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“Drowned” toddler’s post mortem to be conducted today

Feb 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on “Drowned” toddler’s post mortem to be conducted today

The Post Mortem Examination (PME) which is expected to establish the exact cause of death of one-year-old Akeem Peters is expected to be conducted sometime today. This will essentially determine the...

Biker critical after Bel Air crash

Feb 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Biker critical after Bel Air crash

A 40-year-old motorcyclist was in a critical condition yesterday after slamming into a car in the vicinity of Bel Air, East Coast Demerara, at the Railway Embankment and Conversation Tree. The...

Deportee faces court for defrauding immigration department

Feb 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Deportee faces court for defrauding immigration department

Sase Harry Nepal Singh was yesterday remanded to prison pending a probation report after he was arraigned on two fraud-related charges. The accused, a 35-year-old farmer of Arankaville Port Mourant,...

Luncheon’s disrespect for the broadcast licence

Feb 27, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Luncheon’s disrespect for the broadcast licence

Dear Editor, “Every single radio station, licenced radio station, approved broadcasting… They all have to make an application accompanied by those supporting documents,” she added. (Demerara...

The poverty gap is getting wider

Feb 27, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The poverty gap is getting wider

Dear Editor, It is an open secret that some people are very connected or deemed indispensible and are therefore considered the untouchables in Guyana. So much for equity and fairness in a country...

Govt. intention to purchase NBS building is senseless

Feb 27, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Govt. intention to purchase NBS building is senseless

Dear Editor, I write to question, publicly, the sensibility of the intention of the Government to purchase the building that formerly housed the New Building Society Limited and to further question...

An inefficient Post Office

Feb 27, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on An inefficient Post Office

Dear Editor, I wish to bring the general public, and more so, the relevant personnel attached to the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) regarding the delivery of mails from the Reliance Post...

An abusive lotto agent

Feb 27, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on An abusive lotto agent

Dear Editor, On Saturday February 15, 2013 I visited Lottery Agent #103; Annie’s Variety located at Houston, East Bank Demerara. I purchased a combined ticket of five sets of numbers and upon...

Disregard for the electorate

Feb 27, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Disregard for the electorate

Dear Editor, As our beautiful country continues to grow and develop it would be encouraging for Guyanese to see political maturity displayed by our politicians. I was deeply saddened by the ruckus...

Development ‘secret’

Feb 27, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Development ‘secret’

We continue with our discussion of the three elements of the “American System” of development, which were followed (with variations, of course) by every other country that successfully became...

APNU stands alone…Firmly rejects Speaker’s ruling to allow Rohee to speak

Feb 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on APNU stands alone…Firmly rejects Speaker’s ruling to allow Rohee to speak

By Abena Rockcliffe A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday announced the party’s stance of rejection towards the ruling by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael...

NIS Chairman says…Revenue collection measures need to improve “a hundred times more”

Feb 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on NIS Chairman says…Revenue collection measures need to improve “a hundred times more”

To reach an acceptable level with respect to revenue collection, which has been a challenge for the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), current measures will have to improve “a hundred...

Popeyes on board at Giftland Mall

Feb 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Popeyes on board at Giftland Mall

MCG Investments (Giftland Office Max) Inc, announced yesterday that it has signed a licensing Agreement with Guyana Restaurant Inc. (Popeye’s), for the leasing of space at its...

Digicel cops top spots in Mash float parade

Feb 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Digicel cops top spots in Mash float parade

– Adrian Dutchin is Road March King again Telecommunications giant Digicel dominated positions in Saturday’s Mashramani float parade which saw a total of 30 bands competing,...

Calypso ban damaging to Mashramani and entire fraternity

Feb 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Calypso ban damaging to Mashramani and entire fraternity

– Mighty Rebel By Zena Henry Veteran Calypsonian Geoffrey Phillips, aka ‘the Mighty Rebel’, has taken offence over the recent banning of what was dubbed ‘anti- government’...

Speaker’s ruling on Rohee gag will be respected

Feb 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker’s ruling on Rohee gag will be respected

– AFC The AFC’s leadership says they will respect the final ruling from Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman to halt the impasse which the earlier “gag-Rohee”...

The tragic political mistake of Clive Lloyd

Feb 27, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The tragic political mistake of Clive Lloyd

The world knows about Clive Lloyd. His cricket history is elegant and admirable. Lloyd knows about cricket. But Lloyd thinks he knows about politics. And he has every right to think that he...

Addressing impact of co-morbid conditions needful in renal patients

Feb 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Addressing impact of co-morbid conditions needful in renal patients

– Dr. Doobay Renal failure is often compounded by other co-morbidity factors the likes of hypertension and diabetes, conditions which are very prevalent among patients here in Guyana....

THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE IS NOT EXERCISED BY PROXIES

Feb 27, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE IS NOT EXERCISED BY PROXIES

The one-seat majority that the opposition parties gained at the last general elections seems to have triggered a great many political delusions. One of the most pronounced of which is...

Health care in the prisons system stigmatised

Feb 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Health care in the prisons system stigmatised

– Minister The provision of good quality health care within the confines of the prison system is an undertaking that is stigmatised by some medical practitioners. This deduction...

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The PPP has started the intimidation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In politics, as in life, what goes around comes around. The People’s Progressive Party/Civic... more