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Bandits rob US-based Guyanese, stab fiancé

Feb 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits rob US-based Guyanese, stab fiancé

Bandits gave a US-based Guyanese a brutal welcome to her homeland, assaulting and robbing her of over $4M in cash and jewellery and stabbing her fiancée at around 02: 30 hrs yesterday. Jermaine...

Boy, 8, drowns in underground reservoir

Feb 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Boy, 8, drowns in underground reservoir

An eight- year old boy, Emmanuel Welch, drowned in an underground reservoir while playing near a sand pit at Sheet Anchor, East Canje, Berbice. His foster mother, Nadira Toolsie, said...

Brazilian cops join hunt for female suspect in Bartica murder

Feb 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian cops join hunt for female suspect in Bartica murder

By Michael Jordan Police in Brazil are trying to locate a native of the Portuguese-speaking territory who is believed to have fled back to her homeland following the brutal murder of...

Guyana Times slapped with multi-million$$$ lawsuit in NY

Feb 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Times slapped with multi-million$$$ lawsuit in NY

The Guyana Times newspaper is in double legal jeopardy for its January 31, 2013 publication of a false and slanderous article alleging that Rickford Burke, Radio Talk Show Host and...

More budget cuts this year – Ramjattan

Feb 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on More budget cuts this year – Ramjattan

“We are going to do it just like we did the last occasion in a measured and very constructive manner” – Ramjattan By Leon Suseran The 2013 National Budget is due to be...

Cyclist killed on East Bank Demerara public road

Feb 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cyclist killed on East Bank Demerara public road

The country’s deadliest roadway has claimed another life. Mahadaiw Hemraj 52, of Lot One Cinema Street Diamond, was killed on the spot at around 18:30 hrs yesterday after being struck by a minibus...

Dem boys seh…Brazzy give SCG he behind and heavens know what else

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Brazzy give SCG he behind and heavens know what else

Is true wha some people seh; once somebody write down something pun paper it isn’t a secret any more. But Brazzy and de Nadir gyal didn’t think so. Dem sign and sign and people now believe that...

Thousands witness Plaisance crowned East Coast champs

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Thousands witness Plaisance crowned East Coast champs

Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition By Rawle Welch It has already been deemed a phenomenal creation in Guyana that has been hugely embraced by many other regional countries and...

Greaves unstoppable in 30-lap feature; notches 4th win of the season

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Greaves unstoppable in 30-lap feature; notches 4th win of the season

RBC/George Cumberbatch 7th Memorial Cycle Meet Roraima Bikers Club Alonzo Greaves once again proved that he is the man to beat when it comes to sprints as he comfortably pulled away from his...

Chris Nurse remembers fellow national footballer Colin Edwards

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chris Nurse remembers fellow national footballer Colin Edwards

National football team captain Chris Nurse remembered his teammate Colin Edwards after his recent passing over the weekend as a result of injuries sustained in a road accident. In a release Nurse...

Herstelling, Farm XI, Superior Woods record wins

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Herstelling, Farm XI, Superior Woods record wins

Georgetown Softball League Herstelling, Farm XI and Superior Woods recorded victories when action in the Georgetown Softball League competition continued on Sunday at DCC. Playing in the open...

Barbados set Guyana imposing 378 to win

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Barbados set Guyana imposing 378 to win

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados set Guyana an imposing 378 to win on the third day of the second round match of the Regional Four-Day Championship at Kensington Oval yesterday. Resuming from their...

GCB happy Government on board with CPLT20

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB happy Government on board with CPLT20

Dear Editor, The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is pleased that the Government of Guyana, is on board with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 which gets underway in five months’ time. In an article...

Sammy rested for Zimbabwe ODIs

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sammy rested for Zimbabwe ODIs

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies selectors have rested Captain Darren Sammy for the upcoming One-Day International series against Zimbabwe, which bowls off later this month. The all-rounder, who...

Contempt order dismissed against Amerindian leader

Feb 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Contempt order dismissed against Amerindian leader

The High Court has dismissed contempt charges against Tashao Mario Hastings from Kako Village, which were filed by woman miner Belina Charles last year. The woman moved to the court last year and got...

Delta pull-out evidence that Marriott is not needed

Feb 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Delta pull-out evidence that Marriott is not needed

– AFC’s Cathy Hughes While American charter, Delta Airlines, has decided to pull its services out of Guyana because of insufficient passengers, the government is throwing up a US multiple...

Health Ministry ‘on alert’ for horse meat packaged as beef

Feb 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry ‘on alert’ for horse meat packaged as beef

– no sign tainted Europe supplies on local shelves The Ministry of Health is ‘on alert’ for signs that horse meat packaged as beef has been shipped to Guyana, but Health Minister Dr. Bheri...

Teen was struck on parapet, hurled into trench

Feb 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Teen was struck on parapet, hurled into trench

Airy Hall accident involving speeding army officer… The closely knit community of Airy Hall, Mahaicony on the East Coast of Demerara remains in mourning over the death of 13-year old Troy Fraser,...

Government has betrayed its own rhetoric about democracy in Guyana

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government has betrayed its own rhetoric about democracy in Guyana

Dear Editor, Something is very wrong with the attitude of the Government to the laws of Guyana and to the constitutional rights of Guyanese. I refer to statements made by Dr. Roger Luncheon, Head of...

The Mc Lean and Rai issues are relevant to all Guyanese

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Mc Lean and Rai issues are relevant to all Guyanese

Dear Editor, This is the nature of the beast that Guyanese have to contend with in the modern era that is 2013. The article “After several demands…Former Army Chief Norman Mc Lean sues for...

HORSES FOR COURSES

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on HORSES FOR COURSES

The English idiom “horses for courses” is no mere chestnut although it might well be a chestnut mare. In fact, it might even be a horse of a different colour. “Horses for...

Is this how the Jagdeo/Ramotar cabal plans to develop Guyana?

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is this how the Jagdeo/Ramotar cabal plans to develop Guyana?

Dear Editor, The Preamble to the Guyana Constitution states: “WE THE PEOPLE OF THE CO-OPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA, the proud heirs of the indomitable spirit and unconquerable will of our...

UG student dies in bike crash

Feb 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on UG student dies in bike crash

By Abena Rockcliffe Being admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) reportedly with head injuries and both legs broken, it was highly improbable that Lloyd Souvenir...

President Ramotar needs to explain this!

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Ramotar needs to explain this!

Dear Editor, The nation is still awaiting a truthful explanation from President Donald Ramotar, Winston Brassington and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, concerning the real deal behind the...

When will the carnage on our roads end?

Feb 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on When will the carnage on our roads end?

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News Editorial of February 5, “The major threats to life in Guyana” sadly highlights how valueless a human life has now become. Every week it seems that someone is killed in...