February 12, 2013

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Court action could halt Marriott funding

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Court action could halt Marriott funding

– Motion filed to have NICIL pay over US$25 million to Consolidated Fund A court action filed to force the government to transfer monies for its investment arm NICIL into the...

Overpayments to contractors…

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Overpayments to contractors…

Government engineers could repay for lapses Government employees found guilty of approving incomplete and poor standard contracts could very well end up paying. That is, if Members of Parliament...

Chronically ill sugar workers denied NIS benefits, forced to work

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Chronically ill sugar workers denied NIS benefits, forced to work

– colleagues threaten to down tools Sugar harvesters on the East Coast Demerara estates are threatening industrial action if the plights of four of their colleagues are not addressed....

Delta Airline to scrap its services in Guyana

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Delta Airline to scrap its services in Guyana

High fuel cost is said to be one of the reasons why the United States-based carrier, Delta Airline, has decided to halt its services to Guyana, a staff member at the airline’s local office...

Cop gets 31 years for 2007 killing

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cop gets 31 years for 2007 killing

Twenty-six-year-old Kevin Waterman who was charged back in 2007 for the murder of his paramour, Eleanor Jones, was yesterday sentenced to 31 years in prison after a probation report on the accused...

What a way to celebrate your birthday

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on What a way to celebrate your birthday

Passersby and some residents of Mc Doom witnessed another senseless accident yesterday when a speeding drunk driver swerved from a pedestrian who was crossing the road and ended up crashing into a...

Dem boys seh … Brazzy deny Delta share in de Marriott

Feb 12, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh … Brazzy deny Delta share in de Marriott

From de time dem boys hear that Brazzy and de rest of dem was building de Marriott dem know that scampishness been bout. Fuh one, Brazzy, Jagdeo and Ash Knee claim that dem didn’t have enough money...

US removes PPP website

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on US removes PPP website

Following a complaint filed with the US federal government, “Blue Host.com” and Blue Host, Inc., of Provo, Utah – the domain registrar and host of PPP website “Newguymedia.com” by...

Three major drug busts in Berbice in last four days

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Three major drug busts in Berbice in last four days

– Police net 15kg marijuana The Police in Berbice appear to have upped the ante against drug dealers in the Ancient County with some major drug busts recently. On Friday, the police,...

Woman’s body found near East Bank Demerara koker

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Woman’s body found near East Bank Demerara koker

The partly submerged body of a 44-year-old woman was found in a canal near Grove, East Bank Demerara around 08:15 hrs yesterday. Indira Veerasammy, of Back Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara, was...

An apology

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on An apology

On February 4, 2012, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly held its weekly meeting examining the accounts of Region Four as contained in the Auditor General’s Report of 2010...

Tempers flare as City Hall councilors chide Town Clerk

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Tempers flare as City Hall councilors chide Town Clerk

Tempers flared yesterday when City Councilors bashed Acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba for ignoring and disregarding decisions made in the duly constituted Georgetown Municipality’s statutory meeting....

Police hunting trio in police trainee’s shooting death

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police hunting trio in police trainee’s shooting death

By Rabindra Rooplall After unmasked bandits attacked and shot trainee police, Harold Haimchand Sukhai, Sunday night, Police are now hunting three men who were part of the robbery/murder. The...

Robbery real motive behind pit bull attack – victim

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Robbery real motive behind pit bull attack – victim

Businesswoman, Amanda Kyte of lot 33 James Street, Albouystown has refuted allegations made in a recent article captioned “Albouystown residents in fear of “Killer pit bull” which was published...

Burglars cart off US$4,000 meant for charity

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Burglars cart off US$4,000 meant for charity

– Overseas-based Guyanese peeved with police inefficiencies After giving similar statements three days in a row to ranks of Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station, Bibi Lanzaro, an overseas-based...

Berbice healthcare workers lauded at annual award ceremony

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice healthcare workers lauded at annual award ceremony

By Leon Suseran Last year, more than 92,707 persons were seen at the out- patient and Accident and Emergency (A&E) Clinics at the New Amsterdam Hospital. There were 4,855 admissions; 194 persons...

‘Maintain our access road’ – St Cuthbert’s Mission residents

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Maintain our access road’ – St Cuthbert’s Mission residents

Residents of St. Cuthbert’s Mission, a location in the upper reaches of the Mahaica River, are appealing to Central Government to carry out a regular maintenance programme on the 12-mile fair...

Two hospitalized after minibus, truck collision

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Two hospitalized after minibus, truck collision

Several persons had to be rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex yesterday morning after the minibus in which they were travelling collided with a lumber truck in the vicinity of Loo Creek . According...

Omai acquires stake in Eagle Mountain mining property

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Omai acquires stake in Eagle Mountain mining property

Eagle Mountain Gold Corporation disclosed today that Omai Gold Mines Limited, a 95 per cent owned subsidiary of IAMGOLD Corp., has acquired 3,236,246 shares of the company, increasing its total...

CMO spearheading detailed probe into woman’s death at Berbice Hospital

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on CMO spearheading detailed probe into woman’s death at Berbice Hospital

Spearheaded by Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shamdeo Persaud, a detailed investigation into the death of 47-year-old, Tirtawattie Shoandeo, during a blackout in the operating theatre at the New Amsterdam...

Brazilian businesswoman found dead in Bartica house – husband held

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian businesswoman found dead in Bartica house – husband held

Police are questioning a Brazilian man about the suspected murder of his 35-year-old wife, whose decomposing body was found in a house in Second Avenue, Bartica, on Sunday night. Elisangela Da ...

Narco user jailed for one year

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Narco user jailed for one year

Shermin Miller was last Friday arraigned on a charge of smoking marijuana. For that offence, he was placed before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. Miller told the court that he was indeed in...

Legal arguments continue in Rohee ‘gag order’

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Legal arguments continue in Rohee ‘gag order’

Arguments will continue next week between lawyers for the opposition and the government when the Rohee ‘gag order’ court battle continues before Chief Justice Ian Chang. At yesterday’s hearing...

Presidents are not above the law

Feb 12, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Presidents are not above the law

Dear Editor, According to Guyana’s fraudulent constitution, the President cannot be taken to court and his actions cannot be inquired into. That is malarkey and a foolish, narrow interpretation of...

Brazilian remanded for passport fraud

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian remanded for passport fraud

A Brazilian miner was yesterday charged with fraud and conspiracy. Solimar De Costa, 51, whose local address is listed as 57 Robb Street, Georgetown, appeared before Magistrate Alan Wilson at the...

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CPL – Saint Lucia Kings recorded back-to-back wins as they beat the Trinbago Knight Riders by 36-runs at the Queen’s Park Oval in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Tim Seifert...

Second-class patients

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(Kaieteur News) – There is something wonderfully modern about a health system in which the government pays a private hospital to provide a service to poor people, and the private hospital then tells those poor people to come back tomorrow for the results. It is almost as if the voucher comes...

Facts, Due Process and Fairness: The CCJ’s Test

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the Court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional achievement of the English-speaking Caribbean since the...

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(Kaieteur News) – Pres. Ali has said that he has nothing to hide about his farm tucked away inside Long Creek on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. Comforts me to hear that statement. Having made his representation, the president is now obligated to go further. Beyond his words would be a good...

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