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Pirates shoot two, abduct two, in C/tyne River

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Pirates shoot two, abduct two, in C/tyne River

By Brushell Blackman Pirates have yet again attacked fishermen plying their trade on the waters between Guyana and Suriname. On Wednesday evening, five crew members on a vessel ‘Prince Omar’ were...

Friend confesses to being mastermind

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Friend confesses to being mastermind

– Suspects ‘missing’ from police custody – relatives A close male friend of former Region Three Vice Chairman Ramnauth Bisram has reportedly confessed to helping to orchestrate...

Coast guards handed over to Army; file sent to DDP

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Coast guards handed over to Army; file sent to DDP

The three army ranks who were detained on Sunday last by police have been handed over to their colleagues in the GDF. Reports are that the men were released into the custody of the army sometime on...

Fire destroys house at East Canje

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fire destroys house at East Canje

– Family suffers $$M in losses Fire of unknown origin yesterday completely destroyed a two-storey wooden house at Lot 60 West Canefield, East Canje, Berbice. Speaking to this newspaper, the...

19 Postmasters being quizzed in money order fraud probe

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 19 Postmasters being quizzed in money order fraud probe

Nineteen postmasters and a number of staff members of the Finance Department at the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) are under investigation for money order fraud in excess of $1M. Initial...

Brits wanted to be “chief cook and bottle washer” – Dr Luncheon

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Brits wanted to be “chief cook and bottle washer” – Dr Luncheon

The British Government wanted to be “chief cook and bottle washer” of the security sector reform project which it has now pulled out of, Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet...

Government wanted to misuse funds without real oversight – PNCR

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Government wanted to misuse funds without real oversight – PNCR

The real reason behind the British decision to pull the funds (G$1.6B) that was to finance the Security Sector Reform Programme (SSRP) was because the administration wanted to misuse the funds...

Is how much Bharrat spend?

Oct 30, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Is how much Bharrat spend?

De government did clamp down on excessive spending in all dem Ministry because dem consider it a waste of good resources. And besides, dem people who was lending de country money actually tell de...

Bill to protect territorial integrity deferred to Special Select Committee

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Bill to protect territorial integrity deferred to Special Select Committee

The Maritime Zones Bill of 2009 which is intended to replace the Maritime Boundary Act of 1977 has encountered an initial delay before its passage in the National Assembly after it was deferred to a...

‘Rupee’ arrives tonight for Agri-Fest 2009

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ‘Rupee’ arrives tonight for Agri-Fest 2009

By Mondale Smith Tomorrow, all roads lead to the National Stadium at Providence for the Ministry of Agriculture’s inaugural Agri-Fest, 2009 featuring Soca sensation Rupee in concert. Christopher...

TCL cement supply a major concern

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on TCL cement supply a major concern

– production ability being questioned Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon has said that there are some new developments with the provision of cement being produced by...

Legislation to establish Credit Bureau tabled

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Legislation to establish Credit Bureau tabled

The Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh yesterday tabled the Credit Reporting Bill which is aimed at establishing a Credit Bureau. Dr. Singh, at a recent function had explained that once the...

Prisoner charged with murder

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Prisoner charged with murder

Teddy Phillips, an inmate at the Georgetown Prison, was yesterday charged with the murder of 27-year-old labourer Davendra “Nave” Beharry. Phillips, who was unrepresented, was not required to...

GAWU distorting GuySuCo’s grim realities – CEO

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GAWU distorting GuySuCo’s grim realities – CEO

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) last night said that it is extremely disturbed by efforts of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) to distort the grim realities which...

More contracts approved by Cabinet

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on More contracts approved by Cabinet

Eight more contracts were awarded during the last cabinet session. This is according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon. At the time Luncheon was...

Govt. imposes compulsory arbitration as GuySuCo wage talks deadlocked

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Govt. imposes compulsory arbitration as GuySuCo wage talks deadlocked

By Leonard Gildarie Ongoing wages talks between Guyana’s sugar company and its largest union was declared deadlocked yesterday but government stepped in late last evening and imposed compulsory...

Ministry employee injured in accident

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Ministry employee injured in accident

A Ministry of Public Works employee is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital following an accident yesterday. Albert Thomas, 57, of 21 Hill Street, Albouystown, was injured after a bus...

Absolute free movement needed within Caricom

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Absolute free movement needed within Caricom

– Minister Rodrigues-Birkett Twenty years after the signing of the Grand Anse Declaration in Grenada in 1989, which ushered in the formation of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME)...

GuySuCo supplies GPL with 3,000 MWh monthly

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GuySuCo supplies GPL with 3,000 MWh monthly

– payment agreement being negotiated By Leonard Gildarie The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has revealed that is producing an average of 3,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of power monthly for the...

Riverview shooting suspect promises to surrender

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Riverview shooting suspect promises to surrender

The man who allegedly shot 17-year-old Mark Fernandes and Cheryl Marks at Riverview, Ruimveldt on Sunday last has promised to turn himself in next week. The suspect, identified as ‘Ulric’ told...

FIRST CLASS TRAVEL PAID FOR BY A THIRD CLASS ECONOMY

Oct 30, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on FIRST CLASS TRAVEL PAID FOR BY A THIRD CLASS ECONOMY

Thirty-two trips made by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago cost the taxpayers of that country some one million dollars. I wonder how much it cost the taxpayers of Guyana over the past two...

Memorial Domino Competition for Frankie Holmes

Oct 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Memorial Domino Competition for Frankie Holmes

South Turkeyen and North Sophia Sport Committees will be hosting a Domino Competition in memory of the late Frankie Holmes tomorrow at 280 Meadow Brook Gardens, commencing from 19:00 hrs. According...

Heated action anticipated as cyclists gear for ‘Ride for Life’ extravaganza

Oct 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Heated action anticipated as cyclists gear for ‘Ride for Life’ extravaganza

Cyclists from across the country and from the Diaspora will contest for lucrative prizes when the Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Ministry of Sports, stage the third edition of the...

Series bowls off with double header in Guyana on April 30

Oct 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Series bowls off with double header in Guyana on April 30

By Sean Devers The Guyana National Stadium at Providence is set to make its debut as an International venue for Day/Night cricket matches on April 30, when the West Indies play the second game of a...

National Swim C/ships splash off this weekend at Castellani Pool

Oct 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on National Swim C/ships splash off this weekend at Castellani Pool

The Castellani Swimming Pool, Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown will once again be transformed into a hive of activity when the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) stages this year’s National...

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National B/Ball team departs for Suriname today

Poverty does not come with a lifetime warranty

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the national discussion segues to poverty reduction, it resurrects the age-old debate... more