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Mayor Green Inter-Ward/Village Football tourney continues tomorrow

Nov 21, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor Green Inter-Ward/Village Football tourney continues tomorrow

The Mayor Hamilton Green 79th Birthday 7-a-side Inter-Ward/Village Football tournament continues tomorrow at the Tucville ground from 7:00pm. All the teams appearing tomorrow would have...

Fallen GPL live wires cause anxiety for Lusignan residents

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fallen GPL live wires cause anxiety for Lusignan residents

For the past three months Bibi Amena Khan and her family have been forced to keep out of their backyard. Why? Because Guyana Power and Light has been negligent in removing some live...

GWI disconnects delinquent customers

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GWI disconnects delinquent customers

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has expanded its countrywide disconnection activities for outstanding water service charges. According to Customer Services Manager Jeanette Thomas,...

Single mother of seven nabbed with marijuana in crotch

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Single mother of seven nabbed with marijuana in crotch

Debra Scott, 49, a security guard and a single mother of seven, of Speculation, East Canje, Berbice, and Lakeram Baichan, 41, a father of two and a cane cutter of Adelphi Village, East Canje,...

Irresponsible Gold mining being conducted in Region Eight

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Irresponsible Gold mining being conducted in Region Eight

Residents of Region Eight are concerned about the way miners are dredging for gold in the Minihaha area located approximately seven miles from Mahdia. The residents are peeved that the...

TSC interacts with Region Two teachers

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on TSC interacts with Region Two teachers

As part of its efforts to improve the delivery of education, the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) has been visiting and interacting with teachers around the country. On October 25, last, a team...

Money laundering risks for lawyers…Anti-money laundering specialist to make presentation for Legal Practitioners

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Money laundering risks for lawyers…Anti-money laundering specialist to make presentation for Legal Practitioners

A Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) will be doing a presentation for members of the legal profession tomorrow on the risks money laundering poses for them. The presentation...

Rohee seeks medical attention overseas, to resume duties next Monday

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee seeks medical attention overseas, to resume duties next Monday

…PM is acting Home Affairs Minister Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee is scheduled to resume duties as the country’s Security Minister next week Monday, government...

Frustrated farmers protest faulty koker at Alness

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Frustrated farmers protest faulty koker at Alness

…demand that Armogan resign “Armogan must go!” scores of cash crop and cattle farmers of Hogstye, Manchester and Alness on the Corentyne shouted. They wanted the Region Six Chairman...

Minimum wages order sees increases in salaries, cost for services

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Minimum wages order sees increases in salaries, cost for services

Cabinet is monitoring the implementation of the new minimum wage in the public and private sectors as the cost for the procurement of services and salaries have increased. This is according to...

Ghana arrest Guyanese crew, seize cocaine trawler

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ghana arrest Guyanese crew, seize cocaine trawler

Ghana – The Western Naval Command on Tuesday arrested a foreign vessel carrying 21 bags of a substance suspected to be cocaine. The vessel, “ATIYAH, George-Town”, according to a source, was...

Banners Foundation Dominoes on today

Nov 21, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banners Foundation Dominoes on today

Banners Foundation 6- team dominoes competition will be played today at Pink Shop Hide Out, first street C field Sophia for teams in the area commencing at 07:00 hrs. Entrance fee is...

Courts Christmas Light-up dazzles hundreds in New Amsterdam

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Courts Christmas Light-up dazzles hundreds in New Amsterdam

Courts Guyana Inc. on Tuesday evening attracted a massive crowd at its Main Street, New Amsterdam store for the Berbice leg of the Annual Christmas Light- up. The faces of the anxious...

Rural constable shoots man in the butt

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rural constable shoots man in the butt

A 25-year-old Foulis, East Coast Demerara man is currently nursing wounds on his rear at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) after he was reportedly shot by a member of a Community...

Businessman remanded for possession of arms, ammunition

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman remanded for possession of arms, ammunition

A 20-year-old mining business operator is now a remanded prisoner after he was yesterday brought before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on two...

Linden trio remanded for stealing from church

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Linden trio remanded for stealing from church

“I am a Christian your worship, I will not break into a Church and steal madam” was the plea of one of the three men accused of stealing a quantity of musical equipment from the Flourishing...

‘D’ division Police Action Plan 2013… Commander wants support from Business and populace

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘D’ division Police Action Plan 2013… Commander wants support from Business and populace

Police Commander Eric Bassant of the Guyana Police Force ‘D’ Division, located in Region Three unveiled the division’s Christmas Action Plan. This will see an increase in...

Man jailed for stealing dress

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man jailed for stealing dress

“It fall off and ah pick it up and put it in ma dust bax” said an East La Penitence man yesterday as he was convicted by the Chief Magistrate for the offence of simple larceny...

Melanie Damishana man stabbed with ice-pick

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Melanie Damishana man stabbed with ice-pick

In an effort to prevent a robbery, 48-year-old Lebert Thomas was stabbed about his body with an ice-pick by one of four bandits when he put up a fight with the men around 01:00hrs yesterday. Thomas,...

Really! Tendulkar is the world’s 29th greatest batsman?

Nov 21, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Really! Tendulkar is the world’s 29th greatest batsman?

One of the priceless values in life on which knowledge is based is research. Research removes the fiction and fallacy that your naked eyes bring to you. And this is because when you...

La Penitence goldsmith robbed at gunpoint

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on La Penitence goldsmith robbed at gunpoint

A popular Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown goldsmith called “Tayo” was robbed at gunpoint yesterday. He retaliated by shooting at the duo, hitting one in the arm while the...

That avoidable tragedy

Nov 21, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on That avoidable tragedy

The dust of public commentary seems to have settled on the fateful events of November 12, 2013—the civilian shooting to death of two police ranks and two civilians on Middle Street,...

Venezuelan women fined for illegal entry

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuelan women fined for illegal entry

Yesterday, Melanie Grace Cox Rodriquez and Genesis Vieira appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where they were told to either...

Corriverton man jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter

Nov 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Corriverton man jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter

Mulshankar Sukharan, called ‘Greg’, 21, a fisherman of 24 ‘C’ No 79 Corriverton, Corentyne, who was charged with murdering Krishandat Kolandawel. called ‘Sham’, 40, was...

Reckless statements that should alarm the majority of us

Nov 21, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reckless statements that should alarm the majority of us

Dear Editor, Firstly, I must express thanks to Mr. Tony Vieira for granting my letter his focal attention. On November 6, 2013 Kaieteur Newspaper featured a letter of mine commenting on David...