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Sexual abuse allegations against Trotman…Manickchand’s actions could have resulted in perversion of course of justice – Nagamootoo

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sexual abuse allegations against Trotman…Manickchand’s actions could have resulted in perversion of course of justice – Nagamootoo

– “Manickchand’s scheme was to entrap Trotman into paying “hush money” to suppress his alleged involvement in a most heinous crime…Nagamootoo” Vice Chairman of the Alliance For...

Govt. continues to access Contingencies Fund in breach of Law

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. continues to access Contingencies Fund in breach of Law

…AG to hand over 2013 audit next week Spending by government last year has been audited, and according to information received by this publication, there continues to be questionable access to...

Bartica IMC honours top performing students

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica IMC honours top performing students

Some of the top performing students of the Bartica, Region Seven area were recently awarded for their outstanding performances at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC) and...

Stagnant water increases Chikungunya virus concerns in Region Three

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Stagnant water increases Chikungunya virus concerns in Region Three

– Region benefiting from training to tackle health challenge Stagnant water at the Vreed-en-Hoop junction is a cause for concern for persons living in the Region Three area. This is due to...

Outgoing Consul receives second highest national award

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Outgoing Consul receives second highest national award

The continuation of what was described as a strong bilateral relationship was emphasised on Wednesday, when Guyana’s new Honorary Swedish Consul, Banks DIH Executive Shabbir Hussain, was formally...

APNU holds LGE protests across Berbice

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU holds LGE protests across Berbice

‘We need a time for a good life for all Guyanese’; ‘Save our NDCs; Save our MCC’; ‘Yes to democracy; No to dictatorship’; ‘Yes for a good life, No to corruption’, were some of the...

Region Three cemeteries get facelift

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Region Three cemeteries get facelift

As Government’s Community Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIIP) gathers momentum, the three burial grounds in Wakenaam, Region Three, have been cleared of dense vegetation, while work has...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WILL CHANGE NOTHING

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WILL CHANGE NOTHING

Are we fooling ourselves into believing that local government elections will change things in Guyana? What will it change? Local government in Guyana faces three main challenges. Having local...

MV Sandaka slams into passenger vessel

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on MV Sandaka slams into passenger vessel

At approximately 15:50 hours on Thursday September 25, 2014, the Transport and Harbours Department (T&H.D) vessel “Sandaka” and a small passenger boat, “Akeela”, collided in the Essequibo...

Suriname to host “Caribbean Week of Agriculture”

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname to host “Caribbean Week of Agriculture”

– Guyanese contingent to take part also Preparations for this year’s Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) which is to be held from October 6 to 12, in Paramaribo, Suriname, are well...

Street Barber murder trial nears conclusion

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Street Barber murder trial nears conclusion

Justice Diana Insanally is expected to sum up the murder trial of street barber, Alvin Barclay, on Monday. The accused, a barber from Lot 1778 Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, allegedly...

Berbice Judiciary boosted by new Mediation Centre

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Judiciary boosted by new Mediation Centre

By Leon Suseran The pile-up of cases in the judiciary is expected to be significantly reduced with the commissioning of a multi- million dollar mediation centre yesterday in Berbice. The facility,...

Prominent West Dem rice miller passes away

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Prominent West Dem rice miller passes away

The rice industry has been thrown into mourning with the sudden death of popular West Demerara miller, Bhagwandin Madho. Madho, a rice farmer of Crane Village, was instrumental in donating part of...

Chikungunya fight goes to Essequibo

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Chikungunya fight goes to Essequibo

A team headed by Dr. Reyaud Rahman, Director of the vector control services and the Global Fund Malaria Programme, has commenced the first set of training sessions in Region Two. These sessions are...

Corriverton driver on $300,000 bail for fatal accident

Sep 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Corriverton driver on $300,000 bail for fatal accident

Christendeo Deo, 46, of Lot 15 Line Path, Corriverton was released on $300,000 bail on Thursday at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court, by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh when he made his first court...

Into Retirement

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Into Retirement

DEAR EDITOR, Somewhere, sometime not so long ago, I thought I caught a senior spokesman of the Guyana Public Service Union televising indifference to the statutory retirement age of public servants,...

No elections should take place until all stakeholders are satisfied that the Voters’ List is genuine

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on No elections should take place until all stakeholders are satisfied that the Voters’ List is genuine

DEAR EDITOR, The PNC, now under the broad umbrella of APNU, is masquerading as a champion of democracy and democratic rule. But its actions, both in an out of government, do not match up to its...

Guyana should hold a referendum on power sharing

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana should hold a referendum on power sharing

DEAR EDITOR, The government of Scotland should be applauded for giving its people a vote to determine its political status. Guyana, as well as other countries or territories where people are...

The danger of overfishing in our waters

Sep 27, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The danger of overfishing in our waters

DEAR EDITOR, The Environment Community Health Organization (ECHO) is concerned about an article which appeared in the Kaieteur News of September 26, 2014, captioned: “Chinese operators in talks...