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Travelspan lands this morning with US$647 return fare bargain

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Travelspan lands this morning with US$647 return fare bargain

The much-anticipated return of Travelspan to the skies of Guyana is expected this morning, management of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) announced yesterday. And the company will...

Correction

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Correction

The article headlined ‘City Magistrate’s husband remanded for assaulting her,’ published in the December 12 edition of Kaieteur News stated that “…like the many baffled, were...

Camal Home hearing begins, media barred

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Camal Home hearing begins, media barred

Public hearings into the operations of the Camal International Home for Abused Women and Children began shortly after 10:00 hrs on Thuirsday at the Albion Sports Complex on the Corentyne. And...

GPHC’s nurses continue to reject five percent pay hike

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC’s nurses continue to reject five percent pay hike

…says increase is “goat bite” Nurses as well as security guards at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday continued their protest to register disapproval with...

Candlelight vigil held for four-year-old who died at GPHC

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Candlelight vigil held for four-year-old who died at GPHC

A candlelight vigil intended to lament the recent passing of four-year-old Jaden Mars at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) was held on the New Market Street pavement outside of...

No sense of pride

Dec 14, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on No sense of pride

Pride is something that keeps many nations from going under to lesser foes. In fact whoever came up with the symbols of nationhood were giving people a rallying point for their pride....

Guyanese in Ghanaian drug bust claim it was grains

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese in Ghanaian drug bust claim it was grains

Ghana – (MyJoyonline) – A case in which five persons, including a Ghanaian, are facing charges of possessing substances suspected to be cocaine, has been adjourned to January 7, next year by...

Local Government Ministry initiates Christmas clean-up

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Local Government Ministry initiates Christmas clean-up

The Ministry of Local Government is collaborating with the Ministry of Public Works, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and other community stakeholders to get going with an intensive Christmas...

American School hosts art exhibition

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on American School hosts art exhibition

Art Education in public schools is something which has been on the decline for several years. A majority of the schools which are pushing heavily on reinforcing the “Arts in school” are...

Deputy Head takes President’s College, Education Minister to court

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Deputy Head takes President’s College, Education Minister to court

…claims overlooked for Principal position, unlawfully transferred A senior teacher of Presidents’ College has taken that institution and the Ministry of Education to court, claiming that...

Gold surpasses targeted amount

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Gold surpasses targeted amount

Guyana has surpassed its targeted production for 2013. Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, made the declaration on Wednesday during the launch of a major venture...

Berbice road fatalities double in 2013 – Commander

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice road fatalities double in 2013 – Commander

Berbice ‘B’ Division has recorded a 23 per cent reduction in serious crime over the past year, in comparison to previous years. This was announced by Commander of ‘B’ Division, Assistant...

GPL promises no power outages for Christmas

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPL promises no power outages for Christmas

Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is well prepared to tackle the population’s energy demand as it rises during the approaching holiday season. This was the assertion made by the entity’s Deputy Chief...

Trans Guyana Airways takes Santa to Kamarang village

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Trans Guyana Airways takes Santa to Kamarang village

Yesterday began ‘to look a lot like Christmas’ in the small Amerindian community of Kamarang, Region Seven, as every child there had the once in a lifetime opportunity to chat with old St....

MARAD extends safety campaign to Essequibo Islands

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on MARAD extends safety campaign to Essequibo Islands

– distributed lifejackets to several schools As part of its ongoing maritime safety campaign, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) extended its safety campaign to...

Murder trial aborted two years after incident

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Murder trial aborted two years after incident

…Accused cannot find another lawyer The murder trial of Charles Albert, called “Charles Greaves,” 52, a former security guard of the Mayor and Town Council of Corriverton, and of Lot 56...

‘GOD’ jailed for 13 years for killing man

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘GOD’ jailed for 13 years for killing man

Elroy Grenville, aka Rastaman’ 38, of Lot 8 Belladrum, West Coast Berbice, was on Thursday sentenced to 13 years in jail by Justice Dawn Gregory in the Berbice High Court. He was on...

Blow her mind for Christmas

Dec 14, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Blow her mind for Christmas

I met a friend downtown a few days ago. He looked all stressed out. I asked him what was the problem, and he replied that he just could not decide what to give his partner for the...

Takama weed cutter found dead on citrus farm

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Takama weed cutter found dead on citrus farm

– Post Mortem suggests foul play The body of 41-year-old Krishna Mangru, a weed cutter was found dead on a Citrus Farm at Takama, Upper Berbice River on Tuesday. It was...

ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

Attorney Gail S. Seeram Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. We appreciate your comments and questions. If you have a question that...

UN Water Country Brief formed on Guyana

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on UN Water Country Brief formed on Guyana

Guyana is the only Caribbean country selected to be part of the UN Water Country Brief survey which is aimed at ensuring that the resource is sustainably managed. In this initial stage, 13...

Digicel spreads Christmas Cheer

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Digicel spreads Christmas Cheer

– donates $1M to Linden school and life jackets for ferry boats The Physical Education Department of the Wismar/Christianburg Secondary School in Linden got a much needed boost when Digicel...

Scotiabank named Bank of the Year

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Scotiabank named Bank of the Year

Scotiabank was recently named the Bank of the Year in Guyana by The Banker magazine, a Financial Times publication. “Scotiabank has had a presence in Guyana for 45 years and we are pleased to be...

Rotary Club of Demerara celebrates 20 years of exemplary service

Dec 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rotary Club of Demerara celebrates 20 years of exemplary service

The Rotary Club of Demerara is celebrating its recent 20th anniversary. Recently, it hosted an anniversary which featured Rotary District 7030 Governor Hervé Honoré as the keynote...

Nelson Mandela – a giant of history

Dec 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nelson Mandela – a giant of history

DEAR EDITOR, United States President Barack Obama described the late Nelson Mandela as “a giant of history”. He was one of over a hundred world leaders who attended the funeral of Mandela who...

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