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Auditor General probes financial irregularities of Region Four RDC

Jan 29, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Auditor General probes financial irregularities of Region Four RDC

– REO sent on leave The Auditor General’s office has launched enquiries into the financial management of the Regional Democratic Council, Region Four. This follows a letter from Regional...

Hundreds remember victims of Lusignan and Bartica massacres

Jan 29, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Hundreds remember victims of Lusignan and Bartica massacres

Hundreds of Guyanese converged at the Lusignan Tarmac, East Coast Demerara, on Wednesday to reflect on 23 innocent individuals who were mercilessly slain at Lusignan and Bartica in January and...

DPP seeks to quash judge’s bail order

Jan 29, 2010 knews News Comments Off on DPP seeks to quash judge’s bail order

The Director of Public Prosecutions yesterday filed a motion in the High Court, seeking to set aside Justice Bovell Drakes’s order to grant bail to murder accused Treon Sumner. However, because of...

Govt. not closing industry down – Benn

Jan 29, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Govt. not closing industry down – Benn

– Barticians holding motorcade, rally to discuss issue By Leonard Gildarie As gold and diamond miners grapple with a six-month notice proposal being considered by a specially appointed...

Dem boys seh…Italy tun Haiti

Jan 29, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Italy tun Haiti

De courts in confusion. A judge grant a man bail fuh murder and start some argument that even Bharrat nearly get involve. This man get charge fuh killing somebody and dem hold he a few months later....

GTTA serves off schools’ TT tourney

Jan 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA serves off schools’ TT tourney

Sponsor commits to annual event The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) served off its Schools’ Table Tennis (TT) Teams tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with the major sponsor,...

24 Engineers to receive training in water resources management

Jan 29, 2010 knews News Comments Off on 24 Engineers to receive training in water resources management

– Tripartite MOU signed Twenty-four local engineers from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority, Mahaica-Mahaicony Abary Agricultural Development Authority and Guyana Sugar Corporation...

Provision of rehab services to be boosted with degree programme

Jan 29, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Provision of rehab services to be boosted with degree programme

By Sharmain Cornette With the availability of a Bachelor of Science Degree Programme in Rehabilitation Service, the Ministry of Health, and by extension, the various Rehabilitation Centres and...

Doctors failed to treat patient’s life-threatening ailment

Jan 29, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Doctors failed to treat patient’s life-threatening ailment

Although she was twice admitted to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, the doctors who saw 23-year-old Salima Ram apparently failed on both occasions to realise that she was a high-risk patient....

Food and Drug department calls for compliance

Jan 29, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Food and Drug department calls for compliance

The Government Analyst/Food and Drug Department, Ministry of Health, is reminding Importers and Distributors of Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics and Medical Devices to have their premises...

Hope Canal design finalized

Jan 29, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Hope Canal design finalized

– Tendering process for construction to commence in late February The design for the billion-dollar Hope/Doch Four Canal has been finalized and the tendering process for its construction is...

Hitters maul Vipers in Carib Beer national Softball cricket tourney

Jan 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hitters maul Vipers in Carib Beer national Softball cricket tourney

Cricket fans were treated to several action packed encounters when the nation’s top teams battled for honours in the Carib Beer National Softball Cricket tournament currently being contested...

Man found dead on MMZ foreshore

Jan 29, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Man found dead on MMZ foreshore

– suicide suspected Suicide is suspected in the death of a 21-year-old man, whose body was found on the Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara foreshore at around 07:00 hrs yesterday The victim,...

GASA planning to be more viable in 21st Century

Jan 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GASA planning to be more viable in 21st Century

Two-day Retreat set for this weekend By Franklin Wilson Stakeholders of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) will be locked in two days of intense planning and strategizing this weekend...

‘Pocket Rocket’ promises vengeance in tonight’s contest

Jan 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Pocket Rocket’ promises vengeance in tonight’s contest

National Flyweight boxer Orland ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers, fighting out of Berbice, says that he will make overseas based fighter Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry pay for what happened the last...

GT&T hands over US$13,000 in equipment to GTI

Jan 29, 2010 knews News Comments Off on GT&T hands over US$13,000 in equipment to GTI

Yesterday, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Company, in collaboration with the Guyana Technical Institute (GTI), officially launched its Tuition Refund Programme – complete with...

Kennard’s Memorial to face No. 71 Club in final

Jan 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kennard’s Memorial to face No. 71 Club in final

No. 71 and Kennard’s Memorial Cricket Clubs have booked a date in the final of the Demerara Bank 2nd division tournament for teams in the Upper Corentyne area and organised by the Berbice Cricket...

Grass track returns to its Mecca on Sunday

Jan 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Grass track returns to its Mecca on Sunday

– Ogle anticipates showdown for series title By Edison Jefford Grass Track Racing will return to its Mecca, the Ogle Community Centre Ground Sunday when the best riders in Guyana shift gears...

Power Stout cricket winners collect prizes

Jan 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Power Stout cricket winners collect prizes

Winners of the just concluded Power Stout six-over Tapeball Cricket tournament were presented with their prizes at simple ceremony at Banks DIH, Thirst Park Thursday. Trophy Stall XI had beaten Gas...

Peter Lewis Associated Construction Services U-23 cricket

Jan 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Peter Lewis Associated Construction Services U-23 cricket

Young Warriors beat Albion by 6 wkts; to face RHT Gizmos & Gadgets in final Young Warriors needed to pull out all the stops in search of victory against the youthful Albion cricket team in the...

GAWU opts for arbitration after bonus talks fail

Jan 29, 2010 knews News Comments Off on GAWU opts for arbitration after bonus talks fail

By Leonard Gildarie Tensions continued to escalate in the sugar industry yesterday over failed negotiations of a year-end bonus, and the workers’ union says that it has since signaled its...

Regional 4-day cricket (4th Rd) Guyana desperate to rebound against CCC

Jan 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional 4-day cricket (4th Rd) Guyana desperate to rebound against CCC

By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Carib Beer, Leisure Inn, Bryden & Fernandes & Caribbean Airlines Struggling Guyana, without their four top batsmen, are desperate to rebound...

RODNEY WAS NO ROMANTICIST

Jan 29, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on RODNEY WAS NO ROMANTICIST

Out of respect for the selfless contributions of Tacuma Ogunseye, I plan at some time to answer his questions concerning my contentions that ‘People’s Power, No Dictator’ took on a different...

Bisram’s poll got it right

Jan 29, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bisram’s poll got it right

Dear Editor, I am writing with regards to a letter captioned, “Bisram Got it Wrong”, by Mr. Freddie Kissoon (SN January 27), which is inaccurate and appears to bear a personal animosity for the...

Mr. Eusi Kwayana’s work of non-violent approaches still stands

Jan 29, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Eusi Kwayana’s work of non-violent approaches still stands

Dear Editor, I am glad that Mr. Seopaul Singh’s timely letter (SN January 17th, 2010) provides me with an opportunity to further comment on Mr. Eusi Kwayana and his actions. The good Rev. Seopaul...

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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