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Hundreds Pay Tribute to Winston Murray

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By Amar Panday and Leonard Gildarie Hundreds turned out yesterday to say goodbye to former Trade Minister and Parliamentarian, Winston Murray, as a collective call was issued to use his life as a...

GPHC may terminate doctor’s contract

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By Latoya Giles Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, has said that even though Dr. Vishwamintra Persaud, services at the hospital are likely to be terminated by the hospital, the entire process...

Govt. listed among defaulting rate payers

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– as amnesty comes to an end Government and several reputable businesses have been listed among the defaulters that are yet to fully honour their civic obligation with the Mayor and City...

Prison authorities debunk inmates’ claims

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– say quality of meals has been progressively enhanced The administration of the Georgetown Prisons says that it has progressively enhanced the quality of meals offered to its inmate population...

Dem boys seh …Bharrat don’t believe in climate change

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Climate change gun cause flooding of all dem areas that low. Some islands might disappear and people who use to walk gun swim. Dem boys seh that the situation suh frightening that Bharrat got a...

Murder accused remanded at Providence Court

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Appearing before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell yesterday at the Providence Magistrate’s Court was Antonio Jaisingh who was charged with murder. It is alleged that Jaisingh on Saturday, November 27,...

Car explodes at Montrose body shop

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Swift action by neighbours and workers at an East Coast Demerara automotive shop, prevented a major disaster but despite their efforts there were millions of dollars in losses. A car was completely...

176 graduate from Tain campus

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With the pomp and ceremony that usually accompanies a graduation ceremony of the highest education institution of learning, a university, 176 persons graduated in a wide array of disciplines on...

More bikes to boost police crime fight

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With the traffic landscape in Guyana changing rapidly due to the influx of several vehicles, and with the expansion of several communities in inland areas, the Guyana Police Force’s crime fighting...

Ketley Street accused wife killer remanded

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– Lawyer asks for early PI date After evading police for almost eight months, Charles Rawlins also known as “Terrace” was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of reputed wife, Okemo...

Millions plunge into poverty by end of 2010-IMF

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Macroeconomic challenges facing low-income countries (LICs) as they emerge from the global crisis had triggered the sharpest economic slowdown in four decades, pushing additional 64 million people...

GAWU Credit Union declares $14.5M profit

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The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Cooperative Credit Union Society Limited has declared a $14.5M profit for last year. According to a statement from the union, the Guyana Agricultural and...

Investigators find 24 cancers in Guyana

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According to a research done by officials of the Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation GPHC, there is a problem with Pediatric Cancers (cancer affecting persons under the age of 18) and tumours in...

Nursing school desperately needs more full-time tutors – Principal Tutor

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Nursing education has been gaining paramount attention by the Ministry of Health but training, according to Principal Tutor within the Georgetown School of Nursing, Norma Semple, is not a simple and...

Brazilian hospitalised after road accident

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The Bartica Police are currently investigating an accident that occurred around 7:30 hours, yesterday, at Second Street and Sixth Avenue, Bartica. A yellow taxi HB 8380 driven by ex- Prison Officer...

UNASUR and CARICOM: Prospects and Challenges

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In a panel discussion held on Thursday, five International Relations experts from the University of Guyana and the University of the West Indies weighed in on UNASUR and what it could mean not only...

Drug convict jailed, fined $1.1M

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A 23-year-old Coomaka Berbice River resident, George Denhart, was on Monday sentenced to four years in jail and fined a total of $1,1M by Magistrate Krisendat Persaud when he appeared before him at...

Palms refutes KN article about refusing to accept elderly woman

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Administrator of the Palms Institution, yesterday, in response to an article carried in Monday edition of the Kaieteur News, said the article does not truly represent what took place. It was claimed...

Man pulled off London bound flight by police narcotics

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A British citizen was early yesterday morning pulled off a flight at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, under suspicion that he had ingested pellets filled with cocaine. This newspaper was told...

Climate negotiators look for ‘balanced package’ in Cancun

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By Neil Marks in Cancun, Mexico The United Nations yesterday launched a new round of climate negotiations to find a new pact to make the planet cooler, but the trumpets of last year’s summit for a...

Dr Madan Rambaran on Dr Vishwamintra Persaud

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The issues pertaining to Dr Vishwamintra Persaud are already sufficiently complex and difficult. As we navigate to find resolution it is incumbent on us to stay close to the facts and seek to keep...

Authorities warn of possible spring tide flooding

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Authorities have warned of above normal spring tides from Thursday. According to the Work Services Group/Sea Defence Division of the Ministry of Public Works yesterday, residents should take the...

Police will follow all leads – Greene

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Colin Jones to be charged with three murders, arson, and attacks on police stations Police Commissioner Henry Greene said, yesterday, that investigators may have cause to re-arrest several persons...

West Dem. police seize $80M in coke

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Police on the West Coast of Demerara have recorded the largest drug bust so far for the year, following the seizure of a whopping 21 kilograms of cocaine yesterday. The drugs valued about $80M were...

The sins of the PNC and AFC have caught up with them

Nov 30, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The sins of the PNC and AFC have caught up with them

Many persons have questioned me about the wisdom of criticising the opposition parties in the face of the relentless dictatorship of the PPP. To answer that question, we can best look at what a...