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No fatalities as Caribbean Airlines craft crashes in Guyana

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– Trinidad Prime Minister flies in “It’s an absolute miracle what happened here in Georgetown.” Those words by Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) Chairman George Nicholas summed up the...

Man claims CANU ranks tied him to post, beat him unconscious

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…father collapses and dies on hearing news Head of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, James Singh, has denied allegations that his ranks inflicted a severe beating on a Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast...

Ed Ahmad shipped 29 tons of building supplies to State House – shipping records

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… barred from travelling A Queens real estate broker who loaned money to Rep. Gregory Meeks was denied permission to travel to South America, on Thursday, one week after his arrest on mortgage...

Amerindian leaders see Georgetown conference a farce

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…say land rights issue being ignored By Neil Marks Some Amerindian leaders who travelled to Georgetown for the meeting of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) see it as a farce to get them to support...

Escaped criminal among six arrested at Tucber

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Police in ‘B’ Division on Friday afternoon, acting on information, pounced on a group of six men at the Tucber, New Amsterdam backlands. A Taurus Revolver was also found in the men’s...

Dem boys seh… Uncle Freddie can move in wid Bar-Rat

Jul 30, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Uncle Freddie can move in wid Bar-Rat

De other day dem boys see Uncle Freddie writing how he surprise and worried because de libel case wid Bar-Rat come up suh quick. And wha mek he get worried is that if Bar-Rat win de case de man gun...

Building Expo… Construction, home development companies, banks on displayed at event

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The three-day ‘Building Expo’ 2011 which opened yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, has attracted in excess of 30 corporate sponsors and a huge opportunity for persons who are...

Court regular jailed for three years

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Keino Anthony Thompson, 18, who was described as a court regular despite his age was on Friday sentenced to three years in jail by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at the New...

Pensioners building controversy deepens

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The controversy surrounding the Government Pensioners Association (Berbice Branch) building at Grant 2228, Vryman’s Erven, New Amsterdam has once again deepened. This time, the body is again...

Melanie Damishana youth group hosts Emancipation Day activity

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Melanie Damishana Young Achievers presents its seventh Annual Emancipation Celebration at the Melanie Damishana Playfield on Monday from 14:00hrs, with a cultural display of African outfits, drama...

71 road fatalities so far for 2011- Road Safety Council

Jul 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 71 road fatalities so far for 2011- Road Safety Council

Statistics from the Road Safety Council have revealed that there is an increase in road accidents resulting in deaths of adults and children in 2011 thus far, as compared to this particular time span...

Clifton Bonus PI continues at Christianburg

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The Preliminary inquiry into the murder of Clifton Bonus, known as “Mutty,’ continued on Wednesday before Magistrate Anne McLennan, at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court. The Court was...

Man drowns in Pomeroon River

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Police were summoned at Arapariko, Kabakaburi, Upper Pomeroon River, early yesterday morning, after they got information that a teacher had found the body of a man in the Amerindian community...

Moruca man dies days after falling from truck

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Vijay Lalman , a 25-year-old porter of Moruca Village, North West District died some three days after he fell from a moving truck in his area. Reports are that Lalman fell off a truck on Sunday,...

Top CPCE Berbice teachers want two-year wait to attend UG lifted

Jul 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Top CPCE Berbice teachers want two-year wait to attend UG lifted

By Leon Suseran A male may have copped the Best Graduating Student at the recently held graduation ceremony of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), however three young Berbice female...

Culture Ministry’s Emancipation celebrations kick off

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Under the theme “Commemorating our past, acknowledging our present and creating our future”, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport launched the celebrations of Guyana’s 173rd emancipation...

Garbage issue to be tackled by the MCC

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The garbage issue currently affecting many persons in Georgetown will soon be addressed. The Mayor and City Council (MCC) stated that it has decided to tackle this prevalent problem. According to a...

Five-year-old drowns at Wakenaam

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The Village of Maria’s Pleasure on Wakenaam Island was plunged into a state of mourning when five-year-old Levi Jairaj was pronounced dead after being fished out of a trench shortly after 17:30...

Compressed ganja vanishes from police station strong-box

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– female cop under close arrest A policewoman is under close arrest as officials investigate the disappearance of more than four pounds of compressed marijuana from a locked strongbox at the...

Christianburg thoroughfare a major headache

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The Christianburg Community Centre ground is transformed into a virtual river, whenever it rains, as the water rushes down from the nearby hills, and descends on the nearby Burnham Drive road, making...

Media Code of Conduct resurfaces in the face of elections

Jul 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Media Code of Conduct resurfaces in the face of elections

In the wake of the passage of the recent Broadcasting Legislation and in the looming shadow of General and Local Government Elections the matter of a media code of conduct has again resurfaced....

Minister says investigation launched into Moruka maternal death

Jul 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Minister says investigation launched into Moruka maternal death

Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, says that an investigation has been launched into the death of maternal patient Nadira Charles, 27, of Moruka Village, Region One. Relatives are alleging...

Speeding minibus kills Mc Doom pedestrian

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Mc Doom resident, Kawall Kassiram, was killed on the spot around 19:30 hrs yesterday after he was run over by a minibus near his home. Eyewitnesses said that Kassiram, who was in his forties and from...

Several overseas firms descend on building expo

Jul 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Several overseas firms descend on building expo

– govt assures that mortgage lending stable Oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago says that it is moving for closer ties with Guyana and has established a special body to increase trade relations. The...

Bartica gears up for Emancipation celebration

Jul 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica gears up for Emancipation celebration

Barticians will be joining the rest of Guyana in this year’s Emancipation celebration with a packed list of activities. Yesterday, several organizations, including the Bartica Hospital, the...

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Dolphin Secondary, East Ruimveldt seal Round-5 victories in Republic Bank U-18 Football League

A shameful abdication of leadership

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The PPPC government has reached a new low in its spineless defense of the lopsided Production... more