November 18, 2008 - Kaieteur News

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Search ends for missing aircraft

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 13

PM to assess Guyana’s search and rescue capabilities By Michael Jordan Minister of Transport, Works and Communication, Robeson Benn, yesterday announced that the search for the missing plane and...

Crime of the century

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 19

913 died in Jonestown cult killing 30 years later, through the eyes of a Guyanese “Guyana is not to be blamed for this. We have nothing to be ashamed of. We have no reason to want to hide...

Court frees man who raped, impregnated niece

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 41

“He is my only source of income” – victim The case against 32-year-old Samuel Archer, who was charged with three counts of carnal knowledge and one count of buggery committed against his...

Guyoil forces gas station to hike fuel prices …

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 13

Armed personnel enforce readjustment Following the lowering of gasoline prices at the Chicoramas Fuel Station at Non Pareil, East Coast, Demerara, the owner of the gas station, Christopher...

Top Cop orders release of prisoners held beyond 72 hours

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 7

Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene yesterday ordered the release of two prisoners who were being held at the Sparendaam Police Station beyond the stipulated 72 hours without charge. The...

Police permission does not mean you can disturb others

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 3

– Divisional Commander The granting of permission for musical shows and open-air church services does not mean that persons are permitted to disturb others. This is according to Commander of...

Guyana’s modification of EPA to yield benefits

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 2

Dr Henry Jeffrey Minister of Foreign Trade, Dr Henry Jeffrey, in his presentation to the 17th meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) on Education, said that the need for...

City Hall financial crisis…

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 1

Restructuring likely, retrenchments tentative – Mayor Green With the already limited budget available, and not being able to provide all the necessary services, the Mayor and Councillors of...

CARICOM focuses on regional education as COHSOD meeting opens

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The global economic and financial crisis brings into sharp focus the need to have a trained, readily trainable and re-trainable work force in the Caribbean. This is according to Deputy...

Berbice Campus… New Director promises revolutionary changes

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 6

…proposes to reverse registration trends The new Director of the University of Guyana’s Berbice Campus, Professor Daizal Samad, is promising revolutionary changes. He not only wants to...

Parkinson Best Graduating Student as army graduates 128 more

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 1

Recruit C. Parkinson was adjudged the Best Graduating Student and recruit H. Pedro has been adjudged the Runner-Up when the Guyana Defence Force hosted its graduation ceremony on Friday. The Guyana...

USS Kearsarge donates medical supplies to Health Ministry

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The USS Kearsarge yesterday donated some US$275,000 worth of medical supplies and equipment to the Ministry of Health. The presentation ceremony took place at the New Guyana Pharmaceutical...

Health Ministry targets 10,000 for HIV test

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The Week of National Testing for HIV began yesterday with scores of Guyanese taking the test. Under the theme “Take action, take the test,” the Ministry of Health and the National AIDS Programme...

Document security addressed at Free Movement meeting

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…Member States report receiving false documents Document security was a main issue addressed at last Thursday’s Free Movement meeting. This is according to CARICOM Director of Human...

USS Kearsarge mission…

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Clinic moves from Santa Rosa to Port Kaituma – 36 identified for surgery Already, 12 persons have successfully undergone surgery onboard the USS Kearsarge. According to Public Affairs...

Beaten bandit makes court appearance

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– refused bail Ryan Couchman, 28, of Diamond Housing Scheme, was yesterday remanded to prison after he made his first court appearance before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton. It is alleged...

Mother seeks help for ailing son

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For the past three years, life for now eight-year-old Devin Ramlakhan has not been comparable to that of a normal child. Devin has been suffering from a heart condition, and is in urgent need of...

JAMAICA BACK IN CONTENTION AFTER NINE-WICKET WIN

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-Pick up two vital bonus points After losing to Barbados in their opening fixture and then having to share a point each with the USA in an abandoned game, defending champions Jamaica eventually got...

Anna Regina gets $28M drainage pump

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Document security was a main issue addressed at last Thursday’s Free Movement meeting. This is according to CARICOM Director of Human Development, Myrna Bernard, who said that Document Security...

Khan, Sukhram capture Smirnoff Open golf titles

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Guyanese Imran Khan won the men’s title while Christine Sukhram retained her ladies crown at the Smirnoff Open Golf championships after two days of competition last weekend at the Lusignan Golf...

Namilco Football Festival

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Alpha nail Camptown 3-1, to play Western Tigers in final By Franklin Wilson Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United has proved again that Sunburst Camptown will have to wait a while longer to get the...

Merundoi hits streets of Bartica

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By Rustom Seegopaul With a stunning display of drama and performance, the organisers of the popular radio drama Merundoi launched its street theatre production in Bartica on Friday. The...

T&T brush aside USA by 6 wickets

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Darren Ganga, Adrian Barath & MOM Carl Wright hit 50’s By Franklin Wilson A match winning second-wicket partnership of 140 between Captain Darren Ganga, who led from the front with 79 off 96...

Leewards upset Barbados by 62 runs

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Join T&T as President’s cup leaders after three matches By Sean Devers On the back of a Man-of-the-Match bowling performance from Omari Banks, the Leeward Islands upset Barbados by 62 runs at...

Guinness street football tourney to be launched today

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Banks DIH Ltd. in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport and the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) will officially launch their Guinness “Greatest of De Street”...