of the match is pon the TV set in the Press Box. Bill thought he should go to source and see them TV folk in operation on the ground floor of the...

Lone witness continues testimony in treason trial

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Lone witness continues testimony in treason trial

Quincy Critchlow yesterday continued his testimony before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry in the treason trial of Leonard Wharton, Bruce Munroe, and Carol-Ann Munroe. The trial is set to...

PM welcomes Rusal investigation

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on PM welcomes Rusal investigation

…Corbin says “nonsense must stop” Prime Minister Samuel Hinds has welcomed a decision by Russian aluminum giant, RUSAL, to send a team to investigate claims that its General Manager threatened...

60 organisations to participate in Region Four culture fest

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 60 organisations to participate in Region Four culture fest

Under the theme “Encouraging and creating respect for religious, cultural and other forms of diversity in a plural society” the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) in collaboration with...

Post Mortem suggests sickle cell anemia was cause of death

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Post Mortem suggests sickle cell anemia was cause of death

… Schoolboy killing A post mortem examination which was performed on the remains of 12 year-old Shemroy Anthony, revealed that he died as a result of sickle cell anemia. The lad’s stepfather...

Man remanded for possession of firearm, narcotics and stolen articles

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded for possession of firearm, narcotics and stolen articles

Appearing before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday was Trevor King who was slapped with charges of unlawful possession of firearm, possession of narcotics and unlawful possession of...

Tourism industry needs enhanced human resource

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Tourism industry needs enhanced human resource

– GTA Director “The need to enhance the quality of our human resource base has become of critical importance in the development paradigm.” This notion was emphasized recently by Director of...

Catholic Standard press is down

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Catholic Standard press is down

The printing press at the Catholic Standard Limited has broken down. According to the Editor, Colin Smith, the problem is a minor one but it has affected the printing of two issues of the Catholic...

The Rotary Club of Demerara, Ministry of Health for Medical Outreach

May 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on The Rotary Club of Demerara, Ministry of Health for Medical Outreach

More than 75 residents in the South Sophia community benefitted from the Rotary Club of Demerara medical outreach, which was done in partnership with the Mercy Wings Vocational and Day Care Centre,...

Private media gets rude reception at PPP/C sponsored Horserace meet – asked to leave by gatemen

May 17, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Private media gets rude reception at PPP/C sponsored Horserace meet – asked to leave by gatemen

Members of the private media that turned up to cover the PPP/Civic organized Horserace meeting held on Sunday at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne were given an unpleasant...

Adams, Archer standout in Linden one-day rapid chess tournament

May 17, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Adams, Archer standout in Linden one-day rapid chess tournament

Mackenzie High School student, Jamal Adams amassed 4 points, the same as Shavin Greene but carted off the top prize in the junior category of the KEI-SHAR’S sponsored Linden one-day rapid chess...

Leslie Amsterdam Memorial/Amerally Investment U-17 tourney launched

May 17, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Leslie Amsterdam Memorial/Amerally Investment U-17 tourney launched

Another cricket tournament has been launched in the Ancient County of Berbice as corporate Guyana continues to offer unparalleled support to the nation’s leading cricket Board. With an already...

Team Fullworks continue dominance at Endurance Meet

May 17, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Team Fullworks continue dominance at Endurance Meet

Defending champions Team Fullworks grabbed their sixth overall title after recording 122 laps to erase the old mark of 121 last Sunday during the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club 3-hour...

Guyana Deaf Mission win Blind Awareness Month Domino tourney

May 17, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Deaf Mission win Blind Awareness Month Domino tourney

The Guyana Deaf Mission (GDM) recorded 36 games in the final to win the Guyana Society for the Blind (GSFB) organised Domino competition in observance of Blind Awareness month at the Blind Institute...

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India produce dominant 60-run win over West Indies to claim 2-1 T20I series victory in Mumbai

A question of timing and priorities

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The advent of significant oil discoveries has catapulted Guyana into the global spotlight.... more