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Breaking News….Chaos as Harbour Bridge collapses

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News….Chaos as Harbour Bridge collapses

By Leonard Gildarie and Keeran Singh Chaos ensued shortly before the rush hour yesterday morning, when a section of the Demerara Harbour Bridge collapsed, after two temporary pontoons located at the...

Five Guyanese advance to finals at Junior CASA

Jul 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Five Guyanese advance to finals at Junior CASA

– DeGroot and Fung-A-Fat to square off for Girls U19 title Guyana has already secured one of the eight individual titles at the Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) Junior Caribbean...

Deonarine, Fudadin named in West Indies squad for first Digicel Test against New Zealand

Jul 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Deonarine, Fudadin named in West Indies squad for first Digicel Test against New Zealand

St. John’s, Antigua – The Selection Committee of the West Indies Cricket Board yesterday announced the 13-member squad for the first Digicel Test against New Zealand, starting on Wednesday, July...

Breaking News: Demerara Harbor Bridge collapses

Jul 23, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Breaking News: Demerara Harbor Bridge collapses

Pandemonium broke out on the Demerara Harbour Bridge at around 06:45 hrs today after a section of the structure collapsed. No one was injured but the bridge has been closed, resulting in hundreds of...

Rohee dismisses call for his resignation

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee dismisses call for his resignation

– says “My conscience is very clear on this matter…I will not run in a cupboard and hide”. Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, has admitted to having a strategy/briefing session with...

Pleasant interaction as World renowned bodybuilder, Hugh Ross, hosts interactive night

Jul 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pleasant interaction as World renowned bodybuilder, Hugh Ross, hosts interactive night

It isn’t often that Guyanese can ‘chuck’ a chest in the air and proudly hail local stalwarts. Indeed, there have been quite a few, most notably in the boxing arena when Andrew ‘Sixhead’...

“Label us Revolutionaries not APNU or AFC”

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on “Label us Revolutionaries not APNU or AFC”

“If they want to label us, call us revolutionaries because that is who we are.” The words of Linden teacher Jason Figuero, as he delivered an emotional address to thousands of Lindeners at a...

Teenager’s skull crushed by falling concrete stairway

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Teenager’s skull crushed by falling concrete stairway

An Enterprise, East Coast Demerara family was plunged into a state of shock when a concrete stairway fell, crushing the skull of a 17-year old boy yesterday morning. Travis Mangal, a former student...

Essequibo man hangs self after killing wife

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo man hangs self after killing wife

A 23-year-old man hanged himself after he killed his wife at Riverstown backdam on Sunday afternoon. The murdered woman is 22-year-old, Rohanie Tagewanttie, a/k “Vado”, formerly of Anna Regina...

14-year-old perishes at Splashmins’ Fun Park

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 14-year-old perishes at Splashmins’ Fun Park

A 14-year-old De Willem Secondary School Student, Kevin Ram, died at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre while receiving medical attention after he was pulled from the creek at the Splashmins’ Fun Park...

Three Brazilians perish after ‘Draga’ sinks in Cuyuni

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Three Brazilians perish after ‘Draga’ sinks in Cuyuni

The bodies of three miners from a five-man Brazilian crew were recovered late yesterday afternoon after their river mining vessel, a Draga C11, owned by one of their countrymen called ‘Shagga’...

Hackett wins Trophy Stall Golf tourney

Jul 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hackett wins Trophy Stall Golf tourney

The inclement weather failed to dampen the spirit of local golfers as they battled in the Trophy Stall Medal Play golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club Saturday. Former President Brian Hackett...

Dem boys seh… Nuff people gon go hungry

Jul 23, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Nuff people gon go hungry

Dem have people who does pay money fuh exercise; dem got those who does tek time off fuh go pun de seawall and run or walk. Everybody know that exercise does mek people healthy. Now dem Linden people...

CCTV footage of Linden killings believed destroyed in Secretariat Fire

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on CCTV footage of Linden killings believed destroyed in Secretariat Fire

….as formal murder report is lodged against Police … By Gary Eleazar A formal report of “Murder” has been lodged with Police authorities in Linden by the families of the three men who were...

Linden killings… AFC member fears implicated ranks may have handled evidence at scene

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden killings… AFC member fears implicated ranks may have handled evidence at scene

“If the ballistic evidence has been handed over to the police under the command of one of the principal suspects, then the integrity of the evidence was in serious jeopardy. In local terms, we...

Female pastor is Guyana’s latest centenarian

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Female pastor is Guyana’s latest centenarian

By Abena Rockcliffe Saturday Dorothy Morris celebrated her 100th birthday. “Praises to the Great I am. He has blessed me tremendously,” said Morris as she reflected on her years. Morris who now...

HRC host successful Fitness Walk

Jul 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on HRC host successful Fitness Walk

With the aim of adding their bit to the national call for Guyanese to adopt healthy lifestyles, the Hugh Ross Classic Committee yesterday held a fitness walk around the outer circuit of the National...

UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME

Jul 23, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME

Two peanuts walked into a bar and one was a salted. A sandwich walked into a bar. The bartender said, “Sorry, we don’t serve food in here.” A ham sandwich walked into a bar and began to...

I saw the Arab Spring in Linden Saturday night?

Jul 23, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I saw the Arab Spring in Linden Saturday night?

Did you see clips of the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and now in Syria? If you did, then strange sensations would have permeated your mind as you walked into Linden last Saturday. Right in...

Business community hugely affected by protest – PSC

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Business community hugely affected by protest – PSC

– access in and out of Linden difficult The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is calling on relevant parties to have meaningful talks on returning Linden to normalcy, taking into consideration...

Transitional House calling for more government support

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Transitional House calling for more government support

– says appeals to Social Services Ministry being ignored By Leon Suseran The head of Transitional House in New Amsterdam is appealing to the government and its related agencies for more...

No political will for national unity

Jul 23, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on No political will for national unity

With the Congress of the PNCR now just days away, we can expect some amount of grandstanding and histrionics from those who are looking to impress at this event. Candidates will have to “big up”...

Accident claimed life of policeman’s son

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Accident claimed life of policeman’s son

An accident which occurred around noon at Lamaha and Camp Streets yesterday has claimed the life of one person while the other person is left nursing critical wounds at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Humphrey ousts defending GBTI Open Champion

Jul 23, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Humphrey ousts defending GBTI Open Champion

Gentle & Sukra have epic battle The women stole the show on Saturday at the GBTI Open as Berbician Carol Humphrey first ousted defending champion Aruna Ramrattan in straight sets, while Shawna...

Police remember 56 slain police ranks

Jul 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police remember 56 slain police ranks

Yesterday, family, friends and colleagues of the 56 police ranks who were slain while serving the Guyana Police Force gathered at the Place of Fallen Heroes, Eve Leary where they remembered and...

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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