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One survives Guyana/Suriname river tragedy…

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Seven drown – boat engine got entangled with fishing seine By Melissa Johnson NUMBER SEVENTY-ONE VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – Seven people who use the unofficial crossing between Guyana and Suriname...

Probe to determine how officer got possession of arsenal

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Officer under house arrest The grenade-toting army lieutenant who had allegedly threatened to bomb the home of his girlfriend’s mother has been detained at Camp Ayanganna. The army issued a...

Even the visually impaired can fulfill their potential

Oct 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Even the visually impaired can fulfill their potential

Although being a teacher is a noble career, it is often described as a major challenge to many. But to Gillian Layne McFarlane, the challenges associated with her teaching career by far outweigh...

Journalist Akila Jacobs laid to rest

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By Fareeza Haniff and Latoya Giles. It was a sad day for the media fraternity when 23-year-old Akila Luana Bonita Jacobs was laid to rest yesterday, at Number 28 Village, West Coast Berbice, one week...

Guyanese calypsonian shines at literature

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With seventeen years as an experienced calypsonian and reputable entertainer, Roger Hinds (Jnr.) a/ka Young Bill Rogers, is now displaying his skills at literature. With numerous achievements in the...

Amaila Falls project may suffer

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– IDB representative Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) representative Marco Nicola has said that the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project (AFHEP) may suffer as a result of the global financial...

PNCR makes donation to Lamaha Springs fire victims

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The victims of last Tuesday’s fire at Lamaha Springs, North Ruimveldt have received assistance from the Human Services Department of the People’s National Congress Reform. Last Thursday, leader...

Courts awards third ‘Stash of Cash 2’ winner

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Courts Guyana Inc. on Friday rewarded the third customer picked in its second Stash of Cash Promotion. With a lively ceremony at the Main Street branch lucky customer, Nordis Clarke, a teacher of...

GNBS meets with scale importers

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The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) convened a special meeting on Wednesday with importers and distributors of new scales to discuss and finalise requirements for imported devices before...

Nov. 17 is tentative opening date for UG

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— Semester to end Dec. 22 Following a meeting on Friday, the University of Guyana Asbestos Task Force Committee was able to pinpoint a tentative opening date for the Turkeyen Campus based on...

Parika vendors evicted again

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Overcome with frustration, some 25 vendors gathered yesterday morning at Freedom House, the headquarters of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), in a bid to protest against their removal...

Man hospitalized after hit-and-run accident

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Forty-six-year-old Oscar Henry of Goed Fortuin Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara, narrowly escaped serious injury when he became involved in a road accident last night. According to reports, around...

Police probe gun attack on Lethem bus

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Police are probing an armed robbery that occurred at about 21:00 hrs on Friday at Kuru Kururu, along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, during which the driver and passengers of a motor bus travelling to...

The global economic crisis: A view from the South

Oct 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on The global economic crisis: A view from the South

With the world plunged into a financial and economic crisis, the international media continues to be engrossed with the “bale out” efforts in the United States and Europe in the attempts to...

Gafoor’s National 1st division 20/20 cricket (Berbice zone)

Oct 26, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Gafoor’s National 1st division 20/20 cricket (Berbice zone)

Hicks slams ton, Nagamootoo, Bishoo grab 4-wkt hauls Albion fined $10,000 for conceding 1st round match By Sean Devers Former Guyana youth Keeper Delbert Hicks slammed the competition’s first...

Monetary incentives up for grabs in HIV/AIDS initiative

Oct 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Monetary incentives up for grabs in HIV/AIDS initiative

In an effort to heighten HIV/AIDS awareness, the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport has teamed up with the Ministry of Health to train cyclists to become peer educators through a venture which could...

Courts to host Diwali Dress Competition

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Once again Courts Guyana Inc is making preparation for its annual Diwali Dress Competition which will be hosted tomorrow from 14:00 hrs in the Furniture Section of the Main Street branch. Each member...

Gafoor’s nat’l 1st division 20/20 cricket (Dem zone)

Oct 26, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Gafoor’s nat’l 1st division 20/20 cricket (Dem zone)

MSC maul Nandy Park, Everest whip UG By Sean Devers Malteenoes mauled Nandy Park by 10 wickets in a miss-match, while Everest easily beat University of Guyana (UG) in another one-sided encounter as...

Rodeo fixed for Rising Sun today

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Rodeo fans will be in for treat today when the Rising Sun Rodeo Committee stages its annual 10-event card at the Rising Sun Turf Club West Coast Berbice staring from 11:00hrs. According to organizer...

Suriname’s law is that country’s business

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The other day it was the Economic Partnership Agreement. Today it is Suriname, and nobody knows what it will be tomorrow, except that Guyana is prepared for anything that comes its way. Suriname...

United Nations celebrates 63 years of existence

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The United Nations (UN) celebrated its 63rd anniversary on Friday, with the local office hosting a simple ceremony at its Brickdam location. The UN officially came into existence on October 24th,...

Count on us to protect the democracy we fought for

Oct 26, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Count on us to protect the democracy we fought for

DEAR EDITOR, I read SN’s article, page 17 of Friday, October 24, titled: “PPP/C councilors accuse Corlette of being dictator’’ and found that it failed in attempting to capture one of the...

Ansa McAl/RHTYSC 10/10 cricket continues today

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Rivalry in the Ansa Mc Al Trading / Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) ten 10 cricket competition continues today at the Area ‘H’ ground in Rose Hall Corentyne with two second...

There is still a sprinkling of craftsmen who are exceptionally good at their work

Oct 26, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on There is still a sprinkling of craftsmen who are exceptionally good at their work

DEAR EDITOR, Laura: “What’s in a face?” Justina: “Surface; this world judge by surface.”(From the play “Justina’s Calypso” by Earl Lovelace) Many moons ago, my father had a...

Enterprise Policing Group stages successful Grass track Meet

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The Enterprise Community Policing Group staged a successful fund raising Grass track race Meeting last Sunday at the Air Strip ground. The event featured several races for novices and professional...

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Rana five-for and enterprising batting put Bangladesh in the driver’s seat

Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more