October 30, 2013

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Reg. 10 Chairman urges unions to become relevant

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Reg. 10 Chairman urges unions to become relevant

…as GTUC Triennial Conference gets underway In citing that Trade Unions are perhaps becoming a thing of the past, Chairman of Region 10, Sharma Solomon last evening urged that trade unions make...

Budget preparations…High Court ruling on cuts causes pause

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Budget preparations…High Court ruling on cuts causes pause

With national budget presentation being just about five months away, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is awaiting the High Court ruling on the legality of budget cuts before any moves at...

CCJ chides Court of Appeal over tardy decisions

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on CCJ chides Court of Appeal over tardy decisions

In at least two recent rulings of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), it would appear that the Guyana Court of Appeal has caused some setbacks in the smooth flow of the judicial system. Chancellor...

$65M in contracts awarded for supply of material to forensic lab

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $65M in contracts awarded for supply of material to forensic lab

As the commissioning date for the much anticipated police forensic laboratory nears, the Ministry of Home Affairs has awarded contracts for the supply of photograph and forensic equipment for the...

Traffic advisory

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Traffic advisory

The Guyana Police Force is informing the general public that tomorrow Wednesday October 30, 2013, the East Bank Road between the Houston Bypass (Rahaman Turn) and Ramp Road, in the vicinity of Banks...

Guyanese killed in Trinidad after struck by out-of-control truck

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese killed in Trinidad after struck by out-of-control truck

Trinidad -(Trinidad Express) – A Guyanese was killed in Trinidad over the weekend. Dead is Looknauth Balkissoon, 31. He had been living in Trinidad for the last nine years. Some of his relatives...

‘Picture boy’ trial…Investigating ranks testify as second hearing progresses

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Picture boy’ trial…Investigating ranks testify as second hearing progresses

Inspector Nolan Burnett and Detective Deputy Superintendent of Police Lyndon Lord were back in the witness box yesterday to give evidence in the second hearing of the double-murder trial of Cyon...

Clarification

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Clarification

The article on the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Biodiversity Assessment Team exploring Rupununi in our October 29 issue was incorrect in stating that the expedition was coordinated by National...

Sparendaam plane crash…Task Force completes probe, compiling report

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Sparendaam plane crash…Task Force completes probe, compiling report

The Task Force responsible for reviewing all aspects of licencing of operations for contracted foreign aircraft and making recommendations to improve the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has...

APNU wants “fully staffed” Ombudsman’s office

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on APNU wants “fully staffed” Ombudsman’s office

By Abena Rockcliffe A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is calling for a fully staffed office of the Ombudsman to be reintroduced as opposed to the previous set up that existed. That call was...

‘Conscious teaching’ being encouraged to improve pass rates

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Conscious teaching’ being encouraged to improve pass rates

Not only is there need for more conscious teaching in the school system, but according to Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, the Ministry is looking to have the results obtained mirror the...

Correction/Apology

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Correction/Apology

The lead headline of yesterday’s (October 29) edition of Kaieteur News – ‘Radio Licence court case…Govt. asks for more time to file defence’- was incorrect. The matters were called...

PPP propagandists must be exposed for their distortions

Oct 30, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP propagandists must be exposed for their distortions

Dear Editor, In response to one Mr. Harry Hergash, we do not have much to say except that we are happy to know that he is unable to dispute the facts outlined in our letter about the PNC achievements...

Forestry, mining need much greater vigilance

Oct 30, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Forestry, mining need much greater vigilance

Dear Editor, Guyana’s rivers and forests hold the key to the survival of the society as we know it. Yet Guyanese citizens know next to nothing about how wisely or efficiently these vital sectors...

The myth that is UG

Oct 30, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The myth that is UG

Dear Editor, In the October 1, 2013 edition of Kaieteur News, columnist Frederick Kissoon highlighted a rather unfortunate state of affairs at the University of Guyana, our top learning institution....

When Burnham and Jagan exploited race

Oct 30, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on When Burnham and Jagan exploited race

Dear Editor, I read Mike Persaud’s letter, “Rashleigh Jackson needs to be more explicit,” (KN 10-29-13) in which he stated that I had said that Brig Granger possessed the values of Hindu...

Some questions for a women’s champion

Oct 30, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some questions for a women’s champion

Dear Editor, I noted with great humour that bastion of moral rectitude in the Cabinet, Minister Priya Manickchand, conveniently misrepresenting a glaring conflict of interest issue to that of an...

Rampant corruption in Upper Mazaruni

Oct 30, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rampant corruption in Upper Mazaruni

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter from Imbaimadai, Upper Mazaruni River. I have been here for the past three months, and was able to reconnect to the area quite easily. I passed this way in 1986...

Govt. defends Consul General’s visit to St. Maarten

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. defends Consul General’s visit to St. Maarten

Government has defended recent visits of the Consul General to Barbados, Michael Brotherson, to St. Maarten, to conduct consular services for the many Guyanese that live there. According to...

Fire Service declares Federation Building ‘derelict’

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fire Service declares Federation Building ‘derelict’

– says all occupancy must be ceased forthwith Days after Chief Justice Ian Chang ordered that Government be restrained from interfering with Attorney-at-Law Saphier Husain’s access to...

Anti-Money laundering legislation…Bill should not be used as a bargaining chip

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Anti-Money laundering legislation…Bill should not be used as a bargaining chip

– Finance Minister Whilst the government and Opposition still remain gridlocked over the Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Bill, Minister of...

Measures apace at QC to improve Science curriculum delivery

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Measures apace at QC to improve Science curriculum delivery

In keeping with moves by the Ministry of Education to embrace and promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM subjects), Queen’s College has been making ardent strides to...

No Police Service Commission could mean another year of stagnation for officers

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on No Police Service Commission could mean another year of stagnation for officers

By Dale Andrews With a mere two months to go before the year comes to an end, senior ranks of the Guyana Police Force are holding their breaths with the hope that the Police Service Commission...

How a little mattress company grew up in Guyana

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on How a little mattress company grew up in Guyana

By Leonard Gildarie In one of the country’s newest industrial site, a little business has quietly grown up and taken over the foam mattress market. And it is all being made in Guyana. Now,...

Main trial resumes in Black Bush murder

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Main trial resumes in Black Bush murder

The voir dire has concluded and the main trial has resumed in the Black Bush murder in which 23-year-old Satrohan Mannaru, called Andrew, of Mibicuri South, Black Bush Polder, is being tried...

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Georgetown, Guyana – Organizers of the Need for Speed Karting Championship have announced a change of venue for the opening round of the competition, which was originally scheduled to be held at...

A compromise is possible but not likely

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(Kaieteur News) – Back in 2009, legislation was passed by the then PPP/C government giving former presidents a wide range of benefits and facilities. These included security, vehicles, staff, utilities, medical expenses and other support, many of which were not subject to clear limits. Critics...

Language is Infrastructure – Why Antigua and Barbuda’s...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond their size. The decision by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, to make...

The shell presidency

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – What’s up, doc? Yeah, that’s the sad reflection of the state of the Guyana presidency. Dwindled to a cartoon. If it’s not shoveling snow, it’s shoveling that other four-letter word that stinks up the environment. The great office of...

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