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Ed Ahmad indicted in US$50M mortgage fraud scheme

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Ed Ahmad indicted in US$50M mortgage fraud scheme

A federal grand jury in Brooklyn has returned an indictment charging the defendant Edul Ahmad with participating in a mortgage fraud scheme in which he and others fraudulently obtained more than...

Police drug links allegations… APNU urges interdiction of officers

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Police drug links allegations… APNU urges interdiction of officers

-Granger joins call for independent inquiry before elections By Dale Andrews A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has called for the immediate interdiction from duty of all police...

Third contractor trying to finish Good Hope/Lusignan Bridge

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Third contractor trying to finish Good Hope/Lusignan Bridge

After numerous issues arose about the construction of the Good Hope/Lusignan Bridge where its two previous contractors were accused of executing “shoddy works”, the Ministry of Local...

Father, son killed in interior during robbery attempt

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Father, son killed in interior during robbery attempt

Police in the interior are currently investigating a double-murder during which a father and his only son were killed by armed bandits who attempted to rob their mining camp. Kaieteur News...

$300M cocaine bust…Cops detain housing scheme developer

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on $300M cocaine bust…Cops detain housing scheme developer

– attorney claims client unaware drug was hidden in Hawan Kunds Police yesterday detained a housing scheme developer and are seeking to locate a businessman who was implicated in a...

Coalition still to name Granger’s running mate

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition still to name Granger’s running mate

… courting civil society, want unions on board Talks are still continuing internally in the coalition front, A Partnership For National Unity (APNU), for the vacant Prime Ministerial...

Seaman goes missing after “freaking out”

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Seaman goes missing after “freaking out”

A seaman yesterday went missing after being taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) by his wife after his workmates brought him home in shackles claiming the man was “freaking...

5% pay hike for sugar workers

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 5% pay hike for sugar workers

GuySuCo on course to break-even this year – GAWU Sugar workers are to get another 5% pay hike, with the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) expected to break-even this year,...

Accused Bourda burglar remains behind bars

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Accused Bourda burglar remains behind bars

A man accused of breaking into the Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda, and stealing a quantity of articles, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton where he was arraigned on...

Over 35,000 traffic cases before the Court for 2011

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Over 35,000 traffic cases before the Court for 2011

– Greene Despite, the increasing emphasis on road safety, many drivers continue to violate the traffic laws, sometimes resulting in serious accidents which claim lives, loss of...

No bail for conductor on bodily harm charge

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on No bail for conductor on bodily harm charge

A minibus conductor, charged with obstruction and inflicting grievous bodily harm on a peace officer, was yesterday remanded to prison at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. It is alleged...

Accused in Mocha chopping case fails to appear in court

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Accused in Mocha chopping case fails to appear in court

The court proceeding involving Roy Saunders and James Welch, the respective plaintiff and defendant in relation to a chopping incident that occurred just over a month ago in the Mocha Housing...

AFC blames “continued incompetence of NDC”

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on AFC blames “continued incompetence of NDC”

Bartica market woes… The AFC is calling on the new Minister of Local Government, Norman Whittaker to seriously re-engage the defaulting NDC, GPL and GWI with a view to resolving the...

Lindener remanded for alleged ganja possession

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Lindener remanded for alleged ganja possession

A 36-year-old mason accused of having in his possession an illicit substance for the purpose of trafficking, was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton when he...

No arrests yet in murdered watchman case

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on No arrests yet in murdered watchman case

The killer(s) of 64-year-old security guard Mohammed Haniff are still enjoying freedom more than 48 hours after their senseless act. Police yesterday noted that the investigations are...

Police help to facilitate lawlessness on the roadway – Jagdeo

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Police help to facilitate lawlessness on the roadway – Jagdeo

Misdemeanours of some traffic ranks of the Guyana Police Force were yesterday highlighted by President Bharrat Jagdeo, who stressed that they need to improve their conduct on the roadways. He...

Medical students should serve rich, poor equally in society

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Medical students should serve rich, poor equally in society

– Venezuelan Ambassador Underscoring his country’s continued efforts at assisting the poor, disadvantaged and underprivileged in Guyana, Venezuelan Ambassador Dario Morandy...

Workshop commences for Multi-Stakeholder Committee

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Workshop commences for Multi-Stakeholder Committee

EBD four-lane highway… Members of the Multi-Stakeholder Committee on the construction of the East Bank Demerara four-lane highway participated in a workshop to re-enforce their roles...

$$M stolen from tailor’s house, spare parts store

Aug 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on $$M stolen from tailor’s house, spare parts store

– Teen suspect in custody A trusted assistant of a popular tailor in Riverview Housing Scheme, Unity, East Coast Demerara (ECD) is in police custody after a breakage in the wee hours of...

Pacers grab six wickets, Fudadin hits unbeaten fifty as GCC beat Everest by three wickets

Aug 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pacers grab six wickets, Fudadin hits unbeaten fifty as GCC beat Everest by three wickets

Queensway Cup 50-over cricket By Sean Devers On a typically flat, slow and dusty Everest track, fast bowlers Kevin Ogle and Joshua Wade collected six wickets between them to help GCC to...

Guyana plan to test Anguilla in CFU Women’s U-17 qualifiers

Aug 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana plan to test Anguilla in CFU Women’s U-17 qualifiers

Guyana plan to use their ‘superior fitness’ in the Caribbean Football Union Women’s U-17 qualifiers as a key factor to test Anguilla today, as they hope to win the crucial World Cup...

5th Annual RHTY&SC/Republic Bank Summer Camp deemed a success

Aug 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on 5th Annual RHTY&SC/Republic Bank Summer Camp deemed a success

55 Students graduate “You are Guyana’s future and as such it was very important that you took advantage of every opportunity presented to you to develop your educational background...

Shuffler returns from CSV Congress in Brazil

Aug 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shuffler returns from CSV Congress in Brazil

-urges all concerned to take advantage of the assistance offered Lennie Shuffler, President of the GVF recently returned home after attending the 65th CSV Congress in Rio de Janeiro,...

Amrit Etwaroo wins Tam O’ Shanter Golf Championship in Canada

Aug 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amrit Etwaroo wins Tam O’ Shanter Golf Championship in Canada

Rockland County, NY resident Amrit Etwaroo produced a brilliant second round of par 72 in very windy and rainy conditions to capture the Tam O’ Shanter 2–day Golf Club Championship...

Super Sixteen stage promises fireworks

Aug 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Super Sixteen stage promises fireworks

Kares Engineering / Bushy Park Sawmills 10/10 Tapeball Cricket Competition -Shaggy coming to perform after finals The Organisers of the Kares Engineering / Bushy Park Sawmills...

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$1.5M up for grabs at K&S National Futsal Championship

A broad-based movement for the people’s voice on oil

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The call for a referendum on Guyana’s oil contract is a step in the right direction,... more