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Opposition to call on DPP to pursue criminal investigation

Apr 06, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Opposition to call on DPP to pursue criminal investigation

– Trotman says parliamentary motion will not yield desired results Leader of the Alliance For Change Raphael Trotman is of the opinion that a motion in the House to force an investigation into...

Villagers come together to help rebuild fire victim’s home

Apr 06, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Villagers come together to help rebuild fire victim’s home

Villagers showed their community spirit when the pooled their meager resources to help a family whose lives were devastated when fire destroyed their home. Over the past two weeks, villagers of...

French ‘coke’ swallower admitted to GPHC

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By Latoya Giles A French national was nabbed yesterday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport after it was suspected that he had swallowed cocaine. The man, 22-year-old Agwintie Joel, was an...

Foreign Geologist to be buried in Guyana

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Mining pit tragedy… A French Geologist, who perished when the walls of a mining pit he was working in caved in around Friday midday last, will be buried in Guyana on a date to be announced. Guy...

Human Services to probe school washroom abortion

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By Latoya Giles Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand said that the ministry would be launching an investigation into last Friday’s incident in which a 13 year old...

Women need to take prompt action to stop domestic violence

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– Minister Manickchand “The Government cannot know what is happening in each and every house. We cannot help you if you do not report these actions to the police and seek our help…” With...

AFC leader says President must offer less talk, more action

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Alliance For Change Leader Raphael Trotman says that to date President Bharrat Jagdeo is yet to formally respond to his call for inclusivity, which was adumbrated by the President during his...

Poor dams affect reaping of 13, 000 acres of rice

Apr 06, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Poor dams affect reaping of 13, 000 acres of rice

Some 13, 000 acres of rice ready for harvesting on the Corentyne Coast cannot be reaped because of the nature of the dams used to transport the paddy, Region Six Chairman Zulfikar Mustafa confirmed...

Two new rice varieties released

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Two new lines of rice varieties were on Friday released after the Guyana Rice Development Board conducted successful trials and evaluations. The aim of the rice breeding program, Minister of...

Puruni accident victims identified

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Police have identified the two persons who died on Saturday when a truck overturned in the Puruni area. The victims are 37 year-old Brian Hendy of Berbice and 40 year-old Albert Persaud of the...

Car theft, a growing concern among taxi drivers

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Once again, taxi drivers are appealing to the police to put measures in place to help curb the increased incidence of car theft, which is being experienced since the beginning of the year, especially...

Too many instances of blood being wasted

Apr 06, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Too many instances of blood being wasted

Blood Guidelines launched – Dr. Ramsammy By Fareeza Haniff At a time when the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is experiencing a prolonged shortage of blood, Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie...

Man tells wife to prostitute herself to get money

Apr 06, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man tells wife to prostitute herself to get money

– remanded for beating her Thirty-seven year old Richie Hicks called Richie Alexander who told his wife she should go and prostitute herself to get money to cook and send their children to...

Linden Waterfront – from slum to attraction

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“A spectacular metamorphosis!” would probably be fitting words to describe the Mackenzie River Front in the vicinity of Coop Crescent, if one were to compare the present site to what existed...

Lacklustre Alpha go down to Tempete 2-0

Apr 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Lacklustre Alpha go down to Tempete 2-0

A lacklustre performance from Guyana’s Alpha ‘The hammer’ United and a hungrier Tempete resulted in the Haitian football club recording a 2-0 victory on their home turf in the return leg of the...

Dane ‘Spooky’ Blair leads after rain affected 1st day

Apr 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Dane ‘Spooky’ Blair leads after rain affected 1st day

By Franklin Wilson Dane ‘Spooky’ Blair found form on day-one of the 2009 Guyana National Rifle Association Fullbore Championship being contested at the Timehri Rifle Ranges, Yarrowkabra, to...

Caribbean Games selection shrouded in mystery

Apr 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean Games selection shrouded in mystery

– locals appear not to be favoured In just 68 days time Guyana will hopefully join 25 other regional territories that will congregate in Trinidad and Tobago to participate in the inaugural...

Jamaica take 1st innings points from Guyana

Apr 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Jamaica take 1st innings points from Guyana

By Sean Devers in Jamaica In association with Western Union, Noble House Seafoods & Jamaica Pegasus Jamaica took an 81-run lead on first innings against Guyana on the penultimate day of their...

GABA plans b/ball family fun day

Apr 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GABA plans b/ball family fun day

Continuing on its stated and publicised mandate to proliferate basketball, the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) will host a five–a–side basketball competition and fun day on...

Scrabble Association AGM postponed but executives unveil hectic itinerary

Apr 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Scrabble Association AGM postponed but executives unveil hectic itinerary

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP), scheduled for March 29, has been postponed indefinitely because executives of that Association are not yet ready...

Boxers step up training in preparation of S&S slugfest

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By Michael Benjamin With the S&S Promotions, boxing extravaganza less than three weeks away the boxers have intensified their preparation for what undoubtedly promises to be a humdinger. The...

Bartica Regatta Football kicks off this evening

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Red Earth of New York to compete The 2009 Bartica Regatta Football competition is set to kick off this evening at the Bartica Community Centre ground featuring six teams. A top prize of $100,000 will...

Overseas college students construct home for Sophia family

Apr 06, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Overseas college students construct home for Sophia family

A Sophia man who single-handedly took care of his five children after his wife died from cancer is expected to move his family into a brand new home today. The two-bedroom home was built by...

McDougall Report is an exceptionally good analysis of the social situation in Guyana

Apr 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on McDougall Report is an exceptionally good analysis of the social situation in Guyana

Dear Editor, The McDougall Report on Promotion and Protection of all Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development, presents us with an...

Floodwater recedes in Region Six

Apr 06, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Floodwater recedes in Region Six

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – By yesterday Sunday only some sections of Region Six were affected by excess water. Region Six Chairman Zulfikar Mustapha indicated that most of the water has already...

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more