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La Penitence resident remanded for shooting security guard

Oct 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on La Penitence resident remanded for shooting security guard

A 27-year-old man has been charged for shooting a security guard attached to Bhena’s Footwear in a robbery attempt some eight months ago. Eon Ambrose, of Lot 91 Sideline Dam, La Penitence,...

Father of two charged for gas station robbery

Oct 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Father of two charged for gas station robbery

A 27-year-old father of two accused of storming into a West Coast Demerara gas station five months ago and holding an employee at gunpoint before making off with the day’s sales, was remanded to...

Another soldier joins legal profession

Oct 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Another soldier joins legal profession

Guyana Defence Force Major and Attorney-at-Law, Michael Shahoud, was admitted to the Bar on Friday. His successful petition was presented before Justice Brassington Reynolds, by Attorney-at-Law Mr....

Another death waiting to happen

Oct 28, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Another death waiting to happen

A school boy from the institution at Cornelia Ida, run by Swami Aksharananda, committed suicide after he was expelled for an alleged affair with a teacher. It was a cruel death because of one factor...

Cuba provides largest batch of healthcare workers for Ebola crisis – GCSM President

Oct 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cuba provides largest batch of healthcare workers for Ebola crisis – GCSM President

Cuba has sent a second group of medical staff to West Africa to help fight the Ebola outbreak. The country is sending 83 doctors and nurses will treat Ebola patients in Liberia and Guinea. A few...

LBGT community pickets Magistrates’ Court

Oct 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on LBGT community pickets Magistrates’ Court

In support of the two transgender Guyanese who were shot earlier this year members of the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), Guyana Trans United (GTU) and members of the LBGT...

PNCR hosts activities for Month of the Elderly

Oct 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on PNCR hosts activities for Month of the Elderly

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), an arm of the main political opposition coalition, A Partnership for National Unity, APNU, last Sunday, hosted two events in commemoration of Month of...

MINISTERS AND DUTY FREE CONCESSIONS

Oct 28, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on MINISTERS AND DUTY FREE CONCESSIONS

Many years ago, there was a story on the then Evening News on Channel 28. The story was about an official in Region Three who was granted a duty free concession for a vehicle to be used for his job...

Production and Productivity of the Guyanese Labour Force

Oct 28, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Production and Productivity of the Guyanese Labour Force

DEAR EDITOR, In a letter of October 25, Nowrang Persaud, a human resources development expert seemed to be in agreement with the views expressed by Prime Minister Hinds in his letter of October 23,...

Are we men or are we mice?

Oct 28, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are we men or are we mice?

DEAR EDITOR, The political ideology of Guyana is social democracy. Our Constitution is socialist in construction and it stands as the Supreme Law of the land. It vests parliament with its powers. If...

Elections will worsen the divisions in the nation and inflict new wounds

Oct 28, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Elections will worsen the divisions in the nation and inflict new wounds

DEAR EDITOR, The AFC column written by Mr. Dominic Gaskin that was published in Kaieteur News in its October 19th, 2014 Sunday Edition under the caption “The Myth of the PPP-C’s invincibility”...

Breaking News…ATTORNEY GENERAL REVEALS PLANS TO ‘HIT’ GLENN LALL, KNEWS

Oct 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News…ATTORNEY GENERAL REVEALS PLANS TO ‘HIT’ GLENN LALL, KNEWS

— Police provided with audio, transcript of plot Mr. Anil Nandlall, Guyana’s Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, has revealed chilling plans for the execution of Kaieteur News...

Breaking News…Kaieteur News exposes plan to kill publisher

Oct 27, 2014 KNews News 1

On or about the 13th October, 2014, Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall received phone calls from various persons warning of a plot to “shoot-up” the newspaper’s offices and “make it look like...

