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Janet Jagan was an extraordinary woman

Apr 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Janet Jagan was an extraordinary woman

Dear Editor, The emotional farewell he has bestowed on the late great ‘Mother of the Nation’ has broken the silence of the PPP/C and its supporters on the manner section of the population of...

Removal of slogans from minibuses

Apr 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Removal of slogans from minibuses

Dear Editor, It is said that an old fisherman or an old policeman never loses their rank. So, bear with what exudes from this ‘Ole Peleese’. The idea of removing slogans from some classes of...

Special Needs School takes development a step further

Apr 06, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Special Needs School takes development a step further

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Some parents are working towards taking the development of their children and the Diamond Special Needs School a step further. Last week some parents of students...

Guyana’s greatest financial scandal

Apr 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana’s greatest financial scandal

Mrs. Janet Jagan is dead. She should be allowed to Rest in Peace and not become the object of political diversion or attempts to use her name to purge the PPP. All her life she was made the political...

RDC undertakes rehabilitation of building at Police College

Apr 06, 2009 knews News Comments Off on RDC undertakes rehabilitation of building at Police College

ADVENTURE, CORENTYNE – The Region Six Administration has undertaken to rehabilitate a building at the Felix Austin Police College Division ‘B’ situated at Adventure on the Corentyne....

The changing and diminishing value of money through time

Apr 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The changing and diminishing value of money through time

Dear Editor, Here is a story I told to some children I saw playing “de other day”. A long time gone a family outing was planned to somewhere in the mines (Mackenzie, where bauxite mining...

May the spirit of Agricola spread like a wildfire across Guyana

Apr 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on May the spirit of Agricola spread like a wildfire across Guyana

Dear Editor, Palm Sunday ranks as one of the most important day and holiest days in Christianity. It is the beginning of the holiest week which includes Good Friday and Easter Monday. In the simplest...

‘Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Guyana’ shaping our children for the future, through mentoring!

Apr 06, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ‘Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Guyana’ shaping our children for the future, through mentoring!

The Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Guyana entity (BBBSG) recently trained over 30 mentors who were taught the basics of mentoring, how to communicate effectively with a child, self awareness,...

PUN FOR THE ROAD

Apr 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on PUN FOR THE ROAD

My friend and colleague, Kishan Kumarsingh, is in Bonn but not duty-free. He is attending a climate change meeting at the headquarters of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

Flexing on Cuba?

Apr 06, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Flexing on Cuba?

Cuba has long loomed inordinately large in the foreign policy calculations of the US – ever since a young radical named Fidel Castro seized power from the dictator Batista in 1959. The latter...

13-yr-old aborts foetus in school toilet

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 13-yr-old aborts foetus in school toilet

By Latoya Giles With a number of non-governmental organisations and Ministry of Social Services, claiming that moral values of young adolescents are declining, a 14-year-old from a city school...

Janet Jagan was not a hindrance to national unity

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Janet Jagan was not a hindrance to national unity

– Pres. Jagdeo Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday told media operatives that the People’s Progressive Party has taken careful note that detractors of former President Janet Jagan have...

Man admits to fathering his daughter’s child

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man admits to fathering his daughter’s child

Police on the Essequibo Coast have detained a Pomeroon man who admitted to being the father of his 16- year-old daughter’s unborn baby. This newspaper was told that the man was taken into police...

Having dedicated most of his life to the fight against human rights violations and injustice…

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Having dedicated most of his life to the fight against human rights violations and injustice…

Donald Trotman is a special person Pull Quote: “It’s in my nature to oppose oppression and violations of freedoms and rights” By Nadia Guyadeen The dictionary defines the word “special” as...

The Walter Roth Museum – a preserver of the Amerindian legacy

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on The Walter Roth Museum – a preserver of the Amerindian legacy

By Sharmain Cornette Created with the aim of keeping the legacy of Guyana’s first people alive, the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology contains a wealth of historic information and artefacts about...

2009 Pakaraimas Safari dubbed a success

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 2009 Pakaraimas Safari dubbed a success

After travelling across the majestic Pakaraima Mountains, participants in the 2009 Safari have ended their journey satisfied about taking part in an adventure of a lifetime. The Safari took...

GRA rectifies glitches with road service licences

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GRA rectifies glitches with road service licences

Motor vehicle owners have begun experiencing improved service as the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is currently working to update its new Licence Revenue Office Management Information System...

Historic Potaro River expedition ends successfully

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Historic Potaro River expedition ends successfully

Explorer, Charles Montier, and his two native Amerindian tour guides, Rupert Williams and Danny Daniels, of Chenapow Village have made history in Guyana for being the first team to successfully...

Women fight over man, one lands in jail

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Women fight over man, one lands in jail

Twenty-year-old Leonora Browne, of 14B Tucville, was yesterday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. It was alleged that the accused on March 27, at Young Street,...

French national dies in Konawaruk

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on French national dies in Konawaruk

A cave in of an excavated pit, in White Water Backdam, Konawaruk, during heavy rainfall, claimed the life of a French geologist, Guy Gois. According to a police report, the 56-year-old geologist was...

Ramesh Dookhoo elected GMSA President

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Ramesh Dookhoo elected GMSA President

Banks D.I.H Executive, Mr. Ramesh Dookhoo has again been elected President of the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association Ltd. for 2009-2010. He was elected at the Association’s Annual...

Community Focus—Alberttown, the town within the capital

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Community Focus—Alberttown, the town within the capital

(By Alex Wayne) Georgetown is indeed an interesting city with many historical sites and location quite worthy of mention. However, one community within its environs that really caught my attention...

Former cop moves to court over dismissal

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Former cop moves to court over dismissal

…had permission to study law in Trinidad A former Police Officer turned Attorney at Law has moved to the court to have the Police Service Commission (PSC) show cause why a decision to dismiss him...

No talk of a plan of action

Apr 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on No talk of a plan of action

Financial situation in Guyana… – GTUC president President of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Gillian Burton, says that so far there has been no talk of a plan of action to get Guyana out...

Greater care must be taken by the media to lessen errors

Apr 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Greater care must be taken by the media to lessen errors

Dear Editor, How can our children excel at English exams when they’re exposition to the language is of its poorest in the electronic media, especially on television? Some of the most horrendous...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Vice President of Guyana, ever the sagacious observer of the inevitable, has reassured... more