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The Berlin Wall and us

Nov 11, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The Berlin Wall and us

Monday, November 9th, was the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Thrown up in 1961 in the height of the “Cold War” between the USA and the USSR, the latter’s East German ally...

African leadership in general is constrained by the psychology of wrongness

Nov 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on African leadership in general is constrained by the psychology of wrongness

Dear Editor, In his letter “AFC’s one-eye focus on human rights abuses”, Kaieteur News, Thursday, 5th November, 2009, Osafo Modibo opined: “The AFC cannot show any instance of standing up for...

NBTS aims at 2,000 units of blood by December

Nov 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on NBTS aims at 2,000 units of blood by December

As the situation continues to look grim for the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), the entity has been mandated to acquire a total of 2,000 units of blood by December. This is according to...

Murder suspect nabbed after 18 months on the run

Nov 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Murder suspect nabbed after 18 months on the run

Police have detained a 33-year-old deportee who has been on the run since he allegedly stabbed another man to death in Joseph Pollydore Street, 18 months ago. Kaieteur News understands that the...

Kaieteur Falls tragedy… Body spotted by search party

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Kaieteur Falls tragedy… Body spotted by search party

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Guyana to get US$250 million from Norway

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to get US$250 million from Norway

Norway agreed yesterday to pay Guyana up to US$250 million by 2015 to preserve forests as part of a scheme to slow climate change. Norway, which has led donor nations in slowing tropical...

Amnesty Int’l seeks global support for torture victims

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Amnesty Int’l seeks global support for torture victims

…says charged victim may face unfair trial Amnesty International, a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognised human rights for all, is currently seeking global...

Doctor’s actions reveal a callous indifference beyond belief – GHRA

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Doctor’s actions reveal a callous indifference beyond belief – GHRA

Teenage Torture Case… The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) is calling for appropriate disciplinary action to be taken against all officers to the highest levels of the Guyana Police Force...

Health Clinic a white elephant courtesy of GPL – Faerber

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Health Clinic a white elephant courtesy of GPL – Faerber

Region Three Chairman, Julius Faerber, says that the reason why the Health Clinic at Versailles has not been used is because Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has not installed electricity at the...

CHI to offer Paediatric cardiac operations by January

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on CHI to offer Paediatric cardiac operations by January

– More than 20 children screened at the weekend January is being touted as the official commencement of Paediatric open-heart surgery at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI). CHI is...

Mindboggling search on for Aliya Bulkan

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Mindboggling search on for Aliya Bulkan

There has not been any recent word from the relatives or the authorities on the status of the search for Aliya Bulkan. But sources close to the issue are assuring that a search is ongoing. While...

Govt. yet to pay Kids First Fund India bill

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. yet to pay Kids First Fund India bill

Months after the government said it had an arrangement to pay to a Chennai Hospital the bill for 12 Guyanese heart patients, it has so far failed to do so. “The headlines that they (government...

Dem boys seh… Everybody knocking off

Nov 10, 2009 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Everybody knocking off

Night mek fuh sleep and when people tek security guard wuk dem does tek a decision to tek night and mek it day. Well dem boys seh that dem have security guards who des tek de wuk and still want...

Student may have been killed over stolen watermelons

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Student may have been killed over stolen watermelons

The theft of watermelons may have led to the beating death on Sunday of 16-year-old New Amsterdam Multilateral student, Vivian Singh Balrup. Police investigations indicate that the teen from...

Air Services Limited constructs $25M terminal at Mahdia

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Air Services Limited constructs $25M terminal at Mahdia

Air Services Limited (ASL) is constructing a $25M terminal at the Mahdia airstrip as an upgrade of its services for people within Region Eight (Potaro/Siparuni). The terminal will consist of a large...

Colwyn King further remanded

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Colwyn King further remanded

Former President of the Guyana Teachers Union, Colwyn King, has been further remanded. He made a second court appearance yesterday. King was denied bail by Magistrate Fazil Azeez at the Georgetown...

“All we want is his body and justice” – family members

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on “All we want is his body and justice” – family members

The family members of the missing boat captain who reportedly jumped into the Berbice River are calling on the relevant authorities for their assistance in finding his remains and for justice to be...

Prisoner escapes from Georgetown Magistrates’ court – later recaptured

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Prisoner escapes from Georgetown Magistrates’ court – later recaptured

A prisoner who escaped from the Georgetown Magistrates’ court yesterday was later recaptured after robbing someone while on the run. Randy Samuels, of Buxton, who was attending court for a charge...

CHI addition

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on CHI addition

The capabilities of the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) have been boosted with addition of a full time Interventional Cardiologist, Dr Pratik Soni, and Board Certified Internist, Dr Ghansham Singh....

Health Ministry seeks reduction in cervical cancer

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry seeks reduction in cervical cancer

By 2015, the Ministry of Health hopes to have a significant reduction in cervical cancer. Currently, cervical cancer is a major public health problem in Guyana, because it is in the top three cause...

Woman found floating in canal

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Woman found floating in canal

Residents of Zeelugt, East bank Essequibo, were shocked by the lifeless body of Rajdai Persaud, floating in a trench in the community. It was unclear who discovered the body of the 26-year-old woman,...

Brothers stabbed at football match

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Brothers stabbed at football match

…rough ‘tackle’ sparked fracas A regular game of football turned violent when two brothers were stabbed after an altercation with another man last Sunday. Quincy and Carlos Adams, of...

Man leaves policewoman at death’s door

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Man leaves policewoman at death’s door

…but cop drops charges, fined $35,000 for wasting court’s time Even after she was brutally stabbed by her lover and hovered near death, a policewoman told a Berbice Magistrate that she and the...

ID card distribution commences in Region Four only

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on ID card distribution commences in Region Four only

The Guyana Elections Commission yesterday commenced the distribution of the new Identification Cards but it was restricted to Region Four. According to a well placed official, the decision was taken...

Murder suspect turns self in

Nov 10, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Murder suspect turns self in

A man who was wanted by the police for a murder yesterday turned himself in to the police in the company of his father. Reports are that the man, who has been identified as ‘Yankee’, of...

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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