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Government never prepared for the Marriott

Feb 13, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government never prepared for the Marriott

Dear Editor, Economics is said to be the new religion of the age. While belief in God is beset by doubts, economics has filled the breach offering opportunities to plan outcomes well in advance while...

Government spurns national broadcast regulations

Feb 13, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government spurns national broadcast regulations

Dear Editor, I was once professionally and intimately involved in the drafting of Broadcast Legislation for Guyana, along with Hugh Cholmondeley. It is a subject with which I enjoy a reasonable...

Those Marriott construction project workers

Feb 13, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Those Marriott construction project workers

The revelation by this newspaper that all the workers on the Marriott construction project are of Chinese origin raises several issues beyond the not inconsequential one of its effect on local...

THE GOVT. HAS A POOR TRACK RECORD OF RESPONSIVENESS TO BUDGET CONSULTATIONS

Feb 13, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE GOVT. HAS A POOR TRACK RECORD OF RESPONSIVENESS TO BUDGET CONSULTATIONS

Just before he died, Forbes Burnham was engaged in what was described as “unity’ talks with the People’s Progressive Party. These talks followed two developments: first, a decision taken by the...

Ensigns urged to be wary of negative influences

Feb 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ensigns urged to be wary of negative influences

After one year of rigorous training, students of the Standard Officers’ Course #45 stood tall at the traditional commissioning church service that kicks off the week of activities to...

Students urged to embrace STEM through Sagicor Competition

Feb 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Students urged to embrace STEM through Sagicor Competition

An attempt to use garbage to improve the teaching and learning of numeracy and literacy is being embraced as the local education sector teams up with the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge,...

GDF Officer graduates as medical doctor

Feb 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GDF Officer graduates as medical doctor

The Guyana Defence Force has extended its congratulations to Captain Natoya Adanna Lewis-Fraser who successfully completed her internship at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation...

Illegal wire electrocutes another cow on Saints’ farm

Feb 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Illegal wire electrocutes another cow on Saints’ farm

– Eighth in four years Electricity theft has cost the St. Stanislaus College farm in Sophia to lose another of its cows. The animal was electrocuted yesterday morning when...

‘Trini’ charged with Industry businessman’s murder

Feb 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Trini’ charged with Industry businessman’s murder

Police have charged Wayne Duncan, called ‘Trini,’ for the May 2011 murder of East Coast Demerara businessman Mark Kandhai. The accused was remanded on Monday when he appeared before...

Three Rivers Kids’ Foundation aids in more treatment

Feb 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Three Rivers Kids’ Foundation aids in more treatment

Another group of persons in dire need of treatment which is not available here in Guyana will be traveling to the Max Super Specialty Hospital in New Delhi, India on Friday (February...

Cricket, the Berbice Bridge and cowardice

Feb 13, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Cricket, the Berbice Bridge and cowardice

One of the complaints this columnist receives from all classes within the Guyanese citizenry is that the government does what it wants and there is nothing the opposition wants to do...

Court action could halt Marriott funding

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Court action could halt Marriott funding

– Motion filed to have NICIL pay over US$25 million to Consolidated Fund A court action filed to force the government to transfer monies for its investment arm NICIL into the...

Overpayments to contractors…

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Overpayments to contractors…

Government engineers could repay for lapses Government employees found guilty of approving incomplete and poor standard contracts could very well end up paying. That is, if Members of Parliament...

Chronically ill sugar workers denied NIS benefits, forced to work

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Chronically ill sugar workers denied NIS benefits, forced to work

– colleagues threaten to down tools Sugar harvesters on the East Coast Demerara estates are threatening industrial action if the plights of four of their colleagues are not addressed....

Delta Airline to scrap its services in Guyana

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Delta Airline to scrap its services in Guyana

High fuel cost is said to be one of the reasons why the United States-based carrier, Delta Airline, has decided to halt its services to Guyana, a staff member at the airline’s local office...

Cop gets 31 years for 2007 killing

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cop gets 31 years for 2007 killing

Twenty-six-year-old Kevin Waterman who was charged back in 2007 for the murder of his paramour, Eleanor Jones, was yesterday sentenced to 31 years in prison after a probation report on the accused...

What a way to celebrate your birthday

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on What a way to celebrate your birthday

Passersby and some residents of Mc Doom witnessed another senseless accident yesterday when a speeding drunk driver swerved from a pedestrian who was crossing the road and ended up crashing into a...

Dem boys seh … Brazzy deny Delta share in de Marriott

Feb 12, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh … Brazzy deny Delta share in de Marriott

From de time dem boys hear that Brazzy and de rest of dem was building de Marriott dem know that scampishness been bout. Fuh one, Brazzy, Jagdeo and Ash Knee claim that dem didn’t have enough money...

US removes PPP website

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on US removes PPP website

Following a complaint filed with the US federal government, “Blue Host.com” and Blue Host, Inc., of Provo, Utah – the domain registrar and host of PPP website “Newguymedia.com” by...

Three major drug busts in Berbice in last four days

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Three major drug busts in Berbice in last four days

– Police net 15kg marijuana The Police in Berbice appear to have upped the ante against drug dealers in the Ancient County with some major drug busts recently. On Friday, the police,...

Woman’s body found near East Bank Demerara koker

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Woman’s body found near East Bank Demerara koker

The partly submerged body of a 44-year-old woman was found in a canal near Grove, East Bank Demerara around 08:15 hrs yesterday. Indira Veerasammy, of Back Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara, was...

An apology

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on An apology

On February 4, 2012, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly held its weekly meeting examining the accounts of Region Four as contained in the Auditor General’s Report of 2010...

Tempers flare as City Hall councilors chide Town Clerk

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Tempers flare as City Hall councilors chide Town Clerk

Tempers flared yesterday when City Councilors bashed Acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba for ignoring and disregarding decisions made in the duly constituted Georgetown Municipality’s statutory meeting....

Police hunting trio in police trainee’s shooting death

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police hunting trio in police trainee’s shooting death

By Rabindra Rooplall After unmasked bandits attacked and shot trainee police, Harold Haimchand Sukhai, Sunday night, Police are now hunting three men who were part of the robbery/murder. The...

Robbery real motive behind pit bull attack – victim

Feb 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Robbery real motive behind pit bull attack – victim

Businesswoman, Amanda Kyte of lot 33 James Street, Albouystown has refuted allegations made in a recent article captioned “Albouystown residents in fear of “Killer pit bull” which was published...

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Berbice ease past Demerara in low-scoring match

The geography of pettiness

Kaieteur News – You have to admire the commitment. Not to international diplomacy, mind you, but to the art of the... more