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Pension Programme open to fraud – AG

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… Ministry working to close loopholes. Although the amount of money the average pensioner collects each month may seem insignificant, for almost 50,000 senior citizens it means something. Pensions...

Republic Bank opens $560M Diamond branch

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Republic Bank (Guyana) yesterday afternoon commissioned what is now its 11th branch in Guyana. The $560 million building sits at the new commercial plaza that has begun to take shape at the entrance...

Legless, armless child defies the odds

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…pastor ensures he gets and education By Yannason Duncan. Life for five-year-old, Edon Williams, who was born without both arms and legs and suffers from a rare disease called, Bilateral Transverse...

Woman is first Soesdyke/ Linden Highway fatality for 2011

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The Soesdyke/Linden Highway claimed its first life for the year with the death of 21-year-old Naiomi Nedd around midnight on Friday. Nedd, of 33 Stone Avenue, Campbellville, and also of Yarrowkabra,...

‘Junkie’ shoots at businessman after stealing victim’s firearm

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A brazen drug addict allegedly made off with a businessman’s licensed handgun around 03:00 hrs yesterday and then shot at the victim when he tried to recover the firearm. According to reports, the...

Facing the fire during a distinguished career – Bernard Rockcliffe DSM is a ‘Special Person’

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By Michael Jordan “I so loved the job that I think that only death could have dragged me out of it. The primary job of a firefighter is to save lives and property and render humanitarian...

Dem boys seh….Is anybody can run this country

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Don’t play dead fuh see wha funeral you gun get. Dem boys learn that de hard way. Dem was at a political forum and dem hear some people talking bout mekking a run fuh de office of president. Was...

From the Diaspora… THE PPP COULD LOSE THE NEXT ELECTION

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Yes, I know I must be crazy to say the PPP could lose the next election. Everyone I spoke with in the Diaspora and in Guyana spoke as if it’s a done deal. The PPP, they say, will win the next...

Rent not paid for six years – Govt. says

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Government on Friday defended the cancellation of a land lease to Celina Resort claiming that it was forced to do so because of non-payment of rent. Commissioner of Lands and Survey, Doorga Persaud,...

Many projections in 2010 budget never materialised

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Some of the positives that were reported in the 2010 Budget presented to the nation last February are not expected to be a feature on Monday when Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh presents this...

National Library introduces reading club

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– to help reduce illiteracy Under the theme ‘When we read we learn’, a reading club, which will target children both in and out of school and by extension help boost the country’s...

Minister fails to enforce labour laws

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…GTUC wants compulsory arbitration for bauxite workers impasse President of the Guyana Trades Union Congress’ (GTUC), Norris Witter, yesterday wrote to Minister of Labour, Manzoor Nadir on the...

Review security cameras at Kitty Police Station

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– ask robbery accused Asif Mohamed and Marvin Liverpool, two prisoners who were charged with offences ranging from robbery to escaping from lawful custody appeared at the Georgetown...

A lack of consideration

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Corbin calls on Jagdeo to release footage of Buxton criminals and politicians

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Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition Robert Corbin says that he is glad to hear that President Bharrat Jagdeo is on record saying that there was an opinion sought at the level of the Guyana...

Cartoons Sun. Jan. 16, 2011

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East coast murder… Friends still in police custody

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The two persons who were arrested following the stabbing to death of Mon Repos conductor, Mark Parmeasar, on Friday morning are still in police custody assisting with investigations. Parmeasar, 22,...

The drive to protect Guyana’s coastline!!!

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New UN report highlights

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Eradicating global poverty while promoting sustainable development is the key challenge facing the world, as it becomes clear that economic progress based on the current pattern of production and...

Mother pleads for financial help for son with renal failure

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Prior to last November, 25-year-old Jason Greene was a very active and skillful plumber who stopped at nothing to assist his mother and sister. However, after experiencing eye problems Greene decided...

Gov’t to talk security, drugs with Venezuela, Suriname soon

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…pastor ensures he gets an education The Guyana Government is soon to engage neighbours Suriname and Venezuela on security and drug trafficking. Last March, Guyana and Suriname hosted their second...

Scrap metal dealers given March deadline to comply

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Government inspectors are gearing to conduct exercises at scrap metal dealers countrywide later this week to ensure compliance. The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), which has direct oversight of...

Berbice Cricket Board veteran writes and publishes book

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Veteran cricketer and member of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), Mortimer George, has just finished writing a book. The book ‘A Time in Our History: Berbice Cricket from 1939 to 2010‘, is a...

Persons have already been disciplined by the CDIP

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Persons have already been disciplined by the CDIP

Dear Editor, I wish to comment on a recent article in the Kaieteur News titled “Wismar residents offended by D&I workers” dated Thursday, January 13, 2010. The Ministry of Agriculture’s...

Junior Jaguars beat Western Tigers 2-0 in final warm up game

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Junior Jaguars beat Western Tigers 2-0 in final warm up game

Leave for Suriname tomorrow confident of winning group Second half goals from Telson McKinnon and USA based Brandon Beresford guided the National Under-20 football team to a 2-0 win yesterday...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more