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Role of Parliaments to be examined at Commonwealth conference

Oct 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Role of Parliaments to be examined at Commonwealth conference

– Guyana to host confab Guyana will be hosting the 16th Biennial Conference of Presiding Officers and Clerks of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth...

UG and government go hand in hand for development

Oct 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on UG and government go hand in hand for development

– Rohee The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday congratulated the University of Guyana (UG) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its establishment. The party’s...

Berbice doctor’s death…Truck driver arrested

Oct 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice doctor’s death…Truck driver arrested

Police in Berbice arrested a truck driver of Number Two Village, East Canje yesterday, in connection with the death of prominent Physician/Surgeon, 69-year-old Phyzul Azeem Sattaur, of Lot 5-7 LFS...

Doing a big man’s work

Oct 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Doing a big man’s work

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the Attorney General’s letter, “The President has untrammeled freedom to assent to and withhold assent from Bills” (SN, 30th September, 2013). At a glance one...

‘Youth Voice’ being considered as revised national policy is crafted

Oct 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Youth Voice’ being considered as revised national policy is crafted

A revised national youth policy is currently in the making even as moves are made to recognise and take into consideration the views of young persons in order to better cater to their needs....

Guyanese killed in vehicular accident in Barbados

Oct 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese killed in vehicular accident in Barbados

A Guyanese living in Barbados for the past ten years died in a vehicular accident on Monday last. He was identified as 29-year-old Govind ‘Andy’ Bhagwandat of Harrow Land, St Philip....

Crime is worse under the PPP

Oct 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Crime is worse under the PPP

Dear Editor, I note with utter disgust an article in the independent media that was attributable to the Minister of Legal Affairs and captioned “PPP blames opposition for crime”. What is clear...

Life in Guyana is so much better now

Oct 02, 2013 KNews Letters 15

Dear Editor, To be compared to the fictitious character, Don Quixote is not as bad as Barrington Braithwaite suggests by the sensational caption of his letter, “Harry Gill, the obsolete Don...

Charity man arrested with unlicenced revolver

Oct 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Charity man arrested with unlicenced revolver

A man said to be of unsound mind was on Monday evening arrested by police at a famous Charity night club with an unlicenced .38 revolver gun and three live rounds. The man was identified as 30...

Pedestrian killed after running into car at Parika

Oct 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Pedestrian killed after running into car at Parika

The country’s road fatality figure went up by one yesterday with the death of 69- year-old pedestrian, Omar Hussain, of no fixed place of abode. Hussain was struck down on the Parika Public...

Where was the jury in the coastguard trial?

Oct 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where was the jury in the coastguard trial?

Dear Editor, ‘I am the judge, jury and the sentencing officer in this voir dire (trial within a trial) so I have the final say,’ were the words used by a trial judge who presided over the recent...

President Ramotar sang an old, old, old song

Oct 02, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on President Ramotar sang an old, old, old song

If some Third World leaders had their way, they would let a select set of countries aid and feed the developing world while they do absolutely nothing to propel development in their own...

Another storm in a teacup

Oct 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Another storm in a teacup

Dear Editor, Your newspaper has been and continues to be a major source of inspiration and encouragement for the Guyanese people. It has promoted democracy by simply bringing the news to the Guyanese...

An unconscious discrimination in blood donations

Oct 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on An unconscious discrimination in blood donations

Dear Editor, It has been reported that President Jammeh of Gambia addressed the UN on 26th September and said that “homosexuality, greed and obsession with world domination “are more deadly than...

The Police Force must expose those accountable for its failings

Oct 02, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Police Force must expose those accountable for its failings

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) needs to take stock of its inability to solve many serious crimes, and then move quickly, forcefully and publicly to root out the underlying causes. In recent years, the...

NIS registers alarming 25% drop in employers

Oct 01, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on NIS registers alarming 25% drop in employers

– eyes external help to improve operations By Leonard Gildarie Government has not ruled out “external” help to place the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) on firmer footing. The $30B...

Preparations for GuyExpo near completion

Oct 01, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Preparations for GuyExpo near completion

With just two days remaining before the curtain falls on this year’s annual trade fair and exhibition, the Tourism Minister (Ag) Irfaan Ali, has assured that preparations are a far...

Kitty beer garden execution…Former murder accused in hiding after surviving attack

Oct 01, 2013 KNews News 9

Police are trying to locate a freed murder accused who was sitting with businesswoman Shelliza Basir-Lall when she was shot and killed and who only escaped a similar fate because one of the...

EZjet boss applies to change plea to guilty

Oct 01, 2013 KNews News 5

Embattled EZjet boss, Sonny Ramdeo, facing up to 90 years in jail for allegedly stealing more than US$20M from a US hospital chain, has made an about turn and seems set to change his plea. On Friday,...

Doorga Persaud to Chair GEA Board of Directors

Oct 01, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Doorga Persaud to Chair GEA Board of Directors

…Finance Secretary, Rekha will serve as deputy After weeks of repeated requests for the names of the Board of Directors, of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds, has,...

Marriott to borrow US$2M more after it opens

Oct 01, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott to borrow US$2M more after it opens

The feasibility study conducted by the US-based, HVS Consulting and Valuation, has revealed that the Marriott Hotel, five years into its operation will have to borrow an additional US$1.75M (G$350M)....

Dem boys seh…People thiefing wid pride

Oct 01, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…People thiefing wid pride

Times change. People always use to thief but dem use to shame when people talk. Wuss yet was if dem had to go to jail. When dem come out from jail people use to shame fuh be seen...

Ageday, Braithwaite unbeaten in Mackeson Fight Nights…-heads to Berbice atop Middleweight, Junior Welterweight divisions

Oct 01, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ageday, Braithwaite unbeaten in Mackeson Fight Nights…-heads to Berbice atop Middleweight, Junior Welterweight divisions

By Edison Jefford Marvin Ageday scored a controversial split decision win against William Hendricks Sunday night at the National Cultural Centre tarmac when the Mackeson Fight Night continued...

The FIFA World Cup Trophy jets off in style on the Caribbean leg

Oct 01, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on The FIFA World Cup Trophy jets off in style on the Caribbean leg

Jamaica Observer (By FIFA.com) – After a successful launch at the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a bird’s-eye view of the iconic Estádio do Maracanã, the...

Titans v Trinidad & Tobago, CLT20, Ahmedabad…T&T stay in contention with D/L victory

Oct 01, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Titans v Trinidad & Tobago, CLT20, Ahmedabad…T&T stay in contention with D/L victory

ESPNcricinfo – Trinidad & Tobago remained in the hunt for the second semi-finals berth in Group B, after rain halted a Titans surge as the match approached its crescendo. Titans...

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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