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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...

Must the affluent be so self-centred?

Feb 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Must the affluent be so self-centred?

DEAR EDITOR, During a cricket match played at the Enmore Community Centre on Sunday 23rd February, the son of an affluent individual was riding his ATV in the Community Centre compound, the venue of...

Jagdeo airdashed to Florida Hospital

Feb 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo airdashed to Florida Hospital

Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo is reportedly in a Florida Hospital, having landed in the United States of America early Saturday morning. Accompanying him is Dr. Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’...

GTUC urges private sector to pressure Gov’t. on anti money Laundering Bill

Feb 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GTUC urges private sector to pressure Gov’t. on anti money Laundering Bill

The Guyana Trade Union Congress (GTUC) wants the Private Sector to be vociferous in ensuring that the ruling administration gives true meaning to previous anti money laundering laws through...

National leaders come together for 44TH Republic anniversary flag raising ceremony

Feb 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on National leaders come together for 44TH Republic anniversary flag raising ceremony

In spite of Guyana’s turbulent political past and the recent struggles for agreement on nationalistic issues between the country’s political leaders, yesterday’s Republic Anniversary...

Dem boys seh…Me, You and Burnham payin fuh Jagdeo belly wuk

Feb 24, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Me, You and Burnham payin fuh Jagdeo belly wuk

De holey book seh, de evil that men do lives after dem. Dem boys want fuh change wha de holey book seh to de evil dat men do lives within dem. De holey book also seh that de evil you do pun dis...

LFS Burnham 91st Birth Anniversary 92-mile 2-Stage Cycle Road Race…Team Coco’s Raynauth Jeffrey is overall winner; Geron Williams & Junior Niles take stages

Feb 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on LFS Burnham 91st Birth Anniversary 92-mile 2-Stage Cycle Road Race…Team Coco’s Raynauth Jeffrey is overall winner; Geron Williams & Junior Niles take stages

By Franklin Wilson Team Coco’s underlined their dominance as a rising force in the local cycling arena when they pedaled away with the lion’s share of prizes when the Burnham Foundation in...

Mangal wins Heineken Golf Cup

Feb 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mangal wins Heineken Golf Cup

– second victory in two weeks Mike Mangal, playing off and handicap of nine, had a gross 77 and net 68 to win the inaugural Heineken Golf Cup on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Course,...

Bounty Farm Mash Handicap Tournament…Khalil and Harding triumph in respective categories

Feb 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bounty Farm Mash Handicap Tournament…Khalil and Harding triumph in respective categories

Jason-Ray Khalil won his third title in four years, while Makeda Harding secured her maiden tournament win on Saturday night when the 2014 Bounty Farm Mash Handicap Tournament organised by the Guyana...