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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...

Smelly air and moldy carpets at the CJIA

Jan 30, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Smelly air and moldy carpets at the CJIA

Dear Editor, Please permit me a space to write this letter in your newspaper to put forth my personal observation about the cleanliness of the Cheddie Jagan International Airport. I am a regular...

With more qualifications, you’re still back to square one

Jan 30, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on With more qualifications, you’re still back to square one

Dear Editor, Guyana is a place where you can easily become over-qualified; ask those who have gone back to university how much of a difference obtaining a post-graduate or second degree has made in...

Sam Hinds asserts that Lincoln Lewis was/is wrong

Jan 30, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sam Hinds asserts that Lincoln Lewis was/is wrong

Dear Editor, Mr Lincoln Lewis in a letter to the editor carried in KN and SN of Sunday 24th, January 2016, in referring to the announced intended closure of Wales sugar estate presented again his...

Wife appeals to the police force for her husband

Jan 30, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Wife appeals to the police force for her husband

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space in your column to express my hurt so our country and beyond can know the truth. I am the pregnant wife of a police officer and what my husband faces in the Guyana...

Pirates of the commercial parapets

Jan 30, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pirates of the commercial parapets

Dear Editor, I refer to the article titled “City underlines by-laws for building operations” (SN January 24). After an eternity of excesses and misdeeds, this is encouraging news. I ascribe...

Breaking News….Budget 2016 Speech by Minister of Finance Winston Jordan

Jan 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News….Budget 2016 Speech by Minister of Finance Winston Jordan

Introduction 1.1 Mr. Speaker, I rise to move the motion for the approval of the Estimates of the Public Sector and the Budget for the Financial Year 2016 and, in doing so, I wish to...

No evidence Ramroop paid dividends for Govt. shares in New GPC

Jan 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on No evidence Ramroop paid dividends for Govt. shares in New GPC

…”Ask Goolsarran that”— Ramroop tells reporter Local financial minds are trying to understand why the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) never pressed to collect...

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The burden of proof rests on the asserting party

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In recent days there have been serious assertions made and associations implied without... more