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Transport and Habours boss sent on leave

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Transport and Habours boss sent on leave

… Supenaam stelling fiasco A senior official, charged with responsibility for the country’s stellings and ferry operations has been sent on leave. Officials yesterday confirmed that Khevin...

Elderly woman found with throat slashed in Vryheid’s Lust home

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Elderly woman found with throat slashed in Vryheid’s Lust home

East Coast Demerara police are currently trying to solve yet another brutal murder in their district. Reports are that some time around 18:30 hours on Tuesday police and relatives discovered the body...

Synergy Holdings hopelessly behind schedule – Dr Luncheon

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Synergy Holdings hopelessly behind schedule – Dr Luncheon

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, yesterday expressed the administration’s dissatisfaction with the progress Synergy Holdings Inc is making with the construction of the road...

US$ 7.5M contracts awarded for Hope/Dochfour canal

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on US$ 7.5M contracts awarded for Hope/Dochfour canal

– includes road bridge, head regulator, outfall sluice construction Government has granted its ‘No objection’ to four major contracts for the $3B Hope/Dochfour Northern Relief Channel. The...

High tides destroy East Bank Berbice farms

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on High tides destroy East Bank Berbice farms

Farmers along villages on the East Bank of Berbice corridor are counting their losses as a result of the high tides that have brought total destruction and devastation to their livelihood and to...

Rohee dismisses cybercrime and kidnapping allegations as reckless

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee dismisses cybercrime and kidnapping allegations as reckless

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has described as reckless, allegations that the state is engaged in kidnapping and cybercrime. Rohee was referring to claims made by Guyana-born Canadian-based...

Dem boys seh… Thiefing get legal

Apr 21, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Thiefing get legal

People don’t hear till dem feel. When dem boys hear that Fip get de contract to build de Amaila Falls road dem try fuh warn de government that de man can’t build road, people cuss dem. De...

Toddler drowns in Pomeroon

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Toddler drowns in Pomeroon

Two-year-old Melissa Benjamin, of Grant Kitty, Lower Pomeroon River, died after she and her four-year-old sister went for a dip in a nearby canal. According to reports reaching this newspaper, the...

Cattle farmer accuses stray catchers of stealing cows

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cattle farmer accuses stray catchers of stealing cows

Less than two months into its operation the Ministry of Home Affairs stray catchers programme is mired in controversy with an Enmore cattle farmer alleging larceny of his animals. Vickram Balgobin,...

Eteringbang fatal shooting… DPP’s advice being sought

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Eteringbang fatal shooting… DPP’s advice being sought

Police have almost wrapped up their investigations into Saturday’s shooting incident at Eteringbang which left Venezuelan Arturo Castilla Balcazar, called “Colombian” dead. Divisional Commander...

Bagotville woman is 105

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bagotville woman is 105

Adina Capitus, of Lot 88 David Rose Street, Bagotville, West Bank Demerara has yet another reason to give thanks and praise to the Almighty. She celebrated her 105th birth anniversary yesterday at...

Hung jury causes retrial for 2006 robbery/murder accused

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Hung jury causes retrial for 2006 robbery/murder accused

A mixed jury was yesterday unable to reach a verdict into the murder trial of Rayburn Harvey, who was accused of the March 18, 2006 murder of Samantha Belle. The prosecution’s claim is that Harvey,...

We need to be more aggressive – Crime Chief

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on We need to be more aggressive – Crime Chief

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud has acknowledged that the Guyana Police Force needs to be more aggressive, albeit in a professional way, to stem criminal activities in light of the perception that crime...

Plans even bigger tournament next year

Apr 21, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Plans even bigger tournament next year

It was another ample demonstration of its growing confidence and marketing strategy, GT&T, organisers of this year’s 10/10 Softball Cricket Competition produced a lustrous presentation ceremony...

Gayle lambastes WICB & Coach Gibson

Apr 21, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Gayle lambastes WICB & Coach Gibson

Says Coach ‘messed up’ Sarwan mentally during CWC By Sean Devers Former West Indies Captain Chris Gayle yesterday launched a stinging attack on the West Indies Cricket Board and Coach Otis Gibson...

Kite string entangles to aircraft propeller

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Kite string entangles to aircraft propeller

Alternative aircraft fly passengers out of Port Kaituma Trans Guyana Airways was yesterday forced to arrange an alternative aircraft to fly passengers out of Port Kaituma after a kite string became...

Police hosts mini athletic meet for Easter

Apr 21, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Police hosts mini athletic meet for Easter

The Guyana Police Force will be holding a mini athletics meet on Sunday, April 24, commencing at 09:00 hours at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary. Athletics teams from all Divisions and...

Channel 80 renamed Guyana Learning Channel – Dr Luncheon

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Channel 80 renamed Guyana Learning Channel – Dr Luncheon

The Educational Television Broadcasting Service (ETBS) Channel 80 which was officially launched on April 1, 2011is to be renamed the Guyana Learning Channel, according to Head of the Presidential...

Bakewell renews longstanding sponsorship with RHTYSC

Apr 21, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell renews longstanding sponsorship with RHTYSC

By Sean Devers Bakewell yesterday recommitted their support of the Rosehall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) when they presented a sponsorship cheque to the vibrant Corentyne, Berbice Club at...

Govt. not ruling out placing minibus industry under PUC-Luncheon

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. not ruling out placing minibus industry under PUC-Luncheon

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) should be statutorily empowered to regulate the minibus industry and this could become a reality much earlier. This move is likely to be more effective than...

Works finally commence at MSC Court

Apr 21, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Works finally commence at MSC Court

The resurfacing works at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Basketball Court, which had stalled all of the court’s other rehabilitation plans around September last year, finally commenced earlier this...

Rape accused freed on retrial

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Rape accused freed on retrial

Rape accused Ravidat Jagnit, called, Ravi, a 23-year-old labourer of Betsy Ground East Canje Berbice was on Tuesday freed of rape in the Berbice High Court. This was after Justice Brassington...

Christianburg / Wismar, Harmony win semi-final matches

Apr 21, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Christianburg / Wismar, Harmony win semi-final matches

Christianburg / Wismar and Harmony won their respective engagements as semifinal play in this year’s Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Secondary Schools Football Competition continued on...

All roads lead to GFC for Mayor’s Cup Football Final tonight

Apr 21, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on All roads lead to GFC for Mayor’s Cup Football Final tonight

$1M on offer as Fruta Conquerors battle Sunburst Camptown The Mayor’s Cup Football Championship will come to a close tonight at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground when Fruta Conquerors clash...

Suspected murderer recaptured, further remanded

Apr 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Suspected murderer recaptured, further remanded

After escaping from the Camp Street Penitentiary for well over two months, law enforcement ranks were able to re-arrest 18-year-old murder accused, Eddy Williams. At the Georgetown Magistrates’...

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The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment

Peeping Tom… “The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment” Kaieteur News – The cries... more