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Isolated reports of opposition campaigning in city’s polling stations

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Isolated reports of opposition campaigning in city’s polling stations

–PPP/C writes GECOM, int’l observers The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), during a mid-afternoon polling update yesterday, said that the party was generally satisfied with...

GECOM stands ground on Polling Agents

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM stands ground on Polling Agents

….we will not deviate from the law-Dr Surujbally Hours before the polls were set to open yesterday at least one of the parties contesting this year’s General and Regional Elections raised...

APNU urges GECOM to reconsider voting arrangements for Polling and Counting Agents

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on APNU urges GECOM to reconsider voting arrangements for Polling and Counting Agents

Hours before the opening of polls, one of the major parties contesting this year’s elections has expressed concern that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has not issued Polling...

Man shot dead by police escorting ballot boxes

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man shot dead by police escorting ballot boxes

Investigations are being conducted into the fatal shooting of a man of mixed race which occurred yesterday at Maripa Dukwari Landing, Cuyuni River. Police in a press release stated that...

Dem boys seh….Hit da road RAT!

Nov 28, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Hit da road RAT!

Today people going and vote. Nuff of dem voting fuh de first time and some of dem confuse. One man tell dem boys that he decide to vote fuh de party that had de best music in de advertisement. He...

Emanie are Digicel League champions

Nov 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Emanie are Digicel League champions

– GNA, clubs challenged to increase players’ pool By Rawle Welch Digicel’s Sponsorship and Events Manager Gavin Hope speaking during the presentation ceremony following the final of the...

First Street Warriors are Ministry 7:15 Inter-Block football champs

Nov 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on First Street Warriors are Ministry 7:15 Inter-Block football champs

First Street Warriors, the Georgetown zone winners, romped to the overall glory on Saturday night at the Georgetown Football Club ground, when they beat Grove Back Street 9-8 on sudden death...

Albion congratulates Motie

Nov 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Albion congratulates Motie

The President, Executives, players and members of Albion Community Centre Cricket Club has congratulated 16 year-old left arm spinner, Gudakesh Motie Khanai on his newly appointed position as the...

Boujhnarine Persaud’s 100 and 4 for 20 steers Port Mourant B to victory

Nov 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boujhnarine Persaud’s 100 and 4 for 20 steers Port Mourant B to victory

An outstanding all-round performance from Boujhnarine Persaud of Port Mourant B highlighted latest play in the New Building Society Second Division cricket competition in the Ancient County. Persaud...

‘Golden Jags’ performance propels Guyanese to support football

Nov 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Golden Jags’ performance propels Guyanese to support football

With strings of positive results from Guyana’s National Football team, ‘Golden Jaguars’ in the CONCACAF FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil Qualifiers, Guyana will now be able to compete against the...

Sheema Mangar’s family erects new tomb stone in her memory

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sheema Mangar’s family erects new tomb stone in her memory

– continues to await justice A pink cemented tomb stone was erected in the memory of the late Sheema Ann Mangar on the exact spot where she was struck down on North Road by a robber in...

Victoria Primary victorious at Schools’ Quiz Competition

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Victoria Primary victorious at Schools’ Quiz Competition

The Victoria Primary School on the East Coast Demerara, was victorious at the village’s recent Schools’ Quiz Competition. Its opponent was St. Andrews Primary School of neighbouring village, Cove...

Shortage at Blood Bank – donors being urged to come forward

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Shortage at Blood Bank – donors being urged to come forward

The Ministry of Health’s blood bank is currently in a threatening position as almost all of the units of blood have been exhausted during the past few weeks. Kaieteur News understands that this...

Ice factory operations upsetting Mon Repos residents

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Ice factory operations upsetting Mon Repos residents

For years, residents of the East Coast Demerara community of Mon Repos, North, have had to put up with the noise emanating from the operations of a privately owned ice factory. But today the...

Woman found with throat slit in city hotel

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News 5

A woman who has been identified as a commercial sex worker was found with her throat slashed sometime around 14:00 hours yesterday at the Caesar’s Palace Hotel in Delph Street...

Today is Election Day!!!

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Today is Election Day!!!

…470,000+ Guyanese head to the poll Bharrat Jagdeo, the outgoing President has declared that today is the day when over 470,000 registered and eligible Guyanese will go to the polls...

Unlawful to prevent employees from voting today

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Unlawful to prevent employees from voting today

– Labour Minister Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir has assured that it is unlawful for any company to prevent its employees from being allowed to exercise their franchise today which...

Historic Elections in Two CARICOM Countries Today

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Historic Elections in Two CARICOM Countries Today

For the first time in the history of politics in the Caribbean, General Elections will be simultaneously held in territories-Guyana and St Lucia. The people of Guyana and St Lucia will...

CARICOM, OAS here to monitor elections

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News 1

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is fielding a 15-member observer team for today’s General Elections. The team is being led by Hensley Robinson of Barbados and Lorna Simon of Antigua...

Lack of equipment cited as gap in neonatal care

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Lack of equipment cited as gap in neonatal care

– Dr Singh Although there has been a noticeable decrease in Guyana’s infant mortality rate, there is a dire need for the infiltration of sophisticated machines in the health care...

Canadian Court rules against Guysuco

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian Court rules against Guysuco

A Canadian court has ruled against the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), in a lawsuit which was brought by Bedessee Imports Limited over the “Demerara Gold” label. Over a year ago, Bedessee...

Teen’s foot severed as a result of two car collision

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Teen’s foot severed as a result of two car collision

He was supposed to be at home preparing for school tomorrow, but instead, 13-year-old Ronaldo Jackson of 196 Block Y Cornelia Ida (CI), West Coast Demerara is currently in the Male Surgical Ward 2 at...

Is the PNC slowly taking over the PPP?

Nov 28, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the PNC slowly taking over the PPP?

Dear Editor, I have been mulling this thought over since the campaign season started and the former PNC-ites shifted to the PPP. Is the PNC slowly taking over the PPP? If the PPP is to win the polls,...

Standards Bureau concludes workshop to develop lab testing capabilities

Nov 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Standards Bureau concludes workshop to develop lab testing capabilities

CARICOM Regional Organisation and Standards and Quality (CROSQ) and the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) this week concluded a five-day workshop which focused on strengthening...

UGSS affairs in hands of an individual who’s out of touch with its members

Nov 28, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on UGSS affairs in hands of an individual who’s out of touch with its members

Dear Editor, Mr. Godfrey Adams has just recently left the service of the University of Guyana. This is worth noting because Mr. Adams is a former Organising Secretary of the University of Guyana...

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…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo found himself at the center of a controversy regarding... more