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Cops foil $50M kidnap plot

Jun 26, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Cops foil $50M kidnap plot

– four suspects detained Police have reportedly foiled a plot to kidnap the son of a wealthy Parika, Essequibo, sawmiller and to extort a $50M ransom from the family. Kaieteur News understands...

Student staged her kidnapping

Jun 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Student staged her kidnapping

– to face court tomorrow Loretta Persaud, the computer student who was feared kidnapped, is alive and well and has admitted to staging her own abduction while demanding a $300,000 ransom for...

Kara Kara – one of the obscure places

Jun 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Kara Kara – one of the obscure places

The preponderance of blooming flower gardens that greets one upon entering this relatively small and obscure community is like a breath of fresh air, after the usual stinking garbage heaps that...

Thief caught in store hiding under carton

Jun 26, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Thief caught in store hiding under carton

Thanks to the electronic alarm system, the proprietors of a Regent Street store were able to catch a thief red-handed even as he tried to hide himself on the premises. Security personnel from a...

Female prison officer caught smuggling

Jun 26, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Female prison officer caught smuggling

Another prison officer has been caught trying to smuggle a prohibited item into a penal institution. This time it’s a female warder at the Camp Street Prison. Kaieteur News understands that in the...

Nurse, cultural standout and beloved community worker

Jun 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Nurse, cultural standout and beloved community worker

Brenda Johnson, MS, is a ‘Special Person’ “My husband was very supportive. I enjoyed those days, though they had some people criticizing me that I [was] growing up too fast, but I...

Dem boys seh…Everybody want a date

Jun 26, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Everybody want a date

Dem have people who does talk even when people ain’t ask dem nutten. Rob-Bert does talk bout everything under de sun whether he know bout it or he don’t know. He talk bout flood, he talk bout...

Building your home? (Space-saving tips)

Jun 26, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Building your home? (Space-saving tips)

By Leonard Gildarie One of the biggest challenges facing first time homeowners is how to effectively utilise space. Many grapple with placing a cumbersome wall-divider in the middle of the living...

Historic church in N/A celebrates 175 years

Jun 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Historic church in N/A celebrates 175 years

The Roman Catholic Church of the Ascension, in New Amsterdam, Berbice, celebrated its feast day of the Ascension on June 5, last. The church also marked its 175th anniversary in the town of New...

Nash dropped for Barbados Test

Jun 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nash dropped for Barbados Test

Following their 63-run defeat in the first Test to India in Jamaica, West Indies arrived in Barbados yesterday for the second Test which starts here on Tuesday and home boy Kirk Edwards is in line...

Cartoons Sun. June 26, 2011

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Ramotar says PPP ready for polls

Jun 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar says PPP ready for polls

…promises exciting, realistic project The incumbent People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is ready to face the polls and is confident of being re-elected for a fifth consecutive term, Donald...

Guyanese businessman to be deported from BVI today

Jun 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese businessman to be deported from BVI today

Businessman, Desmond Alphonso (DA) will be deported back to his homeland, Guyana, today. According to BVI Platinum News, Alphonso who had appealed his deportation order last year, was picked up by...

Revlon Lake registers stunning knockout to clinch local lightweight crown

Jun 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Revlon Lake registers stunning knockout to clinch local lightweight crown

By Michael Benjamin A crunching left hook slammed into the Mark Austin’s temple and deposited him on the canvass for the full count when he faced off with Barbados based Guyanese, Revlon Lake on...

Who made the best black pudding in New Amsterdam

Jun 26, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Who made the best black pudding in New Amsterdam

By Ralph Seeram Last week I wrote about the silly “food fight” that some letters were engaged in. This week I wish to take a nostalgic trip of a real food fight… This was a different food...

Students of David Rose school get help again

Jun 26, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Students of David Rose school get help again

…White Castle Fish Shop the benefactor More than 300 meals were prepared by the White Castle Fish Shop on Thursday and distributed to students, teachers and parents of the David Rose School for the...

Parliamentary committee finds fraud in Government entities

Jun 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Parliamentary committee finds fraud in Government entities

…fuel supplied to unserviceable vehicles, money spent on unused fridges Some personnel in the Customs and Trade Administration within the Ministry of Finance are committing fraud. This has been...

Friendship arsonist still on the run

Jun 26, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Friendship arsonist still on the run

– Young mother remains fearful for her life The man who is said to be responsible for setting his Friendship, East Bank Demerara home afire on Thursday evening is still at large. This is...

Board Games should be part of our Education Curriculum

Jun 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Board Games should be part of our Education Curriculum

By Rawle Welch In a conversation with Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony sometime ago on the subject of why more board games are not being played in schools, he quickly responded by telling me that...

GPHC installs Hydroclave system

Jun 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC installs Hydroclave system

–awaiting “automated bucket” to process biomedical waste The long-awaited Hydroclave system at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) which is said to bring international-quality...

“India v West Indies presents repeated historical Test lessons”

Jun 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on “India v West Indies presents repeated historical Test lessons”

Colin E. H. Croft West Indies should have won Test No. 1 in Jamaica last week. Most times, if one team has the opposition 85-6, 1st innings, that batting team should not have made 200, more like...

Immigration TALK: Dual Citizenship

Jun 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration TALK: Dual Citizenship

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram Dual citizenship refers to a person being a citizen of two countries at the same time. Persons may have dual nationality by automatic operation of different laws rather...

The Making of A Doctor: The Future of the University of Guyana Medical School

Jun 26, 2011 knews News Comments Off on The Making of A Doctor: The Future of the University of Guyana Medical School

It takes a special kind of person to become a physician. Being a medical doctor involves a person with direct responsibility for the life and welfare of the patient currently under treatment. It...

Guyana Government yet to apologize for wrongful detention

Jun 26, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Guyana Government yet to apologize for wrongful detention

“I’m very disturbed about this I’m definitely not a happy camper” – Muhammad By Latoya Giles Nation of Islam Advisor to Louis Farrakhan, Akbar Muhammad, who was detained in Guyana last...

125 more equipped with first aid and nursing care skills

Jun 26, 2011 knews News Comments Off on 125 more equipped with first aid and nursing care skills

The St. John Association of Guyana yesterday certified 125 persons as being skilled in First Aid and Nursing Care. Though, the organisation does not guarantee employment, the skills acquired are...

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Sometimes the best of leaders fail

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Jimmy Carter’s presidency fell victim to global and domestic upheavals. His single term... more