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Indigenous Heritage Month packed with cultural activities

Aug 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Indigenous Heritage Month packed with cultural activities

By Nicholas Peters With less than three weeks left until September, the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs has officially made known its packed schedule of activities for Indigenous Heritage...

Woman remanded on ganja, ammo charges

Aug 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Woman remanded on ganja, ammo charges

A Tucville Squatting Area resident was yesterday remanded to prison after it was alleged that she had an illegal firearm, ammunition and two grams of cannabis in her possession. Lizolette La Cruz,...

PSC lauds Govt. on budget measures

Aug 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PSC lauds Govt. on budget measures

– urges for cheaper alternative energy, eventual VAT reduction The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has congratulated Finance Minister Winston Jordan, and the new coalition government on the...

Education sector attracts lion’s share of 2015 national budget

Aug 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Education sector attracts lion’s share of 2015 national budget

– Govt. commits to enhanced transparency of allocation More than half of the nation’s students sitting national examinations are unable to establish that they have general proficiency in the...

Robbery accused may be freed if witnesses are ‘no show’

Aug 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Robbery accused may be freed if witnesses are ‘no show’

Since his incarceration five months ago, armed robbery accused Eon Godfrey Lynch has been pleading with a City Magistrate to dismiss the charges leveled against him, after the continuous absence of...

Printing, delivery of Nursery level reading material, workbooks attract $$M bids

Aug 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Printing, delivery of Nursery level reading material, workbooks attract $$M bids

Yesterday’s session at the National Procurement and Tender Board Administration saw multi-million-dollar bids opened on behalf of the Ministry of Education/Book Distribution Unit for the printing...

Dozens benefit from Police Youth Camps

Aug 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Dozens benefit from Police Youth Camps

The Guyana Police Force, in keeping with its youth empowerment initiative, launched yet another Annual Youth Camp on Sunday last at the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute Compound, Cove and John,...

Culture and Arts to benefit from $233M allocation

Aug 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Culture and Arts to benefit from $233M allocation

Cultural institutions are slated to benefit from a $233 million allocation over the next four months. Minister of Finance Winston Jordan revealed this when he presented a $221 billion national...

Women, youths and the mistakes of a post-dictatorship government

Aug 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Women, youths and the mistakes of a post-dictatorship government

I was in the picket line last week outside Parliament holding an anti-Jagdeo placard as part of the effort by the human rights entity, “1823 Coalition for the Parade Ground Monument,” to get...

What is your bottom line?

Aug 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on What is your bottom line?

There are persons who are more concerned about the Budget of the government than they are about their own budgeting. Many of them do not even bother to Budget. They know that their income will never...

GuySuCo and Diversification

Aug 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo and Diversification

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to follow up on a brilliant piece written by Howard University Professor, Dr Kenrick Hunte, in (SN, Aug 11), entitled, “Policy-makers must decide to downsize and diversify out...

The Dignity and Respect Budget

Aug 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Dignity and Respect Budget

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to state that I am very pleased with the 2015 budget so far. I particularly appreciate the respect the budget has shown for the services provided by public servants at the base...

GECOM’s database of registrants can be a crime-fighting resource

Aug 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM’s database of registrants can be a crime-fighting resource

DEAR EDITOR, The inability of the police thus far to identify, much less arrest, the murderer of Danrasie ‘Carmen’ Ganesh of Montrose despite the availability of his fingerprints all over the...

Will this affect the coalition?

Aug 12, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Will this affect the coalition?

The abrupt resignation of Dr. Veerasammy Ramayya from the AFC was certainly a talking point as the working week began, even though it was overshadowed by the budget speech. It obviously took the...