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CLICO takeover leaves thousands in limbo

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on CLICO takeover leaves thousands in limbo

…staff members break down in tears, anxious customers rush to make withdrawals As news of the CLICO (Colonial Life Insurance Company) (Guyana) judicial takeover began to sink in yesterday,...

Part-time judges will reduce High Court backlog – Chancellor

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Part-time judges will reduce High Court backlog – Chancellor

The appointment of part-time judges will reduce the backlog of cases in the High Court, Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Carl Singh, said yesterday. During the swearing-in of two new puisne...

Decomposed body found in locked vehicle

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Decomposed body found in locked vehicle

Police on the East Coast of Demerara are trying to determine how a destitute man met his end following the discovery of his body in a locked and abandoned vehicle on the La Bonne Intention Public...

Man faints after being remanded

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man faints after being remanded

Robbery under arms accused, Neville Boyce, 37, a father of two of 83 Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, was remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton, yesterday. It is alleged...

Inefficient judiciary hampers local counter-narcotics effort: US Drug Report

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Inefficient judiciary hampers local counter-narcotics effort: US Drug Report

“Government’s counter-narcotics efforts remain hampered by inadequate resources for, and poor coordination among, law-enforcement agencies; an overburdened and inefficient judiciary; and the lack...

Police seek international help to identify, punish bloggers

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police seek international help to identify, punish bloggers

The police are pursuing international help to determine the identity of the bloggers of livingguyana.blogspot.com, following a posting on that website stating that the Guyana Bank for Trade and...

Teacher reinstalled, barred from promotion for two years – TSC

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Teacher reinstalled, barred from promotion for two years – TSC

The teacher at the centre of the much publicised flogging situation at the Berbice High School has been reinstalled to her position but, according to Chairman of the Teaching Service Commission...

Mother denied bail for neglecting her child

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mother denied bail for neglecting her child

A 39-year-old mother of five was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Providence Magistrate’s Court on a charge of child neglect. It was alleged that Babita Baram, of...

CLICO meltdown… Republic Bank is safe – Jagdeo

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on CLICO meltdown… Republic Bank is safe – Jagdeo

By Tusika Martin Republic Bank (Guyana) is a very ‘solid institution’ which does not have much of its investment abroad, President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday, while addressing the issue of...

GINA knocks misleading coverage of President’s press conference

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GINA knocks misleading coverage of President’s press conference

The government has expressed its disappointment over what it has called “deliberate attempts to distort and misrepresent important aspects” of the press conference hosted by President...

Guyana’s large informal economy vulnerable to money laundering

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana’s large informal economy vulnerable to money laundering

…US urges speedy passage of pending legislation While Guyana is neither an important regional nor an offshore financial centre, nor does it have any free-trade zones, money laundering is...

Health Minister claims right to bypass Tender Board

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Health Minister claims right to bypass Tender Board

…as $128.9B budget is approved for spending by National Assembly Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy yesterday told the House that the Tender Board, by way of a letter, has approved...

Rock waterfall erected in Brickdam Cathedral compound

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rock waterfall erected in Brickdam Cathedral compound

Design Team Neher, headed by German landscaping expert Hans Neher, yesterday erected a unique rock waterfall, with a statue of the Virgin Mary, on the grounds of the Cathedral of the Immaculate...

Lucky couple to experience bliss at first Wedding Expo

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Lucky couple to experience bliss at first Wedding Expo

Guyana’s first-ever Wedding Expo is slated for over two days from March 28, and not only promises to show couples how to make their wedding day ‘fancy’, but it also promises one couple...

Mandela Avenue dumpsite for closure this year… again

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mandela Avenue dumpsite for closure this year… again

…as state-of-the-art landfill is slated for opening Minister of Local Government Kellawan Lall has again issued a promise to the nation that the over-inflated Mandela Avenue dumpsite will close...

Wife charged with husband’s killing

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Wife charged with husband’s killing

A wife was charged with the murder of her husband yesterday when she appeared before Acting Magistrate Melissa Robertson. It was alleged that on February 20 last Lackraja Seetaram, of 224 De Willem,...

Laptop damage, alleged assault land man in court

Feb 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Laptop damage, alleged assault land man in court

A disagreement between two former lovers ended with one party reimbursing the companion of the other to the tune of $120,000 for a damaged laptop. Seriah Clarke, also known as “John...

Tony Vieira, CN Sharma and the media

Feb 28, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Tony Vieira, CN Sharma and the media

Would you accept in your demonstration against Israeli mistreatment of the Palestinians an unrepentant Nazi? Funny that I should be writing on Nazism when the movie about the Nazi era just won the...

Intervention on whose behalf?

Feb 28, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Intervention on whose behalf?

Months ago the global financial crisis hit. The response of the Government of Guyana at the time was that we had limited exposure, since we had a parochial financial system with not many companies...

Guyana enjoy good opening day against Windwards

Feb 28, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana enjoy good opening day against Windwards

By Sean Devers Playing before virtually empty stands at the Guyana National Stadium, Guyana held the upper hand at the end of the opening day of their eighth round WICB regional four-day cricket...

Darren Bravo, Pollard hit tons for T&T against B’dos

Feb 28, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Darren Bravo, Pollard hit tons for T&T against B’dos

Liburd hits unbeaten 116 against Jamaica West Indies ODI batsman Keiron Pollard smashed an unbeaten 110, while gifted West Indies under-19 left-hander Daren Bravo stroked a classy 111 as hosts...

Several team record victories during last weekend’s action

Feb 28, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Several team record victories during last weekend’s action

A number of teams recorded victories during competition during a recent round of matches in the various zones of the Guyana Softball League organised, Trophy Stall sponsored countrywide round-hand...

Floodlight softball team win

Feb 28, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Floodlight softball team win

An entertaining, unbeaten 75 from the inform Ricky Deonarine propelled Guyana Floodlights softball team to a comfortable four wicket victory over Trophy Stall XI in a featured 25- over softball match...

Kennard Memorial Turf Club stages season opening horserace meet

Feb 28, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Kennard Memorial Turf Club stages season opening horserace meet

Seven races are carded for the day when the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club opens their 2009 horseracing season at the Club’s Bush Lot Farm Corentyne headquarters on Phagwah day, Saturday March 15....

EBFA Fruta under-13 league set to resume today at Grove Ground

Feb 28, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on EBFA Fruta under-13 league set to resume today at Grove Ground

Affected like all other competitions in Guyana as a result of the prolonged rainy season, the East Bank Football Association / Fruta sponsored under-13 league is set to resume today at the Grove...

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The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment

Peeping Tom… “The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment” Kaieteur News – The cries... more