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Timehri North residents call for meeting with Housing Minister

Sep 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Timehri North residents call for meeting with Housing Minister

… says Works Minister meeting with irrelevant persons Residents of Timehri North say they are not satisfied with the manner in which follow up meetings about their removal is...

181 Cuban trained doctors begin orientation process

Sep 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 181 Cuban trained doctors begin orientation process

A large contingent of Cuban-trained graduate doctors is beginning the final phase of their medical training. Over the next three days they will be undergoing part. Approximately 180 new...

Mark Phillips sworn in as New Chief of Staff

Sep 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mark Phillips sworn in as New Chief of Staff

Brigadier Mark Phillips has been sworn in by President Donald Ramotar yesterday, as the new Chief of Staff for the Guyana Defence Force. The swearing occurred at a ceremony yesterday at the Office of...

Port Kaituma teachers stage sit-in

Sep 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Port Kaituma teachers stage sit-in

Crowded classrooms coupled with unsanitary conditions, are among the concerns that forced teachers of the Port Kaituma Primary School to stage a sit-in yesterday. The industrial action is...

The Marriott deal is unraveling

Sep 17, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Marriott deal is unraveling

Just before the elections of 2011 there was a hive of activities in Guyana. Numerous projects were identified and deals finalized because there seemed to be a rush to expend money that had...

Weekend Wellness Camp, attracts hundreds

Sep 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Weekend Wellness Camp, attracts hundreds

Guyanese turned out in their numbers last weekend, to participate in the two-day wellness camp hosted by the Ministry of Health. The event served as part of the Caribbean Wellness Day...

I met Mr. Tyndall on a trip up the Canje Creek

Sep 17, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I met Mr. Tyndall on a trip up the Canje Creek

Last Saturday, I traveled up the Canje Creek with my wife and other friends to see where the famous 1763 slave rebellion began. Our host was the inimitable Berbice lawyer and good friend Charrandas...

THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE GUYANA ENERGY AGENCY

Sep 17, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE GUYANA ENERGY AGENCY

This column seeks to address a number of controversies that have emerged within the media, concerning the reporting requirements of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA). It specifically seeks to provide an...

Women rally against domestic violence

Sep 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Women rally against domestic violence

Barbados endured the deaths of three women – including a Guyanese – in four months allegedly at the hands of spouses, and the ladies came out in force for a rally against...

Corentyne shopkeeper murder

Sep 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne shopkeeper murder

….Three in custody Police in Berbice have held three men in connection with Sunday’s gruesome robbery and murder at Number 71 Village, Corriverton. The wife of the late Abdul Majid, 79, who...

American educator imparts techniques to local teachers

Sep 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on American educator imparts techniques to local teachers

At a motivational seminar for teachers, held yesterday at the National Cultural Centre (NCC), thousands of teachers and education officials from across the country received a crash...

Columbia resident falls to his death

Sep 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Columbia resident falls to his death

Police were on Sunday afternoon summoned to the home of a Columbia Village resident who apparently fell to his death. Initial information is indicating that the man who is known to Villagers as...

Thieves empty Robb Street store

Sep 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves empty Robb Street store

A Robb Street businessman is counting his losses after thieves escaped with goods worth millions of dollars over the weekend. This is not the first time the store, Triple ‘D’ Fashion, has been...

Vigilante Murder PI continues in Berbice

Sep 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Vigilante Murder PI continues in Berbice

The preliminary inquiry into the vigilante style murder of Corentyne resident, Alfred Munroe, called “Guana Man”, 45, of Manchester, Corentyne, continued on Monday at the Whim...

Murder suspect’s wife now in custody

Sep 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Murder suspect’s wife now in custody

The wife of murder suspect, Randy Jagdeo was released from Woodlands Hospital yesterday but was immediately taken into police custody. Sources say that the woman was allegedly shot by her husband...

Celebrating 50 years of incompetence

Sep 17, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Celebrating 50 years of incompetence

Dear Editor, The incompetent University of Guyana has stood in my way (and many others, I am sure) of furthering my studies. Having applied since June for the Masters in Education Programme at...

The Caricom Calendar of 2013

Sep 17, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Caricom Calendar of 2013

DEAR EDITOR, Perhaps one of the more remarkable documents to be produced and circulated around the Caribbean is the Caricom Calendar of 2013 – titled “Celebrating 40 years of...

Let us show appreciation for our National Awardees

Sep 17, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us show appreciation for our National Awardees

Dear Editor, The State from time to time confers National Honours on citizens who have contributed public service and have done much for the betterment of Guyanese society. These...

How can the Government permit this?

Sep 17, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on How can the Government permit this?

Dear Editor, In the Kaieteur News of Sun Sept 15th, the disturbing column “Unfair treatment by this security firm” appears. Do the workers of this country not know they have to fear no one...

Support service for domestic workers imminent

Sep 17, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Support service for domestic workers imminent

DEAR EDITOR, Red Thread welcomes Guyana’s ratification of ILO Convention #189 recognizing domestic workers as workers. Guyana is the first country in the region to take this action, which...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – The assertion that “under international law, Venezuela is responsible for... more