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Gunman killed, partner held

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– 9mm pistol, stolen booty recovered A John Street, Werk-en-Rust businessman was yesterday attacked and robbed by two armed gunmen, but one of his attackers was fatally shot by Police ranks....

$2 million bounty for ‘Skinny’

Jul 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on $2 million bounty for ‘Skinny’

The Guyana Police Force has announced that a reward of $2M is being offered for any information that may lead to the recapturing of Jermaine Charles, called ‘Skinny’. Charles somehow...

GPL crew saves young mother from electrocution

Jul 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GPL crew saves young mother from electrocution

Samantha Edwards, of “B” Field, South Sophia, is currently nursing serious burns on both her hands after she came into contact with high voltage electricity while trying to disconnect an illegal...

Home Affairs Minister faces press but declines to field questions

Jul 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Home Affairs Minister faces press but declines to field questions

‘I don’t know!’ ‘I can’t answer that question!’ ‘Who told you that?’ ‘I don’t work for the media!’ and, ‘Surprise was a race horse, but he died,’ were some of the answers...

New airline begins Guyana/ Canada shuttle

Jul 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on New airline begins Guyana/ Canada shuttle

Guyana yesterday officially welcomed the services of another airline with Skyservice’s inaugural flight which comes in the midst of the peak season and Carifesta X. A warm welcome awaited the...

City Hall passes motion to send Town Clerk, City Treasurer on leave

Jul 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on City Hall passes motion to send Town Clerk, City Treasurer on leave

replacements to be identified Following extensive deliberations, at an extraordinary meeting at City Hall yesterday, on the recently released Auditor General report which revealed financial...

Rite of passage

Jul 02, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Rite of passage

We congratulate the 17,630 children who received the results of their sixth grade assessment tests yesterday; every one of them. There is no question that the ones who placed in the top ten, or the...

Too often, we harbour unfounded suspicions of persons appointed to positions of responsibility

Jul 02, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Too often, we harbour unfounded suspicions of persons appointed to positions of responsibility

DEAR EDITOR I wish to thank the real Sherwin Campbell for his kind comments on my recent letter which dealt with problems at the High Court of Guyana. However, Mr. Campbell posed a number of...

Rohee takes media to task over ‘speculation’

Jul 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Rohee takes media to task over ‘speculation’

Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, yesterday lashed out at the Stabroek News, accusing the newspaper of ‘conjuring up’ much speculation and pitting the Joint Services against public opinion...

Include foreign language programmes as part of our National Competitiveness Strategy

Jul 02, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Include foreign language programmes as part of our National Competitiveness Strategy

DEAR EDITOR, I am just trying to ensure that this matter remains on the agenda: there is the need for us to have a more aggressive foreign language programme. A few years ago I wrote on this matter,...

More countries are banning corporal punishment

Jul 02, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on More countries are banning corporal punishment

DEAR EDITOR, The June 2008 newsletter of the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children reported that “Costa Rica is about to join the list of countries that have achieved equal...

Clearing up misconceptions about the state of affairs at Buxton

Jul 02, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Clearing up misconceptions about the state of affairs at Buxton

DEAR EDITOR I wish to offer some clarity to a letter published in Kaieteur News on June 25, 2003, written by one Mr. M. A. Bacchus, in which the issue of farmlands at Buxton being bulldozed was...

Literate enough

Jul 02, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Literate enough

DEAR EDITOR, In response to AFC member Sewnauth Punalall letter captioned “There are no political strings attached to this initiative” (Kaieteur News, June 27-08.) Mr. Sewnauth, in his response...

New airline begins Guyana/Canada shuttle

Jul 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on New airline begins Guyana/Canada shuttle

Guyana yesterday officially welcomed the services of another airline with Skyservice’s inaugural flight which comes in the midst of the peak season and Carifesta X. A warm welcome awaited the...

An invitation to Mr. Justin DeFreitas

Jul 02, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on An invitation to Mr. Justin DeFreitas

DEAR EDITOR I usually agree with Mr. Justin DeFreitas on many matters, such as the point he made concerning Obama in a letter to Kaieteur News, dated 2008/06/ 28, “What’s good for the Goose is...

Preparedness

Jul 02, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Preparedness

DEAR EDITOR, After that old, two-storeyed building which was located at Smyth and Hadfield Streets, (Georgetown) toppled, nearly two weeks ago, it is pathetic to see the many occupants who once lived...

City Hall passes motion to send Town Clerk, City Treasurer on leave

Jul 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on City Hall passes motion to send Town Clerk, City Treasurer on leave

– replacements to be identified Following extensive deliberations, at an extraordinary meeting at City Hall yesterday, on the recently released Auditor General report which revealed financial...

Rohee faces press but declines to field questions

Jul 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Rohee faces press but declines to field questions

‘I don’t know!’ ‘I can’t answer that question!’ ‘Who told you that?’ ‘I don’t work for the media!’ and, ‘Surprise was a race horse, but he died,’ were some of the answers...

Freddie’s impatience with the Government

Jul 02, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Freddie’s impatience with the Government

DEAR EDITOR I am a frequent reader of the Frederick Kissoon column. Most of his articles are inundated with anti-Government sermons. There is this inevitable belief, whenever purchasing the daily...

Human Services Ministry hosts gender equality workshop

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The notion of gender equality was the main focus yesterday when the Ministry of Human Services and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) held a collaborative workshop for personnel of ministries...

Pompey turns in Olympic ‘A’ standard

Jul 02, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Pompey turns in Olympic ‘A’ standard

National 200 and 400 metres record holder, Aliann Pompey, turned in a blistering 51.07 seconds in the 400m event in Bulgaria to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in the ‘A’ category last weekend....

Mora Point murder…Accused moved from Bartica Hospital to police lock-ups

Jul 02, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mora Point murder…Accused moved from Bartica Hospital to police lock-ups

Desmond Lawlist, a miner from Mora Point in the Mazaruni River, who beat and chopped his reputed wife, Cynthia Andrews, before tying her up and setting the house which she was in on fire, on June 30,...

J.C Chandisingh Sec. wins Cellink School Volleyball tourney

Jul 02, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on J.C Chandisingh Sec. wins Cellink School Volleyball tourney

J.C Chandisingh Secondary School turned back the lively challenge of Lower Corentyne Secondary School in the finals of the Berbice Cellink Inter-Secondary School Volleyball competition which was...

Humphrey Memorial Lawn Tennis: 18 finals to be contested starting today

Jul 02, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Humphrey Memorial Lawn Tennis: 18 finals to be contested starting today

A total of 18 titles are at stake ranging from U 10 to open when the 11th edition of the annual Hilbert “Old Beef” Humphrey Memorial week of activities continues with the Lawn Tennis finals from...

Hearts of Oaks Masters U 15 Football: Corentyne Links / New Amsterdam United score impressive wins

Jul 02, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Hearts of Oaks Masters U 15 Football: Corentyne Links / New Amsterdam United score impressive wins

When U 15 football rivalry continued for teams in the Berbice area on Saturday last at the All Saints Scots Church ground registering convincing wins were Corentyne Links (CL) and New Amsterdam...