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Battle lines drawn: AFC demands President assent to Opposition Bills, set deadline for Public Procurement Commission

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Battle lines drawn: AFC demands President assent to Opposition Bills, set deadline for Public Procurement Commission

– threatens to withdraw support for amendments to financial crimes Bill A political battlefield is being set up for the days ahead with the seven-seat Parliamentary party, Alliance for Change...

Finance Minister says … AFC position on money laundering Bill shamelessly irresponsible

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister says … AFC position on money laundering Bill shamelessly irresponsible

The act of one political party to withdraw support for the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, unless President Donald Ramotar assents to the two...

House Speaker defends debate on controversial financial bill

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on House Speaker defends debate on controversial financial bill

In a growing quarrel that has pitted the National Assembly against the Executive, House Speaker, Raphael Trotman, has defended his decision to allow a critical bill to be debated. Yesterday, Trotman...

Missing Sophia teens found in Berbice house

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Missing Sophia teens found in Berbice house

Up to press times yesterday the two teenage girls, Gillian Gilgeous, also known as Celene, and Ashana Persaud, both 15, who were reported missing for two weeks, were in police custody assisting with...

C.N Sharma to face High Court trial for carnal knowledge

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on C.N Sharma to face High Court trial for carnal knowledge

Magistrate Sueanna Lovell has ruled that a prima facie has been made out against popular Television station owner of CNS Channel 6, C. N Sharma. Sharma was before the court yesterday on a charge of...

Hotel murder suspect caught on E’bo coast

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Hotel murder suspect caught on E’bo coast

Police at the Aurora Police Station, Essequibo Coast, acting on intelligence, have apprehended 31-year-old,Vinood Balgobin, a/k “Bunga”, the estranged husband of Maryann Nauth, who was discovered...

Winner says he was too busy to collect $78M lotto prize

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Winner says he was too busy to collect $78M lotto prize

It is quite odd that anyone would hold on to a winning ticket for almost three months before claiming $78 million lottery prize. However, this was the case of 65-year old Chinese national, Hai Sang...

Dem boys seh … Do fuh do nah obeah

May 16, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh … Do fuh do nah obeah

Old people got a saying. Do suh nah like suh. De opposition in parliament try fuh pass a Bill. Donald and he boys tell dem up front, once y-all pass a Bill and we don’t like it we ain’t gun...

Doctor caught at roadblock after DEADLY hit-and-run

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Doctor caught at roadblock after DEADLY hit-and-run

A prominent Berbice doctor was arrested at a police roadblock Sunday evening after he reportedly fled an accident scene in which a woman died. Dr. Ramesh Sugrim, 60, of Williamsburg, Corentyne,...

GEA says integrity being maintained

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GEA says integrity being maintained

… as 21 staffers fired for failing polygraph test Head of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), Mahender Sharma, said yesterday that as the energy agency continues to maintain its integrity, the...

Beware of con artists!

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Beware of con artists!

– Victims of fraud relate their stories While scam artists continue to prey on the gullible individuals in society, their tricks soon land them in the hands of the criminal justice...

Guysuco staffers in bloody fight over CD

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guysuco staffers in bloody fight over CD

Two field foremen attached to two different estates ended up in a fight over a $100 Compact Disk. One of the protagonists ended up in hospital. The matter is now engaging the attention of the court....

Police seeking more money for cops killed in line of duty

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police seeking more money for cops killed in line of duty

The Guyana Police Association is making efforts for Government to increase the sum paid to police ranks as death benefit. This disclosure was made in a press statement issued by the Guyana Police...

Murder trial of three Coast Guard ranks continues at Suddie High Court

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Murder trial of three Coast Guard ranks continues at Suddie High Court

The trial of three former Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard ranks, charged with the murder of a young Bartica gold dealer, continued yesterday at the Suddie High Court in Essequibo before Justice...

Navigational light to be fixed atop Marriott Hotel

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Navigational light to be fixed atop Marriott Hotel

he Marriott Hotel will have a revolving light atop as a navigational aid for vessels leaving and entering Port Georgetown. In fact, even as the hotel is being constructed the contractor is expected...

Bandits strike again in Linden

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits strike again in Linden

Lindeners are calling for at least two mobile police units to constantly patrol the streets of the Town, in light of the recent upsurge of criminal activity, including burglaries on private...

US State Department meets APNU on budget cuts, National Assembly

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on US State Department meets APNU on budget cuts, National Assembly

As government and the opposition continue to battle in the National Assembly over budget cuts, and a stalemate over the passage of crucial legislations, officials of the US State Department on...

Guyanese marksmen retain title following testing conditions

May 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese marksmen retain title following testing conditions

Taking a gauge from the conditions that the competitors had to endure during the Individual Championships, it was always going to be tough going in the Long Range Championships and as the old adage...

Corneal transplant to be done soon at Ophthalmology hospital

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Corneal transplant to be done soon at Ophthalmology hospital

Coordinator of the Cuban Medical Brigade of the Ministry of Health, Lakeram Bharrat, during a recent eye care medical outreach at Sisters’ Village, East Bank Berbice, stated that the National...

Chelsea clinch dramatic Europa League victory over Benfica

May 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chelsea clinch dramatic Europa League victory over Benfica

BBC Sport – Rafael Benitez’s reign as Chelsea’s interim manager will end in triumph after Branislav Ivanovic’s injury-time header won the Europa League final against Benfica in Amsterdam....

Smith, Shillingford top awards list

May 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Smith, Shillingford top awards list

WICB Media – ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Windward Islands duo Devon Smith and Shane Shillingford again featured prominently on the list of award winners for the Regional 4-Day Tournament, which...

Four Men charged for murder of Cuyuni miner

May 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Four Men charged for murder of Cuyuni miner

Three out of four suspects appeared yesterday before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where the indictable charge of murder was read to them. On April 10,...

Pacesetters double-up with Division III League win

May 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pacesetters double-up with Division III League win

Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters, after claiming the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Division I League title last month with a 7-1 win loss record, also took the Division III...

Beaton and Hemraj included in HPC squad

May 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Beaton and Hemraj included in HPC squad

WICB Media – CAVE HILL, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board advised on Tuesday that 14 players have been chosen for the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre for the 2013-2014...

Stage set for John Deere Golf Classic at Lusignan Golf Club

May 16, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stage set for John Deere Golf Classic at Lusignan Golf Club

The stage is set for the John Deere Golf Classic sponsored by General Equipment Guyana Limited of Mc Doom on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara. Officials are looking forward to...

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Captains Face-off: ahead of today’s Final between Marian Academy and St John the Baptist

The Government is out of touch with reality

Kaieteur News – Things could not have gotten worse. This week was a terrible period in the country. Five members of... more