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Investigate if CLICO (Guyana) was allowed to flout Law

Mar 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Investigate if CLICO (Guyana) was allowed to flout Law

…Conflict of interest for van Beek to manage embattled company – AFC Alliance for Change Leader Raphael Trotman has called for an independent investigation into whether Colonial Life...

$20M in cocaine seized in Wakenaam

Mar 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on $20M in cocaine seized in Wakenaam

…one arrested Joint Services ranks unearthed 20 kilogrammes (44 lbs.) of cocaine from a house in Ridge Village, Wakenaam during an early morning raid on the island yesterday. The ranks found the...

Buxton Mash tramp sizzles

Mar 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Buxton Mash tramp sizzles

The main event may have passed, but Buxtonians were not prepared to be left out as they tramped through the village yesterday in their Mashramani celebrations. They were joined by Opposition Leader...

Cutlass gang attacks truck on highway

Mar 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Cutlass gang attacks truck on highway

– three held, getaway car impounded Police have detained three suspects in connection with a robbery on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, in which a gang of men with cutlasses and knives attacked a...

Man stabbed to death at wedding house

Mar 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man stabbed to death at wedding house

Police on the West Bank of Demerara have detained a man to assist with investigations into the stabbing death of a Pouderoyen resident. Reports are that 30-year-old Anil Persaud of Bella Dam,...

Libyan company explores investment possibilities in Guyana

Mar 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Libyan company explores investment possibilities in Guyana

The Libyan Trade Investment Agency has expressed interest in investing in Guyana, and has highlighted several areas of interest. A delegation from the Agency met with Minister of Tourism, Industry...

Dengue situation under control

Mar 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Dengue situation under control

– Dr. Leslie Ramsammy The number of dengue cases has reduced across the country, and the Ministry of Health has assured that it has the situation under control. Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy...

5% of global bailout money would assure achievement of MDGs

Mar 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 5% of global bailout money would assure achievement of MDGs

– ACP-EU representative Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, Glenys Kinnock, has said that just five percent of the global financial bailout would pay for all the Millennium...

Pensioner waiting to receive benefits from NIS

Mar 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Pensioner waiting to receive benefits from NIS

20 years after accident… A husband and wife say they are at their wits’ end with the treatment that is meted out to them by the National Insurance Scheme (NIS). Laelawattie and Roopnarine...

Final cost of conservancy relief canal still unknown

Mar 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Final cost of conservancy relief canal still unknown

…will be determined based on study by engineers – Persaud By Gary Eleazar The final cost of the construction of the Hope Conservancy Relief Canal will have to be determined following the...

Car/bus collision at Robb Street leaves several injured

Mar 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Car/bus collision at Robb Street leaves several injured

Traffic along the Avenue of the Republic was disrupted just after 16:00hrs yesterday when a route 44 minibus (BLL 2225) slammed into a taxi (HB 1966). The collision occurred after the bus which was...

25 more dentists graduate

Mar 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 25 more dentists graduate

… $700M spent on training every year – Dr. Ramsammy The dental sector has been boosted with an additional 25 persons who graduated from two training courses hosted by the Ministry of Health. The...

Mc Kay tops field at 12th Cheddi Jagan memorial road race

Mar 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Mc Kay tops field at 12th Cheddi Jagan memorial road race

Largest turn out ever By Franklin Wilson Continental Cycle Club’s (CCC) Warren ‘Forty’ Mc Kay won his second Cheddi Jagan memorial cycle road race in three years yesterday in the Ancient...

Guyana need another 287 to win with 10 wickets in hand

Mar 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana need another 287 to win with 10 wickets in hand

‘We are going for a win’ says Coach Seeram By Sean Devers Set 311 to win, Guyana ended the penultimate day of their eighth round WICB regional four-day cricket match against the Windward...

‘Battersea Bomber’ tames roaring ‘Lion’

Mar 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Battersea Bomber’ tames roaring ‘Lion’

By Michael Benjamin Howard ‘The Battersea Bomber’ Eastman employed all the tricks in the book and eventually tamed Leon ‘The Lion’ Gilkes when they faced off in a catchweight affair at the...

Toucan Industries Inc. Mash Junior Squash tournament concludes

Mar 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Toucan Industries Inc. Mash Junior Squash tournament concludes

The 2009 Toucan Industries Inc. Mash Junior Tournament came to an exciting conclusion yesterday at the Georgetown Club courts. After five days of stiff competition winners were decided in the six...

Khan wins Oasis Café Chess tourney

Mar 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Khan wins Oasis Café Chess tourney

Sham Khan came from behind to capture the Oasis Café monthly chess tournament title, which was held last Saturday at the Oasis Too on South Road. After trailing Stanley Ming and Sheriffa Ali for...

Demerara defeat E’bo by 5 wkts.

Mar 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Demerara defeat E’bo by 5 wkts.

Defending champions Demerara defeated Essequibo by five wickets in the second round of the Castrol 50-overs under-15 Inter-County cricket competition at the Anna Regina Ground on the Essequibo Coast...

GNIC defeat MSC by 69 runs to lift O-40 title

Mar 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GNIC defeat MSC by 69 runs to lift O-40 title

GNIC led by half centuries from Captain Orin Hutson (57) and Andrew Kingston (52) romped to an easy 69 runs triumph over Malteenoes Sports Club to capture the final of the Steve’s Jewellery /...

GuySuCo and DDL need to extend their work on alcohol consumption

Mar 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo and DDL need to extend their work on alcohol consumption

Dear Editor, The moves made by GuySuCo and DDL to address alcohol consumption in Guyana are welcomed. DDL has sought to reinforce the legal restrictions on underage drinking by asking their retailers...

Canadian aid to lessen, but Embassy remains open

Mar 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Canadian aid to lessen, but Embassy remains open

Dear Editor, I agree with Freddie Kissoon’s article that some aid has been cut off from Guyana by the Canadian Government, but disagree that the Canadian Embassy will close. A dozen countries on...

Empowering our young school children with breakfast

Mar 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Empowering our young school children with breakfast

Dear Editor, I refer to an article captioned: “Union calls for changes to the secondary school system” of 23 February 2009. This letter is inspired by the said article but not based on...

UG Tain Campus – a far cry from professional!

Mar 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on UG Tain Campus – a far cry from professional!

Dear Editor, I grew up in a home where it was drummed into my conscious thinking that “education is the key to success” and without it one would not be able to accomplish anything...

Rose Hall Town Club Mash celebration

Mar 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rose Hall Town Club Mash celebration

ROSE HALL TOWN, BERBICE – The Rose Hall Youth and Sports Club successfully pulled off their second annual Mash Parade last week. This year the event saw nine schools in the Lower Corentyne area...

Isaacs should take his own advice and remain silent

Mar 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Isaacs should take his own advice and remain silent

Dear Editor, Donald Isaacs has proved the truth of the old saying which he quotes: “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open your mouth and erase all doubt”, which...

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CWI Cricket West Indies suspends Alzarri Joseph for two matches

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