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A strange case…Businessman’s extradition to Brazil hangs in balance

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on A strange case…Businessman’s extradition to Brazil hangs in balance

Attorney-at-law, Peter Hugh, who is looking into the interest of Guyanese businessman, Euclid Da Silva also known as Euclid Saigo, has moved to the High Court to prevent yet another extradition of...

Specialty hospital hits snag…Indian contractor asks govt. to review bidding process

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Specialty hospital hits snag…Indian contractor asks govt. to review bidding process

A major fight is looming between two Indian contractors and the government over an US$18M contract to build a specialty hospital at Turkeyen. Construction firm, Fedders-Lloyd, is asking the Guyana...

Dem boys seh…Wake up Uncle Donald

Aug 31, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Wake up Uncle Donald

Dem seh that all that glitters is not gold. Some man does see woman pun de road wid nice, nice face and fancy clothes. But when yuh peep under dem dress, things does be dirty. When people see Barbie...

CJIA US$150M expansion…Legal fight looms over removal of residents

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on CJIA US$150M expansion…Legal fight looms over removal of residents

Timehri North residents are contemplating legal and civil actions, such as protest, to fight for their land rights but first they are affording Government the opportunity to do the “right thing”....

Workers must resist GuySuCo’s privatization – GAWU President

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Workers must resist GuySuCo’s privatization – GAWU President

President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU), Komal Chand, has charged union members to help rebuild the ailing sugar industry so that they can resist any acts to...

Minister vows to ‘deal with’ any staffer if abuse at NOC unearthed

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Minister vows to ‘deal with’ any staffer if abuse at NOC unearthed

– says selection of COI members almost complete Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, promised yesterday to “deal with” any staffer from the New Opportunity Corps (NOC)...

Police investigating city’s ‘not working’ garbage trucks

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police investigating city’s ‘not working’ garbage trucks

As investigations continue at the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), police are now turning their attention to six garbage trucks given to the council last year by the Ministry of Local Government...

E’bo fishermen suffer losses over unavailability of ice

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo fishermen suffer losses over unavailability of ice

Essequibo fishermen are complaining of problems to access ice for their catch despite a fisheries complex that had been built at Lima. The issue was one of many raised yesterday at Lima when...

Health sector expands training to arrest impact of TB

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Health sector expands training to arrest impact of TB

In an attempt to address the surging impact of tuberculosis (TB), the Ministry of Health has been seeking to expand its TB centres across Guyana. This is according to Chief Medical Officer, Dr....

No beef…Work at City Abattoir at standstill amidst bulls’ shortage

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on No beef…Work at City Abattoir at standstill amidst bulls’ shortage

The country is likely to be faced with further scarcity of beef on the market with workers at the City’s Abattoir complaining of a shortage of bulls. The fact that the laws do not allow the...

Health Ministry to take mosquito fogging exercise to West Demerara

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry to take mosquito fogging exercise to West Demerara

In an attempt to control the presence of vectors in some densely populated areas, the Ministry of Health has assumed the mandate of fogging in sections of Region Four. In fact, according to...

Grove woman charged with stealing $4M from grandparents

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Grove woman charged with stealing $4M from grandparents

A woman is on $150,000 bail after she was accused of stealing $4M in local and foreign currencies from her grandparents’ home. Shabana Juman called ‘Natasha’ of 26 North East Grove, East Bank...

Boyfriend remanded for Sophia woman’s murder

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Boyfriend remanded for Sophia woman’s murder

The boyfriend of strangled 23-year-old ‘E’ Field Sophia resident, Shoala Gilgeous, was yesterday remanded to jail after being charged with her murder. Paul Anthony Luhing, who reportedly had a...

Police continues hunt for second suspect in Berbice joiner’s murder

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police continues hunt for second suspect in Berbice joiner’s murder

Police are continuing their hunt for a second person who may have been involved in the murder of a Yacoob Street, Corriverton joiner. The body of Kumar ‘Brother’ Singh was discovered by...

Bosai’s 2012 bauxite production target badly affected by Linden’s protests

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bosai’s 2012 bauxite production target badly affected by Linden’s protests

It has been two weeks since Linden, a crucial bauxite mining town in Region 10, returned to some normality, after a month-long protest over a hike in electricity rates. Major businesses, including...

Mon Repos couple living in fear as second arson attempt fails

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mon Repos couple living in fear as second arson attempt fails

The alertness of neighbours saved a minibus from complete destruction by fire set by unknown persons in the village of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, early yesterday morning. The bus, which...

Suddie Hospital gets 20 Cuban-trained interns

Aug 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Suddie Hospital gets 20 Cuban-trained interns

Twenty medical students, who have returned to Guyana after four years of studies in Cuba, will be completing their course by spending the next 12 months at the Suddie Public Hospital, Essequibo...

WICB Under-19 One-Day championship…Windwards pip Guyana for title due to bonus points

Aug 30, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB Under-19 One-Day championship…Windwards pip Guyana for title due to bonus points

The Windward Islands captured the 2012 West Indies Cricket Board Under-19 One-Day championship in Barbados yesterday after beating the Leeward Islands by six wickets in the seventh and final...

Guyana win 8 medals including 2 gold at Caribbean Badminton C/ships

Aug 30, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana win 8 medals including 2 gold at Caribbean Badminton C/ships

Guyana secured a total eight medals at the just concluded Caribbean Badminton Championships (CAREBACO) in Dominican Republic over last weekend. The 8 medals included 2-Gold, 1-Silver & 5 Bronze...

Marcos Trading supports RBC Team to Bigi Bergi 4-Stage Road Race

Aug 30, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Marcos Trading supports RBC Team to Bigi Bergi 4-Stage Road Race

One of Guyana’s leading cyclist’s, Alonzo Greaves will be spearheading Roraima Bikers Club (RBC) Team at the annual Bigi Bergi Four-Stage Road Race set for this weekend in Suriname....

Wilbur Hope Memorial Inter School football tournament to be played in New Amsterdam

Aug 30, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wilbur Hope Memorial Inter School football tournament to be played in New Amsterdam

The inaugural Wilbur Hope Memorial Inter Secondary School football tournament is slated to get kicking on Monday September 17. The competition, which is being organised by former N.A.M.S student and...

Who will join Baird and James for S/A U-23 Games?

Aug 30, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Who will join Baird and James for S/A U-23 Games?

The 2012 South American U-23 Championships, which is slated for Sao Paulo, Brazil, is just three weeks away and Guyanese athletes from various clubs across the country are currently preparing for the...

Golden Jaguars getting in shape ahead of WCQ

Aug 30, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars getting in shape ahead of WCQ

Guyana’s senior national football team ‘Golden Jaguars’ are currently in preparation mode for their crucial away and home fixture against El Salvador in the FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifying...

GCA’s Brain Street Under-15 cricket…DCC’A’, Transport to clash in final tomorrow

Aug 30, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA’s Brain Street Under-15 cricket…DCC’A’, Transport to clash in final tomorrow

DCC ‘A’ and Transport will clash in the final of the Brain Street under-15 cricket competition after winning their respective semi-finals yesterday and will now go head to head in the...

Floodlights among early winners in GFSCA Nationwide Male, Female Softball cricket

Aug 30, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Floodlights among early winners in GFSCA Nationwide Male, Female Softball cricket

Matches in the GFSCA Softball Tournament sponsored by Mike’s Pharmacy, Ariel Enterprise, Trophy Stall, Survival, Ramchand Auto Spares, Motor Trend, and Petama Enterprise, commenced on Sunday August...

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