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Three die in collision on road to Lethem

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A head-on collision between a minibus and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) on the road to Lethem yesterday morning has left three persons dead and 14 others nursing various degrees of injuries. The...

Rusal ‘may not resume operations’

Dec 01, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rusal ‘may not resume operations’

By Leonard Gildarie As its Aroaima, Berbice operations remain closed due to strike action, the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI), has announced that it may close operations permanently. In a...

Primary student snatched from school by stranger

Dec 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Primary student snatched from school by stranger

– released after being searched It may have been a case of mistaken identity but the parents of a 10-year-old pupil who attends a West Coast Demerara Primary School were shocked out of their...

Tortured teen… Accused cops each granted $300,000 bail

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The two policemen who were charged last Wednesday with torturing a teenaged suspect while he was in custody, appeared in court yesterday and were granted bail by the Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa...

Regional market has too much red tape – Agri minister

Dec 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Regional market has too much red tape – Agri minister

… Food and Nutrition policy workshop By Leonard Gildarie As several local and international experts gather here to come up with ways to tackle food security in the region, Guyana has warned...

World AIDS Day 2009… Ban Ki-moon calls for removal of laws which hinder fight against disease

Dec 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on World AIDS Day 2009… Ban Ki-moon calls for removal of laws which hinder fight against disease

By Neil Marks United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says governments around the world must remove laws which hamper the AIDS fight, and local organisations agree, but they are wary of talk....

High speed suspects’ court case discharged

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The three suspects who were pursued and apprehended by police following a high speed chase on Friday, November 20, last, had their case discharged yesterday by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa...

‘Value-for-money’ audit report presented to Speaker Ramkarran

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The first ever ‘value-for-money’ audit report was yesterday presented to the speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran by acting Auditor General, Deodat Sharma. The report is based on an...

Sophia residents call for increased police presence

Dec 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia residents call for increased police presence

Residents of Sophia are calling on the relevant authorities to increase police presence in the area. They claim that they are being relentlessly targeted by bandits. Over the past few weeks several...

‘Staggering’ programmes could address faculty shortage in nursing schools

Dec 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Staggering’ programmes could address faculty shortage in nursing schools

By Sharmain Cornette The issue of adequate teaching staff will have to be addressed even as the Ministry of Health prepares to train an increased amount of nurses this year. Minister within the...

Region’s response to HIV/AIDS shows a mixed score card

Dec 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Region’s response to HIV/AIDS shows a mixed score card

– Carrington As Guyana joins the rest of the world in observing World AIDS Day today, Secretary-General of CARICOM, Edwin Carrington noted that an assessment of the region’s response to...

Ministry of Works hammer falls on Demico House strips

Dec 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry of Works hammer falls on Demico House strips

Years after being erected in front of Demico House to prevent unnecessary parking, several concrete strips were the target of the Ministry of Works’ demolition crew. Minutes after the unit...

Crime is the main deterrent to investment in Guyana – AFC

Dec 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Crime is the main deterrent to investment in Guyana – AFC

Opposition parliamentary party, the Alliance For Change (AFC) is insisting that crime is the main deterrent to investments in Guyana. This is despite claims otherwise by the ruling People’s...

Unidentified errant driver may be businessman

Dec 01, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Unidentified errant driver may be businessman

– four-year-old girl still unconscious Police are checking reports that a businessman was driving the pickup which struck down a mother and badly injured her two children on Mandela Avenue on...

Man released as PM shows partner died of natural causes

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Police have released the 29-year-old Turkeyen resident after a post mortem examination showed that the woman died of natural causes. The man was released shortly after noon yesterday. Reports are...

‘The Flame and the Ribbon’ set for NCC tonight

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Today Guyana joins the world in observing World AIDS Day with various forms of exhibitions and showcases and theatre lovers will not be left out. Through an initiative that began in 1992, Artistes in...

Actor’s killer slit his throat from behind

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Police investigators are now certain that whoever murdered actor Joel Fraser did so from behind him. This was revealed during a post mortem examination which indicated that Fraser died from an...

Bankers’ Association endorses move to raise mortgage ceiling

Dec 01, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Bankers’ Association endorses move to raise mortgage ceiling

The move by Government to increase the ceiling for Low Income Mortgage Loans has been endorsed and will be supported by the Guyana Association of Bankers. In a statement issued yesterday, the...

Rajkarran, Da Silva ignite Hampton Court

Dec 01, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Rajkarran, Da Silva ignite Hampton Court

…As Titan host successful Grass Track Meet By Edison Jefford Hundreds, if not thousands, of Essequibians turned out Sunday afternoon to witness what became a thrilling set of Dirt Bike Grass...

Ravens embarrass Pacesetters twice in one night

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GABA Finals inadvertently reduced to a lime By Edison Jefford Ravens inflicted such a thrashing on Courts Pacesetters Sunday night in the First Division Final that even Pacesetters’ Head Coach,...

Alpha United are inaugural GFF Super League Champions

Dec 01, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Alpha United are inaugural GFF Super League Champions

Nail GDF 2-1: 10-man Sunburst Camptown beat Milerock 3-1 for 3rd By Franklin Wilson The ‘Hammer Power’ outlasted the ‘Army Power’ as Alpha United romped to victory by a 2-1 margin over the...

Sonia Jardine (GCC, GUYANA)

Dec 01, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Sonia Jardine (GCC, GUYANA)

Making a late entry into the sport of hockey, somewhere in her 20’s, Sonia Jardine’s meteoric rise in the game has left team-mates, opponents, supporters and fans wondering what could have been...

Edward B. Beharry & Co. pumps over $2M into 20th K&S tourney

Dec 01, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Edward B. Beharry & Co. pumps over $2M into 20th K&S tourney

Auto Fashion sponsors 2nd place trophy & medals; promises car for MVP next year As the time winds down for the official kick off of the 20th Kashif and Shanghai Football tournament, corporate...

Mayor Green birthday football continues Friday

Dec 01, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Mayor Green birthday football continues Friday

– Tourney concludes next week Just two more playing days are left in the Mayor Green birthday 7-a-side football tournament being played at the Tucville ground. Play is set for this Friday when...

Lack of commitment rampant in local cricket

Dec 01, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Lack of commitment rampant in local cricket

Culley leads 10-man Police to win against DCC The indisciplined attitude of Guyana’s young cricketers continues to mar the game locally and commitment to team is slowing becoming something of the...

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A call for more cultural centres

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Burnham’s decision to divert the Indian Immigration Fund towards constructing the National... more