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Man jailed for attempting to steal from church yard

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 1

Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday sentenced a man to one year in prison after he pleaded guilty to an attempt to commit a felony charge. The accused, 28-year-old Royston Forde,...

Escapee recaptured, remanded

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Escapee recaptured, remanded

Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday remanded Oswald Rambarran to prison after he was charged with escaping from lawful custody. On June 3rd, Rambarran allegedly escaped from the...

‘Golden Jaguars’ touch down in Suriname tonight

Jun 11, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Golden Jaguars’ touch down in Suriname tonight

Bishop to miss 1st match, Codrington and Richardson are back By Franklin Wilson Guyana’s flagship football team the ‘Golden Jaguars’ will touch down in Suriname tonight as they begin their...

More should be done to protect women and girls in our society

Jun 11, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on More should be done to protect women and girls in our society

Dear Editor, It would appear as though many Guyanese have become unconscious fans of a spiralling crisis, which continues to be treated as a ‘dark secret’ in our society. By this, I mean violence...

Laparkan makes scholarship awards

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Laparkan makes scholarship awards

The Laparkan Una Clarke Caribbean-American Scholarship Committee (LUCCASC) recently presented Eboni Blenman, Kalila Nichols, Dena Cox, Patrice Bailey, Yesenia Francisco and Yamilca Rosa their awards...

Freddie Kissoon – Is the PPP trying to provoke ‘mo fyaah’?

Jun 11, 2008 knews Freddie Kissoon 5

Quite a few things from the Jagdeo presidency are not making sense in the context of the traditional fragility of Guyana’s political structure. Guyana has not had any sustained period of political...

Blame the Government – Intelligence-led operation is paying off

Jun 11, 2008 knews Peeping Tom 1

The Joint Services scored limited success over the weekend by once more disrupting the lives of the members of the so-called Buxton gang and killing one of the members. This time the operation took...

Banks DIH Coca Cola Football in Berbice…NA United stun front runners Mahaicony

Jun 11, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH Coca Cola Football in Berbice…NA United stun front runners Mahaicony

New Amsterdam United Football Club opened their campaign in this year’s Banks DIH Coca Cola division one competition for teams in Region 5 and 6 on a winning note. In a lone game which was played...

It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad Guyana

Jun 11, 2008 knews Letters 1

Dear Editor, The backwardness in Guyana continues as newer encounters continue to amaze me more and more. The most recent is the inability to provide change to ticket buyers at the Transport and...

The letters of T. King are all appalling

Jun 11, 2008 knews Letters 1

Dear Editor, There isn’t a time that I am not appalled when reading letters written by T. King. It happened again when I read a letter captioned “Opposition groups are trying their best to bring...

Bring the criminals in alive or dead

Jun 11, 2008 knews Letters 3

Dear Editor, Now is not the time to celebrate and praise the Joint Services, because one criminal was killed and others may have been wounded. Now is the time to tell the Joint Services to keep the...

GT&T sponsors pre-Father’s Day Golf tourney

Jun 11, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GT&T sponsors pre-Father’s Day Golf tourney

Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) will sponsor this weekend’s pre-Father’s Day Medal Play Golf tournament on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Course. The local telephone company disclosed...

The Parrot Speaks – Keeping a poker face

Jun 11, 2008 knews Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Parrot Speaks – Keeping a poker face

The Parrot has decided after looking at international news two days ago, to keep a “poker face”, not that I am playing the game. I just don’t want anyone to be able to “read my face”...

Let the lawmen share the $50M reward on offer

Jun 11, 2008 knews Letters 1

Dear Editor, I am sure most of us have given up on the Joint Services’ operation to catch ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins and his notorious gang. I myself agreed our men in uniform are no match for these...

Humans are inclined to use scripture to justify bias and ignorance

Jun 11, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Humans are inclined to use scripture to justify bias and ignorance

Dear Editor, The recent letter published in the Guyana Chronicle, entitled “Islam and Homosexuality,” acknowledges the existence of Muslims and scholars in the religion who have evinced a more...

DDL continues support for Pepsi Sonics

Jun 11, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on DDL continues support for Pepsi Sonics

Demerara Distillers Limited through its Pepsi brand last Monday renewed its sponsorship to Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club when they handed over a cheque valued in the region of $400,000 for the...

The Agriculture Investment Forum

Jun 11, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on The Agriculture Investment Forum

The two-day “CARICOM Agriculture Investment Forum” ended last Sunday and the CARICOM Secretariat has informed us that some “twenty-five projects ranging from food production to ethanol...

Christmas Falls shooting…Slain gunman identified as young Buxtonian

Jun 10, 2008 knews News 7

…had resisted pleas to leave gang All speculations have been put to rest, as relatives of the man who was killed at Christmas Falls on Friday last positively identified him as 21-year-old Otis...

Nine CANU officers fired

Jun 10, 2008 knews News 3

– acting boss among them Several officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) were yesterday sent home after failing their polygraph tests. According to sources, CANU’s Acting Head,...

Education Ministry moves to sack teachers in sex scandals

Jun 10, 2008 knews News 1

…head teachers also face sanctions There will be no compromising with teachers who are guilty of sexually molesting students, or even those against whom such allegations are made. This declaration...

Roger Khan saga…..Govt. did not authorize importation of sensitive equipment

Jun 10, 2008 knews News 4

“Such a request by the law enforcement agencies of Guyana would have to be approved by the relevant authorities before an application is made by the Government of Guyana to the relevant American...

Sugar price skyrockets in Berbice

Jun 10, 2008 knews News 1

…investigation ongoing into smuggling to Suriname and Trinidad The price of sugar has touched the $100 per pound mark in Berbice, and shopkeepers are claiming that Guysuco has increased the cost...

EU’s sugar subsidy remains contentious issue – GuySuCo

Jun 10, 2008 knews News Comments Off on EU’s sugar subsidy remains contentious issue – GuySuCo

As the fallout from the negotiated Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with the European Union continues, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) yesterday said that it is seeking to clarify a...

Grace period ends today for licencees

Jun 10, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Grace period ends today for licencees

…harsher penalties for non-compliance under review The grace period allowed by the Guyana Revenue Authority for the purchase of licences for 2008 for operating businesses, motor vehicles or motor...

Man found guilty of making false robbery report

Jun 10, 2008 knews News 1

Lloyd Smith, of Supenaam, Essequibo, was convicted yesterday by Magistrate Fazil Azeez for making a false report about a robbery. According to a Police statement, on June 2 last, Smith reported at...

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