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Evicted man found dead in Albouystown house

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Evicted man found dead in Albouystown house

An unpleasant stench emanating from a house at the corner of James and Barr Streets, Albouystown, led to the discovery of the body of an elderly man in his apartment at around 19.00 hrs yesterday....

Int’l team review Guyana to ensure ‘blood diamonds’ are not traded

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l team review Guyana to ensure ‘blood diamonds’ are not traded

A high level team from the Kimberly Process Certification is presently in Guyana assessing whether the country’s system is robust enough to ensure that illegal diamonds are not being traded....

Hundreds benefit from BRHA geriatric mega-clinic in West Berbice

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Hundreds benefit from BRHA geriatric mega-clinic in West Berbice

By Leon Suseran The first-ever Geriatric mega-clinic in West Berbice was held on Sunday and hosted by the Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA) In collaboration with the Bush Lot Arya Samaj...

Cousins, 13 and 10, spend night in Cove and John lock-ups

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cousins, 13 and 10, spend night in Cove and John lock-ups

A few months ago the Guyana Police Force, with the blessings of the Ministry of Home Affairs, initiated a ‘Cops and Faith’ programme, which was geared to reduce the criminalising of young people...

AFC touts National Unity government

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on AFC touts National Unity government

By Abena Rockcliffe The Alliance For Change (AFC) will, if it happens to win the upcoming elections, form a government of National Unity. At least that is the plan for now. This was made known at the...

Sattaur/Jagdeo plot to destroy KN… It takes more than that to shock the PPP – Rohee

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sattaur/Jagdeo plot to destroy KN… It takes more than that to shock the PPP – Rohee

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Clement Rohee has admitted that with the way things are going in Guyana, one must brace oneself for any eventuality. He made this assertion as he...

Man chops stepson for accusing him of theft

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man chops stepson for accusing him of theft

A gold-miner is currently nursing a severely wounded left arm at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), after he was brutally chopped by his step-father on Sunday. Lambert Johnson, of...

Lindeners protest M&TC in call for Local Govt. Elections

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Lindeners protest M&TC in call for Local Govt. Elections

By Jacquey Bourne In support of the nation’s call for Local Government Elections, former Member of Parliament, Sandra Adams, and several others deemed her supporters, conducted a peaceful picketing...

Traffic department charges over 3,900 in two weeks

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Traffic department charges over 3,900 in two weeks

– 506 driving under the influence cases for the year The Police Traffic Department has charged 3,965 people for various offences in two weeks, and 19,842 for the year. According to a release,...

PM’s Office tenders for 6,000 Solar Home Systems

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on PM’s Office tenders for 6,000 Solar Home Systems

Bids for the supply of cables, switches and other related items for the installation of 6,000 Solar Home Systems, under the Office of the Prime Minister, were opened yesterday by the National...

Attempted murder accused for High Court trial

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Attempted murder accused for High Court trial

A man charged with attempted murder is to stand trial in the High Court following the ruling of Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday. Troy Marcus is charged with attempted murder after...

Five taxi drivers tried to break into businessman’s vehicle – court hears

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Five taxi drivers tried to break into businessman’s vehicle – court hears

Five taxi drivers accused of trying to break into a businessman’s vehicle on Monday to steal cash were released on $160,000 bail each when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court...

‘Black Shirt’, alleged accomplice on robbery charges

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Black Shirt’, alleged accomplice on robbery charges

Residents in Berbice are showering praise on police in the Ancient County after a notorious bandit and an accomplice were nabbed and charged with multiple robberies. Anil ‘Black Shirt’ Kumar, 42,...

More trauma to the national psyche

Sep 24, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on More trauma to the national psyche

It would be interesting to know the source of the legal advice that the police received concerning any action stemming from Leader for the Alliance for Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan’s complaint...

Did David Granger see the movie, “Papillon?”

Sep 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Did David Granger see the movie, “Papillon?”

President Donald Ramotar has written to David Granger offering consideration of issues of national importance. How Granger reacts and the shape of his acceptance will tell us about the nature of...

Canecutter to face judge and jury for rape of girl, 13

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Canecutter to face judge and jury for rape of girl, 13

An East Bank Berbice man will have to face a judge and jury on a charge of rape of a young girl. Sheldon Edwards, a cane harvester of Pepper Street, Heathburn Village, East Bank Berbice, appeared...

THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG

Sep 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG

It was indeed the height of irony that under the leadership of Robert Corbin, the PNCR lost significant electoral support. In the 2006 General Elections, the PNCR, under Corbin’s leadership, only...

Construction worker “caught red-handed” stealing motorcycle

Sep 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Construction worker “caught red-handed” stealing motorcycle

A 24-year-old construction worker appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with simple larceny. According to the allegation, on September 20,...

“To Change or Not to Change?” should never be the question.

Sep 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on “To Change or Not to Change?” should never be the question.

Dear Sir, “To change” should be the only consideration. . All political parties except the PPP/C, that asked the electorate to vote for it at the 2011 election, did so with the explicit...

Protecting the people

Sep 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Protecting the people

Dear Sir, Your article exposes this evil plot of the Government and the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Mr. Khurshid Sattaur, to destroy Kaieteur News, and its owner, Mr. Glenn...

Bribery and cover-ups

Sep 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bribery and cover-ups

Dear Editor, Several parents whose children attend the Aurora Secondary School in Region Two are outraged over the use of Narcotics by some male students of the institution during normal class hours....

Make fire sprinklers mandatory

Sep 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Make fire sprinklers mandatory

Dear Editor, In Guyana, we see a growth in commercial buildings that are being built using lighter materials. They use much more electricity because of the major use of technology in this modern age....

When the police replace the DPP for a fee

Sep 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on When the police replace the DPP for a fee

Dear Editor, Domestic violence is not being treated as an offence as was evident the other day when a report of this nature was made at the Aurora police station. The victim of Vilvoorden, who is a...

A polarized Guyana

Sep 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A polarized Guyana

Dear Editor, The Leader that can capture a plurality of votes must be the Presidential candidate on the opposition front. ‘’it is the divergent ideas of two that creates the synthesis of things...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The sugar industry has been for centuries Guyana’s agricultural backbone. Yet, its struggles... more