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Man sprays ‘boss’ at cop, relieves him of cell phones

Feb 10, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man sprays ‘boss’ at cop, relieves him of cell phones

—court hears A Construction worker was yesterday remanded to prison, after being accused of spraying mace – a type of chemical irritant popularly referred to as ‘boss’ – in the face...

Lions Clubs take health care to Bartica

Feb 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Lions Clubs take health care to Bartica

The township of Bartica and its environs such as Four Miles Housing Scheme, Itaballi, Goshen, Karrau Creek, Agatash and Kartabu, last week benefited from a Vision Care Clinic. Hosting the clinic was...

Alleged horse thief granted bail

Feb 10, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Alleged horse thief granted bail

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan ordered a rancher to post bail in the sum of $25,000 after he was brought before her for allegedly stealing a horse. Martin Scipio, a father of one, of Central Rupununi,...

Some Parliamentarians sleep during sessions

Feb 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some Parliamentarians sleep during sessions

Dear Editor, I wish to thank the Parliament of Guyana and its sponsors for carrying live coverage of the sessions in the National Assembly. Many of us in the diaspora can now follow what is taking...

Another angle on the used tyre debate

Feb 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Another angle on the used tyre debate

Dear Editor, Guyanese will be better off with used tyres. The new tyre price will be far too high. If the new tyre price was reasonable, it would be okay for the poor man. We have to look at the...

Disturbing stories in the police force

Feb 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Disturbing stories in the police force

Dear Editor, The recent statement attributed to Mr. Clement Rohee at his party’s press conference about Assistant Commissioner Balram Persaud’s vehicular accident raises several possibly...

Bullet missed his head by inches

Feb 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bullet missed his head by inches

Dear Editor, After reading about the murder of yet another Chinese national in a robbery attempt, I felt compelled to write. This one hits very close to home for me…I have been very silent but...

When a police rank cusses down others on the roadway

Feb 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on When a police rank cusses down others on the roadway

Dear Editor, Permit me space in your column to express my disgust with an incident which I witness involving a female Police rank, and a Neighbourhood police who are both stationed at the Mahaicony...

An expert offers an alternative to Wales closure

Feb 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on An expert offers an alternative to Wales closure

Dear Editor, Having listened to the invited addresses and various comments from the floor at last Friday evening’s Moray House session on Wales estate closure, it has prompted me to now share...

Team Benschop takes on Sherod Duncan

Feb 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Team Benschop takes on Sherod Duncan

Dear Editor, We respond to Sherod Duncan by saying that one can describe the upcoming local government elections as involving Mark Benschop, a man of the people versus Sherod Duncan, a man of...

‘Owner’ of burnt Robb Street property, employee charged with murders/arson

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Owner’ of burnt Robb Street property, employee charged with murders/arson

By Rehanna Ramsay More than two years after arsonists torched a Robb Street, Georgetown building roasting its occupants alive, police have charged the alleged culprits and placed them before the...

Govt. will attack gold smuggling, reckless exploitation of timber – Broomes tells House

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. will attack gold smuggling, reckless exploitation of timber – Broomes tells House

By Abena Rockcliffe Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes yesterday told the National Assembly of the plans to ensure that Guyana is able to benefit from the country’s...

Poor man will have to pay more for newer cars

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Poor man will have to pay more for newer cars

-dealers ask Govt. to reconsider proposed tax change By Leonard Gildarie A plan by Government to restrict the importation of vehicles older than eight years into the country will only make the...

Cops detain suspect in restaurant owner’s murder-believe gunman panicked after victim screamed

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops detain suspect in restaurant owner’s murder-believe gunman panicked after victim screamed

Police have detained a suspect as they continue to hunt for the bandits that shot and killed restaurant owner, Xiu Di Yang at No. 57 Village, Corentyne on Sunday. The 49-year-old owner of the Gin LI...

