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Contracts exceeding $1B will come under scrutiny – AFC

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Contracts exceeding $1B will come under scrutiny – AFC

All Government contracts valued in excess of $1 billion will soon come under scrutiny. The Alliance For Change (AFC) is demanding the names of all beneficiaries of such contracts and the...

Cocaine trafficking accused granted bail

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cocaine trafficking accused granted bail

A 35-year-old broker was yesterday charged with the possession of narcotics (250 grams of cocaine) for the purpose of trafficking. When the charge was read to Stefan Harry of North East La Penitence,...

Speaker censures family-related heckle in Nat’l Assembly

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker censures family-related heckle in Nat’l Assembly

Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman yesterday told the House that relatives of Members of Parliament should be left out of the business of the National Assembly. His statements came...

Women miners’ group reinforces quest to address human trafficking

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Women miners’ group reinforces quest to address human trafficking

Following recognition by the United States for their quest in fighting human trafficking, members of the Guyana Woman Miners Organisation (GWMO) are now determined to up their level of work and hope...

Strategic Action Security saga… Govt. making excuses to not terminate contract – APNU

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Strategic Action Security saga… Govt. making excuses to not terminate contract – APNU

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is not buying Government’s excuse that it cannot legally terminate all State contracts from Strategic Action Security following the alleged discovery...

Brazilians “robbed” of raw gold

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilians “robbed” of raw gold

– cop allegedly involved The Brazilian Mining and General Association are taking a strong stance as it relates to Brazilian nationals being reportedly robbed of their gold. This is according to...

UNASUR confronts integration hurdles

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on UNASUR confronts integration hurdles

By Odeen Ishmael The death of President Hugo Chavez in March has removed one of the most active trailblazers in the South American integration process, even though his physical absence...

Miners ‘losing big’ because of terrible Barama/Buck Hall Road

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Miners ‘losing big’ because of terrible Barama/Buck Hall Road

By Zena Henry Scores of miners and truck owners have come out in verbal protest of the Barama/Buck Hall Road, which they say is not being maintained, despite large sums of money being paid....

GPHC graduates inaugural batch of Critical Care Nurses

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC graduates inaugural batch of Critical Care Nurses

Even as it awaits accreditation from the General Nursing Council for its Critical Care Nursing Programme, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday graduated 17...

Orealla residents to install IMC

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Orealla residents to install IMC

Residents of Orealla are moving to disband its Village Council and instate an Interim Management Committee (IMC) in an effort to conduct a thorough investigation into the financial affairs of...

Basic Needs Trust Fund’s success highlighted at seventh cycle launch

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Basic Needs Trust Fund’s success highlighted at seventh cycle launch

By Zena Henry Finance Minister Ashni Singh yesterday boasted about the great successes of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) and urged that more needs to be done to highlight the...

Habitat briefs contractors on housing quality

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Habitat briefs contractors on housing quality

Government officials, among other stakeholders, were briefed Monday on critical housing quality issues during Habitat for Humanity Guyana Inc. annual training for contractors at the National...

Drama Festival to encourage literacy in schools

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Drama Festival to encourage literacy in schools

– Allied Arts Administrator With a view to strengthening literacy among students, the Ministry of Education through its Allied Arts Unit is preparing to host the Eighth Secondary Schools...

‘Demon attacks’ at GSA… Students forced to leave school after second episode

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Demon attacks’ at GSA… Students forced to leave school after second episode

By Javone Vickerie “I need an answer to this… I looked at my son and it’s like he don’t know me.” This was the cry of a mother who said that her 18-year-old son tried to kill himself...

GPHC Maternal death…Internal probe to commence Monday – Administrator

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC Maternal death…Internal probe to commence Monday – Administrator

Even as the Expert Committee appointed by Cabinet, along with the Office of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), continues to peruse a report from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) into a...

The current history of the PPP, 2001-2013

Jun 28, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The current history of the PPP, 2001-2013

There can hardly be a successful counter-argument to the one that adumbrates the subordination of the PPP leadership to a very wealthy cabal of businessmen people who are fairly young...

Past students honour Ms Shirley Jordan

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Past students honour Ms Shirley Jordan

Former English teacher of the Queenstown Community High School, Shirley Jordan, was on Wednesday honoured by several of her past students on her 89th birthday. At her home at lot 77 Canje...

RESCHEDULE SCHOOL SPORTS

Jun 28, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on RESCHEDULE SCHOOL SPORTS

The small things can mean a lot when it comes to education. As such, the Ministry of Education needs to devote less time to the larger issues of curricula reform, teaching training and...

Diversifying Agricultural Diversification

Jun 28, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Diversifying Agricultural Diversification

Sugar mono-cropping was long acknowledged as one of the debilitating legacies of colonialism in Guyana. The development of the rice industry by the Indian indentured labourers was allowed only...

Rotary Club G/town Central gets new Board

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rotary Club G/town Central gets new Board

The Rotary Club of Georgetown Central, last evening, held its 30th Handing Over Ceremony at the Georgetown Club, with a new Board of Directors for 2013/2014 installed. The new President is...

Public Works Ministry commences demolition exercise

Jun 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Public Works Ministry commences demolition exercise

Demolition and removal of derelict structures encroaching on government reserves will commence today as the Ministry of Public Works plans to target, but is not limited to the following...

Condemning Jagdeo

Jun 28, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Condemning Jagdeo

Dear Editor, Under the caption (is Jagdeo pandering to racist sentiments) of your edition of 14th April, 2013, I was appalled at the statement coming from a former head of state of this our beloved...

Regional Representative fails to fulfill Road Agreements

Jun 28, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Regional Representative fails to fulfill Road Agreements

Dear Editor, On September 3, 2012, bus drivers who operate in front of the Bartica market to Five Miles Potaro Road commenced strike action over the shoddy condition of the Potaro Road. This...

A case of professionalism

Jun 28, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on A case of professionalism

Dear Editor, Please allow me to express my profound gratitude to the doctors and nurses of the Anamayah Memorial and Balwant Singh Hospital for the special care they took of me during my...

More confusion at Vryheid’s Lust

Jun 28, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on More confusion at Vryheid’s Lust

Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing our first letter that we wrote to you more than a week ago with regards to the illegal squatting/land grabbing in the Vryheid’s Lust North...