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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...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...Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Air traffic controllers on strike
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...Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ‘Phantom squad’ member faces abduction charge
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...Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Russia could claim treasure ship off Guyana
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...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....Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Hundreds turned out to bid farewell to the NA fire victims
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...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...Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Former GNTC Executive Chairman passes on
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....Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on UGSS wants end to government intervention on campus
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...Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Bulletin issued for escaped convict
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...Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Minibus operators could lose road service licence
…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...Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on M&CC demolishes stalls in Bourda Street
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...Jan 31, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Roads, reality and new thinking
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....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...Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 13 graduate from Gafoor’s computer training programme
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...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...Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Honorary Consul refuses to speculate on chicken farm death
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...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...Jan 31, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Shop owner remanded on ganja possession charge
“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...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...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...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...Dec 25, 2024
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By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- The year 2024 has underscored a grim reality: poverty continues to be an unyielding... more
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