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ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

Attorney Gail S. Seeram, [email protected] Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. We appreciate your comments and...

Education system challenged by mal-distribution – Cabinet Secretary

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Education system challenged by mal-distribution – Cabinet Secretary

Addressing a reported shortage of teachers in the education system is a state of affairs that must be undertaken in a holistic manner. This notion was recently amplified by Cabinet...

Sales Clerk charged with $1M theft from Bacchus Drug Store

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Sales Clerk charged with $1M theft from Bacchus Drug Store

A 24-year-old sales clerk who resides at 7 Supply, East Bank Demerara yesterday appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore charged with embezzlement by clerk or servant. It is alleged that during the...

UG looking to fill critical positions in quest to restore credibility

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on UG looking to fill critical positions in quest to restore credibility

In its quest to restore its financial credibility, the University of Guyana is currently seeking suitable persons to fill the vacancies of Bursar and Chief Accountant. The move comes on the...

Ongoing preparations for Local Government Elections

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ongoing preparations for Local Government Elections

– despite non assent to bills The Ministry of Local Government is preparing for the local government elections despite delays in the assent of the local government bills....

Fisherman jailed for 10 years

Oct 12, 2013 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Fisherman jailed for 10 years

…for robberies and illegal possession of firearm and ammo Faced with two charges of robbery under arms and one charge of unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition was 46-year-old...

Czech woman robbed

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Czech woman robbed

A Czechoslovakia national, Eliska Sooknanan, 66, of Lot 5-11 LFS Burnham Street, New Amsterdam was robbed in broad daylight on Thursday in the capital. The woman stated that during a visit to...

Curtain closes on CWA 2013

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Curtain closes on CWA 2013

The Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2013 hosted in Guyana at the Guyana International Conference Center (GICC) Liliendaal came to a close with the Ministers of the Caribbean articulating...

Exporter charged with over 20kilos of cocaine stuffed in star apples

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Exporter charged with over 20kilos of cocaine stuffed in star apples

Exporter Charles Anderson now sits in hot water as he was yesterday charged for the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’...

Airport extension project…Chinese workers destroy farm land at Timehri

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Airport extension project…Chinese workers destroy farm land at Timehri

By Latoya Giles Just one day after Caribbean Ministers of Agriculture all agreed that the region needed to do more farming to feed itself, Chinese workers on the airport project...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month…CIG offers free mammograms to women countrywide

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Breast Cancer Awareness Month…CIG offers free mammograms to women countrywide

Recognizing the importance of putting an end to the high percentage of women being diagnosed with breast cancer, the Cancer Institute of Guyana is offering free mammograms to women as...

Blairmont farmer charged with murdering peace-maker

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Blairmont farmer charged with murdering peace-maker

Khadesh Daljit, 25, a farmer of Lot 8 Blairmont, No 4 Settlement, West Bank Berbice, was on Friday remanded to jail by Magistrate Rhondell Weaver after he appeared at the Fort Wellington...

East Coast Cricket Board Trophy competition continues tomorrow

Oct 12, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Coast Cricket Board Trophy competition continues tomorrow

Play in the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) Trophy competition will continue tomorrow with five matches. According to Raymond Barton, Competitions Chairman the matches scheduled are: Unity Cricket...

Specialists take Hunte Dominoes title

Oct 12, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Specialists take Hunte Dominoes title

Specialists chalked 80 games to win the final of the David Hunte Dominoes competition which was contested recently at Middle Street Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara. Andrew Hope top scored with a...

Clubs, associations, GFF divide gate receipts

Oct 12, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clubs, associations, GFF divide gate receipts

In keeping with a stated promise to reward the 16 participating clubs and member associations currently involved in the 2013 /14 Guyana Football Federation (GFF) / Banks Beer Premier League,...

Guyana unveils 5-year plan to reduce mercury use

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana unveils 5-year plan to reduce mercury use

The Government of Guyana has signed on to a new international pact to control mercury emissions and gradually phase out its use altogether. The signing of the Minamata Convention on...

Guyanese-born charged with attempted second-degree murder

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese-born charged with attempted second-degree murder

Oklahoma, US – The person of interest in Thursday’s shooting that left a woman with life-threatening injuries has been arrested in connection with attempted second-degree murder and...

Guyana Wado-Ryu Karate Association receives mats donation

Oct 12, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Wado-Ryu Karate Association receives mats donation

The Guyana Wado-Ryu Karate Association (GWRKA) has received a donation of mats to enhance training techniques of members for local competitions. The donation of two a pair mats was made by Lennox...

APNU was also not invited to OAS corruption talks

Oct 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on APNU was also not invited to OAS corruption talks

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), the largest opposition faction in the National Assembly, was not invited to the recently concluded review by the Organization of American States...

Contradiction to a still claimed philosophy and an astonishing statement

Oct 12, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Contradiction to a still claimed philosophy and an astonishing statement

Dear Editor, After being out of the limelight for a while, former President Mr Jagdeo is increasingly making public statements. His latest public salvo in Lusignan accuses the opposition of...

Congratulations, Mr. Brumell

Oct 12, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Congratulations, Mr. Brumell

Dear Editor, I take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Leroy Brumell on his recent appointment as Commissioner of Police. I had the privilege of working with him on the East Coast of...

The continuous absence of road lights on the East Coast highway

Oct 12, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The continuous absence of road lights on the East Coast highway

Dear Editor, Some time ago I had pointed out in the press that I was very concerned about the continuous absence of road lights on the east coast highway, between Turkeyen and Atlanticville,...

CARDI – in post-Jagdeo Initiative

Oct 12, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on CARDI – in post-Jagdeo Initiative

DEAR EDITOR, Julius Gittens of CMC’s Carib Vision of Monday, 7 October 2013, must be forgiven for assuming in his interview with our Minister of Agriculture, that the good...

Can’t there be a sensible approach to housing for GT people?

Oct 12, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Can’t there be a sensible approach to housing for GT people?

Dear Editor, During this past week I heard claims being trumpeted about the phenomenal success of the PPP in the housing sector via distribution of multiple thousands of house lots which continue to...

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An Open Letter to the election observer missions

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-Later this year, you will arrive in Guyana as protectors of the integrity of our democracy.... more