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Oxford University researcher examines Guyana’s migration trend

Apr 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Oxford University researcher examines Guyana’s migration trend

Although in 1960 Guyana had a meagre migration rate of six per cent, by 2010 that rate had climbed to a whopping 56 per cent. At least this is according to the preliminary findings of a research...

Sanitation Improvement Programme… Shortage of materials slows down project

Apr 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sanitation Improvement Programme… Shortage of materials slows down project

As Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) sewage system upgrades slow down because of country-wide shortage of road repair materials, including the vital ‘crusher run’ stone, construction company Nabi...

Police in countywide community outreach in Berbice

Apr 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police in countywide community outreach in Berbice

Riding on their recent success in their fight against crime in Berbice, the ‘B’ Division of the Guyana Police Force under the command of Assistant Commissioner Brian Joseph, recently conducted a...

‘Impact Albouystown Project’ gets $1M boost

Apr 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Impact Albouystown Project’ gets $1M boost

The recently launched police “Impact Albouystown Project” received a shot in the arm with an injection of $1M, thanks to Mr. Dean Hassan and investors of Tesouro Resourses. The team made the...

Water shortage hits Kwakwani

Apr 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Water shortage hits Kwakwani

Several residents of Staff Hill, Kwakwani, have been without water for the past four weeks. KUI, the subsidiary supplying water to the community, is tasked with investigating what is impeding water...

Guyana Fire Service gets two ambulances

Apr 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Fire Service gets two ambulances

The Guyana Fire Services (GFS) yesterday received two ambulances worth $16M from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The ambulances were handed over to Fire Chief, Marlon Gentle by the Minister of Home...

Man on bail for publishing nude pictures of ex-girlfriend

Apr 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man on bail for publishing nude pictures of ex-girlfriend

Bail was yesterday set to the tune of $70,000 for a 22-year-old Banks DIH employee who was arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for publicizing nude pictures of his ex-girlfriend. Angus...

Church group begins community enhancement at Port Kaituma

Apr 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Church group begins community enhancement at Port Kaituma

Around 07:00hrs yesterday some 30 members of the ‘Church On The Rock’ Assemblies of God church, at Port Kaituma, assembled at the water front and conducted a massive cleanup. They concentrated on...

GWI seeks consulting services for Treatment Plants upgrade

Apr 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GWI seeks consulting services for Treatment Plants upgrade

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) is seeking consultancy services to undertake upgrade/expansion of its treatment plants at Bartica, Eccles, Sophia and Mon Repos. The duration for the consultancy will be...

Manickchand’s manipulanda and mannalichen

Apr 15, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Manickchand’s manipulanda and mannalichen

In this country, libel is quick to follow critics. Even if people don’t know the meaning of words they assume they are libelous and you get a lawsuit. I had fun with Bharrat Jagdeo when I referred...

CLOSING THE GAP

Apr 15, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on CLOSING THE GAP

I think there were some very strong points made by the Leader of the Opposition in his presentation to the National Assembly during the Budget debates. Generally, almost all of the presentations from...

The truth is not to be trifled with

Apr 15, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The truth is not to be trifled with

One would expect that in these days of the myriad electronic gadgets there would be fewer problems with quoting people. However, in Guyana it would seem that political expediency negates...

First police witness testifies in Mahaicony murder

Apr 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on First police witness testifies in Mahaicony murder

Detective Sergeant, Denaise Adams, became the first police witness to testify in the trial of Satnarine Jaikaran called Sato, and his nephews, Neville and Randy Crawford, for the murder of Maxwell...

Fingerprinting technology lands taxi driver in court

Apr 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Fingerprinting technology lands taxi driver in court

Almost five months after a civilian’s car was broken into at the Guyana Revenue Authority’s main office, the recently acquired state owned automated Fingerprinting Identification System (FIS) has...

We are now a divided society where our motto no longer exists

Apr 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on We are now a divided society where our motto no longer exists

DEAR EDITOR, The Joint Parliamentary Opposition leader Brigadier David Granger had met with the Alliance For Change (AFC) Leader Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan prior to the sitting of parliament on the...

This is nothing but crude vote-buying using the public purse

Apr 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is nothing but crude vote-buying using the public purse

DEAR EDITOR, The People‘s Progressive Party General Secretary Clement Rohee is quoted in the media as describing the actions of the combined opposition of voting against the allocation of $1.1B for...

Poverty is the result of weak leadership, and a wicked and corrupt govt.

Apr 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poverty is the result of weak leadership, and a wicked and corrupt govt.

DEAR EDITOR, It seems that no feasibility study has yet been done to establish the Amaila Falls as a sustainable source of hydropower. Pictures have been taken which show that the volume of water...

Facts and truths are alien to those with supremacist agendas

Apr 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Facts and truths are alien to those with supremacist agendas

DEAR EDITOR, A strange, yet, rather disturbing letter appeared in the April 14th edition of your newspaper. One Vassan Ramracha, in an attempt to justify, or, give solidarity to an additional sum of...

An agenda to besmirch the good name of the PPP and its leaders

Apr 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on An agenda to besmirch the good name of the PPP and its leaders

DEAR EDITOR, Mark Da Costa in his letter in the Stabroek News of April 10, 2014 captioned ‘The PPP is a perversion of Dr. Jagan’s Party’ made the ludicrous claim that the PPP has abandoned the...

We are not cargo!

Apr 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on We are not cargo!

Dear Editor, I have observed an article where Mr. Kit Nascimento mentioned that it was the Pilot of the aircraft who first observed the unlocked door on the plane. Mr. ‘Kit’ also mentioned that...

Dispensing justice without fear, favour or partiality

Apr 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dispensing justice without fear, favour or partiality

DEAR EDITOR, Another Guyana-born judge has delivered an important decision against a Belize minister of government which will be a blow to the Dean Barrow administration, since the administration has...

Vindictive politics is contagious and destructive

Apr 15, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Vindictive politics is contagious and destructive

DEAR EDITOR, Our problems can’t be fixed if vindictive politics continue to get the better of us. It’s contagious and destructive. It’s safe to say that I don’t support the politics of any of...

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Shabazz’s termination remains just the tip of the iceberg

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