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Justice Kennard sworn in to Linden commission

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Justice Kennard sworn in to Linden commission

The fifth member to the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the shooting death of three Lindeners, Justice Cecil Kennard, CCH, took the oath of office as member in the presence of...

US$840M Amaila Falls hydro-electric project…

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on US$840M Amaila Falls hydro-electric project…

Guyana will examine reduction of hefty US$55M risk insurance – Ramotar Guyana will examine the possibilities of drastically reducing a US$55M political risk insurance cost that is...

Medical Council dissatisfied with statement on amputee’s death

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Medical Council dissatisfied with statement on amputee’s death

The Guyana Medical Council has requested further information from the West Demerara Regional Hospital to ascertain why its staff discharged 48-year-old Devanand Nauth last month, even though he had...

NCN scandal…President awaits report from Board

Sep 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NCN scandal…President awaits report from Board

President Donald Ramotar has not ruled out a full fledged investigation into the operations of the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN). The agency has been under pressure this year...

Dem boys seh…Uncle Donald doing nuff wriggling

Sep 22, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Uncle Donald doing nuff wriggling

Sometimes people does dig hole fuh other people fall in. Uncle Donald didn’t know that dem had so much hole till he try fuh walk. One big hole was dem pirate textbooks. Fuh years, Shaik...

The PPP/C approach

Sep 22, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP/C approach

DEAR EDITOR, This letter is not about partisan politics. It is about an approach to development which is inclusive and participatory in which the key players in the development process come together...

It seems like our standards have plummeted

Sep 22, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on It seems like our standards have plummeted

Dear Editor, The acceptance of sub-standard in Guyana is simply unbelievable, especially among people who should know better. The success of any organisation depends on how it pursues excellence and...

Guyana “short changed” when there was only one appellate court for 35 years

Sep 22, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana “short changed” when there was only one appellate court for 35 years

DEAR EDITOR, Guyana is famous for being different from other countries. It was the only country in the Commonwealth which only had one appellate court and this was not only for a year or two, but for...

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...

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KARCC hails 2025 Guyana-Suriname Group Ride a massive success

The burden of proof rests on the asserting party

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In recent days there have been serious assertions made and associations implied without... more