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Girl, 16, held for carjacking

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…calls victim for another attack Police have detained a 16-year-old girl who is believed to be a member of a carjacking gang operating in the city. The teen, who hails from an East Bank Demerara...

Sandpit cave-in kills Linden man

Apr 15, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Sandpit cave-in kills Linden man

The body of a 29-year-old Linden man had to be dug out from beneath a large pile of sand which buried him alive, even as he sat eating his morning snack under the shade of a tractor trailer, at a...

Presidential immunity necessary to carry out functions of office – Ramotar

Apr 15, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Presidential immunity necessary to carry out functions of office – Ramotar

“Our Constitution is probably superior to many in the world” “Our Constitution is probably superior to many Constitutions in the world.” This is the opinion of Presidential Candidate of the...

PNCR reaffirms commitment to shared governance

Apr 15, 2011 knews News Comments Off on PNCR reaffirms commitment to shared governance

Presidential Candidate of the People’s National Congress Reform, David Granger yesterday reiterated his party’s commitment to towards shared governance. At the time Granger was addressing members...

Govt. confirms Pluck-Cort, no-confidence vote against Mayor

Apr 15, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Govt. confirms Pluck-Cort, no-confidence vote against Mayor

Disregarding an injunction granted by Justice Diana Insanally last week to have Yonette Pluck-Cort vacate the office of Town Clerk, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Kellawan...

E’bo businessman shot, robbed on Regent Street

Apr 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo businessman shot, robbed on Regent Street

Well-known businessman Ganesh Jaigobin of Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, was shot and robbed of an undisclosed amount of money while conducting business transactions on Regent Street, Georgetown,...

Dem boys seh…Things more dear in Guyana

Apr 15, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Things more dear in Guyana

Guyana is a strange country. Everything dearer than anywhere else. A car in de States gun cost US$10,000 but when it meet Guyana it cost US$40,000. Dem boys seh that de excuse is de duty. De same...

Both coaches confident as Alpha take on River Plate

Apr 15, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Both coaches confident as Alpha take on River Plate

As the Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United FC prepares for a stern test against Puerto Rican football team, River Plate this evening, Head Coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover, is exuding...

Sale of motor vehicle licences suspended at GPO, VAT buildings

Apr 15, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Sale of motor vehicle licences suspended at GPO, VAT buildings

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in an effort to facilitate the increase in activities resulting from the April 30, 2011 deadline for the submission of Income, Property and Corporation Tax Returns,...

Help and Shelter takes child abuse knowledge to GNA

Apr 15, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Help and Shelter takes child abuse knowledge to GNA

As part of its efforts to solicit support to address the problem of child abuse, Help and Shelter has been targeting frontline workers for a series of training sessions. Nurses drawn from the...

Table Tennis moves to West Demerara tomorrow

Apr 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Table Tennis moves to West Demerara tomorrow

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in collaboration with the West Demerara Sub-Association will be conducting a series of coaching sessions open to all interested persons on the West Demerara...

Police, White Castle reach amicable agreement

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By Edison Jefford Following a meeting with the Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, and an inspection by top brass of the Guyana Police Force, White Castle Fish Shop reached an amicable agreement...

Berbice Schools Table Tennis competition comes off with a bang

Apr 15, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Schools Table Tennis competition comes off with a bang

Bagot, Murray, Lalbachan, Conway outstanding The Berbice Schools Table Tennis competition which was held on Saturday last at the Berbice High School, Auditorium came has been hailed a success. The...

Prison Service Women’s League celebrates first anniversary

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The Guyana Prison Service Women’s League ushered in its first anniversary on April 10, with a simple church service, followed by a week of activities. Early yesterday morning, around 06:00 hrs,...

Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore inks deal with USA promotional group

Apr 15, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore inks deal with USA promotional group

Set for international acclaim Reigning PABA and WBC CABOFE Super Bantamweight titleholder Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore has combed the globe searching for that elusive fight that can turn him from a...

Veterans holding their own at MACORP Open Tennis c/ships

Apr 15, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Veterans holding their own at MACORP Open Tennis c/ships

Veteran Rudy Grant like several other players who were making their return to competitive tennis after a hiatus showed no sign of rust or lethargy in defeating Javier Uribe 6-1, 6-1 in the Men’s 45...

Challenges of addressing HIV highlighted as 56th CHRC opens

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By Sharmain Cornette About 20,000 new HIV cases were recorded in the Caribbean last year and approximately 12,000 persons aged 15 – 44 have since died, according to Professor Peter Figueroa. These...

Dr. Luncheon is a busy but clearly tired and overworked gentleman

Apr 15, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Luncheon is a busy but clearly tired and overworked gentleman

Dear Editor, By way of a press release issued through his office earlier this week, Dr. Roger Luncheon attempted to educate me about the Amaila Falls Hydro-Electric Project (AFHEP). He suggested that...

Barama must not discriminate in re-employment process – PNCR

Apr 15, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Barama must not discriminate in re-employment process – PNCR

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is calling on Barama Company Limited (BCL) to be fair in the re-employment process of those workers who were laid off during late last year. Executive...

I’m proud to call Glenn Lall my friend and a patriotic Guyanese

Apr 15, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on I’m proud to call Glenn Lall my friend and a patriotic Guyanese

Dear Editor, You’ve heard this said many times before: A true friend is hard to find. I’m proud to call Glenn Lall my friend and a patriotic Guyanese. In a report carried in the Guyana Chronicle...

Defending champ Faculty of Technology stays on course

Apr 15, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Defending champ Faculty of Technology stays on course

Subsequent to a two day delay because of rain, the University of Guyana Inter-Faculty Twenty20 cricket competition got underway last Wednesday with defending champions, Faculty of Technology,...

On a scale of one to ten, I will give Kaieteur News 7

Apr 15, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on On a scale of one to ten, I will give Kaieteur News 7

Dear Editor, Much is said about the Kaieteur News and the controversial personalities that are involved in the administration of that newspaper. The fact of the matter is that the paper sells and...

Case against TSU ranks discharged due to death of main witness

Apr 15, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Case against TSU ranks discharged due to death of main witness

Tactical Service Unit (TSU) ranks, Eon Grannum, Shendel James and Jermine Durant 25, had their case of trafficking in narcotics and demanding money with menace discharged yesterday as a result of the...

‘Time out’ did it – I am sold on David Granger

Apr 15, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘Time out’ did it – I am sold on David Granger

Dear Editor, If any Guyanese was on the sideline trying to determine how to vote, I believe we all have made that decision after watching PNCR’s Presidential Candidate‘s, David Granger’s live...

Defending champs RHT Pepsi defeat Tucber Park; Albion crush Port Mourant

Apr 15, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Defending champs RHT Pepsi defeat Tucber Park; Albion crush Port Mourant

Defending Champions Rose Hall Town Pepsi (RHTP) held their nerves on Saturday last to defeat Tucber Park by 15 runs in the semi final of the 2010 Spready’s Bakery Under-19 Inter Club 50 overs...

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