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Man linked to septic tank murder found dead

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man linked to septic tank murder found dead

A 37-year-old Corentyne man who was linked to the discovery of the body of a man in a septic tank last year was found dead with multiple wounds about his body on Saturday night. The body of Ernest...

No disciplinary action recommended against staff

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on No disciplinary action recommended against staff

Linden and West Demerara maternal deaths… By Michael Jordan The Guyana Medical Council has recommended that three senior Health officials be given stern reprimands for lapses that led to the death...

Early morning fire demolishes De Willem house

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Early morning fire demolishes De Willem house

– three homeless An early morning fire at De Willem South, West Coast Demerara, has left three persons and yet another addition to the list of unsolved fire investigations for the Guyana Fire...

Expansion of local Seabob trawler fleet suspended

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Expansion of local Seabob trawler fleet suspended

– as regional body looks at marine species conservation The Department of Fisheries in Guyana has clamped down on the amount of trawlers in the Seabob trawler fleet. According to studies...

Dem boys seh….Randy hired to count chairs

May 17, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Randy hired to count chairs

Prem Misir and now Randy Persaud should go to school and teach. Dem trying to be politicians but dem is teachers. Now which government gun hire Randy to count chairs. De people get together to...

Two-year-old heart surgery patient to be taken overseas

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Two-year-old heart surgery patient to be taken overseas

Two-year-old Udesh Ragubar is one of the 11 patients operated on last month when the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) undertook its inaugural bout of paediatric open-heart surgery. He is the only...

I have no take at this time of the day

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on I have no take at this time of the day

Phantom killings probe… – Rohee “Why are you calling me at this time of the day,” was the initial response by the Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee at around 17:30hrs yesterday when...

Motor cyclist critical after slamming into cow

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Motor cyclist critical after slamming into cow

A 22-year-old student of the Berbice Technical Institute is clinging to life at the Georgetown Hospital, Intensive Care Unit after crashing into a cow. Rondel Simmons was heading home when he rode...

Consultations to determine effectiveness of ERC

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Consultations to determine effectiveness of ERC

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) is scheduled to commence its annual Constituency Meetings today. These meetings are expected to be concluded on Friday, May 21, 2010. During this five-day...

Salvation Army rehab client critical after stabbing incident

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Salvation Army rehab client critical after stabbing incident

Up to press time yesterday, doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital were battling to save the life of a man who was stabbed in his neck by a fellow client of the Salvation Army Rehabilitation...

Mc Kay is 2010 NSC 3-Stage cycle king

May 17, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mc Kay is 2010 NSC 3-Stage cycle king

Eric Sankar wins final stage Warren ‘Forty’ Mc Kay of Roraima Bikers Club (RBC) is the new king of the National Sports Commission (NSC) sponsored three-stage cycle road race, converting his 12...

Dr. Frank Anthony opens multi-purpose community centre at Golden Grove

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Frank Anthony opens multi-purpose community centre at Golden Grove

– co-operative effort is an example for entire Guyana If Guyana is to develop at an acceptable pace, the example of co-operation shown by the New York Chapter and their local counterparts of...

Australian ladies upstage men

May 17, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Australian ladies upstage men

– claim Women’s 20/20 World Cup with win against N/Z By Sean Devers in Barbados Yesterday was a forgettable day in Barbados for Australia’s men’s team but their women saved the nation...

Workshop on expanding drip irrigation slated for today

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Workshop on expanding drip irrigation slated for today

The Ministry of Agriculture will today be hosting a workshop aimed at expanding the use of drip irrigation technology in Guyana. The workshop will be held at the Guyana School of Agriculture and will...

‘Lady Jags’ create history, qualify for CAC Games

May 17, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Lady Jags’ create history, qualify for CAC Games

– as best second placed team from Group F&G in WGC qualifying Guyana’s ‘Lady Jags’ have qualified for the Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico in July as the...

GFF boss excited by ‘Lady Jags’ exploits

May 17, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF boss excited by ‘Lady Jags’ exploits

Renews call for Government and Private Sector support By Franklin Wilson President of the Guyana Football Federation Colin Klass is pumped up by the exploits of the ‘Lady Jags’ competing in their...

The Alfred/DeGroot Rematch – battling the psychological warfare

May 17, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on The Alfred/DeGroot Rematch – battling the psychological warfare

By Michael Benjamin The highly anticipated world bantamweight title fight between Shondell Alfred and Corrine van Ryck DeGroot has undergone a third postponement as the promoters admitted to have...

GASA Independence Meet set for May 21-23 @ Castellani Pool

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GASA Independence Meet set for May 21-23 @ Castellani Pool

Topaz to resent real gold medal to fastest male & female swimmer The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) will be holding its Annual Independence Meet on the weekend of May 21st –...

YCG urges students to delay first sexual experience

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on YCG urges students to delay first sexual experience

— as Parent Support programme expands Premised on the need to ‘work together in harmony to support today’s parents’, Youth Challenge (YCG) has embarked on a Parent Support and Mentorship...

Relatives claim that suspect was continuously tormented

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives claim that suspect was continuously tormented

Relatives of Earl Scott, the man implicated in a stabbing incident at Laing Avenue a few weeks back, are now claiming that he was provoked by the injured man. One aunt who requested anonymity said...

Guyana’s LCDS may offer some useful guidance to OXFAM – Agri. Minister

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s LCDS may offer some useful guidance to OXFAM – Agri. Minister

Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy may offer some guidance to the Oxford Famine relief Committee (OXFAM) on adapting to climate change. So says Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, in his...

Paddy bug wreaking havoc in Region Six

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Paddy bug wreaking havoc in Region Six

BENGAL FARM, CORENTYNE – Paddy bug infestation of the entire rice crop in Region Six East Berbice/Corentyne is now up to 13 percent. The most affected is the Borlam/Number Nineteen area where 17...

Dialysis patient still needs help

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Dialysis patient still needs help

KIMBIA, BERBICE RIVER – “We have to pay $80,000 weekly for two dialysis sessions for my daughter and transportation. How can I afford something like that? I am just a poor peanut and red-bean...

East Canje Lion’s Club assists incapacitated persons

May 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on East Canje Lion’s Club assists incapacitated persons

EAST CANJE, BERBICE – Sixty-year old Dasrat of Cumberland, East Canje and 70-year old Amar Singh of Don Robin Farm are both enjoying some amount of freedom after receiving wheelchairs from the East...

The whole truth, and nothing but the truth

May 17, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The whole truth, and nothing but the truth

Dear Editor, Allow me to refer to two recent news items first page 8 in Kaieteur News, captioned, “Millions paid twice for some contracting services”. The article referred to the...

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Mental illness is real and a serious public health concern

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Mental illness is a reality we often acknowledge in passing but seldom confront with the... more