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Naughty Student

Jul 17, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Naughty Student

DEAR EDITOR, It is regrettable that Mr. Kissoon disliked my book. His surprising piece in the Kaieteur News indicates that something deeper is going on. Over the years I have had naughty students...

Have the West Indies selectors hit the panic button?

Jul 17, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Have the West Indies selectors hit the panic button?

Dear Editor, The WICB released its squad for the first two ODI’s to be held in Guyana, and surprisingly there is no specialist wicket keeper. Even if Dinesh Ramdin wasn’t making runs or keeping...

Race in America

Jul 17, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Race in America

Race still matters in the USA. That is what the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman and the latter’s subsequent complete exoneration by a jury showed quite clearly. As most commentators...

MARAD erects signs along Mazaruni, Moruca Rivers

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on MARAD erects signs along Mazaruni, Moruca Rivers

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) in its quest to reduce the number of accidents occurring on the nation’s waterways has embarked on a venture of placing warning signs at...

GPF apologies to family for misleading invitation

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPF apologies to family for misleading invitation

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has offered a public apology to the mother of the late Constable Dorwin Pitman for the embarrassment she as well as her relatives felt at the Police...

Habitat extends Volunteer Programme

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Habitat extends Volunteer Programme

While its primary aim remains to lend support to the housing sector in Guyana, Habitat for Humanity Guyana (HfHG) is stretching its barriers to accommodate the enhancement of...

Matthew’s Ridge plane crash…Pilot prevented major disaster by switching off fuel pumps

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Matthew’s Ridge plane crash…Pilot prevented major disaster by switching off fuel pumps

Air Services Limited pilot Feriel Ally may have prevented a major disaster by switching off the fuel pumps of her plane before it crashed at Matthew’s Ridge on Monday. Sources close to the...

Man in court for burglary, escaping from lawful custody

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man in court for burglary, escaping from lawful custody

A man who is accused of breaking and entering Courts’ New Amsterdam store and then escaping from custody after he was nabbed has been recaptured and placed before the court. Satya Sai...

We’re not moving without proper compensation

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on We’re not moving without proper compensation

– Timehri North residents “We are not prepared to move unless there is proper compensation. No property evaluation was done for the 2,400 plus residents living in the area....

GWI sewer reconstruction…Major city streets to be excavated for re-laying of network pipelines

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GWI sewer reconstruction…Major city streets to be excavated for re-laying of network pipelines

By Keeran Danny Reconstruction of the Georgetown sewer network is expected to commence next month with the installation of force main pipelines, delivery mains, pumps and motors at...

Georgetown Chamber alarmed at “new crime wave”

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown Chamber alarmed at “new crime wave”

– APNU expresses horror By Dale Andrews Violent crimes seem to be on the increase and if the Guyana Police Force has any plans to deal with the situation, the Georgetown Chamber of...

French military offers GDF rental of specialized boat

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on French military offers GDF rental of specialized boat

The French armed forces have offered to rent Guyana a specialized boat to assist in enforcing the laws of the sea. The offer was made during discussions yesterday between Chief of Staff...

Customers beaten, robbed in restaurant

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Customers beaten, robbed in restaurant

-Teen stabbed after retaliating Ashraf Ahamad, 17, was beaten and stabbed on Sunday night last, during a robbery at a McDoom, East Bank Demerara Chinese restaurant. The incident occurred at around...

APNU to propose Broadcast Act amendments

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on APNU to propose Broadcast Act amendments

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has signaled its intention to propose several amendments to the Broadcast Act # 13 of 2011 as the party contends that in its current form the Act...

Alleged battery thief on $50,000 bail

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged battery thief on $50,000 bail

Ricardo Fernandes was placed on $50,000 bail by Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing two truck batteries valued at $64,500, property...

Education Ministry sets limits to payments from students

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry sets limits to payments from students

– says none can be denied registration In a major clampdown on schools, the Ministry of Education yesterday announced limits on the so-called registration fee charged by administrators....

The most bizarre things happen in Guyana

Jul 17, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The most bizarre things happen in Guyana

There isn’t a third, fourth or fifth tier activist in the PPP that is so mentally flawed that he/she believes that an opposition that controls the majority in Parliament would just...

Brazilians nabbed with ganja at border

Jul 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilians nabbed with ganja at border

Two Brazilian Nationals are now in police custody after they were caught in possession of more than 400 grams of marijuana. The two men were apprehended while on the International...