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Where were the voices when OMAI was raping our mines?

Oct 03, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Where were the voices when OMAI was raping our mines?

DEAR EDITOR, It has taken us too long to realise how much OMAI has exploited our gold, raped our mines, and damaged our land and rivers due to the massive cyanide spill that caused economic and...

Valuable tips for dog owners

Oct 03, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Valuable tips for dog owners

DEAR EDITOR, A woman on the East Bank recently called me to ask what could be done about her neighbour’s barking dogs. They were driving her and her family crazy, but she didn’t want to become...

We must never forget the role played by the protesters in NY

Oct 03, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on We must never forget the role played by the protesters in NY

DEAR EDITOR, The opening of the UN in NY last week brought back, with all the protests against visiting leaders, old memories from the 1970s and 80s when Guyanese used to rally in front of the global...

Implications of efforts to damage the public’s confidence in the GPF

Oct 03, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Implications of efforts to damage the public’s confidence in the GPF

DEAR EDITOR, There is a noticeable increase in the efforts of some sections of society to demoralise and damage the credibility of and public confidence in the Guyana Police Force (GPF). Some have...

CRIME IN BERBICE

Oct 03, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on CRIME IN BERBICE

Two days ago, this newspaper carried a story of two young men who were captured on the Scottsburg beach, in Berbice, after allegedly attempting a robbery. The men are reportedly from the city and...

Teen shackled in home by mom

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Teen shackled in home by mom

… alleges sexual abuse by step-father Neighbours and police yesterday rescued a 14-year-old mentally challenged girl whose mother reportedly shackled her with a length of chain and padlocked...

Hutson turns self in, wanted by Interpol

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Hutson turns self in, wanted by Interpol

The second of three persons for whom the Guyana Police Force had issued wanted bulletins has turned himself in. Yesterday, Clayton Hutson presented himself to Criminal Investigation Department, Eve...

$89M packaging facility commissioned

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on $89M packaging facility commissioned

…as Agriculture Month launched An $89M packaging facility was yesterday commissioned at Parika when the country launched Agriculture Month celebrations. Under the theme, ‘Growing More for...

Shell of stolen car found on seawall

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Shell of stolen car found on seawall

Ranks of a police mobile patrol on the East Coast of Demerara have recovered the shell of an AT 192 Toyota Carina which was stolen from its owner three weeks ago. The car, PJJ 6645, which was...

Berbice River Bridge gets new completion date – February 2009

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Berbice River Bridge gets new completion date – February 2009

The much-anticipated Berbice River Bridge new completion date could be some time in February. This new deadline amends the earlier one of October 2008, because there have been a number of obstacles...

High Court Judge awards businessman’s ex-wife $60M

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on High Court Judge awards businessman’s ex-wife $60M

In what could be considered one of the last decisions he delivered as a Judge of the High Court, Justice Jainarayan Singh on Tuesday granted a common-law spouse, Elise Park, of 24 Atlantic Ville,...

Plaisance resident turns 102

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Plaisance resident turns 102

The spiralling cost of living has not in any way helped Maxine Straker care for her grandmother, Ms Doris Morrison, who yesterday attained the coveted age of 102. Aunty Doris, as she is fondly...

M&CC owes GLU millions – Duncan

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on M&CC owes GLU millions – Duncan

– matter engaging the court General Secretary of the Guyana Labour Union, Carvil Duncan, has revealed that the Mayor and City Council is indebted to his union to the tune of approximately $5 M....

Santa Rosa toilet bowl politics… PTA will accept sanitary block for children’s safety

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Santa Rosa toilet bowl politics… PTA will accept sanitary block for children’s safety

The Parent-teacher Association of the Santa Rosa School yesterday held an emergency meeting to determine a way forward as it relates to the issue of the toilets that the AFC donated. The meeting was...

Did Jamaica shortchange Guyana over rice purchases?

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Did Jamaica shortchange Guyana over rice purchases?

General Secretary of Rice Producers Association, Dharamkumar Seeraj says that the information available to him at the moment suggests that Jamaica will buy the remaining 28,000 tonnes of rice on...

Another prisoner escapes

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Another prisoner escapes

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Troy Otto, also known as Troy Crawford, a convicted prisoner, escaped from the New Amsterdam Prisons yesterday. According to information received, the 25-year-old of...

New US ambassador arrives tomorrow

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on New US ambassador arrives tomorrow

John Melvin Jones, of Virginia, the newly-appointed ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, will arrive in Guyana...

Police begin destruction of obsolete guns

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police begin destruction of obsolete guns

The Guyana Police Force yesterday destroyed some 136 guns, among them .303 rifles and Greener Guns, which are normally used for riot control. These weapons, according to the police, are outdated,...

Third Rockstone Fish Festival Launched

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Third Rockstone Fish Festival Launched

Fishing enthusiasts from Guyana and further afield will have the opportunity once again to put their skills to the test at the third Rockstone Fish Festival. The organizers vow that this year’s...

Special Kaieteur package extended… Eco lodge to be provided at Kaieteur National Park

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Special Kaieteur package extended… Eco lodge to be provided at Kaieteur National Park

Due to excellent response by the public to the special Kaieteur package, the domestic flights have been extended until the end of the year. A re-launch was held yesterday at the Ministry of...

Chopped woman stable, said she begged for her life

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Chopped woman stable, said she begged for her life

Natasha Ramphal, 28, who was viciously attacked by a male acquaintance, Rafeek Baksh, yesterday, is currently recuperating at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Baksh attacked the woman some time around...

Smoking ban…

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Smoking ban…

‘We will only support it once it is banned indoors’ -Demtoco Following the plea made by Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, for Guyanese to commence the debate on the banning of smoking in...

Suspected car thief removed from society

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Suspected car thief removed from society

Carey Rogers, 20, of 211 Guyhoc Park, was yesterday remanded to prison, after he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with...

Muslims end Ramadan

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Muslims end Ramadan

Ramadan, a month of fasting and prayer for Muslims worldwide, ended yesterday with the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, and Prime Minister Samuel Hinds was among the worshippers who converged at the...

Two in court for alleged theft of cell phone, gold chain

Oct 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Two in court for alleged theft of cell phone, gold chain

Devon Chase, 22, of 145 James Street, Albouystown, who is accused of stealing a $20,000 cellular phone, was yesterday granted $ 15,000 bail, after a court appearance. The phone is said to be the...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-If you had asked me ten years ago what I wanted for Guyana, I would have said a few things:... more