February 25, 2014

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Missing dog

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Missing dog

A public spirited citizen found this dog at the corner of Lamaha and Thomas Streets on Mash Day, just outside the Georgetown Public Hospital. To the citizen, the animal appeared to have just had a...

APNU’s track record is keeping the government accountable – Granger

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU’s track record is keeping the government accountable – Granger

Leader of the opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) David Granger has said that during its two years in the National Assembly it has been able to keep the government...

Lack of ‘Mental Processing root cause’ of suicidal behaviour – research finds

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Lack of ‘Mental Processing root cause’ of suicidal behaviour – research finds

The last five years have revealed that a large number of people have attempted suicide. The American University of Research (AUOR) after completing extensive survey in this regard– specifically...

Our position remains the same on the Anti-Money Laundering Bill – Granger

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Our position remains the same on the Anti-Money Laundering Bill – Granger

By Latoya Giles Opposition Leader Brigadier David Granger yesterday maintained that the APNU’s position on the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism legislation will...

PPP/C has failed to honour exemplary Guyanese – Ramkarran

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C has failed to honour exemplary Guyanese – Ramkarran

The past two Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Governments have awarded national honours only once each- in 2002 and 2011 – and this Government has made no awards. This was the blistering...

Product Certification Scheme recommended for goldsmiths, jewelers – GNBS

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Product Certification Scheme recommended for goldsmiths, jewelers – GNBS

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is encouraging goldsmiths and jewellers to participate in its Product Certification Scheme, which is voluntary, since conforming to the...

Collaboration – an important aspect of vector control says Director

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Collaboration – an important aspect of vector control says Director

Although vector control in Guyana is easily a multi-million-dollar undertaking, there would be no success realised without collaboration. This notion was recently amplified by Director of...

Pride and respect returned to Guyana’s Republic celebration

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Pride and respect returned to Guyana’s Republic celebration

– Local Gov’t Minister tells Region Eight residents Guyana is now a full fledged democracy that has witnessed monumental social and economical changes. Its people can celebrate Republic...

Rotary Demerara unveils “Gift of Life” billboard

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rotary Demerara unveils “Gift of Life” billboard

– Project aims to aid children with heart ailments With their minds set on saving lives, members of the Rotary Club of Demerara made their benign intentions public when they recently...

Public Works Ministry honours employees

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Public Works Ministry honours employees

From Driver to a Confidential Secretary, employees across the Ministry of Public Works were honoured last week for their performance and dedication. During the Ministry’s party held at the...

There is a protocol for dealing with vulnerable children

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on There is a protocol for dealing with vulnerable children

The Childcare and Protection Agency like most child care agencies the world over is struggling to meet the increased demands for services to children and families. Services such as alternative care...

Dumping of expired drugs in Agricola…Those medications were donated to us- Health Minister

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Dumping of expired drugs in Agricola…Those medications were donated to us- Health Minister

Minister of Health, Bheri Ramsaran said that the expired drugs which were dumped at the Agricola Health Centre more than two weeks ago were given to his Ministry by a donor agency. The Minister made...

$80M upgrade of aviation navigational aid underway

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $80M upgrade of aviation navigational aid underway

There has been an $80M allocation for a navigational aid upgrade within the local aviation industry, says Michael Correia, President of Aircraft Owners’ Association of Guyana. According to Correia,...

Second Jury empanelled for Corentyne murder trial

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Second Jury empanelled for Corentyne murder trial

The murder trial of two Corentyne men who are accused of murdering another will commence today in the Berbice High Court. The matter was postponed for one week following the discharge of the jury...

A NASTY COUNTRY!

Feb 25, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A NASTY COUNTRY!

Listening to the radio yesterday, I heard a man call in to make his contribution to a programme about the craziest things that happened on Mash Day. This particular caller said that he saw a garbage...

Republican boxers to benefit from equipped Prison gym

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Republican boxers to benefit from equipped Prison gym

– Demerara Mutual Life made sponsorship Among those inmates that will benefit from use of the Georgetown Prison Flex-in Gym of the Guyana Prison Service will be three Republican Gym...

East Coast CPGs get mixed ratings ahead of 38th anniversary celebration

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on East Coast CPGs get mixed ratings ahead of 38th anniversary celebration

As Guyana gets ready to celebrate 38 years of Community Policing, the operations of those groups along the East Coast of Demerara are receiving mix grades from the established law enforcement body,...

President Ramotar is enraged. Is he a blackmailer?

Feb 25, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on President Ramotar is enraged. Is he a blackmailer?

At the rate President Donald Ramotar is going with his laughable demagoguery, like his predecessor and benefactor, Bharrat Jagdeo, he is going to lose the respect of even the young underlings in his...

The bane of drunk driving

Feb 25, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The bane of drunk driving

The law is clear; avoid driving after drinking. The records would show that too many accidents, many of them fatal, were caused by drunk driving. All over the world law enforcement officers take a...

Work together and build Guyana

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Work together and build Guyana

– Minister Sukhai urges Region Seven at flag-raising ceremony Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai on Saturday evening called for the coming together of the residents of Region...

Mash Day accident

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mash Day accident

A Queenstown Village, Essequibo man is nursing a broken leg after an out of control hire car slammed into a bus shed at Queenstown on Sunday last. The driver, according to reports, attempted to avoid...

Non profit organisations team up for ‘Heal and Help the World’ initiative

Feb 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Non profit organisations team up for ‘Heal and Help the World’ initiative

Earlier this year, Supriya Singh-Bodden, Founder of the Guyana Foundation, and a member of the Baptist Health Founders Society, approached Baptist Hospital about teaming up with the Guyana...

Our problem is not the Standing Orders but the social order

Feb 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our problem is not the Standing Orders but the social order

DEAR EDITOR, “According to the CJ’s ruling as reported, under Article 219 it is open to us to conclude that the whole budget debate and the days and process of Committee of Supply are...

Is this the return of democracy to Guyana which was proudly promoted?

Feb 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is this the return of democracy to Guyana which was proudly promoted?

DEAR EDITOR, I am pleading with the President and begging for his personal intervention into a matter which if left unchecked could easily descend into legal, mafia-style governance. We the common...

The Marriott Hotel is at a bad site

Feb 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Marriott Hotel is at a bad site

DEAR EDITOR, In a KN Article of Feb. 23 on the above referenced subject, it was reported that Mr. Phillip Allsopp, a celebrated Engineer, has dedicated his life towards understanding the drainage...

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(Kaieteur News) – There was a time in Guyana when a contractor was a man with dusty boots, a tape measure hanging from his waist, a pencil wedged between his ears and enough sunburn to qualify as roasted plantain. These days, however, a contractor is anybody with a Gmail address, a freshly...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws. The United States has that right, as does every sovereign state. All Caribbean governments...

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Minister of Public Works, His Eminence, Bishop Juan Edghill said it well. “Guyana is open for business.” Thanks, Lordship. Being open for business shouldn’t mean that Guyana is happy giving away its business. Giving it to outsiders to the detriment...

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