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Minister Trotman tours ExxonMobil’s geophysical survey ship

Dec 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Trotman tours ExxonMobil’s geophysical survey ship

Minister of Governance, with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman, visited the ExxonMobil Fugro Americas, on Tuesday. The Fugro Americas is a multi-purpose vessel...

PPP refuses to consult with Gov’t on 2016 budget

Dec 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP refuses to consult with Gov’t on 2016 budget

…unless specific conditions are met Guyana’s parliamentary opposition, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), has said that it recently rejected an invitation by the government to consult on the...

UNICEF promises support for Guyana toward AIDS-free generation

Dec 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UNICEF promises support for Guyana toward AIDS-free generation

Noting that stigma and discrimination against persons living with HIV has decreased in Guyana, UNICEF’s Resident Representative to Guyana and Suriname, Marianne Flach assures that her...

‘Country Grill’ prepares to take Linden by storm

Dec 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Country Grill’ prepares to take Linden by storm

A new business will take Linden by storm soon and create job opportunities for Lindeners. ‘Country Grill’, located in Greenheart Street, Mackenzie, Linden, will cater for family events and...

FORCED TO SELL ON THE PAVEMENT

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on FORCED TO SELL ON THE PAVEMENT

Last Saturday morning, on one of the local radio stations, a caller made some startling comments which if they are true, require an explanation from the Georgetown Municipality. The caller said that...

An unsuccessful politician at Success

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on An unsuccessful politician at Success

Maybe, and I stress, maybe, this country has not produced a mindset that is exasperatingly unacceptable as the collective psyche of the PPP. Has this country produced another leader with the type of...

Barnwell North to receive water service for first time in more than 15 years

Dec 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Barnwell North to receive water service for first time in more than 15 years

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Richard Van West-Charles at a community meeting organized by residents of Barnwell North and Farm New Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara...

SAYING NO SHOULD BE AN OPTION

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on SAYING NO SHOULD BE AN OPTION

In Guyana, AIDS continues to take the lives of many. In 1988, the United Nations declared December 1, as World AIDS Day. On this day, people around the world pay tribute to all those who have lost...

More time granted to complete NGSA curriculum

Dec 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on More time granted to complete NGSA curriculum

– Assessments to be conducted in late April 2016 Additional time has been granted for the completion of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) curriculum. This announcement was yesterday made...

174 graduate from Critchlow Labour College

Dec 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 174 graduate from Critchlow Labour College

A total of 174 students received their certificates from the Critchlow Labour College (CLC) as the institution hosted its 40th graduation and prize giving ceremony on Tuesday evening. Scores of...

Teachers urged to make Guyanese “citizens of an educated nation”

Dec 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Teachers urged to make Guyanese “citizens of an educated nation”

…as Union honours standouts “Teachers are the foundation on which a good education system is built and a good education system is the foundation on which any nation is built,” this was the...

Cutlass brawl lands man before court

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Cutlass brawl lands man before court

A resident from West Ruimveldt made an appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan after he was charged with felonious wounding. The charge was read to Joshua Joseph, yesterday, in the Georgetown...

Salvation Army distributes Christmas hampers

Dec 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Salvation Army distributes Christmas hampers

Almost 500 persons – mostly senior citizens – were recipients of food hampers as the Salvation Army held its annual Christmas hamper distribution at its South Road and Alexander Street...

Lethem miner charged with murder of Brazilian

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Lethem miner charged with murder of Brazilian

A Lethem goldminer will be spending the Christmas holiday behind bars after he was remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for the murder of a Brazilian man yesterday. The man, Michael...

Repeat Psychiatric offender on bail for another car theft

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Repeat Psychiatric offender on bail for another car theft

A patient of the National Psychiatric Hospital made another appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, yesterday, to answer a charge of carjacking. He was deemed unfit to stand trial by State...

No bail for security guard accused of drug trafficking

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on No bail for security guard accused of drug trafficking

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan refused bail for a Campbellville security guard, after he was allegedly found with 612 grams of marijuana in his possession for the purpose of trafficking. Appearing in...

Police Wives brighten sick children at GPHC

Dec 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police Wives brighten sick children at GPHC

The Guyana Police Wives’ Association on Tuesday donated several gifts to the residents of the Paediatric Ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital. The donation is an annual event carried out by the...

I am puzzled about this Maths change

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am puzzled about this Maths change

Dear Editor, Having to deal with my grandson of eight years, I always try to keep abreast with any new developments in the education system, so that I can communicate easily with him. He brought to...

Are pensioners not entitled to a ‘Christmas bonus’?

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are pensioners not entitled to a ‘Christmas bonus’?

Dear Editor, I am a pensioner who has served my country for more than 30 years in the public sector. In the past I was able to benefit when Government announced its retroactive pay increase to public...

The long history of colour prejudice in human society

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The long history of colour prejudice in human society

Dear Editor, I write in relation to Freddie Kissoon’s article “Coca-Cola withdraws advertisement that Guyanese would find acceptable” in the Kaieteur News of December 13, 2015. Once again, Mr...

Disturbing accusations against this police Commander

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Disturbing accusations against this police Commander

Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your newspaper vent my frustration at being used by the Commander of the Police of A Division who seems bent on building his personal image at the expense of the...

Different take on Martin Carter

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Different take on Martin Carter

Dear Editor, So sorry to read that “Literature died a long time ago in Guyana’s education system” (KN, December 15), and many may endorse the ‘ode’ to Martin Carter and his poetry that...

I was a Hindu then Jesus came into my life

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on I was a Hindu then Jesus came into my life

Dear Editor, Pandit Charranlall Nandalall misreads or over-reads my letter KN letter “Wesleyan pastor is guilty of Pharisaic blindness” (Dec. 10) as an “attack” on Hindus. On the contrary,...

Attorney–at-Law pleads for more Full Court sittings

Dec 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Attorney–at-Law pleads for more Full Court sittings

Dear Editor, May I take this opportunity to congratulate and welcome Madame Justice Cummings- Edwards on her recent appointment as Chief Justice (Actg). At the same time I wish to bid farewell to...

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Bakewell supports Kashif and Shanghai Futsal tourney

The illusion of compliance

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- A company can meet the letter of the law. It can tick every box, hit every target. Yet,... more