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Eroding Five Miles Housing Scheme ‘fixed’

Dec 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Eroding Five Miles Housing Scheme ‘fixed’

… but house lot holders still in a quandary Three months ago, the concerns of the residents of 5 Miles Bartica were highlighted by the media, in relation to what they felt was...

Body found at Ruby foreshore with gunshot to head

Dec 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Body found at Ruby foreshore with gunshot to head

He had the words ‘Rebecca’ and ‘Love’ tattooed on his left arm, a cross and ‘Jesus’ printed on his right arm, and someone had shot him in the head. Police said that the man’s...

Unemployment level unknown – Labour Minister

Dec 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Unemployment level unknown – Labour Minister

The Ministry of Labour has been unable to establish the level of unemployment in Guyana and is working feverishly to ascertain this information. Labour Minister Dr. Nanda Gopaul made...

A drowning man will clutch at the race vote

Dec 20, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A drowning man will clutch at the race vote

Surely, you don’t need to have a high school education to see that the five percent increase to public servants cannot work in the PPP’s favour in either a local government election or a national...

Fighting NCDs requires universal access to health care – CMO

Dec 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fighting NCDs requires universal access to health care – CMO

“Being happy is synonymous with being healthy,” was the notion emphasised by Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shamdeo Persaud, when he addressed a gathering recently at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

GPSU commences mass city protest today

Dec 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU commences mass city protest today

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is not letting up on its quest to be heard by the Administration against the annual arbitrary imposition of wage hikes for public service workers. The...

There is enough sugar to supply local market – Agri Minister

Dec 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on There is enough sugar to supply local market – Agri Minister

Although the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has not been able to meet any of its revised targets, there will be a sufficient amount of sugar to supply the local market. This is according to...

Guyana finally gets another Ombudsman

Dec 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana finally gets another Ombudsman

After eight years without filling the key position, Guyana has finally appointed an Ombudsman, Attorney- at- Law, former Justice Winston Moore. The announcement was made via a press statement...

A gambit that has to be made

Dec 20, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A gambit that has to be made

Diversification of state agriculture has failed in Guyana. This failure is best exemplified by the disastrous attempt of the Forbes Burnham administration to convert some sugar fields into...

35 adolescent/ teen mothers benefit from skills training

Dec 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 35 adolescent/ teen mothers benefit from skills training

Thanks to the Comprehensive Empowerment Programme, 35 adolescent/ teenage mothers were given a chance to enhance their lives through access to social and economic resources. They are the...

Guyana Goldfields Inc. spreads Christmas cheer

Dec 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Goldfields Inc. spreads Christmas cheer

…with US$80,000 in donations The Canadian-based mineral exploration Company, Guyana Goldfields Inc, as part of its corporate responsibility, has divided US$80,000 among several social and...

Realtor charged for fraudulent conversion

Dec 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Realtor charged for fraudulent conversion

A 38-year-old realtor was yesterday brought before the courts for allegedly converting three months of a client’s rent to her personal use. Paula Welch appeared at the Georgetown...

Night shelter inmate fined for assault

Dec 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Night shelter inmate fined for assault

A squabble over a radio between two inmates of the East La Penitence Night Shelter has resulted in 50-year-old Eustace Reece being fined $10,000 by the Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry....

336 graduate from CPCE

Dec 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 336 graduate from CPCE

– trained teachers target surpassed Poised to lend a priceless hand to the Ministry of Education’s mission to deliver quality education, a batch of 336 students yesterday graduated...

Forklift operator makes first appearance on murder charge

Dec 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Forklift operator makes first appearance on murder charge

A fork lift operator was yesterday refused bail by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry after he made his first court appearance charged with the murder committed Sunday last, on a 42-year-old...

New Dooms Year

Dec 20, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on New Dooms Year

Dear Editor, For many any exercise of a celebratory nature at this time is essentially illusionary, if indeed not delusionary. On reflection on all the declamations, the angry, vociferous...

This is a flagrant disregard for basic journalistic ethics

Dec 20, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is a flagrant disregard for basic journalistic ethics

Dear Editor, I am now comfortable to write on the issuance of the Permission of a Geological and Geophysical Survey (PGGS) issued to Muri Brazil Ventures Inc., following several revelations by...

PPP needs to stop undermining local government communities they haven’t won

Dec 20, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP needs to stop undermining local government communities they haven’t won

Dear Editor, The Speaker had advised this nation the message sent by the President consistent with Article 170(3) giving his reasons for withholding assent to the Local Government (Amendment)...

Weren’t these employees put on some kind of Pension Plan?

Dec 20, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Weren’t these employees put on some kind of Pension Plan?

Dear Editor. I write concerning the issue of the ‘Telecoms Pensioners’. Superannuation benefits of former employees of Guyana Telecommunications Corporation (GTC) were governed by the...

I challenge Kwame Mc Coy to answer these questions

Dec 20, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on I challenge Kwame Mc Coy to answer these questions

Dear Editor, A friend called me insisting that I tune in on the Mr. Kwame McCoy ‘Square Talk TV Program’ – he launched a vigorous personal attack on my character. From what I heard, allow...

New River Triangle Debacle…Bharrat Jagdeo pressed for mining in disputed area

Dec 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on New River Triangle Debacle…Bharrat Jagdeo pressed for mining in disputed area

…Cabinet members opposed but then President held strong position It was former President Bharrat Jagdeo who began the pursuit to explore and mine in the disputed New River Triangle Area, during his...

Pres. Ramotar arrives in Venezuela for key Petro Caribe summit

Dec 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Pres. Ramotar arrives in Venezuela for key Petro Caribe summit

Venezuela – The design of new mechanisms of integration stands today in the agenda of blocks such as ALBA and Petrocaribe, in order to consolidate positions between countries with common...

Carjackers flee with $1.5M, leave shotgun behind

Dec 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Carjackers flee with $1.5M, leave shotgun behind

A law abiding East Bank Demerara resident was carjacked and robbed of his Android phone and over $1.5M at approximately 8:10pm on Tuesday. The robbery occurred at the Industrial Site,...

Port Kaituma porkknocker charged with brother’s killing

Dec 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Port Kaituma porkknocker charged with brother’s killing

The Fallstop, Port Kaituma porkknocker accused of fatally stabbing to death his 20-year-old brother was ordered held without bail after during his first court appearance before Magistrate Ann...

Security firm taken to court for underpaying workers

Dec 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Security firm taken to court for underpaying workers

Management of Strategic Action Security Service is once again in hot water, this time for violating the minimum wage order since 2012. Two others are being prosecuted for not adhering to the new...

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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