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PAHO/WHO urges countries to raise tobacco taxes to save lives

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on PAHO/WHO urges countries to raise tobacco taxes to save lives

Washington – On World No Tobacco Day, being celebrated today, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is calling on countries to raise taxes on tobacco to...

EU willing to fund study on cost of not having CARICOM

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on EU willing to fund study on cost of not having CARICOM

The European Union (EU) is willing to fund a study that would explore the opportunity costs of not having a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in place. Ewout Sandker, Head of Cooperation, Delegation of...

THE GOVENRMENT SHOULD HOLD AN EMERGENCY MEETING WITH THE LEADERS OF GUYANA’S FINANCIAL SECTOR

May 31, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE GOVENRMENT SHOULD HOLD AN EMERGENCY MEETING WITH THE LEADERS OF GUYANA’S FINANCIAL SECTOR

President Donald Ramotar has a moral obligation, even at this late hour, to try to broker an agreement that would allow for the passage of legislation which would ensure that Guyana is compliant with...

100 computer centres to be in Amerindian communities by next month

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 100 computer centres to be in Amerindian communities by next month

Government is expected to complete the construction of 100 computer centres in several Amerindian communities in June. This is part of Government’s developmental agenda to bridge the digital divide...

Full sponsorship for QC students to attend prestigious UWI programme

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Full sponsorship for QC students to attend prestigious UWI programme

Sponsorship will not be an issue for the three exceptional students of Queen’s College who were recently accepted into an elite programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) at the...

Bayney Karran accredited to Costa Rica

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bayney Karran accredited to Costa Rica

Ambassador Bayney Karran presented his credentials to President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera accrediting him as Ambassador of Guyana to the Republic of Costa Rica on Wednesday. This was done at the...

Seven days later…No signs of abducted baby, kidnapper

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Seven days later…No signs of abducted baby, kidnapper

To date, police have arrested four females who share the same name and similar appearance of the woman who kidnapped a nine-day-old baby two Saturdays ago from the Port Mourant Market, but have been...

Teenager runs away with accused rapist

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teenager runs away with accused rapist

Alvin Fredericks, whose 16 year-old daughter, Benita Fredericks, didn’t return to her Onderneeming residence since Thursday, after she had left for School earlier that day, wants senior...

Cumberland NDC officials in hot water over fraudulent house transfer

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cumberland NDC officials in hot water over fraudulent house transfer

By Leon Suseran Officials at the Ordnance/Fort Lands #38 Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in Cumberland, Canje are in hot water over ‘missing’ documents from an apparent fraudulent transfer...

Regional Board of Directors for professional statisticians established

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Regional Board of Directors for professional statisticians established

The region has established a functioning association of statisticians, CARICOM announced yesterday. Dr. Philomen Harrison, Project Director, Regional Statistics, CARICOM Secretariat, is the President...

2014 Budget cuts to UG loan…Opposition willing to restore UG student loan subsidy – Granger

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 2014 Budget cuts to UG loan…Opposition willing to restore UG student loan subsidy – Granger

Leader of the Opposition coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) retired Brig David Granger has reiterated that his party stands ready to restore the $450M UG loan subsidy that was...

Kwayana grilled about Rodney/Burnham relationship… Burnham was “King Kong”

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Kwayana grilled about Rodney/Burnham relationship… Burnham was “King Kong”

By Latoya Giles Political activist Eusi Kwayana was grilled yesterday by Attorney at Law Basil Williams, who is representing the interest for the People’s National Congress, about whether he knew...

Several crimes already solved with CCTV cameras

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Several crimes already solved with CCTV cameras

The CCTV cameras erected around the city have helped police crack several cases, and the installation of monitors at CID Headquarters, Eve Leary, will even enable ranks to respond before a crime is...

Massive campaign launched to deal with Chikungunya outbreak in Berbice

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Massive campaign launched to deal with Chikungunya outbreak in Berbice

In the wake of two confirmed cases of the Chikungunya virus locally, the Ministry of Health (MoH) under the Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA) has launched a massive response to combat the...

E’bo police gets child protection training

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo police gets child protection training

During an interactive discourse, senior members of the Child Protection Agency interfaced with varying ranks of the Guyana Defence Force. Discussions were primarily centered on child abuse and on...

A glaring shortcoming

May 31, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A glaring shortcoming

Someone once said that miracles take a while and that the impossible takes a while longer. In the case of Guyana one would be tempted to say that the obvious takes a long time and the difficult is...

Agricola teen jailed for armed robbery in McDoom

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Agricola teen jailed for armed robbery in McDoom

A 17-year-old security guard from Remus Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara was yesterday sentenced to four years on each of three charges after he was found guilty of an armed robbery on a McDoom...

Kirpalani store robbery suspects freed

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Kirpalani store robbery suspects freed

Five months after being accused of staging a daring $17.25M armed robbery on a popular city store, the embattled store clerk and two others yesterday walked out of the city court free men after the...

Ruimveldt clothes vendor face burglary charge

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ruimveldt clothes vendor face burglary charge

Bail was yesterday set to the tune of $100,000 for an Industrial Site, Ruimveldt clothes vendor who was brought before the courts to be indicted for allegedly burgling a city house and making off...

Digicel boosts David Rose’ capacity to participate in annual skip-a-ton

May 31, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Digicel boosts David Rose’ capacity to participate in annual skip-a-ton

Mobile giant Digicel, has sponsored students of the David Rose Special School which took part in the annual skip-a-ton launched recently. According to the telecommunication company, on May 22,...

I am mindful that all are important in the grand scheme of development

May 31, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am mindful that all are important in the grand scheme of development

DEAR EDITOR, Although it does not require further elucidation, my name is Mark Anthony Benschop, and I am campaigning to become the next Mayor of the Capital City of Georgetown. Yes, there is a...

Lacking the will to use political muscle and machinery to deliver on behalf of the people

May 31, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lacking the will to use political muscle and machinery to deliver on behalf of the people

DEAR EDITOR, What this nation needs is a calibre of leadership, political and otherwise, who will understand, accept and respect that theirs is the responsibility to represent their constituents’...

The housing dilemma in Guyana

May 31, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The housing dilemma in Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, Housing is one of the basic needs of any human being. Even though Guyana is a large country with a relatively tiny population, the nation after forty-eight years of independence seems...

Grey horses and a memorable overland travel experience to Suriname

May 31, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Grey horses and a memorable overland travel experience to Suriname

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to a letter of 15 May captioned, ‘A despicable travel experience to Suriname from Georgetown’, written by Ms. Teshanna Cox. I read Ms. Cox’s letter with keen interest as it...

Thanks to the Indian High Commission for Scholarships

May 31, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Thanks to the Indian High Commission for Scholarships

DEAR EDITOR, This is in reference to Mr. Barrington Braithwaite’s “The other normalcy” (KN May 20) regarding an ad for advanced academic opportunity in India. Braithwaite complains about the...

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Chilling reminders that we are not safe

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Georgetown was plunged into shock and terror last week after two heinous incidents laid... more