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Four injured in Port Kaituma smash-up …as truck slams car, motorcycle

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Four injured in Port Kaituma smash-up …as truck slams car, motorcycle

A couple, their daughter and a Brazilian national were injured at around 18:00 hrs yesterday after a truck slammed into a car and a motorcycle at Port Kaituma, North West District. Three of the...

Venezuela releases survey vessel and crew

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela releases survey vessel and crew

– Captain charged; Ministers to meet in T&T tomorrow Guyana and Venezuela will tomorrow hold formal talks over the seizure of a vessel that local officials indicate was operating in local...

City Hall owes KN, other media houses – M&CC PR Dept.

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall owes KN, other media houses – M&CC PR Dept.

“I am embarrassed by this situation. I have to face Kaieteur News’ Advertising Department. The Manager is so kind to City Hall. In fact, City Hall is indebted to most of our local news...

Private housing developers given preference over poor Guyanese – APNU

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Private housing developers given preference over poor Guyanese – APNU

– Party wants inquiry into Housing Ministry Parliament’s largest Opposition faction, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), has joined calls for a review of the system used by the...

Nat’l conversation must include white-collar crime – APNU

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Nat’l conversation must include white-collar crime – APNU

Stressing that governments alone have never been, and will never be able to solve all issues in any society, the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP), on Monday, proposed a national...

Dem boys seh…Brazzy playing dead fuh de Marriott funeral

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Brazzy playing dead fuh de Marriott funeral

Wheh all dem Chinee people who use to be wukking pun de Marriott gone? Last year when de hotel start dem boys see planeload upon planeload coming into de country. Dem boys know that de government got...

Star Party Rentals sponsors junior hockey tournament

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Star Party Rentals sponsors junior hockey tournament

Star Party Rentals confirmed its collaboration with the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) to stage the Junior National Indoor Hockey Championships for schools and clubs which will run from October 18-20, at...

$Eccles\Ramsburg NDC injects $1.5M into Providence CCG$

Eccles\Ramsburg NDC injects $1.5M into Providence CCG

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Eccles\Ramsburg NDC injects $1.5M into Providence CCG

The Eccles\Ramsburg NDC yesterday handed over $1.5M, which was taken from their 2013 budget, to the Providence Community Centre and Ground Management Committee (PCCGMC) after both parties signed a...

Battle of wits as National Draughts Championship commences

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Battle of wits as National Draughts Championship commences

Three divisions, A, B and ‘B’ will be contested and a highly competitive day on the boards is anticipated when the Guyana Draughts Association stages its International 100 squares Annual...

Top spellers go after honours in GASP open championships today

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Top spellers go after honours in GASP open championships today

The fierce rivalry for honours will resume when the nation’s top spellers convene for the Eid-ul Adha Open Scrabble championship, in the pavilion of the Malteenoes Sports Club, Thomas Lands this...

FIBA Level II Coaches’ Course for Guyana

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on FIBA Level II Coaches’ Course for Guyana

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) yesterday announced that the Federation International Basketball Association (FIBA) will be hosting a Coaches’ Course in Guyana, and as such is...

Ralph ‘Musha’ Parris – Boxing coach extraordinaire laid to rest

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ralph ‘Musha’ Parris – Boxing coach extraordinaire laid to rest

Amidst an atmosphere of solemn retrospection, interspersed with tears of grief and sadness, members of the boxing fraternity joined family members to pay their final tributes to former boxing...

One million in prize monies at stake; #1 in open category to pocket $240,000

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on One million in prize monies at stake; #1 in open category to pocket $240,000

By Franklin Wilson Living through to its marquee slogan’ “Guyana’s Bigger Better Network”, Digicel has pulled out all the stops to bring a larger and indeed enhanced Cancer Awareness Cycle...

No. 70 Young Star defeat No. 58/59 by 151 runs in first the round

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on No. 70 Young Star defeat No. 58/59 by 151 runs in first the round

The Riverton Suites Under-19 50-over cricket competition started with No. 70 Young Star defeating No. 58/59 by a comprehensive 151 runs. Batting first No. 70 Young Star scored 224 runs with the...

GFF steadfast in its quest to repair sport’s image

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF steadfast in its quest to repair sport’s image

By Rawle Welch Determined to release Guyana’s football from the uncompromising iron-grip style of governance that characterised the preceding administration, the current executive of the Guyana...

Mohammed, Dottin spur WI Women to win

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohammed, Dottin spur WI Women to win

WICB – BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Anisa Mohammed followed up destructive batting from Deandra Dottin with a devastating spell to allow West Indies Women to mark her 50th Twenty20 International...

Child Protection Agency steps in to rescue six-day-old baby

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Child Protection Agency steps in to rescue six-day-old baby

Thirty-seven-year-old American Dellicia Sherrell Honore-Richardson is demanding that the Child Protection Agency hands over her infant child immediately. Richardson is an American...

Friendship fire leaves one homeless, millions in losses

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Friendship fire leaves one homeless, millions in losses

A fire believed to be of electrical origin destroyed the home of an elderly man in the wee hours of Monday morning leaving millions in losses and an entire community complaining about the constant...

October criminal session opens in Berbice

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on October criminal session opens in Berbice

The Ceremonial opening of the October 2013 session of the Berbice High Court was held yesterday in front of the Court building on Esplanade Road, New Amsterdam. Leading the parade was a 28-strong...

Black Bush quartet remanded on murder charge

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Black Bush quartet remanded on murder charge

Four men appeared yesterday before Magistrate Rhondel Weaver at the Mibicuri Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of Jewanlall Deonarine, 49, called ‘Bingle’, of Lesbeholden, South Black...

EID-UL-ADHA MESSAGES

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on EID-UL-ADHA MESSAGES

MADAME DEOLATCHMEE RAMOTAR, FIRST LADY I extend greetings and best wishes to all Guyanese, but especially to the Muslim community celebrating Eid-ul-Adha. Each year when this celebration comes...

Conductor on $80,000 bail for alleged threat against cop

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Conductor on $80,000 bail for alleged threat against cop

Jamal Holder, 21, of 2498 Ozama Street North Ruimveldt, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where he was charged with Threatening Behaviour. The...

Ban on Styrofoam containers within two years – Environment Minister

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ban on Styrofoam containers within two years – Environment Minister

With immediate effect stamp duty and environmental tax charges, which are mandated by the Ministry of Trade and Tourism for non-returnable and non-reusable commodities, will be applied to Styrofoam....

Decomposed body of mentally unstable woman found

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Decomposed body of mentally unstable woman found

– Foul play suspected Police are investigating the circumstances that lead to the demise of a 37-year-old mentally unstable woman, whose badly decomposed body was found floating in a trench at...

Police reform…Three resign from Civilian management team

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police reform…Three resign from Civilian management team

A string of resignations, recently, has put a significant dent into the work of the Strategic Management Department (SMD) that is supposed to oversee the implementation of the much needed reform of...

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Guyanese boxers shine at T&T National Boxing Championships

A warning to President Ali on U.S. Overtures

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- It remains unknown what President Ali told the U.S. Secretary of State during their recent... more