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Double murder suspect captured in Guyana, refused bail in T&T

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Double murder suspect captured in Guyana, refused bail in T&T

(Trinidad Express) – A Trinidadian man wanted for double murder has been deported from Guyana to face the charge. Ralph Ramdhan a.k.a. Vernon Rampersad, 50, of Mc Bean Village, Couva was...

Policies will only be implemented with teachers’ full support

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Policies will only be implemented with teachers’ full support

– Education Minister The full support of teachers is imperative ahead of the implementation of any policy in the school system. This view was expressed by Minister of Education, Dr Rupert...

Protecting the most vulnerable

Jun 03, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Protecting the most vulnerable

Protection of the most vulnerable in our society remains of utmost importance. Children are being abused daily, in all forms. Even though there are laws in place to prevent such abuse, for a number...

Flood waters recede in most parts of city, pumps back in operation

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Flood waters recede in most parts of city, pumps back in operation

– Ministry of Public Infrastructure In an effort to ease the impact of flooding in coastland areas, experts at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure have been working to ensure that the...

PARDON ME!

Jun 03, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on PARDON ME!

The power of the Crown to grant pardons to convicts is a reserve power that has been retained in many of the constitutions of post-colonial countries. Guyana has retained such a power in all of its...

Granger non-committal on LBGT legislation

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Granger non-committal on LBGT legislation

– considers religion, int’l practice and will of the people By Abena Rockcliffe International practice, religion and the will of the people are to be considered when President David Granger...

Slain driver’s wife released as cops continue hunt for ‘friend’

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Slain driver’s wife released as cops continue hunt for ‘friend’

Police have released the wife of slain taxi driver Dennis Narine, but are still trying to locate her male friend whom they suspect has knowledge of the killing. An official said that the wife was...

Argentine Tango troupe kicks off Guyana tour

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Argentine Tango troupe kicks off Guyana tour

By Nicholas Peters In an effort to promote cultural integration, the Embassy of Argentina and the Government of Guyana, yesterday kick-started a tour by an Argentine cultural troupe. During a press...

Bids submitted for works on 13 schools

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bids submitted for works on 13 schools

Bids were submitted yesterday to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board, under the Ministry of Education for repairs and maintenance to be done for 13 Primary and Secondary schools....

GINA, Foreign Affairs Ministry received almost $10M for COI

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GINA, Foreign Affairs Ministry received almost $10M for COI

– Journalist paid $16M mounts defence, further exposes self By Abena Rockcliffe Even as journalist Shaun Samaroo contradictorily sought to defend the fact that the previous government paid...

We will not be cursed by temptations of oil wealth

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on We will not be cursed by temptations of oil wealth

– Minister of Governance By Kiana Wilburg Excessive wealth from the developing oil sector of some nations can be a blessing or a curse. As such, the announcement by ExxonMobil Corporation of...

Rehab of municipality buildings…Administration has to be “straightened out” first – City Mayor

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Rehab of municipality buildings…Administration has to be “straightened out” first – City Mayor

Work on municipality buildings will commence after the city council’s administration would have been “straightened out” according to the Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green. The first effort in...

224 cases listed for June session of Demerara Criminal Assizes

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 224 cases listed for June session of Demerara Criminal Assizes

The June session of the Demerara Criminal Assizes opened at the Georgetown High Court, yesterday with a total of 224 cases listed for trial. Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire, Justice Navindra...

Residents mull protest action over decomposing whale

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Residents mull protest action over decomposing whale

Residents of Suddie, Essequibo Coast, are feeling the effects of the unwelcome presence of an approximately 57-ft. decomposing sperm whale on their foreshore. The whale, which washed ashore at...

Six schools remain closed due to flooding

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Six schools remain closed due to flooding

Heavy rainfall and flooding over the weekend had forced a number of schools to remain closed on Monday and Tuesday. Yesterday, the doors of many of those institutions were opened for normal...

Budgetary resources key for Sexual and Reproductive Health policies

Jun 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Budgetary resources key for Sexual and Reproductive Health policies

By Nicholas Peters Moving forward should the new administration choose to adopt changes in public health policy, particularly with regard to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), their biggest...

Forklift driver gets five years for causing death

Jun 03, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Forklift driver gets five years for causing death

A forklift driver was handed a five-year jail term by Magistrate Ann McLennan, after he was found guilty of causing the death of a senior bookbinder attached to the University of Guyana. Balgobin...

High Court trial for trio accused of engineer’s murder

Jun 03, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on High Court trial for trio accused of engineer’s murder

Three men were yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of electrical engineer, Abdool Saleem Aziz. Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry determined that a prima facie...

Port Kaituma man remanded for ‘weed’ in speakers

Jun 03, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Port Kaituma man remanded for ‘weed’ in speakers

A shop owner was on Monday remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge when he made an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. It is alleged that on May 31, at Port Kaituma, Clarence...

Clinton Urling cannot be trusted

Jun 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Clinton Urling cannot be trusted

Dear Editor, I cannot allow a letter in last Sunday’s edition of the Stabroek News by my colleague, PPP/C Candidate Clinton Urling to go unchallenged. In his letter, “The PPP has to move on...

Underage drinking is ignored here

Jun 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Underage drinking is ignored here

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space in your newspaper to voice my concern regarding a particular issue I hope the new government will address and which I feel for too long has been ignored: Underage...

GuySuCo’s CEO must resign

Jun 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo’s CEO must resign

Dear Editor, GuySuCo’s Chief Executive Officer must tender his resignation immediately. Why under the PPP/C government did the CEO not say that GuySuCo does not have money to pay Junior and...

A heartfelt thank you

Jun 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on A heartfelt thank you

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Supporters, voters who voted “like a boss”, activists, polling and counting agents of the APNU+AFC coalition I would like to take this opportunity to extend our...

Distorting history

Jun 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Distorting history

Dear Editor, It seems as though the PPP does not know when to call it a day. It is still in campaign mode. I decided to attend the Flag raising ceremony which was planned long before the elections,...

Keith Burrowes had to be affiliated to the PPP

Jun 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Keith Burrowes had to be affiliated to the PPP

Dear Editor, Recent public statements to the media by Keith Burrowes: “I am not politically aligned; Governments over the years thought that I was competent for the job and I have succeeded...

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