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WHITHER SHARED GOVERNANCE?

Feb 24, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHITHER SHARED GOVERNANCE?

No one has yet examined the implications of the proposed APNU/AFC marriage for shared governance in Guyana. This column proposes to begin an examination of this issue. There are many variations of...

Harper’s harpsichord

Feb 24, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Harper’s harpsichord

Can Elisabeth Harper’s prime ministerial candidacy play music for the PPP election campaign? She was selected for that reason thus Mrs. Harper must know she has to deliver. But isn’t her task a...

CIOG donates wheelchair to disabled teen

Feb 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on CIOG donates wheelchair to disabled teen

The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) came to the rescue of 17-year-old Lisa Marcel with a wheelchair to help with her mobility. Miss Marcel was handicapped from the age of five months...

Locals join rest of the world in prayer for slain Muslim students

Feb 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Locals join rest of the world in prayer for slain Muslim students

A group of concerned local Muslim Brothers, led by city businessman, Reaaz Khan, converged at Eccles, East Bank Demerara on Sunday to offer prayers to Allah Sa for their slain Muslim brother and...

CARICOM nears realization of harmonised Customs Bill

Feb 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM nears realization of harmonised Customs Bill

A 12-year effort to bring to pass a much-coveted harmonised Customs Bill for the Caribbean is now in its final stages. The bill, according to the CARICOM Secretariat, is intended to foster economic...

15-year-old accused of stabbing step-father goes into hiding

Feb 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 15-year-old accused of stabbing step-father goes into hiding

As 47-year-old Winston Christiani remains at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) recovering from a stab wound to his back, reports are that his 15-year-old stepson who is responsible...

Online media outlet seeks police assistance for Cyber attacks

Feb 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Online media outlet seeks police assistance for Cyber attacks

– Local IT specialist suggests cooperation between public, private sectors Rabindra Rooplall A local online news outfit, which has been experiencing persistent cyber attacks, is...

Students are not supportive of ongoing strike action – UGSS asserts

Feb 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Students are not supportive of ongoing strike action – UGSS asserts

– but insists UG workers have a right to strike Students of the University of Guyana (UG) are not buying into a subtle proposal by the tertiary institution’s workers unions – the University...

Political parties take centre stage at Mash float parade

Feb 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Political parties take centre stage at Mash float parade

Despite the threat of rains earlier yesterday, the National Park was packed to capacity. Thousands gathered to view the large procession of revelers who took to the streets in the usual showcase of...

AFC looks forward to professional reportage during election campaign

Feb 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on AFC looks forward to professional reportage during election campaign

The Alliance For Change (AFC) has commended the media houses that have signed on to the Media Code of Conduct (MCC). It said that it looks forward to the highest levels of professional reportage...

Woman found dead in Saffon Street home

Feb 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Woman found dead in Saffon Street home

Rajdai “Sheila” Yong was discovered dead in her Lot 25 Saffon Street home, opposite Kaieteur News headquarters, around 18:00 hours yesterday. Yong had been living alone in the house since her...

FLAG RAISING AT PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Feb 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on FLAG RAISING AT PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Guyana’s symbol of independence, the Golden Arrowhead, was early yesterday morning hoisted in the forecourt of the Public Buildings in the presence of the Commander-in-Chief, President Donald...

Discussions on Gender based violence…Let us be a part of the solution, not the problem- Men’s Affairs Administrator

Feb 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Discussions on Gender based violence…Let us be a part of the solution, not the problem- Men’s Affairs Administrator

The Ministry of Human Services Men’s Affairs Bureau (MAB) is continuing with efforts to engage men in the process of finding solutions to gender-based violence. This Unit, in collaboration with the...

No major incident reported in Mash Spot sale confusion

Feb 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on No major incident reported in Mash Spot sale confusion

…Vendors could seek reimbursements From the looks of things most of the persons who conducted vending activities for the Mashramani celebrations yesterday did not pay for the spots they...

‘Saddist’ found dead in Tuschen

Feb 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Saddist’ found dead in Tuschen

Piercing screams reverberated throughout a section of an East Bank Essequibo (EBE) community around 15:00 hours yesterday afternoon after a resident discovered a man’s lifeless body. The body of...

Mr. Gill says we’re doing great; I want him to show me that using legitimate statistics

Feb 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Gill says we’re doing great; I want him to show me that using legitimate statistics

Dear Editor, I am responding to a letter from Harry Gill in the KN of 21st February 2015 captioned “Over the years, I’ve tried to right a wrong and to recognize and support the PPP/C for good...

Our vote is our choice as to what sort of future we want to move towards

Feb 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our vote is our choice as to what sort of future we want to move towards

DEAR EDITOR, The experience of living in Guyana is the experience of living through a series of contradictions. We live in a country vastly rich in resources yet the multitudes live in terrible...

It remains to be seen if PPP’s PM Candidate can make a difference

Feb 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on It remains to be seen if PPP’s PM Candidate can make a difference

DEAR EDITOR, When then US presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, picked Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin, as his vice presidential running mate in August 2008, it was received with mixed reviews...

Prime Ministerial and Presidential Debates

Feb 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Prime Ministerial and Presidential Debates

DEAR EDITOR, At the upcoming general elections, I believe Guyanese would be, for the first time, voting more on issues and quality of leadership, and not so much for parties and charismatic leaders....

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A wave of criminal deportees may be coming our way soon

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-It is peculiar the way the PPP/C government often finds itself staring down the barrel of... more