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Guyana to seek US help for info on Roger Khan’s operations here

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to seek US help for info on Roger Khan’s operations here

Local police may be writing the United States and its embassy here to find out about alleged murder hits ordered by Shaheed Roger Khan, a Guyanese businessman who is implicated in drug trafficking in...

Corbin’s bodyguard released on bail, no formal charges laid

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Corbin’s bodyguard released on bail, no formal charges laid

Shortly after a letter was dispatched by the leader of the main opposition party, Robert Corbin, to Police Commissioner Henry Greene, the police released his bodyguard, Cyrus Boyce, on $15,000 bail....

Marriott Hotel construction closer to take off

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott Hotel construction closer to take off

…edifice to be 10 storeys high The construction of the US$52M Marriott Hotel, Casino and Entertainment Complex is now one step closer after the company slated to construct the edifice, Adams...

Preparations stepped up for Agri business forum

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Preparations stepped up for Agri business forum

With food prices soaring in the Caribbean and around the globe and its annual food bill expected to climb this year, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is taking a proactive approach to the issue by...

South America’s oldest woman…

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on South America’s oldest woman…

Human Services Ministry honours Matilda Lewis South America’s oldest woman, Guyanese Matilda Lewis was yesterday honoured by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security during the...

Police child-flogging incident…

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Police child-flogging incident…

Manickchand satisfied with staff investigation Minister of Human Services Priya Manickchand said she is satisfied with the level of investigations conducted by her staff following revelations that a...

Boy drowns in Blairmont canal

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Boy drowns in Blairmont canal

A nine-year-old boy drowned in a canal near the Blairmont sugar estate at around 15:30 hrs yesterday while swimming there with two friends. Hemraj Persaud, of Lot 68 Bacchus Street, Rosignol,...

Infrastructure arrangements for CARIFESTA X moving apace

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Infrastructure arrangements for CARIFESTA X moving apace

Venues in Georgetown and its environs which have been selected to host delegations that will be performing in Guyana during the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) X in August are being upgraded....

GECOM registration behind schedule Ramotar

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM registration behind schedule Ramotar

The work of encoders at GECOM is extremely unacceptable, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Donald Ramotar, said yesterday. Speaking to the media at Freedom House, Ramotar...

No atmosphere of trust between PPP, PNCR

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on No atmosphere of trust between PPP, PNCR

– President Jagdeo Opposition Leader Robert Corbin’s time would be better spent if he uses it to educate his supporters about the real nature of the increase in the price of food, Donald Ramotar...

AFC concerned about Govt/ PNCR rhetoric, recent actions

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on AFC concerned about Govt/ PNCR rhetoric, recent actions

The Alliance For Change (AFC) is calling on the PPP/C and the PNCR to “tone down the rhetoric and actions which seem to be taking the country, and their respective supporters, down a path of...

Trio on larceny charges granted bail

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Trio on larceny charges granted bail

Three young men were yesterday granted bail after appearing in court charged with larceny by clerk or servant committed on National Hardware. Anil Bhagwandeen, a 20-year-old bond clerk, of Cornelia...

Guyana acquires polygraph machine

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana acquires polygraph machine

– President warns of increased use locally Guyana has acquired its own polygraph equipment and Government intends to use it in the wider security field, according to President Bharrat Jagdeo....

More British support for police within Security Sector Reform

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on More British support for police within Security Sector Reform

In support of the Government of Guyana’s programme of Security Sector Reform (SSR), the British High Commission will soon deliver further training and equipment to the Guyana Police Force. This...

Carolan Lynch arms, ammo trial continues

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Carolan Lynch arms, ammo trial continues

Former beauty queen, Carolan Lynch, was once again in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court as her trial for illegal arms and ammunition possession charges continued. Sergeant Cassandra Anthony, who is...

Freddie Kissoon – Iconoclastically positive

May 17, 2008 KNews Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon – Iconoclastically positive

In my piece for Monday last, I indicated that there were two forthcoming essays on the complex process that characterized the relationship of Africans with the closing years of Forbes Burnham and the...

Polygraph test not illegal/unconstitutional

May 17, 2008 KNews Letters Comments Off on Polygraph test not illegal/unconstitutional

Dear Editor, I find it imperative to respond to the writer’s letter (05-14-08) where he stated that polygraph testing is both illegal and unconstitutional. The writer was misinformed when he wrote...

D’Urban Street stabbing murder…

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on D’Urban Street stabbing murder…

Arrest warrant issued for suspect

Impromptu speaking competition…

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Impromptu speaking competition…

Annandale Secondary, School of the Nations victorious The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) sponsored Inter-Secondary School Impromptu speaking competition for fourth formers continued with...

Courts rewards 12 lucky customers in ‘Treat Mom like a Star’ promotion

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Courts rewards 12 lucky customers in ‘Treat Mom like a Star’ promotion

Yesterday Courts hosted a presentation ceremony for winners of its Mother’s Day Promotion ‘Treat Mom like a Star’ at its Main Street location yesterday, and presented 12 lucky winners with...

Response to the Kaieteur News editorial

May 17, 2008 KNews Letters Comments Off on Response to the Kaieteur News editorial

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to the Kaieteur News editorial of Sunday, May 4th 2008, and wish to state that, while I agree with some of the information, it is very clear that the writer...

Guyanese are tired

May 17, 2008 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese are tired

Dear Editor, Jagdeo and the PPP/C Government are evil for viewing entertainment as more important than easing the burden of the rising cost of living on the people of Guyana. Yes, it will be an...

ACDA to recruit young Guyanese for one-year ‘Life Changing’ programme

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on ACDA to recruit young Guyanese for one-year ‘Life Changing’ programme

The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA), through the Social Inclusion Fund of the Inter American Development Bank, will during this month and early June recruit and select 30 young...

Peeping Tom – Corbin & Jagdeo Have the Solutions

May 17, 2008 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Peeping Tom – Corbin & Jagdeo Have the Solutions

I came home to find my granddaughter emptying her piggy bank. Curious I asked her what she was going to buy this time with her small savings. Her answer surprised me. She answered that the money was...

New York-based Guyanese association creates McAndrew Awards

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on New York-based Guyanese association creates McAndrew Awards

The Guyana Cultural Association of New York 2008 Awards ceremony will take place in New York City next month. Under the theme ‘Caribbean People in Harmony through Culture’, the awards ceremony is...