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‘Frying Pan’ found dead with shotgun wounds

Jun 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Frying Pan’ found dead with shotgun wounds

The bullet-riddled body of a 40-year-old farm labourer was found yesterday at Tain Settlement, Corentyne, two days after he was believed to have escaped an attack on a camp by a gun-toting man....

The Berbice Regional Health Authority is an Illegal—says Health Minister

Jun 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Berbice Regional Health Authority is an Illegal—says Health Minister

Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton said that the Berbice Regional Health Authority is illegal. His comments came during a visit to Berbice. He met with the Board of Directors of the Health...

Grand APNU+AFC victory rally planned for Brooklyn

Jun 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Grand APNU+AFC victory rally planned for Brooklyn

A grand victory parade and rally to celebrate the victory of the coalition in the May 11 General Elections is set to take place next Sunday, June 14th in Brooklyn, New York. According to the...

Essential Care Pharmacy opens new Mandela Ave. location

Jun 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Essential Care Pharmacy opens new Mandela Ave. location

In a venture to expand the pharmaceutical market, the Essential Care Pharmacy (ECP) opened a new branch at their Mandela Avenue this past Thursday, providing the services of a doctor’s clinic, lab...

Family Court to be “all-embracing” – Madame Justice George-Wiltshire

Jun 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Family Court to be “all-embracing” – Madame Justice George-Wiltshire

“The Family Court is meant to be an all-embracing court,” said High Court Judge, Madame Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire, yesterday. She said that families face different conflicts but with the...

Frustrated mother sets self ablaze

Jun 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Frustrated mother sets self ablaze

Acting out of frustration, a mother of six, Jasodra Mangoor ‘called’ Shanta, 58, set herself ablaze at her 118 Courbane Park, Annandale home, on Wednesday around 22:00 hours. She is now in the...

Sleeping entrepreneur floored by intruders twice in two months

Jun 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sleeping entrepreneur floored by intruders twice in two months

In what seems to have been a ‘log’ sleep, Fiona King, 26, of Lot 3 Area ‘B’ Goedverwagting, was robbed for the second time in two months. This time the attack was in the wee hours Wednesday....

Dairy ‘vigilante’ attack…Juveniles released on $15,000 bail each

Jun 06, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dairy ‘vigilante’ attack…Juveniles released on $15,000 bail each

Two juveniles who were apprehended in connection with an assault against three young men in Dairy last Wednesday were both slapped with a charge of unlawful wounding. The defendants, who appeared...

Gov’t to build houses in cohesive communities

Jun 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t to build houses in cohesive communities

The Ministry of Communities is working towards constructing approximately 4,000 houses in cohesive communities over the next five years that would benefit over 4,000 households, and therefore more...

Gunpoint robbery accused granted bail

Jun 06, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Gunpoint robbery accused granted bail

In a desperate attempt to profess his innocence, robbery under-arms accused, Keyvin Cupidore, stormed in front of reporters’ cameras wailing and condemning what he claimed to be acts of...

NICENESS IN GUYANA

Jun 06, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NICENESS IN GUYANA

I saw a beautiful thing today. It involved a school child no more than four years old and a traffic rank that was directing traffic in the city. The child was standing at the side of the road waiting...

When public servants become politicians

Jun 06, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on When public servants become politicians

This week the new government signaled quite clearly that it was not prepared to work with anyone who was against it. For example, there were those Permanent Secretaries who thought that they were...

Shot suspect claims he was innocent bystander

Jun 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Shot suspect claims he was innocent bystander

Atiba Gardener, 39, a self-proclaimed miner and father of two, has denied lawmen’s claims of him being a bandit. The police on Wednesday shot Gardener, claiming that they were threatened by the man...

Govt. not demonstrating the professionalism it seeks – says Molly Hassan

Jun 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. not demonstrating the professionalism it seeks – says Molly Hassan

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN), Molly Hassan, is accusing the new government of hypocrisy. She said that the administration is failing terribly...

Doobay Medical Centre impressive – says Public Health Minister

Jun 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Doobay Medical Centre impressive – says Public Health Minister

– commits to continued support “I am totally impressed,” said Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton, of the Courbane Park, Annandale, East Coast Demerara, Doobay Medical Centre...

Husband, wife charged with drug trafficking, gun, ammo possession

Jun 06, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Husband, wife charged with drug trafficking, gun, ammo possession

The police, on Thursday, acting on a tip off, stormed the Warlock, East Ruimveldt, home of a couple and unearthed a large quantity of marijuana, guns and ammunitions. Three persons who had access to...

Onderneeming rape suspect remanded

Jun 06, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Onderneeming rape suspect remanded

The Onderneeming, Sand Pit man who was fingered in the rape of a seven-year-old child, was on Friday remanded to prison after police arrested and charged him with rape. Leroy Fredricks, 35, of...

Taxi driver before court for drug trafficking

Jun 06, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Taxi driver before court for drug trafficking

Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry remanded a taxi driver to prison on Thursday, after he was charged with drug trafficking and ammunition possession. Mark Prince, a father of four, who resides...

Alness accident two men remain hospitalized

Jun 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Alness accident two men remain hospitalized

Two men remain hospitalized following the horrific motor car accident which occurred on the Alness Public Road, around 22:00 hs on Sunday. The accident claimed the lives of owner and taxi driver,...

Kitty bus driver charged with dangerous driving

Jun 06, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Kitty bus driver charged with dangerous driving

A bus driver was placed on $125,000 bail yesterday after he pleaded not guilty to a dangerous driving charge. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry was Mahendra Moonsammy, 29, of...

We asked for a change, we got it, so let us work to keep it in range

Jun 06, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on We asked for a change, we got it, so let us work to keep it in range

DEAR EDITOR, May 11, 2015 saw a number of firsts for Guyana and the population at large. It was the first multi-party and multi-racial coalition, and the first time that Guyanese displayed such...

Revamped Former Presidents legislation should top the agenda

Jun 06, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Revamped Former Presidents legislation should top the agenda

DEAR EDITOR, As the new government prepares its legislative agenda, I would suggest that substantively and symbolically the first legislation to be introduced should be a revamped Former Presidents...

Guyana owes us all a living, free from fear and humiliation

Jun 06, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana owes us all a living, free from fear and humiliation

DEAR EDITOR, The UN Declaration on Human Rights has been specific in its call for the Freedom of expression, the Right to Public Assembly and the Right to Democracy found in Articles 19 to 21....

Precious jewels (Women of Linden)

Jun 06, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Precious jewels (Women of Linden)

DEAR EDITOR, I write this letter because it would be wrong of my colleagues and I to return to our home countries and not mention what we would have observed this time on the election campaign. This...

Accountant detained after arson attempt at Ministry

Jun 05, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Accountant detained after arson attempt at Ministry

– Former minister unaware of misuse of funds One day after an attempted torching of the Ministry of Communities in Kingston, investigators yesterday held a senior official of its Finance...