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Skinny had planned Camp Street breakout

Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Skinny had planned Camp Street breakout

…escape was due to slackness – Top Cop The Guyana Police Force is moving to interdict some of its ranks following the escape of notorious prisoner Jermaine ‘Skinny’ Charles from the...

Magistrate shoots police rank

Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Magistrate shoots police rank

A Police Corporal attached to the Quick Reaction Group (QRG) last night underwent emergency surgery shortly before midnight after he was reportedly shot by Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys. Unconfirmed...

Police analysis suggests ‘Fine Man’ killed miners

Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police analysis suggests ‘Fine Man’ killed miners

The security forces say that evidence gathered so far indicates that wanted man Rondell Rawlins called ‘Fine Man’ and his gang might have been responsible for the deaths of eight miners...

Fire razes house at Haslington

Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Fire razes house at Haslington

A fire of unknown origin razed a house in Haslington, East Coast Demerara, shortly after noon yesterday, leaving two families homeless. Eleven persons had lived in the building but at the time of...

Sexual misconduct in schools… Education Minister expresses concern over GTU position

Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Sexual misconduct in schools… Education Minister expresses concern over GTU position

Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh, has expressed surprise at the recent announcement by President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Colwyn King, to seek audience with President Bharrat Jagdeo with...

More severe penalties for hijacking, piracy, armed robbery

Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on More severe penalties for hijacking, piracy, armed robbery

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, yesterday tabled, successfully, the Hijacking and Piracy Bill aimed at increasing the penalties for the offences given that provisions of the Criminal Laws...

DPP staff shortage affects prosecution

Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on DPP staff shortage affects prosecution

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is facing several challenges including a severe staff shortage which is affecting its prosecution capability. This was revealed by DPP,...

Health Ministry launches Drug Rehab Centre at GPHC

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With the intended purpose of providing a facility to cater to the needs of substance abusers free of cost the Ministry of Health yesterday officially launched the Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation...

Food prices motion toothless – PNCR

Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Food prices motion toothless – PNCR

…not enough was and is being done Members of Parliament were yesterday greeted with a picketing exercise by supporters of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) as the House was about to...

First batch of Pharmacy Assistants graduate

Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on First batch of Pharmacy Assistants graduate

A batch of 21 students graduated yesterday from the first Pharmacy Assistant Training Programme conducted by the Ministry of Health. The 12-month programme which began in January was the first of its...

14 win in Fogarty’s Father’s Day promotion

Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on 14 win in Fogarty’s Father’s Day promotion

More than $250,000 in prizes was given away yesterday when Fogarty’s brought the curtain down on its Father’s Day promotion. People became eligible to be a part of the venture when they...

Body on Kitty seawall identified

Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Body on Kitty seawall identified

– family suspects suicide The body of the man found on the Kitty foreshore has been positively identified by relatives. Making the identification some time around midday yesterday was the dead...

Laxity puts the nation at more risk

Jun 27, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Laxity puts the nation at more risk

Carelessness is something that leads to disaster. Sometimes the disaster is so disastrous that people lose their lives. It is for this reason that many agencies, although they train their employees,...

De police shame suh till

Jun 27, 2008 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De police shame suh till

Is serious times and people behaving in serious ways. When dem want to know wha a competitor business does do dem does come up wid all kind of scheme. This time is a powerful scheme and it serious....

Who knows what?

Jun 27, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Who knows what?

The position of President Jagdeo on the identity of the investors of the hotel complex to be built on Kingston shore of the Atlantic was simple and logical. His explanation is that high-level...

DONALD AND ROBERT

Jun 27, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on DONALD AND ROBERT

The Peeper had successfully predicted that Robert Corbin would have succeeded Desmond Hoyte as President. At a time when all manner of candidates were being touted as possible successors; at a time...

ANSWERS, NOT BALM

Jun 27, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on ANSWERS, NOT BALM

A straightforward question demands a straightforward answer. Is there going to be an inquiry into the deaths of the eight miners whose charred remains were found this past week? Indications are that...

There are no political strings attached to this initiative

Jun 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on There are no political strings attached to this initiative

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to a letter penned by T. King titled “Make sure your contributions to the AFC” published in your Tuesday June 24th, 2008 issue. There are a few provocative and inaccurate...

Polygraph the Christmas Falls ranks

Jun 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Polygraph the Christmas Falls ranks

DEAR EDITOR, Please allow me to express my heart felt condolences to the relatives and friends of the Lindo Creek victims. You have, for all the wrong reasons, joined the growing population of...

The administration waits too long to act

Jun 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The administration waits too long to act

DEAR EDITOR, Speaking in the United States of America, President Jagdeo said that he has video tapes that show links between certain sets of people and criminals. What is startling about those...

More of the usual hypocrisy

Jun 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on More of the usual hypocrisy

DEAR EDITOR, I have read with deep interest the article in Kaieteur News (06/26/2008) captioned, “Minister Robeson Benn charges police with ‘shakedown’, spiteful arrest”. He is claiming that...

Guyana U-19 team visit TCL Plant

Jun 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana U-19 team visit TCL Plant

The Guyana under-19 cricket team which will defend its TCL West Indies Three-Day title in Barbados next month were yesterday taken on a tour of the TCL Plant in Lombard Street, Georgetown. The 14...

Collins crushes field to win Gasp Open

Jun 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Collins crushes field to win Gasp Open

National champion Frederick Collins warmed up for the upcoming Caribbean Champions with a crushing performance to capture the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players Open last Sunday, at Malteenoes...

GCC ‘A’ surge to top of table

Jun 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GCC ‘A’ surge to top of table

Despite the efforts of their respective ‘B’ sides, the GCC, Everest and Old Fort ‘A’ teams all chalked up victories on a night that pitted the ‘A’ sides against ‘B’ sides of their...

Managers to battle in series starting today

Jun 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Managers to battle in series starting today

The managers of Neal and Massy Guyana Group, Banks of Guyana and Republic Bank Ltd. (RBL) will start a three-way Indoor Sports Series starting today with the first leg set for Neal and Massy Sports...

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