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Piari Landing robbery spree…Six captured suspects remanded

Oct 08, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Piari Landing robbery spree…Six captured suspects remanded

Shackled and flanked by police ranks, six alleged members of the Piari Landing robbery spree were yesterday remanded to prison after appearing in the Bartica Magistrates Court...

Nearly 100 Guyanese busted in mega credit card scam

Oct 08, 2011 KNews News 42

Travis Lootawan on US$675,000 cash bail (Reprinted from the New York Post) A cast of unsavory characters from Queens was busted for allegedly manufacturing thousands of bogus credit...

Savitree Sharma accuses Jagdeo of twisting truth

Oct 08, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Savitree Sharma accuses Jagdeo of twisting truth

…says they are now pawns in the game of politics Managing Director of CNS TV 6, Savitree Sharma, yesterday accused Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo of twisting the truth to suit his...

CNS TV 6 suspension…Vigil continues outside State House

Oct 08, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on CNS TV 6 suspension…Vigil continues outside State House

The Committee for Human Rights and for free and fair elections continued the vigil last night, outside State House. The exercise was part of the promised nightly vigil until the government...

Nabbed thief beaten

Oct 08, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Nabbed thief beaten

A would-be thief was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation last night after receiving a sound thrashing while attempting to rob the proprietrix of the Dutch Bottle establishment...

Dem boys seh…Is cuss fuh cuss Sunday

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Is cuss fuh cuss Sunday

De Big Man send message that he gun cuss de Waterfalls boss man and Uncle Adam, again. He seh that he gun mek it a habit to cuss dem because dem cuss he whole year. He seh that he gun talk wha...

FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014…Golden Jaguars roar to another 2-0 win host Barbados

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Sports 5

Led by second half goals from Captain Christopher Nurse and second half substitute Anthony ‘Awo’ Abrams, Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ defeated hosts Barbados 2-0 to maintain their...

Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3…Action heads to Georgetown’s Burnham Basketball Court today

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3…Action heads to Georgetown’s Burnham Basketball Court today

After an exciting start last weekend in Linden, the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament now heads to Burnham Basketball Court in Georgetown today from 16:00 hours, where the...

Six junior footballers leave for Digicel ‘Kick Start’ Clinic in Suriname

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Six junior footballers leave for Digicel ‘Kick Start’ Clinic in Suriname

Digicel (Guyana) presented six junior footballers with the opportunity to further develop their careers after giving them the chance to attend the ‘Kick Start’ training clinic in Suriname....

National ruggers step up preparations

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on National ruggers step up preparations

Coach Theodore Henry, who is spearheading NACRA champions Guyana’s preparations for the upcoming Pan Am Games to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14-30 speaking with Kaieteur...

Bowlers again feel the heat as Guyana’s Regional Super50 preparations continue

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bowlers again feel the heat as Guyana’s Regional Super50 preparations continue

On a good batting track on the small DCC ground yesterday, bowlers again felt the heat in Guyana’s second practice match for the Regional Super50 cricket tournament slated for Guyana...

Bakewell Softball Fixtures continue tomorrow

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell Softball Fixtures continue tomorrow

The GFSCA organized Bakewell Countrywide Male open 15/15, Male over 40 yrs 25/25, and female 10/10 softball tournament continues tomorrow at various venues. GCC Bourda- Pitch1 9:30am,...

Soldiers ambush police to take ISAC title

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Soldiers ambush police to take ISAC title

-Two points separate leading forces By Edison Jefford As Kaieteur Sport predicted in its pre-final analysis, the Inter-Services Athletics Championships (ISAC) 2011 made...

Little known Mark Lewis wins Stage Three

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Little known Mark Lewis wins Stage Three

2011 ‘Ride for Life’ Tour of Guyana Road Race Mark Lewis of Team Guyana led home a bunch of teammates en route to his Stage Three triumph as the 2011 ‘Ride for Life’ Tour...

The AFC will change the economic and political landscape

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The AFC will change the economic and political landscape

Dear Editor, The PPP concert at Albion on the Corentyne last Sunday will not fool Guyanese. After almost 19 years of PPP rule, there are endless crimes, corruption, drug cartels,...

“Problem, Response, Solution.”

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on “Problem, Response, Solution.”

Dear Editor, There are a lot of grand conspiracy theories going around the world today, and these are increasingly noticeable in DVD documentaries that are awash in this country. The...

Political gimmickry and mischief are afoot in this election season

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Political gimmickry and mischief are afoot in this election season

DEAR EDITOR, It is truly amazing the lengths to which despotic rulers will indulge themselves to sanctify their concocted devices of deviousness. The ills that permeate the land and...

APNU cannot deliver on those preposterous financial measures

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on APNU cannot deliver on those preposterous financial measures

Dear Editor, So the APNU/PNC plays to the gallery with their announcement of raising the income-tax threshold to $100,000 and reduce the Value-Added Tax (VAT) from 16 per cent to 10 per...

Recognising teachers

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Recognising teachers

A few days ago there were reports of schools paying special tributes to their teachers. The event was Teachers’ Appreciation Day and there were many children who wanted to say ‘Thank...

APNU HAS FALLEN INTO THE PPP TRAP

Oct 08, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on APNU HAS FALLEN INTO THE PPP TRAP

The opposition has played right into the hands of the government. If the opposition had even the slimmest of chances of coming out successful at this year’s general and regional elections,...

Hundreds of farmers bribed with fertilizer to attend Albion rally – AFC

Oct 08, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Hundreds of farmers bribed with fertilizer to attend Albion rally – AFC

The sloth of the judicial system and dispensation of justice is responsible for the continued abuse of State resources, since it takes years for cases to be heard if someone is placed...

Five injured in head on collision

Oct 08, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Five injured in head on collision

Five persons are critical after the pickup in which they were travelling on Friday afternoon collided with a car. The accident victims are now patients at the Suddie Public Hospital....

Arianne McLean admitted to bar

Oct 08, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Arianne McLean admitted to bar

Arianne McLean gained the right to practice at the local Bar after she was presented before Chief Justice Ian Chang, yesterday afternoon. McLean, the daughter of Major General Norman McLean, recently...

Another city road under construction

Oct 08, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Another city road under construction

Within a week’s time, the Works Ministry will carry out trials to ascertain the bottlenecks commuters may encounter while traversing the newly constructed road along the Railway Embankment....

Monkey Mountain man jailed for 27 months

Oct 08, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Monkey Mountain man jailed for 27 months

A resident of Monkey Mountain was yesterday sentenced to 27 months after he pleaded guilty to two charges of threatening behaviour and one charge of assault causing actual bodily harm. Elmo King, who...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more