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Missing fishermen… HOPE DWINDLES

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Missing fishermen… HOPE DWINDLES

Only ice box recovered The search has intensified for four fishermen from Unity, Mahaica, who are missing following yesterday’s discovery of an ice box identified as the one that was in the...

World Bank approves Guyana’s 2009-2012 Country Assistance Strategy

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on World Bank approves Guyana’s 2009-2012 Country Assistance Strategy

The World Bank Board of Directors, has approved the new Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Guyana, for the period 2009 and 2012, in support of the country’s development agenda in the areas...

Miner charged for GPL security officer’s murder

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Miner charged for GPL security officer’s murder

Another person has been charged and remanded for the murder of Guyana Power and Light Security Superintendent, Clifford Peters. Paul James, 28, was not required to plead when he appeared before...

Narco ranks transferred after failing polygraph test

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Narco ranks transferred after failing polygraph test

Four ranks from the police narcotics branch, were transferred with immediate effect, after results showed that they failed their polygraph tests. The transfers took effect as of yesterday. The ranks-...

Investigation into inefficient 911 service underway – Commissioner Greene

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Investigation into inefficient 911 service underway – Commissioner Greene

– as questions of police failed assistance surface “Sometimes the service does not work well in some areas,” said Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, yesterday, when he commented on the...

Health Ministry to invest over $300M in mental health

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry to invest over $300M in mental health

In an effort to improve mental health capacity in Guyana, the Ministry of Health with the support of various partners, will be investing more than $300 million to deal with the issue of mental health...

Suriname, Guyana to share information on known smugglers

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Suriname, Guyana to share information on known smugglers

The controversy between Guyana and Suriname over the Corentyne River, is posing a problem for the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to effectively curb smuggling activities between the two countries....

GFC seizes equipment from New Line Aqua Farm

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GFC seizes equipment from New Line Aqua Farm

The Guyana Forestry Commission, has seized all machinery and equipment from a Canal Number Two concession, after it was found that 25 acres of secondary forest, was removed without the necessary...

GPHC cleaners detained for stealing cell phones

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GPHC cleaners detained for stealing cell phones

Three cleaning staff from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, were in police custody last night, for allegedly stealing cell phones from a technician and a patient. A hospital source, said...

Girl, 7, nursing shotgun injury

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Girl, 7, nursing shotgun injury

Police are probing the shooting of a seven-year-old girl at Dakara Creek. The child, Christine Reevers, was rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre around 14:00 hrs yesterday, with shotgun pellets...

Caribbean Cultural Industries being discussed in Suriname

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Caribbean Cultural Industries being discussed in Suriname

…governments need to provide incentives for artistes The Second Meeting of the Regional Task Force on Cultural Industries opened yesterday, in Suriname, with the pressing issue of the future of...

Suspect charged and remanded

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Suspect charged and remanded

Taxi dispatcher shooting… Sherwin Trotman was yesterday remanded to prison, after making a court appearance before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. It...

Teen missing after leaving on errand

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Teen missing after leaving on errand

A mother from Diamond New Scheme, East Bank Demerara, is appealing for information about the whereabouts of her 16-year-old son, who disappeared on Saturday after he was sent on an errand. Rakesh...

Prepaid meter project starts soon, meters arrive June 15

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Prepaid meter project starts soon, meters arrive June 15

As part of GPL’s efforts to improve its services to consumers, the prepaid meter project is set to start ‘soon’. On June 15, the first meters will arrive on the local shores, says...

GCC, Hikers play to 2-2 draw

Jun 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GCC, Hikers play to 2-2 draw

An Alan Fernandes goal, three minutes from full time salvaged a draw for GCC in their Farfan & Mendes Men’s First Division match against Hikers yesterday at the GCC ground. The game ended in a...

Six qualify for Caribbean Games

Jun 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Six qualify for Caribbean Games

Greene, Fortune still to meet standards By Edison Jefford Six athletes have so far qualified for the inaugural Caribbean Games in Trinidad and Tobago from July 12-19, but the other local prospects,...

South Better Hope capture Independence Domino competition

Jun 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on South Better Hope capture Independence Domino competition

Rohan Mangal won (the maximum) 18 of his team’s 81 games, to pilot South Better Hope to championship honours, when the Independence Domino competition, organised by the South Turkeyen Sports...

Graham’s Hall, Mon Repos, Greenwich Park and Leonora victorious

Jun 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Graham’s Hall, Mon Repos, Greenwich Park and Leonora victorious

Graham’s Hall, Mon Repos, Greenwich Park and Leonora were all crowned champions as play in this year’s Al Sport/Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport (MCYS) Primary Schools Windball Cricket...

Pedro nets 5 as Santos hammer UG 9-1, Black Pearl go down to Uprising 3-nil

Jun 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Pedro nets 5 as Santos hammer UG 9-1, Black Pearl go down to Uprising 3-nil

Led by five goals from the impressive Michael Pedro, Santos taught University of Guyana (UG) a lesson in penetrating the defence, as the students went down 9-1 in the opening game of Sunday’s...

Five 50s, two 5-wkt hauls highlight second round

Jun 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Five 50s, two 5-wkt hauls highlight second round

Five half-centuries and two 5-wicket hauls highlighted the second round of the Barakat Brothers 40-overs second division cricket competition, in West Demerara over the weekend. Mahendra Persaud (55)...

Culture Minister: Lady Guymine – a fallen cultural Icon

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Culture Minister: Lady Guymine – a fallen cultural Icon

“Work and memory may be perpetuated to benefit of calypso”- Culture Minister “Be inspired by Lady Guymine’s achievements and professionalism to lift your efforts to excellence,” is the...

New details surface in Ruby Accident

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on New details surface in Ruby Accident

Approximately one month after the tragic accident in Ruby, East Bank Essequibo, which claimed the life of 26-year-old Ramesh Sookdeo, known as Jerry, Kaieteur News has been reliably informed that...

An open letter to President Bharrat Jagdeo

Jun 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to President Bharrat Jagdeo

Dear SIR, Before you jump on the high horse and launch an attack on Prime Minister Thompson for the mistreatment of Guyanese in Barbados, put your own house in order. First: dredge our seven main...

Agriculture is becoming one of the fastest growing sectors

Jun 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Agriculture is becoming one of the fastest growing sectors

Dear Editor, Recently there have been a few isolated heavy downpours of rain and this is all due to the May/June rainy season. I am very convinced as a farmer, resident and senior citizen of Region...

Shop owner remanded for shooting incident

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Shop owner remanded for shooting incident

A Linden shop owner was yesterday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Royston Jerome, 37, of 767 One-Mile Wismar, on May 28,...

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CWI Cricket West Indies suspends Alzarri Joseph for two matches

A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it... more