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18-year-old’s shooting sparks protest

Dec 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on 18-year-old’s shooting sparks protest

…relatives insist he was collecting scrap iron Family members of Hemchand Gopaul, the 18-year-old youth of 3 D Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, Berbice, who was fatally shot by police, and residents from...

One shot dead, another wounded outside Bar

Dec 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on One shot dead, another wounded outside Bar

By Latoya Giles Controversy surrounds the shooting to death of 28-year-old Hewley Nicholas Barker, of Norton Street, Lodge. Barker was shot dead early yesterday morning, by an off-duty Assistant...

Dem boys seh…Varshnie married fuh real

Dec 20, 2009 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Varshnie married fuh real

Wedding bells ring on London and is now dem boys putting two and two together. Varshnie married again and de man is somebody who use to wuk wid Bharrat as de Aide de Camp. Dem boys seh that when dem...

Is ‘Nasty Man’ cracking? Young offender threatens mayhem

Dec 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Is ‘Nasty Man’ cracking? Young offender threatens mayhem

Guyana’s prison system is designed to rehabilitate inmates but the recent utterances of a prisoner send a chilling message of what the system can create. Some people do make it out with a changed...

Health Ministry cannot afford to treat lipid abnormalities

Dec 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry cannot afford to treat lipid abnormalities

Persons living with diabetes and hypertension in Guyana end up developing abnormal lipid (fat) profiles in their system, including high cholesterol. But the Ministry of Health cannot afford to treat...

Eighty per cent of applicants fail GITC entrance exams

Dec 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Eighty per cent of applicants fail GITC entrance exams

Eighty percent of the applicants who wrote the entrance test last year to determine their eligibility to attend the Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) did not qualify for any trade programmes...

Car sends loaded minibus into trench

Dec 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Car sends loaded minibus into trench

A minibus BLL 6759 turned turtle yesterday following an accident with a car HB 1269 in the vicinity of La Grange, West Bank Demerara and sent public spirited citizen scurry to the assistance of those...

E-Networks awards customers

Dec 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on E-Networks awards customers

E-Networks made a presentation at the company’s head office situated at 220 Camp Street where seven Dell Mini Laptops were presented to winning customers as the drawings were done for the past...

More Christmas cheer for orphans

Dec 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on More Christmas cheer for orphans

As Christmas Day looms even nearer, cheer has been spread to orphaned and less fortunate children. The Chinese Embassy in collaboration with the Child Care and Protection Agency yesterday hosted a...

Ramsammy expresses disappointed in CARICOM and Tourism Ministry

Dec 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Ramsammy expresses disappointed in CARICOM and Tourism Ministry

Tobacco Standards By Fareeza Haniff As the Ministry of Health plans to make the fight against tobacco more robust in 2010, Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has expressed his disappointment in...

Shoddy police work puts family in danger

Dec 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Shoddy police work puts family in danger

On the night of Monday last at approximately 22:30 hrs, 38-year-old Sharon Fung and 36-year-old Alwin Clark had a heated argument that led to two of Fung’s daughters arming themselves with an old...

Crosse, Daniels spur MSC to massive win

Dec 20, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Crosse, Daniels spur MSC to massive win

The disregard and disrespect for the game by this generation of cricketers continues unabated and the power struggles and in-fighting among cricket officials is doing little to inspire hope of a...

$170M sewerage rehab project on schedule – GWI official

Dec 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on $170M sewerage rehab project on schedule – GWI official

By Sharmain Cornette Rehabilitation works on three of the 24 sewerage pumping stations in the city are progressing at a satisfactory rate which is likely to see these facilities being completed and...

GRA zeroes in on route used to smuggle vehicles

Dec 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on GRA zeroes in on route used to smuggle vehicles

Officials have confirmed that the smuggling of vehicles into Guyana is a well-organized scheme intent of robbing Government of hundreds of millions of dollars. The revelations came as two suspected...

East Coast teams booted out of K&S tourney

Dec 20, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on East Coast teams booted out of K&S tourney

Sunburst Camptown hammer Buxton 5-0, Riddim Squad edge Ann’s Grove 2-1 East Demerara teams have become the latest teams to walk the plank when rivalry in the 20th edition of the Kashif and...

The Labour Minister and Mr. Persaud have a lot of questions to answer

Dec 20, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The Labour Minister and Mr. Persaud have a lot of questions to answer

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Chief Labour Officer Yoganand Persaud’s letter “No meeting on December 15”and the Editor’s note (SN Dec 19). Both confirm my fear. On Dec. 18 Kaieteur News...

Giftland Office Max supports Victoria Kings FC

Dec 20, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Giftland Office Max supports Victoria Kings FC

As the 2009/10 Kashif and Shanghai football tournament is underway, Giftland Office Max has come to the support of Victoria Kings Football Club to aid their preparation. The East Coast side has also...

‘If the intention is to silence me, I shall not be deterred’

Dec 20, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on ‘If the intention is to silence me, I shall not be deterred’

Dear Editor, If Ravi Dev’s article, “Discourse of hate” (Kaieteur News, 13/12/2009) is intended to silence me with his manufactured accusation that the language I use to describe the racist and...

What now for Jagdeo and his LCDS?

Dec 20, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on What now for Jagdeo and his LCDS?

Dear Editor, The Guardian Newspaper headline of December 19th screamed, “Low targets, goals dropped: Copenhagen ends in failure”. What now for Jagdeo and his LCDS. This year alone he has...

Lawyers write SILWFC on overdue wage increase

Dec 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyers write SILWFC on overdue wage increase

— staffers paid on Friday Workers of the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund Committee (SILWFC), who picketed the Ministry of Labour over a week ago for a salary increase, have received it. The...

Downes, Lewis, Sukra win junior titles

Dec 20, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Downes, Lewis, Sukra win junior titles

National junior champion Anthony Downes made light work of challenger Jeremy Miller to capture the 18 and under title in this year’s Banks DIH Invitational Masters Tournament which continued...

Joey Jagan is not consistent on economy

Dec 20, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Joey Jagan is not consistent on economy

Dear Editor, I write with reference to Joey Jagan’s letter, “It is time that govt. take care of all the people’ (Kaieteur News, 12-19-09). The thrust of Mr. Jagan’s piece is that the...

BCB launch Christmas Outreach Programme

Dec 20, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on BCB launch Christmas Outreach Programme

Children of Promise Eden Orphanage first to benefit The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday last launched its Christmas Outreach Programme with a donation of $75, 000 worth of items to the Children...

Bisram’s latest output has finally exposed him

Dec 20, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Bisram’s latest output has finally exposed him

Dear Editor, I am relieved that the two independent dailies have relegated Mr. Bisram’s “poll findings” to the letter columns instead of carrying them as important news items. For a long time...

Pontificators should take the Hippocratic Oath

Dec 20, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Pontificators should take the Hippocratic Oath

Dear Editor, Exhortations abound in Guyana! • “The Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) should not be commenting on Government Policy” SN, 12/14/2009) • “Guyana should...

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