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Aruba, Curacao, Panama soar as top summer destinations

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Aruba, Curacao, Panama soar as top summer destinations

… As Guyanese ‘trade-in’ the usual Barbados, Trinidad vacations By Zena Henry As the summer period draws to an end, newly introduced tourist destinations, Aruba, Curacao and Panama have...

Renowned Engineer’s siblings sue hospital, surgeon for his death

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Renowned Engineer’s siblings sue hospital, surgeon for his death

The brother and sister of the late renowned pioneering engineer Melvyn “Mel” Sankies is suing well known surgeon Shaik Amir and the Medical Arts Center Ltd on Thomas Street for his death. In a...

$1B cleanup campaign making progress – Luncheon

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $1B cleanup campaign making progress – Luncheon

The Clean- Up Guyana project is currently underway and several key interventions have been made as part of the exercise which commenced earlier this month. At his weekly press briefing, Head of the...

Shortage of skilled obstetricians, a challenge to reducing maternal mortality – CMO

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Shortage of skilled obstetricians, a challenge to reducing maternal mortality – CMO

A shortage of skilled obstetricians has been listed as one of the biggest challenges Guyana has had in its efforts to reduce its maternal mortality rate. This disclosure was recently made by Chief...

GECOM’s Preliminary List of Electors…“Never in history did Guyana have a list of over 550,000 electors” – PPP

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM’s Preliminary List of Electors…“Never in history did Guyana have a list of over 550,000 electors” – PPP

“Never in its history did Guyana have a list with over 550,000 electors. We (PPP) deserve a forthright and logical explanation from GECOM. The PPP stands firm as regards the integrity of the...

City Hall votes to recover waivered taxes for Strand Cinema

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall votes to recover waivered taxes for Strand Cinema

…sends TC, Treasurer, on administrative leave and barricades office Notwithstanding the usual uproar and disorder at the Georgetown Mayor and City Council’s (M&CC) statutory meeting, the...

School furniture no problem for new term – Manickchand

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on School furniture no problem for new term – Manickchand

Shortage of furniture in classrooms is an unlikely challenge the Ministry of Education will be faced with this new school term which will commence on September 1. The Ministry of Education has been...

National Democratic Front needed before general, regional elections – PPP

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on National Democratic Front needed before general, regional elections – PPP

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has been meeting with various stakeholders and interest groups to discuss the political situation and the need for more to be done to realize the establishment...

Inmate charged for threatening to kill Magistrate, burn courthouse

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Inmate charged for threatening to kill Magistrate, burn courthouse

A prisoner, who was incarcerated since 2008, has been charged for threatening to kill a Magistrate and set fire to the spanking new courthouse in Linden. Leslie Payne, 42, appeared before Magistrate...

The Dantean purgatory in Guyana is bottomless

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Dantean purgatory in Guyana is bottomless

I didn’t expect it; never thought about it. But it happened. I got several telephone calls and e-mails inundating me with more examples of Dantean darkness as a response to my Sunday column...

Nadir has set the cat amongst the pigeons

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Nadir has set the cat amongst the pigeons

PPPC’s Member of Parliament, Manzoor Nadir has set the cat amongst the pigeons when he said that in order for a vote of no-confidence against the government to take place, all the elected members...

The crippling gun culture

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The crippling gun culture

Every so often we hear of an individual being held with a firearm that is unlicensed. Sometimes we hear of the police, acting on a tip off, finding weapons tucked away somewhere. In many cases we...

Cops to charge second man with Vlissengen Road murder

Aug 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cops to charge second man with Vlissengen Road murder

A second man is likely to appear in court today in connection with the murder of dredge owner Ashook Ragghu, who was shot dead at Vlissengen Road a week ago. A senior police official confirmed that...

Crime is eating away the fabric of our society

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Crime is eating away the fabric of our society

DEAR EDITOR, Like white collar crime, blue collar crime is eating away the fabric of our society. Apart from the theft of properties and monies, armed robbery has reaped untold deaths and injuries....

The Police Force and millions in vehicles

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Police Force and millions in vehicles

Dear Editor, In the Friday, July 11, 2014 issue of the Kaieteur News there is an article which reads, ‘Police Force Receives 35 New Vehicles.’ This seems to be a regular event where millions of...

Bungalow roofs vs. V-Shaped roofs

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bungalow roofs vs. V-Shaped roofs

DEAR EDITOR, In an Article of August 24 on the above captioned subject, KN Staff Reporter Leonard Gildarie made an interesting comparison with respect to roof shapes for houses in Guyana....

Make a stand against the continuing carnage; Make the administration accountable

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Make a stand against the continuing carnage; Make the administration accountable

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to base my comment on the recent statement by Freddie Kissoon (Kaieteur News, August 24) – Guyana: Journey into the chasm of Dantean Darkness. It is my sincere hope that...

Legal battle for reparations could cost billions

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Legal battle for reparations could cost billions

DEAR EDITOR, By now, most of us are aware of the attempt of several Caribbean countries to demand reparations from several European countries for the “crime” of slavery. In this regard, CARICOM...

Tribute to our dear friend, Lionel Peters

Aug 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tribute to our dear friend, Lionel Peters

DEAR EDITOR, We received the sad news of the death of one of Guyana’s political stalwarts and a very close friend Lionel Peters. Although we knew that he was gravely ill and would depart this life...

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…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Ray Daggers walked from Corriverton to Charity. It was a journey so epic it might have... more