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Breaking News!!! Fort Wellington Secondary teacher charged with carnal knowledge; dismissal from education system likely to follow

Jan 27, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Breaking News!!! Fort Wellington Secondary teacher charged with carnal knowledge; dismissal from education system likely to follow

Ronald Forde, the 25- year- old teacher of the Fort Wellington Secondary School on the West Coast of Berbice, was charged yesterday (THURSDAY) with having carnal knowledge of one of his 14- year- old...

Cop gets four years for allowing prisoner to escape

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cop gets four years for allowing prisoner to escape

A place at the Georgetown Prison which was meant for a simple larceny accused has now been taken by a policeman who allowed the prisoner to escape from the Sparendaam Police Station lock-ups....

Chinese celebrate year of the Rabbit

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese celebrate year of the Rabbit

The Chinese Embassy last evening celebrated the Chinese New Year with a grand cultural presentation comprised of beautiful dances, songs and Kung Fu displays that reflect the Chinese culture. The...

Male teacher molests 10-year-old schoolboy, arrested

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Male teacher molests 10-year-old schoolboy, arrested

A ten-year-old male student of Saraswat Primary School, De Willem South, West Coast Demerara, was on Sunday last, sexually molested by his 33-year-old male teacher who is now in police custody. The...

Neesa Gopaul saga… Small’s wife banned from prison

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Neesa Gopaul saga… Small’s wife banned from prison

Prison authorities have instituted an indefinite ban on the wife of murder accused Jarvis Small from visiting him in prison. The ban was imposed on Marceline Small on Monday after she was reportedly...

Dem boys seh… Manny, ee birdie and a luptap

Jan 27, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Manny, ee birdie and a luptap

Manny show off in Parliament de other day. He try fuh talk English and all dem word come out wrang. He arguing how de budget good and how de laptop programme is one of de best. De only thing is that...

Treason trio returns to court

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Treason trio returns to court

The three persons accused of trying to overthrow the government made another court appearance yesterday before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. Bruce Munroe, a Major in...

Backer calls for transformation of security sector

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Backer calls for transformation of security sector

Deborah Backer walked with Sunshine cornflakes (she couldn’t afford the Kelloggs brand) and it seems as if she had watched the 1993 American flick Groundhog Day quite often. But it wasn’t just...

Opposition parties deliberately misrepresent budget – says Min. Westford

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition parties deliberately misrepresent budget – says Min. Westford

“Like all the budgets which preceded this one misinterpretation and deliberate misrepresentations are the order of the day from the government’s critics,” said Minister Dr Jennifer Westford. of...

West Berbice teacher confesses to sex scandal

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on West Berbice teacher confesses to sex scandal

A 24-year-old teacher accused of having sex with a female student of the Fort Wellington Secondary School has confessed. According to investigators, the teacher confessed to having sex with a...

Pressy’s employees robbed in broad daylight

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Pressy’s employees robbed in broad daylight

In broad daylight, two employees of Pressy’s Enterprise, Regent Street branch, were forcefully relived of a large sum of money by armed bandits who operated on a black CG motorcycle. The robbery...

CARICOM has lost momentum-Jagdeo

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM has lost momentum-Jagdeo

– Guyana to improve relations with new growth prospects President Bharat Jagdeo is not too optimistic about CARICOM, stating that the regional integration movement has lost momentum and Guyana...

Con-woman hits ‘The Market Place’ grocery store

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Con-woman hits ‘The Market Place’ grocery store

A woman who is described as a ‘con lady’ allegedly visited ‘The Market Place’ grocery establishment located at 97 Fifth Street, Industry, East Bank Demerara, on Monday and ordered a quantity...

Opposition MP’s require budget literacy workshops

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition MP’s require budget literacy workshops

… as Whittaker announces low income housing for interior locations The Opposition Members of Parliament may require, “Budget Literacy Workshops,” according to People’s Progressive Party Civic...

Women’s Rights Group continues drive to arrest domestic violence

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Women’s Rights Group continues drive to arrest domestic violence

Significant strides are still being made by the “Break the Silence, Stop the Violence” movement as efforts are directed to help arrest the problem of domestic violence in the society. According...

Ministry of Home Affairs pledges support for THAG

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry of Home Affairs pledges support for THAG

Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, has pledged his Ministry’s unstinted support for the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) in its efforts to make Guyana a significant tourist...

Post mortem finds teenager died from stabbing

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Post mortem finds teenager died from stabbing

… Madewini Creek death A post mortem examination conducted yesterday on the remains of 17-year-old Vishaul Ram, called Ryan, of 1002 Diamond New Scheme, East Bank Demerara reveals that foul...

AFC gears to launch election Campaign

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on AFC gears to launch election Campaign

The Alliance for Change will this Saturday launch its party’s campaign and Action Plan for Guyana at the Ocean View International Hotel. Presidential Candidate of the Alliance for Change, Khemraj...

GECOM enhancing capacity for smooth elections

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM enhancing capacity for smooth elections

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has completed a two-day Training Session which was designed specifically for the selection of Managers and Field Staff to work during the Claims and Objections...

Police detain one after fiery attack on Essequibo woman

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Police detain one after fiery attack on Essequibo woman

One day after 23-year-old Sunita Dominique, of Bamboo Dam, Sparta, was doused with gasoline and set alight by two men she recognised from neighboring villages, police said her condition is still...

Detective to be charged for raping female prisoner

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Detective to be charged for raping female prisoner

A detective corporal is to be charged for allegedly raping a 21-year-old prisoner at the Turkeyen Police Station in December 2009. Kaieteur News understands that the office of the Director of Public...

Cop freed of arms and ammo charge

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cop freed of arms and ammo charge

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton on Monday dismissed charges of unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition against policeman Quamie Inniss. Inniss, who was interdicted from duty almost two years...

Kawall Ramkiran cops gold at 10th Caribbean Taekwondo C’ships in Barbados

Jan 27, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Kawall Ramkiran cops gold at 10th Caribbean Taekwondo C’ships in Barbados

Bacchus takes silver & Van-Rossum bronze A three-member team selected by the Guyana Taekwondo Association (GTA) to attend the 10th Caribbean Taekwondo Championships held at the Sir Garfied Sobers...

Mecca of cycling undergoing timely overhaul

Jan 27, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Mecca of cycling undergoing timely overhaul

development of the sport will be boosted further By Franklin Wilson There is the old adage that says ‘nothing before it’s time’ and in this case it is apt. The cycling track at the...

Shooter’s pleas fall on unsympathetic ears

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Shooter’s pleas fall on unsympathetic ears

…heads to jail for four years “My worship please have mercy on me. I have my mother and father…please have leniency on me. I beg you to see with me” were words of Steve Mohamed of Kaneville...