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Mining camp slaughter… Overseas forensic scientist to assist

Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mining camp slaughter… Overseas forensic scientist to assist

Bloody sledge hammer, rifle shells retrieved from scene Some of the eight miners who were slaughtered in their camp at Lindo Valley were shot in their heads, while the others apparently had their...

Joint Services deny role in slaughter of miners

Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Joint Services deny role in slaughter of miners

The Joint Services say that the killing of the eight miners at Lindo Valley, Berbice River was committed by a gang of gunmen who have eluded them. In a statement issued yesterday, the Joint...

Mine owner refuses to accept Joint Services’ claim

Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mine owner refuses to accept Joint Services’ claim

Leonard Arokium, the owner of the mining camp in which eight miners were found dead, is insisting that the killings were not the work of the gang that the security forces are pursuing. Speaking to...

Video footage evidence of gunmen in Buxton…

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Why were they not arrested before massacres? – Corbin “Why is it that the Joint Services could not use the footage of gunmen in Buxton to apprehend them before those innocent people were...

No bail for Fine Man’s suspected helper

Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on No bail for Fine Man’s suspected helper

Thirty-year-old Omali Rogers has been charged with accessory after the fact of murder and harbouring a wanted person. The Police are alleging that he is an accessory in the February 17 killings at...

Major road repair boost: 47 pieces of equipment brought in by BK

Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Major road repair boost: 47 pieces of equipment brought in by BK

Guyana’s capacity to maintain its road networks has been boosted significantly with the acquisition of 47 pieces of key equipment by contractor B.K. International Inc. Recently, the company...

Gunmen strike at Somwaru’s Travel Service

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Somwaru’s Travel Service Limited was again the victim of a robbery yesterday when armed bandits stormed the entity and escaped with a large quantity of cash. The robbery occurred at around 10:15...

Magistrate places police rank in custody until served with warrant

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Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys yesterday ordered that a Police sergeant, #12081 Gravesande, be held in custody until he has been served with an arrest warrant. Magistrate Gilhuys summoned reporters...

Text message probe leaves staff frustrated

Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Text message probe leaves staff frustrated

As the Police continue their investigation into a text message purportedly sent from a Kaieteur News Internet Protocol (IP) address, two other ministers, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee and Human...

High winds, broken poles cause Lamaha Gardens outages – GPL

Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on High winds, broken poles cause Lamaha Gardens outages – GPL

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has said that power has been restored to parts of the city which was severely affected because of two incidents. In a release yesterday, the power company said...

Wants and needs

Jun 24, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Wants and needs

The precipitous rise in food and fuel prices over the past year has worked wonders in focusing the minds of our fellow Guyanese on the value of money. Faced with the prospect that even such basic...

Chassis number fraud reported by Revenue Office

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– changes not allowed on vehicles’ registrations – Tanner The Licence Revenue Office (LRO) is warning that it does not allow changes of chassis numbers on vehicles’ Certificates of...

In a state of denial

Jun 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on In a state of denial

DEAR EDITOR, It seems as if some leaders in the Afro-community in Guyana will go to their graves in a state of denial. Basic logic demands that, for someone to treat an ailment, the ailment has to be...

100 Region Seven students to pursue work study stints

Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on 100 Region Seven students to pursue work study stints

Some one hundred students from Region Seven are expected to benefit from work study stints as the 2008 work study programme is expected to commence shortly. According to Regional Education Officer...

An initial case for religious education in schools

Jun 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on An initial case for religious education in schools

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the letter by J. Kadaru (SN: 6/22/08) captioned “There should be a moral education programme in schools”, and would appreciate the opportunity to comment. It is...

Make sure your contributions to the AFC

Jun 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Make sure your contributions to the AFC

DEAR EDITOR, The AFC is distributing seeds all across Guyana to Guyanese so they can plant seeds, so it can grow into foods to feed Guyanese. The party’s statement also said that persons interested...

Guyana’s first President dies at 90

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Guyana’s first President, His Excellency Mr. Arthur Raymond Chung, OE, died yesterday at the age of 90. President Chung, who served as President from March 17, 1970 to October 6, 1980, succumbed...

Gwendoline Cyrus Bartica’s newest centenarian

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Centenarians are rare in the former mining community called Bartica. Today, the community is boasting of one. Gwendoline Cyrus was born on June 24, 1908 in Bartica Grove to Peter Cyrus and Catherine...

It’s all talk and no action

Jun 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on It’s all talk and no action

DEAR EDITOR, As stated in the Guyana Chronicle (June 22-08), Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, said Government will continue to focus on the issue of the...

Slaughtered miners… AFC calls for inquiry

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The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday issued a correspondence to the Head of State, President Bharrat Jagdeo, calling for an inquiry into the killing of eight miners at Lindo Valley, Berbice River....

The declining standard needs arresting

Jun 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The declining standard needs arresting

DEAR EDITOR, That conditions in Guyana are symptomatic of the minds of its political and social leaders is obvious to any observer. The infection began spreading soon after the country gained...

Please apply the finishing touches to the Stadium grounds

Jun 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Please apply the finishing touches to the Stadium grounds

DEAR EDITOR, Last Sunday, I attended the football match between Guyana and Suriname at the National Stadium. Although the result was disappointing, what was more disappointing was that, since I...

British endorse local child home standards

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The British High Commission has pledged its full support behind the minimum operational standards and regulations for children’s homes in Guyana. British High Commission Project Officer Sarah...

15 more develop skills at cake decorating

Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on 15 more develop skills at cake decorating

A group of 15 single mothers from various parts of Georgetown and from East Bank and East Coast Demerara graduated from a 10-week cake decoration course on Friday, courtesy of the Benschop...

Buxton CHS is in a rundown state and urgently needs intervention

Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Buxton CHS is in a rundown state and urgently needs intervention

DEAR EDITOR, I read in Kaieteur News last Sunday an article by Adam Harris – “When fathers condemn their sons to criminality.” While I agree with his main point about fathers abandoning their...

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A false panacea for electoral integrity

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News – Advocates for fingerprint verification in Guyana’s elections herald it as... more