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Panic grips Essequibo Coast as… Dozens breakout from New Opportunity Corps

Aug 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Panic grips Essequibo Coast as… Dozens breakout from New Opportunity Corps

Panic gripped a section of the Essequibo Coast last night when dozens of inmates broke out of the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) at Onderneeming and went on a rampage through several communities. The...

Abducted boy murdered, dumped behind rice mill

Aug 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Abducted boy murdered, dumped behind rice mill

An East Berbice community was plunged into shock yesterday and hard questions are now being asked after a gruesome mid-afternoon discovery of the body of a seven-year-old boy. Neighbours, who were...

Specialty hospital … Surendra Engineering awarded contract

Aug 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Specialty hospital … Surendra Engineering awarded contract

– lowest bidder skipped Fedders Lloyd Corporation Ltd of India, the lowest bidder for the contract to build the country’s specialty hospital, was passed over in favour of Surendra...

Over 100 laptops stolen from OLPF office

Aug 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Over 100 laptops stolen from OLPF office

– Margo Boyce new Project Manager Over 100 hundred laptops bought under the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project have been stolen from the project’s Queenstown, Georgetown office, and...

Police comb Berbice River for missing woman’s body

Aug 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police comb Berbice River for missing woman’s body

– Two sailors in custody By Samuel Whyte Up to press time, Police were still supervising a search of the Berbice River for the body of a 30-year-old barmaid and mother of one, who...

Dem boys seh… Is more thiefing and de government quiet

Aug 23, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Is more thiefing and de government quiet

When dem launch de One Laptop Per Family programme dem boys try fuh tell dem that de programme got teeth. Bharrat cuss de Waterfalls paper and he claim that he got everything under control. Now word...

Joint Services move out, Linden returns to ‘normalcy’

Aug 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Joint Services move out, Linden returns to ‘normalcy’

Linden, yesterday, once more felt like the town most people have known and loved – almost that is. The Joint Services ranks were moving out, something that residents had long clamoured for....

NCN corruption debates unfair and unbalanced – AFC

Aug 23, 2012 knews News Comments Off on NCN corruption debates unfair and unbalanced – AFC

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has deemed as unfair and unbalanced, coverage of the “Corruption Debates” being hosted by the National Communications Network (NCN). The state-owned network’s Late...

Man found floating in Pomeroon River

Aug 23, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Man found floating in Pomeroon River

A 45-year-old Jacklow man was discovered floating by residents of the Upper Pomeroon River community early Wednesday morning. William Young, also known as Gharam, reportedly went missing sometime on...

Bandits hit Guy-America Furniture Store

Aug 23, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Bandits hit Guy-America Furniture Store

Police are probing a daring robbery committed on the Guy-America Furniture Store on Mandela Avenue early yesterday morning, in which two gun-toting youths snatched more than $800,000 from the...

C’bean schools to benefit from Virtual Subject Association

Aug 23, 2012 knews News Comments Off on C’bean schools to benefit from Virtual Subject Association

The introduction of a Virtual Subject Association is expected to be created by next month, with a view of soliciting the collaboration of educators across the Caribbean, to help address concerns...

Drug use, abuse significantly impacting Caribbean – CARICOM official

Aug 23, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Drug use, abuse significantly impacting Caribbean – CARICOM official

– UG to focus on demand reduction in its curricula Drug use and abuse has for many years been recognised as a challenge countries across the world, Guyana being no exception, face which in some...

Shot hospital escapee surrenders

Aug 23, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Shot hospital escapee surrenders

Shot hospital escapee, James Hutson, also called “Boofou” gave up his freedom and walked into the Brickdam Police Station at around 02:00 am yesterday. Hutson, of Grove Squatting Area, East Bank...

Two remanded on attempted murder charge

Aug 23, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Two remanded on attempted murder charge

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after appearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for attempted murder. Joseph Barker and Keron Taylor were jointly charged with the offence which...

Son charged for causing father’s death by accident

Aug 23, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Son charged for causing father’s death by accident

– on $450,000 bail Apart from dealing with the death of his father, 21-year-old Fizal Mohamed got one more thing to worry about when he was charged yesterday for causing the death of his father...

More cocaine found in CJIA compound

Aug 23, 2012 knews News Comments Off on More cocaine found in CJIA compound

The Police are yet again reporting that more cocaine has been found in the compound of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri. According to a police statement, at about 16:45 hours on...

Man freed of forged document charge

Aug 23, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Man freed of forged document charge

Nkrumah Kwame Langhorne of Samatta Point, Grove, East Bank Demerara, who was charged in November last year for presenting a forged bail document to clerks at the High Court, is breathing easy now,...

Fire strikes at Lethem Research Centre

Aug 23, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Fire strikes at Lethem Research Centre

It was all thanks to public-spirited citizens and two “black tanks” of water that the Lethem Education Research Centre was saved from going up in flames. Kaieteur News understands that the fire...

WICB announces Squad for ICC World T20

Aug 23, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on WICB announces Squad for ICC World T20

St John’s Antigua — The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel yesterday named the West Indies 15-man squad for the International Cricket Council’s World T20 Tournament in Sri Lanka in...

Badminton team off to CAREBACO tourney

Aug 23, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Badminton team off to CAREBACO tourney

A National 8-Member Junior Badminton Team left Guyana to attend the Caribbean Badminton Championships (CAREBACO) to be held in Dominican Republic August 19-27. Guyana won 4 silvers and 1 bronze last...

Kumar to meet with French Guiana & Suriname to verify IGG date

Aug 23, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Kumar to meet with French Guiana & Suriname to verify IGG date

Director of Sport, Neil Kumar revealed yesterday afternoon that he will be meeting with the authorities of French Guiana and Suriname during the course of the new week to discuss matters pertaining...

What have the PNC and AFC learned from history?

Aug 23, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on What have the PNC and AFC learned from history?

The respective congresses of the PNC and AFC are over. Sadly, in none of those two parties was there ever any talk of term limits for the leader. What is emerging in the Congress Party in India is...

Shaquille Williams hits century to highlight latest round

Aug 23, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Shaquille Williams hits century to highlight latest round

Malteenoes produced a sizeable total yesterday thanks to 158 by Shaquille Willaims to highlight the latest round of matches in the David Persaud Investments Under-19 competition organised by the...

Panic grips Essequibo Coast as… Dozens break out from New Opportunity Corps

Aug 23, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Panic grips Essequibo Coast as… Dozens break out from New Opportunity Corps

Panic gripped a section of the Essequibo Coast last night when dozens of inmates broke out of the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) at Onderneeming and went on a rampage through several communities. The...

Rain plays spoiler in third round, more bad weather forecast for fourth round

Aug 23, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Rain plays spoiler in third round, more bad weather forecast for fourth round

Bridgetown, Barbados — Heavy rain associated with Tropical Storm Isaac put a damper on the third round of matches in the West Indies Cricket Board’s Under-19 50-over Tournament yesterday. The bad...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more