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Cabinet green-lights $435M contract for Prison Supplies

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cabinet green-lights $435M contract for Prison Supplies

For the procurement of stationery, dietary and miscellaneous supplies for the Guyana Prison Service (GPS), cabinet has granted its no-objection to a contract worth $435M. Head of the...

TravelSpan’s Guyanese flight attendants get Grand Canyon trip

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on TravelSpan’s Guyanese flight attendants get Grand Canyon trip

Guyanese flight attendants attaining FAA certification training in Las Vegas, Navada, were last Sunday rewarded with a Grand Canyon trip in Arizona after completing the first half of intensive...

Works Ministry wraps up $4.5M road works at Stabroek Market

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Works Ministry wraps up $4.5M road works at Stabroek Market

Commuters and motorists who frequent the ‘Donkey City,’ at Stabroek Market Square, can traverse the road with ease now that it has been resurfaced. The Ministry of Public Works’ Force Account...

Two teenagers in court today for Lusignan taxi driver murder

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Two teenagers in court today for Lusignan taxi driver murder

Two teenagers will be arraigned before a Magistrate charged with the murder of their fellow villager, 17-year-old Lusignan taxi driver, Dhanraj Latchman. Latchman’s body was discovered last Friday...

Iraq – The medicine was worse that the ailment

Jun 17, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Iraq – The medicine was worse that the ailment

At the turn of the century the western world was at odds with the Arab world. In fact, before the dawn of the century there were constant problems fuelled by those who were abusing the rights of...

Police force withdraws support for Police Wives’ Association

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police force withdraws support for Police Wives’ Association

– says organization was disrespectful to senior female officer The Guyana Police Force appeared to have permanently severed ties with the Police Wives Association (PWA), when it formally...

President pledges support to relatives of Corentyne accident victims

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on President pledges support to relatives of Corentyne accident victims

President Donald Ramotar paid a visit to the relatives of Latoya Bagot, 18, her sister Tabitha Bagot, 15, both of Lot 16 Phillipi, Corentyne and their niece, three-year-old Shemaine Cort on Saturday....

Twelve -year-old abattoir in Meten-Meer-Zorg still to be used

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Twelve -year-old abattoir in Meten-Meer-Zorg still to be used

An unpainted concrete structure which was meant to be an abattoir is yet to be used some 12 years after it was constructed at Shatters Land, Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara. Kaieteur News...

Maintenance worker indicted for death of child, 7

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Maintenance worker indicted for death of child, 7

A senior city Magistrate yesterday remanded a 28-year-old man following the road accident that claimed the life of a Grade Two St. Pius Primary School pupil, recently. Jermaine Carrol, who identified...

Pastor condemns action to silence talks on homosexuality

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Pastor condemns action to silence talks on homosexuality

Speaking directly to the resignation of his colleague Pastor Ronald McGarrell from the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) following comments against gay lifestyles, Pastor Wendell...

Culture Ministry invites bids for several projects

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Culture Ministry invites bids for several projects

The Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports through its Permanent Secretary, Alfred King, has invited suitable bidders to tender for the execution of several small projects within the ministry....

CJIA contractor in Jamaica pay dispute

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CJIA contractor in Jamaica pay dispute

Jamaica- A group of local contractors who say they are owed approximately $1.5 billion for work completed for China Harbour since last year, have asked Contractor General Dirk Harrison for help to...

Hundreds pay last respects to Rose Dos Ramos

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Hundreds pay last respects to Rose Dos Ramos

By Leon Suseran The Roman Catholic Church of the Ascension did not have even standing room as hundreds turned out to pay their last respects to veteran educator, poet, trade unionist, New Amsterdamer...

Pathologist testifies in fish vendor murder trial

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Pathologist testifies in fish vendor murder trial

– victim died of haemorrhage and shock due to stab wounds …jugular veins and wind pipe were severed The caution statement of murder accused, Quasion Jones was yesterday presented to the...

The golden gold industry

Jun 17, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The golden gold industry

Writer’s note: This column appeared on September 25, 2013. In light of the controversy now raging, it is reproduced I ran into a highly placed person who is also a top second-tier PPP leader. He is...

A TIME WHEN THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS PLAYED IN THE CINEMAS

Jun 17, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A TIME WHEN THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS PLAYED IN THE CINEMAS

We have amazing people in Guyana. They at times get so carried away by the occasion that they do some unusual things. During the opening match of the FIFA World Cup, I actually saw some Guyanese- yes...

Local businessman opens new pharmacy at Mahaica

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Local businessman opens new pharmacy at Mahaica

Residents of Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, were treated to free health checks last Saturday when established health firm, Smart Aid Pharmacy, opened its third outlet. Available to cut the red ribbon...

Sophia man gets 12 years for killing neighbour

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia man gets 12 years for killing neighbour

Sophia resident, Roger Pilgrim, was yesterday jailed for 12 years for the unlawful killing of his neighbour, Shane Rowley. Pilgrim, called “Charlie Pants”, of Lot 68 ‘A’ Field, Sophia, was on...

Young Berbicians host domestic violence candlelight vigil

Jun 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Young Berbicians host domestic violence candlelight vigil

A new Non- Governmental Organization, Progressive Youths in Action (PYA) based in New Amsterdam has joined the fight against all forms of domestic violence and abuse. The group held a candlelight...

We must all develop a frame of mind that caters for peace and progress

Jun 17, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must all develop a frame of mind that caters for peace and progress

DEAR EDITOR, I would like to remind my fellow Guyanese that bringing up the past, as seems to have become the norm for many of us, has serious consequences that we should try to avoid. It is a fact...

Leadership is about action, and anyone can lead

Jun 17, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Leadership is about action, and anyone can lead

DEAR EDITOR, A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of being in the audience for a presentation organized by Blue CAPS on ‘Adaptive Leadership’. Harvard Kennedy School Alum Floyd Haynes did the...

You need proofreaders, Mr Lall

Jun 17, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on You need proofreaders, Mr Lall

Dear Editor, I refer to a published letter by Mr. Alfred Bhulai in the Stabroek News of June 11 complaining of too many proof-reading mistakes in that newspaper. In all honesty, someone should have...

Our students need leaders in education who will work to ensure their success

Jun 17, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our students need leaders in education who will work to ensure their success

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to congratulate all the students who were successful at the recent National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). Special accolades go out to all of our top performers across the country....

Suicide prevention should be everybody’s business

Jun 17, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Suicide prevention should be everybody’s business

DEAR EDITOR, In 1978, a study by a researcher named Richard Seiden found that 90% of people who tried to jump off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge did not go on to die by suicide. From this one...

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Desecration, Disrespectful, and Disgraceful

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The solemnity of Babu Jaan, a site meant to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Cheddi... more