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Alexander quits PNCR

Dec 06, 2008 knews News 26

Vincent Alexander yesterday officially tendered his resignation from the Local Government Task Force, and he has not renewed his membership of the People’s National Congress Reform in retaliation...

Residents of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, awoke in a state of disbelief yesterday morning when they learnt of the discovery of the badly battered body of 41-year-old Vieo Persaud. The body...

Hammer attack suspect gets $180,000 bail

Dec 06, 2008 knews News 11

– faces life imprisonment or flogging Accused, Neil Daniels Thirty-two-year-old Neil Daniels was yesterday released on $180,000 bail by Magistrate Sherdel Issacs-Marcus at the Vigilance...

Self-employed man shot in Bagotstown

Dec 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Self-employed man shot in Bagotstown

A Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara man was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation at around 19:30 hrs last night with a bullet in his spine. Philbert Kaladeen, 40, was shot in the right...

Guyana is foregoing needed money – President Jagdeo

Dec 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Guyana is foregoing needed money – President Jagdeo

Guyana can earn between $4.3B and $23.4B depending on the movement of commodity prices, with a most likely estimate of $5.8B. The country aggressively pursues economically rational land use...

Murder charges reduced to manslaughter

Dec 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Murder charges reduced to manslaughter

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has instructed that the murder charges against three youths in the death of ex-convict Rickford Barker be reduced to manslaughter. This was announced on...

Bandits beat female victim with hammer

Dec 06, 2008 knews News 4

Bandits brazenly attacked and robbed 20-year-old Fiona Lam, last evening at her Lot 95 Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara home, and carted off an unknown amount of items. Kaieteur News understands that...

GT&T launches million-dollar Christmas promotions

Dec 06, 2008 knews News 1

The season for sharing and goodwill to people everywhere is here, and Christmas is a time that brings out the best in everyone. Telecommunications giant Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company...

Canada-CARICOM trade agreement ‘sideswiped by EPA’

Dec 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Canada-CARICOM trade agreement ‘sideswiped by EPA’

Canadian High Commissioner, Charles Court, has said that the Canada-CARICOM Foreign Trade Agreement (FTA) process has been sideswiped by the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Court was at the...

Protest at Chronicle fizzles

Dec 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Protest at Chronicle fizzles

Yesterday, some of the staff members of the Guyana Chronicle had planned protest action over a wage increase. Their protest fell short when, at 12:00 hours (the agreed time for the protest action to...

Little progress made to respect rights of disabled

Dec 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Little progress made to respect rights of disabled

“It might be a harsh judgement to say that Guyana has not made progress when it comes to disabled persons. There has been progress but we have not made the progress that we had anticipated...

Solid Waste Dept. intensifies cleaning efforts

Dec 06, 2008 knews News 1

The Solid Waste Department of the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown has expanded its cleansing tactics in order to ensure that the city is in an acceptable condition during the...

AIDS Secretariat honours voluntary counsellors, private organisations

Dec 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on AIDS Secretariat honours voluntary counsellors, private organisations

The Ministry of Health, through its National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS), on Thursday held its Annual Awards ceremony, at which it honoured voluntary counsellers and testers, and private sector...

Demerara Lioness Club hosts senior citizens

Dec 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Demerara Lioness Club hosts senior citizens

The Demerara Lioness Club yesterday held its annual Senior Citizens Care Day at the Botanical Gardens. According to the president, Mrs. Erena Persaud, the group has being doing this since 1989. She...

Beharry’s Chico Sweets sweetens 19th K&S tournament

Dec 06, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Beharry’s Chico Sweets sweetens 19th K&S tournament

For the third consecutive year, Beharry Group of Companies through their Chico Sweets brand will be supporting the annual Kashif and Shanghai Football tournament. Yesterday at a simple ceremony,...

Leon Grumble named Cellink Premier League MVP

Dec 06, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Leon Grumble named Cellink Premier League MVP

Football is probably one of the most important sports to Guyana – Robertson Leon Grumble, leading midfield player of Champion Team Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United, was voted the Most Valuable...

Health Ministry to conduct client satisfactory survey

Dec 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry to conduct client satisfactory survey

Having received numerous complaints about the quality of service members of the public claim to be getting from health care workers, the Health Ministry will soon be conducting a Client Satisfactory...

Amrita Ramjas’Down’ with the syndrome but ‘Up’ in sports

Dec 06, 2008 knews Sports 1

By Michael Benjamin The popular Guyanese idiom ‘when life gives you lemons, make lemonade’ could not have been more strongly advocated than through the feats of Amrita Ramjas, a young...

Two secure $400,000 bail for receiving stolen property

Dec 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Two secure $400,000 bail for receiving stolen property

Sherwin Joseph, 29, of Lot 17-7 Charlotte Street, New Amsterdam, and Quacy Welcome, 22, of MNDC Housing Scheme, New Amsterdam, were yesterday granted $400,000 bail after they made their court...

Berbice whip Demerara to take Pepsi/Carib 20/20 title

Dec 06, 2008 knews Sports 2

By Sean Devers A noisy crowd watched as defending champions Demerara were whipped under lights in their own backyard by a Berbice team which looked better organized and more hungry for victory in...

GPHC’S World AIDS Day Cricket Festival set for today

Dec 06, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GPHC’S World AIDS Day Cricket Festival set for today

In observance of World AIDS Day, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation will be hosting a six-team cricket competition today at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown. The...

PUC, GWI lock horns over water billing

Dec 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on PUC, GWI lock horns over water billing

‘Do not pay rates’ – PUC “Don’t pay and we will disconnect’ – GWI The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) are at loggerheads in relation to the...

Domino tournaments at Guyana Legion and Shem’s place this weekend

Dec 06, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Domino tournaments at Guyana Legion and Shem’s place this weekend

Domino players will be in action this Sunday, December 7 at two tournaments, the first, organized by the Black Stallion Sports Committee in collaboration with Johnny ‘Overseas’ Barnwell and Shem...

Caricom must pursue renewable energy—Director

Dec 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Caricom must pursue renewable energy—Director

It is important that, if the region is to continue on a path of economic and social development, energy sources should be economically affordable and equitably distributed. This is according to...

Trophy Stall to sponsor countrywide 15-over softball tournament

Dec 06, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall to sponsor countrywide 15-over softball tournament

The trophy Stall of Bourda Market/City Mall will sponsor a countrywide 15-over softball tournament to be organized by Guyana Softball League. This tournament will begin by next week and Managing...

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Teen arrested over uncle’s murder after sharing burial plan with relative

Kaieteur News- A teenager of Tabatinga, Lethem, Central Rupununi, Region Nine was arrested for murder on Friday after he... more