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Training of police Aircraft Pilots in limbo

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Training of police Aircraft Pilots in limbo

It has been one year since the Guyana Police Force selected 15 of its ranks to undergo training to become aircraft pilots but the plans appear to be in limbo. The initiative was in response to a...

City court orders probe into gang-rape allegations by assault victim

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on City court orders probe into gang-rape allegations by assault victim

Though he has only admitted to ‘cuffing’ a 15-year-old girl to her abdomen, the man facing up to six months imprisonment on a common assault charge could possibly be prosecuted on a more serious...

GMSA President still not convinced on Amaila

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GMSA President still not convinced on Amaila

…calls for think tank President of the Guyana Manufacturers Association, Clinton Williams, believes that there is need for clean energy in Guyana such as a Hydro Power Plant but believes that there...

Copa Airlines to open Georgetown ticketing office

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Copa Airlines to open Georgetown ticketing office

Tomorrow, Copa Airlines will officially be opening its City Ticket Office (CTO) in Georgetown. The office will be located at 212 Camp Street, North Cummingsburg between New Market and Lamaha Streets....

Nervous gold miners ask for relief amidst price jitters

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Nervous gold miners ask for relief amidst price jitters

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miner’s Association (GGDMA) wants urgent and significant relief granted for the industry in light of the recent slump in global gold prices. Again, the mining body has...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month…Support integral to help those affected by the chronic illness – Health Minister

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Breast Cancer Awareness Month…Support integral to help those affected by the chronic illness – Health Minister

The support of family, friends and others (co-survivors) can help those diagnosed with breast cancer through treatment and beyond. This was highlighted by Minister of Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran during...

World Bank approves US$21M financing…Maths improvement, flood control on East Coast targetted

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on World Bank approves US$21M financing…Maths improvement, flood control on East Coast targetted

Government has signed a US$21M financing agreement with the World Bank that will target measures to improve the standards of mathematics in secondary schools as well strengthen drainage along...

Miss Guyana Universe contestants sashed at gala ceremony

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Miss Guyana Universe contestants sashed at gala ceremony

Attendees of the Pegasus Hotel Poolside, in Kingston, were able to witness the glamorous sashing ceremony of the nine gorgeous contestants for the Miss Guyana Universe competition. The contestants...

From the Diaspora…Abuse of the powers of the state

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…Abuse of the powers of the state

By Ralph Seeram She was due to fly out the country the next day to Canada. She was very distraught, not because she was leaving her parents, siblings or her country, she was worried because she did...

Overseas-based Guyanese donate $1M to pregnant woman’s recovery

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based Guyanese donate $1M to pregnant woman’s recovery

…presentation made by GCB on behalf of Facebook Group “Guyanese Around The World” The family of Samantha Persaud, who is six months pregnant, is making progress in their quest to garner funds...

Scotia Bank hosts cake sale for breast cancer victims

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Scotia Bank hosts cake sale for breast cancer victims

Scotia Bank is one of the private institutions in Guyana that is consistently in the drive to help fight breast cancer. Each year it hosts a number of fund raising activities to help victims. One of...

A disturbing insinuation against the Foreign Affairs Ministry

Oct 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A disturbing insinuation against the Foreign Affairs Ministry

Dear Editor, Further to my letter to you and your published response which appeared in today’s edition of the Kaieteur News, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes not to become embroiled in...

Nobel Peace Prize awards could help build bridges between these two powerful neighbours

Oct 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nobel Peace Prize awards could help build bridges between these two powerful neighbours

Dear Editor, I read with interest the decision of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to confer on the Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai the Nobel Peace Prize along with Indian campaigner against child...

Tribute to Rafiq Khan

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Tribute to Rafiq Khan

By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is a former Programme Director and General Manager of the Guyana Broadcasting Service, President of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, Board Member of the Caribbean...

Sunday Cartoon

Oct 12, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

You were blessed to be a blessing to others !!!!!

Oct 12, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on You were blessed to be a blessing to others !!!!!

Helping others brings happiness, but selfishness never can. A homeless little boy stood looking into the window of a shop that sold sweets. A man came along and observed the scene, took him inside...

Murder accused granted bail after two trials

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Murder accused granted bail after two trials

The father and son who have so far undergone two High Court trials, both of which ended in hung juries, have been granted bail in the High Court. The duo Roy Pestano, 61, and his son Raymond Pestano,...

CIIP reduces high labour costs of Buxton/Foulis, other NDCs

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CIIP reduces high labour costs of Buxton/Foulis, other NDCs

The high financial cost incurred by Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) to hire fulltime and part-time workers for enhancement works in communities has been significantly reduced thanks to the...

Ram wrong again

Oct 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ram wrong again

Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate the Permanent Secretary, of the Ministry of Legal Affairs, Ms. Indira Anandjit for her erudite work on defending her Ministry against the sometimes very...

Defence threatens to file constitutional motion in murder trial

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Defence threatens to file constitutional motion in murder trial

The defence in the preliminary inquiry of the murder trial of New Amsterdam businessman Charles Henry, called ‘Charles Bristol or Wheels, 52, of Main and Lad Lane, New Amsterdam, is threatening to...

Devise new strategies to deal with incidents of suicide

Oct 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Devise new strategies to deal with incidents of suicide

Dear Editor, As we continue to witness the increase in the incidence of suicide among our youths, it must be seen as imperative that we examine the efforts of the various agencies concerned with its...

Crime solving not in the DNA of Mr. Rohee and the PPP regime

Oct 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Crime solving not in the DNA of Mr. Rohee and the PPP regime

Dear Editor, With all that has been happening globally especially with EBOLA and ISIS, and regionally with the Chickungunya virus we sometimes tend to forget what is happening in Guyana locally....

The Roil in Oil

Oct 12, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Roil in Oil

Most Guyanese have been transfixed by the protests in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that have already toppled two dictators and are threatening several others. But the sudden jump in our...

Special Needs Educator gets GTU recognition

Oct 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Special Needs Educator gets GTU recognition

– urges Education Ministry to rethink process of integration Children requiring special needs education are accommodated and not integrated into the normal school system. At least this is the...

The Baccoo Speaks

Oct 12, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

When one criticizes officialdom one often finds oneself at the receiving end of official hostility. The reaction of a government agency against a stinging criticism by a section of the media is going...

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…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more