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Govt. engineers installing geo-tubes along G/town Sea defence

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. engineers installing geo-tubes along G/town Sea defence

The Ministry of Public Works will be installing a total of six geo-textile tubes along the Kingston/Kitty sea defences to form a groyne field, an initiative under the 2014 Sea Defences Programme....

Police deny instructing officer to prepare “specific” report on Linden riot ballistic tests

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police deny instructing officer to prepare “specific” report on Linden riot ballistic tests

The Guyana Police Force says that at no time did it suggest to the Head of its Forensic Laboratory, Superintendent Stephen Greaves to prepare a “specific” report on ballistic tests carried out on...

CARICOM moves ahead with Single ICT Space

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM moves ahead with Single ICT Space

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will focus over the next two years on unveiling the Single Information Communication Technology ICT Space as the digital layer of the CARICOM Single Market and...

Ex -cops charged for illegal firearm, ammo

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ex -cops charged for illegal firearm, ammo

Appearing before City Magistrate, Judy Latchman yesterday were former policemen, George Valladares, 35, of 159 Third Street, Alexander Village and Jarrel Huntley, 27, of 140 Lamaha Springs, Greater...

Essequibians rank domestic issues, peer pressure as top suicide causes

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibians rank domestic issues, peer pressure as top suicide causes

… researchers detect growing psychological trend Suicide research conducted on the Essequibo Coast last month and funded by the American University of Research, has proven that the majority of...

Parapet ownership and class arrogance in Guyana in 2014

Mar 13, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Parapet ownership and class arrogance in Guyana in 2014

I have absolutely no objections and will have none to people who luxuriate in la dolce vita. It is the right of the rich to spend their money on escapades if they want to. It is the right of the...

GTU worried about “reducing CPCE entry requirements”

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GTU worried about “reducing CPCE entry requirements”

– draws nexus to situation in nursing education Recent deliberations relating to a reduction of the entry requirement at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) has attracted a great...

Canecutter found dead one day after chopping wife

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Canecutter found dead one day after chopping wife

One day after chopping his wife, the body of cane harvester, Dexter Yaw, was found on a dam adjacent to the cane fields aback of Annandale, East Coast Demerara, yesterday. Yaw appeared to have...

Rehabilitation of Port Kaituma roads ongoing

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rehabilitation of Port Kaituma roads ongoing

The Port Kaituma district will be completing a section of road works soon, as road widening, leveling and crusher run material will be placed along the central area to repair the deplorable roadways....

Guyanese is latest female judge in Belize’s court

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese is latest female judge in Belize’s court

Belize – Senior Magistrate Shona Griffith, who has been an administrator and a sitting Magistrate in the Belmopan Court, is now a Sitting Justice of the Supreme Court. Griffith, who has been an...

THE LAW SCHOOL CONUNDRUM

Mar 13, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE LAW SCHOOL CONUNDRUM

The top twenty-five graduates of Guyana’s law programme at the University of Guyana are no longer guaranteed a place at the Hugh Wooding Law School. Those twenty-five students along with the other...

Japan Government signs $20M pact for Mibicuri Community Developers

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Japan Government signs $20M pact for Mibicuri Community Developers

Japan continues to assist Guyana in many ways. Over the years there have been a number of large scale projects and donations. These past few weeks Japan’s Ambassador to Guyana, YoshimasaTezuka, has...

The Private Sector and the minor cracks in the economy… Businesses cite crime and security as a major obstacle

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The Private Sector and the minor cracks in the economy… Businesses cite crime and security as a major obstacle

The businesses that are members of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) have said that the Guyana Police Force and its inefficiencies still remain a matter of grave concern. The...

GWI approached Trinidadian Companies to bid for $106M contract

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GWI approached Trinidadian Companies to bid for $106M contract

…never advertised locally The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) approached two Trinidadian companies to submit bids for a local contract estimated at $106M without advertising locally. This was...

Charity begins at home! …Schools receive critical donations from former students

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Charity begins at home! …Schools receive critical donations from former students

The East Ruimveldt and Brickdam Secondary Schools were yesterday gifted in separate ceremonies with essential tools to enhance the teaching and learning experiences; thanks to former students. The...

GDF offers Brazil help with World Cup security challenges

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GDF offers Brazil help with World Cup security challenges

Officers from the Guyana Defence Force and the Brazilian Armed Forces are currently engaged in discussions at the 18th Regional Meeting of Military Exchange which opened yesterday. The Meeting is...

Police reform…Civilians’ contract coming to an end, reform still a long way off

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police reform…Civilians’ contract coming to an end, reform still a long way off

The reform and modernisation of the Guyana Police Force is about to face another serious challenge to its success. A senior police source has told Kaieteur News that the current head of the...

GECOM not responsible for delays in Local Government polls

Mar 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM not responsible for delays in Local Government polls

… should make public statement on readiness – APNU There is an ongoing divide over the holding of Local Government elections. At issue is the preparedness of the Guyana Elections...

The business community and declining fortunes

Mar 13, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The business community and declining fortunes

The Georgetown Chamber has completed yet another attitudinal survey and as has been the norm, its findings hold no surprises for those who have been following business trends over recent years. The...

What is the status of the Sheema Mangar case?

Mar 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is the status of the Sheema Mangar case?

DEAR EDITOR, It is almost four years since the brutal slaying of young Sheema Mangar and I am still not sure if anyone has been charged in connection with this crime. From the date it occurred, I...

A subtle attempt to belittle my character and integrity

Mar 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A subtle attempt to belittle my character and integrity

DEAR EDITOR, I read, listened and watched numerous reports in the print and electronic media in relation to an armed robbery that took place at my home on 20/02/14. I was amazed that the reports...

Peeping Tom’s article misses some major factors

Mar 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Peeping Tom’s article misses some major factors

DEAR EDITOR, Peeping Tom’s article, “Such a Big Country” misses some major factors regarding the escalating cost of land in Guyana. I believe the reasons for such high cost of land have to do...

The appropriate revival of an epic poem

Mar 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The appropriate revival of an epic poem

DEAR EDITOR, May those persons who have been so active in organising the various memorials to Arthur J. Seymour, be reminded to give thought to the appropriateness of the revival of his epic poem...

GuySuCo and aquaculture

Mar 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo and aquaculture

DEAR EDITOR, I read with some concern the recent statements advocating the conversion of some sugar lands into aquaculture farms, which I have no doubt can be a feasible business venture on our low...

I thought we had gone past this nonsense

Mar 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on I thought we had gone past this nonsense

DEAR EDITOR, I read the lofty phrases in a letter in Kaieteur News of March 7, 2014 titled “President must ensure racial balance in SWAT” written by one Sultan Mohamed. I thought we had gone past...

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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