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Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Taxi driver takes on armed robbers in desperate fight
(Reprinted from the Antigua Sun) A taxi driver was robbed of over $2,400 by armed robbers, but not before he engaged them in a desperate fight for his life early Monday morning. Reports are that two...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on The lighter side of Carifesta X…Wood for canoe making demonstration floats away
– participants resort to cassava bread making The Amerindian Village on which the government spent $20M to make a showpiece for Carifesta turned out to be a hearty laugh. The plans were...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Giftland launches Online Shopping
Consumers in Guyana can now do their shopping online. This has been made possible by Giftland OfficeMax, a local commercial entity. At a special launching of the occasion on Monday night at the Le...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Soldiers deny robbing, assaulting teens
– admit boarding vessel at 03:00hrs Once again the Guyana Defence Force is forced to defend its ranks against allegations of torture and robbery. This follows allegations by two youths of...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GAWU/GuySuCo negotiations breakdown….Union announces cessation of field, factory operations
– sugar company set to lose additional $840M The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) yesterday announced the cessation of field and factory operations within the Guyana...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Suspect held in shooting of Canadian seaman
– car impounded Police have detained a suspect and seized a car following investigations into last Friday’s robbery in which Canadian seaman Christopher Olsen was beaten and shot....Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Carifesta X symposium…Concept of ‘cultural industries’ should be properly examined
– UWI lecturer By Tusika Martin The Caribbean should proceed consciously on the idea of ‘cultural industries’ since there is a lot to lose should this concept not be put in its proper...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on India to host conference on concerns of Diaspora
The 7th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention will be held at the Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, from January 7-9, 2009. It is being organized by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Two detained in Linden after shooting
Police in Linden are investigating an incident which occurred about 09:00hrs yesterday, at Blue Berry Hill, Wismar, in which a man was shot by a licensed firearm holder. Investigations have so far...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health surveillance for Carifesta challenged by roadside vending
– Ramsammy With a boosted surveillance programme effected by the Ministry of Health for Carifesta X, there has so far been no alarming detection of any outbreaks of infectious diseases within the...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Concert at the Cathedral…Audience left waiting for ‘Austrian Laser Lights’
Scores of people gathered outside of St. George’s Cathedral on Sunday night in anticipation of the ‘Austrian Laser Lights’ display. However, the lights did not appear. Instead those gathered...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police officer succumbs three weeks after accident
After clinging to life for more than three weeks in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), 52 year-old Police Sergeant Dwarka Persaud succumbed to injuries which he sustained in an...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Carifesta X exciting but could have been better organised – participant
Guyana’s hosting of Carifesta is commendable but could have been better organised. This is according to Executive Director of the Festival Secretariat, of St Kitts and Nevis, Mr Antonio Liburd. Mr...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on AFC urges against supporting proposed political union
…says it will undermine CSME Chairman of the Alliance For Change, Khemraj Ramjattan, says that the proposed political and economic union is a radical move that goes against the spirit Treaty of...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Canada contributes to Carifesta X today
Today, Canada will make its contribution to Carifesta X when a statue of Sir James Douglas is erected in his home town of Mahaica. The sculpture will be erected at the old train station. On Monday...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Prisoner lands in court for indecent exposure
One may think being in prison, persons may sit to reflect on their transgressions and try to curb their ways. However, for remanded prisoner Mark Fordyce, getting into trouble with the law is...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Cuba-trained students to boost agricultural sector
The agricultural sector in Guyana has been further boosted with the addition of 24 trained students, who have returned having gained scholarships through the Guyana School of Agriculture and the...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on 18-year-old facing charges of sexually molesting girl, 11
Police are preparing charges for an 18-year-old man who betrayed the trust of his female friend and had sex with her 11-year-old daughter. The man was arrested yesterday after a medical examination...Aug 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Cop denies sexually molesting son
A policeman who is at the centre of a child sexual assault investigation is denying that he had sexually molested his only son. The cop visited this newspaper yesterday, two weeks after the incident...Aug 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Champions Trophy delay a disappointment, says Windies manager
Expects great things in future from Johnson CMC-West Indies team manager, Omar Khan has described as unfortunate the International Cricket Council’s decision to postpone the Champions Trophy in...Aug 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on CLICO launch 5th Inter-County U-17 cricket tourney
Matches fixed for Canje, Enterprise and Wales By Sean Devers It was another impressively organised ceremony as Insurance giants CLICO yesterday launched their fifth annual Inter-County under-17...Aug 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Carifesta/Topco Juice Chess Tournament fixed for Sunday
An eight round Swiss system chess tournament to celebrate Carifesta begins on Sunday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Complex on Hadfield Street starting from 10:00am. The tournament is being hosted by the...Aug 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall cricket final set for Friday at Thirst Park under lights
The eagerly anticipated final of the Trophy Stall 15-over Softball Cricket Tournament will be contested between Rocky XI of West Coast and Trophy Stall XI of the East Coast under floodlights at the...Mineral and oil rich country borrowing to feed, clothe and house its citizens.
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