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Third bandit identified as Paradise youth

Nov 30, 2008 knews News 29

Almost the entire Dazzell Housing Scheme, Paradise, East Coast Demerara, is in a state of shock following the revelation that one of the gunmen killed in last Friday’s shootout at the Cromarty,...

Police hunt two armed sexual predators in Linden

Nov 30, 2008 knews News 12

Police in Linden are in pursuit of two armed sexual predators, who terrorised two Linden families for at least a half hour Friday evening. Recounting the incident yesterday, one of the affected...

‘Aunty Gerty’ – A special person

Nov 30, 2008 knews News 6

The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word ‘special’ as someone exceptional in quality of degree, and distinguished from others of the kind by a particular quality or feature. A...

$10,000 for negative HIV/AIDS result

Nov 30, 2008 knews News 5

…Investigation still ongoing It has been one month now since the story broke about an individual accepting bribes from people in order to give them a test result stating that they are HIV...

Archaic Land Law facilitates fraud

Nov 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Archaic Land Law facilitates fraud

By Gary Eleazar Two attorneys have signaled their intention to wage a campaign aimed at updating the Local Land laws with a view to making it mandatory for an agreement of sale to be recognised as...

Meeting with PUC meaningless, entity degutted of powers

Nov 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Meeting with PUC meaningless, entity degutted of powers

– AFC The Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) proposed meeting with the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) will be meaningless given that the former has been completely degutted of any...

More fire stations needed in Demerara

Nov 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on More fire stations needed in Demerara

The recent opening of housing schemes along the Demerara coast has prompted calls for additional fire stations to be erected in places where these new schemes exist. Over the last few months there...

New rest house for Kaieteur National Park

Nov 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on New rest house for Kaieteur National Park

– Operators complain of poor condition of facility atop Kaieteur A new rest house and warden building is being constructed at Tukeit in the Kaieteur National Park, even as tour operators...

Region Three to observe World AIDS Day with Youth Rally

Nov 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Region Three to observe World AIDS Day with Youth Rally

With major emphasis on ensuring that school children are aware of the scourge of the dreaded HIV/AIDS, a grand youth rally is scheduled for tomorrow at the Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground as part of...

A very challenging year ahead for the forestry sector

Nov 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on A very challenging year ahead for the forestry sector

…growth will be determined by recovery from global financial crisis The forestry sector in Guyana has had a very challenging year and adding to that is the rippling effects of the current...

Renal failure patient still needs money

Nov 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Renal failure patient still needs money

Abdool Raffi-Khan, 43, is still appealing to the public, especially to the Muslim community, for assistance to continue his dialysis treatment. The treatment costs some $108,000 weekly for the...

Kaneville residents ‘fed up’ with Housing Ministry’s inaction

Nov 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Kaneville residents ‘fed up’ with Housing Ministry’s inaction

Residents of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara have expressed their frustration with some officials at the Ministry of Housing, whom they noted have failed to effectively respond to their dilemma as it...

Paediatric Heart Surgery to be conducted at CHI by next year

Nov 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Paediatric Heart Surgery to be conducted at CHI by next year

– even list for adult heart surgeries increase By Sharmain Cornette Plans are apace to have paediatric heart surgery be done right here in Guyana for the first time at the Caribbean Heart...

ACDA launches mentorship dimension of Youth Leadership Programme

Nov 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ACDA launches mentorship dimension of Youth Leadership Programme

On Friday November 21, 2008, the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) launched the Mentorship dimension of its IDB Youth Leadership Programme that is jointly funded by the Inter...

Former Clico employees await court ruling on pension payout

Nov 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Former Clico employees await court ruling on pension payout

The hearing into the alleged non-payment of pension to former employees of the Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) is slated to continue on Tuesday, even as efforts are made to highlight...

Nov 30, 2008 knews Cartoons, Features / Columnists 1

Hijacked car recovered in Berbice

Nov 30, 2008 knews News 1

– four held trying to arrange sale Police in Berbice have arrested four men following the recovery of a car that was hijacked last Wednesday night on Mandela Avenue. Police say that the men...

12-year-old requires urgent assistance to remove eye tumour

Nov 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on 12-year-old requires urgent assistance to remove eye tumour

When it comes to her health there is no doubt that 12-year-old Tionne Jones has been dealt a bad hand, a dilemma her family hopes could be reversed with financial assistance from caring members of...

The economy is fuelled by taxes

Nov 30, 2008 knews Features / Columnists 1

Once more the critics, having run out of things to talk about, are talking about the value added tax which was introduced to ensure that the government collects its fair share of revenue from people...

Guyanese Literature Junction

Nov 30, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Guyanese Literature Junction

by Petamber Persaud Within minutes of each other, on Wednesday August 20, 2008, two new Guyanese books arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri; one was brought by its author,...

GT&T mulls legal action against ‘biased’ regulatory body

Nov 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GT&T mulls legal action against ‘biased’ regulatory body

By Gary Eleazar Director of Rate Making at the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) Gene Evelyn yesterday confirmed that the company is gearing toward taking legal action against what it...

Fruta EBFA under 13 League…

Nov 30, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Fruta EBFA under 13 League…

Grove & Timehri Panthers post opening day wins Grove and Timehri Panthers posted early wins as competitive football made a welcome return to the East Bank of Demerara after almost two years when...

Come Home – our best hope

Nov 30, 2008 knews Features / Columnists 13

INTRODUCTION: I have met Guyanese citizens overseas and it is always pleasant to gaff about things in Guyana. As the global financial crisis continues to affect people around the world, there may be...

Nov 30, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on

I did say that some gunmen would be confronted and would come out the worse in the confrontation. There will be more of the same but not to the extent of Friday’s confrontation. And this time...

Multi million dollar facilities to be unveiled at Port Mourant Turf Club

Nov 30, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Multi million dollar facilities to be unveiled at Port Mourant Turf Club

The management of Port Mourant Turf Club on the Corentyne Coast has left no stone unturned in ensuring that the Sunday, December 7 Race Meet will be one of the best to be staged. To maintain the...

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A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it... more