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Speaker mulls allowing Citizens the “right of reply” in Parliament

May 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker mulls allowing Citizens the “right of reply” in Parliament

By Zena Henry Regular citizens may soon have a voice in the National Assembly as Speaker of the House, Raphael Trotman, at a recently held parliamentary meeting, promised to consider...

Plea bargaining law “underutilized”

May 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Plea bargaining law “underutilized”

– Attorney General Almost four years after the plea bargaining legislation was passed in the National Assembly, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said it is being underutilized....

Man shot in back with arrow

May 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man shot in back with arrow

A 28-year-old man from Aishalton, South Rupununi is currently nursing a wound at the Georgetown Public Hospital after an outing with friends went ugly. Mechanic Mark Dookie, was shot once in the back...

High tide shifts bridge out of alignment

May 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on High tide shifts bridge out of alignment

Abnormal high tide caused three anchors at the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB)’s retractor span to burst, shifting the structure completely out of alignment, yesterday. Manual realignment took one...

The funds held by NICIL are not required to be placed into the Consolidated Fund

May 07, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The funds held by NICIL are not required to be placed into the Consolidated Fund

No doubt with the intention of diverting attention from its unpardonable cuts to the 2012 Budget, the Alliance for Change (AFC) in full theatrical mood is attempting to shift the blame...

Embracing a healthy lifestyle could effectively combat diabetes – Dr. Cummings

May 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Embracing a healthy lifestyle could effectively combat diabetes – Dr. Cummings

Being inflicted with diabetes today can no longer be considered a death sentence with the numerous medical advances that have been made over recent years. However, adhering to healthy lifestyle...

WHAT GOES UP…

May 07, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on WHAT GOES UP…

It is said that the reason so many people buy BMWs is that it is the only vehicle brand name they can spell. Some wits then play with the initials and you get “Brings Me Women”,...

CXC aiming to reduce disqualification at upcoming exams

May 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on CXC aiming to reduce disqualification at upcoming exams

– no-cell-phone-policy to be fully enforced Of the 225,000 candidates who participated in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination last year about 0.9 per cent (or just...

Peeping Tom needs a reality check about the reason for the opposition cutting GY$18B from the LCDS

May 07, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Peeping Tom needs a reality check about the reason for the opposition cutting GY$18B from the LCDS

Dear Editor, Whoever is the Peeping Tom that wrote the column, “The world is not waiting on Guyana to solve its political problems,” (KN, May 6), needs a reality check about the reason for the...

Wales estate worker killed in car accident

May 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Wales estate worker killed in car accident

– Taxi driver nabbed after fleeing scene A taxi driver is currently in police custody following the death of one man and the hospitalization of another following an accident on the...

We must guard against rogue elements who use the VAT to perpetrate atrocities against the suspecting public

May 07, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must guard against rogue elements who use the VAT to perpetrate atrocities against the suspecting public

Dear Editor, While it is never my intention to respond to every letter written about me or the entity I am responsible for, permit me, by providing space in your letter writer column, to respond to...

The PPP needs to slacken their hold on our communities

May 07, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP needs to slacken their hold on our communities

Dear Editor, What appropriate timing – elections of Toshaos for Amerindian Villages. This period surely propels the Windmills of the Gods. My sympathy to Mr. Santiago (now) past Toshao of...

Do these parliamentarians really care about the needs of their supporters?

May 07, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Do these parliamentarians really care about the needs of their supporters?

Dear Editor, I for one was in a state of wonderment as I observed the budget debates – wonderment because I really could not believe that our parliamentarians were speaking as the voice of their...

Do we really need airstrips in Wakenaam and Leguan?

May 07, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Do we really need airstrips in Wakenaam and Leguan?

DEAR EDITOR, Kindly permit me a space in your news letter column to ask the honourable minister, Mr. Robeson Benn a very important question. Mr. Minister, Why is there a need for an airstrip in...

Higher Education for Today

May 07, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Higher Education for Today

Recently, Richard Wolin of CUNY’s Graduate Centre reflected on the changing views of ‘higher education’ in the US. The excerpts below might be of interest to Guyanese educators and policy...

NICIL’s refusal to hand over its $$$ is criminal – former Auditor General

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL’s refusal to hand over its $$$ is criminal – former Auditor General

“I have no recollection that Parliament has authorised any expenditure from the NICIL accounts neither am I aware that NICIL, as a state-owned company incorporated under the Companies...

Man killed after Oldendorff tug slams into moored boat in Berbice River

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man killed after Oldendorff tug slams into moored boat in Berbice River

…one arrested A 42- year- old man was killed at De Veldt, up the Berbice River, some time after 04:30 hrs Saturday when a tug belonging to Oldendorff Shipping Company ran over...

Three narrowly escape death on Cemetery Road Bridge

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Three narrowly escape death on Cemetery Road Bridge

By Latoya Giles A driver and two passengers narrowly escaped drowning yesterday evening after the car they were in veered off the dilapidated wooden bridge at Cemetery Road, North East...

An eye into Guyana’s past… Historian Tota Mangar is a ‘Special Person’

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on An eye into Guyana’s past… Historian Tota Mangar is a ‘Special Person’

“I like history; I find it a challenge. It’s dynamic and not static, as some people think. It’s not just about dates and events. It’s about how you analyse and interpret the...

Dem boys seh…Uncle Donald under pressure

May 06, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Uncle Donald under pressure

Desmond Hoyte use to put pressure pun de government wid slow fyaah; moh fyaah. Some people in La Penitence decide fuh wake up de City Council and everybody wid de slow fyaah. Only...

The PPP must be reminded that the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land

May 06, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP must be reminded that the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land

Dear Editor, We refer to an article in KN captioned “Govt has no obligation to transfer money to Consolidated Funds says Brassington.” Might we remind anyone of this mindset that...

I am alarmed that the NICIL accounts have not been audited and reported on since 2003

May 06, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am alarmed that the NICIL accounts have not been audited and reported on since 2003

Dear Editor, I have been on public record in my view that all public revenues should be placed in the Consolidated Fund and that no public expenditure should be incurred without...

Some reasons behind the budget cuts

May 06, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some reasons behind the budget cuts

Dear Editor, Why cut monies to GINA and NCN and gave them only ONE DOLLAR? Because NCN made a massive profit of over $500, 000, 000 in 2011. NCN is in a financial position to pay all...

The question of copyright and cultural industries

May 06, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The question of copyright and cultural industries

Dear Editor, I read F. Skinner’s letter in the Stabroek News on April 26, 2012 which stated the ‘Enforcement of Copyright laws’ as a prerequisite for Cultural Industries. I...

Much work is required to present Guyana as an overall attractive tourism product

May 06, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Much work is required to present Guyana as an overall attractive tourism product

Dear Editor, I have just returned from a short holiday in Guyana – after 11 years – and had a very enjoyable time, getting together with friends of old. In fact, in the...

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Poverty does not come with a lifetime warranty

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the national discussion segues to poverty reduction, it resurrects the age-old debate... more