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AMAILA HYDROPOWER PROJECT: HAVE YOUR SAY

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SHARE YOUR VIEWS AT OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS Tuesday May 10th, Linden Constabulary Hall, 16:00hrs – 20:00hrs Wednesday May 11th, The Tower Hotel, Main Street, Georgetown, 16:00hrs –

Jamaicans held with guns, bike in C/Lodge

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Police yesterday seized an unlicensed gun and arrested three Jamaicans during a raid on a Cummings Lodge building. They also seized a CBR motorcycle. According to the police, around 17:15hrs, police...

US$12.5M Enmore packaging plant commissioned

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– Guyana will earn 35% more than raw sugar A state of the art sugar packaging plant at Enmore is expected to earn Guyana up to 35 per cent more on exports, officials say. Up until the Guyana...

Dr Randy Persaud begs judge for a chance

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Dr. Randy Persaud pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after New York prosecutors agreed to drop two other charges. He appeared in court two Saturdays ago. Persaud is the key figure linked to the...

10 percent of newborn deaths can be avoided – Dr Jagdeo

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Five million babies die at birth every year worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation. The WHO statistics were amplified yesterday by Dr Joe Jagdeo who since yesterday has been engaged...

UNASUR to expedite visa waiver for travel in South America

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…Jagdeo praises unity of bloc as new Secretary General appointed Members states of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) have agreed to expedite the need for visas to travel within the...

President Jagdeo trots out economic blueprint

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… GuySuCo’s political interference charge Government yesterday insisted that it will continue to offer “political support” to keep key ailing sectors alive. President Bharrat Jagdeo...

Dem boyse seh… Randy tun round he name, and tun heself too

May 10, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boyse seh… Randy tun round he name, and tun heself too

Two police go under cover till dem hide from demself. Dem lef de office as undercover cops and dem was driving in Albouystown when a gunman shoot at a car right behind dem. Dem boys believe that...

Tutorial High School Student commits suicide

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Yet another teenage suicide has been recorded. The latest victim was a 15-year-old fourth form student of the Tutorial High School. Dead is Amrita Mangal of 28 Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara...

Bandits continue to target holidaying visitors

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– attack two in one day What can the police do to stop the growing incidence of robberies committed on overseas-based Guyanese who are returning for a brief holiday in their homeland? It is as...

Kidney foundation gets charitable support

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The efforts of Guyana’s recently introduced Kidney Foundation is poised to receive immense support from the Guyana Burn and Health Care Charitable Foundation Inc. of Canada. According to President...

Taxi driver’s relatives devastated by his death

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– eight-year-old daughter now an orphan Calvin Kellman was probably enjoying a wonderful dream when he was aroused by the sounds of persons calling out his name loudly after 2am yesterday. To...

Ambassador Albert Ramdin hospitalized

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The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, has been admitted to hospital in Paramaribo, where he was attending a conference of the...

Granger to meet country’s business leaders

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– to outline PNCR plans Presidential Candidate of the People’s National Congress/Reform, Brigadier (rtd), David Granger, is to make his case tomorrow before top leaders of the business...

Man shot in Albouystown after altercation

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Gunshots rang at the corner of James and Hunter Streets, Albouystown yesterday after a lone gunman shot Neshak Bazilio in the chest and escaped. The injured Bazilio was rushed to Woodlands Hospital...

Blind Awareness Month to accommodate ‘chain of canes’ around Public Buildings

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May has been designated Blindness Awareness Month and the Guyana Society for the Blind and the Guyana Blind Cricket Association are collaborating to host a series of activities to celebrate the...

Claims and Objections exercise begins

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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday commenced conducting the mandatory Claims and Objections exercise regarding entries on the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) for the upcoming...

OLPF Public Interface Readies … Govt releases application forms

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The One Laptop Per Family programme has entered the critical phase that will see the Project Unit aggressively interacting with the public, as the much anticipated application form is released. The...

Forty road deaths this far in 2011

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As three more deaths recorded in 24 hours The Guyana Police Force Traffic Department has recorded 40 fatalities thus far for the year. Statistics also revealed that the number includes one child....

Driver was speeding

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… Vryheid’s Lust four-vehicle crash Police have arrested a man who drove his vehicle in such a dangerous manner on Sunday night that he caused a four- vehicle smash up, which left 46-year old...

Police Force fuel waste doesn’t add up

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…$320M allocated, millions more than last year’s budget By Rabindra Rooplall With the escalation and fluctuation in fuel prices, it appears as if the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will be rapidly...

Driver to be charged with dangerous driving

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… Sisters Village accident The driver involved in an accident that claimed the life of seven-year-old Althea Clement Sunday evening in Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara, is to be charged this...

Griffith, Barrington hit fifties against Pakistan

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By Sean Devers Former West Indies under-19 opener Trevon Griffith and his opening partner Shemroy Barrington both scored half-centuries for Guyana against Pakistan at Bourda yesterday on the final...

Samuels smashes ‘double’ in Windies practice match

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Marlon Samuels smashed a pugnacious double century as Brendon Nash’s team reached 395-8 in reply to Daren Sammy’s X1 310-5 declared when their two-day practice match ended at the DCC...

Armed bandits attack Giddings pawnshop

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Two armed bandits, on foot, robbed Giddings Payday pawn shop in Grove, East Bank Demerara of almost $100,000 in cash and a quantity of jewellery, yesterday. According to reports, at 9:15 hours two...

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A question of timing and priorities

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The advent of significant oil discoveries has catapulted Guyana into the global spotlight.... more