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Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on PNCR wants a clear statement from Gov’t on $6 billion Clico investment
The main opposition People’s National Congress (PNC) yesterday hailed the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) on its 40th anniversary, but called for greater efficiency and a clear statement from...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Baby chokes on perfume bottle cover
A one-year-old girl was pronounced dead on arrival at the Bartica Hospital after she swallowed the cover from a perfume bottle. The child, Niaomi Aaron, was rushed to the hospital by her mother Wanda...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on AFC proposes plan to revive ailing rice industry
By Brushell Blackman The Alliance for Change (AFC) has outlined a set of policies that it says will lift the rice industry from its current crisis. The AFC believes that these policies will ensure...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GuyExpo 2009 launched in blaze of colour
Unlike previous trade fairs, GuyExpo 2009 will probably not win the trophy for most creative decorative lay out but the exhibits on display are commendable. Optimism is high that the best is yet to...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Govt to investigate possible entrapment, wiretapping, extortion other perspectives
Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, is of the opinion that the calls for an investigation of the taped conversation are reasonable. The tape features a recording of an individual...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Plaisance woman celebrates 103rd birthday
A Plaisance woman yesterday celebrated her 103rd birthday with her close family and friends. Doris Morrison was born in Buxton, East Coast Demerara on October 1, 1906. Since at this age Mrs. Morrison...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Family denied house lot to build Church
The Housing Ministry denied an application for a house lot by an Alliance for Change (AFC) Member of Parliament (MP). According to Latchmin Punalall, the AFC MP, the lot was intended to build a...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fire Victim gets help from dental Lab
Fire victim Joylyn Barker, a mother of one of 38 Public Road, Bagotstown, East bank Demerara, had said that she would have migrated after losing everything she owned when fire destroyed her home, on...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Canadian Islamic Foundation donates to CIOG
The Canadian Islamic Foundation liaison, Kioon Khan, donated C’dn$15,000 to the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG, yesterday. This was the second donation; the first was in 2008....Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ERC to investigate discrimination of Afro Guyanese in Berbice, Agricola and Linden
The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has appointed three special rapporteurs to deal with three pressing issues of discrimination. One issue involves the failure of African rice farmers in West...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Tourism industry professionals visit Guyana
Another outstanding group of birding and natural history tour operators, researchers, conservationists, journalists, and media professionals from Europe, North America, and South America are in...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyanese Mission Heads for four day retreat at home
Guyanese diplomats worldwide will be home from October 12 for a four-day retreat. This was disclosed by Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday at his post Cabinet press...Oct 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Coca Cola / BFA Senior League continues tomorrow
Competition in the Coca Cola sponsored Berbice Football Association division one league will continue tomorrow at two venues with four matches on the cards. At the #5 Playfield from 14:00hrs, Real...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ERC urges early Local Government Elections
Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Bishop Juan Edghill, has said that there is a dire need for local government elections to be held as soon as possible. At a recent press conference,...Oct 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Mackeson/English/ K&S Futsal semis on tomorrow at CASH
Alpha, Flamingo, Uprising, BK Western Tigers in contention for final spots The tension has already begun to rise as the semi-final action looms in the 6th annual Mackeson/English/Kashif &...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyoil gives back to its customers
The Guyana Oil Company (GUYOIL) yesterday launched the promotion Castrol GTX Experience, which the company described as giving back to their customers. Grand prize for the promotion is a fully loaded...Oct 02, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Exciting Joint Services climax set for today
Police, Soldiers dig deep in close contest By Edison Jefford First it was the war of words, then it was two initial days of battle and now it is down to a ‘Final Day’ of combat with the...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man charged for purchasing stolen property
Cleveland Conway, 28, of 2103 Layou Street, North Ruimveldt was placed on $78,000 bail yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson for purchasing stolen property. It...Oct 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on No real reason for the bad behaviour
Dear Editor, In Ravi Dev’s Sunday column, he mentioned the state funeral for Desmond Hoyte, and the bad behaviour of the crowd and the disdain (my word) he saw on the faces of the African elite. I...Oct 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on NACTA got it right in Aruba and Tobago
Dear Editor, Since Sheila Holder, MP for AFC, and your daily columnist, Freddie Kissoon, claim that Vishnu Bisram and the NACTA polls have never accurately predicted an election outside of Trinidad...Oct 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Unacceptable that McCoy still on Rights of the Child Commission – PNCR
The main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) says it is unacceptable that Kwame McCoy should continue to hold on to his position as a Commissioner on the Rights of the Child...Oct 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Ramsaroop’s letters are confirming what is known
Dear Editor, I respond to Mr. Boyo Ramsaroop’s letter “The AFC is a multiracial movement” (Kaieteur News, 27/9/2009). I understand Mr. Ramsaroop is not defending the claim that the AFC is the...Mineral and oil rich country borrowing to feed, clothe and house its citizens.
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