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Teen refuses to ID cops without his lawyer

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The mother of the tortured 14-year-old boy yesterday alleged that an anonymous caller is trying to deter the lad from identifying the policemen who injured him. The boy turned 15 on Saturday. Ms....

City Hall, abattoir, without electricity

Nov 17, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall, abattoir, without electricity

as GPL disconnects municipal facilities City Hall, the Municipal Abattoir and even the Liliendaal pump station were targets for disconnection yesterday when the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL)...

UWI confers honorary degree on Dr. Yesu Persaud

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Chairman of the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), Dr. Yesu Persaud, has been awarded his second honorary degree in just over a year. This time, the businessman has been bestowed a Degree of Doctor...

Guyanese gunned down in Venezuela

Nov 17, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese gunned down in Venezuela

A 33-year-old Guyanese man was shot and killed outside his mother’s home in neighbouring Venezuela Sunday night, his relatives said yesterday. According to reports, the man, Lakeram Kissoon, was on...

Bulkan family showers praises on Army Special Forces

Nov 17, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Bulkan family showers praises on Army Special Forces

“We could not have done this on our own” By Dale ndrews Relatives of Aliya Bulkan who plunged to her death from a cliff at the top of the Kaieteur Falls reserved their highest praises for the...

Dem boys seh… Is nuff, nuff thieving mek Guyana poor

Nov 17, 2009 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Is nuff, nuff thieving mek Guyana poor

Was a time when Guyanese use to get vex when people talk how dem poor. At one time de whole world claim how Guyana more poor than Haiti. Dem boys get vex. Was Desmond Hoyte time and Hoyte stammer...

Tortured teen refuses to ID cops without his lawyer

Nov 17, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Tortured teen refuses to ID cops without his lawyer

The mother of the tortured 14-year-old boy yesterday alleged that an anonymous caller is trying to deter the lad from identifying the policemen who injured him. The boy turned 15 on Saturday. Ms....

Man crushed in collision

Nov 17, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Man crushed in collision

A 40-year-old miner was killed around 11:00 hrs yesterday following a collision between two trucks on a trail near Buck Hall. Police identified the victim as Michael Trotman of Georgetown. One of the...

Minibus plunges into trench as bridge collapses

Nov 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Minibus plunges into trench as bridge collapses

Six persons from Canal Number Two Polder miraculously escaped injury after a minibus they were in plunged into a trench at Canal Number 2 Polder. Reports are that the incident occurred after a bridge...

Dem boys seh… Is nuff, nuff thieving mek Guyana poor

Nov 17, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Is nuff, nuff thieving mek Guyana poor

Was a time when Guyanese use to get vex when people talk how dem poor. At one time de whole world claim how Guyana more poor than Haiti. Dem boys get vex. Was Desmond Hoyte time and Hoyte stammer...

Govt, Mayor Green at odds over Congress Place debt – Green

Nov 17, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Govt, Mayor Green at odds over Congress Place debt – Green

Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green, believes that there is a sustained campaign by the present administration to destabilise the management of the city. The statement comes as Government over the...

Ministry of Education launches sites for National Week of Testing

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The Ministry of Education launched four testing sites yesterday for National Week of Testing, which will be held in Regions Three and Five, as well as in Georgetown. The Georgetown testing sites are...

No shortage of chicken for Christmas – Minister Prashad

Nov 17, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on No shortage of chicken for Christmas – Minister Prashad

Government says that there is enough chicken for the Christmas season. During a press briefing yesterday, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, said that there is no reason to...

Licensed firearm holder still in police custody

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Up to press time yesterday the licensed firearm holder who shot and killed a suspected fowl thief was still in police custody. Also a post mortem examination which was performed on the dead man’s...

Camp Ayanganna to be home to Remembrance Wall

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A Remembrance Wall will be constructed to honour soldiers who served. This wall will surround the Veterans Cenotaph at Camp Ayanganna. Construction should commence next year. According to Retired...

CSME delivers in some areas, fails in others

Nov 17, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on CSME delivers in some areas, fails in others

The Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) which has its roots in the Grand Anse Declaration of Grenada more than two decades ago, still has issues that bedevil the process. Speaking to the media...

Indiscriminate garbage dumping a pain for NDC

Nov 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Indiscriminate garbage dumping a pain for NDC

The roads and drains within the Rosignol/Zeelust Neighbourhood Democratic Council in Region Five (Mahaica/Berbice) have been upgraded and cleaned but the road shoulders are cause for concern. “The...

Global Fund approves US$2.4billion in new grants

Nov 17, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Global Fund approves US$2.4billion in new grants

Guyana allocation unclear The Board of Directors of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved US$2.4 billion in new grants for the next two years. However, Guyana’s...

Local bar gains an addition

Nov 17, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Local bar gains an addition

Another new lawyer was yesterday admitted to the local bar. Attorney at law Esther Sam had her petition presented by Attorney at law Kamal Ramkarran before Justice Rishi Persaud. Sam was a former...

Amelia’s Ward could be a nightmare

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While some residents of Amelia’s Ward, Linden can boast of living in relative comfort, with most if not all of the basic utilities available to them, for a large percentage this is not the case....

Man Dies under Mysterious Circumstances

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Burchel Ford, 79, of 175 West Ruimveldt was discovered dead sitting in a chair around 17:30hrs. His body was swollen beyond recognition in his home yesterday. According to his daughter, he was last...

Versailles Health Centre being prepared for use

Nov 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Versailles Health Centre being prepared for use

One week after this newspaper reported that the Health Centre at Versailles, West Bank Demerara, was unoccupied because of the lack of electricity, the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL)...

Special Forces conquer unforgiving territory

Nov 17, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Special Forces conquer unforgiving territory

… Recovery of Aliya Bulkan’s body – Anybody who suggested that the helicopter could have gone down there, I don’t think, know what they are talking about,” Cap. Sheldon...

Diabetes registers proving to be a success

Nov 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Diabetes registers proving to be a success

The diabetes registers established by the Ministry of Health is proving to be a success for doctors who now get the opportunity to keep track of their patients and ensure that they utilise the...

GPL prepaid meters have benefits

Nov 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GPL prepaid meters have benefits

Prepaid meters are being installed in sections of Kitty, North Ruimveldt, Stabroek and Bourda markets and Black Bush Polder. Guyana Power and Light say that these are target areas. GPL is hoping to...

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