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Wanted cop, accomplice killed after store robbery

Dec 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted cop, accomplice killed after store robbery

The rope finally ran out on fugitive cop turned bandit, Warren Anthony Blue, when he and an accomplice were shot dead by his former colleagues during a robbery on a Montrose, East Coast Demerara...

Municipal workers shut down markets, abattoir

Dec 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Municipal workers shut down markets, abattoir

… Minister promises intervention if situation persists President of the Guyana Local Government Officers’ Union (GLGOU), Dales Beresford, had the troublesome task of explaining to city-based...

Protestor tells DPP …‘You’re failing the people of this country’

Dec 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Protestor tells DPP …‘You’re failing the people of this country’

Despite challenges, lone protestor Courtney Crum-Ewing has been keeping the issue between Attorney General, (AG) Anil Nandlall and Kaieteur News on the front burner. It has been more than a month...

Cash jet pilot pleads not guilty

Dec 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cash jet pilot pleads not guilty

Captain Khamraj ‘Kem’ Lall, a Guyana-born pilot, set to appear in a Puerto Rico court tomorrow after a US Grand Jury returned an indictment last week for smuggling a large amount of cash on his...

Drunken estate manager abuses police again

Dec 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Drunken estate manager abuses police again

…locked up after challenging police to fight Embattled Skeldon Estate Manager, Dave Kumar, who in recent times has been involved in a number of drunken scenarios, was at it again. This time he was...

Chinese Contractor duped Brassington on Marriott Project – Chris Ram

Dec 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese Contractor duped Brassington on Marriott Project – Chris Ram

Shanghai Construction Group (SCG), the Chinese Company that is currently constructing the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown, may have duped Winston Brassington, the sole Director of Atlantic...

Govt. now considering alternative bandwidth for E-governance

Dec 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. now considering alternative bandwidth for E-governance

…project head, Alexei Ramotar, still mum on ongoing developments With several hundred million dollars already expended to land a fiber optic cable in Guyana from Brazil, there is now uncertainty...

Dem boys seh…Jagdeo and Brassington open de door fuh scampishness

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Jagdeo and Brassington open de door fuh scampishness

Dem boys want to tell Brassington that prayer is not a “spare wheel” that you pull out when in trouble, but it is a “steering wheel” that directs the right path throughout life. De secret,...

Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition…North Ruimveldt crowned G/Town Zone champs

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition…North Ruimveldt crowned G/Town Zone champs

– Leopold Street outlasts Sparta Boss for third place Known more for their defensive obstinacy than their offensive expertise, North Ruimveldt gave opponent Festival City Warriors an efficient...

Local celebs entertain in Respect the Game Basketball Event

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Local celebs entertain in Respect the Game Basketball Event

– Team Bond hold on for thrilling win against Team Toney Kaieteur News’ Sports Journalist, Edison Jefford maneuvered through heavy traffic at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Saturday night to...

Topp XX off to winning start in UDFA GT Beer ‘Supa 16’ football

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Topp XX off to winning start in UDFA GT Beer ‘Supa 16’ football

Topp XX got off to a winning start on the opening night of the Upper Demerara Football Association’s 2014/2015 GT Beer ‘Supa 16’ football tournament on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club...

George to lead Guyana at Vos Dasani swim meet in Suriname

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on George to lead Guyana at Vos Dasani swim meet in Suriname

Just after returning from FINA youth development programme in Doha, Onika George of Silver Shark Swim Club will lead a talented Guyana team at the Vos Dasani Powerade swim meet which will be held at...

Sam Harry wins Maersk inaugural Golf Tournament

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sam Harry wins Maersk inaugural Golf Tournament

The ground was a little wetter in some spots than desired, but the infectious goodwill of the Maersk Guyana SA representatives and the enthusiasm of the golfers caused Saturday’s play to be...

