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GUYSUCO gets $9B cash bailout in budget 2016

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GUYSUCO gets $9B cash bailout in budget 2016

-rice production projected to decline by 8.4 percent By Jarryl Bryan Budget 2016 featured some novel measures, but Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has announced that some $20.3B has been allocated...

Guyana does not have a Zika Virus pandemic

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana does not have a Zika Virus pandemic

…no need for alarm—says Public Health Minister As the mosquito-borne Zika virus continues to sweep the Americas health officials in Guyana are refuting the notion that the country is...

Business Minister calls for more local interest in oil discovery

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Business Minister calls for more local interest in oil discovery

Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin, is encouraging all local private sector operatives to ensure that they become fully aware of the many opportunities presented with the recent oil discovery in...

$300M budgeted for Jubilee celebrations

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on $300M budgeted for Jubilee celebrations

The government has voted $300M for Guyana’s 50th independence celebrations. This was stated by Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, in the 2016 National Budget themed, “Stimulating Growth,...

Cops detain businessman in footballer, associate abduction probe

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops detain businessman in footballer, associate abduction probe

-investigation at ‘crucial stage’ says Crime Chief A Parika, East Bank of Essequibo businessman, was in custody last night, as the search intensified for abducted Alpha United goalkeeper, Ronson...

Motion filed in the High Court against Infrastructure Minister

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Motion filed in the High Court against Infrastructure Minister

Minister was right to send GPL executive on leave – AG Attorneys representing the Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, are adamant that the Minister was within his legal rights...

A creeping caricature

Jan 30, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A creeping caricature

Mr. Aeshwar Deonarine was the Deputy CEO (Administration) of GPL when an audit revealed that he was awarded $27.4 million in retroactive increase in salary that on the surface appeared to be an...

Budget 2016 measures

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Budget 2016 measures

The 2016 budget has proposed many measures that are aimed at entrenching in law, concessions which are either discretionary or granted arbitrarily. Most of these are designed to support the...

IDB sponsors youth training as part of crime fight

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on IDB sponsors youth training as part of crime fight

The Ministry of Public Security, with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), hosted a workshop on Thursday, at the Guyana Marriott Hotel. It was aimed at improving the provision of...

10.9 per cent of National Budget allocated to Health

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 10.9 per cent of National Budget allocated to Health

Government is aiming to plug as much as $28 billion or 10.9 percent of this year’s national budget into the delivery of health care. The budget as announced by Finance Minister, Mr. Winston Jordan,...

US Ambassador, Minister Ally discuss possible social cohesion partnerships

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on US Ambassador, Minister Ally discuss possible social cohesion partnerships

United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, yesterday morning met with Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally, to explore areas for partnership, at the Ministry of the Presidency. This is the...

No increase for public servants for 2016 until…

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on No increase for public servants for 2016 until…

Public Servants will have to wait a little while longer for any salary increase. The $230B budget for 2016 did not provide any goodies in this regard. During his budget presentation before the...

Spare the jaguars, GSPCA tells Lima Sands folk

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Spare the jaguars, GSPCA tells Lima Sands folk

A decision not to kill the jaguars was taken after members of the Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals met with residents on Wednesday. The animals continue to put the lives of...

David Lam offers free drinking water to drought-hit residents

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on David Lam offers free drinking water to drought-hit residents

In wake of the drought being experienced by residents of Region Nine, David Lam of Lam’s Service Station in Lethem, announced yesterday that he will be offering free drinking water to the public....

GTUC denies agreeing on unified May Day rally with Minister Scott

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GTUC denies agreeing on unified May Day rally with Minister Scott

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has denied it agreed to participate on a single May Day rally. In a Government-issued report issued on Thursday, Minister within the Ministry of Social...

Govt. sacks GGMC head

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. sacks GGMC head

Almost two months after sending the Head of Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) on leave, Government yesterday announced it had terminated Vieira’s service. The fate of Commissioner Rickford...

LET US PRAY

Jan 30, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on LET US PRAY

It appears that the government was dealt a bad hand because since taking office, Guyana has been experiencing one crisis after another. Everyone must pray to help the nation overcome them. Everyone...

Health 2000 set to revolutionise agriculture sector

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Health 2000 set to revolutionise agriculture sector

Introduces product to enable rice farmers to utilise salt water in farming In wake of the drought facing Guyana, particularly the rice Industry, Health 2000 (H2k) has released a cutting edge solution...

‘Disappointing, antidevelopment and anti-poor’ Budget 2016 – Jagdeo

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Disappointing, antidevelopment and anti-poor’ Budget 2016 – Jagdeo

By Abena Rockcliffe The budgetary measures outlined yesterday by Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, are not in the best interest of Guyana. They are not going to result in restored confidence in...

Stalled 2015 teachers’ promotion issue adjourned

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Stalled 2015 teachers’ promotion issue adjourned

—TSC forced to delay advertising 2016 teachers’ vacancies —GTU urges teachers to be patient Teachers within the public education system will have to wait a bit longer before they are eligible...

Guyana preparing national plan to reduce mercury use in gold mining

Jan 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana preparing national plan to reduce mercury use in gold mining

The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, will soon unveil a National Action Plan aimed at minimising and, as far as possible, eliminating the use of mercury in mining...

Murder accused remanded to jail

Jan 30, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Murder accused remanded to jail

Murder accused Phileman Boodhoo, called Kevin, 19, of No 63 village Corentyne Berbice was on Friday remanded to jail on a charge of murder. Budhoo is accused of murdering money changer Mohamed Fizal...

Man accused of ‘Vendetta’ killing walks free

Jan 30, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man accused of ‘Vendetta’ killing walks free

Shawn Barrow, who was accused of murdering Kellon Hinds over a ‘vendetta’ last year, yesterday walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts a free man after he appeared before City...

Guyana sends its apan jaat thing to Hollywood

Jan 30, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana sends its apan jaat thing to Hollywood

I believe this topic and how it plays out here in Los Angeles has relevance to Guyana and indeed any multi-ethnic society. For the second year in a row the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

This tender of pharmaceuticals needs a probe

Jan 30, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This tender of pharmaceuticals needs a probe

Dear Editor, I believe there is a need for some investigative research that a responsible newspaper like yours needs to do as it pertains to the current tender. It is my opinion that this tender is...

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