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Housewife fined for lying to obtain a passport

Dec 11, 2013 KNews News 1

A 43-year-old housewife of #11 Village, West Coast Berbice was yesterday fined $40,000 by Magistrate Faith McGusty for making a false declaration for the purpose of procuring a new passport....

North West Secondary to be completed by Dec. 31

Dec 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on North West Secondary to be completed by Dec. 31

Having missed two deadlines in the past four months, the completion of renovations at the North West District Secondary School now hangs on the promise of contractors. The new deadline is...

Deported Guyanese allowed to re-enter T&T with medically ill son

Dec 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Deported Guyanese allowed to re-enter T&T with medically ill son

A Guyanese woman who was expelled from the sister Caricom nation of Trinidad and Tobago in late October with her two-year-old Trinidadian born son has been finally accepted back into the island....

Sophia man jailed for threatening ‘child mother’, step daughter

Dec 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia man jailed for threatening ‘child mother’, step daughter

A series of muffled laughter was the common factor at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday when the case of a 29-year-old Sophia resident was called in the courtroom of Magistrate Faith...

An enduring shame

Dec 11, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on An enduring shame

One of this nation’s most enduring shames is the fact that a significant number of hardworking Guyanese do not earn a living wage and feel as though they are holding on to life by a thread. It...

Supermarket robbery accused refused bail

Dec 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Supermarket robbery accused refused bail

Three men were arraigned yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court in connection with a staged robbery, allegedly committed on Survival Supermarket. Appearing before Magistrate Faith...

C’tyne murder trial adjourned again

Dec 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on C’tyne murder trial adjourned again

– Second lawyer recuses self The murder trial of 52-year-old Charles Albert called Charles Greaves, has been adjourned again. The trial was expected to get underway yesterday in the Berbice...

Where is the Mandela in our leaders?

Dec 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where is the Mandela in our leaders?

Dear Editor, ONE of the best responses to Nelson Mandela’s passing is for the leaders of the ruling oligarchy not to pretend that they are his friends but to honor his legacy of peace,...

Rekha may be acting beyond his competence

Dec 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rekha may be acting beyond his competence

Dear Editor, When I read the news recently that the Chief Executive Officer of the Georgetown Public Hospital was asked to proceed on his annual leave, I was shocked because Mr. Michael Khan is one...

No respite from the noise

Dec 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on No respite from the noise

Dear Editor, The failure by the Charity police to enforce the law to institute prosecution against perpetrators of noise nuisance emerging from business places just under the nose of the station, is...

GDP is not a good measurement of human development

Dec 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on GDP is not a good measurement of human development

Dear Editor, Nobel-prize winning economists Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen have admitted that GDP does not capture the human condition and urged the creation of different tools to gauge the...

Somebody is lying at GuySuCo

Dec 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Somebody is lying at GuySuCo

Dear Editor, I am forced to respond to a letter from one Raymond Sangster the General Manager, Agricultural Services of GuySuCo, which was published in the Kaieteur News of 7th December 2013 and...

Debate over unaccounted $8,000M…Finance Minister resorts to cuss out rather than deal with issue

Dec 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Debate over unaccounted $8,000M…Finance Minister resorts to cuss out rather than deal with issue

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has responded to Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan over the unaccounted $8000M. Dr Singh however, rather that dealing specifically with the...

Civil Society march in protest against corruption

Dec 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Civil Society march in protest against corruption

… The corrupt enrich themselves at the expense of the poor – Anand Goolsarran Scores including members of civil society and opposition politicians yesterday took to the streets in a...

Protest will continue until government listens – say public servants

Dec 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Protest will continue until government listens – say public servants

Protest action against the proposed five percent increase for public servants intensified yesterday. The numbers tripled from last week. Yesterday, protestors were joined by Opposition...

Guyanese fisherman dies, countryman still missing in BVI

Dec 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese fisherman dies, countryman still missing in BVI

Tortola, BVI – (BVI News) – One of two fishermen who were swept away while fishing on the northern side of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands has been found dead. The search continues for...

Teenage girls released!

Dec 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Teenage girls released!

…Ministry launches Inquiry to investigate Camal Home By Leon Suseran The three teenage girls who were arrested and held for several days in the lock- ups at the Albion Police...

Judge’s ruling could force police to review ‘stop and search’ practice

Dec 10, 2013 KNews News 4

The Guyana Police Force is taking cognizance of a groundbreaking High Court ruling and will be reviewing its position on the controversial issue regarding the Stop Search and Detain...

Dem boys seh…Ash Knee must explain de $8,000 million

Dec 10, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Ash Knee must explain de $8,000 million

When a cat get corner he does become dangerous. People know bout cat that attack and scratch up some people and put dem in hospital. De other day Ash Knee behave like a cat and that was...

Pepsi Sonics send Pacesetters packing

Dec 10, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pepsi Sonics send Pacesetters packing

– PGII Division I Final Four decided By Edison Jefford Pepsi Sonics sent the number one ranked Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters packing from the Phillip George Legacy II...

Gibson urges WI to build on first Test

Dec 10, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gibson urges WI to build on first Test

Wellington, New Zealand – West Indies head Coach Ottis Gibson said yesterday his side had made their own luck and earned a draw in the first Test, but will be looking to build on the confidence...

New Chess champion crowned as Wendell Muesa checkmates Taffin Khan

Dec 10, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on New Chess champion crowned as Wendell Muesa checkmates Taffin Khan

A consistent display of brilliant moves characterized by craftiness and experience earned Wendell Muesa 6 points and the Senior National Chess Championship when the National Senior Chess...

$5000 note for limited circulation

Dec 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $5000 note for limited circulation

While many were expecting the new $5000 to be virtually everywhere after it was launched into circulation from yesterday, some local banks have informed that the note will not be issued...

GCA/Noble House Sea Foods 2nd Div. tourney…Spooner bowls TSC to victory; GYO beat Sophia by 6 wickets

Dec 10, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA/Noble House Sea Foods 2nd Div. tourney…Spooner bowls TSC to victory; GYO beat Sophia by 6 wickets

Thirteen-year-old off-spinner Joel Spooner grabbed six wickets for 53 runs off 13.5 overs bowling Transport Sports Club (TSC) to victory over University of Guyana (UG) by 70 runs while Gandhi...

NBS 2nd Div. 40-over cricket…No.70 MYO, Cotton Tree, No.71 and Young Warriors into semis

Dec 10, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on NBS 2nd Div. 40-over cricket…No.70 MYO, Cotton Tree, No.71 and Young Warriors into semis

No.70 MYO, Cotton Tree, No.71 and Young Warriors are all through to the semi finals of the New Building Society Second Division 40-over cricket competition in Berbice following wins in their...

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