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Drug deal goes sour…Kidnapped victim rescued, cop among four arrested

Apr 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Drug deal goes sour…Kidnapped victim rescued, cop among four arrested

Victim had paid for drugs with copper instead of gold Excellent work by members of a police mobile patrol last evening resulted in the rescue of a Berbice man who was abducted yesterday...

Schoolboy lied about being sodomised by cop

Apr 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Schoolboy lied about being sodomised by cop

Investigations into the allegations of a schoolboy that he was sodomised by a policeman while staying at his home have taken an about turn, after it was discovered that the story was nothing...

Battered woman rescued by neighbour, steals tv

Apr 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Battered woman rescued by neighbour, steals tv

Bail was yesterday set at $80,000 for a woman who reportedly took advantage of a Good Samaritan that gave her lodging after she was allegedly thrown out by her spouse. The woman,...

HSDU says no discrepancy in purchase of hydroclave but…$240M facility now costs $207M – Keith Burrowes

Apr 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on HSDU says no discrepancy in purchase of hydroclave but…$240M facility now costs $207M – Keith Burrowes

The Health Sector Development Unit (HSDU) is contending that there is no discrepancy in the cost of the Georgetown Public Hospital’s (GPHC’s) hydroclave system which was approved...

A peculiar passion for impeccable peccary pepperpot

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A peculiar passion for impeccable peccary pepperpot

Sunday afternoon I traveled up to Linden to ground with Lindeners on the opening of their Town Day, ascertain what the reception would be like for the Leader of the Opposition, and how...

WERE THE CONSULTATIONS MEANINGFUL?

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WERE THE CONSULTATIONS MEANINGFUL?

There are media reports circulating that the Leader of the Opposition is likely to propose Mr. Aubrey Norton to fill the position of commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission...

The law is being ignored

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The law is being ignored

Henry Greene has been at the centre of calls for him to be charged with rape. The proponents of the charge insisted that he abused his office because he preyed on a woman who had gone to him...

Dem boys seh…Even de police get like de Bees

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Even de police get like de Bees

De police got a motto—Service and Protection. And nuff of dem living up to de motto. Dem serving demself and dem protecting de assets that dem tek from people. One of dem was dealing...

Govt. fumes over another round of ‘illogical’ opposition proposals

Apr 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. fumes over another round of ‘illogical’ opposition proposals

…as disjointed opposition manifests with renewed calls to cut Budget By Gary Eleazar The Parliamentary Opposition yesterday continued to reveal the fracture between the two parties as...

Influential public institutions should be even-handed in their criticisms

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Influential public institutions should be even-handed in their criticisms

DEAR EDITOR, I had decided not to say anything public about the appalling, though not surprising, politics of the APNU and the AFC over the last few days. But I changed my mind when I read...

Mini red-letter day at Parliament Building

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mini red-letter day at Parliament Building

DEAR EDITOR, The protestors, numbering a few hundred drawn from some ministries, carried placards denouncing the Alliance For Change (AFC) and its leader, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, for piloting a...

What is the delay in implementing the new rules and other measures?

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is the delay in implementing the new rules and other measures?

DEAR EDITOR, I read with amazement in last week Monday’s issue of the Kaieteur News that 6,000 cases are pending, and several reasons were given for the inordinate delay. It is...

Beware of the ‘one-size-fits-all’ solutions to performance management

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Beware of the ‘one-size-fits-all’ solutions to performance management

DEAR EDITOR, The Trinidad & Tobago-based consulting group continues, unfortunately, to befuddle Guyanese readers of Stabroek Business (ref. p5B of 20/04/12) with their...

Poor maintenance of No. 63 Beach

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poor maintenance of No. 63 Beach

DEAR EDITOR, This letter is a letter of great concern, since it deals with people who have authority over the No. 63 Beach and are doing what they feel like, not what they are expected...

Bowling Shane! Shillingford gives Windies the edge

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bowling Shane! Shillingford gives Windies the edge

ROSEAU, Dominica – For 15 odds years, a leg-spinner with the christian name Shane terrorised batsmen around the World, bowling Australia to memorable Test victory after memorable Test...

GFF Inter Association U16 tourney…Upper, West Demerara & East Coast record wins

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Inter Association U16 tourney…Upper, West Demerara & East Coast record wins

A total of 25 goals were scored in four matches when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Under-16 Inter Association competition continued over the weekend. Recording the biggest win was Upper...

Rose Hall Town Bakewell beat Young Warriors to reach semis

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rose Hall Town Bakewell beat Young Warriors to reach semis

Memorex/Leslie Amsterdam Memorial U17 cricket… Rose Hall Town Bakewell has reached the final four along with No.70 Young Star, Police and Albion Community Centre of the 2011...

Hikers defeat GCC 2-1 and Saints succumb to Airbenders 1-0

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hikers defeat GCC 2-1 and Saints succumb to Airbenders 1-0

Hikers also defeat All Greys 3-0 and Old Fort and Saints draw 1-0 With teams fired up for victories, the second round of the John Fernandes 2nd Division League Competition started off...

NBS 2nd div. 40 over cricket…Beharry’s 90 & 5-32 propels Young Warriors quarters, No.48 Challengers also through

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on NBS 2nd div. 40 over cricket…Beharry’s 90 & 5-32 propels Young Warriors quarters, No.48 Challengers also through

A brilliant performance by former Berbice all-rounder Anil Beharry guided Young Warriors past Kennard’s Memorial by 93 runs and in the process sealed their place as one of the first teams to...

14 overseas-based Boyz for Guyana game

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 14 overseas-based Boyz for Guyana game

HEAD coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore has summoned 14 overseas-based players for a friendly international against Guyana slated for the Montego Bay Sports Complex on May 18. Among...

Reis wins Torginol Paint Golf tourney

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Reis wins Torginol Paint Golf tourney

High handicappers ruled the course on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club for the Torginol Paints Tournament. With light rough, slick greens and tricky pin placements the lower...

Food for the Poor and St Francis in million dollar donation to Berbice Police

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Food for the Poor and St Francis in million dollar donation to Berbice Police

Assists with sports gear and other equipment Food for the Poor Guyana Incorporated and the St Francis Community Developers in Berbice continued their benevolence with a million...

Ageday to redeem himself

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ageday to redeem himself

Chavez Ageday will be looking to redeem himself at the National under-23 Games Sunday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary after facing a shocking defeat from University of...

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Football Competition…Quarter-finals on tonight in Linden

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Football Competition…Quarter-finals on tonight in Linden

This year’s Linden edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Football Competition in Linden has reached an interesting stage where only the best of the best survive as teams make...

GFF Super League…Den Amstel 1 Buxton United 0; Pele 1 Victoria Kings 0

Apr 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Super League…Den Amstel 1 Buxton United 0; Pele 1 Victoria Kings 0

When competition in the Guyana Football Federation Super League, sponsored by FIFA under the Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF Initiative continued over the past weekend, both East Demerara...

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EBDCA/D&R Construction 40-Over Cricket Competition continues

Land, taxes and penalties

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-The American humorist Will Rogers once remarked that the best investment on earth is earth... more