July 2012

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Downes /Mitchell upset Miller/Ramdyhan

Jul 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Downes /Mitchell upset Miller/Ramdyhan

Adams and Panday to face off for 45 Men’s title Rebecca Mitchell made a successful return to local tennis which she teamed up with last year’s Men’s champion Anthony...

Mahendra Persaud takes Bronze Bar at Bisley shooting championship

Jul 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mahendra Persaud takes Bronze Bar at Bisley shooting championship

National Fullbore Captain Mahendra Persaud won a Bronze Bar when he placed 37th overall in the Daily Mail tournament at the Annual Bisley Rifle Shooting Championships in Great Britain....

‘Jumbie’ 18-team Domino Competition heads to Parika

Jul 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Jumbie’ 18-team Domino Competition heads to Parika

Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire has organized an 18-team Domino Competition which will be staged tomorrow at Rhonda’s Place, Parika, West Coast Demerara. According to Wiltshire, teams from...

66 Karatekas tested at JKA/WF Guyana grading exercise

Jul 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 66 Karatekas tested at JKA/WF Guyana grading exercise

The Japan Karate Association / World Federation Guyana (JKAWFG) held its Second Grading exercise for 2012 on Saturday July 14 where a total of 66 students were tested for promotion from their...

Guyana Netballers nailed by Canada 70-23

Jul 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Netballers nailed by Canada 70-23

– face with Bermuda and Grenada today for final games By Juanita Hooper in Trinidad and Tobago Guyana went down 77-23 to Canada Friday evening, the seventh day of the Americas...

Paralympic Committee to hold consultations

Jul 21, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Paralympic Committee to hold consultations

The National Paralympic Committee of Guyana, NPCG, will be conducting Consultations in Regions 2, 3 and 4 combined, 5, 6 and 10. High on the agenda are discussions on the Draft Constitution...

Govt. officials did not give order to shoot protesters – Police

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. officials did not give order to shoot protesters – Police

The top brass of the Guyana Police Force is denying what it said are reports that Government officials directed ranks to open fire on the Linden protesters. A release yesterday from the Police Public...

Customs seize $$$ Millions in imported goods from Suriname

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Customs seize $$$ Millions in imported goods from Suriname

…importers say they are being victimised The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has seized several millions of dollars in goods belonging to an Upper Corentyne importer and businesswoman after...

Six senior M&CC officials ordered on leave

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Six senior M&CC officials ordered on leave

Six senior Mayor and City Council officials were yesterday handed letters to proceed on leave by the Ministry of Local Government. Those who are expected to proceed on leave from Monday are...

Red Thread takes protest against Linden shooting to OP

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Red Thread takes protest against Linden shooting to OP

The protest mounted in solidarity with Linden yesterday continued as demonstrators moved to the Office of the President. Scores gathered with political leaders and social activists to “stand...

No compromise on Clement Rohee’s resignation

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on No compromise on Clement Rohee’s resignation

…as protester calls for Police Commander to be placed before the Court “If he gave the order then he is guilty; if he did not give the order then he has no control over the police force. Either...

Stray catchers needed

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Stray catchers needed

Clearly, the stray- catching initiative between the Home Affairs Ministry and Region Six Administration has not caught on. It was announced over a month ago that stray- catching was set to resume and...

New book dedicated to Ashton Chase on 86th birthday

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on New book dedicated to Ashton Chase on 86th birthday

– among top ten world professionals Guyana’s highest national awardee and Senior Counsel, Ashton Chase, was given a fitting gift for his 86th birthday anniversary with the launch of a book titled...

Rupununi Chamber disappointed with Wismar killings

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Rupununi Chamber disappointed with Wismar killings

The Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed its disappointment with the manner in which the Linden electricity issue was handled. The issue caused the loss of lives and damage to...

Linden protestors vow to continue protest

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden protestors vow to continue protest

Two Linden protestors, who were shot on Wednesday, were transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Thursday, nursing gunshot wounds to their body during the protest. Injured...

Witnesses still a no show in Kwame McCoy trial

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Witnesses still a no show in Kwame McCoy trial

… defence closes case with “victim could have inflicted wounds on himself” Witnesses to present evidence on behalf of Information and Press Liaison to the President Kwame Mc Coy, were again a...

Judge to rule on submissions in Grandmother manslaughter trial

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Judge to rule on submissions in Grandmother manslaughter trial

The manslaughter trial of Thakurmani, 64, of Bennett Dam, Rosignol, West Berbice who is alleged to have killed her husband, Yodha, called ‘Ramsook Maikhoo,’ a fish vendor on April 27, 2008 at...

After four months…Fisherman’s family conducts funeral service

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on After four months…Fisherman’s family conducts funeral service

The Bhagwandin family, realizing that they needed closure, and that there is no way that their missing loved one, Lakeram Bhagwandin may still be alive, has conducted a funeral ceremony in his...

Crime scene photographer completes testimony in cane juice murder PI

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Crime scene photographer completes testimony in cane juice murder PI

Crime scene photographer Lance Corporal, Desmond Johnny, was the only witness to take the stand yesterday as he completed his evidence in the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the death of 20-year old...

Suspected thief nabbed with $5.9M

Jul 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Suspected thief nabbed with $5.9M

Jairam Persaud, the professed miner of 71 Aurora Village, Essequibo Coast, who said that some police ranks attached to the Aurora Police station stole $6M after carrying out a raid at his home, will...

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...

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Hodge 140* puts West Indies in command

Nov 09, 2026

(Cricinfo) – Kavem Hodge dislodged Bangladesh from the driver’s seat with a career-best unbeaten 140 on the fourth day in Sylhet. The visitors went to stumps on 345 for 3, leading by 315...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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