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Contractor killed in Carifesta Avenue smash-up

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Contractor killed in Carifesta Avenue smash-up

– relatives lament theft of jewellery A horrific smash-up involving a Toyota Allion and a Canter Truck on Carifesta Avenue Saturday night claimed the life of a 45-year-old...

Norton Street man beaten to death

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Norton Street man beaten to death

– body dumped in Le Repentir Cemetery Investigations are continuing into the murder of a 36-year-old man, whose body was found dumped at the back of the old Georgetown Incinerator. Dead is...

Woman stabbed, beaten in head with hammer

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Woman stabbed, beaten in head with hammer

– lover drinks poison A 40-year-old man yesterday battered his 38-year-old lover in her head with a hammer then stabbed her in the chest, mouth and twice in the abdomen before...

Owner claims $400M in losses

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Owner claims $400M in losses

MFK fire… – rules out generator as cause of fire Owner of the G. Bacchus Enterprise (formerly the MFK building) located east of Ashmins Trading on Hadfield Street, Mr....

Dem boys seh…Brazzy brother join Moses

May 28, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Brazzy brother join Moses

Moses save the Israelites; the Good Lord save de world and Brazzy brother save Hand in Hand. Dem boys didn’t know that Brazzy brother had such powers. And de same Brazzy claim how he didn’t do...

Ed Ahmad’s Attorney wants more time

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ed Ahmad’s Attorney wants more time

…cites complicated, recently emergent issue The defence attorney for Guyanese Businessman Edul Ahmad indicted in the US has requested a month adjournment to address what he calls,...

Six months later and former Grove/Diamond NDC Overseer still to repay missing funds

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Six months later and former Grove/Diamond NDC Overseer still to repay missing funds

Residents of Grove/ Diamond East Bank Demerara (EBD) are still awaiting word from the Ministry of Local Government as it relates to the missing funds in their Neighbourhood Democratic...

Police hunt drug addict in female security guard murder probe

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police hunt drug addict in female security guard murder probe

Detectives are still trying to locate a male acquaintance of 45 year old Donna Thomas who was found murdered in her home at 6-9 D’Urban and Cross Streets, Werk-en-Rust on Saturday...

Sales at FAM Festival disappointing

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Sales at FAM Festival disappointing

– Arts and Craft producers Even with the massive turn-out at Guyana’s first Food, Arts and Music (FAM) Festival, booth-holders are disappointed that their products, particularly...

Contractor pushing to complete East Canje road project

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Contractor pushing to complete East Canje road project

Despite the inclement weather being experienced in Berbice, the contracting firm H. Nauth & Sons Civil Engineering Contractors is working towards completing road works at New...

Kwame Mc Coy scheduled for court today

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Kwame Mc Coy scheduled for court today

The criminal matter against Information and Press Liaison to the President, Kwame McCoy, is scheduled to resume in court today. McCoy is facing two charges of assault causing actual...

GCC, Hikers share honours

May 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCC, Hikers share honours

Brydens Indoor Hockey Classic It is always the scenario whenever GCC and Hikers clash in Men’s hockey and last evening’s final showdown that brought the curtains down in the Brydens Indoor...

Kwakwani extend YBG Conference dominance

May 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kwakwani extend YBG Conference dominance

– Marian, Port Mourant, Plaisance also win By Edison Jefford Port Mourant Training School, Plaisance Academy and Marian Academy all turned in interesting performances to win their respective...

B’ce Universal DVD Titans are Independence cricket champions

May 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on B’ce Universal DVD Titans are Independence cricket champions

By Samuel Whyte The Universal DVD Berbice Titans are the Inaugural Independence twenty/20 cricket champions when they defeated Hits and Jams Superstars in the final of the one day mega...

James Krakowsky plays unbeaten to capture Independence Open Scrabble Championship

May 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on James Krakowsky plays unbeaten to capture Independence Open Scrabble Championship

James Krakowsky demonstrated superb word forming skills to amass an impeccable 6 points and a positive spread of 675 to cart off the honours when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP)...

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars overpower Suriprofs 2- 1

May 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s Golden Jaguars overpower Suriprofs 2- 1

Parbo Bier Cup Competition… The Golden Jaguars did the nation proud when the defeated Suriprofs by 2 goals to 1 in the Parbo Bier Cup Competition which was played on Friday last at the Andre...

GUYSUCO sugar woes put refinery plans on hold

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GUYSUCO sugar woes put refinery plans on hold

The woes that have plagued the Guyana Sugar Corporation for more than a decade now, have led to the Government-owned company, shelving a plan to establish its own refinery, with the...

Rupununi man gets 3 years for one bullet

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Rupununi man gets 3 years for one bullet

On Friday last, a resident of North Rupununi received a three year jail sentence after pleading guilty to the illegal possession of ammunition. The man appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-...

DHB changes western hydraulic ramp two days ahead of schedule

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on DHB changes western hydraulic ramp two days ahead of schedule

The operation to change the western hydraulic ramp of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) was successfully completed yesterday, two days ahead of schedule. The bridge could once again...

Death row inmate on hunger strike

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Death row inmate on hunger strike

Death row inmate Ganga Deolall, incarcerated for close to three decades, is said to be on a hunger strike. Deolall has reportedly taken the action in protest over the lack of proper medical attention...

Linden woman feted for 100th birthday

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden woman feted for 100th birthday

Agnes Beatrice Benjamin, well known as Miss Aggie, was the guest of honour at a special function at the L&L Lounge on Greenheart Street in the mining town of Linden yesterday, to mark her...

Albouystown man slapped with armed robbery charge after buying new car

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Albouystown man slapped with armed robbery charge after buying new car

Kevin Nelson of Lot 66 Barr Street Albouystown was on Friday last placed on $400,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave- Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for the...

‘Jr. Gong’ Marley rocks National Stadium at first ever FAM Fest

May 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley rocks National Stadium at first ever FAM Fest

Guyanese came out in their thousands on Saturday night to witness Damian Jr. Gong Marley, the son of the late reggae icon Bob Marley, perform at the National Stadium for the inaugural “FAM”...

ONLY IN AMERICA

May 28, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on ONLY IN AMERICA

“To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.” This was George W. Bush at his...

A DISSERVICE TO NATION-BUILDING

May 28, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A DISSERVICE TO NATION-BUILDING

Today we republish an edited and revised column about the Guyana National Service. National Service was a monumental failure that achieved nothing, absolutely nothing. National Service failed without...

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Keevin Allicock – the next torchbearer for Guyanese professional boxing

Sometimes the best of leaders fail

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Jimmy Carter’s presidency fell victim to global and domestic upheavals. His single term... more