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Guyana needs an integrated management plan to address solid waste problems

Dec 22, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana needs an integrated management plan to address solid waste problems

Dear Editor, After witnessing the debacle surrounding the appointment of the Georgetown Municipality Town Clerk under circumstances that undermine due process and procedures and which...

“Senza Fine” and winged impulse

Dec 22, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on “Senza Fine” and winged impulse

Writer’s note: Because of the large number of people I ran into this season that I never knew migrated, I am republishing my May 8, 2008 column with three small additions. “Senza Fine”...

The AFC is here to stay!

Dec 22, 2013 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The AFC is here to stay!

By Moses Nagamootoo M.P A major success was the defeat of the notion that a “third party” such as the Alliance For Change (AFC) could not survive in our divisive and polarized political...

A thirst for cars and killing

Dec 22, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on A thirst for cars and killing

By Michael Jordan Taxi drivers claim to have a built-in instinct about danger, but the driver in the burgundy Toyota Carina felt no apprehension when the three boys approached his car. Maybe...

Salvation Army volunteers…The people who keep the pots boiling for others at Christmas

Dec 22, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Salvation Army volunteers…The people who keep the pots boiling for others at Christmas

By Rehana Ashley Ahamad When most of us think of Christmas, we think of not just a day, but of an entire season, including the beginning of the New Year. We think of all the cleaning, shopping,...

Housing and You…Moving in for the holidays

Dec 22, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…Moving in for the holidays

By Leonard Gildarie There will be quite a number of Guyanese who will be sleeping in their new homes this Christmas. There can never be a more grand feeling than owning a piece of real estate...

The Hourglass dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger)

Dec 22, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Hourglass dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger)

The hourglass dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger) is a small dolphin in the family Delphinidae that inhabits Antarctic and sub-antarctic waters. The dolphin has rarely been seen. It was...

IS THERE A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT?

Dec 22, 2013 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on IS THERE A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT?

It was to be expected that the main opposition groupings, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) would throw their support behind the Guyana Public Service...

Over 5,000 house lots distributed this year

Dec 22, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Over 5,000 house lots distributed this year

The Ministry of Housing has achieved its allocation target of over 5,000 house lots for this year. More are expected to be distributed before year-end since the Ministry intends to host more One Stop...

Book review… A pricey literary gem of unrivaled worth

Dec 22, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Book review… A pricey literary gem of unrivaled worth

Book: Poetic Jewels by Michael Ashby Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Poets have always stirred the conscience, embedding themselves in struggles for social change. Their words are also celebratory finding...

The Baccoo Speaks

Dec 22, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Frustration often causes people to do things that they come to regret. From the national standpoint it is causing the country to lose its human resource. This time around there have been more...

Education Ministry to probe teaching hindrances – CEO

Dec 22, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry to probe teaching hindrances – CEO

“With innovation comes great expectation,” was the notion emphasised by Chief Education Officer (CEO), Olato Sam, when he addressed the audience at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE)...

Public opinion should support public servants

Dec 22, 2013 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Public opinion should support public servants

Guyana’s greatest post-independence public service strike which occurred in April-May 1999 left many of the issues for which the strike was called unsettled. The eight-week strike,...

Health and illiteracy among six key issues to receive reparatory diplomacy and action

Dec 22, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Health and illiteracy among six key issues to receive reparatory diplomacy and action

By Zena Henry The CARCIOM Reparations Commission has identified illiteracy and health care among six key issues plaguing slavery descendants. Public Health was one of the key issues...

A fool and his money

Dec 22, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on A fool and his money

I always used to hear the saying, “A fool and his money are soon parted”. My mother would often say that to me when I rushed to spend the ten cents and the pennies that I would...

A gloomy time

Dec 22, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on A gloomy time

By Sir Ronald Sanders The announcement on Friday 13 December by the government of Barbados that it will lay-off over 3,000 public servants in January as a first step in cutting back government...

Public-Private Partnerships on projects…IMF warns Guyana to follow int’l best practices

Dec 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Public-Private Partnerships on projects…IMF warns Guyana to follow int’l best practices

-believes that Amaila hydro will work if restructured -cautions on rapid credit growth The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Government to seriously consider improving how it goes about...

Army gets one month bonus, plus five per cent hike

Dec 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Army gets one month bonus, plus five per cent hike

As is customary, all members of the Joint Services, in addition to receiving their five percent increase, will also benefit from a one-month tax-free Christmas bonus. The announcement...

GPSU street protest attracts small turn out

Dec 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU street protest attracts small turn out

Less than 100 persons, among them nurses and public servants represented by the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) took to the streets yesterday to protest the five percent increase on their...

Anti-money laundering Bill gets second life…AFC again ties support to Procurement Commission

Dec 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Anti-money laundering Bill gets second life…AFC again ties support to Procurement Commission

Government, late Thursday night, successfully managed to bring back the troubled anti-money laundering legislation but there will be no passage until it is screened by a special Parliamentary...

Bandits snatch $17.2M from store clerk

Dec 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits snatch $17.2M from store clerk

Investigations are continuing into yet another multimillion dollar robbery. According to the police it was about 08:30hrs yesterday when Rajiv Singh, 21, a clerk attached to a city store, was about...

NICIL transfers shares in Berbice Bridge to NIS

Dec 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL transfers shares in Berbice Bridge to NIS

…Govt-owned scheme now holds largest stake, has no voting right – PSC The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) headed by Winston Brassington has sold its 950...

Dem boys seh…Food mek Sam deh foot to foot behind Donald

Dec 21, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Food mek Sam deh foot to foot behind Donald

De fattest people in de party is Donald and Sam. That is because dem like eat and eat anything. Donald and Sam nearly fall out Friday because Donald didn’t want carry Sam to de GDF...

WI bowlers make it tough for NZ

Dec 21, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on WI bowlers make it tough for NZ

HAMILTON, New Zealand – West Indies followed up Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s 29th Test hundred and valuable runs from their tail-enders with purposeful bowling to leave the third Test against...

PG II Final Four ignites CASH tonight

Dec 21, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on PG II Final Four ignites CASH tonight

– Quality basketball ends year By Edison Jefford The Final Four of the second annual Phillip George Legacy tournament, dubbed PG II, bounces off tonight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH)...

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If the system is not broken why try to fix it?

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- A few years ago, I was at a private hospital watching the workers “clock-in” to work... more