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Access to Information Bill tabled

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Proposes to exempt President, release of Cabinet decisions The government yesterday tabled long overdue legislation that makes access to information a legal right. But the Bill proposes to refuse...

Court awards tortured teen $6.5M

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– Judge says police doctor lacked professionalism A court has awarded $6.5M in damages to a teenager who sued the state after his genitals were doused with methylated spirit and set alight by...

Blatant corruption continues in use of tax $$$

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Parliamentarians cite overpayment to contractors, breaches by GECOM, Police, GPHC, Taxpayers’ money continues to be spent in breach of the law, a group of Parliamentarians looking at the management...

Guyanese illegal bypasses US security

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– used stolen identity to work as flight attendant Florida (NBC Miami) – An American Eagle flight attendant was arrested yesterday and accused of stealing another man’s identity to fly...

Bids being evaluated for sale of St. Barnabas

Jun 18, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bids being evaluated for sale of St. Barnabas

…history reveals second attempt to sell building As the Diocese of Guyana continues to remain tight lipped about the sale of the St Barnabas Church on Regent Street, this publication has been told...

Dem boys seh… Another time fuh expose men

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Tomorrow is Father’s Day and if couple newspaper didn’t talk bout this day nobody woulda remember. One lady call Uncle Adam since de week before to wish he Happy Father’s Day. De other day a...

World-touring Austrian couple in Guyana

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A couple from Austria, currently travelling around the world in their mobile home, is visiting Guyana. Gerhard and Margarete Nubbaummuller began their long life dream of seeing the world in December...

Human Services observes Father’s Day with ‘Magnificent Man’ show

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In observation of Father’s Day tomorrow the Minister of Human Services and Services in collaboration with the Men’s Affair Bureau held an event captioned “Magnificent Man” at the Theater...

Chief invigilator neglected duties in Grade Four Assessment – Education Ministry

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In refuting media reports that the Golden Grove Primary students started their papers very late at the recent National Grade Four Assessment because the region’s office did not have proper...

Burial spots in cemetery almost filled

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…more attention to be paid to sources of revenue- MCC The Mayor and City Council (MCC) is now faced with additional problems this time stemming from issues concerning the Le Repentir Cemetery since...

Corentyne woman fraudster pleads guilty

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A Corentyne woman who professed to be an employee of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) and fraudulently collected money from a number of unsuspecting customers on the Corentyne, was fined $50,000....

Drug dealer jailed

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Sheldon Alfred Jeffrey, 31, a labourer of Smythfield, New Amsterdam will have to spend the next four years in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of cultivating prohibited plants. According to...

Alleged mastermind for court next week

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Police are preparing to lay charges against Lekraj Fredericks, the alleged mastermind in the murder of Clifton Bonus, who was slain on a marijuana farm a week ago. A senior police official said that...

Morgan joins Barker as first Guyanese to make Commonwealth Records list

Jun 18, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Morgan joins Barker as first Guyanese to make Commonwealth Records list

Guyana’s Powerlifters continues rewrite the record books not only locally, but further afield. The first female to break into the Commonwealth record books, Dawn Barker has now been joined by...

Paul Keens-Douglas brings something new for Father’s Day

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Legendary ‘funny man’ Paul Keens-Douglas is in Guyana for the Father’s Day weekend. Slated to entertain at the Theatre Guild tonight during a special show dedicated to fathers, Guyanese fans...

GAPF Intermediate/Claude Charles Mem. C/ships for St. Stanislaus Auditorium

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The 2011 edition of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) Intermediate and Claude Charles Memorial Championships will take place on Sunday June 26 at the St. Stanislaus College...

Bazilio cites support as answer to breaking Olympic gold medal jinx

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By Michael Benjamin As the boxers spotlighted for possible selection at the 2011 England Olympics continue to hone their skills in the National Park from 05:00hrs, and at the National Gymnasium from...

Northern Hogg Island primary school closed for weeks

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The Northern Hogg Island Primary School has been closed for several weeks and the pupils have no place to obtain academic education. Parents told this newspaper that about 25 pupils are...

Education Ministry turns to computers to detect students’ absenteeism

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…49 parents placed before the court last year charged with negligent parenting A new computerized system designed to track students with poor attendance at school is to be implemented by the...

Stag & El Dorado Softball finals on for tomorrow

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The GCC Ground Bourda is in good condition and regardless if it rains tomorrow the Stag Beer & El Dorado Rum Nationwide Softball finals will be played, that’s the word from the organisers....

CARICOM – CARIGO – CARIGONE

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First there was “Inspector Gadget” and now we have “Ambassador Gadget”. A “Gadget”, according to WIKIPEDIA, is “a small technological object (such as a device or an appliance) that...

Twilight Masters to host Barbados Masters next month

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The Twilight Masters Football Club will host the Barbados Masters All Star Team in a Two-Game Goodwill series next month aimed at fostering camaraderie between the Masters of the two nations....

Winston Pompey suffers 5th round knockout in Jamaica

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Local middleweight boxing contender, Winston Pompey suffered a humiliating fifth round knockout when he faced off with Jamaica, Sakima Mullings at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium, Jamaica College,...

PNCR slams prison management system

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The People’s National Congress Reform has slammed the PPP/C Administration for what it considers ‘ineptitude and a lack of concern’, all owing to the mismanagement of the New Amsterdam Prison...

Randolph Jerome among 5 released by North East Stars

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Guyanese forward Randolph Jerome, Trinidadians Errol McFarlane, Kevaughn Connell and goalkeeper Michael Woods and Vincentian Kendall Velox will not don the uniform of Sangre Grande based club DIRECTV...

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Keevin Allicock – the next torchbearer for Guyanese professional boxing

Sometimes the best of leaders fail

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Jimmy Carter’s presidency fell victim to global and domestic upheavals. His single term... more