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Freedom of Information bill to be tabled in two weeks – Dr Luncheon

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Freedom of Information bill to be tabled in two weeks – Dr Luncheon

After years of delay and the failure of the government to meet several earlier commitments, the government yesterday indicated that it would table the Freedom of Information Bill in the National...

Cornelia Ida businessman, friend perish in two-vehicle crash

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cornelia Ida businessman, friend perish in two-vehicle crash

– alcohol, speeding blamed A Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara businessman and his friend are dead and a taxi driver seriously injured after a horrific two-vehicle collision late Tuesday night...

Edghill, Willems and Duncan to stop posing as ERC Commissioners

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Edghill, Willems and Duncan to stop posing as ERC Commissioners

After years of holding forth against the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) Robert Corbin has taken decisive action against what he calls the...

Nephew and friend remanded one day after murder weapon found

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Nephew and friend remanded one day after murder weapon found

… Doctor’s wife murder Mark Singh, the nephew of Shewraney Doobay, and his friend, who led investigators on Tuesday to the suspected murder weapon have been remanded to prison. Shewraney...

‘Sash’ Sawh also to get national award

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Sash’ Sawh also to get national award

The late Agriculture Minister, Satyadeow Sawh, is to be conferred, posthumously, with the Cacique’s Crown of Honour, the country’s third highest national award. Yesterday, the government’s...

Sexual predator prowls in Lamaha Gardens

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sexual predator prowls in Lamaha Gardens

The victim of a sexual assault is calling on her fellow women in her area to be on the alert for a sexual predator who attacked her a few days ago. On Tuesday morning the woman was taking her regular...

Dem boys seh… Look fuh another OE

Jun 02, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Look fuh another OE

Bright and early Wednesday morning dem boys hear bout another award. De Lunch Man claim how dem forget Sash Sawh suh dem decide that he got to get one too. Dem boys want to know how this thing does...

AFC seeks opposition access to state media

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on AFC seeks opposition access to state media

The Alliance for Change intends to keep, in the fore, the issue of lack of access to state media by opposition political parties and activists, especially in the lead up to the general elections...

Brain tumour teen seeks life-saving assistance

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Brain tumour teen seeks life-saving assistance

After being diagnosed with a brain tumour this year, 17-year-old Rayon Fredericks recently returned from Trinidad after an evaluation of what it would take to remedy his condition. Relatives of the...

Chinese Folklore Group heads to Guyana

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese Folklore Group heads to Guyana

Guyana will soon be exposed to Chinese traditional music to be performed shortly at various locations. This is being touted as the first ever performance of a Chinese Folklore Group, entertaining the...

Makushi culture to spark interest among Guyanese

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Makushi culture to spark interest among Guyanese

In recognition of the culture and traditions of the Amerindians, the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has set out to host two events...

BILL COTTON/REFORM… MANNERS, MAN AND GMT

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on BILL COTTON/REFORM… MANNERS, MAN AND GMT

Bill’s Guyanese mother would have give he ‘plenty licks’ (as you say) if he behaved like some modern Guyanese do. Clara Hutchinson, as she was called when living in Hadfield Street as a girl,...

Consumers to benefit from Samsung, STARR partnership

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Consumers to benefit from Samsung, STARR partnership

Local leading computer suppliers, STARR Computers Inc. (STARR) has partnered with technology giant, Samsung, to boost the quality of computers being offered within the country. STARR is the...

Man charged with assaulting stepfather

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man charged with assaulting stepfather

Twenty-year-old Dwayne Matthews, who unlawfully and maliciously wounded his stepfather, Sean Elexey, was charged with assault causing bodily harm, when he appeared on Tuesday before Chief Magistrate...

Cellular phone thief jailed

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cellular phone thief jailed

Nineteen-year-old Nicolas Danraj, who was charged with simple larceny, will have to spend the next 12 months in jail. On May 28 on Sandy Babb Street Kitty, Danraj stole one BlackBerry Pearl cellular...

‘WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MONEY’ – KLASS

Jun 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MONEY’ – KLASS

As the saga continues in relation to the alleged paying out of monies to member countries of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) in return for votes, Guyana Football federation President Colin Klass...

Women begin business training under UN programme

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Women begin business training under UN programme

Some 35 current and aspiring women entrepreneurs from Region Four, yesterday, began a two-day business training session aimed at fine tuning their skills in managing a company and making investments....

Savory pips Pollydore in Cat. 2 race at 2011 Tour of Somerville

Jun 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Savory pips Pollydore in Cat. 2 race at 2011 Tour of Somerville

Williams place 27th in Pro 1 Guyana’s Scott Savory of the GS Mangoni Cycle Club of the US rode one of the best races of his career to pip seasoned campaigner and senior rider Godfrey Pollydore...

Farnum’s X1 beat Louisa All-Stars in tape ball cricket

Jun 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Farnum’s X1 beat Louisa All-Stars in tape ball cricket

Farnum’s X1 beat Louisa All-Stars by five wickets in a t20 tapeball cricket match at the National Park Tarmac last Sunday. Louisa All-Stars were dismissed for 174 in 17.3 overs with D. Wade (30),...

Marian Academy Primary School inter-house badminton tournament ends

Jun 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Marian Academy Primary School inter-house badminton tournament ends

The Marian Academy Primary School Inter-House Round Robin Badminton Tournament concluded on Tuesday May 30 at the School’s Badminton Courts, while the Secondary School Inter-House Round-Robin...

“Bolo” murder accused appears in court

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on “Bolo” murder accused appears in court

The man accused of murdering popular Linden businessman, Albert “Bolo” Joseph, of Bolo’s Variety and Furniture Store, of Sunflower Street, Wismar, Linden, appeared before Magistrate Ann...

Junior players dominate at Topco Juices Independence Chess tournament

Jun 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Junior players dominate at Topco Juices Independence Chess tournament

Junior chess player and student of Richard Ishmael Secondary School, Saeed Ali, played the game of his life to secure a win over senior National Champion, Taffin Khan when the TOPCO Juices...

Time for GABF momentum shift to Bahamas

Jun 02, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Time for GABF momentum shift to Bahamas

By Edison Jefford After successfully hosting a Coaches’ Course over the last week, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) momentum must instantaneously shift to the Caribbean Championships...

Republic Bank records hefty half-year profit

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Republic Bank records hefty half-year profit

Republic Bank (Guyana) yesterday began mailing to its stockholders cheques reflecting an interim dividend of $0.9167 per stock unit. This payout is based on the bank earning an unaudited after tax...

Police nab robbery suspect wearing stolen booty

Jun 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Police nab robbery suspect wearing stolen booty

Mother, paramour and deportee also in custody Quick action by Ranks attached to ‘B’ Division of the Guyana Police force led to the capture of a break and enter suspect and his cohorts, and to the...

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No place for little boys in a big man’s world

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There’s an old saying in Guyana: “You can’t put a little boy to do a big man’s... more