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Air traffic controllers strike shuts down CJIA

Feb 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Air traffic controllers strike shuts down CJIA

The strike by air traffic controllers is proving to be detrimental, in that the Cheddi Jagan International Airport was forced to be closed from 18:00hrs yesterday to 05:00hrs this morning. As a...

Daughter’s love gives father new lease on life

Feb 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Daughter’s love gives father new lease on life

– as second kidney transplant concludes in record time Not only was it completed in record time, but the second and much anticipated kidney transplant operation which was held at the Georgetown...

13-year-old admits relationship to Childcare Unit in signed statement

Feb 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 13-year-old admits relationship to Childcare Unit in signed statement

Sex scandal in Grove… …neighbour offered bribe on two occasions to keep mouth shut Randolph Pereira, a community leader in the village of Grove, East Bank, Demerara, in an interview with this...

Plant imported for local cattle now a $700M headache for agri sector

Feb 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Plant imported for local cattle now a $700M headache for agri sector

By Michael Jordan In 1984, officials in the agriculture sector came up with what seemed like a simple but brilliant plan for providing cattle farmers with cheap but nutritious fodder for their...

Cocaine in album suspect turns self in

Feb 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Cocaine in album suspect turns self in

One week after a wanted bulletin was issued for him, drug trafficking suspect Rawle Drepaul has turned himself over to the police. Drepaul was wanted in connection with a drug bust last Sunday at the...

‘Strippers’ arrested after police raid club

Feb 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ‘Strippers’ arrested after police raid club

Police on Saturday night arrested several strippers, including homosexuals, and a club owner after raiding a night club at Belmont, Mahaica. The police were responding to constant reports of noise...

Guyana to conduct demographic health survey

Feb 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana to conduct demographic health survey

Guyana will be one of the first countries in the English speaking Caribbean to conduct a demographic health survey (DHS). At a press conference held at his office on Saturday, Health Minister Dr....

Route 50 minibus drivers up in arms against police

Feb 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Route 50 minibus drivers up in arms against police

Minibus drivers plying the #50 Georgetown/Rosignol route are seeking clarifications pertaining to the recently amended road service law that prohibits them from painting slogans on their vehicles....

Car kills 16-year-old in Berbice

Feb 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Car kills 16-year-old in Berbice

The police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 20:45 hours on Friday night on the Sheet Anchor Public Road, East Canje, Berbice. This accident resulted in the death of...

Lamaha Canal claims life of epileptic teen

Feb 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Lamaha Canal claims life of epileptic teen

The partially decomposed body of a seventeen-year-old epileptic, Jermaine Croft, was fished out of the Lamaha canal aback of Durban Backlands at around 07:00hrs yesterday morning, five days after his...

Pompey edged at Millrose Games

Feb 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Pompey edged at Millrose Games

Current world leading quarter–miler, Guyana’s Aliann Pompey narrowly missed a second consecutive victory in the 600 Yard Run at the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF)...

Bishoo (6-64), Permaul (3-54) share nine scalps

Feb 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Bishoo (6-64), Permaul (3-54) share nine scalps

But Leewards hold advantage going into final day The Leeward Islands were in a strong position to claim their first win of the season at the end of day three in their fourth round match of the West...

Wakenaam are Dino Shipping Domino champions

Feb 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Wakenaam are Dino Shipping Domino champions

Wakenaam won the Dino Shipping Company domino competition by defeating Zeelugt Super Six and Essequibo Coast in the third and final round played recently at Zeelugt on the East Bank of Essequibo....

Pompey restructures training, sets goals

Feb 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Pompey restructures training, sets goals

– says world leading time a step in the right direction By Edison Jefford An early forecast seems to suggest that Guyana’s leading quarter–miler Aliann Pompey is focused on turning out top...

Adonis returned unopposed as Rugby Boss

Feb 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Adonis returned unopposed as Rugby Boss

– improved domestic season, club recruitment among priorities Incumbent President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Noel Adonis was returned unopposed when the entity held its Annual...

Osborne is best batsman for Sans Souci SC last year

Feb 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Osborne is best batsman for Sans Souci SC last year

Essequibo wicketkeeper batsman Wayne Osborne took the best batsman of the year award when the Sans Souci Sports Club held its 2008 awards ceremony at the Essequibo Islands’ Secondary School...

GDF contingent supports Secretariat of Fifth Summit of the Americas in T&T

Feb 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GDF contingent supports Secretariat of Fifth Summit of the Americas in T&T

Three officers and seven ranks of the Guyana Defence Force are quietly, yet effectively, making their mark in the Security Division of the Secretariat of the Fifth Summit of The Americas, which is to...

There are grave inconsistencies in Govt.’s view of the operations of GuySuCo

Feb 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on There are grave inconsistencies in Govt.’s view of the operations of GuySuCo

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter from Donald Ramotar captioned “Guysuco will rebound”, and Ravi Dev’s article, “Sugar and Trust”, both of which were featured in Kaieteur...

Some questions for our cricket administrators

Feb 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Some questions for our cricket administrators

Dear Editor, The Guyana Cricket Board is made up of many strange faces and it will be worthwhile if an investigative journalist can do a C.V. of each Executive member, setting out in detail their...

New GCB Secretary visits Essequibo Cricket Hostel

Feb 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on New GCB Secretary visits Essequibo Cricket Hostel

Anand Sanasie, who replaced Bish Panday as secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), visited the Essequibo Coast on Saturday and met with Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) President Sheik Ahmad and...

Condemnation of treatment of Ms. Varshnie Singh must not be a seven-day itch

Feb 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Condemnation of treatment of Ms. Varshnie Singh must not be a seven-day itch

Dear Editor, President Jagdeo’s flippant and irritated responses to the status of his marriage/union, and his treatment of Ms. Singh and her charitable work, are unacceptable. Spousal abuse and the...

Metro extends generous arm to two institutions

Feb 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Metro extends generous arm to two institutions

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE — The Metro Office and Computer Supplies extended its bigheartedness to two institutions in Berbice on Friday. During the morning, Chief Executive Officer of Metro Office...

Present rice crop shows improvement

Feb 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Present rice crop shows improvement

BENGAL, CORENTYNE — The situation in the rice industry in Region Six has improved tremendously, according to the President of the Guyana Rice Producers’ Association, Leeka Rambrich. The total...

NEW VISION

Feb 02, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NEW VISION

Thursdays are turning out to be unlucky for me. Last week, I had the shock of reading Uncle Freddie asking why great leaders do not emerge in Guyana. Had he paid a little more attention to the man he...

Questions for CLICO and the Commissioner of Insurance

Feb 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Questions for CLICO and the Commissioner of Insurance

Dear Editor, Public Sector organisations, businesses and individuals have collectively invested what I suspect must be billions of dollars with CLICO (Guyana) in their FPA and EFPA schemes. I suspect...