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Four companies ink Amaila Falls deal in China

Jul 16, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Four companies ink Amaila Falls deal in China

– loan size not disclosed The Guyana Government and China Development Bank yesterday signed off on a loan deal that will pave the way to start Guyana’s single largest project ever, the Amaila...

National Hardware turns major land developer

Jul 16, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on National Hardware turns major land developer

…gets 103 acres as lone bidder The Privatisation Unit yesterday commented on the sale of 103 acres of land located at Lilliendaal, East Coast Demerara, to National Hardware Limited (NHL). The...

RC’s family bails prisoner

Jul 16, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on RC’s family bails prisoner

The woman linked to the immoral sex act at the East La Penitence Police Station has been released on $30,000 bail, while the Rural Constable has been dismissed by the Guyana Police Force. Kaieteur...

Body fished out of city canal

Jul 16, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Body fished out of city canal

The body of a middle-aged man was fished out of a Vlissengen Road canal yesterday, and police are trying to ascertain who the victim might be. The man, who is of African descent and appeared to be in...

Dairy Bar murder accused walks free

Jul 16, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Dairy Bar murder accused walks free

– Judge cites poor investigation, negligence Poor police investigation and high instances of police incompetence and negligence were some of the main reasons cited by Justice William Ramlal,...

Guyanese singer killed in hit-and-run accident in US

Jul 16, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Guyanese singer killed in hit-and-run accident in US

– Driver arrested The music fraternity in the Caribbean region was thrown into a state of sadness yesterday as news spread of the death of promising US-based Guyanese singer Jermaine Forrester....

Dem boys seh…Cops grilling and drilling

Jul 16, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Cops grilling and drilling

De police got problems. De other day dem had two who get into problems and all two of dem dead. One man shoot one and dem have confusion over whether de man shoot heself or whether other people shoot...

Guyana retain Overall, Girls titles

Jul 16, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana retain Overall, Girls titles

– Loses Boys final Despite going down to the Cayman Islands in the Boys final, defending champions Guyana retained the overall team and Girls titles as the curtains came down on the Caribbean...

If it rains I will be hard to beat – Mark Vieira

Jul 16, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on If it rains I will be hard to beat – Mark Vieira

Former Group 4 champion Mark Vieira believes that once the team gets the handling problems fixed he could once again become a potent force in the division and even regain his rule. Vieira, who had...

Commissioner Greene’s benevolence continues

Jul 16, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Commissioner Greene’s benevolence continues

– CAC TT team participation now possible By Edison Jefford Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene’s benevolence toward table tennis continued yesterday at his office when he contributed airline...

Jeffrey says Jamaican experience will boost his confidence

Jul 16, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jeffrey says Jamaican experience will boost his confidence

Group Four race car driver, Kevin Jeffrey, believes that his experience in the Jamaican leg of the Caribbean Championship Series has not only allowed him to learn more about his car, but serves as a...

Board of Inquiry commences work into trawler explosion

Jul 16, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Board of Inquiry commences work into trawler explosion

Minister of Works, Hydraulics and Transport, Robeson Benn has appointed a Board of Inquiry to investigate the circumstances that led to an incident in which a trawler captain disappeared and four of...

Parliament updated on GRIF Fund

Jul 16, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Parliament updated on GRIF Fund

Minister of Finance, Ashni Singh yesterday updated the National Assembly on the establishment of the Guyana REDD+ Initiative Fund (GRIF). The GRIF is what stands between the people of Guyana and the...

Stanley Lancaster to represent Guyana at Elite referee course in Miami

Jul 16, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stanley Lancaster to represent Guyana at Elite referee course in Miami

Miami, Florida –Guyanese Referee Stanley Lancaster is part of a group of 24 participating in the third annual CONCACAF Elite Referee Course which started 3 days ago in Miami. The twenty-four...

Bucket brigade saves Ruimveldt Children’s Home

Jul 16, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Bucket brigade saves Ruimveldt Children’s Home

A fire of unknown origin gutted the garage of the Ruimveldt Children’s Home and Care Centre at 227 Freeman Street, East La Penitence, early yesterday morning. According to Administration Assistant,...

Mercy Hospital’s fire claim settled

Jul 16, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Mercy Hospital’s fire claim settled

Following the conflagration just over two months ago at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, which destroyed one of the main buildings in the compound, causing millions in losses, settlement has been agreed...

Demerara Power supports Western Tigers’ youth camp

Jul 16, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Demerara Power supports Western Tigers’ youth camp

Demerara Power Company yesterday presented a sponsorship cheque to the Western Tigers Football Club President Gordon Gilhuys at its Kingston Head Office. The contribution was to assist the club’s...

Pegasus Hotel blasts FITUG, CCWU over protest action

Jul 16, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Pegasus Hotel blasts FITUG, CCWU over protest action

Chairman of Pegasus Hotel, Robert Badal, has blasted the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) and the Clerical & Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU) following a picketing...

Running Brave Athletic Club impresses at Hampton International Games

Jul 16, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Running Brave Athletic Club impresses at Hampton International Games

Following sterling performances at the annual Hampton International Games, staged in Trinidad and Tobago from July 2-4, athletes of the Running Brave Athletic Club emulated their colleagues from the...

Cocaine mule remanded

Jul 16, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Cocaine mule remanded

Magistrate Hazel Octive Hamilton yesterday refused bail for a woman who was accused of trying to smuggle drugs via the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Rubena James pleaded not guilty to a charge...

Officer’s family moves to High Court in bid for military funeral

Jul 16, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Officer’s family moves to High Court in bid for military funeral

By Michael Jordan The parents of Assistant Superintendent Ivelaw Murray have vowed to move to the High Court today in a bid to have their son accorded a military funeral, since they are convinced...

Web site malicious and libelous

Jul 16, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Web site malicious and libelous

Dear Editor, I am responding to the caption on the liveinguyana blog site. It is probably no secret to the administrators that the words they say have repercussions, especially if those words are not...

Corporal punishment in schools has been abolished in 109 countries

Jul 16, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Corporal punishment in schools has been abolished in 109 countries

Dear Editor, I refer to the report, “Top teacher wants corporal punishment reintroduced,” (Kaieteur News, July 13, 2010). I wish to reassure CPCE’s 2010 best graduating student Mr. Hamant...

TIME FOR CLARIFICATIONS

Jul 16, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on TIME FOR CLARIFICATIONS

Developments in Trinidad and Tobago should be of interest to the Guyanese people, and especially as it relates to those who have policies and investments in CLICO (Guyana). During the Heads of...

Prince Charles is patron of Iwokrama for another five years

Jul 16, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Prince Charles is patron of Iwokrama for another five years

His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, will be Patron of the Iwokrama International Centre (IIC) for another five years to further support the centre’s work to advance sustainable...

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The oil industry is a casino of cash, power and corruption

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- According to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in her book, Blowout: “The oil and gas industry... more