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“Assaulted” Presiding Officer plans to go through with matter

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on “Assaulted” Presiding Officer plans to go through with matter

Presiding Officer, Onika Beckles, who claims to have been assaulted by People’s Progressive Party Candidate Odinga Lumumba on Monday last says she plans on following through with the matter....

Fire destroys three buildings in Crabwood Creek

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys three buildings in Crabwood Creek

A massive fire seared through three homes, including a business, in the Central Crabwood Creek area (Ball field Square) early yesterday morning. According to reports out of the area,...

Schools sparsely populated on day after elections

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News 2

A number of schools in Georgetown and along the East Bank and East Coast of Demerara were sparsely populated yesterday as the country awaited the results of this year’s General Elections....

10-year-old accident victim succumbs

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 10-year-old accident victim succumbs

After battling for his life for a little more than 24 hours, 10-year-old accident victim, Richard Ramballie, of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, succumbed while being treated at the Georgetown...

Accounts clerk, alleged accomplice remanded for forged bank cheque

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Accounts clerk, alleged accomplice remanded for forged bank cheque

A forged Scotiabank cheque has landed two young men behind bars after it is alleged that they tried to obtain money using the cheque, purporting it to be from Ceymona Hatch. Stephen Rice, 21,...

Paediatric care training to include detection of autism

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Paediatric care training to include detection of autism

Autism remains one of the challenging conditions that face the delivery of paediatric care, a state of affairs that could be compounded if the requisite human resources and treatment are not...

Guyanese elected head of GOPIO

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese elected head of GOPIO

Washington – Guyana-born US resident and prominent businessman, Ashook Ramsaran, has been elected the international president of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), the...

Sprint champion dreams of the day he can resume sports

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sprint champion dreams of the day he can resume sports

By Leon Suseran Having represented Guyana in several countries and earning the title of leading national sprinter, Guyana Police Force (GPF) Constable #13835 Michael Saul dreams of the...

IDB commits to sustained support for health sector

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on IDB commits to sustained support for health sector

Guyana’s collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has seen a notable increase in the rate of vaccination of children under the age of one in Regions Six and 10. This...

Officials move to fine-tune action plan for ICT strategy

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Officials move to fine-tune action plan for ICT strategy

CARICOM Senior officials with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) will meet in St George’s, Grenada, tomorrow and Friday (December 1-2) to put the finishing...

Fraud accused Granny insists she was framed

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Fraud accused Granny insists she was framed

After appearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court previously, and being charged with nine counts of forgery and conspiracy, 60-year-old Judy Ann Harmon was again back...

$100,000 bail for accused in PPP/C office break-in

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on $100,000 bail for accused in PPP/C office break-in

A man who allegedly sought to compensate himself for unpaid services rendered to the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) was yesterday granted bail to the tune of $100,000 after he was...

HIV/Aids eating away at region’s labour, productivity – UWI economist

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on HIV/Aids eating away at region’s labour, productivity – UWI economist

Caribbean governments need to take ownership of HIV/Aids and non-communicable diseases epidemics which are doing serious harm to the region’s human resources and productivity, and...

Some permutations

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Some permutations

I doubt whether you will get the final election results by the time you pick up this edition of KN in the morning. You would know from reading my columns that I believe that either APNU or AFC will...

WHY? WHY?

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHY? WHY?

The turning of the sod for a major investment is not unusual but the turning of the sod for the construction of a major hotel in Guyana has raised eyebrows. The ceremony has obviously boosted the...

Life after the elections

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Life after the elections

The die has been cast; the people have voted. For certain there will be a new Head of State because President Bharrat Jagdeo has completed his two terms in office and is not eligible for...

US Ambassador pleased with Guyana’s 2011 Electoral process

Nov 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on US Ambassador pleased with Guyana’s 2011 Electoral process

“The people of Guyana should be proud of themselves for their participation and for what seems to be at this stage a very successful election” There were scores of international observers in...

Dem boys seh…Presidential candidate sleep way

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Presidential candidate sleep way

Yesterday was voting day in Guyana. People tun out like rice, Dem boys seh that dem know wheh all dem presidential candidate was voting, except one. He was de only presidential candidate who...

Sporadic glitches taint voting in the city

Nov 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sporadic glitches taint voting in the city

A Presiding Officer, Onika Beckles, was forced to call in the police at an Aubrey Barker Road Polling Station after she was admittedly shoved against a wall by People’s Progressive...

Jagdeo’s treatment of ex-spouse violates Hinduism

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo’s treatment of ex-spouse violates Hinduism

Dear Editor, When President Jagdeo steps down as President after November 28th, he leaves with retirement benefits which have raised eyebrows. But he needs to leave office of the Presidency...

Don’t teachers need netbooks too?

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Don’t teachers need netbooks too?

Dear Editor, I must commend the Government of Guyana for its initiative in making the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project possible. Indeed, if we are to progress in the areas of...

The pendulum of history of this country has swung

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The pendulum of history of this country has swung

Dear Editor, Over the past year, Guyanese have had a spirited debate about the future of our country, and I want to thank you and the publisher of your newspaper for making this...

Human Rights and Political Democracy

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Human Rights and Political Democracy

Dear Editor, Human rights and political democracy are all parts of the democratic way of life in general… all two are of crucial importance to our people – in any society – if...

Cuban scholarship deception

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Letters 8

Dear Editor, My father would always say, “Hit the nail on the head and witness the results after”. As a boy growing up, I have applied this principle to most aspects of my life and...

India bank on youth in Windies ODI series

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on India bank on youth in Windies ODI series

Cuttack (AFP) – World champions India will count on their young stars to deliver when they take on fast-improving West Indies in a one-day series starting in Cuttack today. The...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more