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Chinese restaurant owner’s wife shot dead at No. 57 Village

Feb 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese restaurant owner’s wife shot dead at No. 57 Village

The wife of a Chinese Restaurant owner was shot dead at around 20.00 hrs last night at Number 57 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. The woman, who was not identified, was shot in the face, reportedly after...

Major spike recorded for GGMC mining lands months before elections

Feb 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Major spike recorded for GGMC mining lands months before elections

– Chinese among big beneficiaries There was a mad rush under last administration to give out mining lands. According to records of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), over the last...

Four held for Parika pensioner’s murder

Feb 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Four held for Parika pensioner’s murder

Police are questioning four suspects in connection with the murder of Parika pensioner, Ramroop Rameshwar, who was bound, beaten and strangled in his home. One of the detained men is said to be a...

Old Customs Law prohibits leaving country with more than $1,500 in jewellery

Feb 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Old Customs Law prohibits leaving country with more than $1,500 in jewellery

– addressing outdated laws should be a priority There is growing urgency for the country’s laws to be upgraded. A number of incidents has reinforced legal arguments that many of the laws and...

Gambling Regulations…Cabinet to review allowing locals access to casino

Feb 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gambling Regulations…Cabinet to review allowing locals access to casino

– Minister Ramjattan By: Kiana Wilburg The abuse of the country’s gambling laws is expected to spark debate at the Cabinet level as to whether policymakers should really consider relaxing the...

Dem boys seh…Brazzy get a bowel movement in bed

Feb 08, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Brazzy get a bowel movement in bed

Brassington been out and drink wid de boys in Miami on Friday night. He went to a place called Kaieteur Restaurant and Bar. As usual, he stuff eeself like a pig; then he go home. He drop to sleep...

Guyana not big on terrorist watch but vigilance necessary

Feb 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana not big on terrorist watch but vigilance necessary

– US Ambassador By Abena Rockcliffe While there might not be an immediate danger, Guyana is not immune to terrorism and it must not be taken for granted that this country is somehow protected...

Princess She Not turns queen at Port Mourant as Shariff Stable wins four from four

Feb 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Princess She Not turns queen at Port Mourant as Shariff Stable wins four from four

By Samuel Whyte There was no stopping the Shariff Stable as horses of that entity led by Princess She Not and ridden by Champion Jockey Colin Ross won four races in as many starts. It was a...

Hornets hammer Police in GTT/GRFU 15s

Feb 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hornets hammer Police in GTT/GRFU 15s

Pepsi Hornets made it two of two games as they demolished Police Falcons 84-0 in the GTT/GRFU 15s League. The inexperience of the young Police unit was once again exposed, as scoring came easily for...

GCA’s Star Party Rentals, Trophy Stall & GISC…Gajanand Singh’s all-round work gives GNIC 10-wkt win

Feb 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA’s Star Party Rentals, Trophy Stall & GISC…Gajanand Singh’s all-round work gives GNIC 10-wkt win

Lindore’s 7-59 spurs GDF to 9-wicket win By Sean Devers First-Class player Gajanand Singh followed up his classy 95 on Saturday with 5-39 to spearhead GNIC to an emphatic 10-wicket win against...

Repossession of Core homes…CH&PA adamant that home owners are in default

Feb 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Repossession of Core homes…CH&PA adamant that home owners are in default

The Central Housing and Planning Authority, (CH&PA) is adamant that it had carefully reviewed the issue of repossession of the core houses, prior to the issuance of letters to defaulting...

Shot six times…Baby Jhiem Travis is a survivor

Feb 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Shot six times…Baby Jhiem Travis is a survivor

By: Romila Boodram Despite a bullet still lodged in his abdomen, Baby Jhiem Travis Rudder (Jnr) is no different than any other two year old. He is playful, troublesome and even stubborn at times when...

