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CHOPPER MISSING WITH FIVE ON BOARD

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Air traffic controllers are trying to ascertain the fate of the crew and passengers of a helicopter which went off the radar during a trip to Issano yesterday. Reports are that the chopper had left...

Sangeeta Persaud’s body to be exhumed

Apr 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Sangeeta Persaud’s body to be exhumed

– foreign pathologist to conduct examination In an effort to quell the controversy surrounding her demise, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has announced that the body of Sangeeta Singh will...

Check on contractor leads to nightmare

Apr 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Check on contractor leads to nightmare

Attempting a background check on Makeshwar Fip Motilall is a nightmare. A check through US Search revealed that the man has numerous aliases. The ‘search revealed the following: Makeshwar Fip...

Relative and three employees arrested

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– being investigated for perverting course of justice Four persons were detained overnight at the Brickdam Police Station and are being investigated for perverting the course of justice, namely...

Dem boys seh…Is a hell of an error

Apr 23, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Is a hell of an error

Police don’t thief. Dem got a right to protect but these days nothing is safe not even in de station. Was a time when dem boys use to park dem car in de station and know that it safe. These days...

Road construction halted by Bachelor’s Adventure residents

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Residents of Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara, yesterday halted road construction works in their village, claiming that the relevant authorities should have consulted with them before...

Two more charges for fraud accused

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Simone De Nobrega, 29, who goes by several other aliases, once again appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, to answer two more charges of obtaining money by false pretence,...

Murder accused remanded to prison

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Twenty-eight year-old Kishaun Azore was not required to plead to the indictable offence of murder when the charge was read to him by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday. Azore is...

M&CC prepares for rainy season – City Engineer

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– Despite continuance of callous dumping Some citizens are making it very difficult for the municipality to maintain the integrity of the city’s drainage system, said Mayor Hamilton Green,...

GRA targets E’bo for Liquor Licence compliance

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The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is looking beyond the filing of returns this tax season as they strive to bring the large number of liquor retailers who are currently selling alcohol without the...

Gregory Gaskin returned unopposed as GAPSO President

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Attorney at law Gregory D. Gaskin has been returned unopposed as president of the Guyana Association of Private Security Organizations (GAPSO). The association on Wednesday last held its Annual...

Guyana has lost its war on garbage dumping – Govt.

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Government yesterday admitted that it has lost the war on irresponsible garbage dumping and is now making an all out call for religious organizations and other key pressure groups to help change the...

Bomb-detecting dogs for ICC Twenty-20 World Cup

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– Home Affairs Ministry The Government of Trinidad and Tobago is to lend Guyana four bomb-detecting dogs during the ICC Twenty-20 World Cup matches here. A statement from the Ministry of Home...

House approves Sexual Offences Legislation

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By Gary Eleazar Last evening Human Services and Social Security Minister Priya Manickchand successfully piloted the Sexual Offences Bill with the overwhelming support of all Members of the National...

Ramsammy outlines quality control tools of health care

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The Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy yesterday informed the National Assembly of the extent of the Quality Monitoring tools and programs being utilized in the country’s health facilities. In...

Stewartville, CI and Uitvlugt among winners

Apr 23, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stewartville, CI and Uitvlugt among winners

Play in the Seerja Construction Company /Al Sport & Tour Promotions Primary Schools Windball Cricket Championships opened yesterday with five matches at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground....

UN gives President Jagdeo ‘Champion of the Earth’ award

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President Bharrat Jagdeo is among six winners from government, science, business and entertainment to be awarded this year’s United Nations Champions of the Earth prize for their leadership in...

New date for Alfred, DeGroot title rematch announced

Apr 23, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on New date for Alfred, DeGroot title rematch announced

Head of McNeal Promotions, Odinga Lumumba, yesterday announced the new date for the Shondell Alfred and Corrine Van Ryck DeGroot rematch for the WIBA bantamweight title Alfred won from DeGroot....

Bill tabled for new tax exemptions for interest earned on loans

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…lending agency must be designated by Finance Minister “This Bill seeks to give effect to a waiver of tax on income of a designated small business lending company derived from loans provided to a...

Ryan Chan (176*), Barran (124) shine for Flying Star

Apr 23, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ryan Chan (176*), Barran (124) shine for Flying Star

The 2010 Spready’s bakery Under-19, 50-Over Cricket Competition continued recently in Berbice. Turning in one of the best batting performances of the competition so far was Ryan Chan of Flying Star...

Police forensic lab may be ready by year-end – Rohee

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Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, hopes that the much-touted police forensic laboratory will be completed by year-end or mid next year. Rohee made this disclosure to journalists yesterday...

El Niño losses revised significantly downward

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An estimated 8,000 acres of rice has been lost, 150 head of cattle dead and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will now only be able to plant about 85% of the targeted lands for this coming crop....

Lower Corentyne and New Amsterdam Canje to collide in final

Apr 23, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lower Corentyne and New Amsterdam Canje to collide in final

The finals of the 2010 BCB/Diamond Fire & General Insurance Company Inter-Zone Under-19 Tournament would be played off this weekend at the Port Mourant Cricket Ground between Lower Corentyne and...

GFF Super League continues today at GFC

Apr 23, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Super League continues today at GFC

When play in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF, funded by FIFA continues today at the GFC ground, Bourda, two intriguing encounters filled with classical...

No arrests made, police checking phone records

Apr 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on No arrests made, police checking phone records

As police try to piece evidence together to find the killers of Junior Richards called ‘Non-stop’ they are yet to make any arrest. A source close to the investigation has indicated that they are...

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EBDCA/D&R Construction 40-Over Cricket Competition continues

Land, taxes and penalties

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-The American humorist Will Rogers once remarked that the best investment on earth is earth... more