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Raquayyah Boyer is Miss Guyana Universe 2012

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Raquayyah Boyer is Miss Guyana Universe 2012

Raquayyah Boyer was on Saturday evening crowned Miss Guyana Universe 2012 at the poolside of the Princess International Hotel at Providence after what many described as one of the worst...

55 lbs of cocaine intercepted at CJIA in separate busts

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 55 lbs of cocaine intercepted at CJIA in separate busts

Ranks from the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) and the Police Anti-Narcotics Unit intercepted a total of 55 lbs of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri in two...

Intoxicated man takes fatal plunge in Mahdia swimming pool

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Intoxicated man takes fatal plunge in Mahdia swimming pool

A man identified as Carl Welcome of number 53 Village Corentyne, Berbice was pronounced dead on arrival at the Mahdia Hospital just around noon yesterday after taking a fatal plunge...

Threatened Agricola man denies calling police

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Threatened Agricola man denies calling police

Shaquille Grant killing… The Agricola minibus operator whose car was torched last Wednesday says that he is being falsely accused of calling the police ranks who shot and killed...

Elderly woman killed in Montrose three vehicle smash up

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Elderly woman killed in Montrose three vehicle smash up

A three vehicle smash up which occurred during the wee hours of yesterday morning on the Montrose, East Coast Demerara Public Road has claimed the life of a 76-year old Bath Settlement...

Dem boys seh…Dem shoulda bun Henry

Sep 17, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Dem shoulda bun Henry

Henry de Yellow gone to rest, at least, but if some people get dem way he would be tossing and turning wherever he deh right now. Dem boys seh that de last few months of he life wasn’t really...

What is the political objective of these attacks?

Sep 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is the political objective of these attacks?

Dear Editor, Anyone familiar with Guyanese politics will not need to be convinced that the recent attack on Mr. Freddie Kissoon in the vicinity of the parliament on the evening of August 15th, 2012...

Minibus mysteriously goes up in flames

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Minibus mysteriously goes up in flames

A route 94 minibus bearing licence plate number BPP 3370 mysteriously went up in flames last Wednesday morning. The minibus belongs to 25-year-old Ramroop Laldeo, formerly of the Diamond Housing...

Young Buxton ‘scholar’ wants to be President of Guyana

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Young Buxton ‘scholar’ wants to be President of Guyana

Twelve year old Jedidiah Adams of Brusche Dam, Friendship, East Coast Demerara is the winner of this year’s Annie Daniels Memorial Award for academic excellence. The award is given for outstanding...

I support a cover-up by the authorities

Sep 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on I support a cover-up by the authorities

Dear Editor, No, not that kind of cover-up. I am referring to the one that requires a white sheet or cloth or some other barrier to the prying eyes of gawkers. I would like to see the police and...

Only the GCB and its membership can change its constitution

Sep 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Only the GCB and its membership can change its constitution

Dear Editor, I observed recently a series of articles in the Guyana Times regarding the purported new constitution of the Guyana Cricket Board and quotes from Mr. CLIVE Lloyd regarding same as...

Works on road to resume shortly

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Works on road to resume shortly

E.C.D four-lane expansion… Stalled preparatory works on a section of the East Coast Demerara road widening project may resume shortly. The Public Works Ministry is engaging...

CHANDERPAUL, AMAZEBALLS AND SOCKDOLAGER

Sep 17, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on CHANDERPAUL, AMAZEBALLS AND SOCKDOLAGER

April 10, 2008. West Indies versus Sri Lanka at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad. Left-handed Shivnarine Chanderpaul facing left-arm swing bowler Chaminda Vas. Six runs needed to...

Former Police Commissioner Henry Greene laid to rest

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Former Police Commissioner Henry Greene laid to rest

The Golden Grove Cemetery on the East Coast of Demerara was the final resting place for former Commissioner of Police Henry Greene DSS, DSM. Family, friends and several persons within the security...

Guyana sweep Road Race titles at Junior C’bean Cycling C/ships

Sep 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana sweep Road Race titles at Junior C’bean Cycling C/ships

Paul DeNobrega takes Junior gold; Michael Anthony is Juvenile champ The consistent and constant rise of Guyana’s Junior cyclists was further confirmed when this nation copped both Gold medals in...

Suicide Prevention: Alive?

Sep 17, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Suicide Prevention: Alive?

On September 10, the world once again observed “World Suicide Prevention Day”. This year the theme was, “Suicide Prevention across the Globe: Strengthening Protective Factors and Instilling...

Toll collectors don’t declare all the revenue

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Toll collectors don’t declare all the revenue

– says Linden IMC Chairman “Elated” is how many business persons who are forced to traverse through Linden to get to their respective destinations sum up their feelings, after...

I commend the Acting Police Commissioner on his new style of leadership

Sep 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on I commend the Acting Police Commissioner on his new style of leadership

Dear Editor, I must congratulate the Acting Commissioner of Police for the new style he is bringing to the job. It is not every person shot by the police that he will be seeing their relatives or...

The Raymond Monde Gordon Theatre heading to Guyana

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on The Raymond Monde Gordon Theatre heading to Guyana

By Lin-Jay Harry-Voglezon When the Raymond Monde Gordon Theatre arrives at the Theatre Guild in October next month it would be the last leg of a resuscitation tour which began in New York last...

‘Place it in the bin’

Sep 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘Place it in the bin’

Dear Editor, I commend the placing of ‘litter policemen’ around the city especially at the horrendous sites that are truly unbelievable in our once beautiful city. This should help to deter...

Cricketers gearing up for 20/20, Over 40, hardball cricket tournament this month end

Sep 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cricketers gearing up for 20/20, Over 40, hardball cricket tournament this month end

Cricket fans can expect ball by ball excitement when sports enthusiast Seeraj Bhimsain presents a 20/20, Over 40, hardball cricket tournament starting on September 20 next. Eight teams from several...

Police gymkhana attracts thousands

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police gymkhana attracts thousands

With all the negative publicity recently centered around the Guyana Police Force, the organization seized the opportunity to be “citizen friendly” when it executed its annual Gymkhana. Thousands...

GPHC Maternal Unit commences celebrations for Breastfeeding Week

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC Maternal Unit commences celebrations for Breastfeeding Week

Medical professionals, particularly those who work in the Maternal Unit, in Guyana are today commencing celebrations for National Breastfeeding Week 2012 under the theme...

Cannabis more damaging to under-18s, study suggests

Sep 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Cannabis more damaging to under-18s, study suggests

First convincing evidence that cannabis has a different effect on young brains than on those of adults By Sarah Boseley Adolescents who are regular users of cannabis are at risk of permanent damage...

PYO not Guyana’s oldest youth movement

Sep 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on PYO not Guyana’s oldest youth movement

Dear Editor, Good Evening, I am sending this email to highlight a mistake on the Tuesday Edition of this newspaper (September 11,2012).On page 18 it states in the article that PYO (The Progressive...