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Relatives turn in suspected wife killer

Jan 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Relatives turn in suspected wife killer

By Jenelle Carter Just after 13:00 hours yesterday, after eluding police for several hours in the La Grange backlands, 29 year-old Ramesh Moniram, who reportedly confessed to police that he had...

Housing Minister insists he did not break the law

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…PNCR to take up matter in Public Accounts Committee By Gary Eleazar Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali is maintaining his innocence insisting that at no point in time did he breach any of the...

GPL’s CEO agrees to stay on to oversee critical development

Jan 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GPL’s CEO agrees to stay on to oversee critical development

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) says that it has asked its Chief Executive Officer, Bharat Dindyal, to stay on at the helm of the company. GPL, in a statement, acknowledged that Dindyal had...

Dem boys seh…Is Rohee turn fuh be President

Jan 15, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Is Rohee turn fuh be President

When de earthquake hit Haiti nuff people get a shock because earthquake is something that don’t really strike in this corner of de world. De last time one strike Haiti was more than 200 years ago....

Jagdeo urges Guyanese to give generously to Haiti

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After announcing a pledge of US$1M to assist earthquake-devastated Haiti, President Bharrat Jagdeo has urged Guyanese to give generously to the impoverished nation that is currently in turmoil....

Health care system needs closer attention – Dr Harding

Jan 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Health care system needs closer attention – Dr Harding

By Sharmain Cornette “If qualified human resources cannot be retained health care delivery cannot be guaranteed, no matter how many new buildings are commissioned,” said People’s National...

Benschop charged for illegal radio transmission

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– granted self-bail Local talk show host and social activist Mark Benschop, 37, of 137 Caneview Avenue Roxanne Burnham Gardens was yesterday granted self-bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa...

Digicel launches text and voice donation line

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Digicel Group yesterday launched a text and voice donation line to enable its 10 million plus customers worldwide to donate money to the massive humanitarian relief effort that is urgently needed in...

Wife’s text message may have led cop to suicide

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A mysterious text message may have led to traffic cop Chaavekanand Kishore taking his own life with his service revolver. Kishore shot himself dead on Wednesday in his wife’s apartment at the back...

Plaisance bandit shot by police

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Plaisance resident Rafael Jordan thought that he had gotten away after robbing a 17-year-old student of the Plaisance Community High School. He had even chopped his victim with a cutlass to relieve...

President Jagdeo heads to Middle East

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Information Liaison to the President Kwame McCoy yesterday confirmed that head of State Bharrat Jagdeo has left Guyana for state visits to the Middle East, namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and...

Guns and ammo charge against Hinckson dismissed

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Yesterday Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson dismissed the charge of possession of guns and ammunition against former Guyana Defence Force lieutenant Oliver Hinckson. The matter was thrown out...

International Red Cross and Red Crescent teams reach Haiti

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Much needed assistance from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent teams have started to arrive in Haiti. According to a release several Emergency Response Units (ERU) have been deployed with...

Illegal vegetables seized… Govt. warns businesses to seek permission before importing

Jan 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Illegal vegetables seized… Govt. warns businesses to seek permission before importing

The Ministry of Agriculture has announced that it is stepping up a campaign to remove from the market, fruits and vegetables brought illegally to Guyana. Officials say that large quantities of fruits...

109-year old is certainly the crowd’s favourite

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By Melissa Johnson LITTLE AFRICA, CORRIVERTON – Another Guyanese living abroad came to the assistance of one of Guyana’s oldest residents – 109-year old Ismay Spooner of Little Africa, Eliza...

HAITI NEEDS HELP NOW, NOT TOMORROW

Jan 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on HAITI NEEDS HELP NOW, NOT TOMORROW

The government must be commended for its prompt response to the crisis in Haiti. The government has already signaled that it will provide some US$1M in assistance to that country to help in the...

The law courts and evil of squatting

Jan 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The law courts and evil of squatting

Dear Editor, In pre-Independence times, squatting on public or private land was a rarity because the population understood that squatting was an illegality. The court also strictly upheld the law and...

Overseas-based Guyanese cannot dictate what’s best for us

Jan 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Overseas-based Guyanese cannot dictate what’s best for us

Dear Editor, I note with disgust the ongoing ramblings, finger pointing, name calling and lack of disrespect spewed by Sasenarine Singh who has abandoned his country and now lives in another part of...

“Hurry Up” Moore goes after WBA (PABA) Super Bantamweight title in Singapore tomorrow night

Jan 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Hurry Up” Moore goes after WBA (PABA) Super Bantamweight title in Singapore tomorrow night

Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore, who is the holder of several prestigious titles including the North American and Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) bantamweight titles, is scheduled to fight...

It’s time PPP members make their abjections public

Jan 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s time PPP members make their abjections public

Dear Editor, With the recent deaths within my party and the removal of Cde Navin Chandarpal as presidential advisor, I feel compelled to write this letter. Since my last letter to Kaieteur News on...

Break and enter convict caught in bed with dog

Jan 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Break and enter convict caught in bed with dog

A man who pleaded guilty to break and enter and larceny after being caught under the sheets with a dog was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson....

This should not be a political event or a politicised process

Jan 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on This should not be a political event or a politicised process

Dear Editor, I was surprised at the condemnation attributed to the Honourable Minister Ms. Priya Manickchand of the announced appeal by the Red Cross Society in Guyana for emergency monetary...

GABA to host meeting with teams Sunday

Jan 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA to host meeting with teams Sunday

-ahead of Division I and III Leagues The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) will host a meeting with their affiliate clubs ahead of the launch of the Division I and III Leagues that are...

Cabinet Outreach on the Corentyne Coast

Jan 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cabinet Outreach on the Corentyne Coast

Dear Editor, Let’s discuss the recent Cabinet Outreach 2010 which was carried out mainly on the Corentyne Coast. I’d call it a ‘Corentyne Outreach’ because save for one or two meetings in the...

Here’s the truth

Jan 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Here’s the truth

By Edison Jefford Anyone who read my article that appeared on January 3, 2010 in Kaieteur Sport will struggle to admit that there are racial sentiments and that a “vicious attack” was what 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