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Race on to meet 300,000 ounces gold milestone

Dec 30, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Race on to meet 300,000 ounces gold milestone

With two more days to go for the year, Guyana is hoping to meet a significant production target of 300,000 ounces of gold. As of yesterday, records indicated that 295,000 ounces have been declared,...

Much work goes into writing letters to the editors

Dec 30, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Much work goes into writing letters to the editors

Dear Editor, Thousands of views must have been expressed in the letter columns of the daily newspapers this past year. As usual, it has been a very busy year for one of the most read portions of any...

IDB reaches record approvals, disbursements in 2009

Dec 30, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on IDB reaches record approvals, disbursements in 2009

-celebrated 50th Anniversary yesterday The Inter-American Development Bank set record levels of loan approvals and disbursements in 2009, playing a counter-cyclical role by providing financing to...

The longer the Ministry of Labour abandon its role discriminatory treatment to bauxite workers will escalate

Dec 30, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on The longer the Ministry of Labour abandon its role discriminatory treatment to bauxite workers will escalate

Dear Editor, The Bauxite Company Guyana Inc (BCGI) denial in its “Information Memorandum to the Public” that it did not dismiss workers because they are members of the Guyana Bauxite &General...

These cash trapped corporations should reduce their bureaucracy and large overheads

Dec 30, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on These cash trapped corporations should reduce their bureaucracy and large overheads

Dear Editor, Sugar Workers are once again being punished for the incompetence of others. There has been no statistics to show that the rank and file workers of GuySuCo are responsible for the...

Market stallholders cry foul

Dec 30, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Market stallholders cry foul

Dear Editor, In the face of the growing financial down turn, we the stallholders of Kitty, Bourda and more particularly La Penitence markets were extremely distraught, when a division of the...

Why such a successful and lucrative industry is not given more prominence

Dec 30, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why such a successful and lucrative industry is not given more prominence

Dear Editor, I read with great elation that the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association is calling on miners to meet and exceed this year’s target of 300,000+ ounces of gold (it does not state...

Policy-makers must understand the peculiarities of their country

Dec 30, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Policy-makers must understand the peculiarities of their country

I was trapped in Eccles on Monday afternoon, trying to get to Herstelling. For half an hour, traffic was immobilized due to a huge build-up of vehicles because the bridge was closed. For all of us in...

Gunmen shoot, rob sand pit owner

Dec 30, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen shoot, rob sand pit owner

Bandits shot a 48-year-old businessman three times and stole his firearm shortly after 11:00 hrs yesterday, after ambushing him at a sand pit he operates at Yarrowkabra, on the Soesdyke/Linden...

Dialogue not debate

Dec 30, 2009 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Dialogue not debate

It has become customary for many of us to make resolutions for the New Year. We review what we had done over the past year, evaluate our actions against our normative world view and then resolve to...

A probe into the Minister’s death is necessary

Dec 30, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A probe into the Minister’s death is necessary

In any country of the world, the death of a Minister of the government would immediately invite a full scale investigation since the status of the person concerned would have dictated that any...

The ruling party’s obsession to control all aspects of information

Dec 30, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on The ruling party’s obsession to control all aspects of information

Dear Editor, I am in complete agreement with the findings of Mark Jewel as expressed in his letter captioned, “Freddie misunderstands Misir’s and Persaud’s motive”. This was in response to an...

Albouystown resident successfully challenges bestiality charges

Dec 30, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Albouystown resident successfully challenges bestiality charges

The case involving Jagesh Roopnauth, a 55-year-old security guard who was kept in prison for more than four months for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a dog has been dismissed. The case was...

Woman dies in childbirth

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Woman dies in childbirth

– $$B Linden Hospital theatre not working Poor medical response and a non-functioning operating theatre at the spanking new Linden Hospital Complex are being blamed for the tragic death of a...

Relatives reportedly confess to killing Bagotstown fisherman

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives reportedly confess to killing Bagotstown fisherman

– frustrated at his drinking, threats Fed up with his drinking and threats of violence, two relatives allegedly battered 53-year-old Inshan Ally to death and dumped his body outside his home on...

Final day for doctor’s response to Medical Council

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Final day for doctor’s response to Medical Council

… Tortured Teen By Fareeza Haniff Today is the final day for Police surgeon, Dr. Mahendra Chand, to send his response to the Guyana Medical Council. This is according to Minister of Health, Dr....

Lethem residents blame negligence for baby’s death

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Lethem residents blame negligence for baby’s death

Residents of Lethem, Rupununi in Region Nine are demanding a thorough investigation that could establish the circumstances surrounding the death of a 14-month-old baby, girl yesterday morning. The...

Uncle turns in Fowl Mouth murder suspect

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Uncle turns in Fowl Mouth murder suspect

After one week on the run, the Foul Mouth, Essequibo miner who allegedly strangled 50-year-old boat operator Patricia Williams has been captured. Reports out of Bartica indicate that the suspect...

Man’s body fished out of Queenstown trench

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Man’s body fished out of Queenstown trench

Police on the Essequibo Coast are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 30-year-old Queenstown, Sand Reef resident. Reports out of the area are that the man was last seen alive...

Several government facilities without guards

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Several government facilities without guards

– payments withheld from security firm In the midst of an ongoing court battle over the granting of government security contracts in several regions, a number of Government facilities were...

Dem Boy seh… Wheh Henry deh?

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Dem Boy seh… Wheh Henry deh?

GWI got a busy time and de system ain’t wukking. Is now dem boys understand why so much time and energy was spent outside NIS in Brickdam. De holidays was coming and GWI had to mek preparation. Is...

H1N1 situation remains stable in Guyana

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on H1N1 situation remains stable in Guyana

The H1N1 (Swine Flu) situation remains stable in Guyana. There are still only 26 confirmed cases in the country, according to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who noted that a total of 200...

GWI calls on Edinburg residents to get regularised

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on GWI calls on Edinburg residents to get regularised

Although some residents of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, are currently unable to access water from the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) new main, it may not be entirely the fault of the water...

GWI records 15 percent increase in customers’ payment

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on GWI records 15 percent increase in customers’ payment

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has recorded a 15 percent increase in the number of customers that have been honouring their obligation to pay their bills. And this has been a significant plus for...

EU forks out over €25 M toward Guyana’s development in 2009

Dec 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on EU forks out over €25 M toward Guyana’s development in 2009

Guyana has been in receipt of more than €25 million in development assistance from the European Union (EU) as at December 2009, according to a press release issued by the EU yesterday. It was also...

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