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Bel Air Park multi-million$$$ heist… Seven remanded

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bel Air Park multi-million$$$ heist… Seven remanded

Seven of the eight people that were arrested following the daring robbery at businessman Malcolm Panday’s residence at Bel Air on Tuesday, were arraigned yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’...

Strange text messages from Digicel phones target Cellink users’ pockets

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Strange text messages from Digicel phones target Cellink users’ pockets

– GT&T invokes PUC Many Cellink customers have been receiving text messages on their mobile phones inviting them to return calls to a number that appears to have been trying to reach the...

Rape accused doctor still in custody

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Rape accused doctor still in custody

Convicted sex felon, Dr. Vishwamintra Persaud, remained in custody yesterday as police continued their investigations into allegations that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl. Police officials...

Notorious pirate “Long Hair” caught in Suriname

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Notorious pirate “Long Hair” caught in Suriname

Convicted pirate Kevin ‘Long Hair’ Narine, who broke out of New Amsterdam Prison with three others last month, has reportedly been arrested in Suriname. According to GFC Nieuws, the Guyanese...

APNU formally launched

Jul 16, 2011 knews News Comments Off on APNU formally launched

…fails to announce any new major partners A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) was formally launched last evening, with a fusion of African and Indian drumming and dance. The partnership sees...

AFC pickets GECOM

Jul 16, 2011 knews News Comments Off on AFC pickets GECOM

– opposes reopening to claims and objections period The Alliance For Change (AFC) is opposing the reopening of the Claims and Objections. In protest, the political party staged a peaceful...

Dem boys seh…Is everybody thiefing

Jul 16, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Is everybody thiefing

When cell phone come people who had feel big. Was a big monster that weigh about ten pounds. Then it get smaller and smaller. Even poor people run and buy. Some people rather buy phone credit than...

NO MAJOR CONTRACT IN AN ELECTION YEAR

Jul 16, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NO MAJOR CONTRACT IN AN ELECTION YEAR

It is a convention that in an election year, the sitting government does not sign any major contracts that can bind future governments. In Guyana’s context, the signing of a contract to construct a...

‘Normal’ teenage behaviour turned out to be dangerous depression

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Normal’ teenage behaviour turned out to be dangerous depression

They are many signs that indicate normal teenage behaviour. Mild depression is one of them; but its consequence is widely underestimated. Manoj Amit Persaud,15, of Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara,...

Security Guard found dead on worksite

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Security Guard found dead on worksite

Workers at a construction site yesterday stumbled on the body of one of their colleague after searching for him for some time. Workers turned up for duty yesterday at a building located at the corner...

Post mortem confirms causes of Essequibo death

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Post mortem confirms causes of Essequibo death

Exactly, two days after their bodies were discovered, aback of Adventure on Wednesday, July 13, last, Government pathologist, Nehaul Singh, conducted a post mortem examination on Ranveer ‘Randy’...

Corentyne centenarian reaches an amazing 110 years

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News 1

By Leon Suseran It is said that the best things are hidden far away, and perhaps that is true, since Guyana’s oldest citizen is quietly living out her God-given blessings in a village called Little...

Man admits to breaking into games store

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man admits to breaking into games store

The man who broke and entered a game shop and stole a quantity of items was yesterday jailed for 12 months. The 20-year-old pleaded guilty and subsequently told the court, “I thief it yes but (the...

Classrooms must be process oriented- Baksh

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Classrooms must be process oriented- Baksh

There must be a paradigm shift in the delivery of education in classrooms, says Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh. He noted that educators must move away from regurgitation in the classroom and...

Real estate agents take proprietors to court

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News 2

Real estate agents Vishnu Kadar and Norbert De Freitas have moved to the courts against well known proprietor Khakhan Ramzan and his wife Bibi Zahora Ramzan after the couple failed to pay the agents...

Roads require repairs… Residents call on authorities

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Roads require repairs… Residents call on authorities

The deep potholes on the roads in the community of Mocha/Arcadia are becoming a nuisance. One senior citizen reportedly twisted her ankle in one. It left the woman incapacitated for more than a...

Christianburg/Wismar maintain ‘giant killers’ status – GTI reach final

Jul 16, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Christianburg/Wismar maintain ‘giant killers’ status – GTI reach final

By Rawle Welch Just as was predicted, the two semi-finals in the Digicel-sponsored Nationwide Schools Football Competition lived up to all expectations with the four teams producing a riveting...

Fourth annual Wakenaam Nite launched

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Fourth annual Wakenaam Nite launched

…promises to be bigger and better this year The Fourth annual ‘Wakenaam Nite’ slated for July 30, promises to be bigger and better this year. This year’s event is to be held at its usual...

Almost two years… minimal progress, no justice

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Almost two years… minimal progress, no justice

On September 8, 2009, Everton Douglas, 53, was on his way home when he ended up in a tragic accident at approximately 3pm. He was blind. He sustained severe injuries about the body. The blind man who...

Campbell hammers unbeaten 151 as E’bo crash to 2nd massive defeat

Jul 16, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Campbell hammers unbeaten 151 as E’bo crash to 2nd massive defeat

By Sean Devers Eighteen-year-old West Indies Female all-rounder Shemaine Campbell hit a commanding unbeaten 151 to spearhead Berbice to massive 248-run win against Essequibo yesterday at the DCC...

Armless woman is thankful for life

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Armless woman is thankful for life

By Trevona Weekes Life is a God-given gift and it is a fundamental right of everyone in Guyana. Fifty-three year old Sonia Hinds claimed that right in August 2000 when her partner, Courtney Purlett,...

Two gripping encounters envisaged as GFA/NSC Futsal football tournament concludes

Jul 16, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Two gripping encounters envisaged as GFA/NSC Futsal football tournament concludes

Several weeks of pulsating football will come to a fitting climax when the Guyana Police Force FC (GPF) throws down the gauntlet on Fruta Conquerors FC (FCFC) when the final of the National Sports...

City Constabulary operating below strength – Foo

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on City Constabulary operating below strength – Foo

Financial woes of the Mayor and City Council have left the City Constabulary, operating below its strength. According to Andrew Foo, Chief Constable, the constabulary needs 287 personnel but...

Attempted murder accused on bail

Jul 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Attempted murder accused on bail

Salim Basir, of Meten-meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, who was in custody for brutally stabbing his wife, has been granted bail. Basir appeared at the Wales Magistrate’s Court on Monday before...

Tropical Mist Pee Wee cricket final set for Thirst Park today

Jul 16, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Tropical Mist Pee Wee cricket final set for Thirst Park today

The stage is set for the long-awaited Tropical Mist Pee Wee cricket final between Demerara Cricket Club (GCC) and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) organized by the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)...

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Dolphin Secondary, East Ruimveldt seal Round-5 victories in Republic Bank U-18 Football League

A shameful abdication of leadership

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The PPPC government has reached a new low in its spineless defense of the lopsided Production... more