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Bel-Air-Park multi-million$$$ robbery … “Greed and envy caused this”

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bel-Air-Park multi-million$$$ robbery … “Greed and envy caused this”

– says businessman Malcolm Panday – mother in law, cousin among those arrested By Latoya Giles “Pure greed and envy” were some of the words businessman Malcolm Panday used after he...

Young father kills toddlers, hangs self

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Young father kills toddlers, hangs self

The closely knitted community of Adventure woke up on Thursday morning to the shocking and disturbed happenings in the home of the Persauds. Ranveer ‘Randy’ Persaud, 25, an autobody...

Burnt trawler owner still to be located

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Burnt trawler owner still to be located

By Latoya Giles Investigators are yet to ascertain the identity of the owner for the burnt out trawler ‘Atlantic Star’ that was found ablaze in the Essequibo River on Tuesday night....

Education Ministry, Digital Technologies sign $223M contract

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry, Digital Technologies sign $223M contract

…company to produce 1,400 computers The new school year will see children in almost 70 secondary schools using newly installed computers in their new or upgraded computer laboratories. This comes...

Dem boys seh … Drink without ice and walk straight

Jul 14, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh … Drink without ice and walk straight

In life you either stay pun de straight or you tek de topsy turvy highway. That one got nuff turn, bend and up and down. Fip deh pun de topsy turvy highway. Dem give he de contract because dem know...

Taxpayers’ money should not be used to fund Marriott- AFC

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Taxpayers’ money should not be used to fund Marriott- AFC

The Alliance For Change has expressed outrage at President Bharrat Jagdeo’s decision to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Zublin Group committing in excess of US$14M of taxpayers’ money...

Guyana, IDB sign multi-million $$$ Linden water programme

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, IDB sign multi-million $$$ Linden water programme

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh, and country representative for the Inter American Development Bank, Marco Nicola, yesterday inked a contract for a loan agreement that will facilitate the Linden...

AFC warns against possible PPP/GECOM collusion

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on AFC warns against possible PPP/GECOM collusion

The Alliance For Change (AFC) is reminding the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally, that he is under no legal or moral obligation to honour the People’s...

Preparations underway for Building Expo II

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Preparations for the International Building Expo II are well underway and the much hyped exhibition looks to be bigger and better than last year. At a press conference yesterday afternoon on the...

Blairmont New York Group donates Kiddies Corner to Blairmont Primary School

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Blairmont New York Group donates Kiddies Corner to Blairmont Primary School

Yet another overseas-based group of Guyanese has remembered a local alma mater. The latest group to do so is the Blairmont New York Support Group which was formed just over a year ago with one of its...

Opposition fears GECOM bowing to demands of gov’t, PPP

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition fears GECOM bowing to demands of gov’t, PPP

– hears of new round of registration Three opposition political parties say that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) could be bowing to demands of the ruling party and the government to...

Prison officer charged with smuggling cigarettes into the prison

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Prison officer charged with smuggling cigarettes into the prison

The prison officer who had narcotics in his possession and was responsible for taking cigarettes into the prison, yesterday pleaded not guilty to the offence and was subsequently granted bail in the...

Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc. enrich RHTY&SC

Jul 14, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc. enrich RHTY&SC

One Million in sports equipment & other materials donated By Franklin Wilson Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc. (FFP) has yet again stepped up to the plate as they continue to fulfilling their...

Battle for group-of-32 spots continues today

Jul 14, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Battle for group-of-32 spots continues today

The battle for places in the group-of-32 in the inaugural GT&T FastBall knock-out football competition will continue today at a number of venues around Guyana. Up at the Plaisance Ground...

Speeding results in another road accident

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding results in another road accident

The Cemetery Road and Norton Street junction was the scene of yet another accident that left passengers of minibus BMM 9403 being rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for...

Guyana boys and girls in Squash finals

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Guyana advanced to finals of the Digicel Junior Caribbean Squash Championships at Georgetown Club yesterday as both boys and girls won 5-0 in the semifinals against Jamaica and Trinidad respectively....

French-based Guyanese hosts Science and Technology workshops

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on French-based Guyanese hosts Science and Technology workshops

A series of workshops on Basic Computing, Solar Systems and Medical Equipment are being held at the University of Guyana Berbice Campus this week. The workshops are being facilitated by French-based...

DPP’s advice being sought in Plaisance fire death

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Police will be seeking the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions to determine the way forward with regards to the death of Natasha Johnson who succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Hospital management are holding staff to ransom – say nurses

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Hospital management are holding staff to ransom – say nurses

Staff of the Linden Hospital Complex, are convinced that they are being held hostage by management, ever since the last industrial action they took to demand their gratuity payments. According to...

Star Party Rentals support boxer for ALBA Games

Jul 14, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Star Party Rentals support boxer for ALBA Games

Star Party Rentals of Craig Street Campbellville has thrown its support behind the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association, covering the travel expenses of one of the boxers attending the ALBA Games in...

Universal DVD donate to BCB & RHTY&SC

Jul 14, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Universal DVD donate to BCB & RHTY&SC

Popular Berbice Business, Universal DVD Store of Trinity Street, New Amsterdam on Thursday last made donations to the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) and the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club...

GTA trains Buddy’s staff in customer service

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GTA trains Buddy’s staff in customer service

Thirty employees of Buddy’s Entertainment Centre on Sheriff Street, Georgetown were given a chance to enhance their customer service skills at a training session Tuesday organised by the Ministry...

Justice Kennard seeks clarity

Jul 14, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Justice Kennard seeks clarity

Dear Editor, I crave your indulgence in your newspaper to clarify certain issues raised by my friends Colin Elcock and Nazuredeen Mohamed in their letters which appeared in Kaieteur news of 25th June...

Christianburg / Wismar march into semi-finals

Jul 14, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Christianburg / Wismar march into semi-finals

– GTI, NATI and Waramadong follow suit By Rawle Welch Christianburg / Wismar Secondary continued their fairy tale run in the Digicel-sponsored Nationwide Schools Football Competition when they...

$Mahaica youth died from fractured skull$

Mahaica youth died from fractured skull

Jul 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaica youth died from fractured skull

A post mortem examination performed yesterday by Dr. Nehaul Singh confirmed that 17-year-old Ravindra Persaud died from a fractured skull. Persaud’s body, with his skull bashed in, was found early...