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Crowds witness opening of opposition-less Parliament

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Crowds witness opening of opposition-less Parliament

…while PPP/C mounts protest at GECOM By Jarryl Bryan Yesterday saw the opening of Guyana’s 11th Parliament, but the scenes of excited crowds waiting in anticipation to catch a sight of their...

Health Minister stresses need for healthy lifestyle choices

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Health Minister stresses need for healthy lifestyle choices

While the public health sector has the responsibility of catering to the wellbeing of the population, Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton, is of the view that people must also take...

Missing mentally ill woman found at city hotel

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Missing mentally ill woman found at city hotel

By: Shyon Hoppie Twenty four -year old mentally challenged Seon Nelson who went missing with her children more than two weeks ago has been found by police officers at a city hotel. Acting on a tip...

JURIDICAL SETTLEMENT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE TRADITIONAL POSITION OF GUYANA

Jun 11, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on JURIDICAL SETTLEMENT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE TRADITIONAL POSITION OF GUYANA

The idea of a juridical settlement of the border dispute with Venezuela has come as a big surprise, especially emanating from the new government. Just before the PPP/C demitted office it expressed...

Guyanese scientist on global sustainability fellowship in Australia

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese scientist on global sustainability fellowship in Australia

Guyanese scientist, Michelle Kalamandeen is among 14 marine scientists and managers from the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian oceans, who are now in North Queensland, Australia for three weeks to...

Parliament Square officially opens to citizens

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament Square officially opens to citizens

Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, officially declared the Parliament Square open to the general public, yesterday. By this opening, citizens were allowed to view the live proceedings of the...

Education Minister to announce 2015 NGSA results today

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Education Minister to announce 2015 NGSA results today

Officials of the Ministry of Education were tight-lipped about the identities of the top performing pupils yesterday as final preparations were being made to announce the results of 2015 National...

More culture, sports needed in schools – Junior Education Minister

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on More culture, sports needed in schools – Junior Education Minister

Just about a month into her new post as Minister within the Ministry of Education, Nicolette Henry has indicated that the integration of culture and sports into the education system is an issue high...

Sahoye-Shury sacked after failing to report to Minister – Harmon

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sahoye-Shury sacked after failing to report to Minister – Harmon

Government has defended its dismissal of the National Director of the Community Development Council (CDC), Philomena “Fireball” Sahoye-Shury, yesterday insisting that she failed to report for...

Education Ministry to investigate humiliating corporal punishment

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry to investigate humiliating corporal punishment

The Ministry of Education is conducting an investigation into an incident in which at least two students, one from the Awarewanau Primary School and the other from Lethem, in Deep South Rupununi,...

Guyanese woman thought coke was diamonds

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese woman thought coke was diamonds

New York (New York Daily News)- A woman who was busted for smuggling 10 kilos of cocaine to the U.S. from Guyana, told authorities she thought the contraband was diamonds, a Brooklyn Federal Court...

The dangers of grandstanding

Jun 11, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The dangers of grandstanding

The People’s Progressive Party continues to refuse to accept the results of the 2015 elections, despite those elections were given a clean bill by every foreign observer mission that came to...

Public Service Union urges new Govt. to keep promise to restart engagements

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Public Service Union urges new Govt. to keep promise to restart engagements

One of the country’s oldest negotiating bodies, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), says it welcomes the promises from the new Government to restart engagements. GPSU, which celebrated its 92nd...

Could the facts below prove a case of racism?

Jun 11, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Could the facts below prove a case of racism?

Last Sunday morning while in conversation with one of my friends (we go back since our days at Stabroek News), Bert Wilkinson, Bert said that someone has to write about the witch-hunt against African...

Police constable remanded after illegal AK 47 find

Jun 11, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Police constable remanded after illegal AK 47 find

A serving member of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) was shackled and brought before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry to answer charges of illegal firearm and ammunition possession. Orin...

Security crisis hits Anna Regina market

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Security crisis hits Anna Regina market

To foster better security services in the Old Anna Regina Market, a meeting was held between security officers and head of the Interim Management Committee, Mrs. Diane Critchlow. This meeting was...

Essequibo teachers confront child sex abuse

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo teachers confront child sex abuse

With the alarming increase in sexual offences among school age children, especially in the hinterland areas in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam), the Department of Education under the guidance of...

Banks DIH reports $1B increase for first six months of financial year

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Banks DIH reports $1B increase for first six months of financial year

Chairman and Managing Director of Banks DIH Limited, Mr. Clifford Reis, has reported that the Group’s third party revenue for the first six months of the financial year has increased by 7.8...

National Youth Policy a priority for new Govt.

Jun 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on National Youth Policy a priority for new Govt.

The long absent National Youth Policy is apparently a top priority for the new Education Ministry. In fact, the issue has been placed so high that a top official opined that the document will be...

Two remanded on robbery charges

Jun 11, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Two remanded on robbery charges

Two suspected bandits were on Tuesday remanded on two counts of robbery when they appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Sherwin Roberts, 18, and Travis Alves, 24, both of ‘B’ Field...

Drug dealer jailed for ganja possession

Jun 11, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Drug dealer jailed for ganja possession

Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry sentenced a drug trafficker to six years imprisonment yesterday, after he pleaded guilty to two drug trafficking charges. Telbert Devonshire of Lot 13,...

Two remanded for possession of marijuana

Jun 11, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Two remanded for possession of marijuana

A 23-year-old miner, Sherwin Stanford, of 101 President’s College Road, East Coast Demerara was on Tuesday remanded until June 15, after he was refused bail on a drug trafficking charge....

Father of four charged with fraud

Jun 11, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Father of four charged with fraud

A father of four was yesterday remanded to prison on two counts of fraud after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Chief Magistrate, Priya Beharry-Sewnarine. It is alleged that...

Daughter of murdered Festival City beautician testifies…As trial continues

Jun 11, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Daughter of murdered Festival City beautician testifies…As trial continues

The 17- year old daughter of murdered beautician, Latoya Conway Woolford concluded her testimony yesterday maintaining that she was present at the time that her stepfather stabbed her mother. Charles...

You cannot expect professional work from political cronies

Jun 11, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on You cannot expect professional work from political cronies

DEAR EDITOR, The new government is on record as stating that it will not be adopting a posture of witch-hunting of persons in the public service. Witch-hunting is the “searching out and deliberate...

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