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Gov’t to promote tourism via cruise line magazines

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t to promote tourism via cruise line magazines

Minister of Tourism, Catherine Hughes, has said that the government is advertising Guyana in cruise line magazines. The Minister made the announcement prior to boarding the cruise ship, Minerva, of...

Fire destroys North Ruimveldt Squatting Area home

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys North Ruimveldt Squatting Area home

A trio will now be contemplating their next move after their North Ruimveldt home went up in flames yesterday morning. Ronald Prince, 43, his 47-year-old sister, Colleen Prince and nephew Troy Dupson...

B Division Police takes Christmas to hundreds of children

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on B Division Police takes Christmas to hundreds of children

The police in subdivision No 2, Corentyne, (Borlam to Molson Creek), of the B Division of the Guyana Police Force brought smiles to the faces of hundreds of children within the subdivision his past...

Ungrateful man jailed for stealing SDA church money

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ungrateful man jailed for stealing SDA church money

A man who got baptized after he was taken in by a family of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and got them to trust him subsequently escaped with over $400,000 a year ago. He was left at home by the...

Guyanese man fatally shot outside New Jersey night Club.

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese man fatally shot outside New Jersey night Club.

NEWARK: A former minibus driver from Guyana was gunned down early Friday morning in New Jersey. Authorities have identified the dead man as Guyanese Philip Amsterdam, 49, as the victim in the fatal...

Bartician wins Tony’s Auto Spares Mazda RX-8

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bartician wins Tony’s Auto Spares Mazda RX-8

Tony’s Auto Spares (TAS) on Saturday handed over a Mazda RX-8 sports car manufactured by Mazda to a Bartician who was announced the winner. Thirteen winners were announced and given various...

Dason offers another local online shopping experience

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Dason offers another local online shopping experience

Dason Anthony, a 26 year old who hails from Kitty, yesterday launched a website for his online Fashion Boutique, 592Dresses. Anthony began his business last July using social platforms such as...

REFORMING THE JUDICIARY IS URGENTLY NEEDED!

Dec 20, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on REFORMING THE JUDICIARY IS URGENTLY NEEDED!

Guest editorial In Guyana, many especially the poor have posited that there are two sets of laws in the country—one for the rich and powerful and one for the poor and the powerless. The judiciary...

One year later…Worker dismissed by drunken Skeldon estate manager to be reinstated

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on One year later…Worker dismissed by drunken Skeldon estate manager to be reinstated

One year after being unceremoniously dismissed by a power drunk Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) Manager, Stephen Daniels, is set to be reinstated through the interventions of the Junior Minister...

AG highlights inaccuracies of Opposition contention

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on AG highlights inaccuracies of Opposition contention

Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams, in Parliament on Thursday categorically denied the allegations made in Stabroek News’ headline article in its December 17 edition, that there was no apparent...

Health Ministry, Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre visit Uncle Eddie‘s Home

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry, Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre visit Uncle Eddie‘s Home

Residents of Uncle Eddie’s Home were treated to implantation of dentures, on Friday, as the Ministry of Public Health and the Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre collaborated and took their Christmas cheer...

GHRA welcomes postponement of Terroriam Bill

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GHRA welcomes postponement of Terroriam Bill

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has commended the decision by the Coalition Government to postpone passage of the Anti-Terrorism Bill in one Parliamentary sitting. The GHRA said that...

GNBA board spilt on taking TVG off air

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GNBA board spilt on taking TVG off air

The Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) is divided when it comes to deciding whether or not to pull Television Guyana Inc. TVG) —Channel 28—off air due to the station’s...

A wheelchair for Ramnaresh

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on A wheelchair for Ramnaresh

Mobility has become much easier for Ramnaresh Chaitram, 54, of Devonshire Castle Back Street, Essequibo Coast, through a donation of a wheelchair by l Mahabeer and Sons Cambio of 124 King street,...

DENTAL HEALTH…Taking Care of Your Dentures – False Teeth

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on DENTAL HEALTH…Taking Care of Your Dentures – False Teeth

By Dr. NerominiFagu Many people think that losing their teeth is just part of getting old. However, this does not have to be the case. If you take proper care of your teeth they should last you a...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…BUY SAFE OF TOYS AND PLAYTHINGS FOR CHILDREN

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…BUY SAFE OF TOYS AND PLAYTHINGS FOR CHILDREN

Safety should be everybody’s business when selling or buying toys for children during the Christmas season. Safe toys and playthings should be purchased for use by our children to protect them from...

The news in our media makes one sick

Dec 20, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The news in our media makes one sick

Dear Editor, Our society has suddenly become a place where curse words or ‘’cuss words’’ are the order of the day, and it seems as if we have no law to incriminate those using them from day...

Sunday Cartoon

Dec 20, 2015 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Rats are on the rampage where I live

Dec 20, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rats are on the rampage where I live

Dear Editor, The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) had assured residents and businesses that live near that new garbage site in Eccles will not be affected by the new dump site. This assurance is...

Police say contributions were voluntary

Dec 20, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police say contributions were voluntary

Dear Editor, The Inspectors’ and Sergeants’ Mess Committee is responding to an article published in the Kaieteur News,Thursday December 17, 2015, under the caption ”Disturbing accusations...

Texting while driving is dangerous

Dec 20, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Texting while driving is dangerous

Texting is great but what do you think about texting while driving? Do you think that it is dangerous like elder people tell you or do you think that you can handle it just fine? For me, I initially...

Race, colour and class in Guyana

Dec 20, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Race, colour and class in Guyana

Dear Editor, Permit me to cast my two bits regarding an article in the Kaieteur News of December 13, entitled “Wynette Alexander – a woman who lived rampant racism”. This Guyanese...

Black people want to look light-skinned too

Dec 20, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Black people want to look light-skinned too

Dear Editor, Freddie Kissoon forages the media (including the internet) day after day to see how he could bash Hindus (make that ‘Indians’) in Guyana. God knows his motive but one senses the...

Kitty man on bail for assault

Dec 20, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Kitty man on bail for assault

A vendor on Friday made his first appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged for assault. Yusuf Mohamed, 47, a vendor who resides at 41 William...

Police re-introduce bicycle patrols

Dec 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police re-introduce bicycle patrols

After an absence of several years, the Guyana Police Force has reintroduced its bicycle patrol in its diversifying efforts to tackle crime. The most recent bicycle patrol was launched on the West...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Social media has undoubtedly changed how we share and receive information. It has made... more