Bandit nabbed after robbing bus driver at gunpoint

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit nabbed after robbing bus driver at gunpoint

Would-be bandit, Troy Williams, was captured shortly after noon yesterday, minutes after he had robbed a minibus driver and a passenger at gunpoint of $8,000 and $500 respectively. The robbery...

New Chairman, Robert Badal, vows to stamp out corruption in GPL

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on New Chairman, Robert Badal, vows to stamp out corruption in GPL

New Chairman of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), Robert Badal, has vowed to stamp out corruption within that state-owned company. Badal, a prominent businessman who owns Pegasus Hotel and the...

De court waiting fuh Rohee

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De court waiting fuh Rohee

Old people does always seh that moon does run till day ketch am. Brassington does always tell he wife that parable and she does laugh. She does tun round and tell him de same parable gun ketch up wid...

Under-19 World Cup 2016 …Imlach, Hetmeyer steer West Indies into semi-finals

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Under-19 World Cup 2016 …Imlach, Hetmeyer steer West Indies into semi-finals

Zimbabwe and Scotland also win ESPNcricinfo – Shimron Hetmyer, the West Indies captain, had contributed all of 23 runs in four innings going into the quarterfinals of the Under-19 World Cup....

CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying – Texas 2016…

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying – Texas 2016…

Lady Jags upbeat and passionate ahead of Thursday’s clash with Canada By Franklin Wilson in New York compliments of: Fazia’s Collection, Crown Mining Supply, Anglin Enterprises USA, Stag Beer,...

4th Annual Milo U-20 Schools Football Competition…N/Ruimveldt, N/ Georgetown, QC register wins

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 4th Annual Milo U-20 Schools Football Competition…N/Ruimveldt, N/ Georgetown, QC register wins

North Ruimveldt, North Georgetown and Queen’s College were the teams registering full points when the 4th Annual Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition continued Sunday at the Ministry of...

Sarwan to lead E’bo in Inter-County U15 tourney

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sarwan to lead E’bo in Inter-County U15 tourney

Amos Sarwan had been chosen to lead Essequibo in the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board Inter-County U15 tournament. Bumeshwar Ramkissoon of Wakenaam will serve as his deputy. The full squad reads; Amos...

Foster continues form at AAG Development Meet

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Foster continues form at AAG Development Meet

-Samuels win sprint double Andrea Foster continued her early form on Sunday when The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) held its second Developmental Meet at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve...

Phantom claim Roy Davis Memorial Dominoes title

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Phantom claim Roy Davis Memorial Dominoes title

Phantom chalked up 79 games to win the final of the Roy Davis Memorial Dominoes competition which was contested on Sunday night at Gaulding Place, South Ruimveldt. Rage placed second with 78 and TNT...

Sarjoo leads North Soesdyke to EBDCA Executive T20 crown

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sarjoo leads North Soesdyke to EBDCA Executive T20 crown

By Zaheer Mohamed A fine all-round performance by Sunil Sarjoo handed North Soesdyke a comfortable 84-run victory over Bayrock of Linden when the final of the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association...

Balram Persaud crash…Rohee suggests foul play in vehicle accident

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Balram Persaud crash…Rohee suggests foul play in vehicle accident

Former Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, has called for the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to utilize the live feed from the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) link between the Criminal Investigation...

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Golden Jaguars rout Dominica 8-1, close in on Gold Cup and League A

Oct 05, 2026

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s Golden Jaguars moved to within touching distance of the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup and promotion to League A on Sunday, producing a commanding 8-1...

Pinktober is here!

Oct 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The month of October is known as Cancer Awareness Month. And it is time that our nation takes a sober look at this disease and its effects. The statistics themselves tell us why the conversation matters. According to recent reports in the media, at least 704 Guyanese were...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

Oct 04, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

A national government as a national criminal enterprise

Oct 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Want to see the PPP Govt’s true colours? Expose it as the premier national criminal enterprise in Guyana and watch it go crazy. Want to watch the national leadership degrade in the worst way? Give it the public label of the region’s leading national criminal...

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