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Cops take fresh evidence from slain woman’s home – as Crime Chief instructs ranks to revisit case

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cops take fresh evidence from slain woman’s home – as Crime Chief instructs ranks to revisit case

By Michael Jordan Acting on instructions from Crime Chief Paul Williams, detectives have removed samples of paint and other evidence from the home of a young woman who died under bizarre...

Buggery, murder then 17 years’ jail

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Buggery, murder then 17 years’ jail

The more Guyana grows older, the more we see that this country is descending rapidly into psychological sickness and morbid breakdown. All over the world, the rape of little children brings out anger...

‘Birdman’ to stand trial for Mocha mechanic’s execution

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Birdman’ to stand trial for Mocha mechanic’s execution

Two years after police caught and charged the second suspect in the execution-style killing of a Mocha Arcadia mechanic, Terrence Lanferman, a man was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High...

“I don’t know anything about that. I is not a murder man”- accused Patricia Senasie killer had told detectives

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “I don’t know anything about that. I is not a murder man”- accused Patricia Senasie killer had told detectives

Accused Patricia Senasie killer, Richard Stanton, had told detectives, “I don’t know anything about that. I is not a murder man,” minutes after he was pointed out on an identification parade...

NAREI inks $23.4M sea defence contract

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on NAREI inks $23.4M sea defence contract

A 700-metre brushwood dam will be installed along the foreshores between Columbia and Aberdeen, Essequbio Coast, Region Two. The $23.4M contract for the project was awarded to S&K Construction...

Is challenging a Guyana-govt. minister a derogatory and disgusting thing to do?

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is challenging a Guyana-govt. minister a derogatory and disgusting thing to do?

DEAR EDITOR, I stood up, fearlessly, as a Guyanese writer—deeply concerned about the fate of the Guyana Prize for Literature, and addressed the Minister of Culture, Dr. George Norton in an open...

There’s need for a realistic programme to support sugar workers and their families

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on There’s need for a realistic programme to support sugar workers and their families

DEAR EDITOR, Several sections of the media reported that Minister of State, Joseph Harmon made an announcement about the outstanding redundancy pay to the thousands of workers made jobless by the...

Ensuring our elected representatives continue along the democratic trajectory

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ensuring our elected representatives continue along the democratic trajectory

DEAR EDITOR, I note your paper’s interesting and informative Editorial captioned, OUR DEMOCRACY NOT WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD, (KN, July 9), and wish to share a few thoughts on the subject. Despite...

There’s a lot of distrust in this country and it’s affecting our fundamentals

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on There’s a lot of distrust in this country and it’s affecting our fundamentals

DEAR EDITOR, For two years now, I have been running a startup business in Guyana. I was born and raised in the Netherlands. Both my parents were born in Suriname. After graduating from the University...

Charles Ramson Jr. is young and ambitious, but he has no executive experience

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Charles Ramson Jr. is young and ambitious, but he has no executive experience

DEAR EDITOR, Much has been said since Charles Ramson Jr. declared that he would be running for the position of PPP/C presidential candidate. I must note that his doing so was with great levels...

Police caught sleeping thief on victim’s bed

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Police caught sleeping thief on victim’s bed

A man who is known to the police was yesterday sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment by a City Magistrate after he was found sleeping on a bed and wearing a pair of stolen sneaker....

Corentyne man pleads guilty to beheading female neighbour

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne man pleads guilty to beheading female neighbour

The Belevedere, Corentyne labourer who was charged with murdering his 53-year-old neighbour at her home in 2016, yesterday pleaded guilty to the offence at the Berbice High Court. Jainarine...

There are more questions than answers in that market heist

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on There are more questions than answers in that market heist

DEAR EDITOR, When you are incompetent and you try your incompetent best you are still incompetent. Those were some words uttered by Mr. George Jackman, former Director of Public Prosecutions, to...

Proper regulation needed for boat cruise events

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Proper regulation needed for boat cruise events

DEAR EDITOR, Please allow me space to complain about a boat cruise that was held on Sunday the 8th July 2018. The name of the event was dubbed “Big people party” This boat cruise was advertised...

Lessons from the Football World Cup

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lessons from the Football World Cup

DEAR EDITOR, Now that the Football World Cup is at the last breath, allow me to express my disappointment at the discrimination against women. I was appalled to read about four separate incidences in...

Guyanese have seen past the talk from the govt. side about Jagdeo

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese have seen past the talk from the govt. side about Jagdeo

DEAR EDITOR, The AFC had two sets of comments (one from the Party and one from AFC Leader Raphael Trotman) after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled to uphold the two-term limit in our...

UNDERSTANDING DYSLEXIA

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on UNDERSTANDING DYSLEXIA

Suddenly, the world took notice in 2007 when Prince Harry, sixth in line to the British throne and the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and the late Diana, princess of Wales revealed that he...