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Granger vows probe into ‘Sash’ Shaw’ murder and other crime wave killings

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Granger vows probe into ‘Sash’ Shaw’ murder and other crime wave killings

President David Granger yesterday promised that thorough inquiries will be held into the killings of former Minister of Agriculture, Satyadeow ‘Sash’ Sawh and all who were slain during the 2000...

Thief tells Granny, “don’t fight me”

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Thief tells Granny, “don’t fight me”

– then chokes her unconscious “Granny, don’t fight me,” were the words that a soft-spoken robber told an elderly woman before choking her into unconsciousness in her Ogle, East Coast...

Govt. appeals Chief Justice’s ruling on two terms limit

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. appeals Chief Justice’s ruling on two terms limit

By Abena Rockcliffe Not so fast. That is what the government seems to be telling those who are satisfied that former President Bharrat Jagdeo should be allowed to run as a presidential candidate in...

Montrose granny murder…Prints at crime scene don’t match suspect’s

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Montrose granny murder…Prints at crime scene don’t match suspect’s

– cops seek other man Police have released a 24-year-old man who was detained in connection with the murder of Carmen Ganesh. A police source said that investigators compared the suspect’s...

Granger calls for revival of village economies

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Granger calls for revival of village economies

– during Cuffy 250 presentation Pull quote : “If you are going to solve the employment problem do not expect some magical government to give you jobs in the police force and the army, you are...

Dem boys seh…Li’l Joe cheap and Soulja Bai silent

Aug 10, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Li’l Joe cheap and Soulja Bai silent

Dem Ministers really use to hustle de treasury. Well dem got to pay back. When people travelling on official business dem does get a thing called per diem. That mean a daily allowance to cover...

Suspect in restaurant owner’s killing still in custody

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect in restaurant owner’s killing still in custody

The suspect that police have detained for the murder of restaurant owner Zhenjz Su remained in custody yesterday, with police remaining tight-lipped on whether they have been able to link him to last...

GMR&SC ‘National Race of Champions’ Meet…Jeffrey, Vieira, Tjin Liep Shie thrill fans

Aug 10, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC ‘National Race of Champions’ Meet…Jeffrey, Vieira, Tjin Liep Shie thrill fans

– Singh, Mohamed also in winners row By Rawle Welch Not even a persistent shower could have dampened the outstanding performances of Guyana’s Kristian Jeffrey, Matthew Vieira and Suriname’s...

World Long Range Championships…Rain ends day early at 1000 yards; West Indian shooters holding their own

Aug 10, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on World Long Range Championships…Rain ends day early at 1000 yards; West Indian shooters holding their own

By Franklin Wilson at Camp Perry, Ohio, USA compliments of NAMILCO, Ringbang, Fazia’s Collection, Crown Mining Supply and Queensway Heavy rain and winds around 3:53pm brought a premature end to...

Guyanese conclude sojourn at Pan Am Junior Championships in Mexico

Aug 10, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese conclude sojourn at Pan Am Junior Championships in Mexico

Guyana’s Priyanna Ramdhani and her partner Sarah Michelle Barrios Chiong of Guatamala lost the Under-15 Girls Doubles Quarter-Finals at the Pan Am Juniors in TIJUANA Mexico on Friday to the No.2...

Hit and run driver kills cane-cutter

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Hit and run driver kills cane-cutter

A 38-year-old cane-cutter was killed on the spot yesterday when he was struck down on the No.19 road while heading home from a wedding house at the nearby Warren Village, East Coast Berbice. Dead is...

Latiff, Rafeek spur Regal to victory

Aug 10, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Latiff, Rafeek spur Regal to victory

A fine half century by Richard Latiff coupled by a five-wicket haul from Mohamed Rafeek handed Regal a 71-run victory over Wolf’s Warriors when the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association...

Romello Crawford devastated by second successive year of mistreatment by GCF

Aug 10, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Romello Crawford devastated by second successive year of mistreatment by GCF

By Samuel Whyte Even with a new administration in place, sports personalities in Guyana continue to suffer at the hands of those elected to represent them. What is more heartrending is when those...

Is the Granger Govt. too slow to haul in the ‘big fish?

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Is the Granger Govt. too slow to haul in the ‘big fish?

Political activists weigh in By Kiana Wilburg Since the Granger-led administration assumed office, there seems to be a creeping impatience in some quarters to see all those who appear to be “too...

Remembering the slain Kaieteur News pressmen

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Remembering the slain Kaieteur News pressmen

Sunday marked the ninth year since five employees of our newspaper were brutally slaughtered by a marauding gang at our printery which was operating in Eccles Industrial Site. Every year on August 8...

Major changes made in CJIA expansion project – Patterson

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Major changes made in CJIA expansion project – Patterson

– only a few Timerhi residents to be relocated After a week of deliberations, the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) administration and China Harbour Engineering...

Raging slugfests as curtains raised on Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Novices Boxing C/ships

Aug 10, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Raging slugfests as curtains raised on Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Novices Boxing C/ships

By Michael Benjamin Residents of East Ruimveldt and adjoining communities turned out in their numbers and were treated to several slugfests when the curtains went up on the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis...

Essequibo to start 10/10 tournament

Aug 10, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Essequibo to start 10/10 tournament

The Essequibo Softball Cricket League in collaboration with the Guyana Softball League is to start a 10/10 tounament on the 16th of August for males and females. The 10/10 format has gained...

Speaker to consider proposed changes for Code of Conduct by Civil Society members

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker to consider proposed changes for Code of Conduct by Civil Society members

By: Kiana Wilburg Several members of civil society are suggesting that the Code of Conduct for Parliamentarians be strengthened to such an extent that decisions which stem from its implementation...

Foreign organisation donates US$2,000 to Essequibo students

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign organisation donates US$2,000 to Essequibo students

Secretary of the Guyana United Youths Development Association of New York, (GYUDA) Ms. Beryl James has presented a cheque of US$2, 000 to the president and founder of the African Educational and...

Two years on…Missing policewoman’s whereabouts still a mystery

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Two years on…Missing policewoman’s whereabouts still a mystery

Yesterday marked two years since Patriena Nicholson left a police location and vanished without trace, leaving relatives still wondering about her fate. They are questioning if they ever will have...

Guyanese shine during ‘Plant It’ concert

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese shine during ‘Plant It’ concert

…promote healthy living, agriculture By Desilon Daniels Though Saturday evening’s concert was officially dubbed ‘Plant it Guyana’, people on the streets had their own name for it: ‘The...

Caricom Rice Mills reaches financial settlement with dead teen’s mother

Aug 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom Rice Mills reaches financial settlement with dead teen’s mother

Caricom Rice Mills Ltd. has reached a financial settlement with the mother of 17-year-old Threeion Gittens, who died last February in a mishap on the company’s Anna Regina, Essequibo site. Pamela...

What to look for in today’s budget

Aug 10, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on What to look for in today’s budget

Today is Budget Day! There are high expectations of this Budget since it is the first one for the new coalition government and there are high expectations that it will bring relief to a number of...

I had and have a problem with Burnham over my wife and mother

Aug 10, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I had and have a problem with Burnham over my wife and mother

I am a trained historian. I ask for your understanding of my chauvinism when I note that I have undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in history. The academic work for those degrees was on...

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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