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Decomposed body found behind airport

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Decomposed body found behind airport

… not missing American The sight of a flock of carrion crows flying over trees near the Cheddi Jagan International Airport caused suspicious persons to contact police ranks, who discovered a...

Sex for grades teacher resigns from behind prison walls

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Sex for grades teacher resigns from behind prison walls

(By Mondale Smith) The teacher caught in the East Coast hotel with his 16-year-old student is scheduled to appear in court today to answer charges of demanding monies with menace. However, this...

Police prepared to charge attempted suicide victims

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police prepared to charge attempted suicide victims

Given the growing number of reported cases of suicide the Guyana Police Force have stated that they will now be prosecuting person who survive their suicide attempt. Of recent, the trend of people...

NIS investigating pensioner’s claim

Jun 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on NIS investigating pensioner’s claim

Dear Editor, Reference to the article “Another frustrated Pensioner lashes out at the NIS” in the Monday edition of the Kaieteur News dated June 15, 2009, page 15. National Insurance Scheme would...

Unsanitary condition of yard affects neighbour

Jun 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Unsanitary condition of yard affects neighbour

Dear Editor, For several years now, my neighbour has kept his yard in an unsanitary and unhealthy condition. He has a latrine at the side of the house, a large accumulation of old wood, metal, tyres,...

Mr. Rahaman’s allegations are not substantiated by facts

Jun 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Rahaman’s allegations are not substantiated by facts

Dear Editor, I was quite bemused reading Mr. Mohamed Rahaman’s attack titled “Tone of Bisram’s letter condescending” published Kaieteur News June 12 and Mr. Bisram’s reply in SN Jun 13...

New pests and diseases can devastate agriculture sector – Minister Persaud

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on New pests and diseases can devastate agriculture sector – Minister Persaud

By Tusika Martin Not only is the region suffering from the negative impacts resulting from the changing and abnormal weather patterns, but the possibilities of new pests and diseases emerging with...

Selfish and wrong to deplete Guyana’s gains

Jun 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Selfish and wrong to deplete Guyana’s gains

Dear Editor, Emile Mervin’s letter in the SN on June 23, 2009 is absolutely petty. He compares Suriname to Guyana claiming that Guyana had not accomplished anything. However, since Guyana is...

Dr. Ramsammy’s denials are unconvincing

Jun 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Ramsammy’s denials are unconvincing

Dear Editor, We have seen and heard repeated denials by Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy of any involvement in the purchase of spy equipment for Roger Khan. We have seen and heard of Dr....

The law prohibits GWI to distribute water to squatting or un-regularized areas

Jun 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The law prohibits GWI to distribute water to squatting or un-regularized areas

Dear Editor, I express my disappointment as it relates to the non-publication of Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) response to the Kaieteur News’ hypothetical front page depiction of the water company’s...

Labourer refuses to hear alternative, begs for 10 months imprisonment

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Labourer refuses to hear alternative, begs for 10 months imprisonment

A 32-year-old labourer yesterday refused to hear of a $25,000 fine alternative and instead, begged for a ten-month imprisonment much to the surprise of the courtroom. Richard Campbell, who claimed to...

BRIC solid

Jun 24, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on BRIC solid

Even before the present financial crisis had brought the developed world to its knees, there were prognostications that a new world economic order was in the making. At the beginning of the decade...

Restoration of AG’s functions after 1992 has not stopped systemic corruption in Govt.

Jun 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Restoration of AG’s functions after 1992 has not stopped systemic corruption in Govt.

Dear Editor, In reference to your lead news item, “Cabinet breached the law,” (Kaieteur News, June 23), I want to commend the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee for at least appearing to be...

Mahaica woman’s body found in trench

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mahaica woman’s body found in trench

– Family suspects murder A post mortem examination should be able to determine how a 41-year-old Unity, Mahaica woman met her death. The decomposing body of Shira Khan was pulled from a drain a...

Domestic violence leads to another death

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Domestic violence leads to another death

A 15-year old girl who moved out of her mother’s home at Coldingen, East Coast Demerara to live with her 16-year old lover died yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital, 11 days after she was...

One of Health Ministry’s bank account records missing

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on One of Health Ministry’s bank account records missing

…in excess of $100M unaccounted for An account belonging to the Ministry of Health showing a negative balance of some $102M for several years now, has not been reconciled given that the records...

Rape victim’s brother pushed to the brink of suicide

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rape victim’s brother pushed to the brink of suicide

Almost eight months after an alleged rape, 38-year-old Mark Forde has appeared in court charged with carnal knowledge. The accused made his appearance yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court...

Canadian college students excrete more than 70 cocaine pellets

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Canadian college students excrete more than 70 cocaine pellets

Two Canadian college students are hospitalised under Customs and Anti Narcotics Unit guard at Woodlands, after they were busted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with cocaine in their...

Defence put to witness that he named Felecia Sheriff as the shooter

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Defence put to witness that he named Felecia Sheriff as the shooter

Main Street shooting death trial… Yesterday when the Ashanti ‘Blondie’ Shultz trial continued, lead attorney Nigel Hughes continued cross examining the first witness. Police Constable Kenton De...

Disciplinary action recommended for koker attendant

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Disciplinary action recommended for koker attendant

Blankenburg flooding… Full disciplinary action has been recommended for the koker attendant who left the Blankenburg, West Coast Demerara facility opened causing flooding in the community. In a...

High rate of absenteeism uncovered within City Constabulary

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on High rate of absenteeism uncovered within City Constabulary

The rate of absenteeism of officers of the City Constabulary was high on the agenda of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown when it held its statutory meeting on Monday. Deputy Mayor Robert...

COWBOY FUNERAl

Jun 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on COWBOY FUNERAl

West Berbice cowboys turned out in their numbers, yesterday, to pay their last respects to Daniel Usher aka Shaggy, a cow minder who was shot dead when he chased a policeman with a cutlass at Number...

Naikbarran could miss TCL youth series

Jun 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Naikbarran could miss TCL youth series

Rajmangal rejoins encampment By Sean Devers Demerara youth captain, Rajendra Naikbarran could miss this year’s TCL regional Under-19 cricket series in Jamaica if he does not sufficiently recover...

Intriguing contest envisaged, as ‘The Lion’ faces ‘Pretty Boy’ for title

Jun 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Intriguing contest envisaged, as ‘The Lion’ faces ‘Pretty Boy’ for title

By Michael Benjamin Lennox ‘Pretty Boy’ Allen has promised to knockout Leon ‘The Lion’ Gilkes, when the two meet for the vacant super/middleweight title at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on...

Volleyball developing at a fast rate in Region One – Gilkes

Jun 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Volleyball developing at a fast rate in Region One – Gilkes

Former Guyana Defence Force and National volleyball player, Leon Gilkes in a telephone conversation with Kaieteur Sport yesterday, revealed that the game in Region One is developing at a fast rate...

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A flawed interpretation of international law

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – The assertion that “under international law, Venezuela is responsible for... more