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Three shot in fracas outside night spot

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Three shot in fracas outside night spot

– man held with unlicensed gun Three men were shot yesterday during an early morning fracas outside the New Court Yard nightclub, and police later detained a driver with an unlicensed gun. He...

Maria van Beek is a professional

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Maria van Beek is a professional

CLICO assessment… – Jagdeo President Bharrat Jagdeo says that he is confident that Commissioner of Insurance and now Judicial Manager Maria van Beek will conduct herself professionally...

Teenage gold miner takes deadly plunge

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Teenage gold miner takes deadly plunge

A 19-year-old gold miner plunged to his death at around 14:00 hrs on Saturday while attempting to bathe in an abandoned mining pit in Mahdia. Police said that Rawle Baird, of Albouystown and two...

Health Minister ‘unaware’ state media boycotting his press conferences

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Health Minister ‘unaware’ state media boycotting his press conferences

While stating that he is unaware that the state media have been banned from covering any events relating to his ministry, Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has admitted that their absence does...

Allegations of prison beatings continue

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Allegations of prison beatings continue

“I do hope my son is still alive when I next get to visit him” – inmate’s father By Dale Andrews Roopnarine Singh did not expect that after he willingly turned in his son to the prison...

Still some concerns about carbon credit

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Still some concerns about carbon credit

– Jagdeo The possible apprehension by countries to purchase carbon credit in light of the global financial crisis is of concern of many developing countries including Guyana. This is...

Police heartened by legislative strengthening

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police heartened by legislative strengthening

– more focus on training Officers of the Guyana Police Force have expressed their appreciation for the strengthening of the legislative arm through the passage of a number of laws aimed at...

‘Medical school’ head still to have entity registered

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ‘Medical school’ head still to have entity registered

– Ramsammy Persons desirous of establishing medical training institutions must be registered by the Ministry of Education and comply with the directives of the Ministry of Health in order to...

Truancy committee to be established to address absenteeism in school

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Truancy committee to be established to address absenteeism in school

Efforts to ensure that students remain in school in order for the incidence of truancy to be reduced can only become a reality if there is an active multi-sectoral approach. This notion was...

Wedding goes on despite murder of best man

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Wedding goes on despite murder of best man

Two days after gunmen killed her eldest son, the mother of slain taxi driver Keith Bowen stepped into a church to attend the wedding of her younger son. It was reportedly a somber ceremony that was...

‘Tiger’ roars to unbeaten century as Windies level series

Mar 23, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Tiger’ roars to unbeaten century as Windies level series

Sarwan leads supporting cast By Sean Devers From the Tivoli Gardens in Jamaica to the Shiv Chanderpaul drive in Georgetown, West Indies fans were celebrating yesterday as the regional team...

McKenzie own goal gift Tempete draw against Alpha 1-1

Mar 23, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on McKenzie own goal gift Tempete draw against Alpha 1-1

By Franklin Wilson An own goal by defender Kelvin McKenzie in the 71st minute handed Haiti’s Tempete FC a draw against Alpha United in their first leg match-up of the Caribbean Football Union’s...

Fernandes settles for runner-up spot at Swiss Open Squash tourney

Mar 23, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Fernandes settles for runner-up spot at Swiss Open Squash tourney

Guyana’s Nicolette Fernandes ended her quest for top honours in the Guardian Wealth Management sponsored 36th Swiss Open 2009 Squash tournament at the runner-up position yesterday. France’s...

All-time Berbice Under-19 XI announced

Mar 23, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on All-time Berbice Under-19 XI announced

Percival named Captain Former West Indies skipper Andre Percival was named Captain of an All-time Berbice X1 at the Berbice Cricket Board (BCBC) Second Annual Awards Ceremony at State House in New...

Reply to Ms. Gail Teixeira on ROCC nominations

Mar 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Reply to Ms. Gail Teixeira on ROCC nominations

Dear Editor, Ms. Gail Teixeira MP, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee, has responded at length to the criticism by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) of the procedural flaws in the...

‘Medicine man’ to practice craft in jail for five years

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ‘Medicine man’ to practice craft in jail for five years

Magistrate Chandra Sohan did not buy Kamal Khan’s story about being a medicine man who used marijuana to practice his craft, so he sent Khan to jail for five years. The Smythfield, Berbice resident...

Damaged regulators to be repaired

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Damaged regulators to be repaired

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – The Region Six Administration is soon to award contracts for the rehabilitation of regulators in some sections of East Berbice /Corentyne. This is according to the...

Windies ODI loss at Providence

Mar 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Windies ODI loss at Providence

Dear Editor, I have listened keenly to staunch West Indian supporters talk about our loss to England on Friday. I desperately tried to call in to the Digicel programme on NCN, (featuring Neil Barry,...

Why is the Bureau of Statistics not eligible?

Mar 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Why is the Bureau of Statistics not eligible?

Dear Editor, Sometime ago President Bharrat Jagdeo made an announcement to this nation with regards to ‘Temporary Tax Cost of Living Allowance’ which will be payable to all public servants whose...

Better to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem

Mar 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Better to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem

A few weeks ago a report in the newspaper indicated that the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) was no longer keen on participating in the promotion of teachers by the Teaching Service Commission (TSC). The...

Public health institutions do not test for typhoid – Ramsammy

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Public health institutions do not test for typhoid – Ramsammy

Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy says that no Public Health Institution tests for typhoid and the purported test conducted at private institutions cannot indicate if a person is afflicted with...

The dangerous symbolism of the Providence Stadium

Mar 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The dangerous symbolism of the Providence Stadium

I heard two cricket commentators, one West Indian, Fazeer Mohamed, and the other, English, David Lloyd, commenting yesterday during the cricket on how nice the Providence Stadium is. Both men were in...

Adventure Training College set for re-commissioning

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Adventure Training College set for re-commissioning

ADVENTURE, CORENTYNE – The Felix Austin Police College in Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force stands ready for re-commissioning on Friday March 27th. Commander of the Division,...

Mr. Green is guilty of the same sin

Mar 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Green is guilty of the same sin

Dear Editor, Mr. Hamilton Green was quite right when he said that the appointment of Mr. Kwame McCoy to the Rights of the Child Commission is akin to indecency (Kaieteur News 15/3/2009). But there is...

“Howie do it” will make up

Mar 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on “Howie do it” will make up

Dear Editor, I was absolutely clueless about the behind the scenes production cost and no commercial offer available of carrying the Link Show 25 on a television broadcast as pointed out by the...

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