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Possible closure of Caribbean Press…Guyanese writers call for removal of Culture Minister

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Possible closure of Caribbean Press…Guyanese writers call for removal of Culture Minister

The recent declaration by Minister of Culture, Dr. Frank Anthony that the Caribbean Press may face a possible closure if the money for the establishment of an Editorial Board is not approved...

Businesses will now renew registration licence on anniversary date

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Businesses will now renew registration licence on anniversary date

– Fight against corruption in the Deeds Registry continues The Deeds Registry has put a new system in place which requires businesses to renew their licences on the date of the...

Ministry working to address police promotions problem – Minister Rohee

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry working to address police promotions problem – Minister Rohee

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee says his ministry is constantly at work ensuring the welfare of officers of its Constituent Departments and he cannot shirk from this responsibility. He...

Luncheon responds to World Bank ranking of Guyana

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Luncheon responds to World Bank ranking of Guyana

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon has announced in response to the revelation in the media that Guyana was ranked the second poorest country in CARICOM by the World Bank...

Airy Hall breach sealed

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Airy Hall breach sealed

The ruptured Airy Hall irrigation canal dam which resulted in flooding of some 500 acres of rice over the weekend has been sealed by a contractor hired by the Region Two Administration. Sheet...

E’bo head teacher dies suddenly

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo head teacher dies suddenly

The Education Fraternity in Region Two is grieving the loss of an Educator, friend and mother, Headmistress of the Cotton Field Secondary School, Mrs. Pauline Davis. Davis died suddenly Friday after...

Don’t Give Away Your Joy

Jan 05, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Don’t Give Away Your Joy

One time Victoria and I were at Disneyland with our children. It was ten o’clock at night and we’d been at the park all day long. As we were leaving, Victoria wanted to go into the gift...

Mr. Bisram has demonstrated a lack of understanding of the PPP’s ideology

Jan 05, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Bisram has demonstrated a lack of understanding of the PPP’s ideology

Dear Editor, In a letter published in Kaieteur News on Monday 23rd December, 2013, written by Vishnu Bisram, the writer raised certain issues which require a response. In that letter, Mr....

Confused man jailed for BlackBerry theft

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Confused man jailed for BlackBerry theft

“It was a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time your worship,” said Andrew Gonsalves as he explained the guilty plea he had entered for the theft of a $20,000 BlackBerry cellular...

From the Diaspora…2014 WISHES FROM GUYANESE IN THE DIASPORA

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…2014 WISHES FROM GUYANESE IN THE DIASPORA

By Ralph Seeram Following my article last week, some readers responded with their wish list for Guyana this year. Most of them are the basic everyday amenities. They were not asking for too...

Gunmen rob Western Union, Harbour Bridge Mall again

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen rob Western Union, Harbour Bridge Mall again

For the second time in 11 days, gunmen staged an armed robbery at the Western Union branch located at the Harbour Bridge Mall in the vicinity of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, East Bank...

Gigantic!

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gigantic!

Gigantic! – Corriverton farmer, Harri Beharry, yesterday reaped this 80-plus pound cassava root from his farm on the Corentyne, Berbice. It measures seven feet across. It is...

I have no faith in Guyana’s Civil Society

Jan 05, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on I have no faith in Guyana’s Civil Society

Dear Editor, Every country needs its civil society. It is that collective that reflects the values and soul of the nation. After the 3rd July, 2002 event when protesters stormed the office of...

Police continues hunt for suspect in Moraikobai murder

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police continues hunt for suspect in Moraikobai murder

Police are searching for the 34-year-old man who shot and killed his young lover around 02:00hrs two Thursdays ago at her Moraikobai Village, Mahaicony home. The man, Latchman Pertab, called...

Guyana Foundation to launch Mental Health programme

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Foundation to launch Mental Health programme

A non-profit organisation has announced its intention to launch a two-phase national mental health programme which is being supported by UK donor, Mr. Joe Moore. According to a release from...

The awareness drive against corruption must be pursued vigorously

Jan 05, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The awareness drive against corruption must be pursued vigorously

Dear Editor, The Guyanese people must treat every day of this year as if there is General Elections in a few weeks. The awareness drive against corruption must be pursued vigoriously. Every Guyanese...

Change will only come when the people are respected by the PPP

Jan 05, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Change will only come when the people are respected by the PPP

Dear Editor, As 2014 rolls out, too many Guyanese find themselves in their worst cost of living crisis since 1987. Not since the horrible 80’s have the working class struggled this much to make...

67-year-old man found dead in Rupununi

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 67-year-old man found dead in Rupununi

Police are also investigating the death of Howard Peters, a 67-year-old man whose body was found lying on the access road to Shea Village, Deep South Rupununi in Region Nine. Details are sketchy, but...

There is no Black consciousness group in Guyana

Jan 05, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is no Black consciousness group in Guyana

Dear Editor, I grew up in Guyana in an age where Black consciousness was at fever pitch levels. I would be dishonest as an intellectual to deny the role the personality of Forbes Burnham played in...

I reiterate my call for the Minister of Culture’s resignation

Jan 05, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on I reiterate my call for the Minister of Culture’s resignation

Dear Editor, Having read Frank Anthony’s latest lament on the “troubles” plaguing the Caribbean Press, I reiterate my call for the Minister of Culture’s resignation on the counts of...

Overseas-based Guyanese hoping to change the world

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based Guyanese hoping to change the world

…founder and CEO of International Children’s Outreach Onica Charles migrated to the United States of America during her teenage years, but the now 29-year-old woman has not forgotten her...

Sunday Cartoon

Jan 05, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

A knowledge of life-saving

Jan 05, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A knowledge of life-saving

The days of learning important survival life skills have apparently been forgotten. This view is supported by the recent demise of little Ronita ‘Pinky’ Erskine who from all...

Book Review… A masterful portrayal of twisted lives

Jan 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review… A masterful portrayal of twisted lives

Book: Somerset Grove by Dionne Peart Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Somerset Grove reads like a dramatic media production with a sure measure of suspense and Sophoclean Irony. Dionne Peart has penned...

A case for compensation for climate change destruction

Jan 05, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on A case for compensation for climate change destruction

By Sir Ronald Sanders Can the countries of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) take international legal action against the States that are warming the planet with devastating...

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A coalition of shared disgrace

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The APNU and the AFC deserve each other. They deserve to be shackled together in a coalition... more