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The cruelties of dictatorship must never be forgotten

Jun 26, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The cruelties of dictatorship must never be forgotten

The mighty Jagdeo has fallen. The invincible PPP has become mortal; time has moved on. But the pen must never do the same; the pen must stay with the past. The secrets of the past must never be...

WHEN WILL THIS MADNESS END?

Jun 26, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHEN WILL THIS MADNESS END?

What can someone do to you that would force you to open fire with a semi-automatic weapon on them while that person is sleeping in his bed with his wife and baby son? What can someone do to you that...

US Visa Processing Systems restored

Jun 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on US Visa Processing Systems restored

The U.S Embassy says that its Visa Processing Systems have been restored, with the possibility for persons who have been waiting for non-immigrant visas to make pick-ups today. Persons who had...

Territorial claim… Venezuela has to “behave itself” and allow Guyana to shine

Jun 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Territorial claim… Venezuela has to “behave itself” and allow Guyana to shine

– Trotman tells House “While we may not number in the millions, rest assured that our desire to defend that which is ours is not to be underestimated…” By Abena Rockcliffe As Minister...

Free fuel scandal…GuyOil “cooperating” with investigators

Jun 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Free fuel scandal…GuyOil “cooperating” with investigators

One day after shocking news that former Government officials, their families and friends were collecting free fuel at the Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil), that entity says it is cooperating with...

Gun licences applications on hold

Jun 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gun licences applications on hold

Addressing the executives of the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan said that the ministry under the previous administration was issuing gun...

Is the PPP sullying its reputation?

Jun 26, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Is the PPP sullying its reputation?

A good name or a good reputation is the most precious asset an individual or organization can own in a lifetime. It was so in ancient times, is no different today, and shall be as long as human...

‘Miracle’ baby…Doctors await opportunity to remove remaining bullet

Jun 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Miracle’ baby…Doctors await opportunity to remove remaining bullet

Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital have opted to delay the removal of a bullet which is still lodged in the abdomen of 18-month-old Travis Rudder Jr. They have already removed five bullets...

Standards crucial factors for efficient operation of health and social institutions

Jun 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Standards crucial factors for efficient operation of health and social institutions

The importance of standards is critical to not only improve the quality of goods and services provided, but it also fosters the potential for growth, cutting cost and the increase of profit. This...

Search launched for missing man following boat mishap

Jun 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Search launched for missing man following boat mishap

The Guyana Defence Force has launched a search for a missing boat captain who disappeared following a boat collision on Wednesday. The GDF in a statement yesterday said that following a report of a...

Shot cop discharged from hospital

Jun 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Shot cop discharged from hospital

Police Constable Victor Fausette, who was shot in the head at the Wisroc Police Outpost by a ‘berserk’ prisoner he was escorting, has been discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Maduro postpones Parliamentary address on Essequibo

Jun 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Maduro postpones Parliamentary address on Essequibo

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has postponed an address he was set to deliver yesterday to the National Assembly on his country’s territorial claim of large parts of Guyana. The address will...

GTM records $106M profit for 2014

Jun 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GTM records $106M profit for 2014

For 2014, the Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Life Insurance Company (GTM) maintained its position as the largest health insurance provider in Guyana, with a net profit of $106M for 2014. This was...

Logger remanded on illegal gun, ammo charge

Jun 26, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Logger remanded on illegal gun, ammo charge

A logging concession owner was yesterday remanded to prison after it was alleged that he had an illegal firearm and ammunition in his possession. Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry remanded...

Porter arraigned simple larceny

Jun 26, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Porter arraigned simple larceny

Nineteen year-old Wayne Peters appeared yesterday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry after he was accused of stealing an alternator from National Hardware at Industrial Site. Particulars...

Timehri man jailed for illegal possession of gun, ammo

Jun 26, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Timehri man jailed for illegal possession of gun, ammo

Timothy Taylor, a 20-year-old father of two, was yesterday jailed for two years after he was found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Taylor of Timehri, East Bank Demerara was...

The sore losers must give the government space to solve the problems it inherited

Jun 26, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The sore losers must give the government space to solve the problems it inherited

Dear Editor, As an antecedent to the debate, we have no immediate expectation with respect to the raising of wages by 10 percent prior to the 2015 Budget as expressed in the APNU+AFC Manifesto which...

Problems with Digicel’s data plan

Jun 26, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Problems with Digicel’s data plan

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to express my dissatisfaction with Digicel ‘s data plan. I was not pleased when on June 18 ,2015 I was ‘robbed’ of Four hundred and twenty seven Megabytes (427mb)...

Our economy needs foreign investment and trade on a massive scale

Jun 26, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our economy needs foreign investment and trade on a massive scale

Dear Editor, This economy needs foreign investment and trade on a scale which has not been attempted before, based on the potential of new industries which will create good paying jobs for our people...

Please clean up this street

Jun 26, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Please clean up this street

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the many persons who are making the effort to clean up New Amsterdam. While it is a good thing to have the place weeded and the drains cleaned and litter picked up I...

Congrats to Minister Broomes for addressing this issue

Jun 26, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Congrats to Minister Broomes for addressing this issue

Dear Editor, Allow me to congratulate the Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection – Simona Broomes, for speaking to officials at Bosai Minerals about the deterioration of the roads in...

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KARCC hails 2025 Guyana-Suriname Group Ride a massive success

The burden of proof rests on the asserting party

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In recent days there have been serious assertions made and associations implied without... more