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Camp Groomes survivors still await word on meaningful compensation

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Camp Groomes survivors still await word on meaningful compensation

By Zena Henry Soldiers who survived the 2000 Camp Groomes explosion are still awaiting meaningful compensation from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) for serious injuries sustained during the mishap...

New four-lane projects for West Dem, Sheriff Street-Mandela

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on New four-lane projects for West Dem, Sheriff Street-Mandela

This year the Ministry of Public Works will be commencing new four-lane road projects and completing ongoing projects to continue the upgrade of Guyana’s transport infrastructure transformation....

SWAT will enhance two of GPF five areas of priority for the period 2013-2017

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on SWAT will enhance two of GPF five areas of priority for the period 2013-2017

The emergent Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team is expected to enhance two of the five priorities the nation’s security organization has set out to fulfill within the period of 2013 to...

Random Selection of Imported Goods…First manual examination of commercial imports conducted

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Random Selection of Imported Goods…First manual examination of commercial imports conducted

A thorough inspection was conducted on a 40-foot container consigned to Frank D’Abreu following the commencement of the Guyana Revenue Authority’s Random Selection of Imported Goods for...

Anna Catherina man found floating at seawall, drowned – PM reveals

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Anna Catherina man found floating at seawall, drowned – PM reveals

A post-mortem examination conducted on the remains of Abdool Nazir Hack whose body was found floating face-down on Friday last at the Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara, seawall revealed that...

Cops detain two for Trevor Rose murder

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cops detain two for Trevor Rose murder

Police are questioning two suspects in connection with the execution-style murder of popular costume designer, Trevor Rose. This was confirmed yesterday by a senior police official, who said that...

Vreed-en-Hoop vendors on clean-up mission

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Vreed-en-Hoop vendors on clean-up mission

They call themselves ‘The Vreed-en-Hoop Progressive Stalls Committee’; their mission is to ensure that the Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara Stelling area does not develop a garbage-infested...

A CITY OF FOUR QUADRANTS

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A CITY OF FOUR QUADRANTS

Traffic control in Georgetown is no longer a simply a problem. It has long passed that stage; it is now a crisis. This crisis is not simply due to the increase in the number of vehicles owned by...

Kwakwani woman to face manslaughter charge

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Kwakwani woman to face manslaughter charge

A 39- year-old Kwakwani woman is expected to appear before a Christianburg Magistrate to answer a charge relating to the death of her reputed husband. This follows the advice of the Director of...

Does the govt really want to pass the anti-money laundering Bill?

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Does the govt really want to pass the anti-money laundering Bill?

The gathering outside the National Assembly yesterday afternoon is symbolic of the state of the local politics. Two years ago when the parliamentary opposition voted to slash the budget for National...

‘Faulty’ deposition stalls High Court murder trial

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Faulty’ deposition stalls High Court murder trial

A faulty deposition resulted in the postponement of the case in which Satnarine Jaikaran called Sato, and his nephews Neville and Randy Crawford are on trial for murder before the Georgetown Supreme...

Three cases up for consideration at CCJ sitting in Guyana

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Three cases up for consideration at CCJ sitting in Guyana

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will be holding its first sitting in Guyana from February 17, to consider the application/appeal or to hear the submissions of three cases. There will also be a...

The sugar cake seller and the billionaire

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The sugar cake seller and the billionaire

You’re running with me Don’t touch the ground We’re the restless hearted Not the chained and bound The sky is burning A sea of flame Though your world is changing I will be the same I doubt...

Alleged sodomy of teen…Failure to ID suspects might be the end of the investigation – Kennard

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged sodomy of teen…Failure to ID suspects might be the end of the investigation – Kennard

Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority, Justice Cecil Kennard, has said that while he has the file of the teen Nicholas Kissoon who claims that he was sodomized by police ranks, he has not been...

Brickdam Secondary alumni to aid student population

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Brickdam Secondary alumni to aid student population

“Our goal is to gain national attention of our existence with the intent to encourage ex students and sponsors to get involved in giving back to our younger generation and help to make them...

Essequibo farmer gets twin calves

Feb 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo farmer gets twin calves

Rice farmer Abdool Rafick, of Columbia, Essequibo Coast, is encouraged to continue as a farmer after one of his hefiers gave birth to twin calves recently. Rafick said that the cow had to be assisted...

Govt. has been more than keeping its part of the bargain in Lethem

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Govt. has been more than keeping its part of the bargain in Lethem

An Open Letter to: – Chairman and Board of Directors of Lethem Power Co. Inc. (LMPCI); – CEO and all Employees of LMPCI; – Regional Chairman and Councillors of Region 9; –...

An atrocious display by two schoolchildren

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on An atrocious display by two schoolchildren

DEAR EDITOR, One psychological and physical attribute of adolescence is the ‘crush’. Nothing is alien about it. As a matter of fact, it is a normal part of growing up and we can all attest to the...

A system that could lead to an atmosphere of cooperation

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A system that could lead to an atmosphere of cooperation

DEAR EDITOR, I have often decried the negativism and extremism that seem to have become the normal nature of the contributions of most letter-writers and columnists who express their views in our...

Chanderpaul should be in the ODI team against England

Feb 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Chanderpaul should be in the ODI team against England

DEAR EDITOR, I have been covering international cricket for the past two decades and I know for a fact that regional cricket tournaments are treated as trial matches for international cricket. And...

CFATF denies dictating Anti-Money Laundering Amendment

Feb 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CFATF denies dictating Anti-Money Laundering Amendment

The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) legislation was not dictated by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) as is being touted by Government....

Airport officials on high alert after ‘terror threat’ to Caribbean Airlines

Feb 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Airport officials on high alert after ‘terror threat’ to Caribbean Airlines

The United States Embassy here in Georgetown has issued an emergency travel advisory for US citizens travelling from Guyana to America during February 10 through Wednesday, February 12, 2014....

Moves apace to stamp out filariasis

Feb 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Moves apace to stamp out filariasis

– city’s insanitary state perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes transmitting parasite By Sharmain Grainger Superstitious beliefs have been one of the primary reasons some persons do not...

Alarming number of youths being prosecuted for serious crimes

Feb 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Alarming number of youths being prosecuted for serious crimes

By Sunita Samaroo “The youth involvement in crime tells you that there is a general sense of hopelessness and that the young people are seriously seeking attention by any means necessary” –...

GECOM “aware of possibility” of General Elections

Feb 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM “aware of possibility” of General Elections

– PRO The anticipated acrimonious parliamentary debate over this year’s 2014 budget has presented in the minds of some, the possibility of General Elections, and the Guyana Election...

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Deeply concerned about political dysfunction in society

Dear Editor The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is deeply concerned about the political dysfunction in society that is... more