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Broken trail highlights path of fleeing gunmen

Jun 12, 2008 knews News 6

…no more than a day ahead of security forces The Joint Services ranks pursuing gunmen in the Christmas Falls area are convinced that the men are still in the general location. This was based on...

Rohee chastises police over response to domestic violence

Jun 12, 2008 knews News 3

The Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, yesterday lambasted the ranks of the Guyana Police Force for their inability to properly treat with reports of domestic violence. He noted that on many...

West Demerara hire car drivers strike for increased fares

Jun 12, 2008 knews News 1

The impact of the rising cost of fuel was cited as the main factor that prompted several hire car drivers who ply the Crane/Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling route to commence an intense strike action...

NAC survey reveals PLWHAs most discriminated against by family

Jun 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on NAC survey reveals PLWHAs most discriminated against by family

The problem of stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) continues to be a major challenge, and is most prevalent within families, according to the preliminary results of...

Raffel Douglas home again, declined to cooperate with the US

Jun 12, 2008 knews News 1

“I am no snitch” Former local basketball executive Raffel Christopher Douglas, who was extradited from Trinidad to the United States almost three years ago, is back home after pleading guilty in...

Supreme Court Registrar returns to work

Jun 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Supreme Court Registrar returns to work

Registrar of the Supreme Court, Sita Ramlal, returned to work yesterday after a recent, prolonged illness. She was met with a warm welcome and loud applause. Ramlal, who was hospitalised overseas,...

Co-op member was spying for pirates

Jun 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Co-op member was spying for pirates

– Berbice fishing official Berbice fishermen are claiming that one of their own members was a spy for a prominent pirate gang, which was broken earlier this year by Suriname authorities. ...

Manickchand launches National Domestic Violence Policy

Jun 12, 2008 knews News 1

…says not another talk shop, support services, legal aid already in place Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand, yesterday launched the National Domestic Violence Policy...

National Hardware adds Chinese vehicles to imports

Jun 12, 2008 knews News 1

At a ceremony on Tuesday, National Hardware (Guyana) Limited Group of Companies officially launched its new line of vehicles that are currently manufactured and assembled in China. These vehicles are...

Govt. concedes inevitability of FOI legislation

Jun 12, 2008 knews News 2

…but PPP never discussed the legislation – Ramotar The People’s Progressive Party has never consulted internally on whether it would support a Freedom of Information Legislation. This...

$Youth thrown into lock-ups with fractured leg after police beating$

Youth thrown into lock-ups with fractured leg after police beating

Jun 12, 2008 knews News 3

As Police up the ante against crime, several allegations of brutality and torture have been surfacing. The latest allegation comes from a 26-year-old Grove, East Bank Demerara resident, Patrick...

John, Bryan to spearhead Guyana’s team at Latin C/ships

Jun 12, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on John, Bryan to spearhead Guyana’s team at Latin C/ships

Caribbean champions Michelle John and Nigel Bryan will spearhead Guyana’s team at the upcoming Latin American Cadet and Junior Table Tennis Championships in Cartegena, Colombia from June 13-17....

MCY&S Inter Bloc football set for Madiha

Jun 12, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on MCY&S Inter Bloc football set for Madiha

Already making waves in the areas it has started, the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports Inter Bloc football tournaments aimed at reviving and reinvigorating the sport at the Grass Roots level is...

Ministry to unveil child labour combat plan today

Jun 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Ministry to unveil child labour combat plan today

As Guyana joins the international community in observing World Day against Child Labour, the Minister of Labour, Manzoor Nadir, is urging parents to protect their children from premature employment....

CARICOM Secretary-General hails Bolt’s achievement

Jun 12, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on CARICOM Secretary-General hails Bolt’s achievement

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana- H.E. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has offered congratulations to athlete Usain Bolt and has...

Sexual molestation in schools…

Jun 12, 2008 knews News 1

Teachers concerned over image of institutions Even as the Education Ministry continues to put measures in place to curb the incidences of sexual molestation in schools, several teachers are claiming...

Team spirit high ahead of Saturday’s clash with Suriname

Jun 12, 2008 knews Sports 1

-Klass renews call for local support from business community By Rawle Welch President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass in an interview with Kaieteur Sport yesterday at the...

New growth industry

Jun 12, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on New growth industry

Like the poor, natural disasters have always been with us. Recently, however, the incidences of natural disasters have been gradually increasing – due probably to the shifting climatic...

Freddie Kisson – Facts can be verified

Jun 12, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 8

Here is a quote from one of the Peeping Toms yesterday: “When Dev exposed…the dangers inherent in his (Frederick Kissoon) argument about an elected dictatorship, Freddie had no answer….” Ravi...

A well written and thoughtful piece on the plight of women

Jun 12, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on A well written and thoughtful piece on the plight of women

DEAR EDITOR, Sharma Solomon must be congratulated on his article captioned ‘More should be done to protect women and girls in our society’. I do hope the relevant groups are listening, since this...

The teaching profession is falling into disrepute

Jun 12, 2008 knews Letters 2

DEAR EDITOR, Tell me what in the world we can say about the recent spate of sexual acts committed by teachers in the Georgetown area, and the many others that go unnoticed and unreported in the...

Peeping Tom – Obama – Would there be significant change ?

Jun 12, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 2

This column did not, until now, comment on the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination because quite honestly neither of the two top candidates I believe would, if elected to office, lead to...

Unspeakable cruelty was unleashed against God’s voiceless creatures

Jun 12, 2008 knews Letters 1

DEAR EDITOR, I respond so heartsick to an article written by Shabna Ullah, who describes a violent crime that occurred at around midday on Sunday, June 8 by a group of cold-hearted men who claimed...

I am heartened by the successes of the Joint Services against this notorious gang

Jun 12, 2008 knews Letters 1

DEAR EDITOR, I’m heartened by the recent successes of the Police/Joint Special Operations Group (JSOG) as they relate to the identification of location and engagement of the Rondell ‘Fine Man’...

The issue of lie detector testing

Jun 12, 2008 knews Letters 2

DEAR EDITOR, The Daily Chronicle of 10-06-08 published a letter written by one T. King, headlined ‘What about lie detector for the Opposition’, in which my name was mentioned. Let me make it...

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