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Mining camp slaughter…Joint Services knew camp was there – owner

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mining camp slaughter…Joint Services knew camp was there – owner

Questions continued to swirl yesterday over the massacre of eight diamond miners, whose bodies were subsequently burnt in a camp at Lindo Creek, up the Berbice River. Yesterday, the dredge owner,...

Govt. Minister’s son charged

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Govt. Minister’s son charged

Robeson Benn, Junior, was on Monday granted $10,000 bail on a charge of disorderly behaviour when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle. The...

Guyana rice faces threat from proposed WTO price cuts

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Guyana rice faces threat from proposed WTO price cuts

We’re not sitting idly by – Agri. Minister Guyana is facing a major threat to its rice market in the European Union (EU), with a possible cut in earnings, following a proposal at the World...

West B’ce teen electrocution…Former cop on $5M bail

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on West B’ce teen electrocution…Former cop on $5M bail

Leroy Robertson, a former policeman, who is charged in connection with the death of his 18-year-old lover, Shonnette Culley, at her Number 40 Village, West Coast Berbice home one month ago, has been...

Another ‘fix-man’ electrocuted

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Another ‘fix-man’ electrocuted

The police are investigating what seems to be an electrocution at Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara, which resulted in the death of 35-year-old Elton Dutchin. Dutchin’s brother, Stanley,...

Feds grab JFK Terror suspects

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– Trio taken to U.S. by private jet Trinidad Guardian – The three men wanted on charges of plotting to blow up John F Kennedy International Airport in New York last year were extradited...

Rehabilitation Week…Speech and language therapy

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Darin is one of many children currently attending the Speech Clinic at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Speech and Language Therapy is one of the several rehabilitation services available to...

Symposium held in observance of Rehab Week

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In a bid to highlight the various rehabilitation services offered by the Ministry of Health and their importance to the society, the Rehabilitation Services Division has engaged its annual week of...

ERC meets IAC over Stabroek News cartoon

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Yesterday, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) met with representatives of the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) to discuss a complaint made by the latter over a cartoon which appeared in the June 15...

Round-the-clock surveillance as rainfall intensifies

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In light of intense rainfall experienced over the past few days across Guyana, the Ministry of Agriculture has been closely monitoring the situation. As a routine check to make sure that pumps and...

HIV-positive persons now receiving treatment earlier

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on HIV-positive persons now receiving treatment earlier

By Melanie Allicock Guyana has taken the crucial and controversial decision to have Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) begin receiving antiretroviral treatment earlier in their illness. Health...

B.K., GNIC make monetary donations to GTI

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The Government Technical Institute (GTI) has a new Board of Directors and yesterday during a meeting, B.K. International and the Guyana National Industrial Inc. (GNIC), donated monies towards the...

Gay Guyanese man was discriminated against

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— U.S. judge rules New York (New York Law Journal) – An immigration judge has been pulled from a case for showing apparent bias and making unfounded assumptions about homosexuals. The 2nd...

City Mayor discusses car park issues with stakeholders

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on City Mayor discusses car park issues with stakeholders

City Mayor Hamilton Green has taken his concerns about the recent seizure of the Stabroek Car Park from the control of the municipality to the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, and also has plans to...

Jamaican to receive CARICOM Triennial Award for Women

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Jamaican to receive CARICOM Triennial Award for Women

An outstanding Jamaican woman will be awarded the Caribbean Community’s Triennial Award for Women for her sterling contribution to national and regional development especially in the field of...

Man remanded for robbery under arms

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A man broke down in tears yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after he was remanded to prison for robbery under arms. The accused, Randy Morris, appeared before Magistrate Hazel...

All violence is unjustifiable, preventable

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– UNICEF Rep “A child who is abused by a stranger can run home for protection but a child who is abused at home has nowhere to run,” UNICEF’s Deputy Representative to Guyana,...

Taxi driver killed in smash-up at Supply

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Taxi driver killed in smash-up at Supply

A 39-year-old taxi driver became the country’s latest road fatality when he lost his life in a smash-up with a minibus at Supply, East Bank Demerara early yesterday morning. Carlton Lynch, of...

DHB increases toll for some categories of vehicles

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on DHB increases toll for some categories of vehicles

Motor cars, four wheel drive jeeps and SUV pick-ups registered in private will be required to pay increased toll to use the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) with effect from July 1, 2008. The new toll...

Trio before court for shooting incident

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Trio before court for shooting incident

Three men have been remanded to prison after they appeared in court to answer charges following a shooting incident that left two of them nursing gunshot wounds. First to appear was 21-year-old...

Health Ministry’s hearing loss programme slated for next year

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry’s hearing loss programme slated for next year

The problem of hearing loss in Guyana was regarded as a major problem by Guatemala-based Audiologist, Patricia Castellanos, during an interview with Kaieteur News yesterday. Castellanos who offers...

Canadian travellers warned about assaults, robberies in Guyana

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Canadian travellers warned about assaults, robberies in Guyana

By THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA— Canadians travelling in Guyana should exercise “a high degree of caution at all times” due to crime in the country, warns the Foreign Affairs Department. Assaults,...

Taxi driver remanded for gun possession

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Taxi driver remanded for gun possession

A taxi driver has been remanded to prison after he was charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. The accused, 20-year-old Damian Singh, made his appearance at the Georgetown...

President Arthur Raymond Chung, O.E.

Jun 25, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on President Arthur Raymond Chung, O.E.

The Americans have an intriguing tradition when it comes to their Presidents: even after demitting office, they are still accorded the honour of being referred to as “President…” We believe...

‘Fine Man’s suspected helper goes back to jail

Jun 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘Fine Man’s suspected helper goes back to jail

In a twist of events, Omali Rogers, 30, who appeared in court on Monday last, made yet another court appearance yesterday, before Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle in the Georgetown...

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more