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Corruption taking place in Region Eight – says Chairman

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Corruption taking place in Region Eight – says Chairman

Region Eight Chairman, Mark Crawford has said that a lot of corruption is taking place within the region and is being perpetuated by the Regional Executive Officer. The Chairman said that the...

US$150M CJIA expansion…Yarrowkabra coal-burners protest related sand pit operations

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on US$150M CJIA expansion…Yarrowkabra coal-burners protest related sand pit operations

Residents of a Soesdyke/Linden highway community are gearing up for protest action, claiming that their main source of income – coal-burning – is increasingly under threat. Yarrowkabra, a...

“More resources should mean improved results”- Rohee tells GPF

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on “More resources should mean improved results”- Rohee tells GPF

With over $1.2 billion already expended on the nation’s security from 2004 to 2013, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said that he is not satisfied with the level of control over criminal...

Granger maintains position that CJ’s Budget Cut ruling is flawed

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Granger maintains position that CJ’s Budget Cut ruling is flawed

“The Chief Justice is not divine, he is not omniscient and he could have very well made a mistake.” “A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) does not seek premature election; we are looking...

Le Repentir rehabilitation unlikely – Mayor Green

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Le Repentir rehabilitation unlikely – Mayor Green

While the condition of the Le Repentir Cemetery continues to be of major concern to citizens, the restoration of the city’s premier burial ground is seemingly a farfetched reality owing to the...

National competitiveness hinges on passage of Anti-Money Laundering legislation

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on National competitiveness hinges on passage of Anti-Money Laundering legislation

The 10-year work of the National Competitiveness Strategy Council to make the country attractive for foreign investment would be stymied if the National Assembly does not pass the Anti-Money...

“A strong brew of family support”

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on “A strong brew of family support”

– Narvini Dewnath, a young entrepreneur, reveals the origins of ‘The Coffee Bean’ By Kiana Wilburg How many of us have had a business idea, but have been suppressed by our very own fears...

E’bo rice farmer in $300M coconut, plantain farm venture

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo rice farmer in $300M coconut, plantain farm venture

by Yannason Duncan Businessmen who continue to foresee the economic and nutritious potentials (values) in coconut water are investing millions of their wealth (dollars) in the progressing lucrative...

Opposition needs to behave like a Govt. in waiting – Aubrey Norton

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition needs to behave like a Govt. in waiting – Aubrey Norton

“It is my view that Parliamentarians need to do more work. And, I define work to be going out to the constituencies meeting with people, understanding their concerns and articulating their concerns...

Education officers mount truancy campaign

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Education officers mount truancy campaign

Senior Education officers within the Region Two District carried out a truancy campaign on Thursday. Areas targeted were Maria’s Lodge, Suddie and Riverstown, all on the southern half of the...

National leaders are scarce

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on National leaders are scarce

Many people aspire to be leaders but few can actually cope with the demands of leadership. Perhaps the best example of a leader is a parent and there is no manual for parenting. Indeed, people make...

Banks DIH constructs Citizen’s Bank in Berbice

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Banks DIH constructs Citizen’s Bank in Berbice

Berbicians are expected by July to have more options in their Banking choices when Banks DIH Limited is expected to open a newly constructed branch of Citizen’s Bank in New Amsterdam. This...

Creditinfo seeks to help poor payers restore credit worthiness

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Creditinfo seeks to help poor payers restore credit worthiness

There are various reasons why a consumer may have bad credit but the fear of making this known in a credit report which is created by Guyana’s finest Credit bureau- Creditinfo, is not...

Valentine’s Day from a male standpoint

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Valentine’s Day from a male standpoint

By Rehanna Ramsay It’s almost here again, that special date that women look forward to all year; that occasion that makes them happy because it means getting gifts from that ‘special someone’...

WHERE WILL THE TVET TEACHERS COME FROM?

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on WHERE WILL THE TVET TEACHERS COME FROM?

By Andy Moore- – Industrial Arts teacher I now offer a brief historical perspective of technical teacher education in Guyana. It should be noted that up to the early 1960s all teachers of the...

Sunday Cartoon

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Guyana’s cell phone rates exorbitant

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s cell phone rates exorbitant

Dear Editor, As someone who is familiar with cell phone rates, I believe the cell phone rates are too high in Guyana. There is no question that Guyanese pay some of the most outrageous fees for cell...

There is still an opportunity to resolve this chaos

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is still an opportunity to resolve this chaos

Dear Editor, After completing an extensive review of the process that allowed for comprehensive participation from all the political parties, civil society and the diplomatic community, it is clear...

Woman mutilator: The story of a modern-day ‘Bluebeard’

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Woman mutilator: The story of a modern-day ‘Bluebeard’

By Michael Jordan Remember that children’s tale about the man who butchered his wives and hid their bodies in a special room in his castle? You may think such monsters only exist in fairy tales,...

The Guyana Foundation…Paving the way for a better tomorrow

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The Guyana Foundation…Paving the way for a better tomorrow

By Rabindra Rooplall With a mission statement that promises “to release the power of people globally to assist Guyanese to transform their communities, bring fulfillment and well-being to their...

Exploiting the ‘visionary’ value of Gandhi, King and Mandela

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Exploiting the ‘visionary’ value of Gandhi, King and Mandela

Dear Editor, The great Mahatma Gandhi and his self-styled disciples, The Rev. Martin Luther King and our beloved ‘Madeba’, Nelson Mandela, all of whose ‘visions’ served to transform their...

The opposition parties are playing this one directly into the hands of the PPP/C

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The opposition parties are playing this one directly into the hands of the PPP/C

Dear Editor, It is regrettable that our Politicians continue to use the machinery of threat to execute their control tactics over the masses. I am afraid and so are the sober minded people that if...

Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine”

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine”

When I read that Woody Allen’s latest and highly popular movie, “Blue Jasmine,” is themed on Tennessee Williams’ fantastic work, “A Street Car Named Desire,” I had to see it. Williams is...

Who is really in charge, Granger or Greenidge?

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who is really in charge, Granger or Greenidge?

Dear Editor, When the Winston Murray ‘break away faction’ headed by Carl Greenidge was forced to unite with his adversary to prevent the weakening of the People’s National Congress -PNC as they...

Brute force and indifference

Feb 09, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Brute force and indifference

By Dominic Gaskin, AFC Treasurer Most Guyanese by now are familiar with the story of Colwyn Harding, the young man who was violently and disgustingly abused by officers of the Guyana Police Force,...

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Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more