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Ramotar promises to revive bauxite industry, create 2000 new jobs

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar promises to revive bauxite industry, create 2000 new jobs

– Sam Hinds is Prime Ministerial candidate PPPC Presidential candidate Donald Ramotar last evening promised supporters that the PPP/C will return to power come November 28, during...

2011 General Elections…Religious Community now objects to GPSU’s observer status

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 2011 General Elections…Religious Community now objects to GPSU’s observer status

Mere days after the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) objected to the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) being granted observer status for the upcoming Regional and General Elections, the Inter...

Miner dies after truck plunges into ravine

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Miner dies after truck plunges into ravine

A 40-year-old miner was killed on Friday after the truck he was driving plunged into a ravine in the Mahdia backdam. Relatives said that Mark Anthony Hamid of Craig, East Bank Demerara and Diamond...

Accused child killer placed in isolation after second prison attack

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News 17

-‘he didn’t look as if he could harm a fly’ Accused child killer John Blanchard was only placed in isolation at the Camp Street Prison after receiving a second vicious beating at the...

APNU will bring about racial harmony in Guyana

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on APNU will bring about racial harmony in Guyana

– Roopnarine tells audience at Linden rally “Guyana will never progress, will never become a twenty first century country of which we could all be proud, until we get rid of the racial...

Dem boys seh…Sam fed up being bridesmaid

Oct 17, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Sam fed up being bridesmaid

Is Sam again and he break a record. From de time he get de news he start fuh cry because he claim how he fed up being de bridesmaid. He want to be de bride. Dem boys seh is only two time he tun de...

Rajkumar vindicates prediction to win tournament

Oct 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rajkumar vindicates prediction to win tournament

Digicel Golf Classic After predicting that his game is good enough to hold off the field on the final day of competition, Canada-based and first day leader Roger Rajkumar vindicated his earlier...

Browne, Forrester miss centuries, Legay bags 5-77

Oct 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Browne, Forrester miss centuries, Legay bags 5-77

GCA’s Carib Beer, Heroes Cup cricket Rawle Browne continued his fine form for Police with an unbeaten 95, while GCC’s Winston Forrester (91) also fell short of his century yesterday on the final...

Rain postpones Georgetown group Saturday night

Oct 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain postpones Georgetown group Saturday night

– the action continues Wednesday in Albouystown Inclement weather postponed the 15 games in the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Tournament that were scheduled for the Burnham Basketball Court...

Clive Lloyd honoured to have Super50 trophy named after him

Oct 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clive Lloyd honoured to have Super50 trophy named after him

– says regional cricketers must be fiercely competitive Gros Islet, St Lucia – “It’s a great honour,” is how Clive Hubert Lloyd describes his feeling about the West Indies Cricket...

APS are Wakenaam inter schools junior athletics champs

Oct 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on APS are Wakenaam inter schools junior athletics champs

B House takes EISS inter house title Arthurville Primary School amassed 395 points to win the Wakenaam Inter Schools Junior Athletics championship on Friday at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground....

Hendricks XI triumph over Narine’s team to take Mohamed U-17 cricket title

Oct 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hendricks XI triumph over Narine’s team to take Mohamed U-17 cricket title

Miles Hendricks XI defeated Lokram Narine XI by 20 runs to capture the Zaheer Mohamed 40 over U-17 cricket title recently at the Wakenaam Community Centre Ground in Good Success. In a match which was...

ECB and Trevor Benn clarify issue

Oct 17, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on ECB and Trevor Benn clarify issue

The Essequibo Cricket Board met with pacer Trevor Benn recently and has clarified the issue pertaining to his non selection of the senior Essequibo Inter County on day team. According to a release...

Pedestrian killed on way to party

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Pedestrian killed on way to party

A 65 year-old pedestrian heading to a birthday party was killed on Saturday after being struck by a car. The accident occurred on the Waller’s Delight Public Road just in front of the...

APNU denies sidelining Mingo at Linden rally

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on APNU denies sidelining Mingo at Linden rally

The fact that Regional Chairman for Region 10 Mortimer Mingo was not present on A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) centre stage for the rally held in Linden on Saturday is...

Another birthday passes with Sheema’s killer still free

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Another birthday passes with Sheema’s killer still free

– grief-stricken family has left her room untouched It’s now over a year since she was slain for her cell phone, but the members of her broken...

Another Graduate Admitted to the Local Bar

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Another Graduate Admitted to the Local Bar

Bernard Da Silva was admitted to the bar last Thursday by Justice William Ramlall. The new Attorney- at-Law has pledged “to always be guided by the high standards set by my...

Woman dragged down stairs, badly beaten by common law husband

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Woman dragged down stairs, badly beaten by common law husband

A mother of three Myrna Lindie, was last night rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in a semi-conscious state after receiving severe blows about her face and head...

Single parents graduate from skills training programme

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Single parents graduate from skills training programme

Some 76 single parent women from Region Two, along with 176 youths are now equipped with varied skills which should enable them to be gainfully employed, thanks to a six month programme, initiated by...

Shot Guyanese doctor in stable condition in Jamaica

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News 4

– bullet lodged near jaw The Mandeville, Jamaica medical fraternity has expressed shock at the shooting of their colleague, Guyanese gynaecologist Dr Linden Lord. Lord...

The outlandish depiction of women

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on The outlandish depiction of women

The thoughts precede the actions By Michael Benjamin They say that a woman’s strength lies in her mouth and a man’s in his fists. Recent occurrences seem to add weight to this view when in...

OIL IS THE AIM

Oct 17, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on OIL IS THE AIM

Gadaffi was right. The West is primarily interested in oil and its actions in Libya were not so much about rescuing the people but about ensuring that it could get its hands on that...

THE AGONY OF THE FEET

Oct 17, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on THE AGONY OF THE FEET

“Just now you will start to wear the shoe box,” my father said, as I told him that my school shoes were ‘too tight’ for me and that I had to get a new pair. Poor man (in every...

More consumers ‘buying local’- New GMC

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on More consumers ‘buying local’- New GMC

Women’s Groups tapping into local market The demand for local products, particularly agro-produce, is increasing but consumers are only willing to ‘buy local’ if the quality is better or...

Health Minister praises local media HIV/AIDS response

Oct 17, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Health Minister praises local media HIV/AIDS response

The local media has been doing nothing less than an outstanding task when it comes to its reports on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). At least this is according to Minister of Health, Dr....

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National B/Ball team departs for Suriname today

Poverty does not come with a lifetime warranty

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the national discussion segues to poverty reduction, it resurrects the age-old debate... more