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Ministry withdraws letters to QC teachers

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry withdraws letters to QC teachers

… Neesa Gopaul issue continues Following extensive talks with the Minister of Education over the weekend, the Guyana Teachers’ Union has managed to get the letters issued to three teachers of...

Skyvan front wheel flies off

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Skyvan front wheel flies off

The army’s Skyvan lost its nose wheel on Sunday while landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. According to the Guyana Defence Force yesterday, no one was injured. A short army statement...

Finance Ministry still can’t get its finances straight

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Ministry still can’t get its finances straight

… AG Report 2009 highlights longstanding discrepancies The Auditor General’s (AG) Report of 2008 highlighted the inability of the Ministry of Finance to handle its own finances. The 2009 report...

Trotman’s Freedom of Info Bill “weak, a cut-and-paste job” – Govt.

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Trotman’s Freedom of Info Bill “weak, a cut-and-paste job” – Govt.

Leader of the Alliance For Change, Raphael Trotman, has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly to seek to have his Freedom of Information Bill debated before the end of this month, but...

Survivors trek nine hours through dense jungle

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Survivors trek nine hours through dense jungle

… Canje River ambush killing Survivors of a brutal attack that left a 33-year-old Berbice woodcutter dead, reportedly trekked nine hours through jungle-like area to report the matter. Among the...

Dem boy seh… Dem starve Greedy Guts Kwame

Nov 09, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boy seh… Dem starve Greedy Guts Kwame

Everything is a presentation. Robert of Agriculture decide that Leslie of Health got to get good food to help feed de nation. Well dem boys want to know how Robert get suh big if he wasn’t eating...

Police arrest rice milling employees

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police arrest rice milling employees

Police hauled in two staffers of the Mahaicony Rice Limited (MRL) after the company reportedly refused to hand over its records to auditors yesterday. Scores of rice farmers have accused MRL of owing...

Child Care keeps 14-year-old Enmore girl

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Child Care keeps 14-year-old Enmore girl

… child was drugged, raped by neighbour The Child Care and Protection Agency has decided to take custody of a 14-year-old girl for fear of what could happen to her, given that her alleged rapist...

Second fire in 24 hours strikes Golden Grove

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Second fire in 24 hours strikes Golden Grove

…16 more left homeless Yet again, another fire of unknown origin struck Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara, the second within 24 hours. Yesterday’s fire destroyed two houses at 12 June Street....

Mother of hole-in-the-heart infant lobbies for financial support

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of hole-in-the-heart infant lobbies for financial support

According to Shenise Lopes, the woman whose ten-month-old daughter is in need of urgent heart surgery, the Ministry of Health has delivered the promised US$3,000, towards the surgery. However, Lopes...

Additional support could reduce cost of services at CHI

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Additional support could reduce cost of services at CHI

Although the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) currently offers its services at a subsidised rate given its collaboration with Government, there is yet a possibility that cost could be further reduced....

European Union launches worldwide consultation on budget support

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on European Union launches worldwide consultation on budget support

The European Union [EU] has launched a worldwide consultation on the future of budget support to developing countries. All contributions to this open consultation on EU budget support are welcome,...

Infant undergoes successful heart surgery

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Infant undergoes successful heart surgery

– Relatives thank all contributing citizens Eight-month-old Kenneth Prince of 74 Supply, Mahaica, who at four months old was diagnosed with a hole in his heart, has on Sunday, underwent...

PM inconclusive, samples taken, investigation launched

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on PM inconclusive, samples taken, investigation launched

… Newborn baby’s death An investigation into the death of the newborn baby Saturday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital, has been launched and is expected to be completed before Friday,...

Army truck collides with minibus, six students hospitalised

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Army truck collides with minibus, six students hospitalised

Yesterday, some students of St Mary’s Primary School, Soesdyke, were rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre following a collision between a Guyana Defence Force truck and a route 42 minibus (BKK...

GRSC, Red Cross to host blood drive

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GRSC, Red Cross to host blood drive

November is Road Safety Month in Guyana, and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) will be partnering the Guyana Red Cross Society (GRCS) for a blood drive today, at the GRCS headquarters in...

CARICOM forges ahead with agribusiness

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM forges ahead with agribusiness

The CARICOM Secretariat, with the support of the European Union, will convene two consultations from today through Friday which will focus on developing a structure to support the growth of the...

Barama to restart production in June

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Barama to restart production in June

… Plywood demands By Leonard Gildarie The local supply of plywood, which took a heavy blow, recently, with the closure of the factory operated by Barama Company Limited, is expected to resume...

Old flames rekindle at Bethel Gospel Hall

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Old flames rekindle at Bethel Gospel Hall

– 14 couples renew wedding vows June may be the month of brides; however, November seems to be the month when couples renew wedding vows. On Sunday afternoon, people turned up at the Bethel...

Ex-policeman pleads for justice

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-policeman pleads for justice

An ex-police corporal Rudolph Greene, 60, of Lot 11 Water Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara, is calling on the relevant authorities to investigate his claim of being discriminated against in all...

ECHO plans final children’s seminar

Nov 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on ECHO plans final children’s seminar

– Gears to introduce ‘Green Ambassadors Programme’ The notion that a clean and healthy environment is vital to the development of local communities and the wider society will be emphasised...

One freed in Platinum Jet fraud case

Nov 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on One freed in Platinum Jet fraud case

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The fraud and conspiracy trial of three executives of a defunct Florida air charter company took an unexpected twist Friday when a federal judge threw out the case against one...

AND 1 Legends arrive today

Nov 09, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on AND 1 Legends arrive today

New Amsterdam will be the first to experience the hype and skill of the AND 1 Street-ball Legends after the ten-member celebrity crew arrives in Guyana for a seven-day tour as part of the Eight...

Man bailed on charge of kicking policeman

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man bailed on charge of kicking policeman

Negus Pooran, of New Hope, East Bank Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell yesterday afternoon to answer the charge of simple larceny. It is alleged that on October 16, last, the...

Counselors are needed at schools

Nov 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Counselors are needed at schools

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – The need for counselors at schools in Guyana was highlighted by a Volunteer Service Officer in New Amsterdam. Community Involvement Specialist and Voluntary Service...

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A call for more cultural centres

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Burnham’s decision to divert the Indian Immigration Fund towards constructing the National... more