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Woman, daughter detained in connection with actor’s murder

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Police have detained a woman and her daughter for questioning into the brutal murder of popular local actor Joel Fraser called ‘Sweets’. The woman and her daughter were detained last night, after...

T&T welcomes Queen Elizabeth in style

Nov 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on T&T welcomes Queen Elizabeth in style

The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the Commonwealth and previously as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 independent member states. Most of them were...

Rehab instead of prison recommended for ganja users

Nov 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rehab instead of prison recommended for ganja users

There is a need to review the relevant law to allow for persons (users) found with small quantities of marijuana (a joint or ‘spliff’) to be sent for rehabilitation instead of prison. This is one...

Owner suspects arson in Sophia bond blaze

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Arson is suspected to be the cause of a fire that destroyed the interior of a bond at Sophia early yesterday morning. The fire, which was discovered at around 02:15 hours also damaged an adjoining...

Fire Service Bill amended

Nov 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fire Service Bill amended

– Tougher penalties for false alarmists, persons who seek to direct and/or assist fire fighters By Fareeza Haniff The Fire Service (Amendment) Bill was passed in the National Assembly last...

Suspicious fires to come under greater scrutiny

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By Brushell Blackman Suspicious fires will come under greater scrutiny with the passing of the Fire and Casualties Inquiry (Amendment) Bill in the National Assembly yesterday. The bill stipulates...

Road accidents are the seventh leading cause of death in Guyana – Health Minister

Nov 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Road accidents are the seventh leading cause of death in Guyana – Health Minister

By Dale Andrews If Guyana is to achieve its goal of reaching a life expectancy of 75 years by 2015, death by accident needs to be drastically reduced. This was the message to schoolchildren and their...

Another Geddes Grant robber captured

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– found hiding in bathroom Andrea Carrington, 24, of Angoy’s Avenue who was wanted in connection with the million dollar Geddes Grant robbery which was committed on Thursday 2nd April at the...

Cops check family members for traces of gunpowder

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Forensic tests are being conducted on samples from the hands and clothing of persons who were at a Mahdia house last Tuesday when a five-year-old boy allegedly shot his baby sister dead. Police...

DPP to advise on course of action for ‘ganja’ students

Nov 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on DPP to advise on course of action for ‘ganja’ students

Three secondary students on the Essequibo Coast are currently away from school as the police and the Education Department have launched a probe into the discovery of drugs on their person. This...

HEALING THE MIND

Nov 27, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on HEALING THE MIND

You cannot heal the body without healing the mind was the note on which I ended my column yesterday. These words of wisdom have been echoed throughout history by psychologists and self- improvement...

Dogs eat corpse while Guyana saves the world’s ecology

Nov 27, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Dogs eat corpse while Guyana saves the world’s ecology

A few months back, an ugly episode occurred in Essequibo. Relatives of a deceased person came in from the US to cremate their dead. They found a rotting, smelly corpse and had to bury it right on the...

Contracting company replies to allegations

Nov 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Contracting company replies to allegations

The management of Courtney Benn Contracting Service Limited (CBCSL) has issued a response in relation to an item carried in last Sunday’s Kaieteur News in connection with an injured worker. Gavin...

Mohamed spurs Enterprise Busta ‘A’ to C/ship honors

Nov 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed spurs Enterprise Busta ‘A’ to C/ship honors

First-Class player Zaheer Mohamed produced a Man-of-the-match performance to lead Enterprise Busta Sports Club ‘A’ to victory against Lusignan in last Saturday’s Busta 20/20 cricket final at...

RHT Bakewell advance to Quarter-finals; Singh scores 124* for Blairmont

Nov 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on RHT Bakewell advance to Quarter-finals; Singh scores 124* for Blairmont

Rose Hall Town Bakewell defeated Rising Star in their final Zone ‘E’ preliminary round match of the 2009 Leslie Amsterdam Memorial Under-17 Cricket Competition in Berbice to end as runners-up to...

Logos Hope is here!

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… ship boasts over 7,500 book titles The Logos Hope is here! The 132.5-metre vessel docked at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) wharf last Wednesday to the music of steel pans, and...

Local Dirt Racing talent on show at Goed Fortuin

Nov 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Local Dirt Racing talent on show at Goed Fortuin

Come Sunday, December 6, the Goed Fortuin Community Centre ground will come alive when First Gear Promotions presents Round Two of its ten-event series which will see most of the country’s top...

Copenhagen: A deal is a matter of focus and justice

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By Kamalesh Sharma The news on climate change from the Asia Pacific Economic Summit in Singapore has been sobering, mixed and disappointing. It means that expectations as to what can be achieved at...

Top Karateka to conduct Grading Examinations

Nov 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Top Karateka to conduct Grading Examinations

Master Teruyuki Okazaki 10th Dan Chairman and Chief Instructor of The International Shotokan Karate Federation (I.SK.F) will be arriving in Guyana on Thursday November 26th 2009, to conduct Grading...

Leading economist warns developing Commonwealth countries to take action

Nov 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Leading economist warns developing Commonwealth countries to take action

By Gary Eleazar in Trinidad Leading world economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz is warning Commonwealth leaders to quickly take affirmative action and outline long term objectives in order to survive...

Disability Bill sent to select committee

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…House chides PNCR ‘no show’ By Fareeza Haniff The much anticipated Persons with Disabilities Bill was last evening sent to a special select committee although receiving the support from a lone...

Ishak 146, Kamaludin 5-20 shapes Belvedere Superstar’s win

Nov 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ishak 146, Kamaludin 5-20 shapes Belvedere Superstar’s win

Arif Ishak of Belvedere Superstar became the latest centurion in the New Building Society (NBS) Berbice 2nd division 40 overs cricket competition, slamming 146 against Albion Front Shockers....

Controversy erupts at Lancaster Secondary School

Nov 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Controversy erupts at Lancaster Secondary School

– concerned group calls for removal of Headmaster A group of concerned parents and residents of Mahaica are determined in their call for the removal of the Headmaster of the Lancaster Secondary...

38 successful at Essequibo Shotokan Karate School grading exams

Nov 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on 38 successful at Essequibo Shotokan Karate School grading exams

Thirty-eight (38) students from the Anna Regina Shotokan Karate School successfully completed grading examinations on Saturday November 21 at The Anna Regina Multilateral School. Fourteen beginners...

GABA mulls National Super-Eight Inter Ward

Nov 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GABA mulls National Super-Eight Inter Ward

Best in Georgetown, Linden on the cards In a proactive move to continue with the development of basketball in Georgetown, there is a national Super-Eight Inter-Ward Basketball Championships in the...