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Cops release video of Debra Blackman’s killer

Nov 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cops release video of Debra Blackman’s killer

– plead with public to ID “man in black and red cap” Police have released a video of the gunman who killed cashier/waitress Debra Blackman, in the hope that this time around, someone can...

Addressing disability concerns will aid Health Vision 2020 – Rehab Director

Nov 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Addressing disability concerns will aid Health Vision 2020 – Rehab Director

From all indications the prevalence of disability is growing nationally, regionally, as well as globally, and is a direct consequence of motor vehicle accidents, mental health, violence in...

OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE FAILED US, BECAUSE WE HAVE FAILED THEM

Nov 07, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE FAILED US, BECAUSE WE HAVE FAILED THEM

We do not need politicians of any particular caste; we need politicians of class. We do not need leaders of high breeding; we need rulers of high morals and principles. Sophistication, class, high...

LCDS agreement… Guyana continues to safeguard its forests

Nov 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on LCDS agreement… Guyana continues to safeguard its forests

– Norwegian minister Amidst intense criticism and speculation that Guyana’s forests are being exploited, Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon was pleased to reveal yesterday that following an...

Charles Ramson rewinds the tape, Nandlall fast forwards it

Nov 07, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Charles Ramson rewinds the tape, Nandlall fast forwards it

The Walter Rodney Commission has hilarious moments. Certainly one of them was when Robert Gates testified. I like the part when Gates pointed to the role of a police officer at the time of Walter’s...

‘Bully’ stabs schoolgirl in her palm

Nov 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Bully’ stabs schoolgirl in her palm

The palm of a female fifth-form student of St. George’s Secondary School was pierced with a scissors yesterday. Fortunately for her, she sustained the lesser injury as she was successful in...

Nandlall’s recording could have an impact on PPP – Dr. Luncheon

Nov 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Nandlall’s recording could have an impact on PPP – Dr. Luncheon

Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr. Roger Luncheon was the first member of the government camp to admit yesterday that the profanity-laced 19-minute recorded...

Govt.’s position on Nandlall’s actions exclude Luncheon’s input

Nov 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt.’s position on Nandlall’s actions exclude Luncheon’s input

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday told the media that government’s position on revelations about the Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall’s alleged knowledge of a...

Re-emphasising a vital function

Nov 07, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Re-emphasising a vital function

One of the unfortunate consequences from the amazing growth of the medical sciences has been the unbridled emphasis by modern governments on treating ill health as purely one for medical...

Man, 72, freed of 2012 murder

Nov 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 72, freed of 2012 murder

Burcliffe Marcus, perhaps the oldest murder accused for quite some time, was freed by an Essequibo jury earlier this week. The 72-year-old, also known as ‘Baba’, was accused of killing...

Drunk killer driver ahead of five-year sentence

Nov 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Drunk killer driver ahead of five-year sentence

– Magistrate orders $12M compensation for victim’s family When police finally charged the man that was responsible for killing his wife in a road accident last February, Colin Tull was...

Businessman on attempted murder charge

Nov 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman on attempted murder charge

Businessman Derrick Jaisingh appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to an attempted murder charge. It is alleged that on...

‘First-time’ burglar to spend 36 months behind bars

Nov 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘First-time’ burglar to spend 36 months behind bars

A man has been jailed for 36 months after police ranks, responding to a burglary report, caught him red-handed ransacking a woman’s home in Tucville on Tuesday last. Forty six-year-old Carlyle...

No bail for accused housebreaker

Nov 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on No bail for accused housebreaker

A man accused of carting off with $2.4M worth in items from a man’s home in Campbellville, Georgetown, was remanded to jail when he appeared before city Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday. Vermon...

Cash Grant distribution nearing completion

Nov 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cash Grant distribution nearing completion

Catering to public school children across the country, the inaugural “Because We Care” Cash Grant initiative commenced in early October but, according to the Ministry of Education, the process is...

Analog to digital switchover plan approved by Cabinet

Nov 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Analog to digital switchover plan approved by Cabinet

Cabinet has approved the final draft of the roadmap that outlines the process of transition from analog to digital television broadcast. This was announced by Head of the Presidential Secretariat...

These threats evoke memories of the murdered Kaieteur News pressmen

Nov 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on These threats evoke memories of the murdered Kaieteur News pressmen

Dear Editor, Once again in Guyana, relations between a private newspaper, Kaieteur News and the ruling PPP administration have not only gone sour but has hit rock bottom, or lower. And once again,...

Death of an innocent child

Nov 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Death of an innocent child

Dear Editor, I am moved to write this letter concerning the death of an innocent child at the hands of an alleged drunken driver and his colleagues. Only when you have lost a loved one, can you feel...

We can expect this type of criminal activity if our top lawmaker endorses violence

Nov 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on We can expect this type of criminal activity if our top lawmaker endorses violence

Dear Editor I am compelled to write this letter after learning of the robbery at the St Philip’s Church on Sunday and following the emergence of a recorded conversation between the Attorney General...

Has this Magistrate evaluated how six months in prison can transform someone?

Nov 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Has this Magistrate evaluated how six months in prison can transform someone?

Dear Editor, Wednesday October 22, Freddie wrote an article that seemed not to resonate as it should among those who are allowed to think independently. He outlined an incident that occurred at the...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more