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No lawyer or immigration consultant can promise a Canadian visa

Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on No lawyer or immigration consultant can promise a Canadian visa

– Kaisree Chatarpaul Unscrupulous immigration consultants and lawyers can affect the practice of immigration lawyers, as genuine people can be denied entry into Canada. During an interview...

Guyanese rapist in Ireland jailed for 18 years

Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyanese rapist in Ireland jailed for 18 years

A man who admitted to raping a woman and attacking two others in Belfast within the space of 48 hours has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Ryan Subryan, 25, originally from Guyana, carried out...

Air traffic controllers on strike

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Air traffic controllers went on strike yesterday afternoon, leaving limited senior staff to man the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The controllers are protesting a number of issues, among which...

‘Phantom squad’ member faces abduction charge

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A man who was reportedly linked to the infamous ‘phantom squad’ is to be charged for abducting a 13-year-old girl. A police official said that the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions...

Russia could claim treasure ship off Guyana

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Russia could have the right to file a claim for part of the treasure worth billions of dollars on board a British cargo ship sunk by a German submarine during World War II, experts said. The British...

CLICO’s T&T woes have no impact on Guyana – says local CEO

Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on CLICO’s T&T woes have no impact on Guyana – says local CEO

Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh met with the Chief Executive Officer of Colonial Life and General Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana, Mrs. Geeta Singh-Knight, and the Commissioner of Insurance, Mrs....

Hundreds turned out to bid farewell to the NA fire victims

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CHARLOTTE STREET, NEW AMSTERDAM — It was not business as usual in some sections of New Amsterdam yesterday, as hundreds turned out to pay their last respects to the four victims of last...

Bogus nursing school owner refunds students to prevent court action

Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Bogus nursing school owner refunds students to prevent court action

– vows to clear her name In a desperate bid to avoid court action being taken against her, owner of the bogus nursing school, Nanda Kissoon, who also goes by the name of Donna Gomes, Gita...

Former GNTC Executive Chairman passes on

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Mr. Fitzgerald Alexander Griffith, who served for many years in both the private and public sectors, died on Thursday at the Georgetown Public Hospital. He was 84. The last official position Mr....

UGSS wants end to government intervention on campus

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President of the University of Guyana Student Society (UGSS), Jason Benjamin, has pleaded with Government officials to adopt a laissez faire attitude in the internal workings of the University of...

Bulletin issued for escaped convict

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Police have issued a wanted bulletin for Surajnarine Singh, who escaped from the Georgetown Prison on Thursday. Singh, said to be 20, is of medium build, has black hair, and his last known address is...

Minibus operators could lose road service licence

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…given two weeks to remove markings Owners and operators of public transportation are being given up to February 15 to remove from their vehicles all markings that are not approved by the...

M&CC demolishes stalls in Bourda Street

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Vendors who operate in Bourda Street, Georgetown were caught off guard on Thursday afternoon when a demolition crew dispatched by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) moved to dismantle their...

PM on toddler to be done today

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STANLEYTOWN, NEW AMSTERDAM — An autopsy is expected to be performed later today on the body of 21-month-old Attiea McAllister, of Lot 54 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam. The child’s 14-year-old...

Roads, reality and new thinking

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Anyone who drove a car in the seventies would know that, in 2009, if they are still in possession of a working vehicle that they use, this is a brand new country when it comes to the traffic culture....

Chanderpaul, Morgan sweep awards

Jan 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Chanderpaul, Morgan sweep awards

As predicted West Indies middle-order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul and outstanding distance athlete Alika Morgan copped the top accolades when the panellists to select the Sportsman and Sportswoman...

Bus, SUV collide at Providence

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…woman injured A two-vehicle collision yesterday afternoon at Providence, East Bank Demerara has left one woman hospitalised after one of the vehicles slammed into her. According to reports, the...

13 graduate from Gafoor’s computer training programme

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By Rustom Seegopaul The Alexander Village Mosque was on Sunday the venue for the graduation ceremony for the Gafoor-sponsored computer training programme. Thirteen young people graduated from the...

GABA League resumes next weekend

Jan 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GABA League resumes next weekend

after inclement weather took its toll The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) will resume its longawaited first and third division basketball League next weekend on the Burnham...

Honorary Consul refuses to speculate on chicken farm death

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Guyana’s Honorary Consul to Barbados, Norman Faria, has met with the Chief Executive Officer of the Star Chick Farm, where a Guyanese worker died on Saturday. Bibi Hassim, a 38-year-old general...

Umpire Vyphuis given fitting farewell

Jan 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Umpire Vyphuis given fitting farewell

– WICB Director gives tribute at funeral By Sean Devers By the time the Almighty made the decision last Friday night that gave Compton Vyphuis out at 75, the former Test cricket umpire had...

Shop owner remanded on ganja possession charge

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“Your Worship, they ought to have allowed him to open his shop,” said attorney-at-law Adrian Thompson. His client, 31-year-old Jermaine Glasgow, was appearing before acting Chief Magistrate...

Gregory Richardson on threshold of MLS contract

Jan 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Gregory Richardson on threshold of MLS contract

Leaves today for 7 day trial with Toronto FC, Miami By Franklin Wilson Golden Jaguar Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson is on the verge of landing a contract with United States Major League Soccer...

WI Rugby captain Butts feels team is the best assembled

Jan 31, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on WI Rugby captain Butts feels team is the best assembled

– says tour of Uruguay exposed various styles of the game By Rawle Welch Skipper of the West Indies Sevens Rugby team, Guyanese Claudius Butts, in an interview with Kaieteur Sport last Thursday...

Grove man accused of practising obeah in court compound

Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Grove man accused of practising obeah in court compound

A 40-year-old Grove resident had the misfortune of doing something that the law enforcement officers interpreted to be obeah. Alan Kissoon, of 28 Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara, had the charge...

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Kanaimas, Lady Royal chalk up first wins in K&S National Futsal C/ship Women’s leg

A Tale of Two Non-appointments

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In Guyana, under the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) government, the Constitution... more