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$600M Supenaam stelling collapses again

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on $600M Supenaam stelling collapses again

…loading ramp buckles under weight of trucks – Vehicles, passengers forced to revert to the old Adventure stelling Four days after a multi-million-dollar stelling opened to traffic in...

CARICOM/ US ink US$100M PEPFAR agreement

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM/ US ink US$100M PEPFAR agreement

US Embassy Georgetown Chargé d’Affaires Karen Williams along with CARICOM Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite yesterday inked an agreement which will see up to US$100M over four...

Guard drops dead while seeking help

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guard drops dead while seeking help

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 63-year-old security guard, Ahmad Salam, whose body was picked up outside the Multi Builders Inc. compound in the Eccles Industrial...

Husband charged with murder

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Husband charged with murder

Ten days after Bridgette Gangadin’s body was found lying in front of the Vigilance Police Station, the Director of Public Prosecutions Shalimar Ali-Hack has recommended that her husband be...

Man, 61, makes habit of knifing lovers

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 61, makes habit of knifing lovers

– court hears Charles Goodluck, 61, a security guard, of Betsy Ground, who was previously charged with murder, attempted murder and assault, all committed on former female partners, was...

Dem boys seh…De government can really throw way money

May 12, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De government can really throw way money

This country good at throwing away money. Anybody who want money, once dem ain’t live in Guyana just got to line up. De government decide to scrap a stelling because these days is good to scrap...

37th COSALFA meeting commences

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 37th COSALFA meeting commences

– PAHO, PANAFTOSA to assist in ensuring Guyana remains free of foot-and-mouth disease By Ursulla Ramdayal The 37th meeting of the South American Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth...

Displaced patients to be back in wards by weekend

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Displaced patients to be back in wards by weekend

Mercy Hospital fire… One day after fire of unknown origin destroyed the oldest wing of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, the institution is still providing most of its services out of the Guyana Red Cross...

West Indies knocked out!

May 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies knocked out!

Aussies win by 6 wickets By Sean Devers in St Lucia In association with Leisure Inn & Carib Beer Watched by a capacity crowd at the Beausejour Cricket Stadium in the 3rd match to be...

‘Lady Jags’ face off with St. Lucia today; inches closer to final round

May 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Lady Jags’ face off with St. Lucia today; inches closer to final round

Guyana’s ‘Lady Jags’ are one game away from qualifying for the final round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament and standing in the way is St. Lucia whom they face this afternoon at the Marvin...

DDL offers corporate support for Kennard Memorial Turf Club race meet

May 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on DDL offers corporate support for Kennard Memorial Turf Club race meet

“Demerara Distillers Ltd and El Dorado Rum continue to support the development of sports in Guyana and we are especially delighted to sponsor this horserace meeting.” Shortly after making...

Horseracing set for grand return to Georgetown Turf Club Mocha Arcadia Track

May 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Horseracing set for grand return to Georgetown Turf Club Mocha Arcadia Track

In preparation for the grand return of horseracing to the Mocha Arcadia venue, the management of the Georgetown Turf Club (GTC), Mocha Arcadia on the East Bank Demerara is currently upgrading the...

BCB Wicketkeeping Clinic set for today

May 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB Wicketkeeping Clinic set for today

The Berbice Cricket Board as part of its cricket development programme has organized a Wicketkeeping Clinic for young wicketkeepers in the ancient county. The clinic has been organised by the Special...

McGillvary reign supreme

May 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on McGillvary reign supreme

Both McGillvary boys and girls units were declared champions of the Seerja Construction Company Primary Schools Windball Cricket Championships for Region 3 after they registered victories against...

Liquid Gold, Rosignol United score victories

May 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Liquid Gold, Rosignol United score victories

Liquid Gold and Rosignol United were the only two teams to register victories over Seawall FC and Milerock by a 2-0 and 3-2 margins at the Uitvlugt and Blairmont Community Centre grounds respectively...

Golden Stars, Buxton Stars win latest EDFA matches

May 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Stars, Buxton Stars win latest EDFA matches

The East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) Mackeson Premier Football League continued over the weekend with three matches at the BV Triumph ground with Golden Stars and Buxton Stars recording...

Imminent crackdown on chicken hatcheries for non-vaccinations

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Imminent crackdown on chicken hatcheries for non-vaccinations

By Leonard Gildarie Government says it is not ruling out the possibility of closing any hatcheries which deliberately refuse to vaccinate its chickens. And the country is facing mounting challenges...

Nursing – an age-old but very satisfying profession

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Nursing – an age-old but very satisfying profession

By Sharmain Cornette It was her undying passion to care for people compounded by a constricted job market that drove her into the age-old, noble profession of nursing. Twenty-eight years later,...

Motorcyclist slams into parked truck, dies

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Motorcyclist slams into parked truck, dies

A thick pool of congealed blood remained the stark reminder of a gruesome accident that occurred on Sir David Rose Avenue, Mackenzie, Linden, shortly after 6 pm Monday evening which left one man dead...

Nurses’ education programme kicks off

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Nurses’ education programme kicks off

– Maternal/child care emphasised The fact that the first 24 to 48 hours after delivery is the most risky time for a newborn and mother has been listed among the several topics that will be...

Oxfam report urges hastened adaptation, mitigation measures

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Oxfam report urges hastened adaptation, mitigation measures

“Climate change is fast pushing communities, particularly the most poor and marginalized, beyond their capacity to respond.” This is according to the most recent Oxfam report on the subject which...

A flawed Economic Freedom report

May 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on A flawed Economic Freedom report

Dear Editor, The authors of the Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal Economic Freedom report on the state of Guyana’s economy are ones to talk. The U.S economy has taken a severe hit over the...

Stanleytown man charged with murder

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Stanleytown man charged with murder

Thirty-five year-old Naresh Ramjohn called ‘Naresh Mahase’ or ‘Saddam’, of 54 Stanleytown, was yesterday remanded to prison by magistrate Omeyana Hamilton when he appeared before her at the...

We can all reduce carbon emission

May 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on We can all reduce carbon emission

Dear Editor, I recall during the 1980s when the nation was required to practise conservation so-much-so that people – particularly in the public sector— were expected to be prudent in the use of...

Defending Brassington

May 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Defending Brassington

Dear Editor, I refer to your news report on the 11/5/2010 about a meeting you claimed I had with the potential investors in the Marriot Hotel project. For the record I wish to state that, at the...