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$4 million stolen cash recovered by constables

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $4 million stolen cash recovered by constables

– following break-in at Stabroek Market Vendors of Stabroek Market are applauding the quick response of the city constabulary officers, who apprehended two men who broke and...

Ramotar banks on continued EU support

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar banks on continued EU support

President Donald Ramotar, on Tuesday evening, courted continued support from the European Union (EU), which has largely been responsible for stabilizing the country’s volatile...

Recent upsurge in fires is cause for concern

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Recent upsurge in fires is cause for concern

Noting that there has recently been an upsurge in the incidence of fires, the Guyana Relief Council (GRC) is cautioning all to be careful and to try at all costs to avoid the...

Vigilante beating to death…Home Affairs Ministry urges citizens to let law takes it course

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Vigilante beating to death…Home Affairs Ministry urges citizens to let law takes it course

Within 24 hours there have been two vigilante beatings resulting in two deaths. These recent actions have sparked a reaction from the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to a statement...

Parika man approaches Benschop with execution contract

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Parika man approaches Benschop with execution contract

By Abena Rockcliffe Social Activist Mark Benschop was yesterday approached by a Parika businessman who purported to be so peeved that he wanted three men murdered. He thought that Benschop was the...

Thieves cart off Zinc from police station

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves cart off Zinc from police station

The decades-old Central Police Station in New Amsterdam is being torn down. Not much is known of the cost or contractor of the project, but it is expected that a new structure will be...

‘If the government doesn’t sign our Bills, we will use the same tactic against them’- APNU

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘If the government doesn’t sign our Bills, we will use the same tactic against them’- APNU

Shadow Legal Affairs Minister for A Partnership for National Unity, Attorney at Law Basil Williams, yesterday said that if the President refuses to assent to any of the Opposition’s Bills;...

St Maarten-based Guyanese jailed for 22 years in US couple killings

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on St Maarten-based Guyanese jailed for 22 years in US couple killings

St Maarten (Daily Herald) – It was an emotional day in the Court of First Instance on Wednesday when Judge Tamara Tijhuis sentenced Jamaican national Meyshane Keymar Johnson, 29, to...

Chief Magistrate dismisses case due to prosecution’s failure to file statements

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Chief Magistrate dismisses case due to prosecution’s failure to file statements

Yesterday, Shawn Yhap, who was charged with simple larceny, walked out of court a free man. After five adjournments, it transpired that not a single statement was filed for the commencement of trial...

$Cruelty in Sophia…Mason died of fractured skull, Mocha man died of TB$

Cruelty in Sophia…Mason died of fractured skull, Mocha man died of TB

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cruelty in Sophia…Mason died of fractured skull, Mocha man died of TB

Sophia mason, Nigel Lowe, who was beaten to death on Wednesday last died as a result of shock and haemorrhage due to a fractured skull which was caused by a blunt instrument. The post...

DIGICEL INTRODUCES THE SAMSUNG GALAXY SIV

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on DIGICEL INTRODUCES THE SAMSUNG GALAXY SIV

Digicel, one of the mobile communications providers in Guyana, is once again leading the way in the telecommunications industry. The company is the first to introduce the Samsung Galaxy...

Businessmen view public sector corruption rate as high

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Businessmen view public sector corruption rate as high

A majority of local businessmen have described the public sector as being high in corruption. This was reflected in the final report of an Attitudinal Survey which was conducted by the...

Vice Chancellor meets with Berbice private sector on crucial issues

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Vice Chancellor meets with Berbice private sector on crucial issues

…receives support for raising fees By Leon Suseran Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG), Prof. Jacob Opadeyi, visited Berbice on Thursday and met with the combined Chambers...

Berbice vigilante victim died from beating

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice vigilante victim died from beating

The Post Mortem on the body of Alfred Munroe, 45, called Guana Man, of Ulverston Village, Corentyne, Berbice revealed that Monroe died of shock and hemorrhage due to muscular injuries...

Man, 29, lucky to be alive

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 29, lucky to be alive

…after horrific encounter with mentally ill man A 29-year-old man is lucky to be alive. This was after a man of unsound mind tried to drown him in a trench near to the Providence Primary...

Republic Bank awards Town Week winners

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Republic Bank awards Town Week winners

The Republic Bank Linden branch on Thursday awarded special prizes to eight persons after hosting their successful Town Week promotion, geared to give back to the community. Manager of the...

Prosecution closes case in Kilcoy manslaughter trial… Doctor says deceased could have been alive if he had better care

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Prosecution closes case in Kilcoy manslaughter trial… Doctor says deceased could have been alive if he had better care

The prosecution on Thursday called its final witness and wrapped up its case when the third trial of manslaughter accused, Wazim Mohamed, 26, called “Junior” of Mara, East Bank Berbice, continued...

Mob violence and the role of the National Assembly

May 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mob violence and the role of the National Assembly

Dear Editor, Mob violence continues in Guyana – starting with the citizens from Bare Roots who beat Radika Singh to death in 2007, now the residents in Sophia with the citizen justice...

The “melting-pot” society

May 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The “melting-pot” society

DEAR EDITOR, Arrival Day, which was observed on May 5, was a good time to reflect on the long and difficult road we have traversed as a people and the challenges that lie ahead as we strive to...

I support Minister Benn’s proactive approach to the seawall lime issue

May 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on I support Minister Benn’s proactive approach to the seawall lime issue

DEAR EDITOR, The Stabroek Business article published May 10, 2013, under the captioned “PSC, Georgetown Chamber at odds over seawall lime ban” reveals a mindset of the (GCCI)...

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