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Miners buried alive

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Miners buried alive

…as 75-ft deep pit collapses Two miners were buried alive at around 13:00 hrs yesterday, after the walls of a 75-foot deep pit caved in on them at White Hole, Mahdia. Police identified the victims...

REO turns self in

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on REO turns self in

$$M fraud at Region 4 RDC… Embattled Region Four Regional Executive Officer (REO), Shafdar Ali, who was wanted by police for “multi-million-dollar fraud committed on the state”, turned himself...

Crabwood Creek woman found dead…husband disappears

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Crabwood Creek woman found dead…husband disappears

By Melissa Johnson CRABWOOD CREEK, CORENTYNE – A Crabwood Creek woman 43-year old Esther Albert also known as ‘Kamla’ was found dead in the home early yesterday morning. Her husband Daveanand...

No evidence that Roger Khan was involved in Sawh killings – Crime Chief

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on No evidence that Roger Khan was involved in Sawh killings – Crime Chief

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said the police investigations into the murder of former Agriculture Minister Satydeow Sawh, his two siblings and his security guard have unearthed no evidence of the...

Another GRA cashier goes missing as fraud unravels

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Another GRA cashier goes missing as fraud unravels

Another Customs Officer has disappeared following the discovery of fraud at a city wharf. Sources yesterday confirmed that the officer was based at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC)...

Juvenile murder accused flees from lock-ups

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Juvenile murder accused flees from lock-ups

Police were up to late last night hunting for a juvenile murder accused who escaped from the Turkeyen Police Station lock-ups yesterday afternoon. The juvenile, who is accused of the murder of a...

Dem boys seh…Is Bhoops and Bhoopsin

Mar 03, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Is Bhoops and Bhoopsin

Haiti get rock by an earthquake and Guyana respond. Nuff organization, even de Waterfalls paper decide that it gun rise money fuh the people of Haiti. Dem in de government decide that de Waterfalls...

Leguan farmer expresses fear for his life

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Leguan farmer expresses fear for his life

– says chopping incident could disrupt peace on the island A prominent Leguan cattle and rice farmer has expressed fear for his life and that of his family, following a bitter dispute that has...

Lack of crucial legislation hampering drug fight

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Lack of crucial legislation hampering drug fight

– US Drug Report The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Bill, in conjunction with the wiretapping and plea bargaining legislation, once implemented will...

Essequibo shorelines still under pressure from high tides

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo shorelines still under pressure from high tides

– Salt water invades several areas The ongoing El Niño phenomenon continues to pose serious constraints to rice farmers especially those living in the southern section of the Essequibo Coast,...

Man shot during robbery

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man shot during robbery

– gunmen snatch jewellery, cash Police are investigating yet another shooting incident in the city which has left a man nursing three gunshot wounds. Reports are that 39-year-old Troy Collins...

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Phagwah celebrations ended abruptly for the driver of this car and his passenger after the vehicle was sent cart wheeling on the Lusignan Public Road on Monday night. Reports are that the car emerged...

Govt. probes complaints of sub-standard building materials

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. probes complaints of sub-standard building materials

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce is closely monitoring the quality of building materials being sold on the local market to ensure that consumers receive what they pay for. This has...

Female World Cup qualifying action kicks off today

Mar 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Female World Cup qualifying action kicks off today

Suriname face St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Lady Jags play Friday By Franklin Wilson The day of reckoning has arrived with Guyana, Suriname and St. Vincent and the Grenadines beginning their...

Team low on confidence, but positive signs emerging – Gibson

Mar 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Team low on confidence, but positive signs emerging – Gibson

– batting the main focus right now Coach of the West Indies team Otis Gibson speaking with the media shortly after a practice session at the DCC ground yesterday, admitted that the guys are...

Kennard Memorial TC set to stage Phagwah Race meet March 14

Mar 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kennard Memorial TC set to stage Phagwah Race meet March 14

Horserace lovers are in for a special holiday treat when the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) stages the Phagwah Race meet at the club’s Bush Lot Farm Corentyne headquarters this Sunday March 14....

GCB says it’s ready to host One-Day matches

Mar 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB says it’s ready to host One-Day matches

– guns, glass bottles, knives prohibited from venue Officials of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) held a Meeting with the media yesterday seeking its co-operation to help disseminate pertinent...

Top athletes sizzle in Linden

Mar 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Top athletes sizzle in Linden

By Edison Jefford Save for the absence of an overwhelming crowd at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground on Monday, the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Development Meet III received got some...

Clinical Kanhai fuels Jets to LABA U-19 Final

Mar 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clinical Kanhai fuels Jets to LABA U-19 Final

Raiders out Flames to set up riveting encounter By Edison Jefford Akeem ‘The Dream’ Kanhai was not prepared to allow the best junior basketball players in Linden to be on the biggest stage...

Taffin Khan captures Topco Juice Mash Chess Tournament

Mar 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Taffin Khan captures Topco Juice Mash Chess Tournament

– Saeed Ali takes junior category Taffin Khan chalked up 6 points, eking out a victory after an extremely competitive tournament when the curtains came down on the Topco Juice Mash Chess...

13th BK Int. Cheddi Jagan Memorial 55-miler promises to be exciting

Mar 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on 13th BK Int. Cheddi Jagan Memorial 55-miler promises to be exciting

Cyclists to compete in Berbice on Sunday The Ancient County is getting ready to welcome the best riders in the land on Sunday when the 13th Annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial 55-mile cycle road race...

Relatives allege death threats from killer

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives allege death threats from killer

One day after Okema Todd, a mother of two, was brutally stabbed to death in the presence of her children, the police had no further information regarding the matter except to say that they are...

Conductor fined for showing privates to girl, 13

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Conductor fined for showing privates to girl, 13

A 27-year-old minibus conductor who exposed his private parts to a 13-year-old girl was yesterday fined $15,000 when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. Seon Oliver, of...

Vincentian drug accused remanded

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Vincentian drug accused remanded

A national of St Vincent and the Grenadines was yesterday remanded after she appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. It is alleged that Alisha Joseph...

Coverden family terrorised by bandits

Mar 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Coverden family terrorised by bandits

– investigators arrive nine hours later Phagwah celebrations for a Coverden family ended on a frightening note Monday night after armed bandits invaded their home, terrorising them and...

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Diplomacy demands clarity in principle

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Bharrat Jagdeo has, with characteristic hauteur, declared for the second time that he does... more