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Child Care Agency intensifying protective role

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Child Care Agency intensifying protective role

In light of the fact that early sexual activity is not in keeping with the rights and development process of children, the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) has in place strategic...

Teen held for illegal possession of firearm, ammo

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teen held for illegal possession of firearm, ammo

A teenaged vendor, who was apprehended at his West Ruimveldt home for allegedly having 26 rounds of live ammunition and a pistol in his bedroom, made his first court appearance yesterday to be...

Bisram is no Indian triumphalist

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bisram is no Indian triumphalist

Dear Editor, Instead of focusing on Alexei Ramotar’s performance and qualification, M. Maxwell delved into personality and character assassination in his usual self denigrating of peoples’...

Supervision of new doctors high on Health Ministry’s agenda

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Supervision of new doctors high on Health Ministry’s agenda

Although the local health sector was built on a strong nursing background, moves are being made to ensure that doctors continue to play a major supervisory role, particularly as it relates to...

Double murder trial aborted; accused “unfit for trial”

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Double murder trial aborted; accused “unfit for trial”

The trial of fisherman Ravindranauth Mohanlall, 54,of Fyrish Village, Corentyne, Berbice ,who was facing two counts of murder in the Berbice High Court before Justice Diana Insanally and a...

No basis for any sanction

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on No basis for any sanction

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) should spare Guyana further embarrassment. It should avoid holding the National Assembly up to possible ridicule by refraining from the absurdity of...

Mr. Bisram seeks to misrepresent his Opponent’s position

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Bisram seeks to misrepresent his Opponent’s position

Dear Editor, Mr. Devanand Bhagwan (Letter in KN Jan. 4), titled, “Antagonists should not deviate from the crux of the matter”), feels that I have not addressed the “salient points of the...

Kissoon’s arguments rife with assumptions

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kissoon’s arguments rife with assumptions

Dear Editor, I did not see the programme on the National CommunicationsNetwork (NCN) to which Mr. Frederick Kissoon (“Guyana had sovereignty under President Burnham:” KN: 12/01/2014) referred so...

Gloomy days are ahead for Guyana

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Gloomy days are ahead for Guyana

Dear Editor, Ever since we began writing letters, we have tried to give some sense of what we could discern ahead for Guyana in 2014 under this PPP regime. In so doing, notwithstanding how difficult...

Disrespecting the Cuban-trained doctors

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Disrespecting the Cuban-trained doctors

Dear Sir, I wish to address this letter to the Hon. Minister of Health, Dr Beri Ramsaran. It concerns the doctors who have studied in Cuba and have since returned to practise here, mainly to fulfill...

An act of sheer brutality

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on An act of sheer brutality

Dear Editor, The Harding allegations of torture by means of a baton pushed into the anus of a prisoner is an act of sheer brutality. Whether the Ministers concerned deny the act or not, and whether...

A bubbling cauldron

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A bubbling cauldron

Ever so steadily – and insidiously – there is developing in our country a tale of two societies: one super-rich and the other desperately struggling to keep their heads above the water of...