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IDCE forced to close operations – Deputy Director

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on IDCE forced to close operations – Deputy Director

– Department against move to rob population of options to improve themselves, says unit is not about profit making By Rabindra Rooplall After serving and providing both academic and...

Scam artist jailed for fleecing nine of $17M

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Scam artist jailed for fleecing nine of $17M

A 46-year-old father of three who claimed that he has reached the end of his scamming days after he managed to swindle over $17.1M from nine persons ended up in a city court and sentenced to a total...

What’s the arrangement between Robert Gates and the Georgetown Prisons?

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on What’s the arrangement between Robert Gates and the Georgetown Prisons?

Several questions have been raised after convicted felon and former murder accused, Robert Gates, who says he is serving a 48-month prison sentence, was allowed to wander in and around the environs...

Legal practitioners trained to combat Illicit trafficking in firearms, ammo

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Legal practitioners trained to combat Illicit trafficking in firearms, ammo

Several of Guyana’s legal practitioners recently participated in a United Nations-sponsored course to enhance the nation’s ability to combat the Illicit trafficking of firearms, ammunition and...

Training commences for regional staffers

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Training commences for regional staffers

– as Chikungunya virus fight continues While officials within the Health Ministry are daring to be optimistic that the Chikungunya virus has been contained to areas in Berbice, moves are...

Berbice Bridge toll reduction…More pressure coming Govt’s way

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Bridge toll reduction…More pressure coming Govt’s way

With the motion brought by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) in the National Assembly to reduce the Berbice Bridge toll falling on deaf ears, the opposition coalition has announced that it will...

GuyExpo 2014…Cultural development linked to advancement of tourism

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GuyExpo 2014…Cultural development linked to advancement of tourism

GuyExpo planners are consistently looking for innovative ways to better serve the nation by providing opportunities that promote economic, social and cultural development, according to Co-Chair of...

Skeldon Sugar Factory Loan…Govt to repay GuySuCo debt – Ramotar

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Skeldon Sugar Factory Loan…Govt to repay GuySuCo debt – Ramotar

Given its inability to pay the Chinese for the loan that built the Skeldon Modernisation Plant, the Guyana Sugar Corporation will not be pressed to pay the China loan. According to President...

Court orders investigation for alleged TIP victim

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Court orders investigation for alleged TIP victim

…reports confirm boy, 13, has ruptured anus What started off as a trial before the city court on a wandering charge has now turned into a trafficking in person investigation following the claims of...

From the Diaspora…LABELERS, BLUE CAPS AND A LOONEY

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…LABELERS, BLUE CAPS AND A LOONEY

By Ralph Seeram I was in this English class where the discussion was on Shakespeare and his writings. The Professor was explaining or rather interpreting the meaning of Shakespearean plays. He was...

Child molestation and child sex abuse

Jun 08, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Child molestation and child sex abuse

The incidence of sexual abuse in institutions should warrant an immediate review of the conditions under which these facilities are required to operate. The recent reports of child molestation at...

Ramotar sheds weight, credits new diet

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar sheds weight, credits new diet

President Donald Ramotar, during a press conference yesterday, attributed his seemingly evident weight loss to “eating sensibly” and staying away from too much of sweets. He said that he has also...

President’s College hosts Culture Day

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on President’s College hosts Culture Day

Gregory Smith was paid $1M to kill Rodney – witness

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gregory Smith was paid $1M to kill Rodney – witness

By Latoya Giles The Commission of Inquiry heard on Friday that former army sergeant, Gregory Smith, was allegedly paid $1 million to kill co-founder of the Working People’s Alliance, Walter...

Sunday Cartoon

Jun 08, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

HOPE and FAITH

Jun 08, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on HOPE and FAITH

…The Keys To a Victorious Life!!! Ever noticed how some of the people around you today are living without hope. Look at them; they smile, but their eyes are dead. They talk, but the music has left...

Poor declarations…Miners’ body urges Gold Board to speed up transactions

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Poor declarations…Miners’ body urges Gold Board to speed up transactions

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) on Friday called on miners to aggressively improve declarations. The mining body warned that the recent shortfall in declarations, by 20% as...

WHAT THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF LOCAL FOOTBALL AND CRICKET HAVE AND DO NOT HAVE IN COMMON

Jun 08, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHAT THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF LOCAL FOOTBALL AND CRICKET HAVE AND DO NOT HAVE IN COMMON

The administration of football in Guyana is in a crisis. It has been in a crisis for a long time. Just recently a group of associations attached to the Guyana Football Federation, the umbrella body...

The ‘Werther effect’ in juvenile suicide in Guyana

Jun 08, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The ‘Werther effect’ in juvenile suicide in Guyana

The high incidence of suicide in Guyana reflects “a chronic state of unhappiness and poor mental health” that requires urgent action, said Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi, PAHO-WHO Resident...

Police Force receives $15M in motorcycles

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police Force receives $15M in motorcycles

The operational capacity of the ‘A’ Division Traffic Department of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has been bolstered, with the acquisition of eight motorcycles to its fleet. On Friday, Minister of...

Comprehensive rehab programme needed for repeat offenders – Pastor

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Comprehensive rehab programme needed for repeat offenders – Pastor

By Zena Henry Being an ex-offender himself, Pastor Wendell Jeffrey is well aware of what it takes to offer a meaningful chance to a person willing to turn away from a life of crime. He has in fact...

The Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus)

Jun 08, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus)

The Bright-rumped Attila or Polymorphic Attila (Attila spadiceus) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae). It breeds from north-western Mexico to western...

The Mahaicony Horror: Part 2 – Cousin Jane’s Confession

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The Mahaicony Horror: Part 2 – Cousin Jane’s Confession

By Dennis A. Nichols It was late Friday afternoon as the sun was setting behind a coconut grove, that Mrs. Farrier blanket-wrapped her baby and, with her husband, started off for Cousin Jane’s...

WICB, Phoulorie Joe and the Morally Bankrupt PPP

Jun 08, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on WICB, Phoulorie Joe and the Morally Bankrupt PPP

Dear Editor, It has been almost two decades since I have agreed with anything coming from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) but last week when they moved the test match from Guyana after warning...

Man, 30, jailed for wounding girlfriend, 17

Jun 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 30, jailed for wounding girlfriend, 17

A 30-year-old man is set to serve an 18-month jail term after he confessed to beating his teenage girlfriend with a piece of brick and threatening to kill her, early last month. Lennox Cort of Norton...

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