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India to build US$18M hospital in Guyana

Feb 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on India to build US$18M hospital in Guyana

Guyana has told the Indian Government it is ready to use a US$18 million line of credit to build a specialty hospital to do complicated surgeries, ranging from heart operations and organ transplants...

Mubarak forced out of office

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Swiss banks freeze assests CAIRO (Reuters) – A furious wave of protest swept Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak from power yesterday after 30 years of one-man rule, sparking jubilation on the...

OP releases Netbook specifications

Feb 12, 2011 knews News Comments Off on OP releases Netbook specifications

– Tenders for mass procurement in two weeks President Bharrat Jagdeo, yesterday said that the first set of laptops under the project were gifts – something different from what his Junior...

Accused child molester flees jurisdiction

Feb 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Accused child molester flees jurisdiction

The suspect involved in the saga of the 10-year-old lad who was sexually molested by his male teacher, is now on the run. Reports reaching this publication suggest that the teacher, who was placed on...

Incestuous Educational official in custody

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Police have detained an official of the Aurora Secondary School after he was caught performing oral sex on his 15-year-old step-daughter. According to information, detectives went in search of the...

Dem boys seh…Exposing corruption mek you tun PNC

Feb 12, 2011 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Exposing corruption mek you tun PNC

These days when people talk about some things dem have to belong to a political party. But when dem talk bout things like thiefing and corruption then dem does get put in an opposition camp. Now dem...

Both teams disappointed as first day washed out

Feb 12, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Both teams disappointed as first day washed out

No play expected on day two despite sunshine By Sean Devers Both teams expressed disappointment yesterday after the opening day of the Guyana/Leeward Islands second round Regional Four-Day cricket...

Teachers’ contributions duly recognised at National Awards Ceremony

Feb 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Teachers’ contributions duly recognised at National Awards Ceremony

The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Guyana Teachers’ Union and Laparkan Holdings presented its National Teachers’ Awards Ceremony 2010, on Thursday, last, at the National Cultural...

Another school sex scandal

Feb 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Another school sex scandal

A 13-year-old Third Form schoolgirl of a New Amsterdam School was on Thursday caught by one of her teachers having sex with another student in one of the toilets of the school during school hours. It...

Gun accused granted $200.000 bail

Feb 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Gun accused granted $200.000 bail

Shane Simon, of Prem Nagar Street, East Meten-meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with possession of...

Digicel sponsors MHA Inter Agency Domino Lien Trophy

Feb 12, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Digicel sponsors MHA Inter Agency Domino Lien Trophy

Keen rivalry anticipated in 2011 edition Sports has forever been proven to be a positive motivator in the workplace and the Ministry of Home Affairs Inter Agency Dominos competition is a very good...

The phenomenal feat of Messrs O’Brien and Juman-Yassin

Feb 12, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on The phenomenal feat of Messrs O’Brien and Juman-Yassin

By Freddie Kissoon Read before you jump at me. This is not a commentary on sports. I do not follow the world of sports with the same attention I pay to international affairs, society, culture and...

Arson suspected at Ramchand Auto Spares fire

Feb 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Arson suspected at Ramchand Auto Spares fire

Fire erupted in the upper flat of Ramchand’s Auto Spares, at 51 Sheriff and Duncan Streets, Campellville yesterday, destroying a quantity of vehicle shocks and motor spares. No one was injured in...

Three armed robbery accused land in court

Feb 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Three armed robbery accused land in court

…victims picked men from police line-up Anthony Warren, Joel David, 30, and Rondell Topin appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with...

Mark Harper’s appointment was based on merit

Feb 12, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Mark Harper’s appointment was based on merit

Says DCC President Mentore By Sean Devers President of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Alfred Mentore says that the Queenstown Club celebrates the appointment of DCC member and former Guyana batsman...

Middle income roads for upgrade in La Parfaite Harmonie

Feb 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Middle income roads for upgrade in La Parfaite Harmonie

By Leonard Gildarie Several banks and businesses, including Courts (Guyana) Limited, have signaled an interest to open branches in La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, one of the country’s...

DCB 3-day final set for Feb 18-20 at Bourda

Feb 12, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on DCB 3-day final set for Feb 18-20 at Bourda

Bissoon Singh, Roger Harper invited to be involved says Sarjoo Former Guyana batsman Rohan Sarjoo, the PRO of the Raj Singh led DCB said yesterday that the Court Order restraining Bissoon Singh and...

18-year-old dies after ingesting poisonous substance

Feb 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 18-year-old dies after ingesting poisonous substance

Police at Wakenaam are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 18 year old Nandalall, known as Jewel, of Caria Caria, Essequibo River who ingested a poisonous substance at Wakenaam...

GFF Coach of the year Mark Rodrigues says thanks

Feb 12, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GFF Coach of the year Mark Rodrigues says thanks

Technical Director of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Women’s Programme and Head Coach of the ‘Lady Jaguars’ Mark Rodrigues is expressing gratitude to a number of persons and entities for...

Unofficial champs Amelia’s Ward suffer first defeat with one game in hand

Feb 12, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Unofficial champs Amelia’s Ward suffer first defeat with one game in hand

Unofficial Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Senior League champions Amelia’s Ward United suffered their first defeat following six wins on the trot, their second loss overall but are...

EU says GuySuCo sugar target too ambitious

Feb 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on EU says GuySuCo sugar target too ambitious

Head of the European Union in Guyana, Geert Heikens, is convinced that the Guyana Sugar Corporation has set too ambitious a target for this year. He stopped short of suggesting that the entity...

Fire destroys Rohan Sarjoo’s Essequibo investment

Feb 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys Rohan Sarjoo’s Essequibo investment

Millions of dollars in both cash and groceries were lost in a fire that completely gutted the building that housed the Kaskia Ice Cream Parlour, at Anna Regina, early yesterday morning. Converging on...

Two Mashramani cycle race programmes set for this weekend

Feb 12, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Two Mashramani cycle race programmes set for this weekend

National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed has organized two cycle programmes for Mashramani scheduled for today and tomorrow. Today’s programme is set for the National Park Circuit from 9:00hrs. The...

Private sector, PAHO support ECHO medical outreach

Feb 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Private sector, PAHO support ECHO medical outreach

More than 50 persons from communities within the vicinity of the now closed Le Repentir landfill site have received medical attention through the efforts of the Environmental Community Health...

Sloth in birth certificate issuance stalls process

Feb 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sloth in birth certificate issuance stalls process

-10,000 still unregistered As the clock winds down to General Elections which is slated to be held by August, thousands of persons remain unregistered because of the sloth in the issuance of birth...