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Delay in issuing Treasury Memorandum illustrates Minister’s contempt

Jul 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Delay in issuing Treasury Memorandum illustrates Minister’s contempt

…clarification to be sought in Parliament shortly – Lawrence Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee Volda Lawrence says that the extended delay in the issuing of the most recent...

Kingston residence goes up in flames

Jul 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Kingston residence goes up in flames

– neighbours say fire started moments after power was restored Frank Singh and his son Christopher stood in disbelief yesterday afternoon as their home was reduced to a blackened frame. The...

Survivor’s employer still silent about compensation – relatives

Jul 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Survivor’s employer still silent about compensation – relatives

Relatives of 19 year old trawler explosion survivor, Orlon Munroe are beginning to have doubts that he will be fully compensated by his employer. The teen received burns to over 90 percent of his...

Corentyne rice farmer’s body pulled from Alness trench

Jul 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne rice farmer’s body pulled from Alness trench

HOGSTYE VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – A 26-year old rice farmer, Philbert Fraser, also known as ‘Black Boy’ of Hogstye Village, Corentyne lost his life at ‘Bashmins’ yesterday Sunday. His family...

Dem boys seh….Robert causing more trouble

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Robert causing more trouble

Fish in trouble. Dem boys seh that everything that got to deal wid Robert in trouble. Was flood and all dem communities end up in trouble. Then was rice and that end up in trouble. Sugar in trouble...

Essequibo Islands top student not certain of attending city high school

Jul 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo Islands top student not certain of attending city high school

Terrence Williams of Arthurville Primary School on Wakenaam Island has topped the Essequibo Islands at the National Grade Six Assessment this year. He received 531 marks and was awarded a place at...

Hundreds of residents to benefit from new Cornelia Ida Well

Jul 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Hundreds of residents to benefit from new Cornelia Ida Well

Over 1,800 residents will benefit from a new well at Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara, which was constructed at a cost in excess of $47M and will produce 68 cubic meters of water per hour. At the...

PNCR salutes Police Force on 171st Anniversary

Jul 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on PNCR salutes Police Force on 171st Anniversary

…urges swift adoption of recommendation of Disciplined Forces report The Peoples National Congress Reform on Friday last used the opportunity of their weekly press briefing to salute the Guyana...

Improving nursing care high on Health Ministry’s agenda

Jul 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Improving nursing care high on Health Ministry’s agenda

– Hydar Ally A shift system which has been incorporated by the Ministry of Health’s nursing schools have been working well as it has served to put less stress on the delivery of lectures,...

Leaders Guyana face defending champs Jamaica today

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Leaders Guyana face defending champs Jamaica today

By Sean Devers Guyana made an auspicious start to their campaign to regain the Regional Under-19 three-day cricket title when they took an early lead in the 6-team TCL West Indies Under-19 tournament...

Juice Factory officially launched in Canal #1

Jul 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Juice Factory officially launched in Canal #1

– Time to stop talking of our potential and do something about it – Agri. Minister The Al Azisplash Juice Factory was officially launched today at L’Esperance, Canal No. One, West Bank,...

Guyana makes bright start

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana makes bright start

Guyana’s national team made a bright start to the 2010 Caribbean Junior Squash Championships on Saturday in Grand Cayman. The tournament began with the individual championships, which runs until...

Lennox ‘Pretty Boy’ Allen KO’s Latino in Rd. 6

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lennox ‘Pretty Boy’ Allen KO’s Latino in Rd. 6

– stays on track for world title fight Lennox ‘Pretty Boy’ Allen needed all of 16 seconds of the sixth round to dispose of Victor Paz when the two faced off in a six round bout in a...

Date set for much-anticipated GTTA Elections

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Date set for much-anticipated GTTA Elections

– Ramsaroop could challenge Greene A date has been finally set for the much-anticipated Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Elections, which will be held at...

Upper Corentyne Free Weekend beat GT Text Flex by 3 wickets

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Upper Corentyne Free Weekend beat GT Text Flex by 3 wickets

By Sean DeversWest Indies player Travis Dowlin, who stroked an entertaining 53, was the only Georgetown player who gave the impression that they were mentally prepared for a National final as the...

Digicel’s John Barnes shares his thoughts on the World Cup final

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel’s John Barnes shares his thoughts on the World Cup final

I think it’s fair to say that justice was served today (yesterday). Overall, Spain were the better team and made the better effort to play the game the way it should be played – get the ball on...

Prison Service takes first lien on trophy, Fire & Police beaten

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Prison Service takes first lien on trophy, Fire & Police beaten

The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) imprisoned their colleagues from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) and hosts, Guyana Police Force (GPF) to take the first lien on the Ministry of Home Affairs Inter Agency...

US-based Foundation donates to Enterprise Community Literacy Programme

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on US-based Foundation donates to Enterprise Community Literacy Programme

The Suresh Singh Foundation of Florida, U S A, has made a second donation of US$500 to the Enterprise Community Literacy Programme (ECLP) to help bolster the continuance of a skills training...

Commander appeals to public for help in stamping out drug trade

Jul 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Commander appeals to public for help in stamping out drug trade

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – “We know who you are. We are coming after you. No one would be spared.” That stern warning from Commander of Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force,...

NCN honours memory of staff

Jul 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on NCN honours memory of staff

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – In honour of the late Mukeshwar Seelall, a transmission operator at the Berbice Operation of the National Communication Network (NCN), the Management and Board of Directors...

How much longer endangerment of bauxite workers will be ignored?

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on How much longer endangerment of bauxite workers will be ignored?

Dear Editor, The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) is deeply grieved and disturbed over the accident involving bauxite workers on June 30 at Manaka, where two died, 15 critically...

It’s not uncommon for world leaders to disclose some aspects of their illness to the masses

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s not uncommon for world leaders to disclose some aspects of their illness to the masses

Dear Editor, I was not aware that I was in an argument with Freddie Kissoon, so he can save himself the self-insult. I, however, will not stand idly by and allow the Kaeiteur News readers to be fed...

Elected dictatorship and elected oligarchy – battle cry of the ‘new opposition’

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Elected dictatorship and elected oligarchy – battle cry of the ‘new opposition’

DEAR Editor, I find it very amusing at the ‘new opposition’s’ constant spewing of new political terms for the Jagdeo Administration; in fact, it is almost like a puerile tirade. And then I...

ONE DIPLOMATIC VICTORY IS NOT ENOUGH

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ONE DIPLOMATIC VICTORY IS NOT ENOUGH

In my two previous columns, I discussed the 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report on Guyana, identifying the main problem areas including involuntary prostitution, forced labour. I also made a number of...

Singh’s remarks are fallacious and misguided

Jul 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Singh’s remarks are fallacious and misguided

Dear Editor, The recent remarks by Ganesh Singh in his articles titled “Where does the PPP find these people?” July 7, 2010 and “Minister of Agri. announcement troubling”...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Jimmy Carter’s presidency fell victim to global and domestic upheavals. His single term... more