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Specialty Hospital contract will be challenged in High court — PPP

Dec 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Specialty Hospital contract will be challenged in High court — PPP

…should Gov’t push works without re-tendering Former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, has signaled his party’s intention to challenge the Government’s selection of Fedders Lloyd to complete...

‘Keep your car windows up and doors locked at traffic lights’

Dec 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Keep your car windows up and doors locked at traffic lights’

– City businesswoman advises A city businesswoman is advising persons to keep their vehicle windows up and their door locks on when stopping at traffic lights. She gave the advice a day...

MESSAGES TO MARK INT’L DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Dec 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on MESSAGES TO MARK INT’L DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) focuses on access and empowerment for people of all abilities. This year’s commemoration aims to bring attention to the many barriers...

Universal prayers soon for public schools – says Minister of Education

Dec 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Universal prayers soon for public schools – says Minister of Education

True to his promise of replacing Christian prayers with universal prayers in public schools, Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, has said that a draft of a universal prayer has already...

Police hunt man who assaulted stepson with cutlass

Dec 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police hunt man who assaulted stepson with cutlass

Twelve years of torment could have ended fatally on Tuesday for 20-year-old Travin Bhagwandin, of 151 Cooper Street, Albouystown, after he was reportedly attacked by his cutlass-wielding stepfather,...

Search still on for missing hire car driver …Family appeals for public assistance

Dec 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Search still on for missing hire car driver …Family appeals for public assistance

Five days have elapsed but the search continues for missing hire car driver, Colin Clarke. Clarke, popularly known as “Ole Boy” of Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara, was last seen around...

Govt. will eradicate corporal punishment – Education Minister

Dec 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. will eradicate corporal punishment – Education Minister

Ever since his accession to the post of Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine had expressed his dissatisfaction of the still prevalent practice of corporal punishment in schools. He has since...

One year later and no word on Evita Singh’s maternal death

Dec 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on One year later and no word on Evita Singh’s maternal death

The father of Evita Singh, a young mother who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital last September with her unborn child, is calling on the Public Health Ministry to give answers to the...

Six reasons I am on the picket line today outside the AG’s office

Dec 03, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Six reasons I am on the picket line today outside the AG’s office

If you read this column before 11 a.m. today, you can find me outside the Office of the Attorney-General. There is a picket there for Vibert Butts calling for justice for this football hero. Butts...

Public awareness session held ahead of Jan. 1 Styrofoam ban

Dec 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Public awareness session held ahead of Jan. 1 Styrofoam ban

Business operators, industry stakeholders and the general public were yesterday exposed to new bio-degradable alternatives to Styrofoam. The alternatives which include packing material and packages...

Guyana is no global leader on the environment

Dec 03, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana is no global leader on the environment

Guyana was never a leader in the global campaign to address climate change. The former President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, has achieved recognition for his role on this issue, but not Guyana per se....

Govt to release contract on Specialty Hospital

Dec 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt to release contract on Specialty Hospital

In an effort to further justify its selection of a certain Indian company to complete the Specialty Hospital, Government announced that it will be making public, the contractual documents in relation...

Man shot over gutter water incident

Dec 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Man shot over gutter water incident

A motor mechanic is nursing gunshot wounds to his leg and abdomen following an altercation with another man in South Ruimveldt over a ‘gutter water’ incident. Yesterday police reported that about...

IS A GREEN ECONOMY ACHIEVEABLE?

Dec 03, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on IS A GREEN ECONOMY ACHIEVEABLE?

Recently the President and the Minister of Finance stated that the returns from the six pillars of Guyana’s economy—sugar, rice, bauxite, gold, diamond and timber— are very disappointing...

Isseneru dredge…Situation escalates; gunmen storm dredge

Dec 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Isseneru dredge…Situation escalates; gunmen storm dredge

The imbroglio between the Village of Isseneru, Region Seven, and a river dredge operator took an ugly turn on Tuesday night, with shotgun toting men storming the dredge and allegedly issuing threats...

Football coach refused bail on ganja charge

Dec 03, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Football coach refused bail on ganja charge

A 35-year-old football coach was yesterday remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge, after he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Colin John,...

Bartica miner fined $60,000 for stealing battery

Dec 03, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Bartica miner fined $60,000 for stealing battery

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan ordered a Bartica gold miner to pay a fine of $80,000 after he admitted to stealing a battery when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts...

TUC’s President finds Government’s slowness troubling

Dec 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on TUC’s President finds Government’s slowness troubling

Dear Editor, The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) recognises junior Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Ms. Simona Broomes’ ongoing visits to workplaces and more particularly the...

One, one dutty build dam, so let’s start building

Dec 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on One, one dutty build dam, so let’s start building

Dear Editor, Please be kind enough to publish this letter. These are things that need attention for the betterment of the society, the change many who voted for the present Government expected. Here...

Quoting philosopher Stuart Mills to condemn the Government

Dec 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Quoting philosopher Stuart Mills to condemn the Government

Dear Editor, With reference to the letter by Mr Anil Nandlall, captioned “Discrimination: Three cases for Amna Ally”, Mr Nandlall highlights gross discrimination by the APNU/AFC Government and...

Does the Housing Minister know what he is talking about?

Dec 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does the Housing Minister know what he is talking about?

Dear Editor, I write with reference to an article I read on Inews’ website on 2nd November 2015 with the headline “Persons with house lots urged to start construction”. The article stated that...

Father wants justice for daughter brutally murdered and dismembered

Dec 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Father wants justice for daughter brutally murdered and dismembered

Dear Editor, Please allow me to address you on a matter which of is of grave concern to us. I do hope by the time you finish reading the content of my humble epistle, your attention will be focused...

Politicians just want to use people

Dec 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Politicians just want to use people

Dear Editor, Two forthright articles in the “Caribbean Daylight” Friday 23rd, 2015 by David Hinds and Vidyaratha Kissoon gave me a nice feeling, a kind of renewed hope in a small way, though...

How can humans be so cruel?

Dec 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on How can humans be so cruel?

Dear Editor, Mankind has traditionally been cruel to animals. Over the centuries there have been bear-baiting, cock-fighting and of course bull fighting which still persists to some considerable...

Customer takes umbrage at GT&T’s attitude

Dec 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Customer takes umbrage at GT&T’s attitude

Dear Editor, It is with deep rage that I write to you today about an incident with GT&T that occurred to me today (Wednesday November 2). As we all know GT&T has been promoting their new...

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A false panacea for electoral integrity

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News – Advocates for fingerprint verification in Guyana’s elections herald it as... more