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Albouystown resident remanded for armed robbery

Jan 05, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Albouystown resident remanded for armed robbery

City Magistrate Fabayo Azore remanded Mark Prince, an Albouystown resident, to prison yesterday, after he pleaded not guilty to a charge of Robbery under Arms when he appeared in the Georgetown...

Miner remanded on wounding charge

Jan 05, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Miner remanded on wounding charge

A 25-year-old miner was yesterday remanded after he appeared before City Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on an Attempted Murder charge. Devon Smith, of Cummings Lodge,...

Father of one on bail for assault charge

Jan 05, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Father of one on bail for assault charge

Yesterday, a father of one was placed on bail after he made an appearance before Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer a charge of assault. Marvin Sommersaul, 25, a...

Desperate plea for action against crime

Jan 05, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Desperate plea for action against crime

Dear Editor, There has been a significant increase in crime in Guyana and the numbers keep mounting almost everyday. This alarming upsurge is very scary. The latest editions of the newspapers...

Guyanese don’t show nationalist feelings like other nations

Jan 05, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese don’t show nationalist feelings like other nations

Dear Editor, I pen this letter from the confines of the quiet walls of a tiny, breezy, apartment in a foreign country, away from the political and racial negativities that obtain in Guyana, my home...

The police force under the microscope

Jan 05, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The police force under the microscope

Dear Editor, To us laymen, it may seem as if the brouhaha about police promotions is all about nothing but if we were to take the time to speak to a few insiders we would understand the machinations...

Christopher Ram is concerned about treatment of Kurshid Sattaur

Jan 05, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Christopher Ram is concerned about treatment of Kurshid Sattaur

Dear Editor, Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority Mr. Khurshid Sattaur erred gravely when he shared taxpayers’ information with the Administration. However irresistible the demand,...

Winston Brassington and this point in Guyana’s history

Jan 05, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Winston Brassington and this point in Guyana’s history

Dear Editor, We in Guyana are on the verge of celebrating our 50th independence anniversary on May 26, 2016. The current political and economic environment holds great promise for us all. We need to...

Dr. Hinds is asked an important question

Jan 05, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Hinds is asked an important question

Dear Editor, Dr. Hinds commented, “President David Granger’s recent plea for patience and suggestion that they have not yet accumulated the evidence needed for prosecution makes some sense. But,...

Is this an airport conspiracy to rob?

Jan 05, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is this an airport conspiracy to rob?

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter by Sahadeo Bates titled ‘ Airport and internet blues’ The behavior of the “poorly dressed young men” at the Timehri airport is a well designed...

Clement Rohee rejects Vincent Alexander’s statement

Jan 05, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Clement Rohee rejects Vincent Alexander’s statement

Dear Editor, If incompetence was a valued, traded commodity, the APNU+AFC coalition administration would have been well endowed since it appears to be bountiful with that particular commodity. In...

The instigator of this nice woman’s murder must face justice

Jan 05, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The instigator of this nice woman’s murder must face justice

Dear Editor, It has been four years since Clementine Fiedtkou-Paris was murdered in her home. Due to the circumstances of her death, she is now known to many only as “Robb St. Granny”, but she...

Mother burnt to death after bandits set house alight

Jan 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mother burnt to death after bandits set house alight

– son makes daring escape Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Anita Baichan, 49 years, of Hope, West Coast Berbice, who perished in a fire at her home about...

Economy fails to meet 3.4 % growth rate for 2015 – Finance Minister

Jan 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Economy fails to meet 3.4 % growth rate for 2015 – Finance Minister

…Forestry sector takes hardest blow in recent years …Construction and Bauxite growth targets fell through By: Kiana Wilburg The projected growth rate of 3.4 percent for 2015 was not achieved....

Truthfully and critically examine my Administration’s work – Pres. Granger tells media

Jan 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Truthfully and critically examine my Administration’s work – Pres. Granger tells media

– pledges financial support for Guyana Press Association The Local Press Corps is to be further strengthened through training programmes and workshops, which will build capacity. President...

Visiting British teen vanishes in Guyana

Jan 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Visiting British teen vanishes in Guyana

It has been over two months since British born, Dominic Bernard landed in Guyana via the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on his second solo trip out of England. But since then he has not...

NICIL sold out state assets to finance Marriott – Audit

Jan 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL sold out state assets to finance Marriott – Audit

An audit into the state of affairs of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) has revealed that the entity went on a selling spree in order to get cash to finance the...

GuySuCo’s privatization would be a strategic mistake – PPP

Jan 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo’s privatization would be a strategic mistake – PPP

– Country’s GDP, drainage and irrigation at stake Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo has warned that his party will oppose any moves to privatize the sugar industry. On Wednesday last,...

Cane Grove man was beaten to death for pelting vehicle

Jan 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cane Grove man was beaten to death for pelting vehicle

Police on the East Coast of Demerara are still hunting a Mon Repos man who they believe is the leader of a gang that beat 22-year old Cane Grove, Mahaica labourer Deokumar Basdeo to death on New...

T&HD facilities, vessels to undergo further repairs in 2016

Jan 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on T&HD facilities, vessels to undergo further repairs in 2016

– General Manager General Manager of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) Marceline Merchant has outlined a number of projects to be completed for this year. Speaking at the recently...

Bulls raid Raiders to win LABA Malta Supreme Open title

Jan 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bulls raid Raiders to win LABA Malta Supreme Open title

By Edison Jefford Half Mile Bulls raided Retrieve Raiders off of the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court Saturday night, after trampling the number one ranked unbeaten team in the Linden Amateur...

My pet didn’t get baked chicken on Old Year’s Night

Jan 04, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on My pet didn’t get baked chicken on Old Year’s Night

On Thursday morning I sent off my New Year’s column to KN. It was about GPL. In that column I complained about the almost (not daily, almost) daily blackouts we get where I live at Turkeyen, right...

Lady Jags in preparation mode for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifier tournament

Jan 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lady Jags in preparation mode for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifier tournament

Guyana’s senior National female football team, more popularly known as the ‘Lady Jags’, are presently encamped in Toronto Canada, in full preparation mode for their participation at the...

Body in Demerara River…Escaped murder suspect died of head injuries

Jan 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Body in Demerara River…Escaped murder suspect died of head injuries

The mystery surrounding the demise of escapee Robin Maxwell Thomas has deepened with a post mortem indicating that he was murdered. The post mortem revealed that Thomas, whose corpse was found in the...

Those who fell from grace in 2015

Jan 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Those who fell from grace in 2015

FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA boss Michel Platini are both currently serving eight-year suspensions from all football-related activities following an Ethics investigation. They were found...

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National B/Ball team departs for Suriname today

Poverty does not come with a lifetime warranty

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the national discussion segues to poverty reduction, it resurrects the age-old debate... more