Stag Super XV1 Football Tournament…This is truly a National tourney – Ansa Mc AL’s Darshanie Yussuf

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Super XV1 Football Tournament…This is truly a National tourney – Ansa Mc AL’s Darshanie Yussuf

The first three-way tournament between the Berbice, East Demerara and East Bank Football Associations sponsored by Ansa McAl was officially kicked off by the sponsor’s Public Relations Officer Ms....

Pepsi/GBA U-16 boxing tournament…Kevin Allicock, Shaquancy Wright clinch prestigious honours

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pepsi/GBA U-16 boxing tournament…Kevin Allicock, Shaquancy Wright clinch prestigious honours

A sustained two fisted attack by Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) representative, Kevin Allicock, earned him a majority points decision over Shaquille Wright of the Essequibo Boxing Gym (EBG) and the...

Silent Night takes top honours at Alness Turf Club meet

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Silent Night takes top honours at Alness Turf Club meet

By Samuel Whyte Silent Night of the Shariff Racing Stable, created an upheaval as it hit top form to whip the field to take the feature G and lower 1600M event when the Alness Turf Club successfully...

Latiff guides Regal to comprehensive win over SPR Enterprise

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Latiff guides Regal to comprehensive win over SPR Enterprise

A fine all-round performance by Richard Latiff guided Regal to a comprehensive 111-run win over SPR Enterprise in a 20-over fixture Sunday at Everest Cricket Club. Latiff scored 28 as Regal posted...

Meet the defending Mackeson 3×3 Basketball Champs, Pitbulls

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Meet the defending Mackeson 3×3 Basketball Champs, Pitbulls

Defending Mackeson 3×3 Champions, Pitbulls are back in the mêlée for the ‘Mackeson King of the Rim’ three-on-three Basketball title, which will be decided Friday night at California...

Banks DIH Classic Basketball…Smythfield Rockers blank New Amsterdam Warriors in nail-biter

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH Classic Basketball…Smythfield Rockers blank New Amsterdam Warriors in nail-biter

As is usually, the case whenever the Smythfield Rockers and the New Amsterdam Warriors engage each other at basketball the game always goes down to the wire. Their latest encounter in the Banks DIH...

Stag Super XV1 Football Tournament…Monedderlust claw back to beat Golden Stars; Cougars flatten Soesdyke Falcons

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Super XV1 Football Tournament…Monedderlust claw back to beat Golden Stars; Cougars flatten Soesdyke Falcons

The inaugural Stag Super XV1 knock-out football tournament kicked off in fine style at the #5 ground West Coast Berbice on Sunday evening last with two teams walking the preverbal plank. It was an...

PSP, MOE, MCYS U-17 School’s F/Ball…St Mary’s, Queenstown advance to Quarter-Finals

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on PSP, MOE, MCYS U-17 School’s F/Ball…St Mary’s, Queenstown advance to Quarter-Finals

By Sean Devers St Mary’s High School and St John’s College registered victories when the Premier Sports Promotions, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport under-17...

National Junior Men’s Hockey Team for T&T development tour

Dec 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Junior Men’s Hockey Team for T&T development tour

Guyana’s national junior men’s hockey programme will take its first step on the road to the 2016 Junior Pan American Championships in Canada, this week when they take on their counterparts from...

Residents protest police injustice

Dec 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Residents protest police injustice

The Central Police Station and the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court was on Monday the centre of protest action. On the protest line were relatives, friends, colleagues and villagers of murder...

Guyana’s first cement manufacturing plant commissioned at Everton

Dec 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s first cement manufacturing plant commissioned at Everton

Guyana now has its first cement manufacturing facility. Prime Minister Samuel Hinds commissioned the multi-million dollar Caricom Cement Manufacturing Plant at Edinburgh, Everton, East Bank Berbice...

Mother of two stabbed by reputed husband

Dec 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of two stabbed by reputed husband

A mother of two is nursing multiple stab wounds to her head at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after she was attacked by her reputed husband of four years. The attack occurred...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The government’s decision to go ahead with the universal healthcare voucher scheme is... more