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Berbice woman shot dead during attempted robbery

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice woman shot dead during attempted robbery

A lone gunman shot 56-year-old cash crop farmer Pamela Kendall dead at Number 45 Village, Berbice, shortly after 18.00 hrs yesterday. Kendall was shot in the face shortly after she had entered the...

‘Fight’ erupts in House…Jagdeo, Nagamootoo vie for speaking spots

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Fight’ erupts in House…Jagdeo, Nagamootoo vie for speaking spots

– Govt. accused of bringing anti-Jagdeo agenda to Parliament By Kiana Wilburg The coalition administration is already known for bringing a “fresh approach” to the 2015 budget as...

‘River Ambulance’ for C’tyne river communities

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘River Ambulance’ for C’tyne river communities

The riverain communities of Orealla and Siparuta, situated along the Corentyne River, will benefit from the services of a new boat which was bought and converted to a River Ambulance at a cost of...

Govt. blasted for reducing debate time on budget estimates

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. blasted for reducing debate time on budget estimates

– Opposition deems it “the slaughter of democracy” By Kiana Wilburg Never in the history of the National Assembly have the estimates of the budget been debated in three days. The rules of...

Alleged $500M PSM fraud…Police probe nears conclusion

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged $500M PSM fraud…Police probe nears conclusion

– Westford again absent from Nat’l Budget debate Investigators are expected to soon wrap up their probe into a massive $500M-plus fraud at the Public Service Ministry. The file could be...

Guyanese woman deported after serving time for family feud murder

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese woman deported after serving time for family feud murder

The United States of America on Wednesday deported the first member of a Guyanese family that was convicted for the 2010 murder of their countryman, Ganesh Ramgoolam, in Schenectady, New York....

Enterprise businessman robbed by recently released convict

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Enterprise businessman robbed by recently released convict

Police on the East Coast of Demerara are on the hunt for a bandit who masterminded a robbery on an Enterprise businessman who is well known. The bandit, whose name was given as ‘Mervin’ or...

EU Ambassador pays farewell visit to President Granger

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on EU Ambassador pays farewell visit to President Granger

Outgoing Head of the European Union Delegation to Guyana, Ambassador Robert Kopecký, says he is very optimistic about the future development of Guyana. The Ambassador expressed the sentiments...

Budget debate… Opposition stages walkout during Volda Lawrence presentation

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Budget debate… Opposition stages walkout during Volda Lawrence presentation

As soon as the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland announced that the Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence, was going to take the floor to make her contribution to the 2015...

24 months for mechanic who stole minibus

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 24 months for mechanic who stole minibus

Instead of enjoying the luxurious comfort of his Campbellville home, 55 year-old Yogeshwar Bisnauth has now been confined to the Camp Street prison after he was jailed for 24 months for stealing a...

Who seh that Jagdeo want talk?

Aug 21, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Who seh that Jagdeo want talk?

De Pee Pee Pee mekking nuff noise fuh Jagdeo talk. De people who sitting in parliament fuh de Pee Pee Pee vex, because somebody trying to avoid de stalling. But dem boys want to know since when...

Lady Jags to tackle St Kitts and Nevis in Olympic Qualifier

Aug 21, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lady Jags to tackle St Kitts and Nevis in Olympic Qualifier

Guyana’s senior National Women’s football team – the Lady Jags – will begin their quest to 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil today, August 21, when they come up against St Kitts and Nevis at the...

GT Beer/Petra Organisation Futsal Tournament… Fans in for a real treat tonight

Aug 21, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Beer/Petra Organisation Futsal Tournament… Fans in for a real treat tonight

After witnessing an opening night of rivetting action on Tuesday, the eight teams scheduled to play tonight will no doubt be aiming to continue the trend by giving fans a real treat tonight when...

Spirited bouts anticipated as DDL renews support for U-16 boxing championships

Aug 21, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Spirited bouts anticipated as DDL renews support for U-16 boxing championships

The curtains have recently been drawn on the Novices Boxing Championships which has been rechristened to honour Guyana’s inaugural boxing world champion, Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis and the...

Electra SC conducts successful work Shop with Fyzabad SS

Aug 21, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Electra SC conducts successful work Shop with Fyzabad SS

Electra Sports Club of East Bank Demerara recently hosted Fyzabad Secondary School football team for a one day work shop at Diamond. Members of both teams were tutored on health, safety and...

Giftland Sports Maxx presents gear to Boyce/Jefford top athletes

Aug 21, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Giftland Sports Maxx presents gear to Boyce/Jefford top athletes

Giftland Sports Maxx, located in Giftland Mall at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara presented the promised gear to the Men’s 800m and Women’s 1500m winners from the Boyce & Jefford Track and...

King’s Cup set to conclude tomorrow at Thirst Park

Aug 21, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on King’s Cup set to conclude tomorrow at Thirst Park

The finals of the King’s softball Cup will be played tomorrow at Thirst Park starting at 13:30 hrs. In the semi finals of the open category, Speed Boat will take on Regal while Wolf’s Warriors...

Public school teachers get exposure to simplified science experiments

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Public school teachers get exposure to simplified science experiments

Teachers within the public education system are expected to be in a better position to amplify the fun side of Science to their students when the new school year begins. This is in light of the fact...

Letter to the Sports Editor… Linden frustrated at delay in implementation of cricket (Act) law

Aug 21, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor… Linden frustrated at delay in implementation of cricket (Act) law

Dear Editors, I refer to an article in the Stabroek News of Tuesday 28th July 2015 headlined “Roopnarine promises to work with WICB to find a solution”, and wish to make the following comments:...

Guyana prepares for yacht rally in E’bo River

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana prepares for yacht rally in E’bo River

Minister of Tourism, Cathy Hughes, accompanied by Immediate Past President of THAG, Kit Nascimento, represented Guyana on Sunday at a seminar for the Nereid’s Yachting Rally 2015, held at...

GuyOil sold $44B fuel in 2013

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GuyOil sold $44B fuel in 2013

– remained single biggest distributor Guyana imported 1.3M barrels of oil in 2013 from mainly Venezuela under the PetroCaribe arrangements. During that year, high acquisition costs,...

Another jail sentence for phone thief

Aug 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Another jail sentence for phone thief

A convicted thief, who has an eye for popular brands of cell phones, was once again jailed – this time for two years – after he pleaded guilty to a charge of simple larceny, in the...

TNT capture Dion Carter Dominoes title

Aug 21, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on TNT capture Dion Carter Dominoes title

TNT were crowned champions of the Dion Carter Birth Anniversary Dominoes competition when the final was contested on Monday night last at Serenity Restaurant and bar, Durban Street. In one of the...

AN ‘EMPTY BARRELS’ EXERCISE?

Aug 21, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on AN ‘EMPTY BARRELS’ EXERCISE?

The Constitution of Guyana, like most others, affords duly registered citizens an opportunity every five years to choose candidates to represent them in Parliament. In that august House, the role of...

Bharrat Jagdeo enters the realm of propaganda madness

Aug 21, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Bharrat Jagdeo enters the realm of propaganda madness

They say if you tell a lie often it will come to be accepted as truth. That can only happen, of course, if the lies go unchallenged. There are sufficient researchers in the employ of the government...

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