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Simply shameful

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Simply shameful

Shameful is the only other word that describes what Guyanese endure after working their entire lives in their various roles in service of this country. No other word can begin to capture the...

Woman worries that ‘offensive’ dentist will not be brought to justice

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Woman worries that ‘offensive’ dentist will not be brought to justice

Although promises have been made that justice will be served, a young woman is worried that this reality may not be realised. The woman who is currently in her mid 20s just a few weeks ago levelled...

Life for Guyana-born man who killed mom with Samurai sword

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Life for Guyana-born man who killed mom with Samurai sword

A man who killed his mother with a samurai sword and a knife has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murder. A Supreme Court jury took just over six hours to find 21-year-old...

Improving women’s business skills high on YCG – spearheaded programme

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Improving women’s business skills high on YCG – spearheaded programme

A young mother earning an income by walking the streets of Georgetown to sell confectionery could be among the targets reached when Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG) commences another phase of its Women...

Mystery or social science theory?

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Mystery or social science theory?

Yesterday, I described my encounters with villagers in Providence last Sunday at a meeting called to listen to the grievances the folks there suffered from severe flooding due to a defective koker....

Traffic Chief discusses adjusting lights for Christmas season

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Traffic Chief discusses adjusting lights for Christmas season

The Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Department is in discussion with the Ministry of Works to effect temporary adjustments with respect to the traffic lights in certain sections of the city. This was...

“You ain’t trying me case!” – Enraged murder accused tells Judge

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on “You ain’t trying me case!” – Enraged murder accused tells Judge

Murder accused Rondell Bacchus is known for throwing fits of rage and shouting expletives at judicial officers. He was at it again yesterday as he greeted Georgetown Supreme Court Judge Navindra...

Bids tendered for extension of GPHC Maternity Building

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bids tendered for extension of GPHC Maternity Building

Three bids were tendered under the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for the extension of the Maternity Building, South Block. The bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement...

INCREASES FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS HAVE BECOME A CHRISTMAS BONUS

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on INCREASES FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS HAVE BECOME A CHRISTMAS BONUS

It was always asking too much for anyone to hope that when it came to public service salaries, the Donald Ramotar administration would have done anything different from the Jagdeo administration. I...

Bandits rob Black Bush farmer of millions

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits rob Black Bush farmer of millions

A Black Bush Polder farmer and his family were on Monday evening attacked and robbed of over $2.5M in cash and jewellery by four armed bandits. Reports are that 46-year-old Jainarine Singh called...

Guyanese boxer questioned by NY cops over woman’s death

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese boxer questioned by NY cops over woman’s death

Queens, New York (New York Daily News) -A professional boxer is being questioned in the vicious murder of a woman who was stabbed with a knife and beaten with a pipe near her Queens home, the Daily...

Prisoner serving time gets 46 months for ganja

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Prisoner serving time gets 46 months for ganja

Brian Haywood, who is currently on remand for attempted murder – accused of setting his sister alight – will serve 46 months for possession of an illegal substance for the purpose of...

Cop accused of killing drug counselor freed

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cop accused of killing drug counselor freed

The policeman who was fingered in the fatal shooting of a drug counselor attached to the Phoenix Recovery Project walked out of the Georgetown Supreme Court a free man yesterday. Sherwin Smith was...

UG students organise walk to raise public awareness on Epilepsy

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UG students organise walk to raise public awareness on Epilepsy

By Nicholas Peters A group of University of Guyana students, this past Sunday, organised a walk to raise public awareness for the neurological disease known as epilepsy. The event was part of the...

Alleged police brutality at Leonora… File sent to Complaints Authority

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged police brutality at Leonora… File sent to Complaints Authority

Hours after Commissioner of Police (ag) Seelall Persaud pledged that there will be no cover-up in the investigations into the death of Asif Rahim Khartoon, the Office of Professional Responsibility...

The M&CC was not consulted on this proposal

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The M&CC was not consulted on this proposal

Dear Sir, Once again, we, at the Mayor and City Council, have been taken by surprise by the announcement made by Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, to cover City canals. We are...

An Open Letter to the PPP’s Supporters

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on An Open Letter to the PPP’s Supporters

Dear Editor, It just occurred to me that there seems to be little or no response on the part of supporters of the PPP condemning their Party over its outrageous conduct in regard to its subversion of...

Parties should cooperate as Election not practical before May

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parties should cooperate as Election not practical before May

Dear Editor, Your media reports say both opposition parties (AFC and PNC) have dared the President to dissolve the parliament and announce a date for general and regional elections. The opposition...

The president has lost his way

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The president has lost his way

Dear Editor, THE recent dastardly act by the president to prorogue Parliament has not only revealed a vile mindset but has also stripped the inarticulate minority PPP regime of its political,...

The oppressive elitist reality of PPP rule exists; we need the rhetoric of resistance to it

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The oppressive elitist reality of PPP rule exists; we need the rhetoric of resistance to it

Dear Editor, Speaker Raphael Trotman’s exhortation for reason and dialogue to prevail, while I might not agree completely with the specifics, is hard to argue with; we need a situation in which...

Stop buying everything the Americans sell us

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Stop buying everything the Americans sell us

Dear Editor, Why are we beating around the bush about corporal punishment and indiscipline in schools? Let’s face it. We are followers of the so called developed countries, adopting wholesale...

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Guyanese boxers shine at T&T National Boxing Championships

A warning to President Ali on U.S. Overtures

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- It remains unknown what President Ali told the U.S. Secretary of State during their recent... more