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Dem boys seh…De government proppa fatten Barbie

Apr 18, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De government proppa fatten Barbie

Old people always talk bout fattening bull fuh butcher but dem woulda never believe that Guyana got a way of fattening bull fuh demself. If anything Barbie shoulda be a fat bull by now. He get...

49 percent increase in survivor grants – NIS annual report

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 49 percent increase in survivor grants – NIS annual report

During the year 2011, survivors’ pension was awarded to some 848 persons by the National Insurance Scheme. This was according to the scheme’s 2011 annual report. It was explained that the...

PPP’S 2013 CONGRESS…General Secretary position , new blood to dominate proceedings – Sources

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on PPP’S 2013 CONGRESS…General Secretary position , new blood to dominate proceedings – Sources

The 30th Congress of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) is scheduled to commence on August 2 and conclude on August 4, 2013, at the J.C Chandisingh Secondary School, Port Mourant,...

Health Minister assures better management of pharmaceuticals

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Health Minister assures better management of pharmaceuticals

“I inherited that,” said Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran as he alluded to moves by the Health Ministry in the past to pay the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation to store its (Health...

Guyana needs results for its anti money laundering efforts – Pres. Ramotar

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana needs results for its anti money laundering efforts – Pres. Ramotar

Guyana needs to obtain results for the initiatives taken to arrest money laundering and other financial crimes, said President Donald Ramotar, during his address to participants of the opening...

DO TRAFFIC COPS MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Apr 18, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on DO TRAFFIC COPS MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

A letter writer asked a question that has had me thinking hard, far more than I have ever done on any subject in recent times. That question should also have you thinking. The letter writer – whose...

Increasing reports of teachers being assaulted is worrying – GTU

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Increasing reports of teachers being assaulted is worrying – GTU

From last year Guyana has seen an increase in the number of teachers being assaulted by their students. This was according to President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, Colin Bynoe, who...

Amerindian Affairs budget…Buying an “ambulance” does not mean an actual ambulance – Sukhai

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Amerindian Affairs budget…Buying an “ambulance” does not mean an actual ambulance – Sukhai

The estimates in the 2013 National Budget for the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs were yesterday approved without any undue problems. However, the Minister, Pauline Sukhai was asked to answer...

“We are fed up”…Berbice residents tell politicians as they protest deplorable road

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on “We are fed up”…Berbice residents tell politicians as they protest deplorable road

In their quest for a proper public road, scores of East Bank Berbice residents paraded with placards on Brickdam and Avenue of the Republic, to attract the attention and consideration of politicians...

GCAA to re-examine engine of crashed aircraft

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GCAA to re-examine engine of crashed aircraft

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will be re-examining the engine of the crashed twin-engine Piper Aztec aircraft in order to gather more information for the National Transportation Safety...

Police find truck with hidden AK-47

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police find truck with hidden AK-47

Eleven men were apprehended and transported to the Anna Regina Police Station after police at 70KM, a location off Buckhall-Barama Company, found an AK-47 rifle in a truck that was heading...

Old habits die hard

Apr 18, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Old habits die hard

The noise has subsided. Following the presentation of the 2013 budget one section of the Parliamentary opposition, the Alliance For Change, submitted a motion that would allow his party...

Dark Days Loom if GPL allocation slashed – Dindyal

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Dark Days Loom if GPL allocation slashed – Dindyal

Any cut to the budgetary allocation for 2013 to the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) Inc has severe implications for the provision of an efficient supply of electricity to the...

Ganja-smoking Lieutenant to be charged for mining camp robbery

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ganja-smoking Lieutenant to be charged for mining camp robbery

Almost four months after an investigation was launched into an illegal raid on a mining camp in the Cuyuni district, the Guyana Police Force is getting ready to institute criminal charges...

Man found dead with gunshot wound to head

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man found dead with gunshot wound to head

The police have said that they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of farmer Bilaal Peters, 33, of Madewini, Soesdyke/Linden Highway. According to the police the man’s...

Computer for Sparendaam police

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Computer for Sparendaam police

The working environment for ranks at the Sparendaam Police Station has been made much more comfortable with a timely donation from the Sparendaam Station Management Committee. At a simple...

Warring brothers in cutlass fight

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Warring brothers in cutlass fight

Rakesh Danpaul, a/k” Chubbie, 26, of Maria’s Lodge, Essequibo Coast, is in a serious condition at the Suddie Public Hospital after he sustained chops to his hand and abdomen. He and...

Additional works to G/T Magistrates’ Court to begin shortly

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Additional works to G/T Magistrates’ Court to begin shortly

Court proceedings will be relocated to the original Georgetown Magistrates’ Court once the building is powered by electricity and all courtrooms are fully air conditioned. The duration and...

Administrative glitch causes “ruckus” at Buxton Health Centre

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Administrative glitch causes “ruckus” at Buxton Health Centre

Several persons seeking medical care at the Buxton Health Centre were forced to take their problems elsewhere, after the only Pharmacist attached to the institution “packed her bag...

Enterprise Primary School needs urgent involvement of relevant authorities – PTA

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Enterprise Primary School needs urgent involvement of relevant authorities – PTA

The Parent Teacher Association, P.T.A of the Enterprise Primary School is requesting the intervention of the authorities at the Ministry of Education as they list the ongoing problems at the...

Woman allegedly douses partner with hot porridge

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Woman allegedly douses partner with hot porridge

A woman found herself in hot water yesterday at the Providence Magistrate’s Court, after she allegedly doused her paramour with a pot of hot porridge. The woman, 22-year-old Carmella...

Bodies dumped at Le Repentir Cemetery

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Bodies dumped at Le Repentir Cemetery

For the past two weeks, there was a foul stench emanating from Le Repentir Cemetery and upon checking, it was discovered that the scent was coming from two decomposed bodies that were dumped...

Judge to rule on Defence no case submission

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Judge to rule on Defence no case submission

Justice Dawn Gregory is expected to rule today on a no case submission by defence Attorneys Murseline Bacchus and Perry Gosai in the Rosignol murder trial. The trial is being conducted in the...

Financial boost at UG could attract qualified lecturers – Urling

Apr 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Financial boost at UG could attract qualified lecturers – Urling

The fact that Guyana is part of a global village must be taken into consideration even when the issue of tertiary education is considered. This is the conviction of President of the Georgetown...

We should not allow terrorists to control our lives

Apr 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on We should not allow terrorists to control our lives

Dear Editor: I am not sure if any Guyanese ran in the Boston Marathon on Monday, but there are many avid fans among Guyanese, of the NY and Boston Marathons, with some even serving as...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more