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Police issue bulletin for prison escapee

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Police issue bulletin for prison escapee

Police have issued a wanted bulletin for murder accused, Eddie Williams who escaped under mysterious circumstances from the Georgetown prisons on last week Monday. William whose last known address is...

Buy Bid documents if you want to know specifications on govt. contracts – Luncheon

Feb 28, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Buy Bid documents if you want to know specifications on govt. contracts – Luncheon

“Whether you tender or not, once you want the document you have got to buy it.” Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon says that persons interested in the specifications of works...

Missing miner among three found dead

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Missing miner among three found dead

Two days after an official missing person report was made by his reputed wife at the Port Kaituma Police Station, the decomposing remains of 40-year-old Andy Whyte was found on Saturday. Reports are...

$5.2M Sluice Door estimate questionable

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on $5.2M Sluice Door estimate questionable

While the residents of Stryken Hovel and the surrounding farming communities on the West Bank of Demerara are welcoming the decision to construct a sluice door to replace the damaged one, eyebrows...

Bouterse makes brief stop-over

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bouterse makes brief stop-over

Suriname President Desi Bouterse landed in Georgetown last Saturday evening after his plane returned the Guyana delegation from the CARICOM HEADS of Government Conference in Grenada. Guyana’s...

Dem boys seh….Desi gun live at Pradoville

Feb 28, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Desi gun live at Pradoville

Nuff thing happen this weekend and all of dem happen quiet—real quiet. Dem boys hear how Desi Bouterse come in and he guh to New Thriving fuh dinner because dem didn’t have food in State House....

Granger as PNCR Candidate advantageous for AFC

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Granger as PNCR Candidate advantageous for AFC

…will see crossover votes by young, disenchanted voters – Ramjattan The decision by the Peoples National Congress Reform to elect retired Brigadier David Granger as its Presidential Candidate...

Teenagers robbed Headteacher in Lamaha Park

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Teenagers robbed Headteacher in Lamaha Park

Headteacher of South Ruimveldt Nursery School, Tyefia London was on Saturday night attacked by two school aged lads, who stripped her of her jewelry and handbag. According to Miss London, sometime...

Bandits bore through concrete wall in Tuschen

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits bore through concrete wall in Tuschen

After returning from church, a family of five discovered that bandits drilled a hole into their concrete home at Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo and ransacked the house, carrying away an...

Permaul (6-60), Bishoo (4-61) spin Guyana to 1st innings points

Feb 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Permaul (6-60), Bishoo (4-61) spin Guyana to 1st innings points

Despite defiant 76 from teenager Shane Dowrich By Sean Devers at Providence A career best 6-60 from 21-year-old left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul and 4-61 from leg-spinner Davendra Bishoo spun...

Some applicants of public assistance to receive vouchers from March

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Some applicants of public assistance to receive vouchers from March

Many persons who normally uplift and cash their Public Assistance vouchers at the Mosque in Alexander village have expressed frustration over the constant running around for the last several weeks...

Bishoo’s World Cup dreams comes true

Feb 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bishoo’s World Cup dreams comes true

Guyana will be without leg-spinner today By Sean Devers Any cricketer’s dream is to play against the best on the world stage and no stage is bigger than the Cricket World Cup which has been held...

GPHC Nurse succumbs after motorcycle accident

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC Nurse succumbs after motorcycle accident

Nigel Glen, 26, of One-Mile, Linden, who was involved in an accident on Camp Street on Saturday died while being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Reports are that the man died sometime...

Sankar upsets Lewis, Bryan completes titles haul

Feb 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sankar upsets Lewis, Bryan completes titles haul

– as Mashramani Table Tennis C/ships ends Jonathan Sankar was rightly awarded a ‘Most Improved Player’ prize last night after he won the Men’s Singles title against national senior...

Robin Persaud (Snr), Raynauth Jeffrey (Jnr) & Junior Niles (Vets) are champions

Feb 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Robin Persaud (Snr), Raynauth Jeffrey (Jnr) & Junior Niles (Vets) are champions

By Franklin Wilson As the 2011 cycling season heats up the rivalry between the nation’s top riders is also warming up as was the case at the R&R International sponsored 40-mile road race held...

Red Dragon murder suspect for court today

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Red Dragon murder suspect for court today

The 19-year old, who allegedly stabbed and killed her lesbian lover early Saturday morning outside the “Red Dragon” club, is expected to make a court today before Magistrate Priya Beharry, at the...

Central Police Station Youth Club’s 20/20 cricket competition set for Saturday

Feb 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Central Police Station Youth Club’s 20/20 cricket competition set for Saturday

The Central Police Operational Youth Club (CPOYC) of New Amsterdam 2011 sports programme will continue with a 20/20 cricket competition, which will be played mainly among the joint services...

Decomposed body found in East La Penitence House

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Decomposed body found in East La Penitence House

The partially decomposed body of 93-year old Olive Thomas was yesterday morning found at her 279 Freeman Street, East La Penitence residence. Thomas’s body was discovered around 7:10 hrs in a...

Repairs finally underway on Adelaide and St. Stephen Streets

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Repairs finally underway on Adelaide and St. Stephen Streets

It has been over eight years since the Adelaide and St. Stephen roadways in Charlestown have been longing for some rehabilitation. Last Friday much to the relief of residents there as well as...

Five Star Minerals throws support

Feb 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Five Star Minerals throws support

Yet another corporate entity have come forward to support the inaugural Floodlight Twenty20 knock-out cricket competition set to bowl off in Bartica this weekend. Five Star Minerals, who will be...

Team 25 win Stag Beer Street Football tournament

Feb 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Team 25 win Stag Beer Street Football tournament

Take home $200,000 first prize Team 25 walked away the winners of the inaugural Stag Beer 7-A-Side street football tournament that concluded in Linden over the weekend. In the process, they pocketed...

Hikers ‘D’, GCC ‘C’, Old Fort, School of the Nations, GCC ‘B’ all win

Feb 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hikers ‘D’, GCC ‘C’, Old Fort, School of the Nations, GCC ‘B’ all win

Keen competition was once again witnessed as the curtains came down on the Western Union branded Hikers Junior Hockey Tournament which ended yesterday, at the National Gymnasium. In the final round...

Angel of death

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Angel of death

– breaking bad news may be the hardest chore on the crime beat By Michael Jordan The woman sat in the back seat, intermittently weeping and praying. The angel of death sat in the front seat,...

Teacher held for questioning in relation to mason’s death

Feb 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Teacher held for questioning in relation to mason’s death

A school teacher remains in police custody for questioning in relation to the death of Sherlock Jones who passed away on Saturday afternoon after taking a sip of rum that was reportedly offered to...

We need a leader who stands on the side of religion and truth

Feb 28, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need a leader who stands on the side of religion and truth

Dear Editor, Now that Brig Granger has been elected by PNC members to be their Presidential Candidate, Guyanese are awaiting the PPP’s smear campaign. So far, judging from their bloggers, the PPP...

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TOTALTEC to open hospitality complex in Houston

Kaieteur News – TOTALTEC Inc., a provider of services to the energy and construction sectors here on Monday announced... more