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West Coast road fatality …Speeding cars kill motorcyclist

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on West Coast road fatality …Speeding cars kill motorcyclist

An eyewitness has recounted that the two cars involved in the collision, which led to the death of motorcyclist Rayshan Cook Sunday night, had been speeding along the West Demerara Public Road. Cook,...

Automated voter machines for UGSS elections

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Automated voter machines for UGSS elections

The annual elections for the posts of President and Faculty Representatives for the University of Guyana Students’ Society are scheduled for October 1, through to October 4, 2014. Students of the...

Contractor fails to complete bridge

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Contractor fails to complete bridge

…causes concern Not only have they been waiting close to one month for a simple access bridge to be completed in their community, but residents of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, were...

Teen critical after struck by Education Ministry official’s car

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teen critical after struck by Education Ministry official’s car

A 13-year-old boy remained in an unconscious state yesterday after being struck down at around 21.00 hrs on Sunday at Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, by a car driven by an Education Ministry...

Exhibition sites ready for GuyExpo

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Exhibition sites ready for GuyExpo

With hours to go before the grand opening of GuyExpo 2014, the National Exhibition Centre is indeed blooming, as exhibitors make the final adjustments to their booths and put the finishing touches on...

Man attacks, stabs brothers

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man attacks, stabs brothers

Police have arrested a man, who is believed to be of unsound mind, after he attacked and stabbed two brothers around 16:30 hrs yesterday on Water Street, Georgetown. The brothers, Alex Layne, 37, and...

La Parfaite Harmonie tragedy…Burnt toddler receives educational tools

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on La Parfaite Harmonie tragedy…Burnt toddler receives educational tools

It was all smiles on the face of little Princess Babb, who is a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), when she received a number of educational aids yesterday from the Mark...

Rohee unfazed by Opposition opinions

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee unfazed by Opposition opinions

‘I survived under tougher times and tougher leaders in the PNC than Granger and Felix, Harmon and this bunch of Johnny come lately.” By Abena Rockcliffe General Secretary of the People’s...

AFC should brace for major political fallout – Rohee warns

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on AFC should brace for major political fallout – Rohee warns

By Abena Rockcliffe “The AFC should prepare for a major fallout, politically, because I do not get the impression that APNU is moving in the direction of supporting the No-Confidence Motion. And if...

High Court challenge for impounded Lexus put on hold

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on High Court challenge for impounded Lexus put on hold

Since the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has moved to institute criminal charges against remigrant couple Narootandeo and Gharbassi Brijnanan, Chief Justice Ian Chang has been forced to put a...

More blackouts today

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on More blackouts today

The Guyana Power and Lights Inc. (GPL) is warning of more blackouts, after a major overhaul of a Wartsila generator was delayed over the weekend. This would spell more bad news after a week of...

Chinese eye Guyana’s fishing zone, to approach Govt

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese eye Guyana’s fishing zone, to approach Govt

Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says that it is possible that Chinese fishing operators on a visit to Guyana will make a proposal to operate in the local sector. He said that interested...

GRPA calls for male participation in family planning

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GRPA calls for male participation in family planning

By Nicholas Peters In an exclusive interview with Kaieteur News, Executive Director of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association, (GRPA) Patricia Sheerattan-Bisnauth, affirmed the necessity for...

Berbice Shines holds climate march in New Amsterdam

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Shines holds climate march in New Amsterdam

The Global Youth Movement Guyana, Berbice Shines, held a People’s Climate March for Global Day of Action in New Amsterdam last weekend. The day of action is observed annually and globally in...

No bail for shopkeeper charged for illegal gun, ammo

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on No bail for shopkeeper charged for illegal gun, ammo

A 21-year-old mother of one accused of having an illegal gun loaded and live rounds of matching ammunition, was remanded to prison when she appeared in court yesterday. Elisabeth Wynter, a shopkeeper...

Laparkan launches Holiday Season Promotion

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Laparkan launches Holiday Season Promotion

Laparkan Trading Company Limited has launched its definitive holiday season promotion the “GTPAK WIN A TV”. The promotion will begin on October 1 and end on December 19 with a drawing for winners...

‘Death and the Maiden’ and Donald Ramotar

Sep 30, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on ‘Death and the Maiden’ and Donald Ramotar

My preferred movie director is Roman Polanski. I think he is way ahead of any other director (but certainly not in the league of the brilliant, exceptional Italian trio – Bernardo Bertolucci of...

Father of six fined for pelting faeces at police ranks

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Father of six fined for pelting faeces at police ranks

…claims he did so to defer severe trashing A father of five was ordered to post a fine by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry after he admitted to pelting a box of human faeces that was...

Staff turnover and the job market

Sep 30, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Staff turnover and the job market

One columnist commented recently on the high turnover of staff at two establishments which he patronises and pondered on the reasons for this anomaly in those businesses’ employment practices....

MoneyGram and SurePay “Back to School” Promotions

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on MoneyGram and SurePay “Back to School” Promotions

Customers win fabulous prizes Winners of the MoneyGram and SurePay “Back to School” Promotions received computers, printers and bill certificates on Friday during a presentation ceremony hosted...

That The PPP Has Misread The Mood Of The Population Is Speculative

Sep 30, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on That The PPP Has Misread The Mood Of The Population Is Speculative

Allegations of corruption have always bedeviled the PPP, as they did the PNC when the latter was in power for twenty-eight years. But these allegations have never seriously fractured the support base...

Region Two gears for Essequibo Nite

Sep 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Region Two gears for Essequibo Nite

While members of the planning committee are fine tuning preparations to host the annual Essequibo Night, Exhibition and Fair 2014, on October 17 and October 18, next, a senior member within the...

A disturbing and unwholesome state of affairs at Fairs Rust

Sep 30, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A disturbing and unwholesome state of affairs at Fairs Rust

DEAR EDITOR, For 42 years, Lot 6 Fairs Rust has been the residence of Nelson “Natty” Bakker and still is. Fairs Rust was/is one of the designated residential areas south of Mackenzie in the...

Agatha Christie would be envious of such fiction

Sep 30, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Agatha Christie would be envious of such fiction

DEAR EDITOR, I am almost certain that Mr. Ralph Ramkarran is having a migraine over the headline in the Kaieteur News of September 22 – “Elections in Guyana cannot be rigged” (attributed to...

The PM’s ideals and attitude should be emulated

Sep 30, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PM’s ideals and attitude should be emulated

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to publicly acknowledge the presence of the Honourable Prime Minister of Guyana, Mr. Samuel Hinds, who paid me a surprise visit yesterday (Monday) at my home in Cumberland, East...

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