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Canada jails Guyanese woman for ‘back-tracking’

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Canada jails Guyanese woman for ‘back-tracking’

Canada (CBC) – Three people convicted of conspiracy to smuggle people into the United States have been sentenced in New Brunswick to time behind bars. Savita Singh-Murray, of the St....

Guyanese chef charged with raping waitress in Tortola

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese chef charged with raping waitress in Tortola

Tortola, VI (www.virginislandsnewsonline.com)- A chef, who works at a popular establishment, has been accused of allegedly raping a waitress. Oswin Barker, 37, of East End, Tortola...

Rice miller owes millions to E’bo WUA

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Rice miller owes millions to E’bo WUA

Prominent rice miller, Kayman Sankar, is among several others who reportedly owe millions of rates and taxes to the area’s Water Users Association (WUA). This disclosure was recently...

UNICEF signs US$15.2M deal to bolster the rights of women, children

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UNICEF signs US$15.2M deal to bolster the rights of women, children

For a number of years now, major focus has been placed globally on improving the rights of women and children regardless of race, culture, status or age. Yesterday, a US$15.2M five-year...

Scotia Bank staffers donate to GRC

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Scotia Bank staffers donate to GRC

Less than two days after donating 15 units of blood to the local blood bank, Scotia Bank Guyana staff on Friday last donated boxes of food and items of clothing to the Guyana Relief Council...

28 NDC Councillors sworn in at Essequibo

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 28 NDC Councillors sworn in at Essequibo

Some 28 Councillors of the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) on the Essequibo Coast have been sworn in by Minister within the Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government...

Berbice girl, 8, hospitalised after pickup accident

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice girl, 8, hospitalised after pickup accident

Eight-year-old Ashley Gouvia is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Pediatric Ward, nursing injuries to her body as a result of an accident yesterday in West...

Police stations have systems to deal with domestic violence – Graham

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police stations have systems to deal with domestic violence – Graham

Domestic violence is on the increase and the police have warned of the organisation’s zero tolerance to this social plague. Court Superintendent of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Maxine...

Police Force has 27 new ranks

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police Force has 27 new ranks

The Guyana Police Force has added 27 new recruits to its ranks during a graduating ceremony held Monday at the Richard Faikall Police College at Suddie. The recruits were being trained since...

Kwame McCoy assault matter…Frustrated victim assured trial will begin on May 28th

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Kwame McCoy assault matter…Frustrated victim assured trial will begin on May 28th

The criminal matter against Information and Press Liaison to the President, Kwame McCoy, was yesterday adjourned for another date when it was again called before Chief Magistrate Priya...

YCT not afraid of snap elections

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on YCT not afraid of snap elections

…confident PPP/C would be removed The Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT) is confident that if Guyana were to have snap elections the incumbent People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C)...

Youth Coalition for Transformation backs embattled Ramnarine

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Youth Coalition for Transformation backs embattled Ramnarine

-calls for disciplinary action to be shelved The Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT) is demanding that any process to discipline Assistant Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine, be halted...

ICC dance instructor in suspected suicide

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ICC dance instructor in suspected suicide

Emotions were running high yesterday with dancers, students and teachers of the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) after they learnt that their dance instructor/guru, Sunil Lal Lal, was suspected to...

Cops preparing report for DPP on gun link to Sophia murder

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Cops preparing report for DPP on gun link to Sophia murder

Police are to seek legal advice on whether murder charges can be filed against persons who were allegedly found with the firearm that was used to kill Sophia mechanic Marlon Welcome. A police...

Charlestown man says stolen items were left in his yard

Mar 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Charlestown man says stolen items were left in his yard

A 23-year-old man was allegedly collared red-handedly during a burglary last Friday at Lot 50 Russell Street, Charlestown, Georgetown. The man, Jason Lawrence, of Lot 7 Broad Street,...

Chinese company that bungled US$200M Skeldon plant given US$48M GPL contract

Mar 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese company that bungled US$200M Skeldon plant given US$48M GPL contract

Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL)’s Executive yesterday underwent an inaugural review of the company’s performance targets by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) which resulted in a...

Controversial $90M… Probe to be completed in three weeks

Mar 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Controversial $90M… Probe to be completed in three weeks

– Auditor General Auditor General (ag) Deodat Sharma says that he, along with a team from his office, has commenced a probe into the now controversial $90M allocated for the Guyana Police...

Worker killed as concrete wall collapses

Mar 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Worker killed as concrete wall collapses

A 21-year-old man of Third Street, Tain, Corentyne, lost his life after a concrete wall and beam on a house he and some other construction workers were building, collapsed on Saturday evening,...

Another “demon attack” at St. Winefride’s

Mar 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Another “demon attack” at St. Winefride’s

– two more female students rushed to hospital By Kristen Macklingam Pandemonium broke loose in Garnett Street, Newtown, yesterday afternoon as residents and businessmen once more...

Mangana, mannequin, masquerade and Manickchand

Mar 27, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Mangana, mannequin, masquerade and Manickchand

I spent Sunday in Linden on a meet-the-people tour with some of the AFC leaders. After the groundings were over, we went to a fast-food restaurant that sits on the bank on the...

Keeping the public informed

Mar 27, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Keeping the public informed

The Public Utilities Commission hosted a forum that allowed the public to ask questions of Guyana Power and Light. Indeed, the electricity company has long been the company that...

Dem boys seh…Brazzy ah play sick, again

Mar 27, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Brazzy ah play sick, again

Dem have a saying that people can run but dem can’t hide. Brazzy fuh one can’t run and he certainly can’t hide. If he stand up behind a post he guts and he behind would stick out. But...

Did both the PPP and PNC rig the election?

Mar 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Did both the PPP and PNC rig the election?

Dear Editor, The two ugly step-sisters of Guyana politics, the PPP and PNC, have accused each other of rigging the November 28, 2011 election. Neither has produced tangible evidence to date....

Mr Ramkarran should not be cementing the PPP dictatorship

Mar 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr Ramkarran should not be cementing the PPP dictatorship

Dear Editor, Ever since the new PPP government was sworn in after the 2011 elections Mr Ralph Ramkarran has taken on the role of attack dog against APNU and the majority opposition in...

Clearing Carl Greenidge

Mar 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Clearing Carl Greenidge

Dear Editor, I must say that I am extremely glad that Mr. Carl Greenidge has returned to the political scene to clear the air on a number of issues that have been misrepresented in the past. In...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The following column was published two years ago in response to the same controversy that... more