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UG students must become custodians of internet facilities

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UG students must become custodians of internet facilities

Maturity and self-regulation were two of the needful traits listed by Mr Radha Krishna Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), to ensure the...

MARAD disgusted over continued theft of navigational aids

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on MARAD disgusted over continued theft of navigational aids

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) is seeking public assistance to recover its $7M worth navigational aids. The agency expressed outrage at the “continuous stealing and vandalism of its...

Pick one, it’s either Local Government or General elections – says Ramotar in New York

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Pick one, it’s either Local Government or General elections – says Ramotar in New York

President Donald Ramotar, over the weekend at a public meeting in Brooklyn, New York has told Guyanese living there that Opposition Leader David Granger could not get “cake and bake” as it...

GuyExpo 2014…80 % of exhibition booths booked

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GuyExpo 2014…80 % of exhibition booths booked

Under the theme “Transformation: Partnering for a better Guyana”, Guyana’s largest Trade and Investment Exposition will commence from October 2nd and conclude three days after. According to the...

Frustration grows for Spaniard and Nigerian awaiting deportation

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Frustration grows for Spaniard and Nigerian awaiting deportation

They have been in the Diamond/Grove Police Station lock-ups for the past two months and the frustration level of two foreign nationals who are awaiting deportation is increasing with every passing...

Known criminals caught in car, granted bail

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Known criminals caught in car, granted bail

A Berbice police patrol was able to nab a car with three questionable characters on the Crabwood Creek Public Road. According to reports, a mobile police unit was on patrol in the Crabwood Creek...

14 E’bo burial grounds cleared of vegetation

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 14 E’bo burial grounds cleared of vegetation

Fourteen burial grounds in Region Two, including La Belle Alliance- which is home to Damon Cross- were recently cleared of overgrown vegetation. The clearing exercises were executed as part of...

Granger agrees to meet Ramotar again

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Granger agrees to meet Ramotar again

… Dismisses concerns about “media based communications” By Abena Rockcliffe Leader of the Opposition, David Granger, has said that he will meet with President Donald Ramotar after the Head of...

Education Minister encourages parents to invest in children’s education

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Education Minister encourages parents to invest in children’s education

“Buy one beer less…put $700 less credit in your phone,” said Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, as she appealed to parents to help in the process of getting their children literate....

Labeling requirement, quality essential for cell phone dealers – GNBS

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Labeling requirement, quality essential for cell phone dealers – GNBS

By Rabindra Rooplall With more than a 100 registered cell phone outlets across the country, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) ensures consumers are protected from sub-standard quality...

Parliament launches upgraded website

Sep 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Parliament launches upgraded website

The National Assembly, cognizant of the importance and essential value of Information Communication Technology, yesterday launched an upgraded website @www.parliament.gov.gy at Public Buildings....

Fake cops terrorise, rob Green Acres family

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Fake cops terrorise, rob Green Acres family

Three men posing as plainclothes policemen terrorized, bound and robbed a Green Acres, East Bank Demerara mother and children after invading their home around 19.00 hrs on Sunday. Melanie Leung said...

Biology student awarded grant for field research in Guyana

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Biology student awarded grant for field research in Guyana

Gyanpriya Maharaj had already collaborated with Godfrey R. Bourne on several ecological projects before enrolling at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Maharaj studied butterflies with Bourne in...

Thief found locked in bathroom after D’Edward Mandir break- in

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Thief found locked in bathroom after D’Edward Mandir break- in

…..$300,000 in jewelry stolen Police on West Berbice have a man in custody assisting with investigations, after thieves broke into and desecrated the D’Edward Mandir on West Bank Berbice,...

President Ramotar holds bilaterals on sidelines of UN General Assembly Meeting

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on President Ramotar holds bilaterals on sidelines of UN General Assembly Meeting

President Donald Ramotar and a team in the United States to participate in the United Nations General Assembly Meeting held two bilateral meetings, yesterday. The first was with the Foreign Minister...

President, team attend UN Indigenous People’s Conference

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on President, team attend UN Indigenous People’s Conference

President Donald Ramotar, Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, and Guyana’s Ambassador to the United Nations, George Talbot, were...

CGX enters US$17.9M deal with UK prospector to conduct ‘3 D’ seismic survey

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CGX enters US$17.9M deal with UK prospector to conduct ‘3 D’ seismic survey

CGX Energy, a Canadian-based oil exploration company, says it is making progress in drilling another well. The company has entered into a seismic contract with Prospector PTE. Ltd. to conduct a...

Rice farmer is road fatality

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rice farmer is road fatality

Rice farmer,62-year-old Jhablall, a/k”Deo”, formally of Queenstown Village, Essequibo Coast, was struck down and killed by a motorcyclist on the Queenstown Public Road, over the weekend. He had...

WDRH records decline in number of sick babies – Region Three Breastfeeding Coordinator

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on WDRH records decline in number of sick babies – Region Three Breastfeeding Coordinator

Owing to its robust Breastfeeding Committee, the West Demerara Regional Hospital, (WDRH) has recorded a decline in the number of sick babies. This is according to Nurse Savitri Chandrabose,...

APNU to commence countrywide protest today

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU to commence countrywide protest today

Members and supporters of the main political opposition coalition, A Partnership for National Unity, (APNU) are expected to commence a countrywide protest today in pursuit of Local Government...

UK training special crime unit to fight dirty money crimes

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UK training special crime unit to fight dirty money crimes

A Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Government of Guyana and the United Kingdom has paved the way for training and mentoring for the staff of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU)...

On this day, 75 years ago, one of the world’s great minds died

Sep 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on On this day, 75 years ago, one of the world’s great minds died

“The great question that has never been answered is; ‘What does a woman want?’” (Quote from Sigmund Freud) I had just become a columnist when the world observed the 50th anniversary of...

A MONSTER IS ON THE LOOSE AND IT IS COMING YOUR WAY!

Sep 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A MONSTER IS ON THE LOOSE AND IT IS COMING YOUR WAY!

What is going on when in order to muzzle Kaieteur News this newspaper and its publisher has come under sustained attack, not just now but for years. Where is the decency in our society when in light...

Bandit caught on camera, jailed for 42 months

Sep 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit caught on camera, jailed for 42 months

A man who was described as a known bandit, a nuisance and a kleptomaniac was on Monday jailed after he pleaded guilty to two counts of simple larceny. Anil Kumar, called ‘Black Shirt’, 42, of No...

Ramjattan and his quest for prosecution

Sep 23, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Ramjattan and his quest for prosecution

It would be interesting to know the source of the legal advice that the police received concerning any action stemming from Leader for the Alliance for Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan’s complaint...

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