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House votes to slash benefits for former presidents

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on House votes to slash benefits for former presidents

… does not affect Jagdeo’s pension The National Assembly last evening passed a Bill to slash benefits to former Presidents, but it is unlikely that President Donald Ramotar will put his...

Mazaruni River crash… Death toll rises to nine, final count uncertain

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mazaruni River crash… Death toll rises to nine, final count uncertain

Questions are now being asked about the number of passengers who were actually on board the two vessels which collided in the Mazaruni River as search and rescue team fished out the ninth body....

Execution in hotel yard… Businessman ignored warnings about killer lurking outside

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Execution in hotel yard… Businessman ignored warnings about killer lurking outside

By Michael Jordan Businessman Intaz Roopnarine would almost certainly have escaped Thursday’s execution-style attack had he heeded repeated warnings from a security guard that a suspicious...

Dem Boys Seh… Jagdeo is a selfish big man

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem Boys Seh… Jagdeo is a selfish big man

Dem had big argument in Parliament de other day. De opposition seh that Jagdeo pension and benefits too big. Dem in de government seh that it just right. Jagdeo got unlimited security guards, but de...

Corriverton 12-year-old claims pastor abducted, fondled her

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Corriverton 12-year-old claims pastor abducted, fondled her

A 12- year-old girl of Rampoor, Corriverton is claiming that a 23- year- old pastor-in-training picked her up two Tuesdays ago on her way to school, held her against her will, took her to a house in...

Kissoon details why he called former President ‘ideological racist’

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Kissoon details why he called former President ‘ideological racist’

With the Bharrat Jadgeo libel case making its first call for the year, defendant, and Kaieteur News columnist Frederick Kissoon yesterday returned to the witness box for the continuation of his...

West Indies to offer Gibson new deal

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies to offer Gibson new deal

ESPNcricinfo – Ottis Gibson is to be offered a renewed coaching contract by the West Indies as they try to tie up a new deal in the face of continued interest from Warwickshire. The West Indies...

ECB name committees

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on ECB name committees

The Essequibo Cricket Board at its first executive meeting in 2013 held on Saturday 19th January at Parika on the East Bank of Essequibo has named its respective committees. Former President of the...

Increased incentives promised as lucrative tournament looms

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Increased incentives promised as lucrative tournament looms

By Michael Benjamin In 2007 the Fruta Conquerors Football Club launched the inaugural edition of their premiere championship; then dubbed, ‘The Guyana Football Festival,’ with exclusive...

Michael Singh is leading candidate for GABA Presidency

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Michael Singh is leading candidate for GABA Presidency

Colts President, Michael Singh is expected to become the new President of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) when the association holds its AGM and Elections today at the Cliff...

Kitty youth gets 4 years for assault weapons

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty youth gets 4 years for assault weapons

A 21-year-old Kitty resident has been ordered to spend the next four years in jail together with a fine of $100,000. Cornel Atkinson, who had been remanded on June 1, last, for being in possession...

Shooters Club to stage Pools competition tomorrow

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shooters Club to stage Pools competition tomorrow

Shooters Club will stage a Pools competition tomorrow at Grand Central Pool Bar located at Jerries in Grove East Bank Demerara starting at 3:00pm. The ‘Sharp shooting” competition is open to both...

Church partners with Linden school

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Church partners with Linden school

Harmony Secondary School is located on Burnham drive, Wismar, Linden. There is nothing extraordinary about this school, except perhaps for the fact that although deviant behaviour is prevalent at...

Guyana set to observe World Leprosy Day tomorrow

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana set to observe World Leprosy Day tomorrow

As the world over prepares to celebrate World Leprosy Day tomorrow, local efforts are being intensified to raise awareness about leprosy. According to information emanating from the Leprosy Control...

THE HARASSMENT OF THE GCB HAS NOT ENDED

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE HARASSMENT OF THE GCB HAS NOT ENDED

All Guyana felt proud over the performance of the national cricket team during the recent T20 regional showpiece hosted in Trinidad and Tobago and in St. Lucia. The performance of the team,...

Armed robbery accused denied bail

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Armed robbery accused denied bail

Clyde Forte has been remanded to prison until Friday 15. Forte appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on four charges of discharging a loaded firearm with intent and one charge of robbery...

Score’s Even made tremendous gains on the racetrack, set for 2013

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Score’s Even made tremendous gains on the racetrack, set for 2013

Another animal that had an outstanding 2012 and ended the year on a successful note was Score’s Even, owned and trained by Dennis DeRoop of the Simple Royal Stable of the Upper Corentyne Berbice....

Pakistan’s tour of West Indies split

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pakistan’s tour of West Indies split

ESPNcricinfo – Pakistan will play two Tests in West Indies in July, while the limited-overs leg of the tour has been deferred to a later date in the Future Tours Programmes cycle for which the...

Court action halts Demerara Cricket Board elections

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Court action halts Demerara Cricket Board elections

Roger Harper and Davteerth Anandjit on behalf of the cricket authorities in Demerara moved to the High Court in front of Madame Justice Diana Insanally against a total 19 defendants who hold...

GAPF shortlists 18-member team for 3 Int. Championships

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPF shortlists 18-member team for 3 Int. Championships

– 3 reserves also named With a view of maintaining and improving their rating on the Caribbean, regional and International scenes, the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) has...

Badminton Association to stage first tourney for 2013 February 1 and 2

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Badminton Association to stage first tourney for 2013 February 1 and 2

The Guyana Badminton Association will be running off its first tournament for the year. The open tournament is scheduled for February 1 & 2 will be contested at the Queens College Badminton...

Mark Vieira, Stanley Ming Jnr. receive international motor racing awards

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mark Vieira, Stanley Ming Jnr. receive international motor racing awards

On Saturday, January 19, 2013 the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (F.I.A) America hosted a prize-giving ceremony in Panama. The F.I.A is the World governing body for Motorsports...

Three teens charged with sodomy rape in jail

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Three teens charged with sodomy rape in jail

Naresh Ramballi, of 26 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, who is awaiting trial for murder; Amas Amzad, of Lot 6 Rosignol, a convicted prisoner; and Rawle La Fleur, of Lot 9 Sheet Anchor, East Canje, Berbice...

Police blamed for inaction as … Mahdia accident driver walks away with slap on the wrist

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police blamed for inaction as … Mahdia accident driver walks away with slap on the wrist

Relatives say that the police action leaves much to be desired. There should be a thorough investigation into the works of the Guyana Police Force especially the police stationed at the Mahdia Police...

Not hopeful of a change in attitude

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Not hopeful of a change in attitude

DEAR EDITOR, Peeping Tom, you’ve done a great service bringing to attention the sad fact that Guyana has practically neglected its historical sites, monuments, and buildings. St Barnabas Baptist...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more