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Kitty man beaten for stealing electrical cord

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Kitty man beaten for stealing electrical cord

The efforts of two police officers and the curiosity of several public-spirited citizens may have been instrumental in saving the life of a 33-year-old man who was severely beaten about his body and...

‘Nasty Man’ charged with buggery

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘Nasty Man’ charged with buggery

A 17-year-old murder accused and another man were yesterday remanded to prison after they were jointly charged with buggery. The duo Deon Braithwaite, 21, of X D’Urban Street, and Dellon Henry,...

‘Guyana Times’ hits the streets

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘Guyana Times’ hits the streets

– President gets testy at launching President Bharrat Jagdeo was at his caustic best Thursday evening at the launching of the newly established newspaper ‘Guyana Times’ when he launched an...

Man remanded for gunpoint robbery

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man remanded for gunpoint robbery

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday remanded an 18-year-old man after he appeared before her on a charge of robbery under arms. The accused, Rolston Row, on June 2, while being armed with a...

Food drives become imperative as investment forum gets underway

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Food drives become imperative as investment forum gets underway

With a mini-exhibition and some 150 participants, the Regional Agriculture Investment Forum began yesterday with Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo urging governments to focus on action-oriented...

Infrastructural improvement moving apace for Carifesta

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Infrastructural improvement moving apace for Carifesta

Even as the monetary cost of preparing sections of the country for Carifesta is being addressed, plans are moving apace to ensure that all is ready for Guyana’s hosting of the festival of arts in...

Accused in UG student’s murder freed

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Accused in UG student’s murder freed

Steve Lovell, who was charged with murdering University of Guyana student, Dennis Edghill, yesterday walked out of the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court a free man after the case against him was...

Schoolgirl stripped in class because of removable tattoo

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Schoolgirl stripped in class because of removable tattoo

…welfare department to investigate An outraged mother made her fury evident yesterday when she told the story of how her 14-year-old child was apparently stripped of her school uniform by teachers...

Double-murder suspect nabbed while fleeing from hospital

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Double-murder suspect nabbed while fleeing from hospital

Pandemonium broke out at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) at around 04:00 hrs yesterday when 27-year-old Lloyd Sadloo, who is a suspect in the murders of two Brazilian businessmen,...

Correction

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Correction

The Fashion Focus Team accidentally misstated the date for the Carifesta Model Casting. The date is Sunday June 8 and not July 8 as was stated. Male and female models between the ages of 15 and 30,...

PNCR says… Corbin will be protected by any means necessary

Jun 06, 2008 knews News 1

The People’s National Congress Reform, at its statutory press briefing yesterday, announced that the party will take all measures necessary and required to protect its Leader, Robert Corbin. The...

Prosecutors ‘will request stiff jail terms’ for Guyanese fishermen

Jun 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Prosecutors ‘will request stiff jail terms’ for Guyanese fishermen

Authorities in Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo, say that they will lay charges against 27 Guyanese nationals for fishing without a license in the country’s waters. Additionally, they are being...

Pit bulls maul caretaker

Jun 06, 2008 knews News 1

A 25-year-old caretaker narrowly escaped death at around 18:00 hrs yesterday after he was mauled by two pit bulls he was about to feed at Oleander Gardens, East Coast Demerara. Ramdatt Singh, who...

Canada offers polygraph training for Region’s police officers

Jun 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Canada offers polygraph training for Region’s police officers

With increased emphasis being placed on polygraph testing, police officers from the Caribbean will benefit from special training in the field through an offer from the Canadian High Commission to...

Alternative energy will not reduce electricity rates

Jun 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Alternative energy will not reduce electricity rates

…will act as price security from future significant increases – PM Alternative energy for electricity generations such as hydro power will not see reduced electricity rates; rather, it would...

The fuel price currently stands at approximately US$130 per barrel

Jun 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on The fuel price currently stands at approximately US$130 per barrel

The proposed site for the AFHP is located on the Kuribrong River, a tributary of the Potaro River. It (AFHP) has its genesis in an initial study that was carried out between 1974 and 1976 to explore...

Charlestown School sexual assault… Teacher arrested, another parent relates similar experience

Jun 06, 2008 knews News 1

The Charlestown Government School teacher, who allegedly sexually assaulted a first form student, was yesterday arrested. However following his arrest, the teacher denied the allegations stating that...

Rising food prices… Recommendations at FAO summit mirror local strategies

Jun 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Rising food prices… Recommendations at FAO summit mirror local strategies

Minister Persaud Many of the strategies that have been implemented in Guyana to cushion the effects of rising food prices are among the solutions that were garnered at the recently held Food and...

Death at Mahaica Police Station lock-ups… Standard operating procedure may have been breached

Jun 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Death at Mahaica Police Station lock-ups… Standard operating procedure may have been breached

Police at the Mahaica Police Station may have breached standard operating procedures and the police Office of Professional Responsibility has launched an investigation into the death of Surendranauth...

Mothers of ‘molested’ school girls seek legal action

Jun 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mothers of ‘molested’ school girls seek legal action

Fearful that justice may not be fully served, the mothers of several of the school girls who have alleged that they were sexually molested by two teenaged brothers have voiced their concerns to this...

Housty is new Bar Association president

Jun 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Housty is new Bar Association president

Attorney-at-Law Teni Housty is now president of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA), replacing Kashir Khan as head of the legal umbrella body. The decision was taken at the entity’s Annual General...

Nursery school freed of unsavoury condition

Jun 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Nursery school freed of unsavoury condition

Students of the Roxanne Burnham Nursery School are once again able to run and play at will while at school since urgent action was engaged to clear the weed infested compound. During a visit to the...

GT&T donates DSL service to Ptolemy Reid Rehab Centre

Jun 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GT&T donates DSL service to Ptolemy Reid Rehab Centre

The teaching ability of teachers and the learning capabilities of students at the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre are expected to be significantly boosted with the provision of the Digital...

Man granted bail for forging CXC certificate

Jun 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man granted bail for forging CXC certificate

was seeking job in police force A 22-year-old man was yesterday granted bail after appearing in court charged for forging a Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) certificate and uttering it to a...

Ex-employees in court for theft denied bail

Jun 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Ex-employees in court for theft denied bail

A teenager was among three persons who were yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle on a charge of break and enter and larceny. Euon Cox, called ‘Cowey’, 32, of Houston,...

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