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Imbaimadai farmer rides into landing plane, loses hand

Nov 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Imbaimadai farmer rides into landing plane, loses hand

A farmer from Imbaimadai, Region Seven, yesterday lost one of his arms after he reportedly rode his motorcycle into the propeller of a small plane that was landing at an airstrip there....

Alleged bandit shot, another captured…

Nov 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged bandit shot, another captured…

-police seek third man A man who allegedly broke into a Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara house is now nursing a bullet wound following a confrontation with the police. One of his...

Man disappears off Demerara Harbour Bridge

Nov 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man disappears off Demerara Harbour Bridge

An intense search has been launched for a 63-year-old hire car driver who disappeared off the Demerara Harbour Bridge on Tuesday night. Mohan Singh, of 26 Da Silva Street, Meadow Bank,...

Citizens Bank opens its doors in Linden

Nov 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Citizens Bank opens its doors in Linden

Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh yesterday cut the ceremonial ribbon to declare open the newest branch of Citizens Bank, on Republic Avenue, Linden. On hand to witness the occasion were...

City Mayor accused of intimidating Georgetown businesses

Nov 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on City Mayor accused of intimidating Georgetown businesses

With less than two weeks to go before the Guyanese electorates head to the polls serious allegations of extortion are now surfacing and implicate none other than the Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton...

Damned if you do and damned if you don’t

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Damned if you do and damned if you don’t

Hardly a day goes by without the government in general, and President Bharrat Jagdeo in particular, accusing sections of the media of biased and anti-government reporting. As recent as Sunday...

The missing link in the election campaign

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The missing link in the election campaign

Open the newspapers on any day since the election campaign started and you will see some kind of delivery by the Government either to the entire population or some section of the society. It is going...

LESS DIRTY TRICKS THIS YEAR!

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on LESS DIRTY TRICKS THIS YEAR!

There have been a few ugly incidents in the elections campaign so far but in comparative perspective this elections campaign has been more civil than in the past. True, there has been ugly...

Dem boys seh…Felix giving Bar Rat headache again

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Felix giving Bar Rat headache again

Imagine is a crime fuh support a political party. Well de Lunch Man seh that is not really a crime but is not a good thing. He seh that if you just done wuk wid de government is not a nice...

India eye Test series win against Windies

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on India eye Test series win against Windies

Kolkata (AFP) – India strengthened their chances of winning the second Test and the series despite the West Indies’ improved batting show after a first-innings collapse on the...

Digicel re-asserts commitment to school-based sports

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel re-asserts commitment to school-based sports

– Nationals officially open, North G/town win Swimming C/ships By Edison Jefford Digicel re-asserted its commitment to the development of sports in schools yesterday when...

CONCACAF announces schedule for Third Round of World Cup Qualifying

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF announces schedule for Third Round of World Cup Qualifying

Guyana face Mexico in first game June 8, 2012 New York – Guyana has been drawn to play Mexico in their first game of the semifinal round of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Brazil 2014...

Rockaway rewards outstanding cricketers

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rockaway rewards outstanding cricketers

Outstanding performers of the Rockaway Auto Sales, Car Rental and Bicycle Store sponsored cricket competitions along the East Coast Demerara were rewarded last weekend at a lavish ceremony at...

Teams light up NCC Tarmac with exciting Guinness Street football action

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Teams light up NCC Tarmac with exciting Guinness Street football action

Teams took to the National Cultural Centre Tarmac on Tuesday evening, lighting up the venue with exciting action among the teams participating in the Guinness in the Street football...

Mayor Green 77th birthday Ward, Street, Village KO football starts Tuesday

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor Green 77th birthday Ward, Street, Village KO football starts Tuesday

Body max, Eddie Grant sponsor top prizes The 77th Birthday Inter Ward, Street and Village Knockout football tournament for Mayor Hamilton Green will now start on Tuesday November...

National Schools’ Athletics Championships …Rain shortens Day 1, but seasoned athletes impress

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Schools’ Athletics Championships …Rain shortens Day 1, but seasoned athletes impress

Early morning rains prevented a prompt start but the action in several events compensated somewhat when activities on the first day of the 51st National School’s Athletic Championships got...

Super biker Carey Griffith elated with performance

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Sports 1

Rookie Super bike champion Carey Griffith speaking with Kaieteur Sport shortly after being presented with his trophies said he was extremely elated with his performance after winning...

Adventure/JC Masjid crowned champs

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Adventure/JC Masjid crowned champs

Inaugural MYO/RAF’S T10 Inter Jamaat softball cricket final… Adventure/JC Masjid were crowned champions of the inaugural Muslim Youth Organization of Guyana/RAF’s...

Ministry of Sport Inter-block 7:15 zone football moves to Linden today

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ministry of Sport Inter-block 7:15 zone football moves to Linden today

Action in the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport Inter-block 7:15 football Competition swings to the Mining Town of Linden today starting at 4:00pm. Parliamentary Secretary in the...

Black Bush Secondary, J C Chandisingh win 2011 inter-schools chess tourney

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Black Bush Secondary, J C Chandisingh win 2011 inter-schools chess tourney

Daniel Ramgadoo, Leroy Layne, Carlos Rahaman and Anel Latchman teamed up to capture the honours for Black Bush Secondary School when the second edition of the Berbice Inter-schools...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Tapeball Cricket has lost a great warrior

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Tapeball Cricket has lost a great warrior

Dear Editor, The name Patrice Welcome might not be popular among hardball cricket fans, but for those associated with tapeball cricket, Patrice was an icon. After playing handball for...

Why the 1964 PNC-UF coalition cannot ever happen in 2011

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why the 1964 PNC-UF coalition cannot ever happen in 2011

Dear Editor, This corrupt and deceiving version of the PPP/C is up to its shenanigans again. It is trying to scare the living daylights out of its supporters and primarily Indians in an...

My house is not a gift from the PPP/C

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on My house is not a gift from the PPP/C

Dear Editor, I have noted with some concerns the PPP/C’s advertisement in the newspapers recently which highlights its achievement in the field of housing development. The advertisement...

Debate vs. Heckling

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Debate vs. Heckling

Dear Editor, Further to your November 15, 2011 article, “Police arrest pensioner, heckler at PPP meeting”, I would wish to express my views to the public who would have argued that the...

What are the political parties’ views on beating of children in schools?

Nov 17, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on What are the political parties’ views on beating of children in schools?

Dear Editor, On Monday, November 14th, the political parties contesting the elections signed on to an agreement to uphold the Rights of Children. Rights of Children, it seems, is a...