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Jagdeo’s naming bank account is quite interesting – Ramjattan

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Jagdeo’s naming bank account is quite interesting – Ramjattan

Alliance For Change Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan says that, for the President to name a bank account he contends contains monies purportedly from the Wildlife Fund, when the Finance Minister tabled a...

Diarrhoea, vomiting detected in flood-affected communities

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Diarrhoea, vomiting detected in flood-affected communities

– Health Ministry on the lookout for more severe cases There have been no alarming flood-related outbreaks as a result of the rainy season; but according to Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy,...

Eight injured in East Coast accident

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Eight injured in East Coast accident

Eight persons were yesterday rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after the minibus in which they were traveling ended up in a trench. The incident occurred sometime around 15:00 hours on the...

Two charged with manslaughter

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Two charged with manslaughter

Police have charged two men with the vigilante-style beating of electrician Ardel Haynes. The men will appear in court today to face manslaughter charges, which were recommended by the Director of...

Thieves hit Brickdam Police Station

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Thieves hit Brickdam Police Station

A police station is supposed to be a safe place, but some criminal elements have rendered the Brickdam Police Station a free-for-all after they broke into the Property Room and carted off several...

PNCR accuses Govt. of failing to acknowledge gravity of situation

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on PNCR accuses Govt. of failing to acknowledge gravity of situation

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Robert Corbin, as a matter of urgent national importance, through a motion, called on the Agriculture Minister and relevant stakeholders to...

Nightfall finds search party 100 metres from crash site

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Nightfall finds search party 100 metres from crash site

– army chopper on standby The search party organized by Prometheus Resources Guyana. Inc. was yesterday a mere 100 metres from the spot in the Middle Mazaruni where the missing Beech King...

BISCUIT AND COFFEE

Dec 23, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BISCUIT AND COFFEE

Death seems irreconcilable with Christmas. This special time of the year which in religious terms celebrates the birth of Jesus is not something that we associate with death but rather with life....

Can good governance be defined?

Dec 23, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Can good governance be defined?

The rulers of this country have absolute standards by which they judge all forms of behaviour except governance. A favourite type of sermon of President Jagdeo and the leadership of the PPP is the...

Prisoner hospitalised after being stabbed

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Prisoner hospitalised after being stabbed

Yet another inmate has been hospitalized as the result of a brawl at the Georgetown Prison. Yesterday 34-year-old Shawn Welch was stabbed by another inmate. Reports are that Welch and another...

Santos, Army register wins as K&S tournament continues

Dec 23, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Santos, Army register wins as K&S tournament continues

After a goalless first half and no improvement to the score 25 minutes into the second, Stellon David impacted for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) with a 70th minute strike that eventually decided the...

Morgan spreads Christmas cheer

Dec 23, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Morgan spreads Christmas cheer

Guyana’s most dominant female distance athlete, Alika Morgan extended the joy she felt when she recorded her most dominant year ever in 2008 to the children of the Red Cross Home among others last...

Chinese art exhibition opened at National Museum

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Chinese art exhibition opened at National Museum

As part of the celebration of the 30th Anniversary of China’s opening of the China Reform Policy, the Chinese Embassy in Guyana yesterday launched an art exhibition at the National Museum. The...

Rawle Fredericks named MVP of the year at Buxton cricket club’s annual awards

Dec 23, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Rawle Fredericks named MVP of the year at Buxton cricket club’s annual awards

By Sean Devers Left-handed batsman Rawle Fredericks was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the year when the Buxton Carl Hooper Cricket Club held its annual awards ceremony recently on the East...

Journey to the top has started – Khan

Dec 23, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Journey to the top has started – Khan

– Promises Guyana a gold medal By Rawle Welch Despite the marginal success recorded by our boxers over the past three years, amateur boxing is definitely experiencing an upswing and it may be...

Kashif & Shanghai cannot be serious in what they have done

Dec 23, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Kashif & Shanghai cannot be serious in what they have done

Dear Editor, I am a big football fan, and have followed local football for the past two decades, never wanting to miss any of the big tournaments. The Kashif & Shanghai tournament is my...

DDL Chairman makes presentation to charities

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on DDL Chairman makes presentation to charities

Two charitable organizations yesterday benefited from sizable donations from Demerara Distillers Limited Chairman, Dr. Yesu Persaud. During a simple ceremony at the DDL High Street, Kingston...

Four remanded for delivery truck robbery

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Four remanded for delivery truck robbery

Four men who held up a Sterling Products delivery truck last week were remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Yohhannseh Cave at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court. The quartet,...

The Purification show is on

Dec 23, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The Purification show is on

Dear Editor, Replying to the caption stating that Capleton has been banned from Guyana on Thursday 18th December, 2008, I, the promoter of the Purification show, declare that the show featuring...

Health Ministry close to achieving ‘Million Mile’ target

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry close to achieving ‘Million Mile’ target

….higher target set for 2009 The Ministry of Health has so far been able to accomplish approximately 800,000 miles towards achieving the ‘Million Mile Challenge’ that was embarked on by that...

It boggles the mind

Dec 23, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on It boggles the mind

Dear Editor, I am tired reading of the shenanigans going on at the New Amsterdam Stelling. One does not have to be a rocket scientist to know that what is going on is naked corruption — to...

GLU satisfied with municipal wage increase – Duncan

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GLU satisfied with municipal wage increase – Duncan

– expects workers to receive a percentage for Christmas “The arbitrators’ decision is final,” was the remark of General Secretary of the Guyana Labour Union (GLU), Carvil Duncan, when he...

Who cares about this Third World nation? I do!!

Dec 23, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Who cares about this Third World nation? I do!!

Dear Editor, I had written many times before about the constant man-made disaster constantly facing our nation. Citizens could have probably considered suing the Government for negligence, had it not...

No season beats Christmas for creating that feeling of love

Dec 23, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on No season beats Christmas for creating that feeling of love

Dear Editor, “I’ve got that Christmas feeling blowing in the air…… I’ve got this lovely feeling….. tell me why can’t this Christmas feelings last throughout the...

Salvation Army Rehab Centre to host fête for clients

Dec 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Salvation Army Rehab Centre to host fête for clients

A grand Christmas party is in the planning stage for persons who have utilised and those who are still utilising the services of the Salvation Army Rehabilitation Centre. According to Administrator...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more