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Govt takes outreach to Linden

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt takes outreach to Linden

Cognizant of the needs of the community, the APNU/AFC coalition planned yesterday’s Government outreach, to afford residents of Linden and surrounding communities, the opportunity to highlight...

Govt. moves to tackle judicial backlog

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. moves to tackle judicial backlog

…to appoint part time judges The Coalition government is getting ready to address a severe problem that has been plaguing the local justice system for decades now. The Administration, through...

‘Rescued’ Essequibo woman transferred to GPHC

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Rescued’ Essequibo woman transferred to GPHC

Almost a month after she was rescued by the police acting on instructions of Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, the mentally challenged Essequibo woman was transferred Friday morning to the...

Bill passed to increase fees under Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bill passed to increase fees under Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act

By Kiana Wilburg Members of the National Assembly on Friday passed the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Act which was brought by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan. The Member of Parliament...

SASOD meets with Ministry on LGBT discrimination

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on SASOD meets with Ministry on LGBT discrimination

The Society against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) met with the Social Protection Minister, Volda Lawrence, and other officials on Thursday last, to discuss a human rights approach to...

BranderZ Guyana: Taking advertising with promotional products to new heights

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on BranderZ Guyana: Taking advertising with promotional products to new heights

By Kiana Wilburg There’s nothing wrong with investing money in television advertisements or social media promotions. But any true entrepreneur worth his or her salt would know that diversity in...

President Granger sees no immediate need for police Aeronautical Branch

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on President Granger sees no immediate need for police Aeronautical Branch

Any thought that the Guyana Police Force will have capacity to fight crime by using aircraft has been shelved, at least for now. According to President David Granger, establishing aerial capacity of...

No mining land, ‘landlordism’ causes miners to block road in protest

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on No mining land, ‘landlordism’ causes miners to block road in protest

-One arrested A miner was arrested on Thursday as scores of miners blocked the road leading to Mowasi, Region Eight, protesting the lack of mining lands in the area after mining company Tussouro...

Magistrate Allan Wilson returns to G/Town Magistrates’ Courts

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate Allan Wilson returns to G/Town Magistrates’ Courts

In an effort to ensure that legal matters are expedited in a timely manner, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has appointed a Magistrate to sit in Court 12 of the Georgetown Magistrates’...

SHOULD MURDERERS BE GRANTED BAIL?

Feb 28, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on SHOULD MURDERERS BE GRANTED BAIL?

Guest Editorial In Guyana as in most, if not all countries, murder is considered a very serious and highly sensitive offence. Quite often, society always appeared shocked and outraged by the act and...

Over 2000 house lots to be developed in Linden

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Over 2000 house lots to be developed in Linden

Residents of Linden, Region Ten are to benefit from a $500M housing programme, which will see the development of over 2,000 house lots, according to Minister within the Ministry of Communities,...

The Essequibo speedboat service is 34

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The Essequibo speedboat service is 34

Many traveling to the Essequibo Coast would notice the physical and cultural transformation that continues to prevail on the Essequibo Coast (Pomeroon/Supenaam). In the area of transportation, two...

Commentary

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Commentary

by Audrey Salamalay Chase In my 35- year long journey through juridical and legal territory, during a period of difficult, dark political dissention, I was much heartened and encouraged to find...

Can someone research justice Chang’s decisions?

Feb 28, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Can someone research justice Chang’s decisions?

Dear Editor, Good commentary by Freddie on Justice Chang’s decision. Does indeed boggle the mind of coming out of retirement leave to issue a decision on a matter involving the government which in...

Sam Hinds never headed a list thus never won an election

Feb 28, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sam Hinds never headed a list thus never won an election

Dear Editor, It is recorded in history, that Mr. Gerald Ford, the 38th. President of the United States has been the only U.S. President to date who never won a Presidential election. Likewise, in the...

The circle of joy

Feb 28, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on The circle of joy

And old story tells that one day, a countryman knocked hard on a monastery door. When the monk tending the gates opened up, he was given a magnificent bunch of grapes. The monk held the grapes and...

This lady is a bright spot in Guyana

Feb 28, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This lady is a bright spot in Guyana

Dear Editor, In spite of the growing concerns and criticism regarding the performance and management of the Georgetown City Council, and quite rightly so, I write to let you know of an experience of...

DENTAL HEALTH…GINGIVITIS – Red, Swollen, Bleeding Gums

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on DENTAL HEALTH…GINGIVITIS – Red, Swollen, Bleeding Gums

By Dr. NerominiFagu Gum disease is a serious condition in Guyana. Many persons have it but they may not be aware of it. The general rule is: bleeding gums are unhealthy gums. If you notice bleeding...

Help me to reply to things I read in Kaieteur news

Feb 28, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Help me to reply to things I read in Kaieteur news

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese who is residing in Florida, I must tell you that I read the Kaieteur News almost every day and I am quite pleased with its content. It keeps me abreast of what is going...

Helpless victim of noise madness

Feb 28, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Helpless victim of noise madness

Dear Editor, I write to you out of frustration on the issue of noise nuisance. There is a gentleman who plays music very loudly from his car PMM 7249 at Lot 17 Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge...

Patricia Sanasie’s murder PI…Attorney for accused calls for case to be thrown out

Feb 28, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Patricia Sanasie’s murder PI…Attorney for accused calls for case to be thrown out

An Attorney for Richard Stanton who is currently on remand for the murder of Patricia Sanasie has made an application to the court for his client’s file to be reviewed by the Director of Public...

Non-stop exposure of corruption at City Hall

Feb 28, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Non-stop exposure of corruption at City Hall

Dear Editor, Though it shall be grossly unfair, the new Councillors who will be elected on March 18 to govern Georgetown for the next three years will be met by an empty and broken Treasury. Worse...

Why Drs. Thomas, Roopnarine and Hinds did not testify?

Feb 28, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why Drs. Thomas, Roopnarine and Hinds did not testify?

Dear Editor, Dr. Walter Rodney, the politician, in his lifetime crisscrossed the country rallying persons around conversations on racial unity and improvement in the lives of the working class. One...

Sunday Cartoon

Feb 28, 2016 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

CONSUMER CONCERNS…The new policy for purchasing drugs and medical supplies – some refinements.

Feb 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…The new policy for purchasing drugs and medical supplies – some refinements.

by PAT DIAL Recently, as published in the newspapers, the Minister of Public Health adumbrated a new policy for the purchase of drugs and medical supplies for his Ministry. On the face of it, the...

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