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“Put back the tower in Pradoville”- Plaisance residents tell Edghill

Apr 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on “Put back the tower in Pradoville”- Plaisance residents tell Edghill

Leave the playground for our children – Plaisance residents tell Edghill By Abena Rockcliffe Angry outbursts, loud singing and attempts to “negotiate”...

Four dead after ‘bush truck’ topples

Apr 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Four dead after ‘bush truck’ topples

Four persons were killed and several others injured when a ‘bush truck’ travelling uphill along the Barama main road overturned several times, hurling some of its occupants down a...

Disputes will not benefit cricket – WICB President

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Disputes will not benefit cricket – WICB President

Newly elected president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron told local media at a press conference held yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium Providence that disputes will not...

Miller last ball six gives Jamaica victory over Guyana

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Miller last ball six gives Jamaica victory over Guyana

WICB Regional Super50 Tourney Guyana out of tournament By Zaheer Mohamed Nikita Miller smashed the final delivery of Jamaica innings bowled by Narsingh Deonarine over wide long for a maximum to hand...

Mentore wins Beacon Ministries Golf tourney

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mentore wins Beacon Ministries Golf tourney

Alfred Mentore fired his way to victory in the Beacon Ministries Inc. 15th Anniversary Golf Tournament as the low handicappers dominated the event Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club. The consistent...

Cat Messiah on mission to the top

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cat Messiah on mission to the top

Cat Messiah is certainly not a timid ‘pussy cat’ that is housed up in some attic somewhere. No, this is one of the up and coming racehorses in the racing arena in Guyana and according to owner...

Two Brothers Gas Station, Slingerz family make timely donation for Linden schools b/ball

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Two Brothers Gas Station, Slingerz family make timely donation for Linden schools b/ball

With time running out for the staging of the ninth annual Linden Secondary Schools Under-19 basketball championship set to begin next Monday(April 15), Two Brothers Gas Station and Slingerz Family...

Colts trample Ravens in big upset

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Colts trample Ravens in big upset

By Edison Jefford Colts literally trampled Ravens Saturday night on the Burnham Basketball Court to continue its ascendancy in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League, and...

Local marksmen getting ready for British team’s visit

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Local marksmen getting ready for British team’s visit

Local rifle shooters have stepped up preparation for the visit here by a Great Britain Team later this month along with the defence of their West Indies Fullbore Shooting championships billed for...

U.S-based Lindeners continue support for LABA 9th Annual Secondary Schools c/ship

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on U.S-based Lindeners continue support for LABA 9th Annual Secondary Schools c/ship

– event bounces off next Monday Several overseas-based Guyanese have continued their support towards the successful staging of this year’s Linden Secondary Schools Under-19 basketball...

Speak no ill of the dead, until….

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Speak no ill of the dead, until….

When a man dies, his family, friends and associates are thrust into deep state of grief. If that death is sudden, then the grief is mingled with shock. It is a sad time for the grieving family, a...

High blood pressure a silent killer

Apr 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on High blood pressure a silent killer

– Dr. Ramsaran on World Health Day Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, in a message to mark World Health Day 2013 yesterday, has called high blood pressure, the focus of this year’s...

N/A Lions Club nutrition programme continues to aid needy children

Apr 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on N/A Lions Club nutrition programme continues to aid needy children

The New Amsterdam Lion’s Club’s Nutritional Enhancement Programme is continuing to make a difference in the lives of school children in Berbice. Over sixty students of the St Therese’s Primary...

Burnt toddler remains in ICU

Apr 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Burnt toddler remains in ICU

Little Jabarri Stanford who was severely burnt on Saturday afternoon last, remains a patient of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Doctors have said...

Silver Bullets, $100 Car, TLC Russians latest teams to register wins

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Silver Bullets, $100 Car, TLC Russians latest teams to register wins

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition Silver Bullets, $100 Car and TLC Russians were the latest teams to register wins as play in the Linden segment of the Guinness ‘Greatest of...

Police crack down on pornographic movie sales

Apr 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police crack down on pornographic movie sales

The police on last Friday seized hundreds of pornographic DVDS from itinerant vendors during a major crack down. The police in a press release over the weekend stated that searches were conducted in...

The Berbice Bridge has become very profitable for the rich

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Berbice Bridge has become very profitable for the rich

Dear Editor, Since the PPP regime is not prepared to tell the truth to the people of Guyana, then we will do so. It is about the naked discrimination against those crossing the Berbice River Bridge...

Government agencies and their ignorance of laws of the land

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government agencies and their ignorance of laws of the land

Dear Editor, A SN’s report on a meeting at Kako on 18 March informed that the Ministers for Amerindian Affairs and Natural Resources and Environment were invited by the Kako Village Council but did...

These two groups continue to regard each other with uneasiness

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on These two groups continue to regard each other with uneasiness

Dear Editor, Hydar Ally would be left to his own mutterings if he was nothing but a fringe PPP player. However, this is a man who is the Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President...

An attack on one country in the Americas is an attack on all of this hemisphere

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on An attack on one country in the Americas is an attack on all of this hemisphere

Dear Editor, It took Fidel Castro, now retired and out of the public view for quite some time, to come out and issue the strongest warning against North Korea’s increasing threats of a nuclear...

Mystery fire destroys Duncan Street bond

Apr 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mystery fire destroys Duncan Street bond

– family claims arson, received several threats from businessman By Latoya Giles A Duncan Street family believes that arsonists who have been targeting them struck for a third...

Too many broken promises from the PPP regime

Apr 08, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Too many broken promises from the PPP regime

Dear Editor, The PPP has been in power for the past 20 years and despite their constant criticism of the Burnham government, this regime is the worst regime ever to rule Guyana. Today, Guyana has...

Residents slam police probe of drag-racing crash

Apr 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Residents slam police probe of drag-racing crash

Residents of East Canje, Berbice, are peeved with police who they claim failed to properly investigate a drag-racing incident on the Adelphi Public Road that resulted in a three-car smash-up and...

Aspiring forensic scientist pays tribute to literacy programme

Apr 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Aspiring forensic scientist pays tribute to literacy programme

At 20 years old, Wenceslaus Washington is an aspiring forensic scientist and a final year student at the University of Guyana, pursuing a degree in Biology. Although Washington is focused and...

Mother of slain US doctor wants cops to question close relative

Apr 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of slain US doctor wants cops to question close relative

The mother of slain US Army physician Dr. Max Kungel is calling on the police to question a close female relative of hers about her son’s gruesome murder. She believes that this will...