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Toolsie, DTL complain of uncontrolled mining

Feb 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Toolsie, DTL complain of uncontrolled mining

As miners protest over government’s attempt to streamline the mining and forestry industries, there are indications that the administration’s proposal for a six-month notification, before any...

UNFCCC receives list of government climate pledges

Feb 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on UNFCCC receives list of government climate pledges

Following the conclusion of the climate change talks in Copenhagen, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has received submissions of national pledges to cut and limit...

PAC mandates Finance Ministry to submit list of outstanding advances

Feb 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on PAC mandates Finance Ministry to submit list of outstanding advances

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday last mandated the Ministry of Finance to present to it by February 15, a breakdown of how many officials, and belonging to which ministry, still have to...

Grenadian officials still to release Island Princess

Feb 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Grenadian officials still to release Island Princess

The owner of the ill-fated Island Princess will have to wait just a little longer before his vessel is returned to him. Errol Prince said that he learnt the disappointing news yesterday from his...

MMC guard still in custody for fatal shooting of alleged thief

Feb 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on MMC guard still in custody for fatal shooting of alleged thief

An MMC security guard remained in custody yesterday as police continued investigations into Sunday’s fatal shooting of alleged battery thief Kwesi D’Andrade. D’Andrade, of “C’ Field,...

Thieves cart off Money Gram safe with $3.3M

Feb 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves cart off Money Gram safe with $3.3M

Thieves broke into the Money Gram office at New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, and reportedly stole a safe containing $3.3M. The discovery was made at around 08:45 hours yesterday and the...

Is this homelessness or slackness?

Feb 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Is this homelessness or slackness?

This man was spotted sleeping with this child on the pavement at the corner of Oronoque and Robb Streets around midday yesterday. He claimed that he is a security guard at nights and has nowhere to...

Police vehicle crashes into minibus at Uitvlugt

Feb 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police vehicle crashes into minibus at Uitvlugt

– five injured Five persons were yesterday rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital following an accident on the Uitvlugt Public Road, West Coast Demerara. Reports are that a police pick up...

Nurse Practitioners’ Bill likely by 2011

Feb 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Nurse Practitioners’ Bill likely by 2011

– Health Minister By Sharmain Cornette A new Nurse Practitioners’ Bill is likely to be in place by next year which is intended to ensure that continued nursing education becomes compulsory rather...

President of GFF optimistic of chances

Feb 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on President of GFF optimistic of chances

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Colin Klass is optimistic that Guyanese women footballers would do well in the upcoming qualifiers for the Women’s World Cup football tournament,...

Bladen Hall captures School Windball Cricket Competition

Feb 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bladen Hall captures School Windball Cricket Competition

2010 season opens later this month Bladen Hall Multilateral defeated Central High by 16 runs to capture the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport 18th Annual Christmas Term Female Windball...

Another torrid time on the road

Feb 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Another torrid time on the road

Guyana cricketers continue to struggle overseas By Sean Devers in Barbados The struggles of the Guyana team on their overseas assignments over the past few years continued this year leaving them out...

Rookie Ironmen gearing up for GAPF Novices on February 18

Feb 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rookie Ironmen gearing up for GAPF Novices on February 18

Colin ‘Mr. Clean’ Chesney to attempt squatting 800lbs The 2010 Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) Novice Championships which is set for February 18 at a venue to be announced is...

NA Town Council clamps down on sale of expired goods

Feb 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on NA Town Council clamps down on sale of expired goods

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – The New Amsterdam Town Council seized some $200,000 worth of confectionery, grocery items and cosmetics from business entities in and around the municipality last week....

Woman fearful for her life, appeals to authorities for help

Feb 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Woman fearful for her life, appeals to authorities for help

Even as the Minister of Human Services, Priya Manickchand, has declared a zero tolerance disposition on domestic abuse, a young woman from the Ancient County of Berbice is fearful for her life...

AG announces VFM audit on Govt. procurement

Feb 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on AG announces VFM audit on Govt. procurement

Auditor General Deodat Sharma, in an announcement that was welcomed by the Shadow Finance Minister Winston Murray, on Monday told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that he will be commencing a...

Unity Lancaster SC defeat Stratehaven

Feb 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Unity Lancaster SC defeat Stratehaven

As ECCA 40 overs competition commences Unity Lancaster Sports Club (ULSC) defeated Stratehaven when action in the East Coast Cricket Association (ECCA) 40 overs cricket competition got underway at...

‘Hot Track, Grass Track’ set for Sunday

Feb 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Hot Track, Grass Track’ set for Sunday

Joe Vieira Park to host mega 2010 Series By Edison Jefford The leading Dirt Bike riders in Guyana will be tossed into action again on Sunday when Christopher Small’s INXS Performance host ‘Hot...

Sunburst Camptown FC extends sympathy to family of the late Euston Smartt

Feb 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sunburst Camptown FC extends sympathy to family of the late Euston Smartt

The executive and members of Sunburst Camptown Football Club, an affiliate of the Georgetown Football Association, is extending its deepest sympathy to the family and relatives of the late Euston...

Mash activities postpones GABA Leagues

Feb 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mash activities postpones GABA Leagues

Mashramani activities at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall have ruled Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) reportedly out of usage of the venue until those activities conclude some time...

Overseas-based Guyanese donates equipment to Football Federation

Feb 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Overseas-based Guyanese donates equipment to Football Federation

Ever so often the members of the Diaspora reach out and assist local sports associations in their quest to improve on the fortunes of those associations. Yesterday morning, at a press conference...

Dharry calls out Rogers in the face of spurious comments

Feb 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dharry calls out Rogers in the face of spurious comments

Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry is fuming over what he has described as a blatant low blow delivered by local bantamweight boxer, Orland ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers and has since issued a challenge to...

Bishop’s win GTTA Teams Championships

Feb 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bishop’s win GTTA Teams Championships

Top Mae’s’ ‘A’ squad in two of three finals By Edison Jefford Bishop’s High School won two of three groups in the Business School-sponsored Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Schools’...

No activity in the LCDS is aimed at disrupting the mining sector

Feb 03, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on No activity in the LCDS is aimed at disrupting the mining sector

Dear Editor, Permit me to highlight some glaring inaccuracies and falsehoods made by the AFC Leader in the print media including the Kaieteur News (January 31, 2010) captioned, “Guyana cannot...

The Union has not broken the laws or the CLA

Feb 03, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Union has not broken the laws or the CLA

Dear Editor, Mohamed Akeel’s letter (It is the bauxite union which walked away from an agreement, SN, January, 28, 2010) forcefully brought home recognition of the distance someone will go for a...

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Poor Power Planning (PPP)

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Planning has long been the PPP/C government’s pride and joy. The PPP/C touts it at rallies,... more