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Dead woman was shot in head

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Dead woman was shot in head

Sister may have been intended target, had witnessed husband’s death A post mortem examination conducted on the body of Patricia Samaroo, 64, of Lot 101 Bristol Street, Number Two Village East...

Gonsalves notes CARICOM’s progress at 25th Intersessional

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gonsalves notes CARICOM’s progress at 25th Intersessional

The Heads of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) yesterday opened their 25th Intersessional Meeting in St Vincent and the Grenadines where Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, acknowledged the numerous setbacks over...

Major stakeholder consultation to be hosted on Thursday on AML Bill

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Major stakeholder consultation to be hosted on Thursday on AML Bill

Government’s effort to ensure the passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLCFT) Amendment Bill, will see the hosting of a major consultation, to engage...

Cuban Five…Rene Gonzalez to testify at International Commission of Inquiry

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cuban Five…Rene Gonzalez to testify at International Commission of Inquiry

The first of the five Cubans prisoners to be released will testify in London this week, according to President of the Guyana Cuba Solidarity Movement (GCSM) Haleem Khan. US author, Alice Walker, will...

Nursery Schools observe Commonwealth Day 2014

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Nursery Schools observe Commonwealth Day 2014

Yesterday, Commonwealth Day, was observed across the world and many schools across Guyana made their own contributions to this occasion. According to the Royal Commonwealth Secretariat, “The aim of...

Man, 21, almost had head severed

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 21, almost had head severed

…after GT&T wire fell on him While you are reading this, 21-year-old Tareque Mentore is seeking advice from his lawyer as it relates to suing the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company...

Authorities seldom successfully prosecute domestic violence’s cases- US state report

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Authorities seldom successfully prosecute domestic violence’s cases- US state report

– many incidents are not reported to law enforcement Although the laws of Guyana criminalize rape, including spousal rape, many incidents are not reported to law enforcement. This statement...

Guyana is seeking new export frontiers as rice production increases – PPP

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana is seeking new export frontiers as rice production increases – PPP

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has come out in full praise of the rice farmers for their efforts and increased levels of production culminating in Guyana recording its highest production in...

EPA retains overriding enforcement powers on environmental issues

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on EPA retains overriding enforcement powers on environmental issues

… Has no objection to amending M&CC legislation While there are clashes over legislation governing the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), the two...

AFC councilor breaks ranks with party

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on AFC councilor breaks ranks with party

…moves motion supporting Anti Money Laundering Bill Controversial Alliance For Change (AFC) Region Six Councillor, Haseef Yusuf, caused some controversy and uproar in the statutory Regional...

National Assembly takes school outreach to Region Two

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on National Assembly takes school outreach to Region Two

What really is Parliament? What is the work of a Member of Parliament? How does a person go about becoming a Parliamentarian? How can a person go about getting Members of Parliament to raise a...

Miner, 21, feared drowned

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Miner, 21, feared drowned

A 21-year-old miner is feared drowned after he reportedly climbed onto a ‘dragga’ and fell into the water at Omai, Region Seven around 17:00 hrs on Sunday. A ‘dragga’ is a large Brazilian...

Essequibo rice farmers protest paddy prices

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo rice farmers protest paddy prices

Frustrated rice farmers who are being offered between $3,000 and $3,400 for a bag of paddy, vow to continue a protest they began last Friday. They are saying that if no one from the Agriculture...

Guyana, Mexico strengthening ties

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Mexico strengthening ties

Guyana will be represented at the upcoming 19th meeting of the XIX forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America, to be held in Mexico. Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert...

CARICOM heads meeting in St. Vincent…Regional security, climate change takes center stage

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM heads meeting in St. Vincent…Regional security, climate change takes center stage

St Vincent & the Grenadines -Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government, including President Donald Ramotar, opened their Inter-Sessional Meeting at the Buccament Bay Resort in Kingstown,...

CPC’s delays not of his own volition-Greenidge

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CPC’s delays not of his own volition-Greenidge

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is of the opinion that the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (CPC), Cecil Dhurjon, not completing the coalition’s amendments to the Anti Money Laundering and...

Work on GGMC’s new head office to commence soon

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Work on GGMC’s new head office to commence soon

…bids in for supervison and construction of High Street building The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is moving ahead with plans to use some $600M to renovate the building at High and...

International drug bust report…No reply from Americans–says Home Affairs Minister

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on International drug bust report…No reply from Americans–says Home Affairs Minister

The Americans are yet to respond to Government’s request for information pertaining to a recent drug bust which implicated Guyana as being a route through which illicit narcotics are being...

UG looking to capitalise on virtual classrooms

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UG looking to capitalise on virtual classrooms

—as overhaul takes shape The University of Guyana (UG) is poised to better utilise its space with proposed improvement works for which contracts were recently awarded. According to Vice Chancellor...

Guyanese grandpa killed in NY accident

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese grandpa killed in NY accident

New York – A traditional Guyanese wake was held just hours after 64-year-old Kumar Ragunath died from his injuries following a hit-and-run on Northern Boulevard Friday night. It was...

Two more witnesses testify in Tain Murder trial

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Two more witnesses testify in Tain Murder trial

The murder trial of the two Corentyne men who are accused of murdering another, continued on Monday with another voir dire taking centre stage with the main trial expected to continue day in The...

Crabwood Creek murder accused nabbed in Suriname

Mar 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Crabwood Creek murder accused nabbed in Suriname

…deported, charged with wife’s 2010 murder A man who allegedly murdered his wife back in March 2010 and then fled the country to neighbouring Suriname has been charged. The man, Devanand Albert,...

Two plane crashes

Mar 11, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Two plane crashes

Two days after the disappearance of a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777-200 aircraft, flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, even the debris has not been traced. It is suspected to have crashed into the...

WHAT WENT WRONG?

Mar 11, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHAT WENT WRONG?

The perfect government is yet to be found. Everyone at least can agree with this proposition, even in Guyana where opposition parties are apt to score political points whenever there are perceived...

Small minds pursue Ashni Singh not Judy Lutchman

Mar 11, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Small minds pursue Ashni Singh not Judy Lutchman

There are times when a scatological vocabulary is necessary in life. I remember the words of one of my favourite Guyanese – law professor, Rudy James – long, long ago when I was a UG freshman....

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more