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GuySuCo fires Booker Tate, withholds over $300M in fees

Feb 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo fires Booker Tate, withholds over $300M in fees

– to recoup $$$M in losses By Leonard Gildarie The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has withheld more than $300M (£1M) from and fired its consultant engineer, Booker Tate, over what has been...

Mocha victim was alcoholic who left family

Feb 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mocha victim was alcoholic who left family

… Skeletal remains Relatives came forward yesterday to positively identify Jocelyn Prince, whose skeletal remains were found near the Lamaha Canal on Sunday. Police sources said that a female...

Trotman upbraids parliamentarians’ deteriorating decorum

Feb 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Trotman upbraids parliamentarians’ deteriorating decorum

…extends proverbial olive branch toward improving political relations “From this day onwards we expect the honour and respectability of this National Assembly to be restored and for us, its...

Rohee accuses opposition of ‘dotishness’

Feb 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee accuses opposition of ‘dotishness’

…but hardly addresses security sector Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, spent little time on expounding on the budgetary spending on the security sector during his contribution to the Budget...

Machel for Mash Day concert

Feb 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Machel for Mash Day concert

(By Mondale Smith) It seems that Guyanese Soca lovers can’t get enough of international Soca sensation, Machel Montano, since his arrival on the local shores and tonight they will have all of him...

Cops checking GT&T printout to trace threatening calls

Feb 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cops checking GT&T printout to trace threatening calls

… Christmas Eve murder By Michael Jordan Detectives are checking the telephone records of murder victim, Rajkumarie Mahadeo, in an attempt to identify the individual who made threatening calls...

First CARICOM-Mexico Summit opens

Feb 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on First CARICOM-Mexico Summit opens

The first CARICOM-Mexico Summit opened yesterday, with hopes of strengthened relations and increase trade and investment opportunities. “What we are witnessing here today is the result of an...

Prosecution, defence clash as Berbice River marijuana suspects appear in court

Feb 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Prosecution, defence clash as Berbice River marijuana suspects appear in court

The prosecution and the defence clashed yesterday as both sides tried to score early points when the three men arrested by police on a marijuana farm at Sand Hills, up the Berbice River on Saturday,...

Guyanese doctor wins US$2.5M Pioneer Award

Feb 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Guyanese doctor wins US$2.5M Pioneer Award

SALT LAKE CITY—A pioneering model that a University of Utah cardiologist proposes as a cause of heart disease is the kind of creative thinking the National Institutes of Health (NIH) likes to...

‘Mighty Rebel’ wows crowd to capture 2010 calypso monarchy

Feb 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on ‘Mighty Rebel’ wows crowd to capture 2010 calypso monarchy

By Michael Benjamin Several hours of pulsating calypso music among 10 worthy contestants consummated with Geoffrey ‘Mighty Rebel’ Phillips’ dethroning 2009 Monarch, Lester ‘De Professor’...

It’s Mash Day: Guyana’s 40th Republic anniversary party

Feb 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on It’s Mash Day: Guyana’s 40th Republic anniversary party

(By Mondale Smith) The children had their chance on Saturday and it was a mostly colourful, topical showcase of energised revelling. Today, after months of preparation and millions of dollars in...

Hindu Sabha prepares for final Chowtaal Samelan

Feb 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Hindu Sabha prepares for final Chowtaal Samelan

The Guyana Hindu Sabha will be holding the final of its 2010 Chowtaal Samelans this Saturday at the Annandale Mandir, East Coast Demerara. The Chowtaal Samelans have had a successful run, with the...

Transgender group challenges Guyana’s ‘cross-dressing’ law

Feb 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Transgender group challenges Guyana’s ‘cross-dressing’ law

Long misunderstood and seen as legitimate targets for discrimination and abuse, transgender citizens used the occasion of the international commemoration of World Day of Social Justice to file a...

Three remanded to prison

Feb 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Three remanded to prison

Two British nationals and a local hairdresser who were held in connection with the “cocaine in wigs” drug bust at the Cheddie Jagan International Airport, on February 15, last, were formally...

Revenue collection upgraded

Feb 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Revenue collection upgraded

City Hall has upgraded its revenue collection system with the reintroduction of computers at the Treasury. It replaces the manual system that was ceased in December last year; according to Deputy...

Clothes vendor remanded for ganja possession

Feb 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Clothes vendor remanded for ganja possession

A 40-year-old mother of two was yesterday remanded by Magistrate Hazel Octive Hamilton. The woman, Gaitri Singh, of 46 Sheriff Street, is accused of having in her possession 421 grams of cannabis for...

Regional body starts work for 2015 agreement

Feb 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Regional body starts work for 2015 agreement

– unhappy over slow pace of EU disbursements As Guyana continues to grapple with crippling price cuts from the European Union, its biggest sugar customer, a regional sugar association, has...

Malaria rampant in Mahdia

Feb 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Malaria rampant in Mahdia

Malaria is currently “rampant” at Mahdia, Region Eight (Potaro/Siparuni) both official sources and residents have reported. An official source said that in recent weeks, seven out of ten smears...

Guyana-bound container vessel sinks off St. Lucia

Feb 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Guyana-bound container vessel sinks off St. Lucia

A container vessel loaded with cargo bound for Guyana sank off the Coast of St. Lucia some time between Sunday night and yesterday morning. The vessel, ‘Angel N’, which is registered with Bernuth...

Region One rules at Children’s road parade 2010

Feb 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Region One rules at Children’s road parade 2010

(By Mondale Smith) After a day of sparkling, colourful, topical, relevant and cute displays at the nation’s 2010 Children’s road parade that featured tots, teens and young adults from the 11...

Thompson, Williams retuned as CCC President and Secretary

Feb 23, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Thompson, Williams retuned as CCC President and Secretary

Cheryl Thompson was returned as President of the Continental Cycle Club (CCC) when that entity held their Annual General Meeting on Saturday last at their Lot 105 Duncan Street, Bel Air Park...

Lashley captures Charlise Adams Mash Golf tourney

Feb 23, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Lashley captures Charlise Adams Mash Golf tourney

Mark Lashley had a lot to celebrate when he won the Charlise Adams Mashramani Stableford Golf tournament on Sunday at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara. Lashley who had an excellent day on...

P&P continues its support for Leguan cricket

Feb 23, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on P&P continues its support for Leguan cricket

At a simple presentation ceremony, Managing Director of P & P Insurance Brokers & Consultants Limited, Mr. Bish Panday recently renewed his Company’s sponsorship of an inter-club cricket...

IGG Athletics team named

Feb 23, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on IGG Athletics team named

Five leading juniors unavailable By Edison Jefford Alternative commitments that range from examinations to lessons have ruled out some of the best junior athletes from the 2010 Inter-Guiana Games...

Canada-based Sunny Singh shows class

Feb 23, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Canada-based Sunny Singh shows class

– Produces brilliant ride on Illogical to win feature event It was the perfect setting for a wonderful day of horseracing, brilliant sunshine, fast track and a packed house and all the other...