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Witness to Sophia murder dies mysteriously

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Witness to Sophia murder dies mysteriously

Yesterday the residents of ‘C’ Field Sophia were in a state of shock and anger following the sudden death of a young man from the community. Reports are that 25 year-old Andy Dilchand was found...

Guyana and neighbours teaming-up to fight piracy

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana and neighbours teaming-up to fight piracy

– as fishermen experiences terror on the Corentyne The safety and security of fisherfolks have once again come under the spotlight with the recent brazen piracy attacks off the Corentyne...

AFC lacks support to secure the presidency – PNCR says

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on AFC lacks support to secure the presidency – PNCR says

…staves off criticism of APNU The Alliance for Change (AFC) remains obstinate in its position not to join the recently formed coalition of opposition parties, but the main opposition party says the...

PPP/C Stalling for Time – AFC

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C Stalling for Time – AFC

The Alliance for Change believes that the ruling Peoples Progressive Party/Civic government is stalling for time in its call for a re-opening of voter registration, and said it would not support such...

Heroic cop stabbed in neck

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In an effort to save two persons from being robbed, Police Sergeant Chandradat Kuldeep was stabbed in his neck with an ice-pick by a bandit at around 2:50 hours yesterday. Sergeant Kuldeep, his wife...

Dem boys seh…Henry tun to Mama Fiffee daughter

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Henry tun to Mama Fiffee daughter

Anniversary time is a happy time. That is when people does remember all de things wha happen in de past. If is a man anniversary, he does remember when he was a bachelor and how he was this and that....

Servicemen denied US visas to compete at CAC C/ships

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Servicemen denied US visas to compete at CAC C/ships

– Sprinters, Perry, George made to wait for national debut By Edison Jefford Sprinters, Rupert Perry and Winston George, who are among Guyana’s best at the moment, were both denied United...

Police Veterans’ Table Tennis Tournament on Today

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Police Veterans’ Table Tennis Tournament on Today

The Guyana Police Force-sponsored Veterans’ Table Tennis Tournament returns today to the National Gymnasium masters will compete in three categories to determine who among them rank among the...

Guyana’s per capita fish consumption highest in CARICOM Countries

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Guyana’s per capita consumption of fish locally is approximately 57kg which is the highest among CARICOM Countries. In fact, Guyana on average is amongst the highest consumers of fish in the world,...

GPF/GDF advance to knockout stage of GFA/NSC Futsal tourney

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GPF/GDF advance to knockout stage of GFA/NSC Futsal tourney

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) turned in a display of skills and guts to defeat Camptown 2-1 when action continued in the Futsal football extravaganza organized by the Georgetown Football Association...

Six contracts valued hundreds of millions approved by Cabinet

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Six contracts valued hundreds of millions approved by Cabinet

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon recently advised that Cabinet has offered its ‘no objection’ to six contracts in the housing and water, agriculture, security, and public...

Robbers attack truck driver on West Bank

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Two bandits armed with cutlasses and a gun attacked a truck driver as he was heading into the Long Dam area on the West Bank Demerara to vend. However, the men escaped empty handed as the driver...

Topp XX A, Cool Runnings, Amelia’s Ward A, Coomacka advance

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Topp XX A, Cool Runnings, Amelia’s Ward A, Coomacka advance

By Franklin Wilson The inaugural GT&T FastBall knock-out football tournament got off to an electrifying start on Saturday evening at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground in the Bauxite Mining Town of...

14 youths graduate from Health Ministry sponsored ICT programme

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 14 youths graduate from Health Ministry sponsored ICT programme

The Government has been making headway in ensuring Guyanese have access to technology by providing computer systems and internet connectivity in schools, the One Lap-top Per Family (OLPF) project and...

GT&T FastBall Football kicks off with pomp and ceremony

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T FastBall Football kicks off with pomp and ceremony

Thousands witness official kick off Thousands of football fans and lovers converged at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground on Saturday evening to be part of the historical kick off of the GT&T...

IAC assists family whose home was destroyed by strong wind

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on IAC assists family whose home was destroyed by strong wind

Marie M. Prince of Charity village, Essequibo, whose house collapsed recently when the area experienced unusually strong winds, has now received monetary assistance from the Indian Arrival Committee...

Steffon Gouveia advances to Box off quarterfinals

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Steffon Gouveia advances to Box off quarterfinals

Lightweight boxer Steffon Gouveia made an impressive start to his hopes of qualifying from the Pan Am Box off currently underway in Panama. According to reports from the Guyanese team at the event,...

GLTA Summer Camp to start July 11

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GLTA Summer Camp to start July 11

The GLTA Tennis Summer Camp, which is sponsored by the P&P Insurance Brokers, will be staged at the Pegasus Hotel Tennis Courts on weekdays for a period of two weeks beginning on Monday July 11...

Matthews Ridge mortuary non-functional

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Matthews Ridge mortuary non-functional

Residents in Region One are complaining that the mortuary at Matthews Ridge is not functioning as it should and this has caused numerous expenses to be incurred by relatives of persons who have...

Persaud, Bentley, Baksh, De Nobrega, Singh & Isaacs are category winners

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Persaud, Bentley, Baksh, De Nobrega, Singh & Isaacs are category winners

Carlton Wheelers Cycle Club’s Robin Persaud notched up another exciting win when he carted off the top spot in the senior category of the 3rd Dr. Chase, Seven Seas, Nature Valley sponsored CARICOM...

The Caribbean: A brief look at the rise and fall of integration movements

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on The Caribbean: A brief look at the rise and fall of integration movements

Caricom or Caribbean Day is with us once again. Today marks a mere 38 years since the Treaty of Chaguaramas was signed into being, thus forming the next attempt to integration of the West Indies back...

Family of missing C/tyne man pleads for his return

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Family of missing C/tyne man pleads for his return

It’s been more than a month since 25-year- old Jairam Tilkuram was last heard from and his family is becoming more anxious about his whereabouts as each day passes. Tilkuram, also known as...

Self medication for malaria is dangerous – Ramsammy warns

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Self medication for malaria is dangerous – Ramsammy warns

– 53 percent of the medicines fail ‘quality assurance tests’ Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has warned that the practice of self-medication is very dangerous and presently affects the...

GPHC acknowledges protocol breaches in the labour room mishap

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC acknowledges protocol breaches in the labour room mishap

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has acknowledged that certain protocols were breached in relation to a baby falling unto the labour room floor after being delivered by its mother....

Low self esteem a factor of teenage pregnancy – Research

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Low self esteem a factor of teenage pregnancy – Research

In the developing world today, teenage pregnancy is as a result of traditional roles and early marriage. And in the developed world, the causes of teenage pregnancy are different in the sense that it...

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Runsfest ends in draw, as arch rivals play hearts out

The mirage of citizen investment

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The latest song and dance from the corridors of political power in Guyana comes wrapped... more