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Wounding accused refused bail

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Zaman Deen, 47, of 242 Garnett Street, Newtown, has been remanded to prison on an unlawful wounding charge. Deen, a mason by profession, allegedly dealt Mahendra Ramsingh several chops about his body...

GPL strike off

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… matter to go to arbitration Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) employees who were on strike for six days will return to work today. The National Association of Agricultural Commercial...

$200M reportedly doled out for Marriott’s supervision

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $200M reportedly doled out for Marriott’s supervision

– but no evidence of tenders Government is reportedly paying more than US$1M ($200M) for the supervision of the Marriott-branded hotel that it is building at Kingston, but there is no immediate...

Police beat illegal miners … Geology and Mines Commission joins probe

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The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has commenced an investigation into the beating of civilians by police ranks during an operation to curb illegal mining within Marudi, Region Nine. A...

All three defending champions retain titles

Mar 05, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on All three defending champions retain titles

The final day of the Hikers Hockey Club Junior Indoor tournament saw all three defending champions in the Global Technology Schools Category and the Woodpecker Products Male and Female Under-21...

China donates over 28,000 laptops

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on China donates over 28,000 laptops

The Chinese government yesterday handed over 28,145 laptops to the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project. The laptops, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said, are valued at US$8 million, none of which...

Golden Grove man killed by drunk driver

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For the second time in a month, a drunk youth has caused the death of a road user as a result of a vehicular accident. Fifty-eight-year old Patrick Lester, called “Palace”, of Golden Grove, East...

Fake bishop popes top secret Pope meeting

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A bogus bishop yesterday crashed a top secret meeting of Catholic cardinals – as senior clergy from around the world gather inside the Vatican to elect the next Pope. Ralph Napierski, dressed in...

Dem boys seh … Bishop Two Edgy learn from de best

Mar 05, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh … Bishop Two Edgy learn from de best

It had to be a Guyanese. Only Guyanese does do things like that. A man dress up like a bishop and try to pope de meeting wheh de top Roman Catholics sit down to elect a new pope. De man must be hear...

Fuel fraud discovered in Region Four

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fuel fraud discovered in Region Four

Region Four Chairman, Clement Corlette, has discovered what seems to be another fuel fraud within his controlled domain. This newest fraud has been ongoing since the beginning of this year. Corlette,...

NCN tells calypsonians tunes were not banned, but prohibited

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on NCN tells calypsonians tunes were not banned, but prohibited

….Professor’s winning tune under review At what was termed a “closed meeting” at the National Communication Network (NCN) yesterday, calypsonians were told that their 2013 calypso...

GGDMA sets 460,000 ounces gold production target for 2013

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GGDMA sets 460,000 ounces gold production target for 2013

Members of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) have set themselves the task of producing a minimum of 460,000 ounces of gold this year. The declared production at the end of...

Slingerz FC top Den Amstel 3-0 to win Stag Beer West Side Championship

Mar 05, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Slingerz FC top Den Amstel 3-0 to win Stag Beer West Side Championship

Seawall finish third; Anthony Harding named MVP The event marked the return of highly competitive football on the ‘West Side’ since the days of ‘Sweet 16’ and a capacity crowd on Sunday last...

Ramotar takes on opposition haters at Babu John

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar takes on opposition haters at Babu John

…lambastes Speaker, letter writer, Nagamootoo By Leon Suseran President Donald Ramotar, at Babu John, Corentyne on Sunday, vociferously lashed out at those whom he described as haters of...

Rescued turtle returns to natural habitat

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rescued turtle returns to natural habitat

The male Olive Green turtle rescued from the jaws of death by fishermen on Friday last has fully recovered and was yesterday released into the Atlantic Ocean. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of...

Contractor takes over playfield

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Contractor takes over playfield

Residents of Logwood, Enmore, East Coast Demerara, are up in arms over what is being described as an extension of the lawlessness that is taking place in Guyana. At issue is the taking over of the...

Defence, prosecution square off in narco Detective murder PI

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Defence, prosecution square off in narco Detective murder PI

…as defence forced to copy statement by hand As the preliminary inquiry into the murder of detective Jirahan Diananand continued before Magistrate Krisendat Persaud at the Springlands...

Single and unemployed mother seeks financial aid for sick son

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Single and unemployed mother seeks financial aid for sick son

A single mother is appealing to the public for financial aid to save her 20-year-old son who is hospitalized at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for multiple injuries he sustained...

Striking silence on support for Kadecia Baird

Mar 05, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Striking silence on support for Kadecia Baird

By Rawle Welch Last Thursday I was fortunate to be in my office when a good friend of mine Rudy Grant, who I’ve known for a number of years covering his exploits on the tennis court came with his...

East Bank Demerara thoroughfare listed as deadliest in Guyana

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on East Bank Demerara thoroughfare listed as deadliest in Guyana

Already for the year the Traffic Department of the Guyana Police Force has recorded 18 road deaths as compared to 20 for the same period last year. However, according to Traffic Chief, Hugh...

Kissoon libel case … Defence concludes evidence-in-chief

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Kissoon libel case … Defence concludes evidence-in-chief

Fredrick Kissoon wrapped up his evidence yesterday in the Jagdeo libel case after relating information about source documents used in the research that encouraged the former University of Guyana...

Khalil produces another authoritative performance to capture final

Mar 05, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Khalil produces another authoritative performance to capture final

– Low dominates category A Junior squash star Jason Ray Khalil easily disposed of Nicholas Narain in straight sets to win the Open category final, while Rebecca Low won category A of the 2013...

Pouderoyen pensioner found hanging in outhouse

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Pouderoyen pensioner found hanging in outhouse

A community worker answering a call of nature yesterday received the shock of his life after stumbling on a decomposing body in an outdoor toilet at Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara. The body of...

La Parfaite Harmonie to become largest housing scheme – Housing Minister

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on La Parfaite Harmonie to become largest housing scheme – Housing Minister

Housing Minister, Irfaan Ali, says that La Parfaite Harmonie in Region Three will become a scheme second to none , rivaling the Diamond/Grove Housimg Scheme in size and overall development. Last...

Rotary Club of Georgetown improving literacy in Guyana

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rotary Club of Georgetown improving literacy in Guyana

By Rehanna Ramsay For more than a decade, the Rotary Club of Georgetown has been actively involved in molding hundreds of young minds via its literacy programme. Despite various challenges, the...

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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