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Berbice woman dead after hit-and-run accident

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice woman dead after hit-and-run accident

…suspect surrenders An Islington woman was involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident around 20:45 hrs on Saturday. Dead is Sastia ‘Sassy’ Phillips, 28, of Fifth Street,...

THE OPPOSITION HAS NOT CHANGED

Nov 27, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE OPPOSITION HAS NOT CHANGED

In a matter of days, it will be one year since a new President took over. Unlike his predecessors he did not enjoy the luxury of a parliamentary majority. Unlike others before him,...

Women Lawyers speak out on violence against women

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Women Lawyers speak out on violence against women

The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) joined with all women in observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. That event was observed on Sunday. “It is...

Dredge owner robbed after leaving commercial bank

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Dredge owner robbed after leaving commercial bank

Five minutes after leaving a commercial bank in Diamond, East Bank Demerara, a dredge owner and his business partner were relieved of over $2.6M in cash and valuables in front of his Diamond Housing...

IDB-funded $174M rice seed facility for commissioning shortly

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on IDB-funded $174M rice seed facility for commissioning shortly

The No. 56 Rice Seed Facility, in Region Six, which is almost completed, will be commissioned within three weeks, according to Project Manager, Dr. Elizabeth Ramlall. Citing the need for works to be...

Soldier disappears in Pomeroon River

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Soldier disappears in Pomeroon River

The search continues for the body of a Guyana Defence Force soldier who disappeared in the Pomeroon River on Sunday night. Derwin Simon, a GDF Coast Guard, who was on duty at the time at...

Fish Festival is significant tourist calendar event

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Fish Festival is significant tourist calendar event

The customary tranquil indigenous community of Rockstone in Region Ten, about 22 kilometres (14 miles) from Linden, was transformed to a buzz of activities Sunday when the Seventh Annual...

There is something about Rohee that Guyanese need to know about

Nov 27, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on There is something about Rohee that Guyanese need to know about

I have never been inside the debating chambers of Parliament, meaning where the MPs make laws. My first visit was last Thursday at the invitation of Michael Carrington of the AFC. I know one thing...

Schoolboys charged for assaulting teacher

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Schoolboys charged for assaulting teacher

Three students of the Vryman’s Erven Secondary School were charged for assaulting a male teacher of the school on November 21 last. The Fourth Formers (Grade 10) appeared before Magistrate Adela...

New attorney admitted to practice in Guyana, Trinidad

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on New attorney admitted to practice in Guyana, Trinidad

Twenty-three year old Yoshorda Rampersaud was recently admitted to the local Bar after her petition was presented by Attorney at Law and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Deborah...

Foster care month…Fostering a child is providing a service to humanity-Guardian

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Foster care month…Fostering a child is providing a service to humanity-Guardian

By Rabindra Rooplall Under the theme “Become a foster parent and make a difference in a child’s life” the Child Care and Protection Agency (CPA) is observing Foster Care Month as scores of...

22 days after child molested….No word from police, suspect still on the run

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 22 days after child molested….No word from police, suspect still on the run

The investigation into the alleged rape of a two-year-old girl at Imbaimadai, Region Seven on November 4, last, has come to a standstill and with no evidence, the suspect continues to roam...

Auditor General’s Report 2011…Region Nine Administration overpays contractors

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Auditor General’s Report 2011…Region Nine Administration overpays contractors

Revelations that the Region Nine Administration in 2011 paid contractors for works that were not executed, have many wondering if they were intentional and not a case of poor monitoring of projects....

Accused in Robb Street murder get paper committal

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Accused in Robb Street murder get paper committal

After continued back and forth about the pre-trial hearing for the four men accused of murdering 72-year-old Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris, Magistrate Sueanna Lovell ruled yesterday that Orin...

Gizmos & Gadgets launches million dollar shopping spree

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Gizmos & Gadgets launches million dollar shopping spree

Gizmos and Gadgets superstore launched its million-dollar shopping spree yesterday. The event will be a five-week promotion. It will conclude on December 31, 2012. According to the company,...

Picture Boy Double Murder Trial…Matter will go to the jury

Nov 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Picture Boy Double Murder Trial…Matter will go to the jury

Justice Diana Insanally yesterday overruled the no-case submissions made by the defense and it is expected that double murder accused, Ceon Collier, called ‘Picture Boy’, will commence his...

I should not be held responsible

Nov 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on I should not be held responsible

Dear Editor, I hereby reply to an article captioned “Contractors walked away with $$M for incomplete works in Region One, which appeared in KN dated Friday November 23rd, 2012,as ...

Can this be the accepted ethics in our Hospitals?

Nov 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Can this be the accepted ethics in our Hospitals?

DEAR EDITOR, The general public should be warned of the real danger they face when seeking the “best” medical treatment when ill. Our Domestic, a 39-year-old woman, “took in” at about...

What a pity Mr. Da Silva did not write about his experience

Nov 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on What a pity Mr. Da Silva did not write about his experience

DEAR EDITOR, The Wednesday 21st edition of Prime News, reporting on one hundred years of aviation in Guyana, mentioned Captain Dhanraj and his co-pilot of G.A.C ,who perished when their plane...

High public officials and influence-makers must use language carefully and be truthful, lest they inflame, misinform or distort

Nov 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on High public officials and influence-makers must use language carefully and be truthful, lest they inflame, misinform or distort

Dear Editor, I am an advocate for education, and in that pursuit the unbiased documentation of our history is paramount. I am of the firm opinion that high public officials and influence-makers must...

Let’s stop and take action to help our animals

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Windies captain Brathwaite stresses bravery, belief ahead of Pakistan Test Series

No conflict of interest exists

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Accusations of conflict of interest have a peculiar way of rising to the surface in Guyana.... more