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Cruz and Palin lead protest that turned violent

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Cruz and Palin lead protest that turned violent

Last Sunday, Senator Ted Cruz and Tea Party favourite, Sarah Palin, led a protest that turned violent at two sites – the Second World War Memorial and outside the White House. The protest holds...

Timehri farmers fingered in robbery of airport project workers

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Timehri farmers fingered in robbery of airport project workers

Three staffers of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), the firm executing the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion project, were confronted by cutlass-wielding individuals last...

SWAT unit to operate in earnest by mid-2014

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on SWAT unit to operate in earnest by mid-2014

The Guyanese public has been assured that by mid-2014 a fully functioning Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit will take on the crime situation in the country. This announcement was made last...

Phase Two of N/A Central Police Station estimated at almost $50M

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Phase Two of N/A Central Police Station estimated at almost $50M

Under the Ministry of Home Affairs, five (5) bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) Ministry of Finance, for phase two of the construction of...

Wanted

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted

Junior Anthony Henry called ‘Oswald’ is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Michael Hamilton which occurred at Sparendaam Squatting Area, ECD, on October 07, 2013....

Police Force not starved for resources

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police Force not starved for resources

– Home Affairs Ministry The Ministry of Home Affairs is rattled by what it described as persistent falsehood regarding the provision of resources to the Guyana Police Force. The...

CONVERSATIONS

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on CONVERSATIONS

A conversation is a two-way process. It is about engaging two or more persons or entities; not about merely speaking to them. A conversation is not a sales pitch. It is not about someone lecturing to...

Customer service provision ‘unable to match growth and development’

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Customer service provision ‘unable to match growth and development’

…feedback and ratings system should be implemented By Zena Henry On a scale of one to 10, experts rate Guyana’s output of good customer service at four when comparing services provided by...

Barbados lauds planned Guyana/Venezuela meeting

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Barbados lauds planned Guyana/Venezuela meeting

A leading newspaper in Barbados, The Nation, has described as encouraging , a planned meeting of foreign ministers to resolve the issue of Venezuela’s detention of a vessel commissioned by Guyana...

$2B loan scheme for small businesses launched

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $2B loan scheme for small businesses launched

– Banks urged to change negative attitude to lending Government officials rallied for greater support on behalf of local small businesses even as financial institutions at home and...

The dangerous precedence of the Geetanjali Singh saga

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The dangerous precedence of the Geetanjali Singh saga

Dear Editor, Last week the former sitting Minister of Women’s Affairs found the time to stand behind Ms. Geetanjali Singh quite unaware of the looming social tension under the surface in Guyana. ...

END THE BIGOTRY NOW

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on END THE BIGOTRY NOW

Dear Editor, Anand Goolsarran and the AFC are calling for the removal of Geetanjali Singh from the Audit Office of Guyana. I wrote a letter that said that if this is call is heeded it would be...

Surveyors receive critical training on GPS, map reading

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Surveyors receive critical training on GPS, map reading

Over 35 persons involved in land surveying have participated in critical training including GPS navigation and map scale interpretation. According to the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association...

A writer’s fallacy

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on A writer’s fallacy

Dear Editor, I would not normally respond to someone who sees it right to hide behind the façade of an assumed name, but it provides me with a fitting opportunity to restate the objectives of the...

Sisters-in-law spat results in assault charges

Oct 16, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Sisters-in-law spat results in assault charges

Roxanne Williams, of 145 Middle Road La Penitence and Vanetta Harding of 7 ‘A’ Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt , as a result of a spat between them, faced separate assault charges when they appeared...

A continuing attack on the Town Clerk

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on A continuing attack on the Town Clerk

Dear Editor, The Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green, continues his relentless attacks on Town Clerk Carol Sooba as he damns her efforts to improve accountability and transparency at City Hall. To...

The 1896 Petition of Guyanese Muslim merchants

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The 1896 Petition of Guyanese Muslim merchants

Dear Editor, As Guyanese Muslims are getting ready to observe the celebrations of Eid Ul Adha, better known as “Bacra” Eid or Qurbani, we take you back to the year 1896, a historical occasion for...

Assessing the public’s opinion

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Assessing the public’s opinion

In a land where authentic surveys of public opinion are as rare as the proverbial “blue moon”, it is often extremely difficult to assess the majority opinion of the Guyanese public regarding...

Shared prosperity is better than trickle-down economics

Oct 16, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Shared prosperity is better than trickle-down economics

Dear Editor, Thanks to the sterling work being undertaken by your newspaper as well as the meritorious work of APNU, the AFC, a clutch of analysts and regular letter writers, all Guyana can now see...