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Breaking News…Three deaths in Linden protests

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News…Three deaths in Linden protests

At least three persons are confirmed dead and several others injured as Police opened fire in Linden, Guyana’s bauxite mining town, on the first day of protests against electricity rate hikes,...

Lindeners gear for five-day shutdown

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Lindeners gear for five-day shutdown

… Electricity tariff hike Scores of Lindeners yesterday gathered at the Old Palm Tree Cinema at Wismar, Linden, for a public meeting aimed at setting the stage for a protest which will...

Porter stabbed to death at Issano

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Porter stabbed to death at Issano

– suspect held Another brutal murder has occurred in the interior, and this time the victim is a 30-year-old porter who was slain at 14 Miles, Issano. Delrick Layne, of Caribisi Hill,...

Still no buyer for Cacique Palace

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Still no buyer for Cacique Palace

… monies owed to the Consolidated Fund still outstanding – Keith Burrowes By Gary Eleazar Even as Government is forging ahead to construct a US$50M Georgetown Marriott Hotel, it...

Four years after Lindo Creek massacre… Keeping remains is $33M and counting

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Four years after Lindo Creek massacre… Keeping remains is $33M and counting

– “Eyewitness” still in protective custody On June 21, 2008, dredge owner Leonard Arokium discovered the charred remains of eight of his employees in a burnt-out camp at...

Dem boys seh… De government people ain’t mekking mistake

Jul 18, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… De government people ain’t mekking mistake

Rohee is wuss that Mother Hen. He offering de police more protection than a hen offering she chicken. Dem boys didn’t know that things suh bad and dem decide to criticize de police. Rohee launch an...

Health care services in Imbaimadai almost non-existent

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Health care services in Imbaimadai almost non-existent

By Abena Rockcliffe With a population of just over 500 persons, Imbaimadai only has two health care workers, and those who reside in the community are calling on the Ministry of Health to put better...

Guyana’s Parliament seeks assistance from T&T

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s Parliament seeks assistance from T&T

… Clerk “unclear” on how to deal with House’s resolutions By Gary Eleazar It has been called the new political dispensation; the Finance Minister calls it uncharted waters, the...

MP calls on residents to petition for disbandment of N/A Town Council

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on MP calls on residents to petition for disbandment of N/A Town Council

… Mayor insists “IMC will not happen” By Leon Suseran People’s Progressive Party/Civic Member of Parliament (MP), Faizal Jaffarally, is urging residents of New Amsterdam as...

APNU’s post-election ‘trophies’ still in limbo

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on APNU’s post-election ‘trophies’ still in limbo

By Gary Eleazar This past week A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), marked its one year milestone which is but a ‘drop in the bucket’ for a political movement, but this group’s...

Financial irregularities continue at City Hall – Finance Chairman

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Financial irregularities continue at City Hall – Finance Chairman

Even as ranks of the Guyana Police Force are investigating fraud allegations at City Hall, financial irregularities continue to overshadow the body’s operations, says Finance Committee...

Commission on disability to continue sensitisation programmes

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Commission on disability to continue sensitisation programmes

The National Commission on Disability (NCD) plans on having more sensitization programmes based on the contents of the 2010 legislation – discussions with government agencies are being...

No-confidence against REO of Region 8… Showdown likely as Local Govt. asks for evidence

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on No-confidence against REO of Region 8… Showdown likely as Local Govt. asks for evidence

The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Eight may have taken a vote of no confidence against its executive officer last week, but it is far from a done deal. The region may now have to...

Suriname move to increase gold tax may take shine off Guyana

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname move to increase gold tax may take shine off Guyana

Suriname has announced plans to raise its royalty payments from gold sales within weeks, a move likely to make it less profitable for especially gold from Guyana to be smuggled there. Suriname’s...

“Shocking” theatre walls at $140M Suddie Diagnostic Centre

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on “Shocking” theatre walls at $140M Suddie Diagnostic Centre

– Electrical fault causes precautionary evacuation of pregnant patients Some patients seeking medical assistance at the Suddie Diagnostic and Treatment Centre theatre got some electric shocks...

Religious community will fight changes to homosexuality laws

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Religious community will fight changes to homosexuality laws

…but Govt. to table motion for consultation Human Services and Social Security Minister, Jennifer Webster, recently asserted that Parliamentary consultations can in fact be done by way of a...

“Dangerous and unhealthy” day care centre under probe

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on “Dangerous and unhealthy” day care centre under probe

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has mounted an investigation into conditions at the J.O.S Play Land and Day Care Centre, located at Lot 455 Aubrey Barker Street, South Ruimveldt Gardens,...

Govt. to invest $60M for Lethem airstrip expansion

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to invest $60M for Lethem airstrip expansion

Government is planning to invest $60M to expand the Lethem airstrip this year, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport Robeson Benn. He said the designs will be done this year and...

Teen victim in Vigilance accident clings to life

Jul 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Teen victim in Vigilance accident clings to life

The 14-year-old Vigilance, East Coast Demerara girl, who was struck down by a car on Saturday last, is still in a critical state in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Apaan Jaat: Then and now

Jul 18, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Apaan Jaat: Then and now

The PPP has been in power since 1992. And with each passing day, the mirror reveals its hidden tales. As the years come and go, the sixties have been made simple, ironically by the PPP, for those who...

Confident players off to Caribbean Junior Squash Championships

Jul 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Confident players off to Caribbean Junior Squash Championships

A confident bunch of squash players, including seven former Caribbean Junior Champions, recently left for Jamaica where they will attempt to retain that championship when the 30th Caribbean Area...

Defending champs Jamaica to clash with Barbados in Regional Under-15 opener

Jul 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Defending champs Jamaica to clash with Barbados in Regional Under-15 opener

– Pace Wickets Bonus Points System to be used St John’s, Antigua – Defending champions Jamaica will clash with Barbados in the opening round of the West Indies Cricket Board Regional...

K&B Mining supports Police Athletics Championships

Jul 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on K&B Mining supports Police Athletics Championships

K&B Mining and Hardware Supplies announced that it will be supporting the 58th edition of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Track and Field Championships yesterday when the became one of the sponsors...

National U-15 batsman receives cricket equipment

Jul 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on National U-15 batsman receives cricket equipment

National Under-15 batsman, Bhaskar Yadram, was recently presented with a quantity of cricket equipment, as he prepares to represent Guyana in the West Indies Cricket Board Regional Under-15...

16th ACDA Emancipation Dominoes tourney set for Sunday

Jul 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 16th ACDA Emancipation Dominoes tourney set for Sunday

The 16th African Cultural Development Association (ACDA) Dominoes tournament organized by Jonny ‘Overseas’ Barnwell for teams in the Mahaica/Mahaicony and West Berbice areas is set for Sunday at...

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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