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Canada donates over G$3M in equipment to strengthen police investigations

Jan 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Canada donates over G$3M in equipment to strengthen police investigations

High Commissioner of Canada to Guyana, Mr. Pierre Giroux, yesterday handed over several pieces of equipment to Minister of Public Security Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan for use by the Guyana Police Force...

Non-medical support to accident victims cuts both ways – Emergency Specialist

Jan 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Non-medical support to accident victims cuts both ways – Emergency Specialist

– but plans apace to introduce National Emergency Response Unit The act of transporting incapacitated accident victims to hospital, by non-medical public spirited citizens, has over the years...

Crum-Ewing’s accused killer jailed for escaping from police

Jan 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Crum-Ewing’s accused killer jailed for escaping from police

-freed on gun, ammo charges Reagan Rodrigues, who is currently on remand for the murder of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing, was yesterday jailed for three years, after he was found guilty of...

Guyanese-born machine operator jailed for deadly US building collapse

Jan 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese-born machine operator jailed for deadly US building collapse

Philadelphia, US- As he drank coffee at his job site in the mornings, demolition subcontractor Sean Benschop often talked with Borbor Davis, who worked at the adjacent Salvation Army in downtown...

French investigators arrive to assist in body on yacht probe

Jan 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on French investigators arrive to assist in body on yacht probe

French Crime Scene experts have arrived in Guyana to assist their local counterparts in the investigations into the death of Frenchman Michel Bozier, whose body along with that of his dog was found...

Public Health Ministry conducted massive nutrition survey in 2015

Jan 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Public Health Ministry conducted massive nutrition survey in 2015

In an effort to ensure high standard of nutrition and provide general nutrition education for the populace, the Public Health Ministry had embarked on a massive nutrition survey last year, Public...

President Granger has to stop the City Council’s asininities

Jan 12, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on President Granger has to stop the City Council’s asininities

Is there a conspiracy inside the upper echelons of the City Council to embarrass the Coalition Government? Is it possible there are elements that have a long incestuous relation with the Jagdeo...

Greenheart Tree Energy responds to Granger’s call to the Diaspora

Jan 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Greenheart Tree Energy responds to Granger’s call to the Diaspora

…looking to provide “more economical” electricity to Guyana Greenheart Tree Energy, a company born out of a desire to serve Guyana, is looking to provide energy at a cheaper rate....

Driver escapes horrific crash with minor bruises

Jan 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Driver escapes horrific crash with minor bruises

The driver of this car miraculously escaped serious injury when he lost control while reportedly trying to avoid colliding with a horse on Sunday night. The incident which occurred near the...

Japan to assist with city’s drainage problems

Jan 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Japan to assist with city’s drainage problems

Improved relations between Guyana and Japan will see much-needed resources being made available to improve the drainage of the capital city, Georgetown. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Second Vice...

Auditor addresses issues of credibility in GuySuCo report

Jan 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Auditor addresses issues of credibility in GuySuCo report

After the Report of the COI into GUYSUCO was made public several questions and issues were raised in the media regarding the accuracy and intent of the data presented to show the relative earnings of...

Free internet looms for Essequibo

Jan 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Free internet looms for Essequibo

Initiatives are currently been put in place by senior technical staff of E- Governance Network and the Region Two Administration, who have intentions of rolling off a programme where the...

NO LIGHT AHEAD!

Jan 12, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NO LIGHT AHEAD!

This year has started tragically for Guyana. A spate of robberies, in which the victims were murdered, has been accompanied by a spate of suicides and attempted suicides. The government has been...

PPP sees Broomes’ new post as conflict of interest

Jan 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PPP sees Broomes’ new post as conflict of interest

—in light of contractual agreement with Pharsalus Gold Inc The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is decrying the transfer of former junior Minister of Social Protection, Simona Broomes, to the...

Homeless man jailed for stealing soap powder, tooth brushes

Jan 12, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Homeless man jailed for stealing soap powder, tooth brushes

A homeless man was yesterday sentenced to serve one month in prison by City Magistrate Annette Singh in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on a simple larceny charge. Roy Singh, a labourer, who has...

Guyhoc Park resident jailed for armed robbery

Jan 12, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Guyhoc Park resident jailed for armed robbery

A labourer who was on remand since last year on an armed robbery charge has to serve another year behind bars. Yesterday, Kennard Persaud was found guilty by City Magistrate, Annett Singh in the...

Advocacy of castration for Guyanese offenders

Jan 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Advocacy of castration for Guyanese offenders

Dear Editor, Perhaps I should begin with a caveat, that the medicine about to be administered may adversely affect the minds and bodies of testosterone carriers. Daily I become deeply saddened at the...

How good, candid and forthcoming is Simona Broomes?

Jan 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on How good, candid and forthcoming is Simona Broomes?

Dear Editor, A recent blog post trending on social media made me hurl with laughter. The article titled “The Best Minister in the Coalition Government” refers to Simona Broomes, and is written by...

I am contesting the local government poll

Jan 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am contesting the local government poll

Dear Editor, I perceive that the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) will be played out as organized chaos. It seems like after the 23 years void of LGE and the reformatting of the electoral...

Quoting Shakespeare in support of good parenting

Jan 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Quoting Shakespeare in support of good parenting

Dear Editor, I read the earnest, well-meaning letter about the “urgent need for parenting classes and the need for an agency to conduct such classes. Way back in the 1950s, a young man, the only...

The DPP does appear in court cases

Jan 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The DPP does appear in court cases

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your published letter, “The DPP should have appeared,” page 6 of Sunday January 10, 2016 edition. Please be made aware of the following facts in the Matter of...

Chris Gayle was merely joking

Jan 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Chris Gayle was merely joking

Dear Editor, Some sportsmen are known to be proud and are not approachable, some are friendly and a few are humourous. Chris Gayle., the hard hitting Jamaican/West Indian batsman is in my view...

Citizen writes the President on three crucial issues

Jan 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Citizen writes the President on three crucial issues

Dear Editor, I was extremely happy, President Granger when the coalition you lead was elected to govern our country. The euphoria continued for a while because I was seeing positive moves like the...

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Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport endorses Mashramani Street Football Championships

Guyana’s silence represents a shocking neglect of its national interest

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-Guyana has long championed the sanctity of territorial integrity and the rejection of aggression... more