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Home of GEA’s head comes under grenade attack

Mar 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Home of GEA’s head comes under grenade attack

The home of Mahender Sharma, head of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) and his wife, Marcia Nadir-Sharma came under a grenade attack Tuesday night. Fortunately the grenade did not explode. The attack...

Teen in gas station shoot-out identified

Mar 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Teen in gas station shoot-out identified

Teenager, Robin Holder, who was shot by police last week Wednesday during a shoot out with police, has been positively identified as one of the perpetrators of the Cool Square Bar robbery which left...

Pregnant woman escapes unhurt in Lethem smash-up

Mar 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Pregnant woman escapes unhurt in Lethem smash-up

Several persons, including a pregnant Brazilian woman, miraculously escaped without serious injuries following a horrific smash-up involving two Sport Utility Vehicles on the Lethem Access Road,...

32 arrested as Joint Services hunt wanted suspects

Mar 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 32 arrested as Joint Services hunt wanted suspects

Heavily armed members of the Joint Services descended on several communities in the city, Linden and Berbice with the aim of ferreting out wanted persons and unearthing illegal arms and ammunition as...

City councillors approve $3.5 Billion Budget estimates

Mar 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on City councillors approve $3.5 Billion Budget estimates

…10 percent increase on wages and salaries (By Mondale Smith) Over the years there have been many efforts by the City Council to decide what annual budgets would amount to. But this year at an...

Morgan returns after one-year hiatus

Mar 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Morgan returns after one-year hiatus

Group 4 contender Andrew Morgan, who is returning after a one-year self-imposed hiatus is confident that he will be in the reckoning come Sunday when the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club stages...

‘Pocket Rocket’ calls Dharry chicken, said he should have been fighting him

Mar 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Pocket Rocket’ calls Dharry chicken, said he should have been fighting him

The war of words between locally based pugilist Orlan ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers continues. The ‘Pocket Rocket’ who fights out of the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym in New Amsterdam...

Nicolette’s performance splendid – Dr. Anthony

Mar 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Nicolette’s performance splendid – Dr. Anthony

Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony called the gold medal achievement of Guyana’s Squash queen Nicolette Fernandes as splendid and she has once again lifted the profile of this country. Dr....

T&T’s U-19 Polo Princesses Eye Gold

Mar 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on T&T’s U-19 Polo Princesses Eye Gold

Dedication and passion are the two driving forces that have been inculcated in the Kevin Foster coached Trinidad and Tobago National Girls Under-19 Water Polo team. This group of hard working young...

Bartica Regatta Sports activities set to kick off Sunday

Mar 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Bartica Regatta Sports activities set to kick off Sunday

Football, domino, road race & river swim on the tables Sports activities apart from the main attraction (Power Boat, Canoe and Jet Ski Races) form an integral part of the overall offerings for...

National Crime observatory programme gets going

Mar 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on National Crime observatory programme gets going

-intended to contribute to safer neighbourhoods-Rohee The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched another programme to strengthen its capacity to enhance the security of the nation’s citizens with...

Another boxing gym launched in Berbice

Mar 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Another boxing gym launched in Berbice

Sports have always been regarded as the catalyst in the reduction of criminal activity and administrators in Berbice have decided to focus on such activities if only to preserve the involvement of...

Stag Beer/EBFA 2009 League set for enthralling climax on Sunday

Mar 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Stag Beer/EBFA 2009 League set for enthralling climax on Sunday

Grove Hi Tec & Timehri Panthers battle for title Following a few years of inactivity, competitive football has made a grand return to the East Bank and the first tournament to welcome back the...

Patrick Dam win Central Police Station Outreach Youth Club cricket competition

Mar 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Patrick Dam win Central Police Station Outreach Youth Club cricket competition

Patrick Dam of Angoy’s Avenue (Cow Dam) is the winners of the Central Police Station New Amsterdam, B Division, Police Outreach Operation Youth Club 10 overs softball cricket competition. In their...

GDF Medics Get Safe Injection Training

Mar 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GDF Medics Get Safe Injection Training

Sixteen medics from the Medical Corps underwent two days of intensive training at Base Camp Ayanganna from Thursday March 18 in Injection Safety and Waste Management Practices. This training is part...

No defense filed to date, matter for hearing on Monday

Mar 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on No defense filed to date, matter for hearing on Monday

Defence counsel for Twyon Thomas, Khemraj Ramjattan, has stated that as far as he is aware there has been no defence filed by the Attorney General as indicated to the court. The Attorney General’s...

‘Ranks of the GCUC are on a mission to disrupt progress’- DCUSA

Mar 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Ranks of the GCUC are on a mission to disrupt progress’- DCUSA

The Management Committee of the Demerara Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (DCUSA) at its recent monthly meeting discussed what appear to be serious cracks developing in the ranks of the Guyana...

Young Warriors ban two first-division players

Mar 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Young Warriors ban two first-division players

Waheid Edwards & Farouk Hussain to rest for 18 months each The Executive of the Young Warriors Cricket Club (YWCC) of Berbice has banned two of its first-division players for the next 18 months...

GPL apprehend businesses with illegal connections

Mar 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GPL apprehend businesses with illegal connections

– 2 years back-billing penalty set for defaulters By Rabindra Rooplall Guyana Power Light (GPL) has placed 40 persons before the court for illegal connections and meter tampering this month....

Revolutionary HIV prevention document launched

Mar 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Revolutionary HIV prevention document launched

Guyana must be on the road to eliminating HIV by 2020 – says Health Minister Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday declared that in the next ten years Guyana would be well on the road...

Second annual Desmond Dorsette Road Relay set for Sunday

Mar 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Second annual Desmond Dorsette Road Relay set for Sunday

The Dorsette Family of No 50 Village Upper Corentyne will on Sunday stage the second annual Desmond Dorsette Memorial classic Run. The race which will cover a distance of 3 ½ miles will begin at No...

Port Mourant Easter Sunday Meet next in line on horseracing calendar

Mar 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Port Mourant Easter Sunday Meet next in line on horseracing calendar

The Guyana Horseracing Authority in collaboration with the six active horseracing Clubs in Guyana has release racing dates for the rest of the year. A number of races have already been held and a...

Robert Williams Tape ball cricket set for May 1

Mar 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Robert Williams Tape ball cricket set for May 1

Deputy Mayor of Georgetown Robert Williams has agreed to have his name used for a tapeball cricket competition set to commence at two venues in Lodge Georgetown on May 1. Williams, an ardent cricket...

GDF sailors graduate from Coast Guard Advanced Boarding Course

Mar 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GDF sailors graduate from Coast Guard Advanced Boarding Course

On Friday, last, US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Karen Williams presented Certificates of Completion to 15 members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard Unit, who had completed the Coast...

Mechanic gets sizeable bail on fraudulent conversation charges

Mar 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mechanic gets sizeable bail on fraudulent conversation charges

A mechanic was placed on $375,000 bail on Tuesday on four counts of fraudulent conversion, when appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. David Montague, 41, of 283 West Ruimveldt...