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A forensic audit of incestuousness

Jun 19, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A forensic audit of incestuousness

The PPP will need in the coming weeks, a replacement weapon for its dried up ammunition of rigged election. If the Americans had sided with the PPP, its supporters would have rallied to the PPP...

Better finances and qualified educators for UG – Education Minister

Jun 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Better finances and qualified educators for UG – Education Minister

In the future, the quality of education being offered to Guyanese will be the envy of the Caribbean, according to the Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine. A recent event was held at the...

Homeless woman found dead on Main St.

Jun 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Homeless woman found dead on Main St.

– foul play ruled out A homeless woman was yesterday morning discovered dead outside Courts’ Main Street Branch. According to reports, the woman, Pamela Blenman, who was an ex-Supervisor at...

Port Kaituma residents worried about flooding situation

Jun 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Port Kaituma residents worried about flooding situation

An “unusual amount” of rainfall in Port Kaituma, Region One yesterday resulted in a troubling flooding situation. According to residents, rain continued for several hours forcing many to stay...

Prison inmate stabbed in early morning attack

Jun 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Prison inmate stabbed in early morning attack

Twenty-six year-old murder accused Jermaine Otto was yesterday morning stabbed during a surprise attack by two fellow inmates in the Camp Street Prison. The man, who received a single stab to his...

Varying charities benefit from businessman’s $10M donation

Jun 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Varying charities benefit from businessman’s $10M donation

Guyanese investor and mining executive Dean Hassan, CEO of Tesouro Resources, yesterday donated 10 million dollars to various local charities in an effort to give back to society. A simple ceremony...

It’s all about our safety

Jun 19, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on It’s all about our safety

Crime, especially murder and armed robbery, is on the rise. Something has gone terribly wrong. Up to mid-June, the country has recorded 76 murders. The statistics indicate increases in the number of...

Sophia woman faces court after lover’s house torched

Jun 19, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Sophia woman faces court after lover’s house torched

A 23-year-old woman who allegedly set her lover’s house ablaze, was yesterday arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The woman, Naomi Goodridge of 928 B Field Sophia, pleaded not guilty...

Handyman fined $100,000 for stealing workmate’s phone

Jun 19, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Handyman fined $100,000 for stealing workmate’s phone

A handyman attached to CNS channel 6 was ordered to pay a fine of $100,000 – with an alternative six-month prison term – after he admitted to stealing his co-worker’s cell phone. Suraj...

Bail for wounding accused

Jun 19, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Bail for wounding accused

Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday released a Queenstown man on $400,000 bail on two criminal charges. Godfrey Lambert, 37, is accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Quincy...

Sugar is a dead horse in Guyana and we should stop flogging it

Jun 19, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sugar is a dead horse in Guyana and we should stop flogging it

Dear Editor, The sugar industry is but a dead horse in Guyana that we should stop flogging. We should instead seek international help. And that help, combined with local expertise and the knowledge...

This is what kept Cheddi Jagan politically alive

Jun 19, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is what kept Cheddi Jagan politically alive

Dear Editor, In his letter on Balram Singh Rai (SN, June 11), Malcolm Harripaul wrote the following, “…Dr. Ramharack did in fact spend time interviewing Rai in London.” Unfortunately, this...

Venezuela’s lingering border threats

Jun 19, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Venezuela’s lingering border threats

Dear Editor, All over Guyana, people are talking about the border dispute with Venezuela and many are wondering what will be the outcome. They view the recent claim by Venezuela over Guyana’s...