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Decomposed bodies of Brazilian couple found

Dec 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Decomposed bodies of Brazilian couple found

The bodies of a Brazilian miner and his wife were discovered last Saturday at a checkpoint on the Arimu trail, Region Seven, after they went missing for over a week. The bodies were identified...

Tripartite budget talks in limbo again

Dec 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Tripartite budget talks in limbo again

…Opposition warns of increased scrutiny Opposition parliamentarians are once again accusing the government of sidelining them from budget preparations. According to Opposition executives,...

Low rating on CPI not effecting Guyana’s business on int’l scene

Dec 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Low rating on CPI not effecting Guyana’s business on int’l scene

– Edghill Continuous low rating on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index has not hindered the way Guyana does business with international financial bodies and other...

Agri. Ministry issues flood warning

Dec 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Agri. Ministry issues flood warning

– spring tides begin today Residents in low lying areas are being urged to take full precautionary measures against flooding. The Ministry of Agriculture in a press release yesterday...

Prisoner found hanging by pants in cell

Dec 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Prisoner found hanging by pants in cell

A prisoner in police custody was discovered hanging in his cell Saturday evening. The dead man was identified as 31-year-old Vivian La Cruz, of Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara (WCD). His body was...

Dem boys seh…Some people robbing de Salvation Army

Dec 30, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Some people robbing de Salvation Army

Sunday is a day of rest but some people wouldn’t get no rest because dem busy studying wha dem got to hustle wid in de New Year. Yesterday, Brazzy create a list of people he want to spend de Old...

Ministry of Home Affairs warns against misuse of firearms

Dec 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry of Home Affairs warns against misuse of firearms

– It takes more than a public missive by the Home Affairs Ministry to stop the wanton use of firearms – Nagamootoo In light of the recent murders and other offenses involving the...

Pegasus taxi driver murder…Surveillance tapes show victim picking up couple

Dec 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Pegasus taxi driver murder…Surveillance tapes show victim picking up couple

– cops say motive may not have been robbery Pegasus taxi driver Rudrinauth Jeeboo picked up two passengers a few hours before he was found murdered and dumped in a garbage heap in...

Opposition must be prepared for dialogue

Dec 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition must be prepared for dialogue

– Attorney General The Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall is of the firm belief that the Opposition is forgetting their role, and come 2014, they must be...

Family of missing man cries out for help

Dec 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Family of missing man cries out for help

Relatives of Banalo Motilall, called ‘Dumb man’ of Lot 164 Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, who has been missing since Thursday last are crying out for help to find their loved one. The...

Teen douses stepfather, seven-year-old with hot water

Dec 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Teen douses stepfather, seven-year-old with hot water

A family spat which purportedly stemmed from a dispute over a lollipop has left a seven-year-old girl and her 31-year-old uncle with injuries to their neck, back and hands as a result of...

Miner shot in abdomen during armed robbery

Dec 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Miner shot in abdomen during armed robbery

A 43-year-old gold miner is receiving treatment at a private hospital for a gunshot wound he sustained during a robbery in front of his Lot 485 Section ‘C’ Sophia home around 21:00 hrs on...

Chico/Kashif & Shanghai Secondary Schools Football Tournament…Waramadong on a mission to success

Dec 30, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chico/Kashif & Shanghai Secondary Schools Football Tournament…Waramadong on a mission to success

Approximately three years ago, hardly anyone knew of Waramadong, a tiny interior village in Region 7, Upper Mazaruni, with a population of around 1200 inhabitants. While most interior communities...

2013: A year of lost opportunities for Caribbean countries

Dec 30, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on 2013: A year of lost opportunities for Caribbean countries

By Sir Ronald Sanders 2013 was not a good year for any of the 14 independent member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – not even for three of the four commodity-exporting nations Belize,...

Inclement weather washes out Jumbo Jet, Horse Owners end of year meet

Dec 30, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inclement weather washes out Jumbo Jet, Horse Owners end of year meet

New date to be announced Despite all the preparations and precautions taken the inclement weather still had the final say as the planned end of year $11M horserace meet fixed for yesterday, Sunday...

Table Tennis enjoyed another productive year

Dec 30, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Table Tennis enjoyed another productive year

Following the death of former Commissioner of Police and Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) President, Henry Greene, the incumbent, Godfrey Munroe, who was General Secretary, then, was tasked...

Finance Minister calls on Salvation Army to include women in drug rehab. programme

Dec 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister calls on Salvation Army to include women in drug rehab. programme

Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, is calling for more involvement by Civil Society to foster and promote social programs aimed at developing Guyana. His call was made at the opening...

SEVENTY AND STILL WORKING

Dec 30, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SEVENTY AND STILL WORKING

Did you know that there are at least two gentlemen who are seventy years or older who hold down important positions within the system of public administration in Guyana where the official retirement...

Chintamani retained as LCC president

Dec 30, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chintamani retained as LCC president

Virendra Chintamani was unanimously retained as president of the Leguan Cricket Committee when the body held its Annual General Meeting yesterday at Enterprise. Jainarine Nandram and Harvey Gobin...

Dr. Jagan made sincere efforts to unite the political Opposition

Dec 30, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Jagan made sincere efforts to unite the political Opposition

Dear Editor, This is in reference to letters by Eusi Kwayana, Ralph Ramkarran and others relating to the effort of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) to field a consensus candidate...

India fight for survival after South Africa post 500

Dec 30, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on India fight for survival after South Africa post 500

ESPNcricinfo – First session: 96 runs at 2.73 runs per over. Second session: 102 at 7.20. Third session: 73 at 1.91. The vastly varying scoring rates that Test cricket allows were on vivid...

When will Rohee do something about the crime rate?

Dec 30, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on When will Rohee do something about the crime rate?

Dear Editor, For the last ten years Guyana has struggled with this pernicious problem of high crime and senseless killing of innocent citizens by armed bandits for which the slumber PPP regime and...

No “quick fix” to improving education results

Dec 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on No “quick fix” to improving education results

– CXC Registrar “Education in the 21st century is no longer about the top tier.” This was the observation of Registrar of the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC), Dr. Didacus Jules, as...

Michael Schumacher injured in skiing accident in France

Dec 30, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Michael Schumacher injured in skiing accident in France

BBC Sport – Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher has suffered a head injury while skiing in Meribel, France. The German, 44, who retired from F1 for a second time in 2012, was...

CHRISTMAS LEFTOVERS

Dec 30, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on CHRISTMAS LEFTOVERS

Christmas is a widely observed holiday on which neither the past nor the future is of as much interest as the present. It is that time of the year when you exchange hellos with strangers and...

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A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it... more