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Fecal matter thrown in Freddie Kissoon’s face

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Fecal matter thrown in Freddie Kissoon’s face

… NCN claims to know attacker Kaieteur News columnist Frederick Kissoon has vowed that he will not be silenced by the attack on his person last night when a man threw fecal matters into his face....

President Jagdeo signs Sexual Offences Bill into law

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on President Jagdeo signs Sexual Offences Bill into law

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday assented to the Sexual Offences Bill 2010 at a special ceremony at the Police Officers’ Mess Annex. The public assenting to the Bill was attended by several...

Front page comment… WE STAND BY FREDDIE!

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Front page comment… WE STAND BY FREDDIE!

Kaieteur News vehemently condemns the odious attack that occurred last night on our daily columnist, Mr. Frederick Kissoon. Faecal matter was thrown into Kissoon’s face as he left a popular...

Electricity cost will drop 40% – Jagdeo

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Electricity cost will drop 40% – Jagdeo

– Govt. equity crucial to reduce final expenditure Guyana’s first hydroelectric project is a highly feasible one that will see consumers paying as much as 40 per cent less than what they are...

Kamala wins in landslide

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Kamala wins in landslide

… T&T General Elections Trinidad and Tobago has a new Prime Minister. Kamla Persad-Bissessar became the first woman to lead the twin-island Republic. Up to news time, the unofficial results...

Gun battles intensify as violence spreads in Jamaica

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Gun battles intensify as violence spreads in Jamaica

… Raid on drug kingpin “Dudus” Coke hideout KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) – Jamaica’s security forces clashed for a second day with masked gunmen allied with an alleged drug kingpin facing...

Government begins probe into allegations of Amerindian exploitation

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Government begins probe into allegations of Amerindian exploitation

A special team has been put together to investigate allegations by at least four male Amerindians from Lethem against the owners of China Trading Company in Robb Street. The team is spearheaded by...

Dem boy seh… NCN dealing wid criminal elements

May 25, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boy seh… NCN dealing wid criminal elements

Serious business does demand serious action. And that is why dem boys vex. All de years dem living in Guyana dem never attack anybody fuh talking dem mind. People talk and cuss one another bout dem...

Bouterse leads polls ahead of Suriname elections

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bouterse leads polls ahead of Suriname elections

By Neil Marks in Paramaribo Surinamese go to the polls to elect a new parliament today in a tight general election that could see former military dictator Desi Bouterse become president. This could...

Cuyuni miner murdered, residents apprehend suspect

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cuyuni miner murdered, residents apprehend suspect

Residents of Cuyuni apprehended a 27-year-old man on Sunday night shortly after he allegedly killed a miner at Ikawan, Cuyuni. Police sources said that the victim, identified as 40-year-old Dalton...

100,000 vehicles likely on road by year-end-GRA

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 100,000 vehicles likely on road by year-end-GRA

Guyana is projecting 100,000 vehicles may be on the road by year-end. According to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), sale of motor vehicle licences for this year so far has been tagged at 33,000, a...

M&CC pays off GPL but is cash-strapped to pay salaries on time

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on M&CC pays off GPL but is cash-strapped to pay salaries on time

In order to justify an injunction which was sought and secured earlier this year to force Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) to reconnect its electricity supply, the Mayor and City Council of...

Ministry of Health to receive replacement batch of HINI vaccines

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry of Health to receive replacement batch of HINI vaccines

A request has been made to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to replace a batch of HINI vaccines to the local Ministry of Health. This move comes on the heels of allegations that 100,000 doses of...

Another “Green” award for President Jagdeo

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Another “Green” award for President Jagdeo

– New York organisation to honour head of state, two others President Bharrat Jagdeo is among three persons to receive honours next month in Queens, New York. The Guyanese Head of State, a US...

Economy to get US$111M boost over next two years – President Jagdeo

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Economy to get US$111M boost over next two years – President Jagdeo

… Revised LCDS launched By Leonard Gildarie Guyana continues to eye the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) as a means to a successful economy. Yesterday saw the launching of a revised...

U.S announces increase in visa fees

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on U.S announces increase in visa fees

Beginning June 4, the U.S. Embassy in Georgetown, along with all U.S Embassies worldwide, will increase the Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) fees to ensure sufficient resources to meet the increasing cost...

ECI Guyana gets Level 3 certification for Perkins engines

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ECI Guyana gets Level 3 certification for Perkins engines

Engineering and Construction Inc. (ECI), the local agent for Perkins engines, has been recognised by Perkins Motors as a Level 3 distributor. Being certified as a Level 3 distributor means that ECI,...

Linden residents detail woes, identify poor roads, drainage

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Linden residents detail woes, identify poor roads, drainage

President Bharrat Jagdeo and a team of Ministers and other Government officials, on Saturday visited various wards and communities in and around Linden, and later held an interactive meeting at the...

Former KN staffer places second in regional competition

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Former KN staffer places second in regional competition

Former Kaieteur News Accounts clerk, Rochelle Parasram, has secured second place for herself, the Macorp Toastmasters Club, and Guyana in the Regional Toastmasters Speech contest. Toastmasters...

Lax security may have facilitated prisoner’s escape from Rose Hall Town Police Outpost

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Lax security may have facilitated prisoner’s escape from Rose Hall Town Police Outpost

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – Was it a case of lax security at the Rose Hall Town Police Outpost that allowed prisoner David Andrews to escape from the facility in the wee hours of Sunday...

World Business and Development Awards launched

May 25, 2010 knews News Comments Off on World Business and Development Awards launched

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) opened nominations for the 2010 World Business and...

NGO-hosted blood drive bolsters NBTS blood supply

May 25, 2010 knews News Comments Off on NGO-hosted blood drive bolsters NBTS blood supply

It may have been the largest blood drive to have been held in a single day at a single venue in Guyana and perhaps even the Caribbean, securing an estimated 300 units of blood. Through collaboration...

Teenager arrested for sexually assaulting sister

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Teenager arrested for sexually assaulting sister

Police at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, have arrested a 17-year-old male who reportedly raped and sodomised his 13-year-old sister at their home after inflicting a severe beating on her on Sunday...

Windies lose despite Sammy’s fireworks

May 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Windies lose despite Sammy’s fireworks

Amla (92) again among the runs as SA go 2 up By Sean Devers in Antigua On a day when the people of Trinidad and Tobago went to the polls and the Jamaica Prime Minister declared a state of emergency...

A large demolition is underway in New Amsterdam

May 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on A large demolition is underway in New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam, Berbice- What probably is the largest ever demolition of a structure in Berbice has been ongoing for the past couple of weeks in New Amsterdam. The old New Amsterdam Hospital will soon...

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