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Man executed in rum-shop

Mar 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man executed in rum-shop

-masked killers escape in car Leonard Mahadeo, a Diamond resident was last evening gunned down in cold blood shortly before midnight at a popular Eccles, East Bank Demerara drinking spot. According...

Govt. threatens to boycott Parliamentary Committees

Mar 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. threatens to boycott Parliamentary Committees

…PM says will abide with court ruling Leader of the Government side in the House, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday signaled to members of the media that the Government will withhold its...

Six Customs officers fired in bribery probe

Mar 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Six Customs officers fired in bribery probe

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has confirmed reports of Kaieteur News that a businessman paid over hundreds of thousands of dollars to Customs officers to have his container released. GRA...

Venezuela deploys troops to Guyana Border to combat drug trafficking

Mar 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela deploys troops to Guyana Border to combat drug trafficking

Venezuela’s Defense Minister says the military will deploy about 15,000 soldiers to regions along the country’s borders, including that with Guyana, in order to combat armed groups and...

Dem boys seh…Venezuela causing nervousness

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Venezuela causing nervousness

Guyana nervous. Some people pick up de news and learn that Venezuela moving 15,000 troops to de border. Right away people start fuh book tickets to lef de country because somebody tell...

A MORE PREDICTABLE SYSTEM IS NEEDED

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A MORE PREDICTABLE SYSTEM IS NEEDED

During the course of an overseas visit by a government delegation, there are discussions about economic cooperation with the host nation. The local delegation advances a proposal for...

A major Parliamentary change for better or worse

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A major Parliamentary change for better or worse

The Parliament is suddenly a scene of contentious issues, not because it has been a place where everything is greeted with unanimity, but because this time around there is no way the parties...

Windies lose first Digicel ODI

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies lose first Digicel ODI

Aussies win by 64 runs KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo and captain Darren Sammy played fighting knocks, but failed to spark the West Indies batting, and...

2011 Sports Awards Ceremony…Head of State begs for respect for sports personalities

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2011 Sports Awards Ceremony…Head of State begs for respect for sports personalities

President Donald Ramotar made an impassioned plea for citizens to honour local sports personalities regardless of the era of their achievement when he delivered the keynote address at the 2011...

GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers ‘True Champions’ Volleyball Tournament…Sport’s aficionados predicting close final

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers ‘True Champions’ Volleyball Tournament…Sport’s aficionados predicting close final

Fans familiar with the sport are boldly predicting that the eagerly anticipated showdown today between defending champions Young Achievers and GuySuCo Training School (GTS) for the...

Hockey double header on today at Saints ground

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hockey double header on today at Saints ground

Another double header is fixed for today when the John Fernandes Insurance Services Hockey League continues at St. Stanislaus ground, Carifesta Avenue. In the first game, All Greys takes on the...

Guyana is still to become WTO TRIPS-compliant

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is still to become WTO TRIPS-compliant

DEAR EDITOR, Guyana acceded to the World International Property Organization (WIPO), Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Berne Convention for the Protection of...

Fighting crime as a community

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fighting crime as a community

DEAR EDITOR, I would like to commend the organisers of the first meeting of the Paradise Housing Scheme Neighbourhood Watch which took place on Sunday March 11, 2012. It is a timely and...

GWI is ignoring a potentially dangerous situation

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on GWI is ignoring a potentially dangerous situation

DEAR EDITOR, I live at 301 Church Street, South Cummingsburg, and have been in occupancy here for 36 years now. The sewerage system has been overflowing very badly for quite some time now. We have...

I have supplied the proof and that is enough

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on I have supplied the proof and that is enough

DEAR EDITOR, I am responding to a letter sent by Mr Frederick Kissoon which appeared in the Tuesday March 13th edition of your newspaper titled ” Lambert evades facing the truth”....

Capitalising on poverty and deprivation is a crime against humanity

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Capitalising on poverty and deprivation is a crime against humanity

DEAR EDITOR, There is a saying that poverty is a crime. So many people are forced because of poverty to engage in activities that are physically and psychologically harmful to them just in...

That $584M pool requires a full investigation and explanation

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on That $584M pool requires a full investigation and explanation

DEAR EDITOR, It is truly amazing that in every sector of our society citizens are being taken for a ride, as money is squandered or pocketed with great abandonment. I give but just one of numerous...

Packed itinerary as race walkers take to the roads in competitive action

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Packed itinerary as race walkers take to the roads in competitive action

Race walkers would be kept busy for the next few weeks following the release of a packed itinerary by the Cavalier Sports and Tour Club (CS&TC). Activities get underway this morning...

GBBC/GABA/MCYS 21st edition Fight Night Boxing

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBBC/GABA/MCYS 21st edition Fight Night Boxing

PRBG reps to highlight amateur segment Exciting crowd pleasers and representatives of the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym, Joel and Richard Williamson will be in action when the...

Scotia Bank Pepsi Schools Football tourney continues today

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scotia Bank Pepsi Schools Football tourney continues today

The Scotia Bank/Pepsi Schools Football tournament continues today with two matches at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground from 09:30hrs. In first game, Lodge Secondary will play...

GCA,Carib Beer/Friends of Cricket Heroes Cup weekend fixtures

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA,Carib Beer/Friends of Cricket Heroes Cup weekend fixtures

The Georgetown Cricket Association has released fixtures for two tournaments that will continue this weekend in the City, the Carib Beer/Friends of Crivcet Heroes First division...

REMARKABLE PEOPLE: ALBERT BALDEO

Mar 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on REMARKABLE PEOPLE: ALBERT BALDEO

“While Baldeo’s abrasive style of bare-knuckle politics may not win him many allies in the political establishment, it’s been effective in voicing the concerns of his...

Prisons/Heats of Oak Masters FC host successful football &10/10 extravaganza

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Prisons/Heats of Oak Masters FC host successful football &10/10 extravaganza

New Amsterdam Prison Sports Department and the Hearts of Oak Masters Football club recently staged a one-day football extravaganza which included a male and female five-a-side football...

Dynasty / Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire team up for competition

Mar 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dynasty / Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire team up for competition

Dynasty Sports Bar in association with Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire will host an 18-team 20/20 Dominoes Competition tomorrow, at the Dynasty Sport Club on Aubrey Barker Street, South...

REMARKABLE PEOPLE: ALBERT BALDEO

Mar 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on REMARKABLE PEOPLE: ALBERT BALDEO

DISTRICT LEADER, ATTORNEY & COMMUNITY ADVOCATE (NY) The Queens Tribune/Press of South East Queens probably analyzed Albert Baldeo best when it endorsed him as a champion of the oppressed in...