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Man slits colleague’s throat, dumps him overboard

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man slits colleague’s throat, dumps him overboard

A 19-year-old seaman went berserk shortly after midnight yesterday, bludgeoning a 45-year-old crew member and slashing the man’s throat before dumping the body into the Demerara River. Khemraj...

Antigua Opposition calls for probe into $47M US Chinese built power plant

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Antigua Opposition calls for probe into $47M US Chinese built power plant

Controversy continues to surround Chinese contractors operating around the region -this time it’s in Antigua where one of the island’s Members of Parliament, Gaston Browne, has called for a probe...

Bound, stabbed body of citrus farmer found

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bound, stabbed body of citrus farmer found

The body of a 61-year-old citrus farmer, with hands bound and stab wounds to the chest, was found yesterday in his yard at Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara. The victim, Bhim Narine Ramanand, was...

Heavy rains flood sections of Corentyne

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Heavy rains flood sections of Corentyne

– re-migrant farmer loses over 6,000 chickens Heavy rains pounded several sections of the Upper Corentyne Saturday and early yesterday, leaving some livestock farmers with millions in losses...

Opposition to challenge police barricade around Public Buildings perimeter

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition to challenge police barricade around Public Buildings perimeter

By Zena Henry The National Assembly is slated to discuss the contentious placements of police barricades around the Parliament Buildings and the inconvenience it poses to citizens. A Partnership for...

Dem boys seh… Chronicle seh sorry and de police seh resign

Jul 09, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Chronicle seh sorry and de police seh resign

Old people does seh that sorry mek li’l boy mash big man toe. De Chronicle carry some editorial that mek de whole country vex. At first people didn’t seh nutten and de Chronicle didn’t seh...

Chronicle’s Chairman apologises for ‘offensive’ editorial

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Chronicle’s Chairman apologises for ‘offensive’ editorial

– disciplinary action likely “This article still should not have passed the Editor’s desk and eventually went to publication…. I believe that as a matter of principle that this...

Police Force Corruption purge no publicity stunt

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police Force Corruption purge no publicity stunt

“I am annoyed about it…some of them just doing a set of stupidness and thieving, bringing a bad name to the Guyana Police Force… they will be jailed,” Commissioner Brumell “I am...

Rates and taxes necessary to enhance extent, quality of works provided – Minister Whittaker

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Rates and taxes necessary to enhance extent, quality of works provided – Minister Whittaker

In the past, citizens have criticized Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) for many issues, such as mismanagement of funds and failing to commence and...

Guyana has its second Int’l Pageant title!

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana has its second Int’l Pageant title!

Guyana now has its second international pageant title, after Theology student Soyini Fraser was crowned the 2012 Miss United Nations. The pageant was held in Miami Florida on Saturday night at the...

Who’s setting those fires at the Bacchus properties?

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Who’s setting those fires at the Bacchus properties?

Police investigators think that they know the motive behind the recent arson attempts at the business premises of slain Pest Control boss Mohammed Shahabudeen Bacchus. And it may not have anything to...

GWI warns customers to maintain safe water in event of flooding

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GWI warns customers to maintain safe water in event of flooding

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is advising residents in Low Coastal Regions across the country to implement precautionary measures in the event of excessive rainfall and flooding. The water company...

BEWARE OF THE DOG

Jul 09, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on BEWARE OF THE DOG

The newspaper headlines read “Dangerous Dogs Act”. I know about Lassie and Rin Tin Tin but, I thought, this is ridiculous. When I was growing up the cinema was divided into three seating areas...

Vieira continues ascendancy with consistent performance

Jul 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Vieira continues ascendancy with consistent performance

Ace race car driver, Mark Vieira continued his recent ascendancy with a consistent performance yesterday in the premier Group Four category of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC)...

Waramadong come from behind twice to capture playoff and quarter-final spot

Jul 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Waramadong come from behind twice to capture playoff and quarter-final spot

– also beat Bartica for regional title By Rawle Welch It was billed as the clash of the titans and the twenty-two players that took to the field did not disappoint the over 3,000 fans that came...

Arjoon withstands Fernandes; retains national title

Jul 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Arjoon withstands Fernandes; retains national title

Alexander Arjoon had already clinched his second consecutive men’s senior title on Saturday night during the Digicel National Senior Squash Championships, but yesterday he proved that he had what...

Team Banks take commanding lead in Beverage Dominoes series

Jul 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Team Banks take commanding lead in Beverage Dominoes series

Team Banks took a comfortable lead of the three-match aggregate Beverage companies Dominoes series against ANSA McAl and Demerara Distillers Limited (El Dorado Conquerors) at the end of the second...

Exposing pornographic material against the law – Police PRO

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Exposing pornographic material against the law – Police PRO

By Riana Ashley Ahamad Because it is illegal to sell pornography to a minor, having snap shots of it on display is just as unlawful. But many people, especially street side DVD vendors, are either...

WPA urges boycott of Guyana Chronicle

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on WPA urges boycott of Guyana Chronicle

– over ‘racist’ editorial The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has called for a boycott of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle over a recent editorial which alleged that African Guyanese...

MR. GREENDIGE WAS NOT AT FAULT

Jul 09, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on MR. GREENDIGE WAS NOT AT FAULT

The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee was not ill-advised on whether he was required to vote on a question before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament. If indeed it was true that...

Council still to fully utilise $20M subvention to restore City Hall

Jul 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Council still to fully utilise $20M subvention to restore City Hall

Almost one year has elapsed and the Mayor and City Council has not yet fully utilized Government’s $20M subvention to restore City Hall. Councillors are blaming City Engineer, Gregory Erskine, for...

Does anybody know whatever happened to the Civic group?

Jul 09, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does anybody know whatever happened to the Civic group?

Dear Editor, I’d like to respond to Peeping Tom’s column, “Is the PNCR willing to cede leadership of APNU?” (KN, July 8), and V.V. Puran’s letter, “Mr.Ramkarran should be given a free...

This provision is inadequate for the staff of the Integrity Commission

Jul 09, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on This provision is inadequate for the staff of the Integrity Commission

Dear Editor, This letter is intended as a commentary on Resolution No. 13 of the First Session (2012) of the National Assembly passed on Thursday, 14th June 2012. The abovementioned Resolution called...

Who will get the honour of carrying The Golden Arrowhead to London Olympics?

Jul 09, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who will get the honour of carrying The Golden Arrowhead to London Olympics?

Dear Editor, London is calling and my gut is telling me that Guyana’s contingent to the 2012 Olympics will more or less be or made up of the five athletes that have been mentioned in the dailies a...

Free up the radio monopoly

Jul 09, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Free up the radio monopoly

Dear Editor, How can the Guyanese Government ask GT&T to give up its telephone landline monopoly when this same Government has a monopoly on radio that it refuses to give up. Surely it is...

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Traditional media is still king

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News-Election campaigns are a battle for attention, persuasion, and votes. In this digital age,... more