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Treason accused freed

Mar 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Treason accused freed

…Magistrate cites faulty charges By Zena Henry Tears and cheers concluded the treason case yesterday, when the three accused, Army Reserve Officer Leonard Wharton, Major Bruce Munroe and his wife...

US Citizen accused of killing Guyanese wife surrenders

Mar 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on US Citizen accused of killing Guyanese wife surrenders

Wanted man Ramdhanie Persaud, called ‘Prakash’ or ‘Prack’, 46, of 1071 New Area Canefield, East Canje who was wanted by the police for murder, is in police custody. The man, a...

CARICOM/EU ink €82.6M support pact

Mar 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM/EU ink €82.6M support pact

…. the path full integration is a long, not deprived of obstacles-Kopecky By Rabindra Rooplall Three financing agreements valued some €82.6M (US$110M) were yesterday inked between...

Man slaps girlfriend with mosquito zapper on lips

Mar 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man slaps girlfriend with mosquito zapper on lips

A boyfriend will have to post $25,000 bail after he reportedly slapped his girlfriend with a mosquito zapper. Kelvin Depleager was charged for unlawfully and maliciously wounding his...

Woman gives minibus tout dead baby in plastic bag

Mar 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Woman gives minibus tout dead baby in plastic bag

Police have launched a hunt for a woman of East Indian descent who abandoned her dead newborn on the Berbice Car Park yesterday afternoon. The woman fled the park in a special hire car seconds after...

I don’t have the money as yet to give the freed treason accused

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I don’t have the money as yet to give the freed treason accused

When you speak your mind, you get all kinds of slander directed at you. From the time I joined the WPA in 1974, I stood alone in my independent ways. I am not a member of any political party...

NO WAY!

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NO WAY!

It was once said that Guyana did not have white beaches and blue seas, and as such could not compete in the “sand and sea” tourism which was promoted in the islands of the...

A case of over reaction

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A case of over reaction

Increasingly it would seem that very young children are being made to account to the police. Sometimes these children are picked up for wandering. During the course of their wanderings they may do...

Dem boys seh…Irfaat can talk crap

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Irfaat can talk crap

One of de most annoying thing to happen is when mosquito singing in you ears. A man tek he wife fuh a mosquito because she deh singing in he ears and lash she pun she mouth wid a...

Marriott project is a grand Ponzi scheme in the making

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Marriott project is a grand Ponzi scheme in the making

DEAR EDITOR, Consequent upon what was released in Parliament, pursuant to questions asked concerning the proposed Marriott Hotel, the AFC feels vindicated in its original call for a thorough...

An open letter to all Parliamentarians, especially the women

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to all Parliamentarians, especially the women

DEAR EDITOR, We are writing this open letter to all Parliamentarians as they prepare for budget day tomorrow. We are writing especially to all the women Parliamentarians who said that our...

Be fair and justify your position

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Be fair and justify your position

DEAR EDITOR, I read the recent letter about Employee Performance Appraisal and gathered the writer is advising against line managers and supervisors reporting unfairly on those under...

Another albatross and an obsession for backwardness

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Another albatross and an obsession for backwardness

DEAR EDITOR, The covert plan to build the Marriott Hotel is going to be just another albatross around the necks of the long-suffering Guyanese people, compliments of the previous PPP/C...

The local electorate and the perils of overconfidence

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The local electorate and the perils of overconfidence

DEAR EDITOR, In 1992 Mr. Hugh Desmond Hoyte attributed his failure to retain the Presidency, in part to overconfidence of PNC supporters. In 2011, Party spokesperson, Mr. Robert Persaud,...

Those heavy school bags

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Those heavy school bags

DEAR EDITOR, I take this opportunity to express my concern about the heavy school bags being carried by Primary students – some in backpacks and some in trolley bags. When I attended school,...

Guyanese confident of toppling regional champions

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese confident of toppling regional champions

GUYANA’S senior cricket coach Esuan Crandon says his players are ready to face the formidable Jamaica outfit in the semi-final match of the West Indies Cricket Board four-day...

GMR&SC‘Race of Champions’ Meet…Paul Vieira hoping to excite his fans

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC‘Race of Champions’ Meet…Paul Vieira hoping to excite his fans

Canada-based Paul Vieira, a member of the Vieira clan that has been involved in motor racing for over three decades, speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday at the Guyana Motor Racing &...

Aruwai Regatta 20/20 KO tourney…Scotiabank, Scotts Service Station & Bobby’s Biker Crew on board

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Aruwai Regatta 20/20 KO tourney…Scotiabank, Scotts Service Station & Bobby’s Biker Crew on board

Corporate support for the annual Aruwai Regatta 20/20 knock-out cricket competition has been very encouraging this year, according to organisers, D&C Promotions. With a top prize of One...

Action on today in Mayor’s Annual Knockout Inter-Ward Football

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Action on today in Mayor’s Annual Knockout Inter-Ward Football

The Mayor’s Annual Knockout Inter-Ward Football battle continues today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) with triple headers from 5:30pm. The proceedings will be opened with Alexander...

CARIFTA athletes awaiting Government intervention

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on CARIFTA athletes awaiting Government intervention

-Half of 10-member team still to procure funding By Edison Jefford The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) is assured that half of the ten athletes it had named for the Junior CARIFTA...

Two more coaches to aid in development of sports

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Two more coaches to aid in development of sports

– efforts in the making for Track & Field coaches at conclusion of Synthetic Track As committed by Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, two Cuban experts in the...

Young Shomari Wiltshire begins Kool Aid Junior Squash tourney with a bang

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young Shomari Wiltshire begins Kool Aid Junior Squash tourney with a bang

Eight-year-old Shomari Wiltshire brandished an exquisite assortment of superbly placed shots to dispose of Mahendra Khusial on Tuesday evening during the Kool-Aid Junior Easter Tournament at...

FFGC’s Andrew Lyght memorial game set for DCC on July 14

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on FFGC’s Andrew Lyght memorial game set for DCC on July 14

The Friends of Former Guyana Cricketers (FFGC) headed by President Derrick Kallicharran has organized a memorial match for former Guyana and West Indies ‘B’ team opener Andrew Lyght...

Bold predictions will not intimidate defending champs – Source

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bold predictions will not intimidate defending champs – Source

-Ready to defend title Word out of the Mining Town, is that the Amelia’s Ward Russians are prepared and ready to launch a concerted effort that will lead them to victory...

City players dominate Malta Supreme Linden Chess tournament

Mar 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on City players dominate Malta Supreme Linden Chess tournament

Chess players, mainly regulars involved in Georgetown tournaments demonstrated their experience over the board and dominated the results of the MALTA SUPREME one-day Rapid Chess...

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Rana five-for and enterprising batting put Bangladesh in the driver’s seat

Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more