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Several rushed to hospital for suspected food poisoning

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Several rushed to hospital for suspected food poisoning

By Melissa Johnson NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Scores of persons were rushed to the New Amsterdam and Georgetown Hospitals last night for suspected food poisoning, shortly after consuming a meal at a...

Cops nab third suspect in Port Kaituma heist

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cops nab third suspect in Port Kaituma heist

– booty still not recovered Police have nabbed a third suspect in connection with the recent Port Kaituma robbery in which bandits shot a police rank and brutalised a pregnant woman. Reports...

RC kills self with detective’s gun

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on RC kills self with detective’s gun

Senior police officials were last night investigating the death of a young rural constable from the Springlands Police Station, who allegedly shot himself in the head with a detective’s gun. The...

Dem boys seh….Police can’t sleep these days

Oct 18, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Police can’t sleep these days

Bharrat come home Saturday night and dem boys see security like never before. All dem street corner block off and police who been home sleeping had to come out and stand up to block traffic. Wha got...

Woman shot in leg, children held at gunpoint

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Woman shot in leg, children held at gunpoint

Bandits terrorise Kaneville family… – suspects send threatening calls to victims Three armed bandits stormed a Kaneville East Bank Demerara home, shortly after midnight yesterday,...

Tapir kills motorcyclist on Corriverton road

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Tapir kills motorcyclist on Corriverton road

Rudolph February, a 48 year old resident of 190 Kingston Corriverton is the country’s latest road fatality as a result of an accident on the village’s public road around 19:15 hours last night....

Sarwan axed

Oct 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sarwan axed

Sammy replaces Gayle as captain for Sri Lanka tour By Sean Devers in Jamaica Elegant middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has not been selected for next month’s West Indies tour to Sri Lanka and...

Manickchand works toward deepening relations on eco-conservation

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Manickchand works toward deepening relations on eco-conservation

Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand, during her recent trip to the United States met with two leading professors with a view of promoting local eco-conservation. She...

‘Golden Jaguars’ roar to 2-0 win over Suriname to top group

Oct 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Golden Jaguars’ roar to 2-0 win over Suriname to top group

By Franklin Wilson in Suriname with the compliments of Digicel There was no stopping the ‘Golden Jaguars’ last evening at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium, Paramaribo Suriname, a solid performance...

Guyana’s external debt increases,but economy remains strong

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s external debt increases,but economy remains strong

Financial Mid-Year Report shows… The financial mid-year report that was tabled last Thursday in the National Assembly by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has documented an increase in Guyana’s...

Guyana saves their worst for Best!

Oct 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana saves their worst for Best!

Tino’s 5-25 give Barbados emphatic 151-run victory By Sean Devers in Jamaica In Association with Jamaica Pegasus, Mike’s Pharmacy & Raphael’s Reality Guyana yesterday produced their worst...

Union experiencing hiccups with management

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Union experiencing hiccups with management

LECI linesmen protest… The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union that has been at the side of the protesting linesmen is alleging that it is encountering issues with LECI officials. The...

Narayan Ramdhani leads Under-17 Badminton players over the weekend

Oct 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Narayan Ramdhani leads Under-17 Badminton players over the weekend

The National Sports Commission (NSC) Junior Tournament continued last weekend with the Under-17 events played off at the Queens College Badminton Courts. The Tournament which again attracted...

Commander lauds wounded Port Kaituma cop

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Commander lauds wounded Port Kaituma cop

The bravery displayed by Detective Corporal Emrit Winter of the Port Kaituma Police Station will not go unnoticed by the Force’s administration. This assurance was given by interior Divisional...

Guyana’s health sector taking lead to address impact of climate change

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s health sector taking lead to address impact of climate change

– Dr Ramsammy Guyana may soon have its own research programme which could detect and even analyse tropical diseases, even as the impact of climate change is realised. The University of Guyana, with...

Hasnoo wins Flying Ace 50-miler in Berbice

Oct 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hasnoo wins Flying Ace 50-miler in Berbice

Wasim Hasnoo in a time of 2hrs 10 minutes won the Ramsarran Singh memorial 50-mile cycle race which was organized by the Flying Aces Cycling club and sponsored by Paul Singh’s Bakery. The event...

D’Andrade, Johnson on podium after 7.8 miles

Oct 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on D’Andrade, Johnson on podium after 7.8 miles

Guyana’s Lionel D’Andrade and Kelvin Johnson finished on the podium Saturday in the Cush 50th Anniversary 7.8 miles race in Trinidad and Tobago. D’Andrade, who is expected to compete at the...

Citizens may get a say about shoddy public works

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Citizens may get a say about shoddy public works

– through Govt’s. Value For Money approach It appears that if you see a contractor working on a public project in your community and shortchanging the work, there’s actually something you...

Action heats up as tournament progresses

Oct 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Action heats up as tournament progresses

Buxtonians and other football buffs were treated to an exciting night of football when action in the 3rd Annual Mackeson/Digicel Sweet Sixteen football tournament continued at the Buxton Community...

Former nat’l boxing champ Al Thomas trying to revive sport

Oct 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former nat’l boxing champ Al Thomas trying to revive sport

– to hold two-day Clinic in Ancient County Former national Light Heavyweight boxing champion Al Thomas is the latest among a group of persons who are making a gallant effort to rekindle the...

Who will complete the Pensioners’ Quarters?

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Who will complete the Pensioners’ Quarters?

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – The fate of the Geico Palace also known as Pensioners’ Quarters and Lazy Hall at Independence Avenue in Rose Hall Town is yet unknown. A broken friendship and...

Head Teacher in need of financial help

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Head Teacher in need of financial help

TUCBER PARK, NEW AMSTERDAM – A well-known head teacher in New Amsterdam was diagnosed with retinal detachment, a condition described as a medical emergency and needs immediate surgery. Head Teacher...

Jensen Strauss Boxing Limitee of Canada on board with Caribbean Fury 2

Oct 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jensen Strauss Boxing Limitee of Canada on board with Caribbean Fury 2

Caribbean Fury, the brainchild of local boxing promoter Carwyn Holland is getting international attention. According to a release from the promotions group, they have been overwhelmed with overseas...

SHOVA spin off to benefit Berbice Campus

Oct 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on SHOVA spin off to benefit Berbice Campus

TAIN, CORENTYNE – Second year students, majoring in computer science at the University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC), are soon to gain practical knowledge in computer networking. This idea...

East Coast cricket teams gearing up for floodlights competition

Oct 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Coast cricket teams gearing up for floodlights competition

Cricket lovers along the lower East Coast corridor are gearing up for keen action when K & S Grocery Store and Beer Garden stages a six overs softball cricket competition under floodlights,...