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Kato Primary log-fetching incident…Ministry acknowledges shortfall, announces measures to prevent recurrence

Jul 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Kato Primary log-fetching incident…Ministry acknowledges shortfall, announces measures to prevent recurrence

The Ministry of Education has acknowledged that there are some inadequacies with the Kato Primary School’s school feeding programme, and announced that measures have been put in place to...

CARICOM Heads of Govt. Meeting…Grenada PM calls for more affordable intra-regional travel

Jul 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM Heads of Govt. Meeting…Grenada PM calls for more affordable intra-regional travel

By Neil Marks in Port-of-Spain The Prime Minister of Grenada, Keith Mitchell, has led the charge for governments of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to do more to make travelling...

Manickchand optimistic about local production of textbooks

Jul 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Manickchand optimistic about local production of textbooks

Although the existing state of affairs may see the Ministry of Education procuring books directly from foreign publishers over the next two years, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand is...

Miners meet Govt. on falling gold prices

Jul 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Miners meet Govt. on falling gold prices

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment and its regulatory agencies in the mining sector, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Gold Board,...

M&CC workers accuse union of faulty representation

Jul 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on M&CC workers accuse union of faulty representation

Frustrated workers attached to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) are complaining of not being properly represented by the Guyana Labour Union. Several workers claimed yesterday that even...

Female truck driver not linked to High St. hit-and-run

Jul 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Female truck driver not linked to High St. hit-and-run

A female Canter truck driver who was questioned about the May 3 hit-and-run death of a 66-year-old man in High Street appears to be no longer a suspect. A police official said that the...

APNU files motion to keep Granger in budget cut case

Jul 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on APNU files motion to keep Granger in budget cut case

By Zena Henry A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) strongly believes that any matter involving the budget cuts of 2012 demands the presence of the leader of the Opposition, David...

Revised Automatic Promotion Policy for new school year – Education Minister

Jul 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Revised Automatic Promotion Policy for new school year – Education Minister

By Sharmain Grainger Following several informative stakeholders’ fora, the Ministry of Education has made a decision to revise its Automatic Promotion Policy, which takes into consideration not...

Top female powerhouse involved in Duran’s alleged visa scam

Jul 05, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Top female powerhouse involved in Duran’s alleged visa scam

I am literally afraid to go to Nigel Hughes and Khemraj Ramjattan and say to them that I got another libel from one of the dwellers of the House of Stalin. I refuse to press these two...

‘Silica City’ among Building Expo highlights

Jul 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Silica City’ among Building Expo highlights

Among the biggest highlights of the fourth International Building Exposition, will be government’s unveiling of ‘Silica City’, a housing development project targeting the Soesdyke/Linden...

Guyanese among 27 on Canada’s most wanted list

Jul 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese among 27 on Canada’s most wanted list

MISSISSAUGA — A suspected war criminal believed to be living illegally in Mississauga, is wanted by the Canadian government. Clive Moore, 36, originally from Guyana, is the latest person to...

Alleged ‘hit-man’ to stand trial for murder of businessman’s wife

Jul 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged ‘hit-man’ to stand trial for murder of businessman’s wife

After two Preliminary Inquiries, alleged hit-man Troy Green will have to stand trial for the murder of hairdresser Bibi Rafeena Saymar three years ago. Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs, who was conducting...

PARENTS ARE NEGLECTING THEIR KIDS

Jul 05, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on PARENTS ARE NEGLECTING THEIR KIDS

There were about four or five kids walking aimlessly on the street. As I passed one of them, he suddenly contorted his face, trying to appear frightening and let out a “Booooooo!” Just...

Middle Class Ferment

Jul 05, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Middle Class Ferment

From Brazil in South America to Egypt in North Africa and Turkey in West Asia, there has been an explosion of frustration and dissatisfaction against the governments of the day, expressed in massive...

Gocool Boodoo had some advantages

Jul 05, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Gocool Boodoo had some advantages

Dear Editor, Something is certainly amiss and amusing where the renewal of Mr Gocool Boodoo’s contract is concerned. How come his contract was renewed over the years? Was there any...

Abuse of privileges and misconduct in a Government office

Jul 05, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Abuse of privileges and misconduct in a Government office

Dear Editor, We as parents will be happy to see you handle this complaint of abuse and mismanagement in a government office to help bring justice to the deprived poor daughters, sisters...

The things around us

Jul 05, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The things around us

Dear Editor: A few observations. 1. Some minibus operators are installing small devices around the top of their buses as a substitute for the removal of boom boxes in their vehicles. It is...

The drive to protect the Guysuco Board

Jul 05, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The drive to protect the Guysuco Board

“…let us use this moment of celebration to reflect on those things that we did wrong and those things that we know we could have done better”- Raj Singh’s statement at the Honour Roll...

Uitvlugt Estate in crisis

Jul 05, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Uitvlugt Estate in crisis

Dear Editor, Please permit me as a concerned worker of the Uitvlugt Estate, GuySuCo to let our voices be heard. Firstly, the President, Mr. Donald Ramotar clearly stated that anyone having...

Cavendish fights off bronchitis and wins fifth stage of the Tour de France

Jul 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cavendish fights off bronchitis and wins fifth stage of the Tour de France

Mark Cavendish claimed his first win of this year’s Tour de France, and the 24th of his career, winning a mass bunch sprint in Marseille after the 228.5km fifth stage from...

Boxers shaping up for ferocious clashes as Guyana Fight Night definitely on this weekend

Jul 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxers shaping up for ferocious clashes as Guyana Fight Night definitely on this weekend

Following three unavoidable postponements and characterized by two venue changes, the most recent after the conclusion of a raging storm at the Uitvlugt Community Centre WCD,...

2013 Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Championship…GITC, Christ Church, Leonora among latest winners

Jul 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2013 Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Championship…GITC, Christ Church, Leonora among latest winners

Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) defeated Charlestown Secondary by a 4-2 margin as action in the 2013 Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Championship continued yesterday, at...

THIRD TROPHY STALL VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY – BERBICE…Port Mourant Training Centre 1 win for 3rd year

Jul 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on THIRD TROPHY STALL VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY – BERBICE…Port Mourant Training Centre 1 win for 3rd year

Port Mourant Training Centre (PMTC) 1 continued their dominance of Volleyball in Berbice when they played unbeaten to win the Third Annual Trophy Stall Volleyball Tournament that was...

Audit & Integrity Committees to commence forensic probe shortly

Jul 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Audit & Integrity Committees to commence forensic probe shortly

– Glaring omissions cited in GOAL Project document By Rawle Welch “The Congress has mooted that the full arm of the law be utilised should any evidence of criminal culpability be found...

Regional U-17 tourney…Greenidge slams 84 as Barbados beat Guyana by 152 runs

Jul 04, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional U-17 tourney…Greenidge slams 84 as Barbados beat Guyana by 152 runs

Akiel Greenidge stroked eight fours and one six in a top score of 84 as Barbados trounced Guyana by 152 runs in the second round of the Regional Under-17 50 over tournament yesterday at Shaw Park in...

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Mashramani must break from the shackles of imitation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Mashramani, heralded as Guyana’s grand national celebration, is often presented as a... more