January 2014

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GPF lacks Proper Supervision of ranks…Those who don’t hear will feel- Rohee

Jan 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GPF lacks Proper Supervision of ranks…Those who don’t hear will feel- Rohee

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee in speaking on the negative perception of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) with respect to the social transgressions that some of the police officers have been...

$1.5B spent in two months…‘Returning voted down expenditure does not guarantee approval’- Granger

Jan 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $1.5B spent in two months…‘Returning voted down expenditure does not guarantee approval’- Granger

Simply returning Financial Papers with expenditure that previously did not gain the support of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) does not guarantee approval. This is the position held by Leader...

Cheaper power…Matthew’s Ridge firm signs MoU with T&T for manganese processing plant

Jan 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cheaper power…Matthew’s Ridge firm signs MoU with T&T for manganese processing plant

Canadian-owned, Reunion Gold, the company which is now operating the Matthew’s Ridge, Region One, manganese mine site, is exploring possibilities with neighbouring Trinidad to build a processing...

GPSU still searching for way forward over government imposed wage increase

Jan 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU still searching for way forward over government imposed wage increase

Almost three weeks into the New Year and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is still trying to sort out what next must be done to fight the government-imposed five percent wage increase...

Clinton Williams is new GGMC Chairman

Jan 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Clinton Williams is new GGMC Chairman

-Vieira confirmed as Commissioner Prominent city executive, Clinton Williams, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC). Rickford Vieira was also...

Budget discussions…Finance Minister did not honour his commitments

Jan 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Budget discussions…Finance Minister did not honour his commitments

-Is playing political games and we are no longer interested – APNU A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)’s Shadow Minister of Finance Minister Carl Greenidge has firmly stated that he...

Influx of doctors helping to bolster efficiency of health sector – CMO

Jan 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Influx of doctors helping to bolster efficiency of health sector – CMO

Close to 300 new Cuban-trained doctors are currently in the public health system even as moves are being made to improve the delivery of health care countrywide. And according to Chief Medical...

APNU moves to draft National Flood Control Plan

Jan 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU moves to draft National Flood Control Plan

– Government needs to stop responding to floods in a haphazard manner A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has deemed the recent floods and that of last year a horrible manifestation...

Surely, the US Embassy in Guyana can’t be that silly

Jan 21, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Surely, the US Embassy in Guyana can’t be that silly

The Government wants the democracy project executed by the US Embassy to be stopped until both sides negotiate the contents. What are the risks in the US Embassy accepting such an agreement?...

A FRIEND OF THE FARMERS

Jan 21, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A FRIEND OF THE FARMERS

Rice was one of the star performers of the Guyanese economy in 2013. For this, two persons need to be thanked, because without the action they took, the rice industry would not have been revived....

Manufacturers’ goal should be “consumer loyalty” – EMPRETEC Consultant

Jan 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Manufacturers’ goal should be “consumer loyalty” – EMPRETEC Consultant

Not only do manufacturers have a social obligation to ensure that the products they produce are of a high quality but these products must also meet the necessary safety requirements. This notion was...

Thank you, Medex Gouveia

Jan 21, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Thank you, Medex Gouveia

DEAR EDITOR, I write to publicly thank one of Guyana’s medical officers, Medex Gouveia, for the kindness and professionalism he showed me when I needed his help on Monday January 14. A woman who...

One can only take Freddie Kissoon’s daily rhapsody with a grain of salt

Jan 21, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on One can only take Freddie Kissoon’s daily rhapsody with a grain of salt

DEAR EDITOR, Readers have come to learn that one can only take Freddie Kissoon’s daily rhapsody with a grain of salt. Stella Ramsaroop, a few years ago, exposed him grossly for journalistic...

What is the status of the technical/vocational education curriculum in our schools?

Jan 21, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is the status of the technical/vocational education curriculum in our schools?

DEAR EDITOR, The KN news item captioned “Guyana still working to become CVQ ready – Manickchand” dated 1/16/14, exposes the troubling state of education in Guyana. This report raises a number...

CCJ agreement should be amended to enforce judgment

Jan 21, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on CCJ agreement should be amended to enforce judgment

DEAR EDITOR, Caribbean nationals were surprised to learn last week that there is no mechanism to enforce all judgments made by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). This surprise disclosure was made...

Breaking news…

Jan 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking news…

The bodies of the missing pilot, Blake Slater and cargo loader, Dwayne Jacobs were recovered by Guyana Defence Force troops around 7:00hrs this morning among the wrecked Trans Guyana Airway’s 700...

Crashed aircraft spotted

Jan 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Crashed aircraft spotted

– GDF troops trekking to site Pilots of two Guyana Defence Force (GDF) helicopters spotted the wreckage of the Trans Guyana Airway’s 700 Cessna Caravan 8R-GHS about four kilometers...

NICIL earns $7B in 2012, paid only $1B to Govt.

Jan 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL earns $7B in 2012, paid only $1B to Govt.

…sold its shares in Berbice Bridge for $950M The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), headed by Winston Brassington, raked out almost $7B in profits for 2012 but paid...

APNU not buying Minister Rohee’s explanation of Harding’s injury

Jan 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU not buying Minister Rohee’s explanation of Harding’s injury

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has reiterated its No Confidence in Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee moreso in the context of the treatment of Colwyn Harding who suffered attacks by the...

Truck crushes E’bo three-year-old

Jan 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Truck crushes E’bo three-year-old

The Essequibo Coast has recorded its third road fatality in exactly three days, as a result of the death of a three-year-old Charity Housing Scheme toddler, who was crushed by a truck in front...

Fire destroys Regent Street business

Jan 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys Regent Street business

Firefighters and police officers had a very heavy presence on the scene of a fire which gutted a building that housed the FullWorks Motor Spares and Auto Sales at Lot 152 Regent Road, Bourda...

Old Fort organises Greet and Meet session for its members

Jan 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Old Fort organises Greet and Meet session for its members

Considering the need to foster camaraderie among members, the recently-installed executive of Old Fort Hockey Club yesterday held a Greet and Meet session, at the Georgetown Cricket Club where a...

Thirteen officials successful as GBA referees/judges seminar concludes

Jan 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Thirteen officials successful as GBA referees/judges seminar concludes

Four days of intense application in the intricacies of the trade came to a successful conclusion for 13 local amateur referees and judges when the curtains came down on the Guyana Boxing Association...

Regional Super50 preparations continue under lights

Jan 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Super50 preparations continue under lights

Providence host practice matches tomorrow & Friday By Sean Devers The Guyana team preparing for the 2013 Regional Super50 Cricket tournament in Trinidad & Tobago from January 30 to February...

Fazal is new Satro SC chairman

Jan 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fazal is new Satro SC chairman

Sheik Fazal was elected chairman of the Satro Sports Club when the organisation held its Annual General Meeting on Friday evening last at Shalim Razack residence on the Essequibo river island of...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, – The two-day racing extravaganza that kicks off an action-packed month of motorsport starts today at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Thomaslands venue...

Punctuality is now a problem in Georgetown Schools

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(Kaieteur News) – Every school day in the city, in almost every ward, you can see scores of school children – dressed in their uniforms – ambling to school after 9:00am. The casualness of these children suggests that punctuality is no longer important to them or to their parents. But it does...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

UGGI Survey: Pt. IV

Jun 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – This is the last commentary on the University of Guyana Green Institute (UGGI) Independence 60 Survey titled: Guyana at 60: Trust, Oil, and the Society being Built. Today’s focus goes beyond the two bottom performing areas of “national government” and “foreign oil...

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