March 12, 2010

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Victims secretly married in 2001

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Victims secretly married in 2001

By Michael Jordan Home Affairs sources dropped a bombshell last night by disclosing that Cuban physiotherapist Guillermo Valintin Martinez Stable and Guyanese Usawattie Persaud were secretly married...

AFC defers Broadcast Legislation in House

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on AFC defers Broadcast Legislation in House

…as Gov’t signals non-support to Speaker Alliance For Change (AFC) Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan who was slated to table the Broadcast Legislation deferred the Bill. Ramjattan told the House...

Sailor burnt after fuel vessel bursts into flames

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Sailor burnt after fuel vessel bursts into flames

A 27-year-old sailor is presently nursing burns about his body after the fuel vessel he was working on caught fire while off loading kerosene at the Texaco Wharf at Bartica yesterday. Deoraj...

Haiti tops agenda at CARICOM Heads meeting

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Haiti tops agenda at CARICOM Heads meeting

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community buckled down to the business of the 21st Intersessional Meeting yesterday morning in Roseau, Dominica, without the fanfare of a ceremonial opening,...

Bandits cart off $300,000 from Agricola post office

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Bandits cart off $300,000 from Agricola post office

Bandits carted off an estimated $300,000 from the Agricola Post Office yesterday morning during a brazen robbery. The bandits who were said to be in their early twenties kicked a door open to gain...

Another cruise liner docks in Guyana

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Another cruise liner docks in Guyana

Some 241 Germans will be leaving Guyana later today after experiencing a small sample of what Guyana has to offer. Yesterday afternoon, an international Cruise Liner, the ‘Vista Mar’ arrived and...

Dem boys seh…Dem know how fuh act

Mar 12, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Dem know how fuh act

This acting thing getting really serious. It suh serious that some people complaining that dem act suh till when is time fuh dem resign de officials claiming how dem forget dem. Tek Sam. He act fuh...

‘El Niño’ continues to deplete water supply

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on ‘El Niño’ continues to deplete water supply

– GWI announces supply schedule adjustment Guyana Water Incorporated, the nation’s supplier of water and sanitation services, is reiterating a plea for customers to conserve on the use of...

Science Fair attracts 50 schools

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Science Fair attracts 50 schools

Under the theme “Science, Mathematics, and Technology for global energy management”, the Department of Education yesterday opened a two-day regional Science, Mathematics and Technology...

MP Backer fails in bid to confront Finance Minister over contempt motion

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on MP Backer fails in bid to confront Finance Minister over contempt motion

Shadow Home Affairs Minister Deborah Backer yesterday by way of a motion sought to have the National Assembly approve her, via council, to confront Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh in the Committee of...

Tullow ready to drill for oil in Guyana by year-end

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Tullow ready to drill for oil in Guyana by year-end

London-based Tullow Oils has announced intentions to start drilling offshore wells in Guyana by year-end. This will come as good news for the country as CGX Energy Inc has already signaled intentions...

Woman accuses ex-mother-in-law of trumped-up sex abuse charge

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Woman accuses ex-mother-in-law of trumped-up sex abuse charge

– in attempt to gain custody of grandchildren A woman from the East Bank of Demerara has accused her former mother-in law of trumping up a child molestation charge against her 14-year-old,...

Post mortem inconclusive

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Post mortem inconclusive

– Two still in custody, Police to seek legal advice Two persons are still in custody while the Police are to seek legal advice as to the way forward after the post mortem examination conducted...

City Hall warns against buying cut fruits wrapped in plastics

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on City Hall warns against buying cut fruits wrapped in plastics

The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown is advising the public that they should be very careful when purchasing cut fruits in plates wrapped with plastic from vendors as these might not be wholesome...

Guyana modifies GDP computations

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Guyana modifies GDP computations

– calculations rebased By Leonard Gildarie The Guyana government has announced a major improvement in the way it deals with the country’s national accounts, with a new system that now uses...

Man caught with drugs at central police station in NA

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Tony Sookram, 33, of Islington, East Bank Berbice, will know his fate today, after he was found with two grams of cannabis sativa in his possession at the Central Police Station on Wednesday last....

Harsh ‘El Niño’ forces GuySuCo to drastically slash planting

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Harsh ‘El Niño’ forces GuySuCo to drastically slash planting

– stunted cane growth highly evident in Demerara The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has warned that the extended ‘El Niño’ period is severely affecting cane cultivation across the...

World Bank supports special multi-donor fund for Haiti

Mar 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on World Bank supports special multi-donor fund for Haiti

The World Bank has indicated its support for a special multi-donor fund for the reconstruction of CARICOM Member State, Haiti. The fund will ensure that all donors’ resources are pooled and such an...

Guyana skips major tourism show

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For the first time in 10 years, the Guyana government has decided not to attend International Travel Bourst (ITB) in Berlin, Germany, a show which was once hailed as important to the country’s...

Transcendental Meditation programme slated for Sunday

Mar 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Transcendental Meditation programme slated for Sunday

A free public presentation on Transcendental Meditation as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi will be held at School of the Nations, 41 New Market Street, Georgetown, on Sunday March 14 from 16:00...

THIS IS CRAZINESS!

Mar 12, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THIS IS CRAZINESS!

I am disappointed with the Ministry of Agriculture. They are going to set up a market between the stadium and the Princess Hotel. Why a market? If they are really serious about promoting agriculture...

Garbage on the seawall

Mar 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Garbage on the seawall

Dear Editor, It has become very evident that the disposal of garbage has gone out of control. My recent Sunday afternoon stroll on the GT seawall area has confirmed the reckless disposal of garbage...

The GABA is not “impeccable”

Mar 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on The GABA is not “impeccable”

-Pepsi Sonics believe On February 20, the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) issued a press release in which it was stated that the Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club has been barred from...

American nabbed at CJIA with cocaine

Mar 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on American nabbed at CJIA with cocaine

Yet another person has been caught trying to smuggle cocaine out of Guyana. At 14:00 hours yesterday, a female United States citizen was nabbed while boarding Caribbean Airlines Flight 424, destined...

Forum for cash crop farmers welcomed

Mar 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Forum for cash crop farmers welcomed

Dear Editor, We, cash crop farmers of Region Three express our gratitude to the Guyana Agricultural Producers Association (GAPA) for organising an important forum to voice our concerns regarding the...

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Kaieteur Sports – Newly imported horse from the Jumbo Jet Racing Stables, Sand Pipes stormed to a comprehensive victory in the prestigious Guyana Cup horse race at Rising Sun Turf Club on a cool...

Ten schools on one street

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(Kaieteur News) – Guyana never ceases to amaze me. There are moments when a government announces an achievement and it is done in such a manner that one is expected to feel grateful for the evidence of progress. Some of these announcements are about routine things. Yet, the announcement is made...

Facts, Due Process and Fairness: The CCJ’s Test

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the Court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional achievement of the English-speaking Caribbean since the...

Procurement master composer Ali on stage

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(Kaieteur News) – Those visits by Pres. Ali into places of worship may be paying off. He sees the light. He may insist that he sees god (meaning himself); I settle for light. Light is late in coming. Its speed slowed down by GPL wires and thick political darkness. But light has arrived...

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