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Mother of two shot while fighting off bandit

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of two shot while fighting off bandit

Bibi Samaroo, a 36-year-old mother of two is currently hospitalised at the Woodlands Hospital after she was shot twice while fighting off one of three bandits who invaded her Diamond Housing Scheme,...

Agricola fatal shooting…Cops refuse to be part of ID parade

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Agricola fatal shooting…Cops refuse to be part of ID parade

One week after a police raid in the Agricola community which resulted in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Shaquille Grant, ranks who were reportedly present at the scene are refusing to be part of...

Dem boys seh…Big dollars deh bout

Sep 19, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Big dollars deh bout

“Who nah get nah want” is a saying in one area. That is when parents sharing food. Dem parents does seh that if you been want you woulda come. But is a different story altogether wid thief man...

Linden Commission of Inquiry…Kennard back from leave, to be sworn in shortly

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden Commission of Inquiry…Kennard back from leave, to be sworn in shortly

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary Cecil Kennard has returned from annual leave and is to be sworn in shortly as the fifth member of the Commission that will look into the Linden unrest that...

INVESTIGATING THEIR OWN

Sep 19, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on INVESTIGATING THEIR OWN

So far most of the attention about the shooting of the young man in Agricola has been concerned with who fired the shots that killed him. However, this is not a cut-and-dry issue; the answer is not...

Where is the oil?

Sep 19, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Where is the oil?

Way back in 2000, the US Geological Survey announced that Guyana had a 95% chance of having at least 454 fields with a minimum of 1 million barrels of oil each. With the same...

Flour prices to rise again

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Flour prices to rise again

Flour prices locally are set for an increase again on Friday as weather continues to affect food supplies worldwide. According to the National Milling Company of Guyana Inc. (NAMILCO),...

1838 Monument site development attracts three bidders

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 1838 Monument site development attracts three bidders

Three bids were submitted yesterday for the site development of the 1838 Monument at Carifesta Avenue. The project falls under the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport, and the bids were...

Police vehicles auction racket…Matter being swept under the carpet

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police vehicles auction racket…Matter being swept under the carpet

Two months after the Ministry of Home Affairs ordered an investigation into a racket involving the sale of police vehicles via auction, there appears to be another slap-on-the-wrist situation....

REDJet refund on hold, verification process incomplete – Public Works official

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on REDJet refund on hold, verification process incomplete – Public Works official

Refunds promised to passengers who purchased tickets in Guyana to use the REDjet Airline will be further delayed as the verification process of names sent from Guyana is incomplete. Principal...

Slain Agicola youth laid to rest

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Slain Agicola youth laid to rest

Hundreds of persons dressed in red and black turned up at the Agricola Ball Field yesterday to bid farewell to 17-year-old Shaquille Grant who was shot during a police raid last week Tuesday. The...

Patient’s relatives insist stillbirth caused by hospital’s negligence

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Patient’s relatives insist stillbirth caused by hospital’s negligence

A stillbirth which occurred Sunday at the New Amsterdam Hospital has a family blaming the doctor who dealt with the case and officials for negligence. They expressed outrage that the child was...

More training aimed at region’s microfinance industry

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on More training aimed at region’s microfinance industry

Fifteen institutions will participate in the second phase of the regional Microfinance Capacity-Building Project for the English-speaking Caribbean (Carib-Cap II), a programme aimed at helping...

Best Hospital dispensary staff stage sit-in over poor working conditions

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Best Hospital dispensary staff stage sit-in over poor working conditions

Persons working in the dispensary at the West Demerara Regional Hospital yesterday staged a sit-in over poor working conditions, including a non-functional air conditioning unit and no fans....

Two detained following cocaine bust released

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two detained following cocaine bust released

Two persons who were detained by ranks from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) were released last evening after the stipulated 72-hour detention period came to an end. This publication...

The Traudl Junge/Nadira Jagan instinct in the human mind

Sep 19, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Traudl Junge/Nadira Jagan instinct in the human mind

Whenever I write on the complexity of the human mind, the names Nadira Jagan and Traudl Junge appear right in front of my eyes. The former is the daughter of one of the world’s...

Aspiring lawyer receives Eric Williams CAPE prize for History

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Aspiring lawyer receives Eric Williams CAPE prize for History

It was Thomas Alva Edison, one of the most prolific inventors in history, who coined the phrase “there is no substitute for hard work.” To date, this notion has held true, reflecting that it is...

Support is always available to local artists – National Curator

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Support is always available to local artists – National Curator

Although it is believed by some that an artist cannot fail since to have artistic qualities is already a success, historically artists have had a hard time to impress their usually intricate...

Bel Air $$M heist…Son testifies against mother

Sep 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bel Air $$M heist…Son testifies against mother

– Getaway driver doesn’t recognize signature As the trial in the 2011 Bel Air heist continued yesterday, a story of family betrayal unraveled, when Sanjay Ramsood was called upon...

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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