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Detectives seek pathologist’s opinion

Jul 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Detectives seek pathologist’s opinion

Detectives yesterday visited pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Bridgemohan to discuss his findings in the autopsy of Assistant Superintendant Ivelaw Murray. A source said that the senior detective officers...

City police called in to guard troubled Le Repentir

Jul 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on City police called in to guard troubled Le Repentir

Haags Bosch not ready until October – Govt. says By Leonard Gildarie Chaos hit the city’s dumpsite yesterday with officials calling in its security forces to man the aging facility against...

Accomplished strongman, inspirational coach and guide

Jul 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Accomplished strongman, inspirational coach and guide

Samuel Barker is a ‘Special Person’ “I ensured that I read extensively and kept myself up to date with the changing trends of the sport back then, and this was in order to guide those...

Dem boys seh….Randy run from Bharrat

Jul 11, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Randy run from Bharrat

Randy gone and dem boys surprise. He was de man who pick up everything, lef right and centre, what anybody seh bout Bharrat. He was dem man who vex because somebody seh how Bharrat get a common award...

Leonora Primary continues to sparkle

Jul 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Leonora Primary continues to sparkle

They travelled from as far as Parika on the East Bank of Essequibo and Wales on the West Bank of Demerara but they were all exposed to the same experience which perhaps has set their ultimate path in...

Health Ministry’s $100M allocation to fund extensive works

Jul 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry’s $100M allocation to fund extensive works

– Permanent Secretary By Sharmain Cornette Some $100M has been earmarked for infrastructural works at the Ministry of Health, but according to Permanent Secretary, Hydar Ally, the funds are not...

MOH prepares to go to open tender for drugs procurement

Jul 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on MOH prepares to go to open tender for drugs procurement

– sister Pharmaceutical companies likely to bid at same time The Ministry of Health (MOH) has been over time been slammed for its method of procuring drugs through a sole agency, the New Guyana...

Man crushed by container truck in freak accident

Jul 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man crushed by container truck in freak accident

Andel Franklin, 45, lost his life Friday night after he fell under a trailer truck on America Street. The incident occurred at approximately 21:50hrs at the junction of America and Water Streets...

Flooding under control in Diamond/Grove area

Jul 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Flooding under control in Diamond/Grove area

The flash flood that was caused by the abrupt rains that affected coastal Guyana, especially the Diamond/Grove area one week ago, has subsided and things have returned to normalcy although rain...

‘Sweet-water’ fish under threat from over fishing, logging, mining

Jul 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on ‘Sweet-water’ fish under threat from over fishing, logging, mining

As stocks dwindle alarmingly, authorities say that they are moving to stamp out indiscriminate fishing in hinterland areas and that regulations may be coming soon. According to the Ministry of...

Out of bitterness and pain comes a glimmer of hope -efforts being made for paralysed man to have surgery

Jul 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Out of bitterness and pain comes a glimmer of hope -efforts being made for paralysed man to have surgery

At the tender age of twelve, Richard Fresco entered the grown-up world of work when he gained employment at the Amerally Sawmills in New Amsterdam, Berbice. He left the job several times, but kept...

President Jagdeo promises Linden much

Jul 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on President Jagdeo promises Linden much

President Bharrat Jagdeo and his team of Ministers once again held interactive sessions with people from all across Region Ten. The occasion was a follow up fan out exercise and the people converged...

Osafo Johnson still in lockups

Jul 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Osafo Johnson still in lockups

Sandra Johnson, the mother of 17-year-old Osafo Johnson, who was shot twice in the back by the police on Sunday is now claiming that police are refusing to allow relatives to visit the injured teen...

Inmates to be charged for attempted arson

Jul 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Inmates to be charged for attempted arson

The inmates of the Georgetown Prisons who are said to be responsible for setting fire to a mattress in the ‘brick’ section of the Georgetown Prisons are expected in court sometime early next...

Investigators await injured rank’s recovery

Jul 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Investigators await injured rank’s recovery

On April 15, last, Police rank Sherwyn Richardson, was struck down while manning a road block aback of the Botanical Gardens. Since the incident the person responsible has been released on station...

One dies in Lethem accident

Jul 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on One dies in Lethem accident

Passengers had begged driver to “slow down” Ronald Johnny, 61, one of the three survivors of last Friday’s accident at Lethem, said that he had begged pickup driver, Aaron Batson, to slow down....

The cop who killed himself twice

Jul 11, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The cop who killed himself twice

By Michael Jordan If there is one thing that retired Police Senior Superintendant Ivan Daniels is sure of, it is that his son is no killer. Call it a father’s love, but Mr. Daniels refuses to...

UG’s Centre for Communication Studies hosts renowned journalist

Jul 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on UG’s Centre for Communication Studies hosts renowned journalist

Local journalists will be engaged for the next two weeks as a result of an initiative of the University of Guyana’s Centre for Communication Studies (CCS) to host a workshop for local print media....

Let’s compare private and public schools

Jul 11, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Let’s compare private and public schools

Dear Editor, As a tax payer and a responsible citizen it would be appreciated if the publication of results of the National Grade Six Assessment and the Caribbean Secondary Examination Council be...

The US trafficking in person report

Jul 11, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The US trafficking in person report

Dear Editor, The letter by the Minister of Human Services and Social Security, “The govt. has always said there is no evidence to prove claims that there are large numbers of TIP victims”, (SN...

Mrs Holder has not learnt about a valuable lesson of life

Jul 11, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Mrs Holder has not learnt about a valuable lesson of life

Dear Editor, Here are further notes to my column of Friday July 9 in relation to the letter by AFC Parliamentarian, Sheila Holder in the July 8 edition of SN in which she responds to my criticism of...

QC foreign language teacher to compete in Miss Jamzone

Jul 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on QC foreign language teacher to compete in Miss Jamzone

Yes, he’s ‘closer’ than you could ever imagine. International singer-songwriter, Ne-Yo, has been roped in by the Hits and Jams crew for the tenth anniversary of Jamzone, the country’s biggest...

Mother’s hope vindicated

Jul 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mother’s hope vindicated

Indra Persaud-Moonadai refused to believe that her missing 17-year-old son was dead. Mikey Moonadai, who left home last Diwali to work at Mahdia, had called his family on New Year’s Day 2010, and...

We have a state of anarchy staring us in the face

Jul 11, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on We have a state of anarchy staring us in the face

Dear Editor, There is a very disturbing social phenomenon being institutionalised in Guyana where the people are now electing to take the law into their own hands as a matter of course in their...

Congratulations students but not Guyana

Jul 11, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Congratulations students but not Guyana

Dear Editor, Please let me use this opportunity to congratulate the students who were successful at the SSEE examinations 2010. What I have observed in this set of results and the recent pass are...

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Poor Power Planning (PPP)

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Planning has long been the PPP/C government’s pride and joy. The PPP/C touts it at rallies,... more