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Chinese restaurant murder…Cameras record gunman killing waitress

Aug 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese restaurant murder…Cameras record gunman killing waitress

A young man wearing a black and red cap fires a gun through the bars of the counter where cashier/ waitress Debbie Blackman stands. The first bullet, reportedly from a 9mm pistol, strikes the...

Greenidge slams GuySuCo’s ‘new’ board

Aug 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Greenidge slams GuySuCo’s ‘new’ board

– says Baksh, Directors associated with major scandals Shadow Finance Minister of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Carl Greenidge believes that the crisis of confidence in Guyana...

Africanised bees kill boy, 9

Aug 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Africanised bees kill boy, 9

A nine-year-old boy who was stung by a swarm of Africanised bees at La Belle Alliance, Essequibo, on Tuesday has died from his injuries. Romesh Samaroo, called ‘Khrishna’, of Lima Housing...

Police commence riot training for possible General Elections

Aug 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police commence riot training for possible General Elections

The Guyana Police Force has commenced training of its ranks in preparation for possible general elections in the near future. With the imminent No Confidence Motion likely to result in the shortening...

Dem boys seh…De forestry Minister playing de ostrich

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De forestry Minister playing de ostrich

Li’l children does play hide and seek; some does play dodge de ball. Dem big ones in de government does just hide. Dem boys find that out de other day when de Big Market paper tell de whole world...

CP Got Even rules the roost in Guyana Cup at Port Mourant

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on CP Got Even rules the roost in Guyana Cup at Port Mourant

CP Got Even of The Elcock/Poonai Stable showed who is boss when it bettered the field to win the feature C1 and lower event and took away the hefty $4M purse and the huge Guyana Cup trophy,...

Robin Persaud captures Dash for Cash cycle race

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Robin Persaud captures Dash for Cash cycle race

Robin Persaud used his experience to good effect to capture the 40-lap cycle race dubbed ‘A Dash for Cash’ yesterday at the National Park. Persaud, of Carlton Wheelers club, withstood a heavy...

Bangladesh face uphill battle to salvage pride

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bangladesh face uphill battle to salvage pride

ESPNcricinfo – West Indies were in frenzy towards the end of the second ODI, having sunk Bangladesh from a seemingly stable position to a sudden rout. They had bowled them out for less than 70...

Marketing and Accountability must be established traits for success

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Marketing and Accountability must be established traits for success

By Rawle Welch The 5th Edition of the Boyce/Jefford Athletics Classic which was held just over one week ago at the Mackenzie Sports Club managed to edge out previous years in overall attendance, but...

Stag Beer/EBFA Division One League…Grove trounce Diamond; Agricola get past Timehri

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Beer/EBFA Division One League…Grove trounce Diamond; Agricola get past Timehri

Grove Hi Tech solidified their hold at the top of the standings with a workmanlike 9-1 drubbing of Diamond United, whilst Agricola Red Triangle took care of Timehri Panthers 3-1 when rivalry in the...

132nd Canadian Fullbore Rifle Championships…Mahendra Persaud does well

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on 132nd Canadian Fullbore Rifle Championships…Mahendra Persaud does well

National Fullbore Captain Mahendra Persaud continues to show his class in the world of fullbore shooting with a creditable performance in the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association 132nd Fullbore Rifle...

LABA unaware of reported suspensions of national players

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA unaware of reported suspensions of national players

Players eligible for Victory Valley Royals championship next weekend in Linden Plans are in train for the staging of the Victory Valley Royals eight team knockout basketball championships which...

PM Hinds, lauds organizers as Pan American Martial Arts Games concludes

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on PM Hinds, lauds organizers as Pan American Martial Arts Games concludes

Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds lauded the efforts of martial arts practitioners when he attended the Pan American Martial Arts Games (PAMAG) at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, Saturday evening...

Stag Beer West Side 5-A-Side tournament…Stewartville Gunners, Vergenoegen All-Star, Woodcrest, New Road Eagles win

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Beer West Side 5-A-Side tournament…Stewartville Gunners, Vergenoegen All-Star, Woodcrest, New Road Eagles win

The Ansa McAl/Stag Beer West Side 5-A-Side football tournament started at the Vergenoegen Rice Mill Tarmac on Friday last with several teams recording victories in front of a large crowd....

Relatives want thorough probe of woman’s ‘suicide’

Aug 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives want thorough probe of woman’s ‘suicide’

– refute claims victim jumped through window Relatives of a 27-year-old woman from Strathspey, East Coast Demerara, are pleading for a thorough investigation into what they claim are attempts...

$500M clean-up campaign…More equipment needed to complete work

Aug 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $500M clean-up campaign…More equipment needed to complete work

– West Ruimveldt residents While the authorities have noted progress made under the $500 million clean –up campaign, residents of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown say that there are insufficient...

Gordon queries waste disposal contract

Aug 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gordon queries waste disposal contract

Interim Management Committee Chairman Orrin Gordon has expressed dissatisfaction over the recent signing of a contract between Cevons Waste and the Regional Democratic Council, for solid waste...

China’s tentacles are also in the Caribbean

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on China’s tentacles are also in the Caribbean

It is one thing to feel that commissions, indeed any State owned corporate body, should hand over non-utilized earnings to the Consolidated Fund. It is another thing to argue that by law these bodies...

The no confidence motion if passed could change the political direction in Guyana

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The no confidence motion if passed could change the political direction in Guyana

Dear Editor, If as expected, the no confidence motion is passed in Parliament, the government will have to resign but the president will act as the caretaker until the results of the next elections...

The GFC stands ready to work with all stakeholders in an atmosphere of transparency and professionalism

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The GFC stands ready to work with all stakeholders in an atmosphere of transparency and professionalism

Dear Editor, It has become clear that the Kaieteur News has embarked on a campaign geared towards tarnishing the image and credibility of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) by employing low-level...

Guyana has lost one of its most talented political foot soldiers

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has lost one of its most talented political foot soldiers

Dear Editor, Guyana has lost one of its most talented political foot soldiers that fought against the petty bourgeoisie rulers of Guyana. Lionel Peters (Lio) was a political activist who had a deep...

Freddie Misinforms Abu Bakr about Bisram

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Misinforms Abu Bakr about Bisram

Dear Editor, I reprimanded Freddie Kissoon on numerous occasions for penning falsehoods and misinformation (while providing irrefutable evidence to support my claims against him and for which FK has...

There is something sinister about this exercise

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is something sinister about this exercise

Dear Editor, Is it reasonable to ask that the organisation/s sending out its people to enter the privacy of our premises to enquire whether our names are on the voters’ list, be decent enough to...

Police ranks being used and abused

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police ranks being used and abused

Dear Editor, When I joined the Guyana Police Force a little over a decade ago I never thought that I would have been used the way me and my colleagues are being used today. I joined the Force to...

Social media and personal responsibility

Aug 25, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Social media and personal responsibility

There are over 206 social networking sites ranging from academia through photo-blogging to online language learning and include almost everything imaginable in between. Of course the list of...

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The third parties will not survive this year’s elections

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The fate of third parties in this year’s general and regional elections is as predictable... more