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$78M Pump Station laughable

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on $78M Pump Station laughable

– Canal residents There is a need for more operators and training is on going – Agriculture Minister (By Mondale Smith) After six months downtime, a new $78.2M pump was commissioned at...

Channa bombs found in Ministry of Works compound

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Channa bombs found in Ministry of Works compound

Police yesterday recovered two more Molotov cocktails (channa bombs), this time in the compound of the Ministry of Works facility on the Kingston Railway Embankment. They were discovered by an...

Albouystown man gunned down in yard

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Albouystown man gunned down in yard

– had several charges for armed robbery, one for rape By Michael Jordan A 33-year-old man on previous charges for armed robbery, burglary and rape, was gunned down at around 03:30 hrs yesterday...

Four stolen sheep caught in car trunk at road block

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Four stolen sheep caught in car trunk at road block

Three men are in police custody after a police roadblock at Fort Wellington when ranks stopped and searched a motor vehicle, yesterday. It was about 11:00 hours when the police stopped the vehicle at...

Fire not a personal attack

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Fire not a personal attack

– Minister Ramsammy A bigger, better Health Ministry will arise from the ashes (By Mondale Smith) In the face of speculations that the Health Ministry’s fire may have been a personal attack,...

Fire destroys Wismar Home, Nightspot

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys Wismar Home, Nightspot

Fire of unknown origin early yesterday morning gutted the popular Black Face nightspot and snackette located at 113 Half Mile Wismar. The business place had reportedly closed up shop around 22:00...

Auto warehouse torched

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Auto warehouse torched

– minibuses, cars destroyed A soured love affair between a lady of the night and a caretaker is believed to have cost a young auto dealer millions of dollars in damage as a result of a fire...

Establish benchmarks for divesting state resources

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Establish benchmarks for divesting state resources

– AFC Leader of the Alliance for Change, Raphael Trotman says the recent announced intention by the government to sell its 20 per cent shares in GT&T raised more questions than answers....

Minister Ramsammy wants answers from Security firm

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Ramsammy wants answers from Security firm

Fire at Health Ministry… Security firms must take on the relevant responsibility they are entrusted with when they are awarded contracts to protect establishments. Failure to do so should see...

Agri. Ministry and Corbin clash over ‘Grow More Food’ campaign

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Agri. Ministry and Corbin clash over ‘Grow More Food’ campaign

The Ministry of Agriculture and Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin have once again clashed on issues of agricultural development in the country, this time being at war over the ‘Grow More Food’...

We must never forget the sacrifices of our fallen policemen

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on We must never forget the sacrifices of our fallen policemen

– Commissioner Greene The Guyana Police Force yesterday remembered 54 of its ranks who were slain in the line of duty with a commitment never to forget the sacrifices they made to ensure the...

JCI Guyana members undergo training in Suriname

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on JCI Guyana members undergo training in Suriname

Junior Chamber International Guyana (JCI) recently participated in an exchanged visit with their JCI Suriname chapter in Paramaribo, at which seven of its members successfully completed two days of...

UG Students complete women empowerment programme in Sophia

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on UG Students complete women empowerment programme in Sophia

Several Final year Students at the University of Guyana a week ago completed a women empowerment project in Sophia, where several persons were trained in capacity building, knitting and hair and nail...

Bagotstown bus crash victim still unidentified

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Bagotstown bus crash victim still unidentified

– 11-year-old girl thrown from vehicle suffered broken limbs Police are still to identify the male passenger from Saturday’s East Bank Demerara minibus crash which left seven people,...

Guyana beat Windwards by two wickets

Jul 20, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana beat Windwards by two wickets

Bramble (78), Hetmyer (52*), Amsterdam (48) bat well By Sean Devers in Jamaica In Association with Digicel, TCL, Western Union, GSL, Pepsi, Demerara Power Company, Smalta & Jamaica Pegasus ...

Pele FC/NAPS conclude successful 2-day Peer Educators Programme

Jul 20, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pele FC/NAPS conclude successful 2-day Peer Educators Programme

Players expressed delight and eager to share By Franklin Wilson With the HIV/AIDS pandemic continuing to be a challenge for all and sundry, the Pele Football Club is leaving no stones unturned to...

Guyanese swimmers to 13th FINA World C/ships aiming to better times

Jul 20, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese swimmers to 13th FINA World C/ships aiming to better times

The 4-member Guyana team to the 13th FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy who left today, have all expressed confidence in bettering their personal best times in the events that they have entered....

Guyana go down to Barbados as Regional Blind Cricket commences

Jul 20, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana go down to Barbados as Regional Blind Cricket commences

Ricardo Manning struck a resilient unbeaten 60 with support from Halden Forde, who lashed an unbeaten 51, to lead Barbados to a comprehensive win over Guyana when the first round of the 4th Regional...

Peacemakers win, Flamingo, Coomacka play to stalemate

Jul 20, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Peacemakers win, Flamingo, Coomacka play to stalemate

Peacemakers defeated first division club Amelia’s Ward United 1-0 when play in the UDFA Stag-B-League continued with a double header at the Bayrock ground on Saturday. Nirven Adrian scored the lone...

GMR&SC elects new executive

Jul 20, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC elects new executive

The Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) recently held its Annual General Meeting to elect a new Executive. The following are the new executive: Aaron Bethune- President Peter...

Floodlights XI arrest Police Officers

Jul 20, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Floodlights XI arrest Police Officers

Floodlights XI recorded a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Police Officers on Friday evening, at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, Georgetown in a feature 25-over softball match. The...

Traveni clinch title in Wakenaam

Jul 20, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Traveni clinch title in Wakenaam

Triveni defeated Belle Plaine by 47 runs to win the final of the Sattrohan Equipment Rental 15 overs Inter-Mandir softball cricket competition played last Saturday at Sewram’s Tarmac in Belle...

Clarity Production to host fundraiser for heart patient

Jul 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Clarity Production to host fundraiser for heart patient

Exhibiting yet again positive humane attributes, Clarity Production is hosting a fundraising Chutney/Soca show to assist in garnering funds to offset heart surgery expenses for Errol Ming, of Grove,...

How can our leaders be trusted when their words are not worth the paper they are printed on?

Jul 20, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on How can our leaders be trusted when their words are not worth the paper they are printed on?

Dear Editor, The National Stakeholder’s Meeting under the Chairmanship of the President on March 12, 2008, came to the consensus (the so-called Bourda Accord) that six Constitutional Commissions...

Look for motive and this crime will be solved quickly

Jul 20, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Look for motive and this crime will be solved quickly

Dear Editor, Under the Laws of Guyana, motive is not an essential criminal element that has to be proven before a Court of Law. However, motive can be extremely important to investigators when...

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TOTALTEC to open hospitality complex in Houston

Kaieteur News – TOTALTEC Inc., a provider of services to the energy and construction sectors here on Monday announced... more