Trophy Stall Open Chess Championships…Taffin Khan plays his way to top honours as curtains drawn

Feb 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall Open Chess Championships…Taffin Khan plays his way to top honours as curtains drawn

By Michael Benjamin Former junior and senior chess champion, Taffin Khan, defied the skeptics with a scintillating performance that netted him an overall 6 ½ points and the championship trophy when...

MFK murder conspiracy…Police Sergeant Lindo for court tomorrow as PI commences

Feb 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on MFK murder conspiracy…Police Sergeant Lindo for court tomorrow as PI commences

Police Sergeant Leon Lindo will make another court appearance today, as the commencement of a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the conspiracy to murder Mohamed F. Khan begins in the Georgetown...

Imraz Hassan Import and Export supports Saw Pit SC

Feb 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Imraz Hassan Import and Export supports Saw Pit SC

Saw Pit Sports Club of West Bank Demerara received a major boost from Imraz Hassan Import and Export on Friday night. The company, which has branches at 50 Goed Intent and Saw Pit Square, WBD,...

Primary Health Care to be improved with revised standard treatment guidelines

Feb 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Primary Health Care to be improved with revised standard treatment guidelines

Improving the delivery of primary health care is poised for improvement with the launch of the second edition of the Standards Treatment Guidelines for Primary Health Care. The revised publication...

NSC/Berbice River Cricket Association Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competition…Friendship Cavaliers are Champions

Feb 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC/Berbice River Cricket Association Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competition…Friendship Cavaliers are Champions

– Ryan DeNobrega Man-of-the-Final Friendship Cavaliers are the Berbice River Cricket Association Champions after defeating Kimbia in convincing fashion in the final played recently. The...

Rookie Mahesh Shivraj wins Prabudial Ramdial Memorial Golf tourney

Feb 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rookie Mahesh Shivraj wins Prabudial Ramdial Memorial Golf tourney

It was Brian Hackett’s delight that he did his late friend Prabudial Ramdial proud when scores indicated that he was in the lead for the tournament Saturday afternoon, until the last scores came in...

11 Police Cadet Officers to be promoted to Assistant Superintendents

Feb 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 11 Police Cadet Officers to be promoted to Assistant Superintendents

The long and agonizing wait may be over soon for several police Cadet Officers who were languishing in that position for the past five years. They can now breathe a sigh of relief as the Police...

Suriname to play friendly football match February 21

Feb 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Suriname to play friendly football match February 21

The Surinamese senior team will travel to Guyana for a friendly match against the home team on Sunday, February 21. The game is a practice match for the two teams who are preparing for various levels...

Fitness 53 Gym gives back to clients

Feb 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fitness 53 Gym gives back to clients

The Fitness 53 Gym located at Providence East Bank Demerara, Saturday presented four lucky clients who registered and paid their registration fee on-line before January 11, Kindle Fire Tablets at a...

Guyana’s First Round Futsal Exit!

Feb 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s First Round Futsal Exit!

Dear Sir, Being a realist, it came as no surprise to me that the nation’s Futsal Football Team was (in) gloriously dumped from the CFU 2016 Futsal Championship in Cuba. Competing in the group stage...

Taxi driver shot in botched robbery

Feb 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver shot in botched robbery

A taxi driver is now hospitalised after he was shot in his left leg following a botched robbery at his home around 20:30 on Friday. According to information Darshan Rampersaud, 38, a taxi driver of...

The woman I married today, long, long ago

Feb 08, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The woman I married today, long, long ago

On this day, 37 years ago, I married Janet Kissoon. I have no regrets. I can’t say she is like me. I am loud (maybe too loud), aggressive, unapologetically driven by political instincts and will...

Orealla and Siparuta get big equipment boost from Berbice Volleyball Association

Feb 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Orealla and Siparuta get big equipment boost from Berbice Volleyball Association

The riverain Communities of Orealla and Siparuta over the weekend were a hive of activity as the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) led by President Levi Nedd and former President Gregory Rambarran...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more