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Hike in minibus fares from today

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From today, commuters using public transportation across Guyana will have to pay more. The Guyana Public Transportation Association (GPTA) made this announcement yesterday during a media conference....

Wife bound, strangled in home

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– husband confesses after surrendering in Berbice A former security guard has reportedly confessed to strangling his wife in a fit of jealousy and hiding her body under a bed at their Lot 12,...

Suspect in miners’ slaughter held

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Police have announced that they have a suspect in connection with the murders of eight men whose cremated remains were discovered two weeks ago at a mining camp at Lindo Creek, Berbice River. The...

Surinamese boy allegedly kidnapped, brought to Guyana

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— mother pleads for safe return By Ivan Cairo/Leonard Gildarie PARAMARIBO – Surinamese Police are investigating the alleged kidnapping of a nine-year-old boy, who was taken from his mother...

Zeelugt businessman shot by gunmen

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At around 18:20hrs on Sunday, bandits entered the home of 38-year-old Shazam Khan, shot him twice, and then escaped. Khan, of Zeelugt on the East Bank of Essequibo, is currently nursing gunshot...

Drunken Delta passenger charged

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…drank and sang throughout flight to Guyana The drunken Delta Airlines passenger who opened the emergency exit door on Delta Airlines Flight DL383 from New York to Guyana has been charged by local...

G-8 and Africa

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As we reported in yesterday’s edition, the club of the richest countries of the world – G-8 — is having its annual meeting, where members pronounce on the world problems and their plans for...

Refreshing Guyanese ‘flava’

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DEAR EDITOR, As an avid and ardent fan of all things dramatic and/or comical, I feel compelled to shed some much-deserved praise on a noteworthy event in the local entertainment industry in recent...

Land of Canaan smash-up… Brothers boycotted church service to go to creek

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The grandmother of two of the victims of the Land of Canaan accident says that, had she been aware that her grandsons, Jason and Julian Martin, were at the creek, she would have gone there to collect...

Authorities set sights higher in malaria fight

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As Guyana continues to make strides in the reduction of malaria cases, the Health Ministry now aims to fully eliminate the disease as a public health problem from this country by the year 2015. At a...

Consuming foreign liquors undermines the local sugar industry

Jul 08, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Consuming foreign liquors undermines the local sugar industry

DEAR EDITOR, Several years ago, while Mr. Clement Rohee was Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, I had the good fortune of being in his company at a Christmas season social...

National Stadium to host major food festival on July 19

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The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (NGMC) and the private sector, will be hosting a grand ‘Grow More Food’ festival at the National...

Recasting our image of God

Jul 08, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Recasting our image of God

DEAR EDITOR, While I do agree with Thathai that “We should introduce our children to God from an early age” (Kaieteur News July 5, 2008), I think that the circumstances and environment...

City Hall to engage aggressive anti-littering campaign

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In order to address the very disturbing issue of persistent littering by citizens in the city, City Hall will soon unleash an aggressive enforcement campaign which will see persons being taken to the...

Some people are just not helping Guyanese to learn

Jul 08, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Some people are just not helping Guyanese to learn

DEAR EDITOR Sometimes, if you want a good laugh you can read the letters columns. Here you will find men (but strangely, never women) who use the space to accommodate their overblown egos. Such men...

Jagdeo criticises Antigua state media — report says

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(Antigua Sun)- President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, has condemned Antigua Broadcasting Service (ABS) for only portraying what he described as the “negatives” coming out of a meeting held with the...

Farmers owed by Mahaicony Rice Mills urged to contact GRDB

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As the saga continues with the Mahaicony Rice Mills, farmers who have not been paid by the company are being asked to contact the regulatory body — the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) –...

The New National Party is likely to retain office in Grenada

Jul 08, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The New National Party is likely to retain office in Grenada

DEAR EDITOR, Our CARICOM sister state of Grenada holds elections today (08-07-08). Based on the latest findings of a NACTA tracking poll, it appears that the incumbent New National Party, led by Dr....

Elaborate efforts at deceit

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DEAR EDITOR, Front page leads in the Friday, June 27, 2008 issues of the two most widely circulated dailies in Guyana — SN and Kaieteur News — quoted respectively from (1) a statement made by...

Efficient water supply for Carifesta X dependent on GPL – Karan Singh

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Even as efforts are being made to improve the supply of potable water to the city, Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), Mr Karan Singh, says that a sustainable supply...

Man arrested for illegally dismantling house

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Police have detained a man who, along with others, illegally dismantled a wooden two-storey property at 53 Norton Street, Lodge yesterday. The man was apprehended when the caretaker of the unoccupied...

How much rent is Caricom paying for this thing?

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When the Caribbean Heads formed Carifta, the forerunner of Caricom, it was decided to locate the secretariat in Guyana for two reasons. One was that even if the West Indian Prime Ministers didn’t...

Enmore murder suspect dies

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The 28-year-old Enmore man who was on the run for the past two months after he reportedly killed his reputed wife, has died. Reports are that Suresh Singh ingested a poisonous substance on Sunday...

Do not blame the Government

Jul 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Do not blame the Government

A few nights ago, I saw a mini bus do the unthinkable. There were two buses on a dark road, one in front of the other, both with passengers inside. Suddenly, the bus at the back veered to the corner...

Does the GOA reward inconsistency?

Jul 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Does the GOA reward inconsistency?

– must clarify its position on Forde By Edison Jefford Sports are not games and the fact that sport administrators seem to be playing games in Guyana represents an urgent need for the community of...

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