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More Army ammo, vests reportedly missing

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on More Army ammo, vests reportedly missing

Officials of the Guyana Defence Force are reportedly probing reports that a number of AK-47 magazines and bullet proof vests are missing from Base Morawhanna in Region One. A source told Kaieteur...

State media boycott Canadian sponsored workshop

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on State media boycott Canadian sponsored workshop

The Canadian High Commission and the Guyana Press Association on Saturday concluded a two-day workshop aimed at getting the ground work started for the preparation of a Media Code of Conduct for...

Several bodies decomposing at funeral parlour

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Several bodies decomposing at funeral parlour

The Essequibo Funeral Parlour which is currently run by the Region Two Administration is at the center of tough criticisms after five families who recently used the service for the month of...

Man fathered child with 13-yr-old step daughter

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Man fathered child with 13-yr-old step daughter

A resident of Angoy’s Avenue (Cow Dam) in New Amsterdam was refused bail by Magistrate Chandra Sohan when he appeared before him at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of...

Sisters call for full investigation

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Sisters call for full investigation

Murdered overseas based Guyanese… Three sisters of the overseas-based Guyanese, Motilall Singh, want police investigating his murder to cover all angles, including overseas connections and the...

Group calls for Amerindian Affairs Minister’s resignation

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Group calls for Amerindian Affairs Minister’s resignation

Elections controversy threatens unity of Orealla… Controversy over recent elections for a Captain and Village Council has the once closely-knit Amerindian reservation of Orealla divided, but...

Gold miner mulls future of Barama operation

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Gold miner mulls future of Barama operation

After brutal attack on dredge… A week after gunmen killed his manager and badly wounded another employee, dredge owner Morris Hopkinson is unsure whether he should pull his operation out of the...

Problem within building may have caused Education Ministry fire

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Problem within building may have caused Education Ministry fire

– Dindyal Reports suggest that the fire at the Ministry of Education Branch in Plantain Walk, West Bank Demerara, may have been caused by a problem within the building. This is according to...

Exclusive breastfeeding produces healthier, smarter and more productive children

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Exclusive breastfeeding produces healthier, smarter and more productive children

Breastfeeding Week launched… The fact that breast milk is the safest, most natural and nutritious food that a mother can provide her baby, was emphasised by National Breast Feeding Co-ordinator,...

NBTS to embark on media blood drive

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on NBTS to embark on media blood drive

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), in its quest to maintain an adequate level of blood will soon embark on a programme for media houses to be part of the blood donation exercise. This is...

Investors, Agriculture Ministry negotiations must accelerate

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Investors, Agriculture Ministry negotiations must accelerate

– Persaud Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud, said that Guyana’s development is tied to a combination of subsistence agriculture and commercial agriculture, “if we are going to truly be...

GPL proposing to extend transmission link from Sophia to Versailles

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on GPL proposing to extend transmission link from Sophia to Versailles

With the construction of the new GPL plant at Kingston, where GPL is building a 69 KB link from Georgetown to Sophia, a proposal is being examined to extend the link from Sophia across to Versailles,...

Garbage disposal a nightmare for New Amsterdam Town Council

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Garbage disposal a nightmare for New Amsterdam Town Council

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Indiscriminate dumping of garbage continues to be a bugbear for the New Amsterdam Town Council. Public Health Inspector for New Amsterdam, Ackloo Ramsudh, singled out...

All set for Rose Hall Town Week

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on All set for Rose Hall Town Week

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – The stage is set to usher in the 39th Anniversary of Rose Hall Town on the Corentyne. In observance of this milestone, activities have been identified for the Rose Hall...

Region Six prepares to host Nat’l Schools’ Athletics C/ships

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Region Six prepares to host Nat’l Schools’ Athletics C/ships

ALBION, CORENTYNE – Preparation is well underway for the staging of the 49th Annual Schools’ Track and Field, Swimming and Cycling Championship. This year, Region Six-East Berbice/Corentyne is...

Rain ruins GCA Cellink 1st division 3-day cricket final

Sep 14, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain ruins GCA Cellink 1st division 3-day cricket final

GNIC, Everest declared joint winners Torrential rain in Georgetown yesterday washed out the entire final day’s play in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Cellink sponsored 3-day 1st...

Western, Santos, GFC & Silver Shattas into group of 16

Sep 14, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Western, Santos, GFC & Silver Shattas into group of 16

City sides BK International Western Tigers, Santos, Georgetown Football Club (GFC) and Upper Demerara’s Silver Shattas are into the group of 16 round following wins on Saturday evening when the 6th...

Amelia’s Ward Front Scheme record first win

Sep 14, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amelia’s Ward Front Scheme record first win

MCYS Inter-Block Basketball continues tonight Amelia’s Ward Front Scheme registered its first win against Watooka/Constab Combined in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport’s (MCYS) inaugural...

Soldiers prepare for war

Sep 14, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Soldiers prepare for war

As Joint Services Athletics C/ships loom The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) are preparing for a ‘ding–dong’ battle against the defending Joint Services Champions, Guyana Police Force when the...

Bold changes and reforms needed

Sep 14, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bold changes and reforms needed

Dear Editor, I write in response to the article in SN entitled, “Ming plans national conversation on Guyana’s future”. First of all I must compliment Stanley on this bold and timely...

Horserace action switches to Rising Sun Turf Club Sunday September 27

Sep 14, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Horserace action switches to Rising Sun Turf Club Sunday September 27

With the postponement of the Anjue and Hamlet Horse Race meet during this month, the Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with the True Friends Committee Charity Organisation of Guyana has quickly...

The last chapter on voire dire

Sep 14, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on The last chapter on voire dire

Dear Editor, This is my final contribution in the debate with my learned friend Mr. Anil Nandalall as to whether a magistrate in a preliminary inquiry has the jurisdiction to admit or reject an...

Diamond Secondary School teacher carts off Novices Scrabble championships

Sep 14, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Diamond Secondary School teacher carts off Novices Scrabble championships

Yvonne Ghir-Somar, an English teacher of the Diamond Community High School carted off the honours when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players hosted the National Novices Championships at the...

Consumers Association calls for lower Stockfeed prices

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Consumers Association calls for lower Stockfeed prices

The Guyana Consumers Association (GCA) has expressed concerns over the comparative high prices of local meat and meat products. In a statement to the media yesterday, the GCA noted that several...

Georgetown man jailed for five yrs, on escaping charge

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown man jailed for five yrs, on escaping charge

Jermaine Otto, 20, a labourer of 733 East Ruimveldt Georgetown, was on Friday sentenced to five years in jail by Magistrate Chandra Sohan when he appeared before him at the New Amsterdam...

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The Opposition is engaged in self-sabotage

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- You know, I never thought I’d see the day when elections in Guyana would become something... more