Inter Guiana Games – Second Leg…Guyanese quartet decimates Suriname and French Guiana to win Cycle Road Race

Oct 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inter Guiana Games – Second Leg…Guyanese quartet decimates Suriname and French Guiana to win Cycle Road Race

By Franklin Wilson in Suriname, Compliments of Crown Mining Supply and Fazia’s Collection A top notch performance led by 2014 Junior Caribbean road Race bronze medalist, Alanzo Ambrose, Guyana...

Forde prevails against all odds

Oct 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Forde prevails against all odds

By Edison Jefford Guyana’s most successful distance athlete over the last decade, Cleveland Forde, admittedly still not one hundred percent recovered from the pervasive Chikungunya virus, prevailed...

Windies players requested NOC for South Africa – while striking in India

Oct 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies players requested NOC for South Africa – while striking in India

It is now being revealed that the core group of players involved in the recent boycott of the India Tour had already made plans to travel to South Africa to participate in their T20 League. Dwayne...

National Open Boxing Championships…‘Biggy’ Small neutralizes ‘AK47’ Barker in super/heavyweight warfare

Oct 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Open Boxing Championships…‘Biggy’ Small neutralizes ‘AK47’ Barker in super/heavyweight warfare

By Michael Benjamin Republican boxer, Jason ‘AK47’ Barker, fired off several pinpoint shots that destabilized his opponent, but Quincy ‘Biggy’ Small operated from behind a defensive fort and...

Digicel Cancer awareness cycle race…Hinds powers to victory in feature event

Oct 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Cancer awareness cycle race…Hinds powers to victory in feature event

Orville Hinds rode brilliantly to capture the feature event when the Digicel Cancer awareness cycle road race took place yesterday. Hinds withstood stern competition from his rivals to win the race...

Maxine Joseph, Shermon Best crowned champs at JKA/WF Guyana Snr Karate tourney

Oct 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Maxine Joseph, Shermon Best crowned champs at JKA/WF Guyana Snr Karate tourney

The National Gymnasium was pulsating on Saturday October 18th with the head to head competitiveness of the senior segment of the Japan Karate Association/World Federation Guyana Senior National...

IGG Badminton…Guyanese go down to Suriname 4-1 on day two of Badminton

Oct 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on IGG Badminton…Guyanese go down to Suriname 4-1 on day two of Badminton

After a narrow loss by a 2-3 margin to the home team in Badminton on Saturday at the KNTS – Chinese Sporthall, the Guyanese failed to reverse their fortunes and lost by a 1-4 margin on the final...

Guyana close off IGG 2nd leg in grand style

Oct 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana close off IGG 2nd leg in grand style

Beat Suriname 3-1 in Volleyball to break 7-year jinx Guyana closed off the second leg of the 2014 Inter Guiana Games in Paramaribo Suriname in grand style when they defeated Suriname in the last...

Christine Sukhram outstanding in Suriname Open Oct 4-5

Oct 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Christine Sukhram outstanding in Suriname Open Oct 4-5

Rookie Parmanand Persaud sets new record at LGC Oct 18 Parmanand Persaud on Saturday 18th October set a new record at LGC as himself, Kishan Bacchus and Vijay Deo walked away with wins in their...

GCA’s Hadi’s First Division Cricket…Daniels’ 5-36 gives Police 1st innings points over GDF

Oct 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA’s Hadi’s First Division Cricket…Daniels’ 5-36 gives Police 1st innings points over GDF

The latest round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Hadi’s two-day first division competition ended yesterday with Police taking first innings points from GDF at Camp Ayanganna in the only...

B’ce Police whip opponents

Oct 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on B’ce Police whip opponents

Berbice Police used their authority to subdue their opponents to walk away with championship honours at the New Amsterdam Town Day dominoes competition. In the action which took place on Friday...

First Guyana Jaguars practice match starts today at Bourda

Oct 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on First Guyana Jaguars practice match starts today at Bourda

Canada ODI pacer Jeremy Gordon included The first four-day practice match for the Guyana Jaguars cricket squad is scheduled to start at 09:30hrs today at the World famous Bourda as the team step up...