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Man succumbs to bullet wound in head

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– fiancée remains in custody Bascal Johnson, 44, of 422 Mango Lane, East Ruimveldt, died yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital, one day after he was shot at close range in his...

Women insist baby was in lockups

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… as Police refute KN report Wismar resident, Petal Reid and postal employee, Jenelle Kitt, yesterday insisted that Reid’s two-year-old daughter was with them in the “stinking” lockups at...

116 murders in 2009

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Guyana recorded 116 murders for the year 2009, 42 less than the previous year. And again the Police A Division, the most densely populated section in the country, accounted for the most murders...

Doctor faces two months suspension

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… Tortured teen probe Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, says that he has read the report from the Guyana Medical Council and the recommendation that Police Surgeon Dr. Mahendra Chand be...

20 more agro products for Trinidad market

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Guyana has signed a trade agreement with Trinidad and Tobago that would allow 20 more of this country’s agro products to enter the twin-island republic. The signing of the Guyana/Trinidad and...

GPOC casuals protest their termination

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– Chairman sees protest as political The 130 plus casual employees (temporary staff) who were given termination letters on December 31, 2009, staged a protest in front of the General Post...

Housing Ministry demolishes squatter settlement on W.C.D

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…residents disgruntled, police arrest three By Fareeza Haniff Chaos erupted in the community of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, yesterday, when officials from the Ministry of Housing...

Dem Boys Seh… GWI sharing mauby

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De army promotions come out and none of dem big ones ain’t get promote. Gary come from de Coast Guard and de man who head this year list come from de Coast Guard. Dem boys seh that is clannish...

Store owner, shoppers charged with assault

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Proprietor of Household Plus, Denise Hamid, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court to answer a charge of assault causing actual...

Man remanded for wounding incident

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Hemchandra Kumar, 39, of Lot 46 Meadow Brook Gardens, was yesterday denied his pretrial liberty when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court....

Guyana to use satellite imaging

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Government will be using satellite images to monitor changes of Guyana’s forest over the past decade and has put out bids for a consultancy post to manage the project. The Guyana Forestry...

PPP urges party supporters “Beware of Wolves in Sheep clothing”

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“Party members and supporters must be alert to the new tactics of the PPP haters,” stated a release issued by the People’s Progress Party (PPP) yesterday. It was highlighted that in recent...

Dominican replaces Guyanese as chair of CARICOM

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Roosevelt Skerritt, the Prime Minister of Dominica, has assumed the Chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), replacing President Bharrat Jagdeo. Skerritt will serve in this position until...

Steel band icon, Winston Roberts, passes on

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The steel band community was thrown into deep mourning following the death of one of their own, Winston Roberts, who departed this life on Saturday last. He was 70. Mr. Roberts worked at the Guyana...

Generator theft lands teen in court

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Junior Alleyne, 17, was yesterday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. It was alleged that on December 29, Alleyne stole one...

GLU raises concern over municipal spending

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Not only was the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) able to pay salaries on time last month but according to General Secretary of the Guyana Labour Union (GLU), Mr Carvil Duncan, the...

Thieves hit Central High School canteen again

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The canteen manager at the Central High School is at her wits end. Burglars have hit the Smyth Street location four times within the past 12 months. The manager, Merlyn Thomas, said that some time...

Log exports attract new export fees from January 1, 2010

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Log exports attract new export fees from January 1, 2010

Export fees for a number of prominent logs and squares have been increased to 10 per cent effective January 1, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) says. The increase in commission is in accordance...

Pedestrians top 2009 road fatality list

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Pedestrians headed the list of road fatalities for 2009 as the Police Traffic Department recorded a slight increase in deaths when compared with the previous year. Forty- two pedestrians were killed...

More than 11, 000 people served at Berbice eye clinic in 2009

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The Caribbean’s first National Opthalmology Hospital, which is located at Port Mourant, Berbice, has seen more than 11,000 patients for various eye ailments in 2009. The hospital, which opened its...

Carib Soca Monarch 2010 entries close Thursday

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While quite a few entries have been collected already for the 2010 Carib Soca monarch competition, Event Co-ordinator Nigel Worrell said all who wish to contest the crown have up to Thursday to...

Postal workers to repay money in GPOC fraud

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Some 21 postmasters and a number of staff members of the Finance Department at the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC), are to repay the $1 million said to have been defrauded from the post office....

Sweet Caramel thrill fans

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– Sweet Romance wins co-feature In-form jockey Yap Drepaul aboard Sweet Caramel thrilled the fans at Rising Sun Turf Club on Sunday when the duo captured the feature C& Lower Sprint Classic...

Same track, same behaviour

Jan 05, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Same track, same behaviour

-Time to change culture Same track, same behaviour and it now seems only a matter of time before a serious accident occurs that could force a change in the rules that govern the sport of horseracing...

Sport must be treated as a major pillar of sustainable national development

Jan 05, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Sport must be treated as a major pillar of sustainable national development

– CYP’s Regional Director says at GCA cricket workshop The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), in collaboration with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the Commonwealth Youth Programme...

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