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What’s with Brandon Harding?

May 25, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on What’s with Brandon Harding?

Dear Editor, Having made it official via the dailies with a press conference chaired by Chief Executive Officer of GTT, Mr. Yog Mahadeo, that long time endorsed entertainers of Digicel, Jomo...

The government should commit to a Phillip Moore project

May 25, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The government should commit to a Phillip Moore project

Dear Editor, Phillip Moore was and is a national hero. That there was reluctance/resistance to accord him appropriate recognition in this respect at the time of his death was unbecoming...

Karen Livan deserves a public apology from Robert Persuad

May 25, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Karen Livan deserves a public apology from Robert Persuad

Dear Editor, The women of the S4 Foundation are highly offended at the way one of our highly qualified Guyanese Sisters was treated by a Minister of government. Last week, Karen Livan,...

Scammed by a taxi driver

May 25, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Scammed by a taxi driver

Dear Sir, I penned this letter with disgust over the robbing and scampish attitude of some Taxi operators who ply their trade outside the Demico House. On Wednesday May 23, 2012 around 13:45...

Guyana gears up to host C/bean Guinness Street Football Challenge

May 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana gears up to host C/bean Guinness Street Football Challenge

By Rawle Welch Describing the moment as a proud one for Banks DIH and Guyana, Marketing Executive of the Beverage giants Carlton Joao was referring to the hosting of the inaugural Guinness...

Digicel honours winners of President’s/Jefford Classic

May 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel honours winners of President’s/Jefford Classic

– Jamaican sprinter could grace meet next year By Sean Devers The respective winners of the third annual President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic that was held in Linden on...

Sammy craves crucial victory in second Test

May 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sammy craves crucial victory in second Test

Nottingham, England – Darren Sammy said West Indies have never lost a first-class match at Trent Bridge, let alone a Test, and his side would like to preserve this cherished record, when they face...

LOC updates media

May 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on LOC updates media

– Spectators not allowed in mound Guyana’s National football team, Golden Jaguars participation in the third round of the CONCACAF 2014 World Cup Qualifiers at the Guyana National...

Joseph and ‘Jumbie’ host Domino Competition at Punter’s Place

May 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Joseph and ‘Jumbie’ host Domino Competition at Punter’s Place

President of the Georgetown Dominoes Association Orin Joseph and Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire will be staging an after Independence Day countrywide competition this Sunday, at Punter’s Place...

National Sports Commission Independence junior tournament underway

May 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Sports Commission Independence junior tournament underway

The NSC Independence Junior Tournament started Monday at the Queens College Badminton Courts and saw quite a number of entries from different schools and matches were played in the Under 11,...

Hand-in-Hand Trust shares…Transaction smacks of massive illegality – AFC

May 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand Trust shares…Transaction smacks of massive illegality – AFC

– Party defends absence from NICIL debate Opposition party, Alliance For Change (AFC), has defended its absence from last Tuesday’s televised debate on the contentious National...

Armed schoolboys snatch conductor’s money

May 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Armed schoolboys snatch conductor’s money

Two schoolboys, after refusing to pay the fares of a route 45 (Kitty/Campbellville) minibus, reportedly decided to not just run away, but to take some cash with them. This was according to...

Ramotar supports Bouterse, Suriname against EU boycott

May 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar supports Bouterse, Suriname against EU boycott

By Gary Eleazar The Netherlands has spearheaded having the Assembly involving the European Union and the African Caribbean and Pacific (EU-ACP) not be hosted in Suriname in protest of...

Section of Meadow Bank wharf collapses during fish off-loading

May 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Section of Meadow Bank wharf collapses during fish off-loading

Panic filled the air yesterday morning when a section of the Fishermen’s wharf at Meadow Bank, Greater Georgetown, collapsed causing several persons to scramble for safety and thousands of...

Broken main at GPHC forces cancellation of surgeries, floods A&E

May 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Broken main at GPHC forces cancellation of surgeries, floods A&E

Surgeries at a section of the city’s public hospital had to be cancelled yesterday after an early morning rupture of the main waterline. According to the Georgetown Public Hospital...

More repairs on Harbour Bridge…One-lane traffic from tomorrow

May 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on More repairs on Harbour Bridge…One-lane traffic from tomorrow

The Demerara Harbour Bridge is set to facilitate one-lane traffic for four days, starting tomorrow, to make possible its second leg of emergency works on the retractor span. According to the...

Two GDF Cadets receive scholarships to prestigious U.S. Military Academies

May 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two GDF Cadets receive scholarships to prestigious U.S. Military Academies

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the U.S. Embassy celebrated the achievement of two members of the GDF who have received full scholarships to attend two of the most prestigious academies in the...

Flag-raising traffic advisory

May 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Flag-raising traffic advisory

The Guyana Police Force is notifying the general public that in order to facilitate the smooth conduct of the 46th Independence Flag Raising Ceremony at the National Park, the following...

Custody battle for Canadian child…Judge requests original travel documents

May 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Custody battle for Canadian child…Judge requests original travel documents

By Latoya Giles Justice Brassington Reynolds has ordered that the original ED-Card (Departure Record) and Emergency Travel Document issued by the Canadian High Commission...

Major project to clean up mining communities underway

May 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Major project to clean up mining communities underway

Government has announced major plans to clean up a number of mining communities as health concerns grow.The programmes will be spearheaded by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, officials...

Gov’t going to court over OP budget cuts

May 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t going to court over OP budget cuts

– Luncheon says President’s office crippled The government yesterday announced that it is moving to the High Court to reverse a decision of the Parliament to cut off key financing to...

Fire destroys Diamond property

May 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys Diamond property

– Millions gone A Diamond, East Bank Demerara businessman, on his way to insure his property yesterday, got the biggest shock of his life after learning that it was...

Stepfather injures 10-year-old for eating last piece of fish

May 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Stepfather injures 10-year-old for eating last piece of fish

Concerned neighbours in Perai Square, East La Penitence, rescued a 10-year-old boy Tuesday after he received a sound thrashing from his stepfather for eating the last piece of stew...

Two senior government engineers axed

May 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two senior government engineers axed

– blamed for Cemetery Road death bridge Government has reportedly terminated the contracts of two senior engineers following the death of a teen earlier this month on Cemetery Road,...

Govt buying 33 bulls for $26 million

May 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt buying 33 bulls for $26 million

The government yesterday announced that it is buying 33 bulls for a price of $26 million. The bulls are being imported from Florida and would be used as part of a programme to boost...

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