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Relatives still looking for Crane woman not seen since January

Jun 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives still looking for Crane woman not seen since January

The family of 24-year-old Abiola Butters, also known as ‘Angel’, is still searching for the young woman, months after her mysterious disappearance from her reputed husband’s home...

Lands & Surveys employees honoured

Jun 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Lands & Surveys employees honoured

Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) yesterday commemorated its 11th anniversary with a ceremony in recognition of its employees’ contribution towards the entity’s development....

Demerara Criminal Assizes open

Jun 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Demerara Criminal Assizes open

– jury empanelled for two murder cases Yesterday marked another opening of the Demerara Criminal Assizes. Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire took the salute and inspected the...

Five cases out of 234 completed in April Assizes

Jun 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Five cases out of 234 completed in April Assizes

Jail delivery was done on June 4, 2012 and it brought to an end the April 2012 Criminal Assizes in Demerara. The Assizes commenced on 3rd April, 2012. There were 234 cases listed to be...

Accused in Bel Air heist changes plea

Jun 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Accused in Bel Air heist changes plea

The matter of those involved in the brazen multi-million-dollar heist at the Bel Air Park residence of businessman Malcolm Panday, took a surprising twist yesterday, when one of the...

Pregnant 15-year-old threatens suicide if lover goes to jail

Jun 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Pregnant 15-year-old threatens suicide if lover goes to jail

A 15-year-old girl is threatening suicide if the law takes its course against her 23-year-old lover who impregnated her. The girl, who hails from the Amerindian mission of Moraikobai, is five...

Man found with gunshot wounds…Relative says no signs of improvement

Jun 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man found with gunshot wounds…Relative says no signs of improvement

The 46-year-old man who was found in his bathroom with two gunshot wounds to the abdomen three Mondays ago is still a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Intensive Care...

Murder of US-based citizen…Bulletin issued for suspect

Jun 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Murder of US-based citizen…Bulletin issued for suspect

Police have issued a bulletin for Pooran Jaundoo who is wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of US- based Guyanese Abdul Majid. Majid’s battered body, with scalp missing,...

World Bank bans CJIA contractor

Jun 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on World Bank bans CJIA contractor

– Jamaica raises fresh concerns “The World Bank Group has identified corruption as one of the single greatest obstacles to economic and social development in its member countries,...

‘Fip’ Motilall’s Amaila Falls road penalty…Hand-in-Hand yet to pay govt. Performance Bond

Jun 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Fip’ Motilall’s Amaila Falls road penalty…Hand-in-Hand yet to pay govt. Performance Bond

The US$1.5M Performance Bond that the Government had laid claim to, in relation to Synergy Holdings Inc and Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company Ltd is still to be paid. Project Engineer...

Chief Justice commutes four death sentences

Jun 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Chief Justice commutes four death sentences

Four death row inmates have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment by Chief Justice Ian Chang. They include Noel Thomas, who, along with Abdool Saleem Yassin, was sentenced to death...

BURMA Road a disaster

Jun 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on BURMA Road a disaster

– attracts protest by truckers Truckers and residents of the rice milling community of Burma, Mahaicony have vowed to intensify their protest action to press home their demands for a proper...

Murdered hairdresser’s husband kills self

Jun 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Murdered hairdresser’s husband kills self

– ingested poison, found in backdam with wounds Kensley Thompson, the prime suspect in the murder of his wife, Rhonda Thompson, took his own life yesterday almost in the same fashion in which...

Another wife slain, husband drinks poison

Jun 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Another wife slain, husband drinks poison

Mere hours after a woman was brutally slain by her husband in Berbice, police on the East Bank of Essequibo were dealing with a similar case. A mother of four was early yesterday...

Since Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa

Jun 05, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Since Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa

The cry over this entire country is that the results of the general elections will change politics and power in Guyana. As a corollary, one hopes that the election phenomenon will change all of us,...

Dem boys seh…Brazzy is a scamp and a con just like dem Chinee

Jun 05, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Brazzy is a scamp and a con just like dem Chinee

Marriott nah even deh in de pipeline yet. Dem nah even get none investor and Brazzy done tek out de money. He suh determine fuh use de people money fuh build de Marriott and casino fuh he and...

THE GREENING OF OUR SOCIETY

Jun 05, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE GREENING OF OUR SOCIETY

Guyana is flying a green banner and it has nothing to do with the colours of APNU or the Mayor of Georgetown. The support given to last Sunday’s Green Walk is but a confirmation that in...

A decision that attracts controversy

Jun 05, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A decision that attracts controversy

The death penalty is still on the statutes. The courts still hand down the death sentence but the state no longer executes anyone. Some say that this is so because a group of lawyers had filed...

More than a conflict of interest, did Brassington breach his legal and fiduciary duties as a NICIL director?

Jun 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on More than a conflict of interest, did Brassington breach his legal and fiduciary duties as a NICIL director?

DEAR EDITOR, The transaction Winston Brassington conducted for his brother, Jonathan Brassington, has prompted me to consult a few legal luminaries in the region, including a few who have...

Corporal punishment is reprehensible and should be banned immediately

Jun 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Corporal punishment is reprehensible and should be banned immediately

Dear Editor, Over the years, corporal punishment has been in accordance with the laws of Guyana and the exploitation of this situation is becoming very severe and threatening to our...

Maybe that woman’s life has been saved

Jun 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Maybe that woman’s life has been saved

DEAR EDITOR, I write in connection to the noise over the publishing of a photo of a woman being the subject of domestic violence. Why is that such a problem? The Police, through a...

DDL, GABA partner inaugural Andrew Lewis U-16 boxing tournament this weekend

Jun 05, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on DDL, GABA partner inaugural Andrew Lewis U-16 boxing tournament this weekend

The fortunes of local amateur boxers have recently suffered a setback following the failure of several of the country’s top pugilists at the Brazil Box Off, a prerequisite to the impending...

Too early to call says Gibson

Jun 05, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Too early to call says Gibson

Leicester, England – Ottis Gibson said on Sunday it was too early to make decisions about the composition of the West Indies side for the third and final Test against England, starting on Thursday...

Resurfacing works on MSC Ground Commence

Jun 05, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Resurfacing works on MSC Ground Commence

– Compliments of Ansa Mc Al under Stag Beer The much-anticipated resurfacing works on the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Ground turf has commenced and is scheduled to move apace according...

Diamond, Kwakwani through to Super Eight

Jun 05, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Diamond, Kwakwani through to Super Eight

By Edison Jefford Diamond/McDoom and Kwakwani became the latest teams to advance to the Super Eight round of the National Community Basketball League (NCBL) after comfortably disposing of...

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Desecration, Disrespectful, and Disgraceful

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The solemnity of Babu Jaan, a site meant to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Cheddi... more