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Regional effort engaged to address management of biomedical waste

Mar 31, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Regional effort engaged to address management of biomedical waste

“Some capital cities smell like a sewer and look like a garbage heap when you go to them,” said Executive Director of the Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI), Ms Patricia Aquing, when...

Regional effort engaged to address management of biomedical waste

Mar 31, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Regional effort engaged to address management of biomedical waste

Accused remanded for slapping wife

Mar 31, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Accused remanded for slapping wife

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, yesterday remanded a man who allegedly slapped his wife after she left the couple’s two-year-old daughter unattended at home. The accused, Newbert...

Health Ministers get H1N1 vaccines

Mar 31, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministers get H1N1 vaccines

– As RotaTeq vaccination also commences With the arrival of some 70,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine last week, the Ministry of Health yesterday commenced administering the drug. And two Ministers of...

Body pulled from trench in Houston

Mar 31, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Body pulled from trench in Houston

The body of a 52-year-old man was pulled from the trench in front of his home in Houston yesterday morning. Reported missing in the early morning hours by his niece, Nadira Rampersaud, Bhawandial...

I have not relinquished my post as PNCR leader -Corbin

Mar 31, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on I have not relinquished my post as PNCR leader -Corbin

Following the announcement that he will not be the Presidential Candidate for the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) there has been a plethora of speculation, but according to Robert Corbin,...

I looked at Mash from my home

Mar 31, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on I looked at Mash from my home

Dear Editor, I looked at Mash from home and on Mash Day it was the biggest ever – as usual. There’s no shame in the claim that it was the biggest ever, if it was. Over thirty floats?...

A most hypocritical columnist

Mar 31, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on A most hypocritical columnist

Dear Editor, Frederick Kissoon, like other regular columnists and letter writers, plays an important part in helping the country to run better. His column, “Is the law in Guyana a jackass”...

Persona non grata at the Chronicle

Mar 31, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Persona non grata at the Chronicle

Dear Editor, Well it finally appears that the Guyana Chronicle has ceased publishing my letters in the Letters to the Editor columns. I say this because over the past couple of weeks, I have sent...

Bankers’ Association develops code of practice

Mar 31, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bankers’ Association develops code of practice

…as Finance Minister lauds initiative In an effort to create a more stable local banking industry, coming on the heels of the devastating global financial crisis, the Guyana Association of Bankers...

There’s a lot wrong at UG

Mar 31, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on There’s a lot wrong at UG

Dear Editor, Once more I have to bring to the attention of the public the continuous downfalls of the University of Guyana Students Society in relation to ingenious problems at the Turkeyen campus. I...

An Open Letter to the Minister of Agriculture

Mar 31, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on An Open Letter to the Minister of Agriculture

Dear Editor, Your newspaper has been a source of inspiration for me. As a Guyanese who lives and works here I have seen the many injustices that have been perpetuated and the impossibility of having...

Stakeholders outline measures to promote safe and acceptable behaviour in schools

Mar 31, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Stakeholders outline measures to promote safe and acceptable behaviour in schools

Education stakeholders have proposed the introduction of an emergency preparedness response programme and special training for parents as some of the measures that should be taken to promote safe and...

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s Stabroek News’s favourite of them all?

Mar 31, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s Stabroek News’s favourite of them all?

If you are reading this, tell me how you would feel if each week you open the Sunday edition of the Kaieteur News, there is a news item on what Freddie Kissoon writes extracted from my columns. You...

TIME TO ROLL OUT THE CARING CARAVAN

Mar 31, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on TIME TO ROLL OUT THE CARING CARAVAN

Georgetown was once known as “The Garden City”. Then as things deteriorated it began to be unofficially called “The Garbage City”. Today, with so many destitute persons living on its streets,...

City Hall may soon resume grading of eating houses

Mar 31, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall may soon resume grading of eating houses

By Sharmain Cornette City Hall may soon be moving to resume the grading of restaurants and food processing facilities in the city in an attempt to ensure that citizens are afforded only wholesome...

Encouraging child labour?

Mar 31, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Encouraging child labour?

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me to say my piece on the recent statement made by Minister Nadir about his concept on ‘Child Labour (13-15 years).’ First, I read that Mr. Nadir intends to change...

Democratic Apathy

Mar 31, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Democratic Apathy

With local government and general elections around the corner, we should be concerned about the low voter turnout at the last general elections. There is some danger if this trend were to continue:...

Mother, daughter saved from fiery death

Mar 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mother, daughter saved from fiery death

A woman and her six-year-old daughter were spared a fiery death when they were pulled from a burning house at Montrose North, East Coast Demerara but not before they both received minor burns. The...

Corbin not running for Presidency in 2011 – PNCR

Mar 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Corbin not running for Presidency in 2011 – PNCR

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Robert Corbin, has announced that he will not be contesting the Guyana Presidency in next year’s General Elections. Speaking at the first...

$$$M unaccounted for in seized Port Mourant co-op

Mar 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on $$$M unaccounted for in seized Port Mourant co-op

…members get $85,000 payout from interim management By Leonard Gildarie For 10 years there was no Annual General Meeting (AGM). Then $91M that was supposed to be held in reserve was nowhere to be...

Magistrate continues legal challenge to Service Commission

Mar 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate continues legal challenge to Service Commission

By Latoya Giles The case against the Judicial Service Commission and Magistrate Geeta Chandan- Edmond is expected to be called up today before Justice Diana Insanally. The members of the JSC are...

Developer acquires disputed land at Non Pareil

Mar 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Developer acquires disputed land at Non Pareil

– co-op society contemplates restraining order Members of the People’s Democratic Project Co-operative Society are contemplating a move to the courts to restrain any further development on a...

Jagdeo’s defense of Geeta Singh-Knight “high class lawlessness” – Trotman

Mar 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo’s defense of Geeta Singh-Knight “high class lawlessness” – Trotman

Alliance for Change Leader, Raphael Trotman, who has previously been critical of having Geeta Singh-Knight sit on the Board of Directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), is now lashing out...

NBS profits exceed $500M in 2009

Mar 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on NBS profits exceed $500M in 2009

The New Building Society Ltd., according to its financial statements for the year passed, has secured a profit of $535M, an increase of 9.7 per cent over the profits secured in 2008. The Society has...

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Freedom of Information is a myth

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- I once thought Freedom of Information meant you could, well, access information freely.... more