09 – February – 2016 – Kaieteur News

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‘Owner’ of burnt Robb Street property, employee charged with murders/arson

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Owner’ of burnt Robb Street property, employee charged with murders/arson

By Rehanna Ramsay More than two years after arsonists torched a Robb Street, Georgetown building roasting its occupants alive, police have charged the alleged culprits and placed them before the...

Govt. will attack gold smuggling, reckless exploitation of timber – Broomes tells House

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. will attack gold smuggling, reckless exploitation of timber – Broomes tells House

By Abena Rockcliffe Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes yesterday told the National Assembly of the plans to ensure that Guyana is able to benefit from the country’s...

Poor man will have to pay more for newer cars

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Poor man will have to pay more for newer cars

-dealers ask Govt. to reconsider proposed tax change By Leonard Gildarie A plan by Government to restrict the importation of vehicles older than eight years into the country will only make the...

Cops detain suspect in restaurant owner’s murder-believe gunman panicked after victim screamed

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops detain suspect in restaurant owner’s murder-believe gunman panicked after victim screamed

Police have detained a suspect as they continue to hunt for the bandits that shot and killed restaurant owner, Xiu Di Yang at No. 57 Village, Corentyne on Sunday. The 49-year-old owner of the Gin LI...

Bandit nabbed after robbing bus driver at gunpoint

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit nabbed after robbing bus driver at gunpoint

Would-be bandit, Troy Williams, was captured shortly after noon yesterday, minutes after he had robbed a minibus driver and a passenger at gunpoint of $8,000 and $500 respectively. The robbery...

New Chairman, Robert Badal, vows to stamp out corruption in GPL

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on New Chairman, Robert Badal, vows to stamp out corruption in GPL

New Chairman of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), Robert Badal, has vowed to stamp out corruption within that state-owned company. Badal, a prominent businessman who owns Pegasus Hotel and the...

De court waiting fuh Rohee

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De court waiting fuh Rohee

Old people does always seh that moon does run till day ketch am. Brassington does always tell he wife that parable and she does laugh. She does tun round and tell him de same parable gun ketch up wid...

Under-19 World Cup 2016 …Imlach, Hetmeyer steer West Indies into semi-finals

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Under-19 World Cup 2016 …Imlach, Hetmeyer steer West Indies into semi-finals

Zimbabwe and Scotland also win ESPNcricinfo – Shimron Hetmyer, the West Indies captain, had contributed all of 23 runs in four innings going into the quarterfinals of the Under-19 World Cup....

CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying – Texas 2016…

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying – Texas 2016…

Lady Jags upbeat and passionate ahead of Thursday’s clash with Canada By Franklin Wilson in New York compliments of: Fazia’s Collection, Crown Mining Supply, Anglin Enterprises USA, Stag Beer,...

4th Annual Milo U-20 Schools Football Competition…N/Ruimveldt, N/ Georgetown, QC register wins

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 4th Annual Milo U-20 Schools Football Competition…N/Ruimveldt, N/ Georgetown, QC register wins

North Ruimveldt, North Georgetown and Queen’s College were the teams registering full points when the 4th Annual Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition continued Sunday at the Ministry of...

Sarwan to lead E’bo in Inter-County U15 tourney

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sarwan to lead E’bo in Inter-County U15 tourney

Amos Sarwan had been chosen to lead Essequibo in the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board Inter-County U15 tournament. Bumeshwar Ramkissoon of Wakenaam will serve as his deputy. The full squad reads; Amos...

Foster continues form at AAG Development Meet

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Foster continues form at AAG Development Meet

-Samuels win sprint double Andrea Foster continued her early form on Sunday when The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) held its second Developmental Meet at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve...

Phantom claim Roy Davis Memorial Dominoes title

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Phantom claim Roy Davis Memorial Dominoes title

Phantom chalked up 79 games to win the final of the Roy Davis Memorial Dominoes competition which was contested on Sunday night at Gaulding Place, South Ruimveldt. Rage placed second with 78 and TNT...

Sarjoo leads North Soesdyke to EBDCA Executive T20 crown

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sarjoo leads North Soesdyke to EBDCA Executive T20 crown

By Zaheer Mohamed A fine all-round performance by Sunil Sarjoo handed North Soesdyke a comfortable 84-run victory over Bayrock of Linden when the final of the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association...

Balram Persaud crash…Rohee suggests foul play in vehicle accident

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Balram Persaud crash…Rohee suggests foul play in vehicle accident

Former Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, has called for the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to utilize the live feed from the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) link between the Criminal Investigation...

Zeelugt residents call for removal of asphalt plant

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Zeelugt residents call for removal of asphalt plant

Residents of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo are calling on the relevant authorities to immediately remove an asphalt plant from their community. The plant which went into operation early last year,...

CORRUPTION WILL INCREASE!

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on CORRUPTION WILL INCREASE!

The purpose for each person having a tax identification number (TIN) was to allow the tax department to have a record of every taxpayer or potential taxpayer in the country. If you wanted to do any...

Robbery/home invasion on land court judge…Suspected getaway driver grilled over his role

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Robbery/home invasion on land court judge…Suspected getaway driver grilled over his role

Anthony David, one of the five men charged with the home invasion and robbery committed on Land Court Judge Nicola Pierre, and her husband Mohamed Chand, was said to be the driver of the getaway car....

Linden resident donates street signs

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Linden resident donates street signs

Twelve street signs were erected in Central Mackenzie, Linden, on Sunday morning by a resident who is also a Councillor at the Mayor and Town Council. According to Derek ‘Skinny’ Wilson, he...

Region 10 completes Action plan for Regional Development

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Region 10 completes Action plan for Regional Development

-Four more Regions to benefit The Region Ten Democratic Council (RDC) has completed its Plan of Action for Regional Development (PARD). Discussions are underway to arrange how it will be implemented....

A new system of community management

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A new system of community management

There is a movement afoot to include the widest possible section of the various communities to manage their affairs. At last the laws governing Local Government Elections have been modified to...

Assistant Police Commissioner is out of danger – source

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Assistant Police Commissioner is out of danger – source

Three days after he was involved in an accident on the western approach to the Demerara Harbour Bridge, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Balram Persaud is said to be out of danger. This is according...

MFK murder conspiracy…Magistrate sets March date for commencement of PI

Feb 09, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on MFK murder conspiracy…Magistrate sets March date for commencement of PI

Lennox ‘Two Colours’ Wayne, the prosecution’s main witness in the trail of Police Sergeant Leon Lindo, who is accused of conspiring to kill businessman, Mohamed F. Khan, will gave his testimony...

Wales Estate gets stakeholders’ attention

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Wales Estate gets stakeholders’ attention

– formation of a public company proposed Yields from cane grown at the Wales, West Bank Demerara, Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Estate dropped from 68 tonnes cane per hectare (TCH) to 51...

Gov’t slow on outstanding Public Service & Education COI- PPP

Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t slow on outstanding Public Service & Education COI- PPP

-Delays release of outstanding forensic audit reports The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is accusing the Government of dragging out the release of outstanding forensic audit reports, the Public...

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School’s coaching programme high on GCA agenda

Dresden and Charles Aznavour on Independence Day 2022

Kaieteur News – It is Independence anniversary once more. In my 34 years in column-writing, I have examined Guyana’s... more

The DPP had no other option

Kaieteur News – It would amount to a dereliction of duty and a miscarriage of justice for the Office of the Director... more