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Commander knew teen was tortured

Dec 09, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Commander knew teen was tortured

Superintendent, ASP, Sgt., three constables departmentally charged – torture report The long awaited report on the torture probe that was conducted to ascertain culpability of those who burnt the...

Minister, baby hurled through windscreen

Dec 09, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Minister, baby hurled through windscreen

…as ambulance slams car (By Mondale Smith) Minister within the Education Ministry, Dr Desrey Fox, and her grandson, Carlos, escaped death when their vehicle was slammed by an ambulance at the...

IDB targets corrupt clients

Dec 09, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on IDB targets corrupt clients

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced stricter measures to fight corruption and fraud. The bank, in a statement yesterday, stated that it has developed a major overhaul of its...

Unconscious driver’s gun found on Essequibo bandit

Dec 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Unconscious driver’s gun found on Essequibo bandit

The .32 Ruger revolver recovered from bandits on the Essequibo Coast belongs to an East Coast Demerara businessman who was knocked unconscious when his pickup plunged into the Church Street Canal a...

Labourer crushed between low bed and bulldozer

Dec 09, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer crushed between low bed and bulldozer

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Twenty-year old Mark Liaping of 40 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday just hours after being crushed by a low bed vehicle....

3% increase for sugar workers

Dec 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 3% increase for sugar workers

– poor governance, inefficiency costing GuySuCo $3B annually by Leonard Gildarie An Arbitration Tribunal, ordered by government, has recommended a three per cent increase for sugar workers and...

A man missing from OP

Dec 09, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on A man missing from OP

Dem have a big shake up at Office of de President but de story ain’t coming out because dem people can keep a secret. Bright and early yesterday one of dem boys hear that a big adviser to Bharrat...

Dangerous flaws in proposed REDD deal

Dec 09, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Dangerous flaws in proposed REDD deal

– NGO group warns By Neil Marks in Copenhagen An agreement on REDD, the initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, due to...

City Hall promises heightened security for municipal vendors

Dec 09, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall promises heightened security for municipal vendors

– announces extended opening hours for markets In anticipation of increased vending and shopping activities in the city, the Mayor and City Council, through the City Constabulary, has sought to...

Venezuela, Brazil flights soon from Ogle Airport

Dec 09, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela, Brazil flights soon from Ogle Airport

– Robeson Benn Ogle Airport is soon to do inter-regional flights to Brazil and Venezuela, according to Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn. The official made the disclosure...

Essequibo farmers to get fertilizer vouchers from today

Dec 09, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo farmers to get fertilizer vouchers from today

$400M rice intervention: Government’s promise of a $400M assistance to rice farmers is to start filtering down today with vouchers for fertilizers being issued at Essequibo. According to a...

Family escapes death after Linden crash

Dec 09, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Family escapes death after Linden crash

A Section B Christianburg, Linden family is thanking God for sparing their lives. They are also asking that the relevant authorities clamp down on the operators of timber trucks and other such...

GPL to dismiss 75 workers

Dec 09, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on GPL to dismiss 75 workers

Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) will be retrenching some 75 employees with full benefits. General Secretary of the National Agricultural and Industrial Employees Union (NACCIE), Kenneth Joseph,...

Home Affairs Ministry expresses regret to tortured teen, family

Dec 09, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Home Affairs Ministry expresses regret to tortured teen, family

– announces release of report They were arrested and tortured as part of police investigations into the murder of former Region Three Deputy Chairman, Ramnauth Bisram; however a statement...

Reading and Research Centre is 13

Dec 09, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Reading and Research Centre is 13

The Guyana Reading and Research Centre would be celebrating its 13 th anniversary this month and as part of the celebrations it would be providing books and library services to the public. Director...

Bandits strike again on Essequibo Coast

Dec 09, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits strike again on Essequibo Coast

One day after Police Officers on the Essequibo Coast apprehended three suspects, including a Guyana Defence Force Lance Corporal, in connection with a series of break-ins and robberies, on the Coast,...

Males Contested 11 Caricom Championships

Dec 09, 2009 knews Letters, Sports Comments Off on Males Contested 11 Caricom Championships

Dear Editor, Please allow me once again to correct Stabroek News Sports Reporter Rawle Toney in Sunday Edition of the Stabroek News. Mr. Toney’s article Basketball waiting on something amazing to...

Georgetown Cricket Club elects new executive body

Dec 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Georgetown Cricket Club elects new executive body

Lionel Jaikarran was unanimously elected as President of the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) when that entity held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Club’s headquarters, Shivnarine Chanderpaul...

Madhoo in ripping form for World Tournament

Dec 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Madhoo in ripping form for World Tournament

– Feels more confident 5 years later By Rawle Welch Throwing the dart with unerring accuracy during a practice session last Monday evening at his home, Guyana’s representative at this...

Arjune hits century for Everest, Mohamed (73*) Browne (75) also shine

Dec 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Arjune hits century for Everest, Mohamed (73*) Browne (75) also shine

First-Class opener Krishna Arjune stroked a splendid unbeaten 133 for his new club GNIC while another First-Class player, Zaheer Mohamed was unbeaten on 73 for Enterprise on the opening day of their...

Heyliger guides Santos to South E’bo U-17 cricket title

Dec 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Heyliger guides Santos to South E’bo U-17 cricket title

A fine allround performance by Ryan Heyliger guided Santos to victory over Golden Fleece in the final of the South Essequibo U-17 cricket competition played recently at Suddie on the Essequibo Coast....

PS Ninvalle unanimously elected to head amateur boxing

Dec 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on PS Ninvalle unanimously elected to head amateur boxing

The members of local amateur boxing sent out a united message yesterday when they elected Parliamentary Secretary Steve Ninvalle unopposed to the post of president of the Guyana Amateur Boxing...

DeSinco U-19 football continues today

Dec 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on DeSinco U-19 football continues today

Competition in the DeSinco sponsored Georgetown Football Association Under-19 league continues today with a double header at the Georgetown Football Club ground. Kicking off from 16:30hrs, unbeaten...

Fitness Paradise Gym launches first edition of FITNEWS

Dec 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Fitness Paradise Gym launches first edition of FITNEWS

Fitness Paradise Gym, which opened its doors to the public on Monday last, recently launched the first edition of what will be a quarterly Newsletter, FITNEWS. The launching of the Newsletter...

Hooper wants to make a difference

Dec 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Hooper wants to make a difference

Planning to re-migrate to Guyana with family By Sean Devers in Barbados He maybe 25 years older and a few pounds heavier than when he walked out at Kensington Oval as an 18-year-old to score a...

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A call for more cultural centres

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