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Cops link new suspect to Health Ministry arson

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Cops link new suspect to Health Ministry arson

– among two in custody Police have detained a Buxton man who was wanted in connection with several murders and say that he given them a statement that implicates him and others in the torching...

Fuel leak sparks fire at GPL Sophia Station

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Fuel leak sparks fire at GPL Sophia Station

By Gary Eleazar Quick action by officials of Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Sophia plant and the Guyana Fire Service yesterday averted disaster after spilt fuel ignited and severely damaging the...

PNCR urges Jagdeo to take note of former Liberian President’s trial

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on PNCR urges Jagdeo to take note of former Liberian President’s trial

…says out of control security forces members allied to political directorate PNCR Leader, Robert Corbin yesterday at the party’s weekly press briefing, reminded media operatives of the party’s...

Cross bar kills 19-year-old porter

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Cross bar kills 19-year-old porter

Hopefully the death of 19-year-old orphan, Rodrigue Mendonza, will cause the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in Parika to remove a cross bar from Butcher’s Street given the enormous troubles...

Three more swine flu cases confirmed

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Three more swine flu cases confirmed

By Fareeza Haniff The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed three more cases of the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu), from a batch of 37 specimens that have been tested so far in Trinidad. Minister of Health,...

A source of inspiration for ‘Generation Next’…

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on A source of inspiration for ‘Generation Next’…

Reverend Raphael Massiah is a ‘Special Person’ “I believe the man in our country has to get back to his rightful position. You have got to present to our young male folk a template that is...

Man drops dead in hotel room

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Man drops dead in hotel room

… police detain lover A 53-year-old taxi driver, Sheik Abdul Sharif, called ‘Sheriff’, of Good Hope East Bank Essequibo went into a hotel in Parika on Friday evening but never made it out...

Works Minister, Top Cop clash over Govt reserve

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Works Minister, Top Cop clash over Govt reserve

…public interest outweighs private agenda – Robeson Benn Despite orders by Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, not to stop hire car drivers from parking at the head of the UG access road,...

Semi-finalists to be decided tonight

Jul 26, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Semi-finalists to be decided tonight

Guinness/GFA/MCY&S/NSC Futsal The final four places in the inaugural Guinness/Georgetown Football Association/Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport/National Sports Commission Futsal competition...

Scores flock Patentia school for Guyana Watch clinic

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Scores flock Patentia school for Guyana Watch clinic

75-year-old Bissoondai, of Patentia walked out of the Patentia Primary School all smiles yesterday, her hands full with free medication for her many ailments, including hypertension. She was among...

Laboratory of Excellence breaking new ground one year later

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Laboratory of Excellence breaking new ground one year later

As the most modern health facility in Guyana, the National Public Health Reference Laboratory, strategically situated at the corner of Thomas and New Market Streets, has been breaking new ground in...

Reifer exudes confidence ahead of first Digicel ODI

Jul 26, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Reifer exudes confidence ahead of first Digicel ODI

Roseau, Dominica: West Indies captain, Floyd Reifer, says that his side will learn from the mistakes they made in the Digicel Test Series and bounce back in the Digicel One Day International Series...

GCF President declines comment on Bentley issue

Jul 26, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF President declines comment on Bentley issue

Cyclist, lawyer may consider legal recourse By Edison Jefford President of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) Hector Edwards declined to comment on the Jude Bentley furore ushering in a season of...

GASP holds another successful interactive session

Jul 26, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on GASP holds another successful interactive session

The Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP,) held another interaction session yesterday morning at the Old Guyana National Service Sports Complex, and registered another favourable turnout. In...

New Ministry of Health to go to US$3M complex

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on New Ministry of Health to go to US$3M complex

Plans scrapped for Ministry of Labour; contractor to be fired The Ministry of Health which two Fridays ago lost its Brickdam, Georgetown head office to fire is to be relocated to the US$3M complex...

You are free to protest; don’t break the law

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on You are free to protest; don’t break the law

Police Commissioner to three Musketeers: “Police headquarters is a place where well armed men with ammunition are…We don’t want any weapon to go off accidentally and something to happen to...

Stranded Jamaican rescued by kind hearted Guyanese family

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Stranded Jamaican rescued by kind hearted Guyanese family

Despite his traumatic ordeal, a 27-year-old Jamaican is expressing his gratitude to a Guyanese family who provided him with food and shelter when he needed it most. Harvey Anderson was taken in by a...

Man who killed lover’s mom charged

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Man who killed lover’s mom charged

Hamraj Rambachan, the Ruimzeight, West Coast Demerara man who stabbed his girlfriend’s mother to death, was yesterday formally charged with murder and remanded to prison. Rambachan, 23, was not...

Honduras coup reveals fragility of Latin American democracy

Jul 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Honduras coup reveals fragility of Latin American democracy

By Odeen Ishmael The fragility of democracy in Latin America was revealed late last month when the democratically elected President of Honduras, José Manuel Zelaya, was ousted by the army and exiled...

Guyanese will face severe hardships, despite increase in salaries – PNCR

Jul 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyanese will face severe hardships, despite increase in salaries – PNCR

While public servants are likely to get an increase in wages and salaries, the vast majority of the Guyanese people will continue to face severe economic hardships. This is according to Leader of the...

Police raid West La Penitence house for suspects in Health Ministry fire

Jul 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police raid West La Penitence house for suspects in Health Ministry fire

…arrest sleeping teen By Latoya Giles The relatives of 19-year-old Clayton Westford, of 7 West La Penitence are pleading with members of the Guyana Police Force to conduct better investigations...

The current University of Guyana debate

Jul 26, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The current University of Guyana debate

Dear Editor, The current debate in the Guyanese press on the question as to whether the University of Guyana (UG) should emphasise teaching or research, is a question as old as the medieval...

Simple behaviour changes can help shift the culture of alcohol use

Jul 26, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Simple behaviour changes can help shift the culture of alcohol use

Dear Editor, Within the last week, we have seen some of the most horrific acts of domestic violence resulting in murder. In addition, there are other reports of injuries sustained as a result of...

$140M Ophthalmology Centre commissioned

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on $140M Ophthalmology Centre commissioned

President Bharrat Jagdeo commissioned the first specialized Ophthalmology Centre in the Caribbean and Latin America, yesterday, at Port Mourant, Berbice. The Ophthalmology Centre is expected to...

Let us not fall prey to falsity and perceptions

Jul 26, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Let us not fall prey to falsity and perceptions

Dear Editor, I recently stumbled upon an article written by Dr. Bertie Ramcharran in the SN on July 23, 2009 about inclusive governance in Guyana. Dr. Ramcharran seems to be presenting Guyana as if...

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Cyberspace is becoming a dark place

Kaieteur News – The notion that cyberspace should exist in some fictional realm, free from the meddling hands of governments... more