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Man hunt continues for prison escapees

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man hunt continues for prison escapees

– relatives being questioned, Surinamese authorities alerted Law enforcement officials are continuing the massive manhunt for four dangerous criminals who escaped from the New Amsterdam prison...

Drunken police rank crashes state property on Linden/Soesdyke Highway

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Drunken police rank crashes state property on Linden/Soesdyke Highway

With law enforcement officers rallying to ensure that all drivers obey the traffic rules and regulations, it seems as if some officers think they are above the law, as yesterday recorded another...

Watchman crushed by sand truck

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Watchman crushed by sand truck

A 55-yr old watchman was run over by a sand truck just metres from his place of work at the Baijnauth/Armagon Lumber Yard at No. 2 Village East Canje Berbice on Saturday. Ignatius Thomas called...

Most housing schemes in Berbice filled

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Most housing schemes in Berbice filled

– Region 6 Chairman Almost all of the housing schemes in the Berbice area have been filled. This is according to the Regional Chairman of Region 6, Zulfikar Mustapha. He said that he has been...

Venezuelan suspect hospitalised

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuelan suspect hospitalised

Bartica drug bust… The police are yet to locate the two businessmen who they say they have an interest in, with regards to the recent multi- million dollar drug bust at Batavia. According to...

Vryheid’s Lust man found dead outside Liquor bar

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Vryheid’s Lust man found dead outside Liquor bar

A man believed to be in his mid 60s was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital hours after he was found hanging over an elevated bench outside of a liquor bar in Vryheid’s...

Dem boys seh…Dem mekking joke in jail

Jun 13, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Dem mekking joke in jail

Is funny whenever a certain Prison Officer get post to a prison, men does escape. He been in town and a man getaway. Dem boys remember that one group claim how de man who been waiting trial fuh...

WPA issues declaration on national reconciliation

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on WPA issues declaration on national reconciliation

Walter Rodney death anniversary… The Working Peoples’ Alliance (WPA) has issued a declaration on national reconciliation to mark the 31st death anniversary of historian and political activist Dr...

Public Works Ministry releases road building standards

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Public Works Ministry releases road building standards

In a step towards greater uniformity and quality, the Ministry of Public Works and Communications has prepared and released its own set of engineering standards. The standards were first discussed at...

Prime Minister Hinds, Granger attend Quaseeda competition

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Prime Minister Hinds, Granger attend Quaseeda competition

Yesterday Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, who is currently the acting President, joined members of the Anna Catherina Masjid and other guests, who participated in the annual Quaseeda competition. The...

Duo arrested in marijuana raid remanded

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Duo arrested in marijuana raid remanded

Two men who the police had detained during their successful drug raid in the mining town of Linden last Wednesday, appeared on Friday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown...

GT&T FastBall Awareness Games catching on

Jun 13, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T FastBall Awareness Games catching on

BV & Anna Regina host successful matches By Franklin Wilson The BV and Anna Regina Community Centre Grounds hosted successful GT&T FastBall Awareness games yesterday ahead of the official...

Another murder victim from Linden laid to rest

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Another murder victim from Linden laid to rest

The body of 21-year-old Clifton Bonus, of Silvertown and Nottinghamshire, Linden, was yesterday afternoon interred at the Christianburg cemetery, following a poignant funeral service at the Fruits of...

Perry, James, Carto are double sprint champs

Jun 13, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Perry, James, Carto are double sprint champs

– Fast times continues at National C/ships Three years ago, when little was known about Rupert Perry, he believed that his time would soon come to set the field alight. If there was any doubt...

Harper says politics affecting Guyana’s cricket

Jun 13, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Harper says politics affecting Guyana’s cricket

By Sean Devers A former Vice-Captain of the West Indies team, 48-year-old Roger Harper played 25 Tests and 105 ODIs between 1983 and 1996 before being appointed West Indies Coach in February 2000....

Campaign to address non-communicable disease launched

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Campaign to address non-communicable disease launched

Text to save lives… By texting ‘YES’ to 1155 from your Digicel mobile phone, Guyana is looking to contribute close to one million (1,000,000) messages which is expected to be collected by...

Two-patient per bed at GPHC to end next month

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Two-patient per bed at GPHC to end next month

By next month the two-patient per bed scenario in the Male Medical Ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation is expected to be over with the completion of the new building in the...

High percentage of passes at FIFA Referees Test

Jun 13, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on High percentage of passes at FIFA Referees Test

President of the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) Alfred king lauded referees and assistant referees who successful completed the course at the FIFA Fitness Test held Saturday at Police Sports...

It’s in you to give

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on It’s in you to give

World Blood Donor Day… By Leon Suseran A person becomes an instant lifesaver every time they give blood. June 14, 2011 is celebrated worldwide as World Blood Donor Day. The theme for the...

David Longe, Lopes, Gobin, Stephney among early winners

Jun 13, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on David Longe, Lopes, Gobin, Stephney among early winners

College player Anthony Downes made a successful return to local tennis when he teamed up with Leyland Leacock to easily dispose of Gairy Myers and Adam Alves 6-1, 6-0 in the opening Men’s Doubles...

Essequibo Chamber of Commerce and Industry reawakens after long sleep

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo Chamber of Commerce and Industry reawakens after long sleep

The Essequibo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECCI) which has been dormant for some time has received a breath of fresh air in the guise of a newly elected executive body. Representing the Private...

Is rape the bailiwick of one ethnic group in Guyana?

Jun 13, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is rape the bailiwick of one ethnic group in Guyana?

Dear Editor, In a previous letter Mr. Vishnu Bisram described witnessing Chanderpaul cloistered in his hotel room as he added depth to his cricketing knowledge while the rest of the WI team —...

We have achieved much over the past 45 years as a country

Jun 13, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on We have achieved much over the past 45 years as a country

Dear Editor, What have we achieved in 45 years, as a country, as a people, as individuals? For someone who has been living in Guyana for at least 30 years, the answer would be…very much. The...

Hitler is now in fine company

Jun 13, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hitler is now in fine company

Dear Editor, When Adolph Hitler sent his forces to rain fire and brimstone over Europe I was some time away from coming into this world, so I was brought up to believe that Hitler was a man of evil...

DID LIBYA WRITE-OFF $100M OF DEBT TO GUYANA GOVT.?

Jun 13, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on DID LIBYA WRITE-OFF $100M OF DEBT TO GUYANA GOVT.?

Dear Editor, Dave Martindale writing in the letter columns of the Independent KN (June 8th) and SN (June 9th) said: “Libya wrote off an almost $100 million debt incurred by the former PNC govt. as...