October 2015 - Page 6 of 62

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Post mortem confirms death by poison

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Post mortem confirms death by poison

A Post Mortem examination done on the body of human rights and LGBT activist, Zenita Nicholson, has revealed that the woman died of ingestion of pesticides. The examination was done yesterday at the...

InselAir to work with Govt. to reduce illegal entries

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on InselAir to work with Govt. to reduce illegal entries

A meeting yesterday between Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, and representatives from InselAir and Roraima Airways, saw the parties not only discussing Guyana’s air carrier regulations but...

2014 Auditor General Report …Over $100M remains unaccounted for on certain eco-tourism projects

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 2014 Auditor General Report …Over $100M remains unaccounted for on certain eco-tourism projects

Guyana’s Audit Office and even the former Ministry of Amerindian Affairs (renamed the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs) are yet to see a single piece of evidence to support the proper...

GTU supports discarding parts of Grade Six Assessment

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GTU supports discarding parts of Grade Six Assessment

President of the Guyana Teachers Union, Mark Lyte, recently expressed his support for the Government’s plans to discard parts of the National Grade Six Assessment. Lyte said that the union is in...

Police recover engineer’s stolen car at Plaisance

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police recover engineer’s stolen car at Plaisance

An Aircraft Engineer has the police to thank for the timely return of his Toyota Allion car, three hours after it was stolen outside a Kitty business place yesterday. The car was recovered intact at...

Minister Norton addresses HIV in Guyana jails at Geneva meeting

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Norton addresses HIV in Guyana jails at Geneva meeting

Guyana has been doing well in HIV prevention and treatment in some regards, but the Government is conscious of the fact that there is still a lot more work to be done in the prisons and other closed...

Two arrested for digging up Gov’t reserves at Farm

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Two arrested for digging up Gov’t reserves at Farm

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday apprehended two persons in the Farm community, East Bank Demerara, for illegally excavating Government reserves. Minister within the...

2011 drug store owner’s murder…. Jury to deliberate today

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on 2011 drug store owner’s murder…. Jury to deliberate today

Justice Navindra Singh is expected to sum up the evidence in the trial of Orvin Roberts, who is indicted for the murder of 84-year -old drug store owner, Harold Rachpaul. Following the summing up of...

Essequibians upset with Jagdeo’s attack on Govt

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibians upset with Jagdeo’s attack on Govt

Supporters of the coalition government have registered their disgust at Bharrat Jadgeo, former President and currently Opposition Leader. They say that he has upset them with the manner in which he...

Becareful lighting fires to burn bushes in this hot season

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Becareful lighting fires to burn bushes in this hot season

Dear Editor We are presently experience an extremely hot season and many people are taking this opportunity to burn bushes around the areas. Even to farmers are clearing areas and burning, and in...

Mr. Kissoon’s complaints about the GRA are exaggerated

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Kissoon’s complaints about the GRA are exaggerated

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) views the concerns expressed by Mr. Freddie Kissoon in his October 26 newspaper column about long queues and lengthy procedures to obtain a licence and...

Guyana Defence Force does not cater for part-timers who want military training

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana Defence Force does not cater for part-timers who want military training

Dear Editor, I wish to complement our Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defense Force, Brigadier Mark Phillips, for effectively conducting these military manoeuvres, which are enormous positive...

Where are the Indian-Guyanese intellectuals?

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where are the Indian-Guyanese intellectuals?

Dear Editor, A letter writer raised a question in reference to the recent controversy regarding Diwali celebrations in Guyana by asking “Where are the Indian intellectuals?” In short, why are...

Ramotar cannot read political tea leaves

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ramotar cannot read political tea leaves

Dear Editor, I wish to enjoin the interchange between EU Ambassador to Guyana, Jernej Videtic, and former Guyana President Donald Ramotar, who clearly does not know how to read political tea...

Our system didn’t fail Zenita Nicholson as much as she failed herself

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our system didn’t fail Zenita Nicholson as much as she failed herself

Dear Editor, I’m penning this letter in response to a letter that was published captioned “Our system failed Zenita Nicholson”(KN 20/10). Firstly, my condolences to her children and the...

The Chinese may be batting for Guyana

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Chinese may be batting for Guyana

Dear Editor, I have read the news item about the ‘territorial waters’ controversy with Venezuela. I agree that we should all be, in the language of the late Margaret Thatcher, “batting for...

European Union stresses the importance of addressing Climate Change

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on European Union stresses the importance of addressing Climate Change

Dear Editor, I was pleased to see that your editorial of 27 October (The effects of climate change on Guyana) noted the importance of the issue of Climate Change for us all, and that it is an issue...

Ramotar responds to EU Ambassador: Suspension of budget support monies was political interference

Oct 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar responds to EU Ambassador: Suspension of budget support monies was political interference

-says Europe built on slavery In what is turning out to be a full-blown quarrel, former President Donald Ramotar has accused the Delegation of the European Union (EU) of political interference over...

Panama, Portugal will replace Venezuelan rice market- Holder

Oct 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Panama, Portugal will replace Venezuelan rice market- Holder

-discussions being held with Mexico, Haiti and Bahamas Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder is assuring those involved in the rice industry that all is not lost with the loss of the Venezuelan market...

Guyana Venezuela border controversy…Govt. chides Jagdeo for unpatriotic stance while country faces relentless foe”

Oct 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Venezuela border controversy…Govt. chides Jagdeo for unpatriotic stance while country faces relentless foe”

By Abena Rockcliffe Even as it acknowledges the statements made by Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, the Government of Guyana has not altered its decision to abandon the Good Officers process and...

After some 20 years …Court cases on irregularities against the State still await closure

Oct 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on After some 20 years …Court cases on irregularities against the State still await closure

Auditor General (AG) Deodat Sharma has found it appalling that after flagging a few cases of financial improprieties against the State since 1992, these matters still await closure in Guyana’s...

Bartica, Lethem, Mabaruma officially named as towns

Oct 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica, Lethem, Mabaruma officially named as towns

-moves underway to bring rates and taxes in line with 21st century Three new towns have been named as Government moves ahead with plans to hand more powers to Local Government bodies. According to...

Trotman’s accuser charged for posing as lawyer

Oct 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Trotman’s accuser charged for posing as lawyer

William Ebi Lockhart, formerly ‘Johnny Welshman’ is once again in the limelight. This time, the man who had accused former Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman of sexually assaulting...

De Goat Man turning a rice farmer

Oct 28, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De Goat Man turning a rice farmer

When people talk bout corruption, nuff people does talk bout bluff and how is de government want to shame all dem Pee Pee Pee people. Jagdeo get so vex that he tell de reporters that if de government...

Mahadeo, Duke cop male and female titles at GTM fitness expo

Oct 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mahadeo, Duke cop male and female titles at GTM fitness expo

Dillon Mahadeo of Cross Fit Bel Air gym and Semonica Duke of BE Fitness gym copped the male and female titles respectively when the Guyana Trinidad Mutual (GTM)/ Guyana fitness games staged their...

PREV 4 567 8 NEXT LAST

UDFA Year-End Futsal Tournament kicks off December 15

Deeply concerned about political dysfunction in society

Dear Editor The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is deeply concerned about the political dysfunction in society that is... more