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Guyana to soon receive US $40M from Norway

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to soon receive US $40M from Norway

Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, has reaffirmed the country’s support for the implementation of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) which continues to be hailed as a model...

Housing Ministry warns against fraudsters

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Housing Ministry warns against fraudsters

The Ministry of Housing and Water is warning against persons claiming to have rights over reserved plots in the Eccles Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara. The reserved sites were meant to serve as...

Small vendors protest ban on foreign labeled goods

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Small vendors protest ban on foreign labeled goods

Small vendors protest ban on foreign labeled goods Two days after the Government Analyst, Food and Drugs Department (GAFDD), announced that it will be removing all food and drug items labeled in...

Lindeners use three times more electricity than others

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Lindeners use three times more electricity than others

Lindeners consume two to three times more electricity than other Guyanese, the government stated yesterday, insisting that the town must pay more from July 1. Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr...

GPHC gets Dialysis center

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC gets Dialysis center

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation yesterday afternoon commissioned its first ever Hemodialysis centre. The centre is located next door to the National Blood Transfusion Service (Blood Bank)...

Schools tour Victoria mangrove site

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Schools tour Victoria mangrove site

The Environmental Community Health Organization (ECHO) on Saturday last conducted a school tour to the Victoria Mangrove Site, East Coast Demerara. There were approximately 70 students from schools...

Three new Bachelor’s Degrees being offered at UG – Dr. Luncheon

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Three new Bachelor’s Degrees being offered at UG – Dr. Luncheon

Government has approved the establishment of three new Bachelor’s Degrees at the University of Guyana. Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon said that the degrees will be in the...

Two policemen on close arrest for bribe

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two policemen on close arrest for bribe

Two policemen attached to Central Police Station, New Amsterdam, are now in hot water after they decided to induce a bribe from the wife of a man whom they had arrested and placed in custody on...

Colombian deported after illegal entry

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Colombian deported after illegal entry

A Colombian national was yesterday ordered to be deported to her country after she entered Guyana illegally. The 22-year-old woman was also ordered to pay a $50,000 fine or face three months...

Soldier admits to raping 16-year-old neighbour

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Soldier admits to raping 16-year-old neighbour

– victim forced to re-live ordeal A soldier has reportedly admitted to raping his 16-year-old neighbour. He is now under arrest at Army headquarters, Camp Ayanganna. The incident...

Schoolchildren survive bus crash

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Schoolchildren survive bus crash

Some primary school pupils narrowly escaped death yesterday afternoon, after the mini-bus that was transporting them to their various homes suffered a blow out and ran into a trench, at New Road, on...

Gregory Gaskin dies in motorcycle crash

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Gregory Gaskin dies in motorcycle crash

Attorney-at-Law and Chairman of COPS (Guyana) Limited, Gregory Gaskin died yesterday after crashing his motorcycle at South Dakota Circuit. According to reports, Gaskin was riding at the South Dakota...

MINISTRY HOSTS TRAINING FOR BUILDING EXPO EXHIBITORS

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on MINISTRY HOSTS TRAINING FOR BUILDING EXPO EXHIBITORS

The Ministry of Housing and Water yesterday hosted a one-day training programme for companies participating in the 2012 Building Expo at the National Stadium from July 6 under the theme ‘Embracing...

UGSS intensifies industrial action

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UGSS intensifies industrial action

– calls for removal of Council The University of Guyana Workers Union and the Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) yesterday upped the ante as they intensified their industrial action...

Guyanese urged to give a “backpack” for needy students

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese urged to give a “backpack” for needy students

Local companies and individuals are being called upon to open their hearts and pockets to assist students in need of school materials by The Backpack Project, a not for profit organization. The...

Lethem resident on $120,000 bail

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Lethem resident on $120,000 bail

A 32-year-old man from Lethem will have to post $120,000 if he is to be granted pre-trial liberty following an alleged rampage in the interior area. Eric Bobb appeared at the Georgetown...

Puruni mishap victims’ bodies recovered

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Puruni mishap victims’ bodies recovered

The body of 35-year-old George Bowman has been recovered along with the remains of another man who went missing following a boat mishap on Monday. This publication was told that police ranks and...

Malfunctioning septic tank closes market stalls

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Malfunctioning septic tank closes market stalls

Vendors operating at the Supenaam Market have said that they are worried about their health. They say that they have to cope with the overflowing of sewage which has been flooding the inner section...

Vignettes of repetitive asininities

Jun 21, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Vignettes of repetitive asininities

My May 25 column was titled, “Send in the Clowns.” In that commentary, I looked at some of the most comical statements by high-ranking PPP Ministers or Parliamentarians that should never, at...

A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

Jun 21, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

The Minister of Health has announced that a probe is going to be held into the controversial billion- dollar procurement of medicines. This announcement, however, is not entirely reassuring. The...

Guyana observes World Sickle Cell Day

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana observes World Sickle Cell Day

… focus on improved support for persons living with disease The Guyana Sickle Cell Association (GSCA) is asking for improved support and care to be given to persons afflicted by the disease....

No extension period for registration – GECOM

Jun 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on No extension period for registration – GECOM

There will be no extension period for registration at this time, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) said yesterday. However, those who were left unregistered this time will get a chance to do so...

Speaker calls on Guyana Chronicle to lift level of journalism

Jun 21, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Speaker calls on Guyana Chronicle to lift level of journalism

DEAR EDITOR, On Sunday, June 17, 2012, the Guyana Chronicle carried a front-page story headlined: “Consequent Upon Rebuke of Opposition MPs…Speaker Violates Impartiality of Chair” This story...

Calculating and better understanding internet speeds

Jun 21, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Calculating and better understanding internet speeds

Dear Editor, In response to the letter by Jagatram Tekchand dated 2012-06-20 and titled “Not getting the DSL one pays for”, I would like to respectfully state that Mr. Tekchand is incorrect in...

Save historic and national treasures

Jun 21, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Save historic and national treasures

Dear Editor, I have been extremely fortunate to have cross paths with some remarkable and brilliant persons over the years and I will also admit that they have contributed significantly towards my...

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Desecration, Disrespectful, and Disgraceful

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The solemnity of Babu Jaan, a site meant to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Cheddi... more