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APNU+AFC will pick up Jaden Mars case

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on APNU+AFC will pick up Jaden Mars case

– Dr. George Norton At an APNU+AFC press conference yesterday, Dr George Norton said that the coalition will pick up the Jaden Mars case, as “it may be the only correct thing to do.”...

PSC renews call for political parties’ code of conduct

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PSC renews call for political parties’ code of conduct

– only one party has signed on In light of several controversial statements made by politicians on the campaign trail, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has issued a statement calling for the...

Sir Shridath Ramphal well after stomach bug scare

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sir Shridath Ramphal well after stomach bug scare

Well-known statesman, Sir Shridath Ramphal, was admitted to a city hospital on Monday evening, but family members have confirmed that he is fine and is expected back to work today. According to his...

‘Plain Talk’ returns to airwaves tonight

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Plain Talk’ returns to airwaves tonight

Plain Talk, a one-hour television programme hosted by Charted Accountant Christopher Ram, will return to the airwaves today at 20.00 hrs on Channel 9. Today’s programme will be in two segments –...

Guyanese woman, 70, found with underwear-filled coke

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese woman, 70, found with underwear-filled coke

New York (New York Daily News) – A 70-year-old Guyanese woman’s buns of steel were actually bags of cocaine, officials said Monday. Federal officers say they removed four pounds of cocaine...

Linden burn victim succumbs

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Linden burn victim succumbs

Ashawnti Parris, the woman who claimed that her lover tied her hands and burnt her in their Linden home on April 7, last, succumbed to her injuries last Sunday. She died around 14:45 hrs in the...

Gay ex-lover distances self from acid attack

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gay ex-lover distances self from acid attack

– Says victim is obsessed A Bartica-Potaro businessman, who is being accused of dousing his former partner with a corrosive substance on Sunday, is distancing himself from the gruesome...

Coalition candidate attacks Gov’t on rape issues

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition candidate attacks Gov’t on rape issues

APNU+AFC candidate Simona Broomes, launched an attack on the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), for the party’s shortcomings in fully representing women and young girls who fall...

Tattered, torn, terrible clothes

Apr 22, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Tattered, torn, terrible clothes

What must be one of the most shocking examples of barefaced deception in the delinquency of the human mind is the announcement by the PPP that if elected there would be a development fund for...

Housing Ministry bids for annual Security Services

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Housing Ministry bids for annual Security Services

For the provision of Security Services for June 2015 – May 2016 the Ministry of Housing and Water received four bids. The bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender...

MARAD extends safety campaign to Region Two

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on MARAD extends safety campaign to Region Two

As part of its continuous safety campaign, a team from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) travelled to Region # 2, Pomeroon-Supenaam last Friday to distribute lifejackets and erect safety...

Arson suspected at L’Aventure Secondary

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Arson suspected at L’Aventure Secondary

An investigation has been launched to determine what could have caused a fire to break out on Monday night at L’Aventure Secondary School, Canal Number One Polder, West Bank Demerara. Reports...

Rice farmers’ woes persists on E’bo Coast

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Rice farmers’ woes persists on E’bo Coast

– probable infestations compound issue The rice industry is essentially the lifeblood of the Essequibo Coast, according to the vast majority of those living in the Region. However as one female...

Candidates must give the electorate a reason to vote for them – GWR founder

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Candidates must give the electorate a reason to vote for them – GWR founder

“Without public scrutiny by the people that are going to elect you, there is no way that they would know what you’re going to do… The constituents have to be able to know exactly what...

NY Alumni Association celebrates 40 years of co-ed at QC

Apr 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on NY Alumni Association celebrates 40 years of co-ed at QC

– to honour four distinguished females The Queen’s College of Guyana Alumni Association (NY), Inc., (QCAANY), yesterday announced its Weekend of Celebration from April 24th-26th, 2015,...

Desperate prophets of impending doom

Apr 22, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Desperate prophets of impending doom

As news organisations and the intended voting public continue to follow the political parties’ campaigns and meetings around the country, the spotlight has energized some of the leaders in a...

Sophia man on bail after alleged larceny

Apr 22, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Sophia man on bail after alleged larceny

A Sophia grass cutter was ordered to post bail in the sum of $80,000 after he was slapped with two charges of simple larceny. Wasim Pereira, 22 of North Sophia, pleaded not guilty to the charges...

Illegal firearm lands man before the court

Apr 22, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Illegal firearm lands man before the court

Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry remanded a Linden saw operator to prison yesterday, after the police alleged he had an unlicenced gun in his possession. Wesley Campbell, who was...

Two remanded for ganja in tins

Apr 22, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Two remanded for ganja in tins

Two persons caught with marijuana were denied bail yesterday after the prosecution submitted facts to convince the court that they ought not to be granted their pre-trial liberty. They will make...

US citizen remanded after drug bust at CJIA

Apr 22, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on US citizen remanded after drug bust at CJIA

Magistrate Judy Latchman remanded a mother of one to prison yesterday after she was charged for cocaine trafficking. Patrina Dalrymple, 27, a US citizen, denied the allegation which stated that on...

Trio charged with larceny of motorcycles

Apr 22, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Trio charged with larceny of motorcycles

Three men were on Monday arraigned before Magistrate Annette Singh, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, for stealing two all terrain vehicles (ATVs) from a storage bond. Ryan Primo of 78 W North...

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