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Crisis looms at East Coast Demerara Courts

Sep 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Crisis looms at East Coast Demerara Courts

– one Magistrate serving five districts By Dale Andrews A crisis situation seems to be developing in the Magistrate’s Courts on the East Coast of Demerara following the resignation of...

GDF Board of Inquiry findings still leaves doubts

Sep 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GDF Board of Inquiry findings still leaves doubts

A report prepared by a Board of Inquiry set up by the Guyana Defence Force to look into the operations of the Coast Guard still leaves doubts with regards to a possible link to the river mishap that...

Protestors arrested outside Top Cop’s house

Sep 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Protestors arrested outside Top Cop’s house

Police ranks swarmed the Lamaha Park area and arrested three persons who were part of a group of protestors, demonstrating outside the home of Police Commissioner Henry Greene last night. Police...

NBS bottlenecks a result of management’s shortsightedness – Chris Ram

Sep 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on NBS bottlenecks a result of management’s shortsightedness – Chris Ram

“…current reality poses danger for company’s future” By Gary Eleazar Eminent Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram is of the opinion that the current realities at the New Building Society...

Five years and five strokes for man who robbed employer

Sep 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Five years and five strokes for man who robbed employer

Nineteen-year-old Delroy Nero of Edward Street, Rosignol, West Bank Berbice, was on Wednesday jailed for five years and was ordered to receive five strokes from the cat-o-nine tail by Magistrate...

Leguan power situation rectified

Sep 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Leguan power situation rectified

Following four days without electricity and water, residents of Leguan are now breathing a sign of relief as the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) generator on the island has finally been repaired....

Ramsammy bemoans poor leadership of Region’s Parliamentarians on HIV initiative

Sep 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Ramsammy bemoans poor leadership of Region’s Parliamentarians on HIV initiative

Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has expressed his disappointment about the poor leadership being displayed by the Caribbean Members of Parliament, including those in Guyana, as it relates to...

New Court Yard plunged into darkness for alleged illegal connection

Sep 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on New Court Yard plunged into darkness for alleged illegal connection

– Owner faces second charge The New Court Yard was plunged into darkness last night after investigators of the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) found the business with an illegal connection...

Five games slated for Super League Sunday

Sep 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Five games slated for Super League Sunday

In the mining town of Linden at the MSC ground, the only team to win both of their matches so far and coming out of West Berbice, Rosignol United FC will tangle with Bakewell Top XX at 20:00 hrs....

GCC ‘A’, Hikers ‘B’ open with victories

Sep 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GCC ‘A’, Hikers ‘B’ open with victories

The curtain rose last Wednesday night at Thirst Park for the opening matches of this year’s Banks Night Hockey Championships and spectators were treated to four entertaining and fast paced...

GT&T blames sabotage for highway disruption

Sep 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GT&T blames sabotage for highway disruption

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) is claiming sabotage after a severed cable was discovered on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway which left several districts without service yesterday....

GDF Cpl excels at Martial Arts in China

Sep 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GDF Cpl excels at Martial Arts in China

Thirty-four year old Guyana Defence Force Corporal Aluko Venture, is now a certified Martial Arts Instructor, after he earned his Diploma at the Chinese PLA Advanced Institution of Physical...

CDC receives equipment from US military

Sep 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on CDC receives equipment from US military

To evaluate the effectiveness of integrated technologies and to improve Guyana’s capacity to respond to natural disasters, the United States Southern Command (US SOUTHCOM) yesterday donated first...

Rotary urged to play bigger role in youth development

Sep 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rotary urged to play bigger role in youth development

By Gary Eleazar Co Chairperson of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Commission on Youth Development, Surinamese Yldiz Beighle, yesterday, during a Rotary meeting at the Pegasus Hotel, urged the body...

What s going on in the Guyana Prison Service?

Sep 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on What s going on in the Guyana Prison Service?

Dear Editor, What s going on in the Guyana Prison Service? It seems no one cares about the condition of prison officers, who are slaving from 06:00hrs to 18:00hrs at the Georgetown Prison, although...

S&S Promotions/GASP receive corporate support towards impending promotions

Sep 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on S&S Promotions/GASP receive corporate support towards impending promotions

Despite tough current economic times, some corporate entities refuse to shirk their moral responsibilities and continue to support sports initiatives, regardless. Maybe these entities recognize the...

City garbage situation is a public health threat – Health Minister

Sep 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on City garbage situation is a public health threat – Health Minister

By Sharmain Cornette The existing garbage crisis in the city is nothing less than a public health threat, said Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday. In an invited comment the Minister...

Dexter Marques training hard to get his career back on track

Sep 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Dexter Marques training hard to get his career back on track

Dexter Marques’ career was going nicely for four fights. In the first, he stopped Charlton Skeete in the first stanza and repeated that feat against Orland ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers in his second...

ANOTHER JUMBIE STORY

Sep 18, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ANOTHER JUMBIE STORY

This is a country that is full of jumbies. During the crime wave we heard about phantom squads. It was even claimed that a minister of the government headed a death squad. A commission of inquiry...

Local ladies take on SC All-Stars tonight

Sep 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Local ladies take on SC All-Stars tonight

– coaches exude confidence Guyana’s senior women’s basketball team will have their first major challenge this year at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with the arrival of the South Carolina...

Citizens have to rethink their methods of garbage disposal

Sep 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Citizens have to rethink their methods of garbage disposal

Dear Editor, We the members of the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (Guyana Chapter) and the National Youth development Network note with great concern the acute garbage situation in Georgetown...

Dr. Ramsammy must resign forthwith – PNCR

Sep 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Dr. Ramsammy must resign forthwith – PNCR

There is now another call for the resignation of the Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy stemming from a letter obtained by Capitol News purportedly signed by him as it relates to what is known as...

Over-40 football squad named for T&T clash

Sep 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Over-40 football squad named for T&T clash

A total of twenty-five (25) Over-40 footballers have been shortlisted to play against the visiting Over-40 football team from Trinidad, Point Fortin Civic Center Old Boys. The local team will be led...

High time for lie detector test

Sep 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on High time for lie detector test

Dear Editor, Over the past few years there have been statements by the President, the Commissioner of Police and the Minister of Health, Dr. Ramsammy about the infamousLaptop. Now that a letter has...

Rest Team selected for upcoming GCB 4-day Competition

Sep 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Rest Team selected for upcoming GCB 4-day Competition

The Guyana Cricket Board has short-listed 13 players from which the final XI will be selected to represent the Rest Team for the first match in the upcoming GCB 4-day Cricket Tournament which...

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KARCC hails 2025 Guyana-Suriname Group Ride a massive success

The burden of proof rests on the asserting party

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In recent days there have been serious assertions made and associations implied without... more