April 20, 2013

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Gold miner loses $70M as imported containers turn up empty

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Gold miner loses $70M as imported containers turn up empty

– blames Chinese chemical company A local gold mining investor is now counting over $70M in losses after the two imported containers which should have accommodated boxes of mercury,...

Lindeners to pay for waste collection

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Lindeners to pay for waste collection

By Jeff Trotman Linden householders will have to pay $300 to have their domestic waste collected and transported to a landfill site following an agreement signed by the Region Ten Democratic...

LEARNING FROM BOSTON

Apr 20, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on LEARNING FROM BOSTON

Guyana had its own tragedy recently when a small aircraft crashed into a house in the village of Plaisance. And the American State of Boston was the scene this past week when bombs exploded at the...

GPL budgetary cuts… More blackouts, higher light bills imminent – Govt

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPL budgetary cuts… More blackouts, higher light bills imminent – Govt

The very blunt consequences that could flow from moves by the parliamentary opposition to chop $5.2 billion from the $10.2 billion allocated for the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL)...

Port Kaituma residents deserve better- GWMO

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Port Kaituma residents deserve better- GWMO

– Need potable water, better health care The recent gastroenteritis outbreak in Port Kaituma that claimed the lives of four children is etched in the minds of residents, who...

All broadcasters must confirm with Broadcast Act – Dr. Luncheon

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on All broadcasters must confirm with Broadcast Act – Dr. Luncheon

“It is not an easy task,” said Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon, of the mandate of the Broadcast Authority to ensure that all licensees who fell under the former Post and...

Nandlall dubs Speaker’s ruling to cut budget a “constitutional enigma”

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Nandlall dubs Speaker’s ruling to cut budget a “constitutional enigma”

Government will soon be looking to the courts to rectify what Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, has described as a “constitutional enigma” which he claims characterises the ruling of the...

Nokta, Collymore among highest paid at Local Government

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Nokta, Collymore among highest paid at Local Government

Former Ministers of Local Government Harripersaud Nokta and Clinton Collymore are among the highest paid workers in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Nokta and Collymore have...

Rice farmers protest bug infestation

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rice farmers protest bug infestation

Farmers, plagued by an infestation of ‘bugs’ continued a three-day protest by congregating in front of the Region Two Democratic Council. The protest commenced on Wednesday. Yesterday’s...

$28B Education budget passed…No decision yet on UG tuition increase – Minister Manickchand

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $28B Education budget passed…No decision yet on UG tuition increase – Minister Manickchand

– Critchlow Labour College subvention still in limbo Government has not yet taken a decision to whether it would back a call to increase tuition fees at the University of Guyana (UG)....

Failure to recognize a major resource

Apr 20, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Failure to recognize a major resource

A report out of Jamaica was most revealing. And coming on the heels of an announcement that Guyana had literally given away two cable frequencies to people who happened to be close to...

Canadian company developing hydro in Region Seven

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian company developing hydro in Region Seven

Government on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Canadian companies, Sandsprings Resources Incorporated and CM Power, to undertake further feasibility...

Missing OLPF laptops…Lie-detector tests fail to identify the culprits

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Missing OLPF laptops…Lie-detector tests fail to identify the culprits

Lie detector tests to determine who stole 100 laptops from a special government programme have failed to find the thieves, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon said...

Four freed of 2011 East Coast Demerara race beating

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Four freed of 2011 East Coast Demerara race beating

Magistrate Jamilla Ali who presides at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, yesterday dismissed all charges against the four men who were accused of beating four youths at Coldingen, East Coast...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community…Immigration Bill Introduced

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community…Immigration Bill Introduced

by Senate Attorney Gail Seeram, Gail@GailLaw.com President, American Immigration Lawyers Assoc – Central FL @GailSeeram On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, a bipartisan group of senators...

Essequibo road fatality…Canter was overloaded – says driver

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo road fatality…Canter was overloaded – says driver

Hassan Ally, the driver of Canter lorry GDD 7614, that was involved in Thursday’s accident, ‘which left one person dead and 21 injured, has said that the vehicle was overloaded. Ally said that he...

Woman’s body found floating in Pomeroon River

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Woman’s body found floating in Pomeroon River

Police Thursday night recovered the lifeless body of 33-year-old, Shakti Bissessar, formerly of Lima, Essequibo Coast, some hours after she went missing. It was floating in the Pomeroon...

GPL rolls out outreach to educate customers

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPL rolls out outreach to educate customers

A multi-million-dollar project aimed at improving the quality of service and supply of electricity to several communities across Guyana is moving ahead aggressively, according to Guyana Power and...

Help and Shelter hosts ‘Salute to Mothers’ fundraiser

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Help and Shelter hosts ‘Salute to Mothers’ fundraiser

On Sunday, Help and Shelter will be hosting its annual “Salute the Mothers” fundraiser brunch on the lawns of the Georgetown Club, Camp Street. The event starts from10 am. Entertainment...

GPHC creates centre for improved care for HIV/AIDS patients

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC creates centre for improved care for HIV/AIDS patients

Over a five-year period, Guyana has developed an advance care and support system for persons affected by HIV and AIDS, through partnership and collaborative efforts of USAIDS, Center...

Rosignol Murder accused freed

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rosignol Murder accused freed

Murder accused Ashton Lambert, 20, of Mc Rae Street, Rosignol, West Bank Berbice walked out of The Berbice High court a free man. This was after the mixed jury sitting in the Rosignol Murder...

Armed carjackers nabbed after high-speed chase

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Armed carjackers nabbed after high-speed chase

A high-speed chase Thursday night at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara ended with police nabbing two suspected carjackers and recovering an unlicensed firearm. Police identified the victim of the...

Local movie set for red-carpet launch at NCC tonight

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Local movie set for red-carpet launch at NCC tonight

The latest Guyanese movie, “Brown Sugar Too Bitter for Me”, is set for an official red-carpet launch this evening at the National Cultural Centre. The screenings are scheduled to continue...

Cops seek man for fraud, woman for break and enter

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cops seek man for fraud, woman for break and enter

Police are seeking a 40-year-old man for fraud and a 34-year-old woman for break and enter and larceny. A police release said that Anthony Alexander Collymore is wanted for questioning...

No new leads into shootings in South Ruimveldt

Apr 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on No new leads into shootings in South Ruimveldt

It has been one week since Desmond Marcus was shot in the head after a passenger in his minibus shot him during an altercation, and to date there has been no arrest. According to a police source no...

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From Nixon to Trump

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – It was President Richard Nixon who liked to play at the crazy man routine. For reasons still unfathomable to me, he developed a fondness for the madman syndrome, liked to be seen as such. One of those foaming-around-the gills, out-of-control, fiends...

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