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How Kaieteur News saved my environment two weeks ago

Dec 13, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on How Kaieteur News saved my environment two weeks ago

In November 2010, cleaning crews from the Ministry of Works began to clear the trench on the southern side of the Railway Embankment just outside where I live. My home is the second one from the...

Sugar Welfare employees get 20 per cent pay hike

Dec 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar Welfare employees get 20 per cent pay hike

Fourteen employees of the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund Committee (SILWFC) are set to receive a 20 percent salary hike after a recent job evaluation exercise. According to the Guyana...

Govt. meets Caribbean Airlines on airfare, expansion

Dec 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. meets Caribbean Airlines on airfare, expansion

As Guyana continues to struggle with affordable and dependent airlifts to especially North America, Government yesterday announced that it is continuing to court Trinidadian-owned Caribbean Airlines...

Crane housewife murder…Suspect is somewhere in the city – Commander

Dec 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Crane housewife murder…Suspect is somewhere in the city – Commander

Almost five months have passed and the whereabouts of 44-year-old Vidol Anthony Rawlins, who is accused of murdering his wife at their Lot 4 Crane Housing Scheme home, on July 18, last, remain...

Maritime officials trained to handle oil spills

Dec 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Maritime officials trained to handle oil spills

Officials from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard, recently participated in a Sub-Regional Workshop on Oil...

CHRISTMAS IN THE TIME OF PROROGATION

Dec 13, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on CHRISTMAS IN THE TIME OF PROROGATION

I went into a city store this past week and saw so many Christmas trees that I thought I was in the rainforests of Guyana. There are many Christmas trees around to remind us of the time when each...

FITUG dismayed by power company’s position on salary negotiations

Dec 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on FITUG dismayed by power company’s position on salary negotiations

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has criticized the “ill-advised” decision of the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) to abort a sensitive meeting last Tuesday with the...

Cops release suspects in Sterling Products robbery/murder

Dec 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cops release suspects in Sterling Products robbery/murder

Police appear to have made little headway in identifying the gunmen who killed security guard Wilfred Stewart during last Monday night’s brazen attack at Sterling Products Limited. Kaieteur News...

Christmas comes early for NOC

Dec 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Christmas comes early for NOC

The residents of the New Opportunity Corps, at Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast, were treated to a special lunch to usher in the festive season of Christmas, yesterday. The event was hosted by the...

APNU ups elections preparations ante

Dec 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU ups elections preparations ante

– Engages GECOM on progress made As a result of the President’s announcement that he will, early next year, set a date for the holding of General Elections the main opposition force –...

APNU urges GECOM to conduct upcoming elections in clean, efficient manner

Dec 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU urges GECOM to conduct upcoming elections in clean, efficient manner

Leader of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), David Granger called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday to ensure that the forthcoming general elections are conducted in a...

Head bemoans conditions at N/A School of Nursing

Dec 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Head bemoans conditions at N/A School of Nursing

Lack of adequate and qualified instructors, cramped space, noise interference, poor ventilation in classrooms and building safety concerns were among the issues raised by Resident Tutor of the New...

GDF donates to Kaikan community

Dec 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GDF donates to Kaikan community

As part of its ongoing efforts to foster good civil-military relations with communities, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Monday donated several items to the community of Kaikan, located on the...

An alternative for us to practice as a starting point

Dec 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on An alternative for us to practice as a starting point

Dear Editor, On the 2nd October, 2012 (KNews) and again on 1st May 2013 (KNews) I made references to the ‘Alternatives for Corporal Punishment’. Today, I would like to share two ideas that may...

A time to show love and compassion

Dec 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A time to show love and compassion

DEAR EDITOR, The festive season is once again with us. This is indeed a time to show love and compassion to our fellow human beings, in particular those in less fortunate circumstances. Guyanese are...

Intelligence Monitoring and the Politics of the PSC

Dec 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Intelligence Monitoring and the Politics of the PSC

DEAR EDITOR, In this letter I address two important aspects of our evolving culture, intelligence surveillance and the Politics of the Private Sector Commission. The public interest in both these...

Mr. Persaud’s letter is riddled with falsehoods

Dec 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Persaud’s letter is riddled with falsehoods

DEAR EDITOR, Kindly permit me to respond to Mr. Mike Persaud’s letter to your newspaper dated 10th December, 2014. I am the niece of Mr. Mike Persaud whose real name is Mahadeo Persaud. My father...

CARICOM is not only slow but it is also fragmented

Dec 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on CARICOM is not only slow but it is also fragmented

DEAR EDITOR, It is more than four decades since CARIFTA – the forerunner to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – was established, but despite the length of time, it seems that the regional...

Our hearts should bleed for the McAlmonts

Dec 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our hearts should bleed for the McAlmonts

DEAR EDITOR, My heart goes out to Maureen McAlmont and family members of Mango Landing, in the interior of the country, over the murder of her husband Linden, by bandits. The criminals seem to be in...

Guyana at the crossroads

Dec 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana at the crossroads

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the excellent, comprehensive, heart-throbbing yet objective letter written by Major General (ret’d) Joe Singh appropriately titled “Country above Self” which appeared in...

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Freedom of Information is a myth

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- I once thought Freedom of Information meant you could, well, access information freely.... more