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Detective concocts robbery after murder files disappear

Aug 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Detective concocts robbery after murder files disappear

A detective from the Timehri Police Station is under close arrest for staging a robbery to cover up the disappearance of several police files that were in his possession. The missing files are said...

Dem boys seh…Guyanese always hungry suh dem can’t stage hunger strike

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Guyanese always hungry suh dem can’t stage hunger strike

People in India get vex wid dem government suh nuff of dem decide that dem gun guh pun a hunger strike. De man know that dem leaders corrupt and he talk but nutten never use to happen....

Leaked embassy cables reveal…Medical facilities operate with skeleton staff, overworked nurses

Aug 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Leaked embassy cables reveal…Medical facilities operate with skeleton staff, overworked nurses

– Blood is often unavailable or available only after long delays. Ambulance service is substandard; limited to transportation without any medical care, and frequently not available...

Wikileaks reveal…73,000 immigrant visas between 1992 and 2004

Aug 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Wikileaks reveal…73,000 immigrant visas between 1992 and 2004

The number of self-identified East Indians declined by over 25,000 from 1991 to 2002, showing that they continued to emigrate in large numbers even after the PPP came to power in 1992, according to...

Myles returns to excellent form at IGG Trials

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Myles returns to excellent form at IGG Trials

Letitia Myles upset Tiffany Carto in the female 100m finals and returned to do the same in the 200m as she registered personal best times in the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) trials at Eve Leary...

GNIC beat GYO to advance to semi-finals

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GNIC beat GYO to advance to semi-finals

GCA Queensway 50-over cricket By Sean Devers Left-arm spinner Leroy Bristol took 4-17 and Shawn DeSouza hit an unbeaten 37 to guide GNIC to an easy eight-wicket win against GYO at...

Imran Khan works his ‘Magic’ to stop Williamson in Friday Night fights

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Imran Khan works his ‘Magic’ to stop Williamson in Friday Night fights

Harpy Eagles bantamweight pugilist, Imran ‘The Magic’ Khan turned in an impressive performance to stop Pocket Rocket Boxing gym representative Richard Williamson in 1:21secs of the third round...

Mohamed bowls Windies girls to win against Pakistan

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed bowls Windies girls to win against Pakistan

Twenty-three year-old Trinidadian world rated off-spinner Anisa Mohammed snatched 5-5 yesterday in St Vincent to spearhead West Indies to a commanding eight-wicket win against Pakistan in...

Abigail McDonald enforces dominance as GASP open scrabble championships conclude

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Abigail McDonald enforces dominance as GASP open scrabble championships conclude

National scrabble champion Abigail McDonald bounced back from a second round defeat to Colin Chichester (95) to walk off with the premiere podium spot when the Guyana Association of...

Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club Horserace meet planned for Sunday September 25

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club Horserace meet planned for Sunday September 25

The Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF) and the Guyana Veterinary Association have planned a Grand Horserace meet for Sunday September 25 at the...

Beacon, Flamingo and Conquerors victorious on opening night

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Beacon, Flamingo and Conquerors victorious on opening night

Milo Under-23 Tournament Three clubs made it into winner’s row when the annual Milo Under-23 Football Competition kicked off with a thrilling evening of competition on Friday night, at the...

Dey and Campbell capture Nigel’s Junior Tennis 14s titles

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dey and Campbell capture Nigel’s Junior Tennis 14s titles

Aretta Dey, fresh off winning the ITF Girls 14s title in St Vincent had to battle hard to overcome Afruica Gentle to win the Nigel’s Girls 14 title. Ten year old Afruica whose sister...

Mangal cruise to El Dorado 15-year-old Golf title

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mangal cruise to El Dorado 15-year-old Golf title

Former national champion Mike Mangal cruised to victory in the “15 years old” Medal Play golf tournament sponsored by El Dorado Saturday capturing three trophies in the event played at the...

Will the guilty try to implement ways to suppress freedom of speech?

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will the guilty try to implement ways to suppress freedom of speech?

Dear Editor, I write this letter to commend Wikileaks founder Mr. Julian Assange in his brave role in leaking highly confidential and important information in the Embassy of Georgetown cables....

Are our Judges and Magistrates powerless when it comes to upholding courtroom standards?

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are our Judges and Magistrates powerless when it comes to upholding courtroom standards?

Dear Editor, I am now a retiree from the Military Force. I have been spending some time in the various court rooms throughout Guyana. Some of my time is being spent in the High Court and the...

They essentially admitted that they failed on security

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on They essentially admitted that they failed on security

Dear Editor, Did you know that the PPP government crawled to the Americans after the killing of Sash Sawh, got down on its knees and admitted it was clueless and completely at a loss with...

Tourists and returnees are regarded as geese with golden eggs to lay

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tourists and returnees are regarded as geese with golden eggs to lay

Dear Editor, Two recent letters caught my attention, both about what I usually refer to as “the tourist tax”. One concerns bribes for “things shipped to Guyana”, the other is about...

Take Guyexpo to the next level

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Take Guyexpo to the next level

Dear Editor, Please permit me space in your popular and widely circulated daily newspaper to comment on Guyexpo which is being (mis/micro)-managed by Hon. Minister of Tourism, Industry &...

Issano suspect claims he killed woman over stolen gold

Aug 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Issano suspect claims he killed woman over stolen gold

The 35-year-old porkknocker who allegedly murdered Donna Lakeram at Issano has reportedly claimed that the woman had stolen a quantity of raw gold from him. Police say that the suspect, who...

STATES OF MIND

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on STATES OF MIND

Trinidad and Tobago (TNT) is definitely a state that is always in a state. The latest state is one of emergency which was initially stated to be “limited” but seeing that the proclamation...

Dilapidated structure at Enmore school an eyesore

Aug 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Dilapidated structure at Enmore school an eyesore

This being the August vacation period for most students, one would expect that while ‘school’s out’, the buildings and compounds would be secured, but this seems not to be the case at the...

160 Tiger Bay children receive haversacks, stationery from Giftland Office Max

Aug 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 160 Tiger Bay children receive haversacks, stationery from Giftland Office Max

Like a good neighbour, Giftland Office Max yesterday donated $300,000 worth in haversacks and stationery to 160 school-aged Rosemary Lane (Tiger Bay) children. This is the second year the...

Battered woman accuses police of inaction

Aug 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Battered woman accuses police of inaction

-fears jilted ex would make good on threat to kill her The apparent reluctance of the police to act is forcing a mother of four to live in constant fear of her ex-lover. The woman,...

ETHNANOL IS NO MAGIC SOLUTION TO THE WOES OF THE SUGAR INDUSTRY

Aug 29, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ETHNANOL IS NO MAGIC SOLUTION TO THE WOES OF THE SUGAR INDUSTRY

The Alliance for Change would like to see two ethanol plants constructed alongside two of the sugar estates in Guyana. It may not be aware that such plans are already on stream and...

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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