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Greene to be given marching orders if he doesn’t resign

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Greene to be given marching orders if he doesn’t resign

– Govt. official The Guyana government will remove embattled Police Commissioner Henry Greene out of office if he refuses to resign, a top government source said yesterday. But...

Kitty taxi Driver shot dead

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty taxi Driver shot dead

– triangular love affair may be motive A 24-year old Kitty Taxi Driver was shot dead in front of his Lot 25 Dennis Street, Campbellville, home in wee hours of Sunday morning....

Ramotar vows tougher drug fight

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar vows tougher drug fight

– says money laundering unit to be beefed up By Neil Marks in Cartagena, Colombia President Donald Ramotar yesterday vowed a tougher war on drugs, which he says breeds money...

OP’s control of Lotto fund circumvents Parliament’s Authority

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News 1

– Former Auditor General Dr. Goolsarran “I am very passionate about the Consolidated Fund because that is where all public monies should sit….and the Lotto money is public...

Female bandit beats elderly woman unconscious

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Female bandit beats elderly woman unconscious

– gang flees with $1.2M A 69 year-old Anna Catherina woman was forced to seek medical attention after she was beaten unconscious by a female bandit who invaded her business...

Georgetown & East & Upper Demerara post wins

Apr 16, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Georgetown & East & Upper Demerara post wins

GFF Under-16 Inter Association Competition in the Guyana Football Federation Inter Association Under-16 football tournament kicked off on the weekend with Georgetown, East Demerara and Upper Demerara...

GKRS renews alliance with Hikers Hockey Club

Apr 16, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GKRS renews alliance with Hikers Hockey Club

For the third year in succession, Grace Kennedy Remittance Services (Guyana) Limited, has thrown its support behind the Hikers Hockey Club Junior Programme. At a simple ceremony at the entity’s...

Pele & Western Tigers are latest winners

Apr 16, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pele & Western Tigers are latest winners

GFF Super League When competition in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League sponsored by FIFA under the Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF Initiative continued over the weekend, Pele and BK...

RHTY&SC & BCB assist Rainbow Generation CC

Apr 16, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC & BCB assist Rainbow Generation CC

The Rainbow Generation Cricket Club of West Berbice on Wednesday last became the thirteenth Club in the area to receive assistance from the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and the Special...

Pepper Skull, Trainline Warriors emphatic winners

Apr 16, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pepper Skull, Trainline Warriors emphatic winners

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets, Futsal Football Competition Pepper Skull, Trainline Warriors, Half Mile / One Mile, Mini Bus and Coomacka United were the latest teams to register wins when the...

Company that supervised bungled Amaila Falls road project to overlook new contractors

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Company that supervised bungled Amaila Falls road project to overlook new contractors

By Gary Eleazar The very company that overlooked Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall’s bungled Amaila Falls Road project has now been tasked with continued supervision of the other...

Welfare, fire officials stress supervision of minors

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Welfare, fire officials stress supervision of minors

Spate of fires caused by children… Welfare and Fire officials have expressed concern about the recent spate of fires that were caused by children...

Man held for Norton Street arson attempt

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man held for Norton Street arson attempt

Police have detained a suspect in connection with an attempt by persons to burn down a Norton Street house early yesterday morning. Arsonists set the front and back steps of the Lot 28...

APNU blames Government for failed projects in regions

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on APNU blames Government for failed projects in regions

– accuses ruling party of fully controlling Regional offices Government was once again blasted by the main opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Wednesday...

Relatives of hammer-beaten woman unhappy with police probe

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives of hammer-beaten woman unhappy with police probe

– suspect calling relatives, still at large Relatives of Eureka Garraway are pleading with the police to step up their efforts to arrest the man who allegedly inflicted a...

Mon Repos Market vendors still await police action

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mon Repos Market vendors still await police action

One month, and four burglaries later… After being burglarized for the fourth time in less than six months, some Mon Repos...

Opposition parties should consider their position clearly in voting against budget

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition parties should consider their position clearly in voting against budget

– Dr. Ramsammy With budgetary debates in full swing at the Parliament Buildings, Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has expressed his disappointment at the Opposition parties in...

Councillors mull approaching Auditor General on City Hall’s financial discrepancies

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Councillors mull approaching Auditor General on City Hall’s financial discrepancies

Councillors of the Georgetown Municipality are yet to decide if they would engage the Auditor General to investigate alleged financial discrepancies at City Hall that were unearthed by Chairman of...

2012 budget falls short of addressing social ills of society – APNU

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 2012 budget falls short of addressing social ills of society – APNU

A Partnership for National Unity Parliamentarian Volda Lawrence has stated that this year’s budget falls woefully short of addressing the many social issues of society. Hence she said that her...

Religious organizations, Health Ministry host medical outreach

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Religious organizations, Health Ministry host medical outreach

Over 300 Guyanese have accessed free medical attention within proximity of their respective work places, as the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the corporate community provided medical care...

Poor pay has “chased experienced teachers to other countries”

Apr 16, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Poor pay has “chased experienced teachers to other countries”

– Granger tells GTU Conference Leader of the Opposition and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Mr. David Granger has stated that “poor pay has chased away experienced teachers to other...

GREAT BALLS OF FIRE

Apr 16, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on GREAT BALLS OF FIRE

One of the major reasons for communication problems is that we use the same word to describe a variety of phenomena that are essentially different. Take the word “love”. We believe, “That...

IT COULD HAVE BEEN YOU!

Apr 16, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IT COULD HAVE BEEN YOU!

It could have been you or someone you know. Instead it was Henry Greene who faced allegations that he had forcible sex with a woman. Imagine if instead of the Commissioner of Police, it was you....

Legal practitioners are afraid to speak out

Apr 16, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Legal practitioners are afraid to speak out

Dear Editor, What passes for a judicial system in Guyana is badly broken. The sad fact is that no one is working seriously to fix it. Not the administrators, not the practicing bar, not the...

Oh, what a wonderful state we are living in!

Apr 16, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Oh, what a wonderful state we are living in!

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me a space in your column so that the public can judge the actions of the Guyana Police Force. I am living in the village of Enmore, East Coast of Demerara. On Sunday...

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Guyanese boxers shine at T&T National Boxing Championships

A warning to President Ali on U.S. Overtures

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- It remains unknown what President Ali told the U.S. Secretary of State during their recent... more