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Ramotar warns Govt. will not be held to ransom

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…as Granger issues call for annual State of the Nation report “We must seek consensus and compromise and should resist the temptation to believe that any party can ride rough shod over...

Combined Opposition strikes another blow in Parliament

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…secures majority votes on Committee of Selection Mere minutes after the Head of State Donald Ramotar charged Members of Parliament to avoid gridlock and find consensus, the House seemed destined...

Magistrate charged for failing to submit to breathalyzer test

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Magistrate Haymant Ramdhani was yesterday placed on self bail after he appeared before Magistrate Nayasha Williams-Hatmin, at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court to answer a charge of failing to...

Cops accused of stealing $600,000 and raw gold

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Accusing fingers are being pointed once more at police ranks, this time for a robbery in which they relieved a shopkeeper of $600,000 and 15 pennyweight of raw gold, while pretending to be conducting...

Mahaica family hospitalized after hassar curry meal

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– teen critical A 17-year-old boy is critical and doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) are monitoring four other family members who fell ill on Thursday night after...

Attention must be paid to the early signs of abuse

Feb 11, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Attention must be paid to the early signs of abuse

Dear Editor, Children are special. They are God’s gift to us. Children never ask to be born. They are conceived and are brought into the world to be loved and cared for by their parents and...

CCC rout Leewards for 39, Jamaica, Barbados tussle

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Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) were 158 for nine off 60 overs in reply to the Leeward Islands first innings total of 39 all out at the close of play on the opening day of the second round...

GUYANA IS READY FOR A RETURN TO THE CINEMA

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Television destroyed the cinema in Guyana. But the saturation with local television, the fact that most of the movies shown are replays or pirated copies of new movies, means that Guyana is now ready...

Guyanese mom fears the worst for son missing in Suriname

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A young mason, who left his East Bank Demerara (EBD) home and ventured to Suriname to secure a job, has been reported missing by his mother. The mother said she has not heard from her son since...

Guyanese man, wife buried together

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Barbados (Barbados Nation) – Sleek twin caskets adorned with matching arrangements of white flowers lay side by side at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral on Thursday morning as the...

This is a new legal development

Feb 11, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on This is a new legal development

The law was made for man and not man for the law, someone once wrote. Another famous English writer, Charles Dickens, wrote in Oliver Twist, “The law is a ass”. That complete quote reads,...

Opposition Leader accuses Govt. of neglecting farmers

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– notes administration’s lack of preparation, communication with affected residents A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has expressed concern over the countrywide flooding, especially in...

Canal farmers welcome flood relief efforts

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As water continues to recede in flood affected areas, farmers of Canals Number One and Two will now have to wait until the rainy period passes before they can recommence planting crops. In Canal No.1...

PNC’s first General Secretary laid to rest

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The first-ever General Secretary of the People National Congress (PNC), Joseph Abrams, was laid to rest yesterday at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara. He passed away following a heart attack...

GPA CONDEMNS ACTION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLICE

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The Guyana Press Association notes with deep regret and disbelief, the action by the Police Service of Trinidad and Tobago this week to invade the newsroom of the Newsday Newspaper ostensibly to put...

CARICOM needs renewed attention on youth, sports and culture -Dr. Frank Anthony

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Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, has called for renewed attention to the free movement of artists, cultural workers and sportspersons in the CARICOM Region; ensuring...

Gunmen attack Sheriff Street jewellery store

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A businessman was yesterday treated at a city hospital after he was beaten by gunmen who invaded his jewellery Store on Sheriff Street. According to reports, four gunmen invaded the Raj Jewellery and...

Kamarang man on $200,000 bail for shooting brother-in-law

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A Kamarang man was placed on $200,000 bail after being charged for allegedly shooting his brother –in-law in the leg after the victim tried to rescue his sister from an alleged beating. Osai...

Submerged Timehri access angers residents

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– Call on Public Works Minister to address issue Residents who use the main access bridge at Dakara Creek, Timehri are calling on the Minister of Public Works and other relevant authorities to...

UGSS President chides Luncheon

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President of the University of Guyana Students Society, Duane Edwards, has taken offence at the recent statement by the Secretary of the Cabinet, Dr. Roger Luncheon, relating to UG students being...

UNDP launches inaugural State of the World Volunteerism Report

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Under the theme “Universal value of global wellbeing” the first ever State of the World Volunteerism Report was launched yesterday at the Brickdam and United Nations Place, Georgetown, United...

Two in trouble for sex with 13-year-olds

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Kishore Narine, 35, of Riverstown Sand, was remanded on Friday, by Magistrate Leron Daly, moments after he appeared at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of rape. On Monday,...

Husband, wife freed on drugs charges

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A husband and wife who were among three persons before the court on a number of charges including Possession of Narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and cultivating prohibited plants have been...

A charmer, empty seats, a wave, and those sleepers

Feb 11, 2012 knews News Comments Off on A charmer, empty seats, a wave, and those sleepers

– the opening of Guyana’s tenth Parliament Her staff needs to do some work in guiding her, but Guyana’s First Lady, Deolatchmee Ramotar, proved a charmer as her husband, President Donald...

Rain ruins Guyana vs. Windwards first day

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ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Only eight overs were possible as rain ravaged the opening day of the second round Regional Four-Day Championship match between Guyana and Windward Islands at Windsor Park...

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