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Cornelia Ida man succumbs to gunshot wound following robbery

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cornelia Ida man succumbs to gunshot wound following robbery

Forty-three-year old Balram Teekaram, called ‘Bandar’ of Cornelia Ida, who was shot on Tuesday last after armed bandits invaded his West Coast Demerara home, has died. The man’s wife, Savitree...

Gunman shoots village captain, snatches bag with $1M

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Gunman shoots village captain, snatches bag with $1M

Police are hunting for a gunman who shot 56-year-old village captain, Wilbert Hall, three times while robbing him of $1M at a Chinese restaurant in Co-op Crescent, Linden. Hall, who is the toshao of...

Housing scam sends victim into hiding

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Housing scam sends victim into hiding

– Claims police are unwilling to pursue reports of death threats By Rabindra Rooplall A young man caught in the web of a housing fraud is appealing to the police to investigate a swindler who...

A pioneer with a passionate love for humanity

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on A pioneer with a passionate love for humanity

Ellena Stewart-Leander is a ‘Special Person’ Her warm and welcoming disposition represents a mere fraction of the qualities that depict how much of a special person Minister Ellena...

Dem boys seh…Bharrat get voice mail

Apr 17, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Bharrat get voice mail

De Waterfalls paper got some people who wuss than anything anybody ever see. Indian cricket league playing and de Waterfalls boss man decide to bet some of de staff. De man win de first set of bet...

Good governance, security, and bridging the racial divide is Khemraj Ramjattan’s passion

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Good governance, security, and bridging the racial divide is Khemraj Ramjattan’s passion

(This is the second in a series of articles featuring Presidential Candidates of the main political parties ahead of this year’s general elections. This week, the Alliance for Change’s...

Seven dogs maul 13-year-old

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Seven dogs maul 13-year-old

Seven dogs attacked a 13-year-old boy early Thursday morning while he was returning home from a shop in the neighbourhood. Yognauth Shopaul, of Third Street, Adelphi Settlement, East Canje, was...

OLPF programme will cross a significant developmental threshold

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on OLPF programme will cross a significant developmental threshold

– Dr Luncheon “When it would have taken root in the homes and minds of our people, equity in our developmental processes would have crossed a significant threshold…This is exactly what our...

Region gears to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Region gears to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV

…As COHSOD meeting concludes The notion that the Caribbean needs to take collective action against mother to child transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was one of the issues...

Man breaks reputed wife’s arm

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man breaks reputed wife’s arm

Despite all efforts of Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand, to curb domestic abuse faced by women in the society, women continue to experience brutality by their...

Man remanded for Finance Ministry fraud

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded for Finance Ministry fraud

Ministry of Finance Public Service supervisor, Lawrence Dundas, of Lot 35 David Street Subryanville, Georgetown, was on Friday remanded after he allegedly embezzled over $1.6 million in pension funds...

Jamaica produces more sugar than Guyana

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Jamaica produces more sugar than Guyana

Jamaica- (Go Jamaica report)-The Sugar Association of the Caribbean says Jamaica led the production output in its member states last month. Jamaica came out ahead of Guyana, Belize and Barbados....

Almost US$30M directed to HIV fight in the Region

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Almost US$30M directed to HIV fight in the Region

Even in the face of dwindling financial support, the Region has been entrusted with just under US$30M to aid the fight against HIV/AIDS, compliments of Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and...

From the Diaspora…Please Mr. Granger, don’t start your campaign with a lie

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…Please Mr. Granger, don’t start your campaign with a lie

By Ralph Seeram I read and reread the article to be sure I understood what PNC Presidential candidate Brig. David Granger was quoted as saying in an interview with Kaieteur News Neil Marks in last...

Immigration TALK: Re-entry into the U.S. after Removal/Deportation

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration TALK: Re-entry into the U.S. after Removal/Deportation

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, [email protected] Re-entry into the United States is not an automatic process once a person has been removed or deported from the United States. Removal proceedings...

Presidential Candidates to roll out ‘economic blueprints’ to Business Community – GMSA

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Presidential Candidates to roll out ‘economic blueprints’ to Business Community – GMSA

Issues directly affecting the growth of the private Sector in Guyana under a new Government will be the order of the day at three business luncheons to be hosted by the GMSA. The Guyana Manufacturers...

Building your home? Think again! (Part Nine)

Apr 17, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Building your home? Think again! (Part Nine)

A few tips to avoid the troublesome issues … By Leonard Gildarie Most folks when planning to build homes would have started their family, having already acquired prized possessions such as...

Christians begin Holy Week

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Christians begin Holy Week

Christians begin the special observances of Holy Week, today, Palm Sunday, which begins the week of activities whereby Christians wave palm branches and walk through the streets singing hymns and...

THE SINGER AND THE SOLDIER

Apr 17, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on THE SINGER AND THE SOLDIER

By Michael Jordan Evelyn Caesar was no fortune teller. But back in 1975, she took one good look at her daughter’s boyfriend and predicted that he would murder her one day. Her daughter was Volda...

In the shoes of a homeless person, life goes unnoticed

Apr 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on In the shoes of a homeless person, life goes unnoticed

By Rabindra Rooplall In almost every society there are homeless persons (vagrants). These people have their own stories to tell. A vagrant’s lifestyle is ill-defined but usually includes...

ECCB invites 32 to T20 cricket trials

Apr 17, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on ECCB invites 32 to T20 cricket trials

The East Coast Cricket Board has invited 32 players to trials in preparation for the 2011 season. The East Coast Carib Jaguars are the current Demerara T20 Champions after defeating the Georgetown...

Rising Sun Horserace meet set for today

Apr 17, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Rising Sun Horserace meet set for today

The Rising Sun Turf Club at Arima Park West Coast Berbice is the venue for that entity’s grand one day pre Easter Horse race meet. Over 65 of the countries top race horses had taken entry in what...

“Fire in Babylon”

Apr 17, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on “Fire in Babylon”

Colin E. H. Croft If you have not yet heard of “Fire in Babylon”, I expect that you certainly will, in the very near future too. It will definitely, definitively, soon be coming to a cinema, an...

Dr. Anthony questions non selection of senior WI players

Apr 17, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Dr. Anthony questions non selection of senior WI players

Letter dispatched to Chairman of Selectors Clyde Butts Honorable Minister of Sport Dr. Frank has dispatched a letter to chairman of Selectors of the West Indies Cricket Board Clyde Butts questioning...

Everest CC returns from Suriname

Apr 17, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Everest CC returns from Suriname

– congratulates U-19 cricketer Khan on WI selection Everest Cricket Club recently returned home after participating in an invitational tournament in Suriname. The visit formed part of a...