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Simels heads to jail after failed bail application

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Yesterday, the three-judge panel in a US Appeals Court formally denied Robert Simels’s application for bail. As a result he is to have reported to the Big Springs Federal Correctional Institution...

Unofficial economy benefiting from cash-based nature of country – Chris Ram

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Corruption, money laundering, tax evasion and unfair competition are some of the factors contributing to the stifling of growth in Guyana. This is according to prominent chartered accountant and...

GMSA calls for urgent resolution to CLICO issue

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One of the country’s most prominent business entities, the Guyana Manufacturers and Services Association (GMSA), is calling for an urgent resolution to the CLICO issue. GMSA, in expressing its...

Students, parents stage protest over teachers’ transfer

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By Jenelle Carter Four days into the start of the new school term, there were scenes of confusion outside of the Stewartville Primary School as students, parents and members of the Parent-Teacher...

Burglars torch way into Grove Post Office…again

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– $100,000 plus computer stolen By Leonard Gildarie For the second time in months, unknown persons have torched their way in the Grove Post Office, this time stealing more than $100,000 in cash...

Dem big ones got nuff passion

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Passion is a thing that does tek lang to cool down and dem boys find out de hard way. Christmas and New Year, de people at de Waterfalls paper decide to mek joke wid some big ones in de country. Dem...

Police launch search for missing GRA cashier

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Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said that the return of the stolen money by a cashier of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) does not negate the actual larceny. The Crime Chief made the comment to this...

$160M in presidential grants issued to Amerindian communities last year

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In 2009, the government issued a total of $160 million in presidential grants to Amerindian communities. This is according to Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, who noted that this money...

Govt. analyst warns of Tylenol recall

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It was consumers’ complaints of an unusual mouldy, musty or mildew-like odour of a Tylenol brand product that has warranted its recall. In a release, the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department...

Miners’ association meets to ‘determine sector’s future’

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– full-page advertisement flays Norway deal As government contemplates a proposal of six months’ notice of intention by miners to commence operations, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners...

RUSAL wants to pursue an anti-worker strategy – PNCR

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By Brushell Blackman “It is a disgrace for the Minister of Labour to sit idly by and allow this foreign company (RUSAL) to trample on the rights of workers in this country.” This is the view of...

UG puts spotlight on quality assurance

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The University of Guyana (UG) will be holding a one-week Quality Assurance Workshop from January 11-15 at its Turkeyen Campus. This workshop is a follow-up to the situation analysis that was...

Reigon Two Chairman urges farmers to wait on gravity flow

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Reigon Two Chairman Alli Baksh is appealing to rice farmers between Anna Regina and New Road in the north of the Essequibo Coast to co-operate with the Regional Administration and wait on gravity...

Livestock exporters will soon have to be licensed

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…as House approves regulatory legislation By Gary Eleazar The house was last evening left divided on what initially seemed to be a relatively simple piece of legislation. Nonetheless there were...

Field Audits will reduce illegal house-lot acquisition – Minister Ali

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By Sharmain Cornette Field audits will be the continued approach utilised by the Ministry of Housing and Water this year, as the drive to put an end to the illegal acquisition of house-lots is...

YCG records successful year despite financial constraints

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By Sharmain Cornette The support of the private sector will be especially crucial to help sustain the community oriented programmes offered by Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG) this year. Executive...

Gwendolyn O’Neil/Sharon Ward headline Holland Enterprise promotions ‘New Year’s Beatings’

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Boxing buffs disappointed at the aborted Boxing Day fight card will eventually have their desires satisfied following fresh negotiations between head of the Holland’s Enterprise Promotions (HEP),...

Property owners in Linden face at least 50% increase in rates and taxes

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….current payments described as ‘ridiculously low’ Interim Management Committee Chairman Orrin Gordon has said that property owners in Linden will soon have to pay an increase in rates and...

GT&T launches inaugural countrywide ten10 softball competition

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Pulsating action anticipated Cricket fans can expect several weeks of pulsating softball cricket action following the launching of the Guyana Telephone &Telegraph (GT&T) Inaugural countrywide...

PNCR renews call for shared governance

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– questions Govt. commitment to such a cause By Brushell Blackman The main opposition party, the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR), has renewed its call for shared governance as the way...

“We still have a lot of work to put in…”

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Says Butts ahead of IRB Sevens’ Series By Edison Jefford National Men’s Rugby Captain, Claudius Butts is adamant that his side still have miles to go to reach the desired standard necessary for...

Youths remanded for robbery with violence

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Devon Boucher, 18, of 71 Supply, East Coast Demerara, and Devon Manroop, 19, of 17 Barrack Street, Kingston, were yesterday remanded after appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson...

Muslims host programme to mark commencement of Islamic New Year

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– Scholar Mufti Ashraul Hack to grace event The 13th Annual Cultural Programme to mark the commencement of the Islamic New Year 1431/2010 will be held on Sunday January 10, from 14:00hrs, at...

Neighbour testifies as Ithaca murder PI continues

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The preliminary inquiry into the murder of Gertrude Edwards continued Wednesday before Magistrate Nigel Hawke, at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court. On trial is Edwards’ reputed husband Gladstone...

Carter named MVP & Best Goalie of 20th K&S Football C/ship

Jan 08, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carter named MVP & Best Goalie of 20th K&S Football C/ship

Impressive Awards ceremony held on GFF Lawns BK International Western Tigers goalkeeper Derrick Carter was named the MVP of the 20th Kashif and Shanghai Football tournament which his team won for the...

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Renuka, Mandhana consign West Indies to record loss

Chilling reminders that we are not safe

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Georgetown was plunged into shock and terror last week after two heinous incidents laid... more