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Houston, E.B.D. roadblock drama…

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Houston, E.B.D. roadblock drama…

One of captured men was released from long prison stay just three months ago Jason Burnette, one of the three men who was captured last Tuesday at a Houston, East Bank Demerara roadblock, was only...

Grandfather gets 19 years for killing reputed wife

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Grandfather gets 19 years for killing reputed wife

Leonard Allan, 64, a pensioner of Burnham Avenue, Rosignol, West Coast Berbice, who earlier pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter for killing his reputed wife has been jailed for 19...

DPP recommends wounding charge instead of attempted murder charge for Kitty resident

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on DPP recommends wounding charge instead of attempted murder charge for Kitty resident

A mason, who was facing an attempted murder charge two months ago, now has to make his court appearance for the lesser consequential charge of felonious wounding. Quincy Evans, a 24-year-old mason,...

Man who allegedly wounded colleague, caught three years later

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man who allegedly wounded colleague, caught three years later

After three years of evading the police, Ryan Lowe was on Tuesday brought before the court to answer to an attempted murder charge. The defendant appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the...

Traffic cops freed on bribery charge

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Traffic cops freed on bribery charge

Senior Magistrate Leron Daly yesterday dismissed a bribery charged level against traffic ranks Chris Brown and Mark Collins. The Magistrate upheld a no-case submission made by the men’s lawyer....

Wanted bulletin for suspect in AK-47, drugs find in Sophia

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted bulletin for suspect in AK-47, drugs find in Sophia

Police are seeking Steve Richard Bacchus in connection with last Monday’s North Sophia raid that netted an AK-47 assault rifle, a handgun and narcotics. A bulletin issued, yesterday, stated that...

Open Doors capture Windball Cricket, Football titles at annual Special School Games

Nov 28, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Open Doors capture Windball Cricket, Football titles at annual Special School Games

Open Doors captured this year’s Windball Cricket and Football titles in the National Sports Commission Sponsored 4th Annual Special School Games played at the National Gymnasium. Open Doors...

Family offers reward for info on Bourda woman’s murder

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Family offers reward for info on Bourda woman’s murder

Almost two months after 67-year-old Marva Oudkerk was found dead in her Lot 241 Bourda Street, Georgetown home with a mosquito net tightly wrapped around her neck; the victim’s daughter, Makada...

North R/veldt Multilateral gets Lawn Tractor from Old Students’ Association

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on North R/veldt Multilateral gets Lawn Tractor from Old Students’ Association

The Old Students’ Association (comprising chapters from the USA, Canada and Guyana) of North Ruimveldt Multilateral Secondary School made a timely donation of a John Deere E140 Lawn Tractor last...

MMZ Future Youths are Bibi Farida Asgarally Memorial 25-over champs

Nov 28, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on MMZ Future Youths are Bibi Farida Asgarally Memorial 25-over champs

Meten-Meer-Zorg Future Youths beat Meten-Meer-Zorg senior team by 42 runs when the teams collided in the final of the Bibi Farida Asgarally Memorial 25 overs cricket match, played at the West...

High intensity battle expected as Rio Indoor Streetball continues tonight

Nov 28, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on High intensity battle expected as Rio Indoor Streetball continues tonight

The National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue will be the battleground tonight when the fate of the several high profile community teams will be decided in the final group stage round of the inaugural Rio...

Oil industry is unforgiving; we must get it right the first time

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Oil industry is unforgiving; we must get it right the first time

– Energy Dept. official tells leadership conference Guyana’s oil sector will not wait for Government to manage it right. It is an unforgiving sector, so it is important to get it right the first...

GTM/RCCI/RFA U-17 male and female Tourney

Nov 28, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTM/RCCI/RFA U-17 male and female Tourney

Guyana Rush Saints emerge as champions Guyana Rush Saints male and female teams emerged as the respective champions when the inaugural GTM Insurance Company sponsored Under-17 tournament under the...

Scrap iron galore as GPL decommissions Versailles, Anna Regina power plants

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Scrap iron galore as GPL decommissions Versailles, Anna Regina power plants

Scrap iron from two decommissioned power plants are up for grabs. Earlier this week, the state-owned Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) in an advertisement published in Kaieteur News announced that...

Letter to the Sports Editor Guyana played poorly in the Regional Super50 cricket

Nov 28, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor Guyana played poorly in the Regional Super50 cricket

Dear Sir, Let me state upfront, Guyana did not deserve to be in the semi-final of the Regional Super50 cricket tournament simply because they played very poor cricket, especially in their last match...

Minibuses, their passengers, streetlights, the European man

Nov 28, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Minibuses, their passengers, streetlights, the European man

I saw something on Regent Street this week, so I decided to investigate for myself. I have an obligation to do so because I am writing about what I saw; therefore, I need to research it. I was coming...

Gold for Money claim Lloyd Rollins Birth Anniversary Dominoes title

Nov 28, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gold for Money claim Lloyd Rollins Birth Anniversary Dominoes title

Gold for Money emerged champions of the Lloyd Rollins Birth Anniversary dominoes competition which was contested on Sunday last at Transports Sports Club. Led by John Chance and Clearance Whitehead...

Port Kaituma braces for no electricity until Christmas

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Port Kaituma braces for no electricity until Christmas

Residents of Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD), Region One are expected to brace a “little more” without electricity while the situation is currently being resolved. Chief Executive Officer...

DMW hockey festival launched – 5 Trinidadian teams included

Nov 28, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on DMW hockey festival launched – 5 Trinidadian teams included

The 15th edition of the annual Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey festival was launched yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) with five teams from the twin island republic of Trinidad...

Brian Tiwari birthday tournament on Sunday shifted to Uitvlugt ground

Nov 28, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brian Tiwari birthday tournament on Sunday shifted to Uitvlugt ground

Play in the Brian Tiwari birth anniversary 9-a-side Inter-Ward football Tournament, which is set to conclude on Sunday, has been shifted to the Uitvlugt ground due to moves made by the sponsor and...

Speed kills:

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Speed kills:

This minibus turned turtle yesterday afternoon at Cove and John, East Coast Demerara. Reportedly, a number of schoolchildren were in the bus, and were injured. An eyewitness said that the bus hit...

R. Sookraj and Son Outback Adventure sponsors Berbice Chess Association event

Nov 28, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on R. Sookraj and Son Outback Adventure sponsors Berbice Chess Association event

The Berbice Chess Association (BCA) has secured sponsorship for another Open Chess competition this Sunday 1st December in Berbice. The Association will be staging the R. Sookraj and Sons Outback...

Cane Grove labourer charged for wedding house beating that left man paralysed

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cane Grove labourer charged for wedding house beating that left man paralysed

Nineteen-year-old Jermain Holder was on Tuesday slapped with an attempted murder charge for the severe beating he and others gave 22-year-old Hansraj ‘Kevin’ Durga, leaving him in a paralyzed...

After good Super50 with the bat Barnwell looks ahead to a possible 4-day selection

Nov 28, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on After good Super50 with the bat Barnwell looks ahead to a possible 4-day selection

By Sean Devers in Trinidad At 32, Christopher Barnwell seems more mentally settled, more responsible, more confident and talks about God and family. His 351 runs scored in this year’s Regional...

Passengers cheer as bus driver, conductor hang out of moving bus

Nov 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Passengers cheer as bus driver, conductor hang out of moving bus

By Shikema Dey From speeding to driving under the influence of alcohol, road recklessness continues to be an issue of concern in Guyana. In fact, it has even escalated to the level where drivers...