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Triumph blaze leaves seven homeless

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Triumph blaze leaves seven homeless

Fire struck with devastating consequences on Saturday night, leaving seven members of a Triumph, East Coast Demerara family homeless. The blaze, which started around 19:15 hours completely destroyed...

Student nurses left in the dark after power disconnected from hostel

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Student nurses left in the dark after power disconnected from hostel

– Heath Minister apologises, promises investigation Student nurses at the New Amsterdam hospital are being literally left in the dark, after Guyana Power and Light crewmen disconnected...

Thief struck by taxi after snatching nurse’s cell phone

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Thief struck by taxi after snatching nurse’s cell phone

A fleeing thief ended up badly bruised and in handcuffs at around 21:00 hrs on Saturday night when he ran into the path of a taxi, shortly after snatching a woman’s mobile phone on Mandela Avenue....

Labourer killed in mysterious road accident

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer killed in mysterious road accident

Traffic police are trying to determine the real circumstances that led to the death of 56 year old Teril Changa, called ‘Mack’, following another road accident on the East Coast of...

Education Minister declares zero tolerance on school violence

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Education Minister declares zero tolerance on school violence

“We are not going to be tolerating any abuse of our teachers,” said Minister of Education Priya Manickchand as she addressed a gathering of media operatives at the first in a series of monthly...

West Bank commuters lament transportation woes

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on West Bank commuters lament transportation woes

– plead for return of ‘big buses’ Persons depending on the route 31 buses (West Bank to Georgetown) to get to and from home are complaining bitterly of transportation woes....

Scotia Bank assists Berbice organisations

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Scotia Bank assists Berbice organisations

The Bank of Nova Scotia, New Amsterdam recently donated over $800,000 to ten organizations in the Berbice area. Cheques were presented to the Alpha Children’s Home, New Amsterdam Special Needs...

JP implicated in bogus car sale

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on JP implicated in bogus car sale

– victims seek audience with President Ramotar A West Bank Demerara couple says they were almost cheated out of the ownership of their newly purchased car, and are accusing a Justice of...

CDC conducts preliminary natural disaster exercise

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on CDC conducts preliminary natural disaster exercise

The Civil Defence Commission, in their continuous efforts to mitigate the effects of natural disasters that threaten Guyana, last week conducted the preliminary aspect of their natural disaster...

GPF, Community Policing Group meeting… Sophia residents call for proactive approach from police

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPF, Community Policing Group meeting… Sophia residents call for proactive approach from police

Rape, murder, banditry and fear of crime in the Sophia Community were raised by residents at a recent meeting with members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the National Community Policing Group...

Comprehensive Report on state of disability for year end

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Comprehensive Report on state of disability for year end

Though challenged by limited financial and human resources, the National Commission on Disability is aiming to have in place by this year end, a comprehensive report on the state of disability in...

Did police blunder investigation into colleague’s alleged suicide?

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Did police blunder investigation into colleague’s alleged suicide?

Relatives of Police Corporal Clarence Giles are contending that an investigation into his alleged suicide last February was sloppily conducted. Giles, 57, is said to have been found hanging on...

TAKING AN AGE

Jun 03, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on TAKING AN AGE

My wife sent me an article about this 80-year-old Japanese man who just climbed Mount Everest and his rival, an 81-year-old Nepalese, who held the record for being the oldest man to do so when he was...

WHAT NEXT?

Jun 03, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHAT NEXT?

The I Paid A Bribe website is going to become more popular than the Voice of the People Show when it was chaired by C. N. Sharma. While the majority of the population still does not have access to...

COFONA streamlines grand activities for Emancipation

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on COFONA streamlines grand activities for Emancipation

By Leon Suseran The Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA) has streamlined not one, but two weeks of rich cultural events and enriching activities that would celebrate the splendour of the...

Report on beaten prisoner expected Thursday

Jun 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Report on beaten prisoner expected Thursday

– injured inmate released from hospital Thirty-two-year-old Stravo Evans who was allegedly badly beaten by three prison officers while he was taking a shower, has since been released from...

GAPF Intermediate Championships….Hardat Tarson is Overall Best Lifter; Ramlall, Perry, Jeffrey & Ally stand out

Jun 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPF Intermediate Championships….Hardat Tarson is Overall Best Lifter; Ramlall, Perry, Jeffrey & Ally stand out

By Franklin Wilson Hardat Tarson of Hardcore Gym stood out as the best Overall Lifter when the curtains came down on the 2013 edition of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF)...

GAPF Intermediate Championships…Natoya Robinson is Best Overall; DeNobrega & Ramlochand top their category

Jun 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPF Intermediate Championships…Natoya Robinson is Best Overall; DeNobrega & Ramlochand top their category

By Franklin Wilson Twenty-one year-old Notoya Robinson of Fitness Revolution Gym located on the East Coast of Demerara proved to all and sundry that her performance at this year Guyana Amateur...

Sparta is Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ football boss

Jun 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sparta is Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ football boss

– Edge underdogs Festival City with regulation goal Without goal-scoring duo, Dennis Edwards and Devon Millington, who were both unavailable for the final, Sparta Boss became the official...

$GCSL\Digimax tourney…Marks slams century as Farm XI beat Mahaica by 34 runs$

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Strong teams announced ahead of 2024 GCB Senior Men’s Super50 Inter-county tournament

The quandary of the Guyanese electorate

Peeping tom… Kaieteur News – The discovery of oil was supposed to be Guyana’s golden goose, a promise of prosperity... more