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Digicel invests more than US$60M in Guyana

Dec 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Digicel invests more than US$60M in Guyana

… monopoly has restricted investment, stymied revenue inflow – CEO With a customer base exceeding more than 250,000 and investments in excess of US$60M Digicel Guyana now has coverage of some...

Freddie Kissoon and Mark Benschop confined to lockups

Dec 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon and Mark Benschop confined to lockups

Political activist Mark Bencshop and Columnist Freddie Kissoon were yesterday arrested by ranks of the Brickdam Police Station, reportedly for obstructing traffic along Cemetery Road and preventing...

Dem boys seh…Love knows no bounds

Dec 22, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Love knows no bounds

It hard to separate some people. Dem boys seh that Benschop fall in love wid prison officers ever since de last time. Since he come out he doing everything to keep a date wid dem. When he fail he try...

Policy initiatives being reviewed to help improve education system

Dec 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Policy initiatives being reviewed to help improve education system

“I will not remain in the school system as Minister when children in the school system are failing and failing,” said Minister of Education Shaik Baksh recently as he addressed heads and other...

Driver in Special Constable fatal accident remanded

Dec 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Driver in Special Constable fatal accident remanded

While the relatives of Special Constable Marva McNabb are preparing to bury her remains, the driver of the car that struck her down was left to contemplate how he will spend his Christmas behind...

Booker Tate action preceded GuySuCo lawsuit

Dec 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Booker Tate action preceded GuySuCo lawsuit

Skeldon factory fallout… Former managers of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Booker Tate Limited, are suing the state-owned entity, in excess of £664,000 (G$208M) for unpaid fees. According...

Fire scare for Giftland OfficeMax

Dec 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Fire scare for Giftland OfficeMax

…as adjacent structure razed Christmas shoppers in Giftland OfficeMax had quite a scare yesterday when a fire broke out behind the store just after lunch. According to Roy Beepat, owner of the...

Digicel on board Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club Boxing Day Meet

Dec 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel on board Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club Boxing Day Meet

In another solid demonstration of its commitment to sports across Guyana, Digicel added its name to the list of corporate entities to support the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club Boxing Day Meeting...

Basketball Review: Part I, Linden

Dec 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Basketball Review: Part I, Linden

By Edison Jefford The basketball schedule in Linden began this year with Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) President, Abdulla ‘Zico’ Hamid announcing his support for the incumbent...

Lima and Walton Hall book place in final

Dec 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lima and Walton Hall book place in final

Lima and Walton Hall will clash in what is expected to be an exiting final of the Caricom Rice Mill twenty/20 cricket competition at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground in North Essequibo. Both...

Dr. Noel Blackman birthday 7-a-side football continues today

Dec 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dr. Noel Blackman birthday 7-a-side football continues today

Action in the Dr. Noel Blackman birthday knockout 7-a-side football tournament continues today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground Bourda. The tournament coordinated by Former national...

Supenaam stelling could be ready by mid-2011 – Minister Benn

Dec 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Supenaam stelling could be ready by mid-2011 – Minister Benn

– material, equipment being mobilised for repairs By Leonard Gildarie Repairs to the troubled Supenaam stelling could be completed, with the facility being placed in use as early as the first...

2010 was a historic year for Guyana’s Badminton says Ramdhani

Dec 22, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2010 was a historic year for Guyana’s Badminton says Ramdhani

By Sean Devers President of the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) and National Coach Gokarn Ramdhani told Kaieteur Sport that 2010 has been a historic year for Guyana’s Badminton and feels all of...

Another accident claims life on Grove Public Road

Dec 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Another accident claims life on Grove Public Road

Shortly after 23:00 hours on Monday, last, a taxi driver who was travelling in his vehicle in a southerly direction on the Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara, collided with a minibus heading in...

Ugly is as ugly does

Dec 22, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on Ugly is as ugly does

While my oldest daughter, who is stunningly beautiful, was growing up, I always reminded her that no matter how beautiful she is on the outside, if she is ugly on the inside…then she is just...

National Reference Lab must keep improving – Dr. Ramsammy

Dec 22, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on National Reference Lab must keep improving – Dr. Ramsammy

The National Reference Laboratory has to be one that maintains accreditation and quality, as it is the lead laboratory in Guyana, says Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy. But according to him,...

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE CRIME STOPPERS INITIATIVE?

Dec 22, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE CRIME STOPPERS INITIATIVE?

For the Narine family of Surat Drive, Triumph, East Coast Demerara, there will be no bright lights or decorations this Christmas. The family has been thrown into deep mourning following a robbery...

Perfume, gunplay, fireworks: Welcome to the Guyanese nouveau riche

Dec 22, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Perfume, gunplay, fireworks: Welcome to the Guyanese nouveau riche

I thought I would ask the editor to repeat for today, my column of November 4 captioned, “Gunplay at the princess ball in a failed state.” That article was about a nouveau riche birthday party...

Brazilian perishes in Parika boat mishap

Dec 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian perishes in Parika boat mishap

Once again tragedy in one of Guyana’s rivers has claimed another life. This time a Brazilian, Rodrigues Dantos, a miner, is dead because the boat in which he was traveling, crashed after it hit a...

Revetment works at Hope fail as road crumbles

Dec 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Revetment works at Hope fail as road crumbles

– Craig repairs delayed by rains Emergency workers are battling to install temporary barriers on a shoulder of the road at Hope, East Bank Demerara, which collapsed some time ago after being...

‘Technically sound’, ‘feasible’ Hope Canal project delayed until mid-January

Dec 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Technically sound’, ‘feasible’ Hope Canal project delayed until mid-January

Works on the Hope Canal Project have apparently been stalled as a result of heavy rains. According to a statement by the Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, undertaking the works has become...

Derecognisation threat to GAWU was a “tactic” – GuySuCo

Dec 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Derecognisation threat to GAWU was a “tactic” – GuySuCo

By Leonard Gildarie A letter to the largest sugar workers’ union which threatened derecognisation was meant as labour tactic and in no way served to terminate the relations with Guyana Sugar...

Fire destroys house in Pattensen-Turkeyen

Dec 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys house in Pattensen-Turkeyen

With only four more days until Christmas, when many will be joyous and celebrating with a number of activities in and out of their homes, the Abel Family will not be included in this category....

Dem boys seh… Ashni and he people eat sour food

Dec 21, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Ashni and he people eat sour food

Tonight is de big night at de Waterfalls paper. De staff gun be feting and dem done decide “To hell wid de paper.” De boss man tell people to invite all dem friends and family. He invite all dem...

Drug user detained as Grove house burns down

Dec 21, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Drug user detained as Grove house burns down

Police have detained a drug user and a teenager following a fire early yesterday morning that left one Grove home totally destroyed and hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage to neighbouring...

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