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In the wake of Linden deaths… Opposition blasts use of “excessive force”

Jul 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on In the wake of Linden deaths… Opposition blasts use of “excessive force”

– Govt. orders removal of Commander, agrees to Commission of Inquiry “It is very clear to my mind that excessive force was used which is contrary to the training doctrines and the rules of...

Tension grips Linden after police killings

Jul 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Tension grips Linden after police killings

Cleared streets but an uneasy mood permeated the town of Linden yesterday, hours after a nasty battle between law enforcement officers and protesting residents left three persons dead following...

Linden shootings prompt city protest

Jul 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden shootings prompt city protest

By Latoya Giles and Abena Rockcliffe Several dozen city residents yesterday mounted a protest against the “unacceptable brutality” that was displayed by police in Linden on Wednesday evening. The...

Submachine gun, drugs probe… Five TSU ranks interdicted, criminal charges recommended

Jul 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Submachine gun, drugs probe… Five TSU ranks interdicted, criminal charges recommended

Five Tactical Services Unit (TSU) ranks are to be interdicted from duty and will face criminal charges for allegedly taking $360,000 to release a civilian who was in possession of a Beretta...

Dem boys seh … Government people avoiding Linden

Jul 20, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh … Government people avoiding Linden

All over de world when police shoot without reason dem does get charge wid murder. Jamaica wha got more killing than Guyana doesn’t mek joke wid dem police who step out a line. But dem in Guyana...

Neesa Gopaul PI … Prosecution responds to defence submission

Jul 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Neesa Gopaul PI … Prosecution responds to defence submission

State prosecutor Pritima Kissoon yesterday responded to submissions previously made by Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos as the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the death of 16-year-old Neesa Lalita...

Guyana, Ecuador sign MOU

Jul 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Ecuador sign MOU

Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Ricardo Patiño, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Integration of Ecuador yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at...

Teen victim in Vigilance accident succumbs

Jul 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Teen victim in Vigilance accident succumbs

The 14-year-old Vigilance, East Coast Demerara (ECD) girl, who was struck down by a car on Saturday, last, succumbed to her injuries yesterday. Leota Eastman, a third form student at the...

Age-old tree poses threat to James Street residents

Jul 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Age-old tree poses threat to James Street residents

Residents are calling on the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to respond to their continuous complaints for the removal of an age-old tree in James Street, Albouystown. Speaking with Kaieteur...

Deadly Linden protests … APNU, PNCR urge inquiry, resignation of Rohee

Jul 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Deadly Linden protests … APNU, PNCR urge inquiry, resignation of Rohee

As the fallout continues from Wednesday’s events at Linden that led to the death of three persons, a number of diplomatic missions in Guyana have called for dialogue to prevent further violence....

Govt. reluctant to accept city residents’ will – Mayor Green

Jul 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. reluctant to accept city residents’ will – Mayor Green

Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green says that he is not surprised that Government wants to install an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to manage the affairs of City Hall, since it is reluctant to...

Wanted man shot by police in N/A

Jul 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted man shot by police in N/A

Richard Barrow called ‘110’ and ‘Hensu’, who is wanted for a number of crimes including robbery under arms and escaping from lawful custody, was shot and wounded by police in New Amsterdam...

$150M approved for works related to Leonora track and field facility

Jul 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on $150M approved for works related to Leonora track and field facility

Close to $150M has been approved by the government’s Cabinet of Ministers to complete internal roads and associated structures related to the second phase of construction of the synthetic track and...

Relatives of Linden dead cry for justice

Jul 20, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Relatives of Linden dead cry for justice

By Neil Marks and Jenelle Carter Daylight greets a mother struggling to eke out a living as a night security guard with news that her mentally challenged son is lying in the mortuary of the Wismar...

National Pre-Cadet TT Team off to Jamaica

Jul 20, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on National Pre-Cadet TT Team off to Jamaica

The National Pre-Cadet Table Tennis team left Guyana today for the Seventh Caribbean Pre-Cadet Table Tennis Championships that will start tomorrow at the University of the West Indies Campus UTECH...

DCC hailed as a symbol of dedication, determination & discipline

Jul 20, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on DCC hailed as a symbol of dedication, determination & discipline

At launching of centenary anniversary celebrations The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) was hailed as a symbol of dedication, determination & discipline by its USA chapter member Carlyle Miller during...

Malta Supreme HRC Bodybuilding & Fitness Show… Banks DIH officially announces partnership

Jul 20, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Malta Supreme HRC Bodybuilding & Fitness Show… Banks DIH officially announces partnership

Beverage Giants Banks DIH under the Malta Supreme brand yesterday officially announced its continued partnership with organizers of the Hugh Ross Classic Bodybuilding & Fitness Show at Thirst...

Guyana’s Olympic team set for London

Jul 20, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s Olympic team set for London

– Yassin says end “threats” to Pompey The athletes identified to represent Guyana at the Olympic Games in London, England received words of encouragement yesterday at the Guyana Olympic...

Daniels to conduct coaching clinic at Zorg

Jul 20, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Daniels to conduct coaching clinic at Zorg

Senior Coach Forbes Daniels will conduct a cricket coaching clinic for players at Zorg Cricket Ground on the Essequibo Coast from August 6 – 24 targeting players between the ages of 6 to 24 years...

R1 carts off Ramnarine Dominos title in Wakenaam

Jul 20, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on R1 carts off Ramnarine Dominos title in Wakenaam

R1 tallied 81 games to win the Amit Ramnarine Dominos competition which was played on Sunday last at Calush Restaurant in Good Success, Wakenaam. South Pole took the second spot with 79 games while...

Tragedy in Linden: Time for a national government

Jul 20, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Tragedy in Linden: Time for a national government

You are not going to believe this. I know it may not be the right thing to say, but I will say it, because it pierces my psyche. When I heard that the police shot the protestors and many died and...

Dean urges all stakeholders to complement Company’s efforts

Jul 20, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Dean urges all stakeholders to complement Company’s efforts

– sees bright future for Schools tournament By Rawle Welch While expressing delight with the high quality of play exhibited during the final and for a large part of the latter stages of the...

CALM, NEGOTIATIONS, AND A COMMISSION OF INQUIRY

Jul 20, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on CALM, NEGOTIATIONS, AND A COMMISSION OF INQUIRY

Those three persons who were killed on Wednesday in Linden during a protest demonstration did not have to die. It is so terrible and heartbreaking to think about what has happened and the pain and...

Former athlete committed to development of sport, giving back to her country

Jul 20, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Former athlete committed to development of sport, giving back to her country

Sports journalists and athletics fans worth their salt will immediately recognize the name Waveney Benn. An athlete of national acclaim, Ms. Benn has given yeoman service to this country, practicing...

GBTI Tennis Open… Top seeds Miller and Downes score easy wins

Jul 20, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on GBTI Tennis Open… Top seeds Miller and Downes score easy wins

Top seeds in the Men’s Open Category at the GBTI Open Jeremy Miller and Anthony Downes both progressed to the second round with 6-1 6-0 victories over junior players Seanden David Longe and...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more