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GPHC staffers trained to use N95 respirator

Aug 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC staffers trained to use N95 respirator

– entity continues to boost safety for its workers In the Georgetown Hospital’s continuous effort to boost the safety for its staffers, the corporation yesterday held a workshop which was...

Copper thief asks for ‘reasonable penalty’

Aug 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Copper thief asks for ‘reasonable penalty’

– gets four years “Meh worship I want a reasonable penalty because this is de first time I reach so far” were the words of Dillon George who pleaded guilty to simple larceny. George...

In Guyana, a victory over fascist power

Aug 11, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on In Guyana, a victory over fascist power

The sheepish opposition that crawls into the National Assembly each day and participates in a parliamentary farce should internalize the lessons of the garbage defeat of the Guyana Government...

PC is still a top secondary school – Mayor Green

Aug 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on PC is still a top secondary school – Mayor Green

“There is no way that President’s College, Guyana’s premier educational institution, can be left out from the list of top secondary schools in the country.” This notion was emphasised by City...

Where are the female voices on national issues?

Aug 11, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Where are the female voices on national issues?

Nearly every time I sit down to pen this column, I cannot help but reflect on the fact that there are very few public female voices in Guyana who speak on political and social issues. I do not...

Spring tide alert in effect, low-lying communities must be vigilant

Aug 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Spring tide alert in effect, low-lying communities must be vigilant

– Hydromet Service The Hydromet Service of the Ministry of Agriculture is advising residents in vulnerable low lying riverain and coastal communities, especially those living in close proximity...

Other major negative incidents enjoin racial discrimination narrative under the Jagdeo presidency

Aug 11, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Other major negative incidents enjoin racial discrimination narrative under the Jagdeo presidency

Dear Editor, From my readings in recent days, Emancipation Day 2010 observances and celebrations in Guyana simply helped enhance public interest in the ongoing dialogue about the issue of racial...

Capital Move

Aug 11, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Capital Move

Much has been said recently about Georgetown having been transformed from a “Garden City” into a “Garbage City”. The intermittent refusal of garbage contractors to haul away refuse due to...

A ROYAL merry-go-round

Aug 11, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A ROYAL merry-go-round

The resumption of garbage collection by private contractors will be welcome by most citizens, but the manner in which this resumption took place will leave a stench that will permanently pollute...

Suspect may have crossed border

Aug 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect may have crossed border

Murder suspect Terry Kissoon, according to reliable sources, may have managed to cross over into neighbouring Brazil a little over one week ago, after allegedly receiving a fair degree of assistance....

The internal struggle for PNCR leadership is dangerous and weakening in light of external offensive

Aug 11, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The internal struggle for PNCR leadership is dangerous and weakening in light of external offensive

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter written by Andrew Hicks and titled “PNCR leadership must improve on its language to achieve reconciliation and victory”, Kaieteur News, August 9, 2010. Mr....

The PPP is centered on morality, hope and change

Aug 11, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP is centered on morality, hope and change

Dear Editor, The article in the August 6, 2010, Freddie Kissoon Column accuses the Jagdeo Government of neglecting the interest of the people in there “politics of pragmatism”, describing the...

Housing Minister committed to stand Parliamentary ‘trial’

Aug 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Housing Minister committed to stand Parliamentary ‘trial’

… Contentious $4B expenditure Alliance For Change Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday made good on his promise to seek to have disciplinary action instituted against Housing Minister Irfaan...

Six detained

Aug 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Six detained

… Ex-Cop’s murder Police in Berbice have so far arrested six persons as they make an all-out effort to catch the persons who brutally murdered ex-policeman Sheldon Matheson. The mutilated...

Amerindians ignored on Int’l Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples

Aug 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Amerindians ignored on Int’l Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples

The Guyana Government yesterday neglected to honour the country’s Amerindians as the world observed International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The government issued no statement on the...

Another Brazilian murdered in interior

Aug 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Another Brazilian murdered in interior

– suspect held Another Brazilian miner has been murdered in Guyana’s interior. Forty-five year-old Jose Rodriguez De Oliviera was hacked to death by one of his colleagues in a mining camp...

‘Halfway’ hospital thief jailed for two years

Aug 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Halfway’ hospital thief jailed for two years

Thirty-two year-old Claude Howard of Skeldon who was badly beaten when he was caught in the act of breaking into the Physiotherapy Department of the New Amsterdam Hospital was yesterday sentenced to...

Dem boys seh … Sam done play sudden

Aug 10, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh … Sam done play sudden

De other day President’s College celebrate its 25th anniversary and everybody was kind of proud. De school was supposed to be de leading one in de country when it start. Then it slip to number two....

Father believes missing son still alive

Aug 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Father believes missing son still alive

… Two weeks after trawler explosion He vanished without a trace two weeks ago after a fuel explosion sank the trawler he was travelling on, but Ravi Ragoonauth’s father refuses to give up...

Education Minister signals halt to automatic teacher promotion

Aug 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Education Minister signals halt to automatic teacher promotion

– emphasises importance of professional development By Sharmain Cornette Automatic promotions for teachers within the public education system may soon become a thing of the past. This notion...

$300,000 bail for man who attempted to commit felony

Aug 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on $300,000 bail for man who attempted to commit felony

– lawyer claims wrong man charged Attempting to commit a felony turned out to be a very costly act for 26-year-old Jermaine De Freitas of Lot 65 Castello Housing Scheme. Yesterday he made his...

NAMILCO, Agri Ministry monitor soaring wheat cost

Aug 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on NAMILCO, Agri Ministry monitor soaring wheat cost

Flour price hike? Wheat prices on the world market have soared over the past two months by more than 40% in what experts are blaming on mostly speculations in the commodities market. Yesterday,...

Mayor Green lashes out at Gov’t for non-payment of taxes

Aug 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mayor Green lashes out at Gov’t for non-payment of taxes

Mayor Green lashes out at Gov’t for non-payment of taxes …as reports surface that contactors to resume collection today By Sharmain Cornette “Government is the most delinquent of taxpayers and...

Whyte-Nedd commences leave, not appointed as Chief Ed. Officer

Aug 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Whyte-Nedd commences leave, not appointed as Chief Ed. Officer

As was predicted by many who came out in solidarity with her, Acting Chief Education Officer, Ms Genevieve Whyte-Nedd will retire in that very capacity, never being able to savour the benefits of a...

House approves legislation to stiffen penalties for electricity theft

Aug 10, 2010 knews News Comments Off on House approves legislation to stiffen penalties for electricity theft

By Gary Eleazar The Electricity Sector Reform (Amendment) Bill 2010 was last evening approved in the National Assembly, paving the way for increased fines and penalties as it relates to individuals...

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A flawed interpretation of international law

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – The assertion that “under international law, Venezuela is responsible for... more