March 15, 2011 - Kaieteur News

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Vehicles, spare parts prices to jump with Japan earthquake

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Vehicles, spare parts prices to jump with Japan earthquake

Guyanese could lose money from roadside dealers The disaster in Japan is having a ripple effect on the entire global auto industry, which may soon be coping with parts shortages across the world....

Commander Vyphuis sues Benschop for $20M

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Commander Vyphuis sues Benschop for $20M

Assistant Commissioner of Police George Vyphuis has filed a lawsuit against Social Activist, Mark Benschop, seeking $20M in damages for libel and defamation of character. The suit stems from...

Govt. releases ‘blackmail’ letter

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. releases ‘blackmail’ letter

The government has released the communication between Judson Lohmeyer, the now resigned Project Manager of the One Laptop Per Family project, and Steve Grin. Lohmeyer, who came to Guyana as a Peace...

Bogus Education Officer jailed

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bogus Education Officer jailed

A man who infiltrated the Golden Grove Secondary School, East Coast Demerara, and actually took over the running of the administration of the institution for almost two weeks has been jailed for six...

Who owns this armoured vehicle?

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Who owns this armoured vehicle?

There was no notable disclosure of the importation of an armoured vehicle by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) or the Guyana Defence Force into the country. However, yesterday there was one such vehicle...

Dem boys seh… Is pressure pun de sewerage

Mar 15, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Is pressure pun de sewerage

In birth people didn’t have a choice. In death dem also don’t have a choice. But dem boys seh that in life dem have a choice. De other night dem had a choice whether to eat free food or to ignore...

Labourer’s body pulled from trench

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer’s body pulled from trench

Early yesterday morning children making their way to the Kawall Primary School in Canal Number Two Polder discovered a man’s body floating in a trench. Reports are that the discovery was made...

NICIL takes Guyana Stores to court over unpaid balance

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL takes Guyana Stores to court over unpaid balance

The High Court action between the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited and Royal Investment Inc. which owns and operates by Guyana Stores, was again called up before Justice Roxanne...

Man remanded for robbing police officer

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded for robbing police officer

A Georgetown man who traveled to Berbice during the Berbice leg of the Mashramani celebrations is in jail. While in the company of others, he allegedly took the liberty to rob a senior police officer...

Guyanese philanthropist wins big at L.A. poker event

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese philanthropist wins big at L.A. poker event

Los Angeles, US – Team PokerStars Pro, Victor Ramdin, collected $500,000 after a win at The Big Event Main Event in Los Angeles last week, with an incredible performance that saw him maintain...

Guyanese released pending immigration hearing

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese released pending immigration hearing

Immigration officials have decided to release a Queens immigrant who had been held without a bail hearing since November after his story appeared in the Daily News. Rafeik Baksh, 40, faces...

Potholes, drainage and lackadaisical NDC irk Herstelling residents

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Potholes, drainage and lackadaisical NDC irk Herstelling residents

Residents of the New Herstelling Housing (GuySuCo) Scheme, East Bank Demerara, aback of the Buddy’s Scheme are calling on the Herstelling Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) to renovate the...

CPCE under water as heavy rainfall continues

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on CPCE under water as heavy rainfall continues

The Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) is once again under the spotlight as a number of trainee teachers who attend classes there are faced with serious problems due to the heavy rainfall which...

“Vigilante” murder trial continues

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on “Vigilante” murder trial continues

As the murder trial for Jainarine Persaud, 42, and Andy Jagmohan, 26, continued yesterday before Justice Winston Patterson, two more witnesses were called to the stand to give evidence. One of them...

Three UG students on drug, burglary charges

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Three UG students on drug, burglary charges

Three University of Guyana (UG) students yesterday appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to charges ranging from simple larceny to...

Severe power outages hit Parfait Harmonie, Canal Number One

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Severe power outages hit Parfait Harmonie, Canal Number One

Up to press time yesterday, Guyana Power Light (GPL) maintenance division was working to correct the power outage that affected hundreds residents of Parfait Harmonie and Canal Number One. Residents...

Guyana needs training in Nephrology – Dr Nicholson

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana needs training in Nephrology – Dr Nicholson

– As part of efforts to tackle renal failure The introduction of a nephrology programme is being touted as a crucial factor that could help address the kidney disease challenge which Guyana...

Rainfall pounds agriculture sector

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Rainfall pounds agriculture sector

…Gov’t looks to India for more pumps Heavy rainfall over recent days is threatening the rice and sugar harvests. The result is that the Ministry of Agriculture is looking to the public to help...

Remittances poised to rise this year – MIF

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Remittances poised to rise this year – MIF

After stabilising in 2010, money transfers to Latin America and the Caribbean are poised to rise this year, according to the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF). This rise will occur although a weaker...

Single parent training to commence in Region Seven

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Single parent training to commence in Region Seven

Some 30 single mothers living in and around Bartica are soon to benefit from the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security’s Single Parent Training programme. According to Ms....

Vector education to be undertaken in schools

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Vector education to be undertaken in schools

The lack of awareness has led to many people creating suitable environments for the breeding of vectors, Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy has revealed. He noted that information education...

Woman died of blunt trauma to head

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Woman died of blunt trauma to head

Husband turns self over to police in lawyer’s presence A post mortem examination performed on the remains of Nebert Isaacs-Bacon, whose body was pulled from a canal in ‘D’ Field Sophia, has...

ERC trains elections campaign Monitors

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on ERC trains elections campaign Monitors

With the imminent elections campaign, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) concluded a two-day training workshop on Saturday for part-time Media and Elections Campaign Monitors. These monitors will...

Fishing vessels contribute to flooding in Meadow Bank – Deputy City Engineer

Mar 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Fishing vessels contribute to flooding in Meadow Bank – Deputy City Engineer

Three days of persistent rainfall have left residents of Meadow Bank with flooded roadways and homes. Residents told Kaieteur News that they were still wading through knee-deep water in the mornings...

Man stabbed by cop still to give statement to police

Mar 15, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Man stabbed by cop still to give statement to police

Police Constable 18170 Baldeo remained under close arrest at the Leonora Police Station yesterday as police continued to investigate his alleged stabbing of Parika resident, Clyde Daniels. A senior...

12 NEXT

D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

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