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Over qualification, a result of unemployment – Dr. Hassan Ndahi

Oct 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Over qualification, a result of unemployment – Dr. Hassan Ndahi

“There is a tendency for those in now developing countries to continue going to school because the jobs are not there.” This was a sentiment expressed by Dr. Hassan Ndahi, Senior Specialist for...

American-based cop’s body being brought to Guyana

Oct 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on American-based cop’s body being brought to Guyana

(By Mondale Smith) New York City cop, Guyana-born Randolph Holder gunned down by a bicycle thief/career criminal in Harlem, will be laid to rest on home soil following his funeral services in New...

Sam Hinds Jr., sentenced to prison

Oct 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sam Hinds Jr., sentenced to prison

City Magistrate, Annette Singh, has sentenced, Sam Hinds Jr., son of former Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds, to two months in prison on an indictment of unlawful wounding and ordered him to pay a...

Three new towns to feature in Local Government Elections, date to be announced – Minister Bulkan

Oct 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Three new towns to feature in Local Government Elections, date to be announced – Minister Bulkan

The Ministry of Communities yesterday said that it is awaiting word from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), for the holding of Local Government Elections (LGE) now that all the administrative...

Girls must be protected from statutory rape, no excuses – First Lady

Oct 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Girls must be protected from statutory rape, no excuses – First Lady

“Sexual intercourse with a child under-16 is statutory rape. All loopholes must be closed. I do not want to hear any excuses,” said First Lady Sandra Granger. At the time she was issuing a call...

ON THE OCCASION OF THE UN 70THANNIVERSARY

Oct 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ON THE OCCASION OF THE UN 70THANNIVERSARY

Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge I am pleased to join with the UN family in Guyana to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations. Since its founding on October 24, 1945, the United Nations...

Nagamootoo takes blame for public outrage over Ministerial salary increases

Oct 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Nagamootoo takes blame for public outrage over Ministerial salary increases

…Confesses that poor PR was at the core of the problem By Kiana Wilburg Prime Minister and First Vice President, Moses Nagamootoo, is now the first member of the government’s camp to admit that...

Guyana ineligible for 2016 CFU Club Championships

Oct 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana ineligible for 2016 CFU Club Championships

The Normalisation Committee of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) sought clarification from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and CONCACAF on the local clubs that were eligible to participate in...

Good Hope farmer was attacked while lying in bed

Oct 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Good Hope farmer was attacked while lying in bed

A post mortem examination conducted on 22-year-old Shiraz “Amir” Ali yesterday morning by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh revealed that the cause of death was multiple incised wounds....

LIAT offers US$199 deal to Trinidad

Oct 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on LIAT offers US$199 deal to Trinidad

LIAT has announced further reduced fares between Trinidad and Guyana. Customers travelling between these two countries can benefit from a 10 percent discount on return fares ranging under current...

The role of the Cabinet

Oct 24, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The role of the Cabinet

The Coalition was formed with a very specific idea to lift Guyana out of the crisis created by the PPP; at least this was how they presented themselves on the campaign trail and in their manifesto....

Police warn of forged firearm approvals in circulation

Oct 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police warn of forged firearm approvals in circulation

– at least one person fleeced The Guyana Police Force is placing the public on alert about the circulation of a number of forged firearm approvals. In a release, police said that in order to...

Trinidad to celebrate Diwali on November 10.

Oct 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Trinidad to celebrate Diwali on November 10.

Secretary General of the SDMS, Sat Maharaj, has expressed appreciation to the government for the grant. “We appreciate the fact that the incoming government has maintained the grant to the Maha...

Remnants of a fallen empire

Oct 24, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Remnants of a fallen empire

A controversy about the date of Diwali is raging. The dispute is between two Hindu groups – the Viraat Sabha and the Hindu Dharmic Sabha. The Diwali date saga has obfuscated a political...

Guyana reports to FATF

Oct 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana reports to FATF

Guyana, through Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, on Tuesday, attended a Meeting of the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG. The venue for the forum was the...

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The government is in choppy waters

Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The government stands like a beleaguered captain at the helm of a storm-tossed ship, finds itself... more