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Three contract employees to earn $30.5M in 2010

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Three contract employees to earn $30.5M in 2010

Employees contracted by Ministries are always a bone of contention each year when the estimates of the budget are scrutinized. This year the National Assembly was told that of the 14 employees of the...

Huge quake kills 214 in Chile, triggers Pacific tsunami

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Huge quake kills 214 in Chile, triggers Pacific tsunami

CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) – One of the world’s most powerful earthquakes in a century battered Chile yesterday, killing at least 214 people, knocking down buildings and triggering a tsunami...

Cycling coach/organizer, Hassan Mohamed MS, is undoubtedly a ‘Special Person’

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cycling coach/organizer, Hassan Mohamed MS, is undoubtedly a ‘Special Person’

… Having tirelessly served 14 Ministers of Sport … “The energy, commitment and dedication I possess, is to make young people happy and I get the required support from the parents. The...

More than 1.5 millioninjections dispensed last year

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on More than 1.5 millioninjections dispensed last year

About 70 percent of the injections utilised globally have been found to be unnecessary thus every effort must be made by health officials to engage this course of action only when it is essential....

Dem boys seh….Hide cocaine in Bharrat luggage

Feb 28, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Hide cocaine in Bharrat luggage

People getting desperate. Imagine that dem have all de traps and all de security and people still trying dem luck fuh smuggle cocaine. Two of dem lef England and come to Guyana, collect cocaine, put...

Police Force budgets $24M to take care of corpses

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police Force budgets $24M to take care of corpses

…forensic lab structure to be completed by year-end – Rohee Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee in response to clarification of a $24M allocation in the Budget for the Guyana Police Force...

Guyana Classics – First fruits of the Caribbean Press

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Classics – First fruits of the Caribbean Press

Twelve historical volumes of Guyanese literature were unveiled last evening at the Umana Yana by President Bharrat Jagdeo. These are the first products of the Caribbean Press, an initiative launched...

Mashramani Exhibition on at National Art Gallery

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mashramani Exhibition on at National Art Gallery

Mashramani, the celebration of Guyana’s attainment of Republic status, is often associated with sweaty, gyrating revellers with their costumed-companions and massive floats on the streets of the...

Corbin says Govt. Fibre optic cable to manipulate sector

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Corbin says Govt. Fibre optic cable to manipulate sector

…budget predicts project’s total cost at $8.8B While Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon has said that the real cost of the programme involving the Government fibre optic cable...

Policeman held in connection with gun and ammo find

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Policeman held in connection with gun and ammo find

The police in Berbice are to seek legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions on how to deal with the five persons including a policeman who are detained in connection with the discovery of...

AFC boycotts Parliament to protest Minister’s refusal to provide answers

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on AFC boycotts Parliament to protest Minister’s refusal to provide answers

Contentious $4B Housing Allocation… – AFC “The Alliance For Change delegation did not fail to show up…We refused to show up and be exposed to the untruths, half-truths and obfuscation...

President calls for int’l trade reform

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on President calls for int’l trade reform

Rotary dinner… – small needs special treatment February 23 is singled out by Rotary International as the day marking the 105th anniversary of World Understanding and Peace Day. On Thursday,...

Peter’s Hall masjid celebrates Youman Nabi

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Peter’s Hall masjid celebrates Youman Nabi

Yesterday the Peter’s Hall Sunnahtul Jama Masjid celebrated Youman Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad. Present at the celebration were Minister of Housing Irfaan Ali, and Chief...

Gender equality needful in the delivery of education

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Gender equality needful in the delivery of education

– YCG It was in recognition of the paradigm shift as it relates to the delivery of education that Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG), a vibrant Non-Governmental Organisation, was forced to put in...

Wakenaam man Caught with Cocaine in St Maarten

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Wakenaam man Caught with Cocaine in St Maarten

Philipsburg: — Customs on St. Maarten managed to arrest a man from Wakenaam, Guyana with five kilos of cocaine on Monday. Head of Customs, Anthony Doran, said that his vigilant colleagues...

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Whew!!!- Temperatures rose in city last week as the El Nino condition continues to take its toll. However, these carpenters were barefooted and seemed not to mind the hot roof of this structure...

Caricom Insurance expands

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom Insurance expands

CARICOM General Insurance Company Limited opened a new branch at D’Edward Village, West Bank Berbice on Friday. Located near to the Berbice River Bridge, the office site is convenient for customers...

Prison Reform

Feb 28, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on Prison Reform

The announcement by the Minister of Home Affairs a while back to commit more resources to the maintenance and upgrading of the country’s prisons and the welfare of prisoners as part of a prison...

GT&T co-sponsors evening of Qaseedas

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T co-sponsors evening of Qaseedas

As the spirit of celebration after hard work permeates in Guyana in the post Mashramani moments, several Ministers of government, and President Bharrat Jagdeo, gathered at the Theatre Guild...

China’s porcelain heritage on show

Feb 28, 2010 knews News Comments Off on China’s porcelain heritage on show

It is no secret that China is one of the largest porcelain producing regions in the world, with a long and glorious history of the ceramic arts spanning over 3, 500 years. Through the ages, the...

Lusignan gets water supply boost with $63M Well

Feb 28, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Lusignan gets water supply boost with $63M Well

Residents of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, can now look forward to a better and adequate water supply as the newly completed $63.2M Lusignan Number Two well station located at the Lusignan Community...

Local film industry may finally receive much needed support – President

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Local film industry may finally receive much needed support – President

Asking a member of the entertainment scene anything about the local film industry invariably gets the same response – What local film industry? Perhaps this may change in the months to come....

Residents allege widespread wrongdoings at NDC

Feb 28, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Residents allege widespread wrongdoings at NDC

* land was never advertised * govt.’s loader rented illegally to private company The attempted secret sale of playground at Republic Park, East Bank Demerara, which led to an Overseer being sent...

Several injured as minibus turns turtle on Success Public Road

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Several injured as minibus turns turtle on Success Public Road

Several persons had to be rushed yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital for treatment after the minibus in which they were travelling turned turtle. Reports are that the incident occurred some...

Three contract employees to earn $30.5M in 2010

Feb 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Three contract employees to earn $30.5M in 2010

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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