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Kidnappers captured

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– Caricom official’s son rescued after $50M ransom demanded. By Michael Jordan and Leonard Gildarie Alert police ranks, in high drama last night, rescued the son of a CariCom official and...

$172Munaccounted for overseas travels up to 2006

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– Finance Ministry fails to submit list of outstanding advances Several weeks after the Ministry of Finance was mandated to submit a list of all outstanding conference advances, there is still...

Dem boys seh…Kwame do it again

Mar 13, 2010 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Kwame do it again

Is funny how when people get ketch in trouble dem does always try fuh implicate others. Kwame get in trouble again and he vex. He cuss up de police and dem boys talk de story. Right away Kwame get...

Tax concessions for alternative energy for homes – GRA

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Homeowners interested in equipping their homes with alternative energy can benefit from tax exemptions. According to Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Commissioner–General, Khurshid Sattaur, tax...

GDF Coast Guards bust drug smuggling vessel

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A Coast Guard patrol, while returning to Parika from an authorised routine mission on Wednesday March 10, 2010, apprehended a boat captain north of the Hubu koker. A subsequent search of the vessel...

PNCR accuses GuySuCo of devious plot against Diamond employees

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…GuySuCo says criticisms unjustified “Workers employed by the Diamond Estate, appear to have been set up for massive defrauding of their benefits and entitlements as GuySuCo struggles to rescue...

Judge grants murder accused $500,000 bail

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– awards him $250,000 in damages By Latoya Giles Yet another landmark ruling was made yesterday in the High Court when Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire granted $500,000 bail to murder accused,...

Doctor in torture teen probe escapes suspension

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– but Medical Council wants him removed as Police Physician By Michael Jordan Dr. Mahendra Chand, the Physician at the centre of the case involving the torture of a teenage boy, will not be...

Second Cool Square suspect linked to Bourda shooting

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A Vigilance, East Coast Demerara man who is a suspect in the Cool Square nightspot murder has been identified as one of the gunmen who shot and robbed Troy Collins in Orange Walk, Bourda, a fortnight...

Powerlifters continue preparations for Caribbean C/ships

Mar 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Powerlifters continue preparations for Caribbean C/ships

Mars, Moses and Seymour winding down at Buddies Gym By Franklin Wilson With less than a week to go before the start of the 4th Annual International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), North American...

GLTA President pleads for more support from media

Mar 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GLTA President pleads for more support from media

– Using corporate clout to realise projects By Rawle Welch In an effort to increase visibility of the sport, President of the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Christopher Ram organised a...

Everest Cricket Club has new executive

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The Everest Cricket Club held its Annual General Meeting recently at the Club and elected the executive to run the affairs of the club for the next year. The Management Committee: President – Mark...

GCA squad reduced to 32

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Trial match set for DCC today The Georgetown Cricket Selectors have reduced the GCA under-19 training squad to 32 players after a match simulation session at the Malteenoes ground yesterday. The GCA...

Olympic silver medalist delivers soul touching inspirational talk to local athletes

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Local athletes, representatives of other sports disciplines and local sports administrators benefited tremendously from an inspirational talk delivered by three times Olympian and 1988 Olympic 200m...

Continental Golf tourney to be contested today at LGC

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The Continental Group of Companies of Industrial Site, Ruimveldt is the sponsor of today’s Medal Play Golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara. Approximately 35 golfers are...

Study finds 2.8 billion barrels of oil offshore Guyana

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Study finds 2.8 billion barrels of oil offshore Guyana

An independent resource assessment for three prospects on CGX Energy’s Corentyne Offshore Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) located offshore Guyana has come up with a total best estimate of 2.8...

Escaping criminals will not find safe haven in Suriname – Santokhi

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Escaping criminals will not find safe haven in Suriname – Santokhi

Guyanese criminals seeking refuge in Suriname will now have to think twice about that choice of destination, as Guyana and its neighbour to the east have agreed to have a more efficient system of...

Jagroo, Basdeo hit half centuries

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Half centuries by Arjune Jagroo and Jerome Basdeo enabled Hampshire to overcome Rising star by 99 runs in the latest match of the Bartica Cricket Association twenty/20 competition played last Sunday...

Disability Bill is indication of Govt’s commitment to the differently able – Ramsammy

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Disability Bill is indication of Govt’s commitment to the differently able – Ramsammy

The recently unveiled National Rehabilitation Services Strategy 2009-2013 sets out Government’s plans for providing and delivering equitable access to high quality and consumer-friendly disability...

Colts flop, hand Pacesetters win

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– Ravens blow-out Eagles By Edison Jefford Bounty Colts had let off teams before, but Thursday night had to be one of their memorable flops as the usually aggressive team easily loosed their...

Former regional official owes Council in excess of $4.5M

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Former regional official owes Council in excess of $4.5M

…still being awarded lucrative contracts Residents of the Matarkai Neighbourhood Democratic Council in Region One are perturbed at revelations that a former senior official owes the Council $4.5M...

Digicel renders support as Mayor’s Cup Football Extravaganza prepares for kickoff

Mar 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Digicel renders support as Mayor’s Cup Football Extravaganza prepares for kickoff

Popular football promoter and former national coach, Lennox Arthur yesterday morning received a tidy cheque from Digicel to offset the costs of this year’s edition of the annual Mayor’s Cup...

More money for Haiti disaster

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on More money for Haiti disaster

Members of the Haiti Disaster Relief Committee of Linden on Thursday handed over a cheque for G$407,180 to President of Rotary Club 7 of Demerara, Ramona Vansluytman. The presentation took place in...

Adams 95 fails to save E’bo

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Essequibo skipper Ricardo Adams hit an attractive 95 but Berbice still managed to overcame the host by 3 wickets as play in the Castrol U-15 50 overs cricket competition continued yesterday at Anna...

Sheriff Taxi Service draws grand prize

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Sheriff Taxi Service draws grand prize

Sheriff Taxi Service located on Sheriff Street awarded the grand prize of $250,000 to Rashma Persaud on Thursday. The woman was randomly chosen by way of a computerised system for traveling with the...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more