May 18, 2013

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Ed. Ministry apologises to Literacy Teachers

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ed. Ministry apologises to Literacy Teachers

– promises delayed payment in new week The Ministry of Education, in apologetic mode yesterday, broke its silence on the non-payment of stipends to Literacy Teachers across the country. The...

Nigerian “prophetess” arrested with Guyanese “passport”

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Nigerian “prophetess” arrested with Guyanese “passport”

Nigeria (OsunDefender) -The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a prophetess, Annie Chukwurah, for allegedly defrauding a businessman, Charles Ikechukwu and his brother, Sunday Ikechukwu, to the...

Appointment of Chief of Staff wholly President’s discretion – Luncheon

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Appointment of Chief of Staff wholly President’s discretion – Luncheon

The appointment of Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is absolutely and exclusively the discretion of the President who is also the Commander in Chief, says Dr. Roger Luncheon,...

Sparta fisherman ready to give up after fourth robbery

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Sparta fisherman ready to give up after fourth robbery

Haresh Singh, a fisherman residing at Sparta, Essequibo Coast, said that he is uncertain about when he would venture back at sea. He is the latest victim of another pirate attack in the...

Guyana records drop in Malaria

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana records drop in Malaria

…as Vector Control Unit continues outreach As the Vector Control Services Department of the Ministry of Health continues with its drive to combat vector borne diseases, a recent visit to Region...

ImmigrationINFO…Immigration News For Our Community

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO…Immigration News For Our Community

Attorney Gail S. Seeram Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. We appreciate your comments and questions. If you have a question...

A NEW STRATEGY HAS TO BE FOUND IN SEEKING THIS AWARD

May 18, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A NEW STRATEGY HAS TO BE FOUND IN SEEKING THIS AWARD

Yesterday, I woke up to the pleasant discovery contained in a letter from the Mayor of Georgetown, Mr. Hamilton Green, who pointed out that he had attended the Independence Celebrations of Namibia...

The said reliance on the unscientific

May 18, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The said reliance on the unscientific

The Guyana Energy Agency is at the centre of an imbroglio over the use of the polygraph. Of some three dozen people employed within the section that deals with fuel marking, more than...

Trafficked Bangladeshis found in Brazil routed through Guyana, Peru

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Trafficked Bangladeshis found in Brazil routed through Guyana, Peru

Brazil (Times of India) -The Brazilian federal police have rescued 80 Bangladeshis in Brasilia. All the Bangladeshis, who were lured with the promise of receiving a salary of US$1,500 a month, had...

Engineers return from pump inspection in India

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Engineers return from pump inspection in India

Engineers sent to India to inspect the setting up of drainage pumps have returned to Guyana. The issue has been a controversial one ever since the Guyana government handed Indian firm Surendra...

Drug running prison officer jailed for three years

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Drug running prison officer jailed for three years

Yougeshwar Gossai, called ‘Scar’, 25, a prison officer who was caught taking drugs into the prison for a notorious felon was, on Thursday, jailed. He will now have to spend time with those whom...

Police nab three for Mandir murder

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police nab three for Mandir murder

Good intelligence work by police in Berbice has led to the arrest of three men whom they believe are responsible for a high profile robbery/murder that occurred at a Mandir at Williamsburg,...

Nurses to ‘bridge the gap’ for improved healthcare

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Nurses to ‘bridge the gap’ for improved healthcare

Nurses across Guyana will be given the necessary tools to enhance the traditional practices of the profession. “Professional nurses within the health sector, will undergo training to...

Antiguan court fines Guyanese man after fight in court with wife

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Antiguan court fines Guyanese man after fight in court with wife

Antigua St. John’s – A Guyanese national who battered his wife in the Family Court, recently, was fined when he appeared in the St. John’s Magistrates’ Court before Chief...

Husband remanded for murder at K&VC Hotel

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Husband remanded for murder at K&VC Hotel

Vinod Balgobin, 34, of 316 La Penitence Boulevard, was yesterday remanded for the alleged murder of his wife when he was brought before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’...

Car overboard

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Car overboard

This Honda Fit PMM 4533 swerved to avoid a head- on collision with a truck and ended up in a canal at Number 7 Village, Corentyne Berbice; shortly before 16:00 hrs yesterday. The driver...

Scam artist jailed for 15 years

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Scam artist jailed for 15 years

– admits to defrauding vulnerable young girls The man responsible for swindling money from several women was yesterday sentenced to jail, after he confessed to his crimes before...

Time for Burnhamites to defend the former president’s legacy

May 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time for Burnhamites to defend the former president’s legacy

Dear Editor, I have been observing the debate surrounding the Oliver Tambo Award and Burnham; I have made my notes and decided to say my piece.It is clear that the political enemies and...

President’s refusal to assent to Opposition Bills: right or wrong?

May 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on President’s refusal to assent to Opposition Bills: right or wrong?

Dear Editor, The country is now facing a new controversy with the President’s refusal to assent to the two Bills presented and passed by the majority Opposition, and as usual, there is...

Guyanese do protest, but those in a position to try to correct the evils of the society are not listening

May 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese do protest, but those in a position to try to correct the evils of the society are not listening

Dear Editor, I think either I am too ‘dim,’ or Martin Carter is too ‘deep,’ for me to understand much of his poetry. He seems to write in riddles or, as I once heard it described,...

Marlon Dolphin remanded for robbing Cop

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Marlon Dolphin remanded for robbing Cop

A man, who has been suffering from constant seizures, was brought before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell, yesterday, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the allegations which stated...

New Road man gets 10 years for wounding

May 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on New Road man gets 10 years for wounding

Justice Franklyn Holder, who is presiding at the Suddie High Court has sentenced 44-year-old, Sewnaraine Naraine, of New Road, Essequibo Coast, to ten years’ imprisonment. The sentence was handed...

Correction of date of Dr. Jagan’s Assault

May 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Correction of date of Dr. Jagan’s Assault

DEAR EDITOR, Regarding the letter “Hinds Right on Kwayana but” (KN May 17), the attack on Dr. Jagan took place in 1968. Dr. Rodney was banned from Jamaica in October 1968. Dr. Jagan was...

You’re on a wrong wicket, Mr. Bisram

May 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on You’re on a wrong wicket, Mr. Bisram

DEAR EDITOR, I still regret that my review of the Linden Commission Report ran into many pages. I am now trying to make sure of some facts and to cut a long letter on the Awards debate. But I must...

Guyana’s economic recovery

May 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s economic recovery

DEAR EDITOR, Guyana’s economy is doing well, especially when seen against the background of other economies in the region. The country has now graduated out of the IMF structural adjustment...

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By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Guyana concluded its campaign at the 53rd CARIFTA Games in St George’s, Grenada, with an impressive haul of six medals (four gold, one silver, and one bronze)...

The roads of Georgetown are not owned by the Georgetown City Council

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(Kaieteur News) – There is a peculiar habit in public life. It is the tendency to mistake custody for ownership. It is a small confusion, almost innocent at first glance, but like many small confusions it grows into a large misunderstanding. Recently, the Government, in designating fifty-seven...

The Caribbean Is Being Forced to Reconsider Trade Dependence on the...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean has not set out to loosen its trade dependence on the United States. It is being driven to do so. For generations, Caribbean importers and consumers have looked first to the American market. They have done so for reasons of preference and...

Guyana now the land of doubt, cynicism, skepticism

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(Kaieteur News) – Ever hear about Doubting Thomas? Those who didn’t should consult with their Bibles. Guyana has tons of Doubting Thomases and should be in the Guiness Book of World Records three times. Once as a land trapped in endless doubt. Twice, as a country warped by chronic...

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