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Region Eight willfully neglected by Government – Regional Chairman

Dec 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Region Eight willfully neglected by Government – Regional Chairman

The deplorable Bartica/ Potaro Road in Region Eight, is yet to be repaired even though its importance was amplified in July 2012 when protestors shutdown Linden, preventing the flow of traffic...

Battered woman stranded in Granny Backdam, needs medical attention

Dec 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Battered woman stranded in Granny Backdam, needs medical attention

A woman brutally beaten and robbed in Granny Backdam, Omai, on Christmas Day is still awaiting the intervention from the police and medical attention. During an interview via telephone...

Twenty three women brutally killed by men during 2013

Dec 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Twenty three women brutally killed by men during 2013

Twenty -three women have been murdered in 2013, with four of the victims slain within the last week. Statistics from the Ministry of Human Services show that all were victims of domestic...

No discrimination in East Bank housing allocations – Irfaan Ali

Dec 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on No discrimination in East Bank housing allocations – Irfaan Ali

– slams AFC’s leader over “haul your ass” comment The Ministry of Housing yesterday came out in defence of its programs on the East Bank of Demerara, insisting that the sale...

Wanted man remanded on murder charge

Dec 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted man remanded on murder charge

Wanted man, Carlton Akeem Bourne, of Whim Village, Corentyne, Berbice, who was on the run for more than a year has been nabbed and remanded to jail on a charge of murder. Bourne was wanted for...

Home Affairs Ministry urges CPG members to exercise restraint

Dec 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Home Affairs Ministry urges CPG members to exercise restraint

The Ministry of Home Affairs has expressed regret at the fatal shooting of Belle Vue resident Godfrey Jaggroo, while cautioning Community Policing Group members to exercise restraint when armed....

Remembering the fallen

Dec 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Remembering the fallen

Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell presents a Christmas hamper to Ms. Claire Victorino, the mother of the late Lance Corporal 20293 Michael Forde. The Lance Corporal was killed during...

Cheekies rewards Christmas Day mothers

Dec 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cheekies rewards Christmas Day mothers

Cheekies Mother Nikita Mclennon, (centre), was one of the recipients of a Cheekies hamper. Witnessing the event was Sister June Cato, Marketing Assistant Joel Lee and Onica Benjamin, the Cheekies...

Violence spoiled this Christmas

Dec 28, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Violence spoiled this Christmas

The Christmas season must go down as one of the most violent in the history of this country. Generally, people concentrate on making a reality of the general slogan that this is the season of...

‘Uncensored 5’ commences tonight

Dec 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Uncensored 5’ commences tonight

Signature Productions will be staging its fifth annual edition of UNCENSORED, the brain child of Lyndon ‘Jumbie’ Jones, starting tonight at 20:00hrs and continuing tomorrow at the same time. The...

Chief Librarian accident…Police deny involvement in accident

Dec 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Chief Librarian accident…Police deny involvement in accident

Following the tragic death of Chief Librarian of the National Library, Gillian Thompson, the Guyana Police Force has denied having any involvement in the accident which resulted in the death of the...

22-yr-old remanded for Timothy Adams’s murder

Dec 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 22-yr-old remanded for Timothy Adams’s murder

On Monday last, news came that Timothy Adams, a 57-year-old miner, was brutally murdered at Turtle Creek, Five Star Backdam, in the Port Kaituma area. Reports had indicated that a few hours...

PERSONA NON GRATA

Dec 28, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on PERSONA NON GRATA

The United States Ambassador to Guyana should enjoy his Christmas here in Guyana. From all accounts, it may be the last one that he spends here as a diplomat because it seems most likley that...

ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

Dec 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

Beware of Immigration Service Providers who are not Lawyers… Attorney Gail S. Seeram Beware of immigration service providers. Many of these unauthorized practitioners mean well, however,...

The season of giving

Dec 28, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The season of giving

Dear Editor, There are a plethora of reasons for celebrating the holidays, besides the fact it is the biggest season globally and one of joy and goodwill. The Christmas and New Year holiday season is...

Politicians must quickly come to the realisation that the poor need help

Dec 28, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Politicians must quickly come to the realisation that the poor need help

DEAR EDITOR, I read with interest the letter in your Christmas Day edition from Dr. Asquith Rose and Harish S. Singh relating to Christmas. Particularly the first two paragraphs: “Christmas is a...

There is no contradiction in the Procurement law

Dec 28, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is no contradiction in the Procurement law

Dear Editor, The procurement law as legislated by Parliament in 2003 did prescribe a role for Cabinet in the procurement system. Yes it did! The Cabinet is an equal stakeholder in the...

We have all benefited from our diversity in so many ways

Dec 28, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on We have all benefited from our diversity in so many ways

DEAR EDITOR, As we celebrate the festive season of Christmas and the New Year, it is important that we reflect on how far we have advanced as a nation in terms of the pursuit of our national...

Talk or Speech

Dec 28, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Talk or Speech

DEAR EDITOR, The (St.) Kittians have this saying: ‘You talk a lot, but you ain’t make no speech’. The year-end press conference by the Minister of Labour, as reported in the press, may...

U.S. help needed to nudge parties towards genuine democracy

Dec 28, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on U.S. help needed to nudge parties towards genuine democracy

DEAR EDITOR, I write with reference to your news article titled, “Cabinet at odds with US Ambassador” (Dec. 25th) and note that Dr. Luncheon said that Cabinet particularly objected to...