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Three killed during confrontation with police in Prashad Nagar

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Three killed during confrontation with police in Prashad Nagar

By Latoya Giles and Jenelle Willabus Three men were shot and killed midmorning yesterday by police ranks after they attempted to force their way into a house located at Premnaranjan Place, Prashad...

Union alarmed no Guyanese hired in Marriott’s construction

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Union alarmed no Guyanese hired in Marriott’s construction

– calls on President Ramotar to intervene “…the involvement of Winston Brassington and the creation of Atlantic Hotels Incorporated to front this project raise searching questions...

Rapist knifes stepson, 4, to death

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rapist knifes stepson, 4, to death

The small community of Buck Hill on Wismar, was rocked by the brutal murder of a four-year-old nursery school child, who was stabbed repeatedly about the body by his mother’s paramour. Moments...

$4.5M missing, Eccles overseer disappears

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $4.5M missing, Eccles overseer disappears

– Auditor General, police investigating The overseer of the Eccles/Ramsburg Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), East Bank Demerara, has reportedly been sent home after more than...

Schoolboy rushed to hospital with scissors in head

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Schoolboy rushed to hospital with scissors in head

… assailant said to be fellow student The mother of a Patentia Secondary School student is diligently praying that her 13-year-old son makes a complete recovery after the child was reportedly...

Malfunctioning koker leads to flooding in Kingston

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Malfunctioning koker leads to flooding in Kingston

A malfunctioning koker yesterday led to the flooding of several sections of Kingston, Georgetown, including Prime Minister Samuel Hinds’s office compound. Before noon, yesterday, water started...

Dem boys seh … De hammer man get a dose of he own medicine

Feb 07, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh … De hammer man get a dose of he own medicine

When people block any thoroughfare, de man wid de hammer does visit dem wid a vengeance. A man build a kissing bridge at West Demerara and de man wid de hammer break it down in a flash. People use to...

2013 begins with 50% increase in murders

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 2013 begins with 50% increase in murders

The first month of 2013 has already shown an increase in the number of serious crimes, with murders already 50 per cent above last year’s figure at the end of January. Figures released by the...

Guyana state-owned media companies admit libel

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana state-owned media companies admit libel

Legal woes deepened Wednesday for two of Guyana’s state-owned media companies, three privately owned media entities closely associated with Guyana’s ruling People’s Progressive...

‘B’ Field Sophia residents scare off phone cable thieves

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘B’ Field Sophia residents scare off phone cable thieves

Vandals continue to create havoc in the Sophia area. This time they targeted another large quantity of cables, property of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company. Residents of 11th Field, ‘B’...

Former Chancellor Aubrey Bishop dies at 81

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Former Chancellor Aubrey Bishop dies at 81

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary Aubrey Fitz Ronald Bishop O.R., C.C.H., B.Sc, L.L.M. died last night at 19:00hrs in hospital, where he had been a patient for the past three weeks. He was 81. Born...

Teen driver slapped with four more charges

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Teen driver slapped with four more charges

A Fifth Form student of School of the Nation’s was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $750,000 on five charges including two counts of causing death by dangerous driving. The defendant, Gidram...

Speeding main cause of road fatalities

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding main cause of road fatalities

The police say that speeding was the cause of all seven road deaths recorded in January. Police figures revealed that the month recorded one less fatality than the corresponding period last year. In...

Australia seal series after Watson century

Feb 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Australia seal series after Watson century

A Shane Watson century, an Australian victory. In the minds of the coach Mickey Arthur and the captain Michael Clarke, such a scenario should occur far more often, and Watson could scarcely have made...

East Coast ‘Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Tournament launched

Feb 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Coast ‘Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Tournament launched

– First round of matches slated for tomorrow in Buxton Residents of the East Coast of Demerara will for the first time have the opportunity to experience the exhilarating format of Futsal when...

GFF Electoral C’ttee meets

Feb 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Electoral C’ttee meets

Juman Yassin & Emily Dodson elected Chair and Deputy In accordance with the terms of the agreement brokered by the FIFA/CONCACAF delegation which visited Guyana in early January 2013, members of...

Bobby Noel General Store hands over Best Defensive player prize

Feb 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bobby Noel General Store hands over Best Defensive player prize

Bobby Noel General Store yesterday became the first Linden base business to support this year’s New Era Entertainment, Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA), Cell Smart Super 8 tournament...

Outages expected as GPL gears to convert city to 60 Hz

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Outages expected as GPL gears to convert city to 60 Hz

The state-owned power company is getting ready to convert Georgetown to 60 Hz frequency and there may be instances of outages. According to the company yesterday, the conversion exercise is scheduled...

Govt. to decide on dissolving City Hall at next court hearing

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to decide on dissolving City Hall at next court hearing

In the case of the Georgetown City Council versus the Government, the state is expected to say at the next hearing in the High Court whether it is moving to replace City Hall with a government...

Health Minister disturbed by management of Berbice system

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Health Minister disturbed by management of Berbice system

By Leon Suseran Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, has stated that there are management problems that are plaguing the Berbice health system, causing the government’s resources into the health...

Footballer battles for life after slamming into pedestrians

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Footballer battles for life after slamming into pedestrians

– One discharged, another in ICU Two persons are battling for their lives at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after an accident around...

Rose Hall Town Pepsi edge determined D’Edward by one wicket to win Title

Feb 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rose Hall Town Pepsi edge determined D’Edward by one wicket to win Title

Pre-tournament favourite, Rose Hall Town Pepsi held their nerves in a tense atmosphere to defeat a determined D’Edward Cricket Club by one wicket to clinch the 2012 BCB/Neal & Massy...

In physics and dialectics, there is the concept of balance

Feb 07, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on In physics and dialectics, there is the concept of balance

Nigel Hughes, as chairman of the proceedings of a meeting at the Bethel Congregational Church in Beterverwagting hosted by the 1823 Coalition for Parade Ground, made the point that when African...

Bush Lot West Coast Berbice man faces murder retrial

Feb 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Bush Lot West Coast Berbice man faces murder retrial

The retrial of murder accused, Ramesh Sahadeo, called “Bado”, of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, who is accused of murdering 17-year-old Darshanan Ramanan, called “Tato”, of the Bush Lot...

K&S supports organizer of Mayor’s Cup football tourney

Feb 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on K&S supports organizer of Mayor’s Cup football tourney

Former national coach, Lennox Arthur has only just hosted an Inter-Ward knockout soccer tournament in commemoration of Mayor Hamilton Green’s 78th birth anniversary. Fans are still reveling in the...

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Social media reporting is a double-edged sword

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Social media has undoubtedly changed how we share and receive information. It has made... more