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Guyana to benefit from regional $720M forest carbon fund

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to benefit from regional $720M forest carbon fund

Guyana is one of four countries to benefit from a 2.7M Euro ($720M) European program to help determine the country’s forest carbon stocks. Under the Reducing Emissions from...

PPP vows to tackle corruption, reverse elections setback

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on PPP vows to tackle corruption, reverse elections setback

The ruling party has vowed to tackle, in a timely manner, cases of corruption when they are found. According to the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), the issue of corruption was...

Designs for $5,000 note completed, Cabinet to give green light for circulation – Dr. Luncheon

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Designs for $5,000 note completed, Cabinet to give green light for circulation – Dr. Luncheon

The designs for Guyana’s $5,000 bill have already been produced giving a clear awareness of what the notes would look like. A question of timing when the bills would be introduced is up to...

Lightning destroys Mahdia Power Company’s generator

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Lightning destroys Mahdia Power Company’s generator

Mahdia and surrounding communities were plunged into darkness during the wee hours of yesterday morning after lightning struck destroying the power company’s small generator and lightning...

Mixed emotions on Sithe Global withdrawal

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mixed emotions on Sithe Global withdrawal

By Abena Rockcliffe The Amaila Falls Hydro Project has been surrounded by much controversy and uncertainty. But now when it seems as if the project will be either stalled or scraped, mixed emotions...

Killing of the Kaieteur News pressmen…“That thing ruined my whole life”-surviving security guard

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Killing of the Kaieteur News pressmen…“That thing ruined my whole life”-surviving security guard

By Rehana Ashley Ahamad Seven years have passed, and some families of the slained Kaieteur News pressmen seem to be holding their grounds and moving on. But, this is not the case of Julius De...

Servant Leadership

Aug 11, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Servant Leadership

In the just concluded PPP Congress, as they elected their new cadre of leaders, the question of what type of leaders might be best at this juncture had to be paramount in the minds of...

Animal starves to death in police pound

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Animal starves to death in police pound

The Ministry of Home Affairs’ stray catching campaign has hit another snag following the avoidable death of another animal in a pound on the West Coast of Demerara, thanks to poor...

Miss Emancipation Pageant 2013 set for tonight

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Miss Emancipation Pageant 2013 set for tonight

The stage of the National Cultural Centre will come alive this evening as eight beautiful and equally talented Afro-Guyanese women – Franale Holder, Jennel Lovell, Shanice Bourne, Shevona...

Timehri woman missing

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Timehri woman missing

Relatives of a 28-year-old woman are asking for the public’s assistance to ensure her safe return. Missing is Priya Mann, of Timehri, East Bank Demerara. She was last seen on Thursday at 13:00h...

Doctors urge caution about common practice

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Doctors urge caution about common practice

By Kiana Wilburg For those not familiar with the term, “douche or douching,” it refers to the process where a mixture of solutions, usually prepackaged, is inserted or squirted into the...

Worrying increase in road fatalities involving children

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Worrying increase in road fatalities involving children

The Guyana Police Force in a recent press release indicated that since the period of January to July 2013 there have been a total of 61 deaths on the country’s roadways thus far, six of...

Rashlie Joseph crowned Mr. African Roots 2013

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rashlie Joseph crowned Mr. African Roots 2013

By Javone Vickerie Twenty-nine year-old Rashlie Joseph was on Saturday night crowned the first ever Mr. Guyana African Roots 2013 at the Theatre Guild Playhouse at Kingston. The competition...

ACDA competition winners receive accolades

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ACDA competition winners receive accolades

Some of the vibrant activities to commemorate Emancipation Day 2013 have concluded, and several persons were rewarded for giving of their best during several competitions hosted by the African...

INNER RESEARCH

Aug 11, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on INNER RESEARCH

When was the last time you sat down with yourself for a good assessment of your life? Don’t we all need to know where we’ve been, how the changes we made in the past are affecting us...

Housing and You…Supervising the contractor

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…Supervising the contractor

By Leonard Gildarie Time and again, I have spoken about the critical importance of management when building your home. There is nobody that can manage your money better than you. It makes absolutely...

Theatre Review… Truth delivered with uncanny jest and Flair

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Theatre Review… Truth delivered with uncanny jest and Flair

Fete, Marriage and Murder – Play performed at St Augustine Girls School, Trinidad Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Truth is oftentimes said in jest. It is a dictum that aptly describes this...

From the Diaspora…Stop this Amalia Falls hydro project now

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…Stop this Amalia Falls hydro project now

By Ralph Seeram A few years ago the U.S. Government implemented a law forcing banks to disclose to borrowers the true cost of loans they are taking out. It is called The Truth in Lending Act. Banks...

Bedside registration at GPHC

Aug 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Bedside registration at GPHC

By Tiffanne Ramphal Since the birth registration process has been now taken into the maternity ward, expecting mothers are being urged to have names for their babies in mind as well as...

The government should call upon the Canadians to evaluate and report on this current project

Aug 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The government should call upon the Canadians to evaluate and report on this current project

Dear Editor, Thanks to contributor Delgado for tons of information on the Amaila Falls Project. Here in Region 11, one can only gape in astonishment that the Guyana Government would...

The National Minimum Wage and 40-hour work week

Aug 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The National Minimum Wage and 40-hour work week

Dear Editor, Mr. Mohamed Akeel seems to be begging the issue on the National Minimum Wage Order. We have seen Mr. Akeel’s recent response to our letter dated July 23, 2013 and we are satisfied that...

PPP workshops not stage managed

Aug 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP workshops not stage managed

Dear Editor, Peeping Tom claims that the leaders of the P.P.P stage managed the outcome of workshops at the just concluded congress in Port Mourant. The problem with PEEPING is that you firstly have...

Chinese/African incident in Wortmanville

Aug 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Chinese/African incident in Wortmanville

Dear Editor, On Wednesday morning an incident occurred in Wortmanville just outside my mother-in-law’s house. This occurrence holds tremendous lessons for race relations in Guyana and I would urge...

I did not speak to any reporter from Kaieteur News

Aug 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on I did not speak to any reporter from Kaieteur News

Dear Editor, Your story “Home Affairs claims racial hostilities at recent forum-Organisers refute claims” (KN August 10) reported that Kaieteur News contacted me regarding the press release by...

The Guyana Police Force makes the final decision about security around Parliament Buildings

Aug 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Guyana Police Force makes the final decision about security around Parliament Buildings

Dear Editor, The Parliament Office has noted the comments of prominent columnist Freddie Kissoon in an article entitled: “I doubt I will vote in the next general elections”. The...

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Mental illness is real and a serious public health concern

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Mental illness is a reality we often acknowledge in passing but seldom confront with the... more