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Linden crisis…Cautious optimism as Govt., Region 10 officials reach consensus

Aug 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden crisis…Cautious optimism as Govt., Region 10 officials reach consensus

Region 10 Chairman Sharma Solomon last night expressed optimism that a solution to the one-month Linden crisis is in sight, following a meeting yesterday at the Office of the President between...

US-based Guyanese kills wife, hides body

Aug 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on US-based Guyanese kills wife, hides body

A Guyanese man who reportedly stabbed his wife to death on Thursday and then stuffed her under his bed is in a US jail. Ganesh Seelall, 39, faces murder and other charges in the death of his...

Brian Tiwarie sues Walter Willis for $200M

Aug 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Brian Tiwarie sues Walter Willis for $200M

Managing Director of BK International, Brian Tiwarie, yesterday moved to the High Court against Walter Willis, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Public Works, seeking damages in excess of $200M...

Linden shooting deaths…Top Cop wants eyewitnesses to step forward

Aug 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden shooting deaths…Top Cop wants eyewitnesses to step forward

– says ballistic tests now being conducted One month after the shooting death of three Linden protesters, Commissioner of Police (ag), Leroy Brumell, is appealing to eyewitnesses to...

Historic Goodwill Swimming C/ships splashes off @ Aquatic Centre

Aug 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Historic Goodwill Swimming C/ships splashes off @ Aquatic Centre

-3 gold; 2silver & a bronze for Guyana on day 1 By Juanita Hooper History was created yesterday in the Land of Many Waters when 18th Goodwill Swimming Championships, hosted by the Guyana...

Rahim cops silver at IPF/NAPF South American Powerlifting C/ships

Aug 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rahim cops silver at IPF/NAPF South American Powerlifting C/ships

– sets new SA Squat record; new Nat. & Commonwealth Deadlift marks also attained One of Guyana’s junior powerlifting sensations Vijay Rahim has lived up to his reputation as being...

Rodrigues gets support from E-Networks

Aug 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rodrigues gets support from E-Networks

Super bike racer Carlos Rodrigues was the recipient of sponsorship for an undisclosed sum from Cable Provider E-Networks yesterday, to ensure his participation in the second leg of the Caribbean...

New GPC in support of Goodwill Swimming c/ships

Aug 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on New GPC in support of Goodwill Swimming c/ships

The 18th Goodwill Swimming Championships began yesterday, and even as the swimmers were taking a dip into the new Olympic-sized swimming pool at the National Aquatic Centre, the Guyana Amateur...

Mackeson Smooth Moves tournament postponed

Aug 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mackeson Smooth Moves tournament postponed

The Coordinators of the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament yesterday announced in a press release the postponement of the second edition of the competition “until further notice”....

T&T, Jamaica for Women’s T20 final

Aug 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on T&T, Jamaica for Women’s T20 final

Guyana face Barbados in consolation final Kingston, Jamaica – Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica will meet in the Final of inaugural Regional Women’s Twenty20 Tournament today at Sabina Park here....

Williams highlights first round Dave Persaud’s U-19 matches

Aug 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Williams highlights first round Dave Persaud’s U-19 matches

Talented off-spinning all-rounder Shaquille Williams slammed the competitions first century (108) before returning to bag 4-6 to spur Malteenoes to a crushing 184-run win against hosts Everest on the...

West Indies Cricket Board Under 19 One Day Tournament

Aug 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies Cricket Board Under 19 One Day Tournament

19 Aug, 2012 – 29 Aug, 2012 ODI Round I: ICC Americas Vs Barbados Venue: Queen’s Park, Barbados Start Date: 2012-08-19 09:30:00 Local ODI Round I: Jamaica Vs Guyana Venue: Bayfield, Barbados...

RHTY&SC to document its history

Aug 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC to document its history

The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) is answering Minister of Sports Dr. Frank Anthony’s call for sport organisations to document their history for future generations....

T&T takes the lead in Goodwill Swimming Championship

Aug 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on T&T takes the lead in Goodwill Swimming Championship

– van Lange gold with record, Gaskin silver, DeNobrega bronze Guyana (131 points) copped three gold medals, two silver and one bronze medal on the opening day of the 18th Goodwill Swimming...

Guyana charged-up for Senior CASA with full contingent

Aug 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana charged-up for Senior CASA with full contingent

– tournament serves off today in T&T With hopes to changing its fortune at the senior level, the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) has sent a full contingent of players to compete at...

THE PROTESTS IN LINDEN HAVE DONE MORE HARM THAN GOOD

Aug 18, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PROTESTS IN LINDEN HAVE DONE MORE HARM THAN GOOD

It was so good to learn that the people of Linden will rebuild the school that was destroyed by fire during protests last week. The community has reportedly taken the decision to begin to clear the...

Jamzone organizers unfazed by latest obstacles

Aug 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Jamzone organizers unfazed by latest obstacles

– Summer Break kicks off tight Despite a variety of challenges in recent years, the Hits and Jams (HJ) entertainment group is optimistic that the Summer Break event will not only be a...

Twelve hospitalised following bus-truck collision

Aug 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Twelve hospitalised following bus-truck collision

Twelve persons were yesterday hospitalised after the route 44 minibus in which they were travelling collided with a truck on Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown. According to reports, the minibus was in...

GuySuCo estates grind to a halt over pay demands

Aug 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo estates grind to a halt over pay demands

Operations at sugar estates across the country ground to a halt yesterday as workers upped demands for more pay. The affected estates included Rose Hall, Albion and Skeldon, and those from East and...

Wanted man on assault charge, jailed for three years for drugs

Aug 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted man on assault charge, jailed for three years for drugs

Pauldeo Persaud called ‘Stanley’, 38, who was arrested on a charge of unlawful assault was yesterday jailed for three years after it was realized that a warrant was out for his arrest on a drug...

Medical Council launches probe into amputee’s death

Aug 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Medical Council launches probe into amputee’s death

– family vows legal action The Guyana Medical Council has launched an investigation into the death of Devanand Nauth, the 48-year-old carpenter who was allegedly discharged from the...

Mining Week slated for Aug. 19-25

Aug 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mining Week slated for Aug. 19-25

This year the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) will be observing its annual Mining Week under the theme “Investment and Technological Growth for Sustainability in the Mining...

Dem boys seh…Bee Kay want Walter Willie

Aug 18, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Bee Kay want Walter Willie

Honest people got to be careful when dem talk. De sad thing is that once dem talk dem does get sue. All de Bees sue because dem honest people talk bout de corruption. Bharrat Ramroop sue de...

ImmigrationTALK: Questions & Answers

Aug 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTALK: Questions & Answers

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. Many of you have questions on backlog time and eligibility – we...

Man chops off sibling’s hands following row

Aug 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man chops off sibling’s hands following row

A drinking spree and subsequent argument led to bloodshed Thursday night, with a man having his two hands severed, reportedly by his younger sibling. The alleged perpetrator and his mother have since...