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APNU AND THE REINVENTION OF THE PNCR

Sep 22, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on APNU AND THE REINVENTION OF THE PNCR

The PNCR was an attempt at reinventing the party of Forbes Burnham. As part of that process, the later leader of the party, Desmond Hoyte, cultivated a personality cult and aligned himself and the...

Are the poor and the working class in Guyana better off now than they were nine months ago?

Sep 22, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are the poor and the working class in Guyana better off now than they were nine months ago?

Dear Editor, It would be a challenging exercise for the Jagdeo/Ramotar regime to try to convince the poor and the working class into believing that their issues and concerns are being addressed by...

The debate on two contentious issues

Sep 22, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The debate on two contentious issues

There is no doubt that the issues of corporal punishment and capital punishment are the most contentious in Guyana. People insist that those who kill and cause pain to other families should be...

Woman seeks to recover $200,000 for non-existent Iphone from confidence trickster

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Woman seeks to recover $200,000 for non-existent Iphone from confidence trickster

Distraught over what she deemed a premeditated move to rip her off, Telesha Haynes, moved to highlight her matter in both an attempt to retrieve her cash and warn others against...

Hope Canal 75 percent complete, $2B spent

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Hope Canal 75 percent complete, $2B spent

The Hope Canal, a project that has been identified as one of the largest infrastructure initiatives in the history of Guyana, is now 75 percent complete, with a whopping $2B already spent. This is...

GT&T unveils Ipad, smart phone services

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T unveils Ipad, smart phone services

– reviewing Jingle and Song competition, other promotions The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) yesterday repeated calls for Government to open the spectrum that will...

AG’s challenge is an abuse of court

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on AG’s challenge is an abuse of court

Member of Parliament and Attorney-at-law, Basil Williams, says that the Attorney General’s recent challenge in the High Court to the Parliamentary ‘No Confidence’ motion against Minister...

DTL, GAWU agree on resumption of work at Mabura Hill

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on DTL, GAWU agree on resumption of work at Mabura Hill

Earlier in the Week, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, directed the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) to convene a meeting of all relevant stakeholders to ensure...

Wife allegedly runs off with husband’s life savings

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Wife allegedly runs off with husband’s life savings

Naresh Narine is pleading with his wife of 17 years to return his $3.150M which he claims she has stolen from his home. Narine is maintaining that the missing money was all of his hard earn savings,...

‘Principal with Principle’ Raj Mangal, MS remembered on death anniversary

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Principal with Principle’ Raj Mangal, MS remembered on death anniversary

By Leon Suseran It was an afternoon dedicated to honouring a ‘household name’ in the field of education in Guyana and particularly in Berbice. He was the ‘To Sir With Love’— the name, the...

Margaret Osborne – One hundred years of a life well lived

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Margaret Osborne – One hundred years of a life well lived

– And still counting Yesterday marked the centenary of Margaret Irene Osborne who was born to John and Rebecca Babb on September 21, 1912 in the village of Hague, West Coast Demerara. Born...

ImmigrationTALK: Questions & Answers

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTALK: Questions & Answers

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, [email protected] Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. Many of you have questions on backlog time and...

Agricola residents protest at Commissioner’s office again

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Agricola residents protest at Commissioner’s office again

– Check reveals file still not with DPP Angry Agricola residents yesterday staged yet another protest in front of the office of the Acting Commissioner of Police, Leroy Brumell calling for...

Power restored to Mabaruma, neighbouring communities

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Power restored to Mabaruma, neighbouring communities

Power was restored to Mabaruma and five surrounding hill communities, including Thomas Hill and Kumaka, on Thursday after weeks of outage that sparked protest action by residents. The other...

Sugar worker drowns at Canje

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar worker drowns at Canje

Davendra Kisten, called Dingo a 29-year-old labourer attached to East Berbice Estate, Rose Hall Providence re-cleaning gang, reportedly drowned at the back dam yesterday around 11:30 hrs. The...

Guyana’s delivery of education is commendable – UNICEF

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s delivery of education is commendable – UNICEF

Some 80 per cent of children at the nursery level are currently attending school, an accomplishment which requires that the local Ministry of Education, and by extension Guyana, be applauded, since...

Additional staff at Prison Service

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Additional staff at Prison Service

The government has given the go ahead for the addition of 38 more staff for the Guyana Prison Service. According to a statement from the Minister of Home Affairs, this move is in keeping with the...

Woman placed on bond for abusing ex-lover

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Woman placed on bond for abusing ex-lover

Minerva Mc Garrell who admitted to verbally abusing her ex-lover and doubting his sexuality appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine- Beharry on Thursday. In her explanation to the...

Policeman charged for wounding neighbour

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Policeman charged for wounding neighbour

A police officer was placed on self bail for unlawfully wounding his neighbour. The accused, Cedric Dash, reportedly wounded his neighbour Burton Carmichael on Tuesday; last, after they had...

Fire threatens New Amsterdam Market

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Fire threatens New Amsterdam Market

Businessman Fazal was burning garbage on a vacant plot of land next to the New Amsterdam Market when the fire caught on the fences of the municipality. Fire tenders were called to the scene to keep...

Trainee nurses charged with assault

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Trainee nurses charged with assault

Two nurses were placed on a bond for one year after they appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine- Beharry yesterday, charged with assault. The court was told Wanda Day and Coretta Cornett...

Child Protection Week to focus on adult sanitization

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Child Protection Week to focus on adult sanitization

Under the theme “Adults, take action against abuse: The time is now”, the Childcare Protection Agency is set to host its annual Child Protection Week starting tomorrow. Director of Child...

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Renuka, Mandhana consign West Indies to record loss

Chilling reminders that we are not safe

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Georgetown was plunged into shock and terror last week after two heinous incidents laid... more