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Guyana boy undergoes transformation

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana boy undergoes transformation

Pekin, Illinois, US (pekintimes.com) — He takes long, hot showers, has developed a sweet tooth, calls his American hosts “Mom” and “Dad,” wrestles with the boy who sleeps below him in their...

Georgetown faces possible “shut down” as GLGOU members go on strike

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown faces possible “shut down” as GLGOU members go on strike

By Zena Henry Christmas shoppers might get a rude awakening this week when they find that city functionaries will not be unavailable to aid in the smooth running of city facilities. The functionaries...

GECOM may still take several days to declare final election results – official

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM may still take several days to declare final election results – official

… 72 -96 hours wait for the declaration of results is completely unsatisfactory and lead to bad arithmetic –Granger By Kiana Wilburg Even in the era of technological advancements, an official...

De Hoop rice bond blaze…Fire Service treating fire as “suspicious act”

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on De Hoop rice bond blaze…Fire Service treating fire as “suspicious act”

By Rabindra Rooplall After a rice bond was set ablaze at De Hoop, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, on Thursday, Chief Fire Officer Marlon Gentle disclosed that the investigation continues into what he...

Trader shot three times after gunman invades house

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Trader shot three times after gunman invades house

Thirty-six-year-old trader, Randy Grant, is nursing three gunshot wounds about his body. He sustained the wounds when a gunman barged into his West Ruimveldt home and opened fire. Grant sustained...

Aurora project targets 3M oz of gold over 17 years

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Aurora project targets 3M oz of gold over 17 years

– Assures of safety measures for cyanide control Canada-owned, Guyana Goldfields Inc., which is being described as the biggest investment in the local gold mining industry, projects 3.97...

COP CONVICTED FOR GLOBE YARD SHOOTING GRANTED BAIL PENDING APPEAL

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on COP CONVICTED FOR GLOBE YARD SHOOTING GRANTED BAIL PENDING APPEAL

Ocquema Dawson, the policeman who was found guilty last September for the February 18, 2013 Globe Yard shooting of Phillip Small is out on bail pending the outcome of appeals he filed in the Guyana...

Colin Mack likely to face High Court trial for rape next year

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Colin Mack likely to face High Court trial for rape next year

– Accused asks for time to retain lawyer Almost six years after he was charged with rape, Party Promoter, Colin Mack, stood in the prisoner’s dock before Justice Navindra Singh at the...

Be a Finisher !!!!

Dec 14, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Be a Finisher !!!!

Unfinished business drains your energy without you even realising it. William James said, “There is nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task.” And the internet has made the problem worse,...

From the Diaspora…FIBRE OPTIC FIASCO, WILL HEADS ROLL AFTER A $BILLION WASTE?

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…FIBRE OPTIC FIASCO, WILL HEADS ROLL AFTER A $BILLION WASTE?

By Ralph Seeram Many people may not know that the rapid global expansion of communications and computer networks is due to fibre optic cables. A single strand of fibre optic cable can carry more data...

Arrest warrant issued for carnal knowledge accused

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Arrest warrant issued for carnal knowledge accused

An open arrest warrant has been issued for the man who was on trial in the Berbice High Court on two counts of Carnal Knowledge after he failed to show up in court for the second time on Thursday....

The ruling cabal has run Guyana into the ground

Dec 14, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The ruling cabal has run Guyana into the ground

Dear Editor, An insight into the PPP campaign platform for the 2015 General Election reveals that the party appears to be building its campaign around the theme of reducing corruption and improving...

My principled withdrawal from contention for the post of Commonwealth Secretary-General

Dec 14, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on My principled withdrawal from contention for the post of Commonwealth Secretary-General

Dear Editor, Please see attached letter from the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda to all Commonwealth Caribbean Heads of Government regarding my principled withdrawal from contention for the...

We all bear responsibility for the way things are

Dec 14, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on We all bear responsibility for the way things are

Dear Editor, It must now be absolutely clear to all our fellow Guyanese that our political culture is being developed along lines that will see us forever mired in controversy and a spirit of...

Time for a redistribution of wealth and power, but who is up to the task?

Dec 14, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time for a redistribution of wealth and power, but who is up to the task?

Dear Editor, This week, The Kaieteur News (December 8th), carried an article headlined with a quote from APNU’s Joseph Harmon which read: ‘Guyana’s national wealth cannot be lived off by a few...

UG honours longstanding staffers at awards ceremony

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UG honours longstanding staffers at awards ceremony

…as Emeritus Professor calls for improved financial benefits “We are not a country that likes to speak truth, we’re a country marked by more lies and half-truths than other countries I...

The Baccoo speaks

Dec 14, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

As the year draws to a close, more and more crazy things are happening. Killings are going to be recorded in increasing numbers because people seem to be less tolerant. The police are going to be...

Book Review…Poet recovers after stumbling

Dec 14, 2014 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…Poet recovers after stumbling

Book: Tangled Web of Heather’s Soul Author: Heather McLean Reviewer: Tatiana Coy (Ms Coy writes for Dr Glenville Ashby’s Caribbean Literary Guild) Do you remember when you attended high school...

Creolese snapshot – Revision of a prize-winning short story

Dec 14, 2014 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Creolese snapshot – Revision of a prize-winning short story

COUNTRYMAN – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis A. Nichols This week I am sharing a revised version of a short story I wrote many years ago, (based...

Impassable!

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Impassable!

This is the state of 7th Avenue Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD. Hailed as the largest housing scheme, drivers are forced to take other streets to make their way home. Despite complaints to the NDC,...

Stronger US dollar and lower oil prices: Effects on the Caribbean

Dec 14, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Stronger US dollar and lower oil prices: Effects on the Caribbean

By Sir Ronald Sanders Caribbean countries whose value is fixed to the US dollar should benefit, at least in the short term, from the fall in oil prices and the strengthening of the American...

Our pledge to the people of Guyana

Dec 14, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Our pledge to the people of Guyana

With an unwavering commitment to good governance, transparency and accountability we, “the Alliance For Change” commit to the people of Guyana that an AFC lead government will prioritize and...

Sixteen persons earn noteworthy birding certificates

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sixteen persons earn noteworthy birding certificates

A two-month preliminary birding programme which was supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) , also referred to as the German Agency for...

APNU SHOULD THROW THE BALL BACK IN THE AFC’S COURT

Dec 14, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on APNU SHOULD THROW THE BALL BACK IN THE AFC’S COURT

Last Friday, I examined the counter-proposal made by the AFC to lead a pro-democracy coalition to contest next year’s general elections. I described this proposal as a case of the AFC demanding...

Bail and the possible fate of the uninformed

Dec 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bail and the possible fate of the uninformed

By Sunita Samaroo “It was a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time your worship,” said an unrepresented Andrew Gonsalves as he explained why he pleaded guilty. There Gonsalves was,...

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