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Five-man gang ties up, robs mining camp employees

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Five-man gang ties up, robs mining camp employees

Police in the interior are hunting a five-man gang which held up the employees of an Issano mining camp and robbed them of a quantity of raw gold, an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV), cash, a radio...

Sophia man critical after struck in head with plank

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia man critical after struck in head with plank

-two teens detained An altercation which began last Saturday, ended yesterday with a 20-year-old Sophia man critical in the Georgetown Public Hospital, and two teenaged suspects in...

New logistics and support services company launched

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on New logistics and support services company launched

The Guyana Logistics And Support Services (GLASS) Inc, after nine months of operation in the country, officially hosted its launching ceremony last evening at the Pegasus Hotel. The company, which is...

Chinese ferries not likely to be operational for at least six weeks – Benn

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese ferries not likely to be operational for at least six weeks – Benn

– Delay of material, contractor’s mismanagement of time blamed – Vessels will not make a profit Two new Chinese-made ferries are not likely to be operational in the Essequibo...

Two schoolgirls caught in compromising positions with four men at WBD home

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two schoolgirls caught in compromising positions with four men at WBD home

Gossip spread like wildfire in Canal Polder No.1, West Bank Demerara (WBD) yesterday morning when police ranks raided a home and discovered two teenage girls in compromising positions with...

GGMC’s Chairman has usurped Livan’s authority – GPSU

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GGMC’s Chairman has usurped Livan’s authority – GPSU

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is questioning the impartiality of the Major General (rtd) Joe Singh, Chairman of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), amidst disagreements...

Major drop in illegal fuel at pumps – GEA

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Major drop in illegal fuel at pumps – GEA

Guyana has recorded a major drop in the incidence of illegal fuel being sold at gas stations and other retailers, government has disclosed. “Since 2006, the rate of fuel adulteration...

Suspect in custody for chopping Patentia students

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect in custody for chopping Patentia students

Yet another violent incident at the Patentia Secondary School, West Bank Demerara, has raised serious concerns among parents who have children attending the institution. On Monday,...

Man sets self ablaze in Albouystown

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man sets self ablaze in Albouystown

A 59-year-old man doused himself with kerosene then proceeded to set himself alight. He sustained severe burns to his body. Residents, who witnessed the actions of the man, proceeded to...

Wounded cop discharged from hospital

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Wounded cop discharged from hospital

The injured police rank Jomo Williams, 29, who was chopped on Saturday, last, by a man he was attempting to arrest, is said to be resting comfortably in his home, and on the road to recovery....

Society for the Blind striving to continue literacy programme

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Society for the Blind striving to continue literacy programme

– welcomes $300,000 donation from Geddes Grant As the Guyana Society for the Blind (GSB) continues to face struggles in executing its daily duties, it still remains...

Man remanded for discharging firearm

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded for discharging firearm

A 21-year-old man was yesterday denied bail when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Ewart George was charged with the offence of...

Thief beats woman for BlackBerry, abandons cycle while fleeing scene

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Thief beats woman for BlackBerry, abandons cycle while fleeing scene

The search is on for a brazen thief who attacked a woman for her BlackBerry cell phone. The incident occurred at High Palm Road, South Ruimveldt, sometime around 22:00 hours last Sunday. The...

Ice-pick costs vendor $10,000

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ice-pick costs vendor $10,000

A man who pleaded guilty to having an ice-pick in his possession without reasonable cause was yesterday fined $10,000 by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’...

Kaneville murder trial continues

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Kaneville murder trial continues

Nazeema Persaud, the granddaughter of murdered Kaneville businessman Barbot Paul, yesterday began her evidence in chief in the trial of Dwight DaSilva, who is accused of the killing. Paul was...

Caiman caught in Berbice High Court compound

May 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Caiman caught in Berbice High Court compound

An eight-foot long Caiman was caught around 10:00hrs yesterday in the Berbice High Court compound in New Amsterdam. The reptile was spotted and the message relayed to a retired soldier...

West Berbice manslaughter trial… Opening arguments set for tomorrow

May 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on West Berbice manslaughter trial… Opening arguments set for tomorrow

The manslaughter trial of 64-year-old Thakurmani, the West Berbice woman who is accused of killing her husband, which was set to begin yesterday morning before Justice James Bovell-Drakes and...

Fourteen injured in Coverden minibus crash

May 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Fourteen injured in Coverden minibus crash

— culprit was trying to overtake two vehicles A 74-year-old man and a 16-year-old schoolgirl were among 14 people injured around 16:30 hrs yesterday near Coverden, East Bank...

Stepfather gets nine months for assaulting child over stew fish

May 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Stepfather gets nine months for assaulting child over stew fish

“If you tek de goat ya have to tek de kiddy.”That was the advice given to a stepfather who whipped his stepson with a length of wire after the child ate the last piece of stew fish....

Rusal threatens legal action against Kwakwani loggers

May 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Rusal threatens legal action against Kwakwani loggers

Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (Rusal) has threatened legal action over the unloading of logs at its Kwakwani waterfront facility. According to the company, over the weekend, it...

GuySuCo records lowest sugar production in 20 years

May 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo records lowest sugar production in 20 years

More than one-third of the sugar cane harvested by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), between 2005 (when Guyana experienced a devastating flood) and 2009 were deemed to be uneconomical. “We...

$30M missing pontoon found ‘stashed’ up Mahaica Creek

May 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on $30M missing pontoon found ‘stashed’ up Mahaica Creek

– Three bridge staff still in custody Searchers yesterday found a multi-million-dollar pontoon stashed miles up the Mahaica Creek, days after it was mysteriously removed...

Begin the beguine. Why not? This is Guyana

May 29, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Begin the beguine. Why not? This is Guyana

Ms. Gail Teixeira said that she has written to APNU and the AFC on the resumption of tripartite talks. So, soon the Government and opposition are going to waltz once more. The dance and...

THOSE SMILING PETROL ATTENDANTS

May 29, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THOSE SMILING PETROL ATTENDANTS

If you have been to the petrol stations over the past three weeks you would have noticed a change in attitude by the attendants. Many of them are smiling and are more friendly and...

The schools and corporal punishment

May 29, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The schools and corporal punishment

The issue of corporal punishment in schools will be ongoing for some time. There will always be those who are opposed and those who hold the view that corporal punishment is one way of keeping...

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