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Rains add to Diamond roads deteriorations

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Rains add to Diamond roads deteriorations

-residents call for Govt. intervention The May-June rains are here and are contributing to the deplorable condition of roads in the Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara. Huge potholes, slush,...

GGMC warns of exploitation of interior workers

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GGMC warns of exploitation of interior workers

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) on average receives at least five complaints daily of labour violations in the mining and logging industries. One of the most popular complaints...

President bluffing on snap elections…

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on President bluffing on snap elections…

Ramotar politically a “dead duck” if elections called–Nagamootoo By Rabindra Rooplall “We are helping this Government to deal with its own dilemma which is its own...

Lalchan confronted ‘hit-man’ a week before his execution

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Lalchan confronted ‘hit-man’ a week before his execution

– female associate Howes Street resident, Aman Lalchand, confronted the man who was allegedly paid to execute him a week before he was slain, a close female associate alleged yesterday....

Demerara Bank rakes in $500M profit for first half

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Demerara Bank rakes in $500M profit for first half

– says wireless Point-of-Sale a big hit By Leonard Gildarie Demerara Bank Limited (DemBank) has announced robust growth with net profits of over $500M for the first half of...

Arrival: The more things change…

May 06, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Arrival: The more things change…

Quite recently, we had several spontaneous strikes by sugar workers on several plantations, complaining about agreements on their conditions of labour being violated. This is an old...

The Baccoo Speaks

May 06, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Fear is slowly creeping back to blanket the country. It was once a feature in the days when cocaine wars and gunmen battled in the streets and in communities. Ordinary people kept off the streets for...

Spring tide complicates operating time for sluices during La Nina rains

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Spring tide complicates operating time for sluices during La Nina rains

While a number of coastal residents became concerned on Thursday evening when they experienced heavy downpours, Region Ten was the hardest hit area. Water measuring over 100mm at...

Heavy rains cause Takutu to overflow

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Heavy rains cause Takutu to overflow

…section of Boa Vista road washed away Guyana continues to experience heavy downpours as a result of La Nina. Neighbouring Brazil is also suffering with some parts experiencing severe...

Arrival Values

May 06, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Arrival Values

Arrival Day 2012 was commemorated and celebrated as usual with great pomp and energy by the descendants of those who were imported to provide cheap labour on the sugar plantations after the...

TGI, Govt. avoid local cement crisis

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on TGI, Govt. avoid local cement crisis

…T&T strike triggered hiccup, local hoarders to be penalized By Gary Eleazar The Guyana Government and the local premier supplier for cement TGI Inc have avoided a potential crisis over...

West Demerara fisherman killed in hit and run

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on West Demerara fisherman killed in hit and run

– police recover parts of car found at scene While hundreds of families participated in “Arrival Day” celebrations yesterday, the family of Baldeo Mohan, of La Grange, West Bank...

Vendors criticize Mayor and City for demolition of Bourda stalls

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Vendors criticize Mayor and City for demolition of Bourda stalls

Officials at the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) are once again being chastised by the public, this time for breaking down stalls along Bourda Street (in close proximity to Bourda market)...

Mahdia in crisis – APNU

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mahdia in crisis – APNU

-main access roads a war zone Opposition political parties are calling for urgent Government intervention, yesterday saying that Mahdia, a mining community in Region Eight, is in deep crisis....

The flavoursome rums of Demerara

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on The flavoursome rums of Demerara

By Margaret Swaine Guyana is not a place on most tourists’ radar. It should however figure prominently on a rum lover’s bucket list. All of the world’s fantastic Demerara rum comes from...

Guyana’s LCDS and the Norway funds

May 06, 2012 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana’s LCDS and the Norway funds

What is the Guyana LCDS? According to the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) website, the LCDS sets out Guyana’s approach to transition to a green economy. Its stated aim is to combat...

Is the cooperative movement in Guyana dying?

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Is the cooperative movement in Guyana dying?

– The second and final part of an interview with Patrick Mentore, Community Advocate, Paradise Housing Scheme By Dale Andrews (Continued from last Sunday) Kaieteur News (KN): It seems that...

The American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

May 06, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a species of crocodilian found in the Neotropics. It is the most widespread of the four extant species of crocodiles from the Americas. Populations occur...

A failed system?…Help for those little children…the vulnerable

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on A failed system?…Help for those little children…the vulnerable

By Leonard Gildarie As a journalist, years of practice would automatically steel you for the harsh realities. The sight of mutilated bodies, heart rending tears, fire, and twisted metal in...

The wealthy party boy in the suit among the protesters

May 06, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The wealthy party boy in the suit among the protesters

There is an insurmountable dilemma the PPP has with its propaganda. For propaganda to penetrate, the facts have to be on the side of those driving the machine. Adolf Hitler became increasingly...

Greening the Economy – Challenges and Opportunities for Guyana

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Greening the Economy – Challenges and Opportunities for Guyana

By Mark Bynoe, PhD Two decades after the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) that brought us the three multilateral environmental agreements in the United...

200th anniversary of Capital City… Massive clean-up exercise, stakeholders’ meeting planned – M&CC

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 200th anniversary of Capital City… Massive clean-up exercise, stakeholders’ meeting planned – M&CC

In observation of the 200th anniversary since the renaming of the Capital City, Georgetown, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has arranged a meeting of critical stakeholders to discuss...

A brazen abduction and execution…Another cold case

May 06, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on A brazen abduction and execution…Another cold case

By Michael Jordan Of all of the cases that I have reported on in this series, I believe that none has been quite as strange as the saga of Mohamed Hassan Ibrahimi. Ibrahimi, an Islamic cleric from...

Is the government shortchanging the treasury?

May 06, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Is the government shortchanging the treasury?

There was a time when people believed that money was a scarce commodity in Guyana. Of course this was indeed the case when the country could not import many things, leading to a call for what...

Nurses also have a role in research activities – Lecturer

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Nurses also have a role in research activities – Lecturer

The knowledge and skills of nurses should not be confined to the hospital setting, but rather, they should be exposed to the research arena. In fact, according to Nurse Lois Stephanas...