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Congress Place shooting case…Main witness claims she wasn’t told to be present at court

Aug 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Congress Place shooting case…Main witness claims she wasn’t told to be present at court

– Defence attorney says witness being “mischievous” Now that the case of the Congress Place shooting has been dismissed, the chief witness, Aliashaw Barker is claiming that she did not know...

Ministry highlights active gold mining projects totaling over GYD$2B

Aug 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry highlights active gold mining projects totaling over GYD$2B

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has made public several active projects within the mining sector totaling over G$2B. As part of the annual Mining Week activities which...

More Region Four residents receive Gov’t laptops

Aug 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on More Region Four residents receive Gov’t laptops

In keeping with Government’s goal to ensure 90,000 families receive laptops, the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) Secretariat distributed 61 laptops to residents of Strathspey, East Coast Demerara on...

Those social media websites

Aug 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Those social media websites

…An innovative and lucrative way of advertising While the original purpose of social media is to create an avenue in which people around the globe can connect, interact and share information, the...

Teen seeking assistance for $4M surgery

Aug 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teen seeking assistance for $4M surgery

A 13-year-old girl is seeking financial assistance to offset expenses expected to be incurred for surgery to correct a condition she was diagnosed with known as Scoliosis. Scoliosis is a medical...

Squatters expected to evacuate Laing Avenue as city clean-up exercise intensifies

Aug 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Squatters expected to evacuate Laing Avenue as city clean-up exercise intensifies

Following inspections conducted in West Ruimveldt by the “Clean-Up My Country” Programme Monitoring Unit last Friday, concerns were raised over the occupation of illegal settlements along the...

Marriott almost completed but not many locals employed

Aug 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott almost completed but not many locals employed

– contracts with Govt, investors determine local employment Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in third world countries are welcomed, particularly for the creation of jobs. The situation in...

Authorities ignoring my cries about this health hazard

Aug 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Authorities ignoring my cries about this health hazard

Dear Editor, I have been complaining since 2011 about the impact on my health from inhaling smoke on a daily basis but my cries have fallen on deaf ears. My next door neighbour erected a concrete...

The CIOG is no innocent body

Aug 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The CIOG is no innocent body

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by the head of the above named organization, Mr. Fazeel Feroze (“Mr. Kissoon must be aware of the dangers of hearsay from anonymous sources,” KN, August 5, 2014.)...

Care Enough to Confront!!!

Aug 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Care Enough to Confront!!!

‘Warn… those who are out of line… encourage the timid… help… the weak.’ Sadly, we’d rather stay quiet and be popular than speak difficult truth into the lives of others....

The No Confidence Motion is about Guyana’s future

Aug 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The No Confidence Motion is about Guyana’s future

Dear Editor, Much has already been said about the no confidence motion proposed by the AFC against the minority PPP regime that is before the nation, and if passed by Parliament could lead to a...

From the Diaspora…GuySuco repeating the same mistakes and still expecting a different result

Aug 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…GuySuco repeating the same mistakes and still expecting a different result

By Ralph Seeram I spent quite a few of my youthful years on Blairmont, Port Mourant and Skeldon Estates. I had relatives who resided on these estates, so on holidays I would spend vacations there....

The Bible and Guyana’s sorry state

Aug 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Bible and Guyana’s sorry state

Dear Editor, To be informed about what is taking place in our beloved Guyana, a place that I call my home, I keep reading the daily newspapers and looking at the News on TV. I must confess that the...

Blood was spilled on that land

Aug 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Blood was spilled on that land

By Michael Jordan Take a trek up the West Bank Demerara Public Road to Goed Intent, and you will see a large, empty lot, overgrown with weeds and with a solitary mango tree on the western side. That...

Sunday Cartoon

Aug 24, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Going on a vacation could be risky

Aug 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column 1

In life, everyone needs a break from the daily grind, so some people who have the wherewithal pack up and leave for destinations overseas. But the vast majority of Guyanese simply take a break from...

Georgetown Magistrates’ Court: A compelling edifice of justice

Aug 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown Magistrates’ Court: A compelling edifice of justice

By Sunita Samaroo In the very heart of the capital city stands an edifice that is 123 years in existence – among the oldest landmarks in this country. To a discerning eye, the Georgetown...

Health Ministry already making preparations to deal with Ebola

Aug 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry already making preparations to deal with Ebola

– emphasizes importance of hygiene By Sharmain Grainger There is no denying the fact that the Ebola virus is something to be very concerned about. And according to reports emanating since the...

Health Ministry still battling to control Chikungunya virus

Aug 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry still battling to control Chikungunya virus

By Sharmain Grainger Even as unconfirmed reports of a child dying with symptoms of the Chikungunya virus in Bartica surface, the Ministry of Health is adamant that it is continuing a fervent fight...

Kamla is right: Joint Caribbean action vital to ensure no health crisis

Aug 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Kamla is right: Joint Caribbean action vital to ensure no health crisis

By Sir Ronald Sanders Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, is right to have called for a special meeting of leaders of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) “to...

The Baccoo Speaks

Aug 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The police are getting on top of the rapid strike criminals, those who ride motorcycles and attack people suspected to be carrying cash, but this is not going to stop other young men from attempting...

Book Review…Revelatory book resurrects life of a Caribbean icon

Aug 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review…Revelatory book resurrects life of a Caribbean icon

Book: John Hearne’s Life and Fiction: A Critical Biographical Study by Shivaun Hearne Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby John Hearne’s Life and Fiction: A Critical Biographical Study is an exposition...

Housing and You…V-roofs versus the bungalow roofs

Aug 24, 2014 KNews News 1

By Leonard Gildarie This week I want to touch on something a few readers have been raising. What would be better…a V-roof or a bungalow? I will attempt briefly to weigh the pros and cons and you be...

The President must assume personal command of counter-narcotics battle

Aug 24, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The President must assume personal command of counter-narcotics battle

Narcotics-trafficking in Guyana has been increasing over the past twenty years under the People’s Progressive Party Civic – PPPC – administration. Guyana’s entry into international...

WHAT ABOUT PENSIONERS?

Aug 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHAT ABOUT PENSIONERS?

We should not complicate the art of governance. Good governance is as simple as ABC and requires basic common sense. Policy-making should be about applying common sense. For example, if I own a...

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Tennis Association applauds historic GYD $8 billion allocation to the sports sector in the 2025 National Budget

‘Govt. must come clean on gas-to-energy project’

– spending US$2B on a project without financial, environmental studies is criminality at its worst – WPA Kaieteur... more