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Bartica gets first Mayor, Deputy

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica gets first Mayor, Deputy

Gifford Marshall was elected the first Mayor of the Bartica Mayor and Town Council, with Kamal Persaud being elected Deputy Mayor. They were sworn in on Friday by the Assistant Town Clerk of the...

Hike in Old Age pension now effective

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Hike in Old Age pension now effective

The $18,200 Old Age Pension, promised in the 2016 National Budget is now payable. The Government Information Agency spoke with some pensioners about how the new amount would benefit them. Nearly...

Spiritual Baptist Faith church has new primate

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Spiritual Baptist Faith church has new primate

The School of Zion SB Tabernacle of Guyana now has a newly elected Primate for the Spiritual Baptist Faith. The new Primate is Desmond Grenardo who was elected at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, in...

SALISES 2016 CONFERENCE gets underway

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on SALISES 2016 CONFERENCE gets underway

BY: PETA ROWE-FORDE “REVOLUTION, Socio-Economic Change and Freedoms” is the theme that will guide the conference of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) for...

Forensic audit reveals…CJIA has been operating without internal audit department

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Forensic audit reveals…CJIA has been operating without internal audit department

In what is being described as a huge lapse in management, the forensic audit into the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) has revealed that the airport has been operating without an internal...

Much to celebrate on Guyana’s 50th

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Much to celebrate on Guyana’s 50th

Guyana’s mixture of religious entertainment and variegated cultures among the ethnicities including dances, poetry and drama will be displayed when Guyana celebrates its Golden Jubilee of...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…BUSINESSES — EMBRACING STANDARDS FOR COMPETITIVENESS

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…BUSINESSES — EMBRACING STANDARDS FOR COMPETITIVENESS

In today’s competitive business environment, standards and quality are two key aspects that determine the market share of businesses, and ultimately these determine who will remain competitive and...

IPED celebrates 30 years of laudable support to small entrepreneurs

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on IPED celebrates 30 years of laudable support to small entrepreneurs

While 1986 was a year in which Guyana faced economic hardships, that very year was also the beginning of new things. This is according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute of Private...

Chase-Green is fifth woman Mayor in G/Town

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Chase-Green is fifth woman Mayor in G/Town

Contrary to reports carried in yesterday’s edition of the Kaieteur News, the Newly elected Mayor of Georgetown, Patricia Chase-Green, is in fact the fifth female to hold the position. The article...

US Ambassador hosts reception in honour of women in politics

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on US Ambassador hosts reception in honour of women in politics

US Ambassador Perry Holloway hosted a reception at his residence on Wednesday to honour the achievements of women in politics in Guyana and throughout the world. Ambassador Holloway remarked that...

‘Jim Carrey’ detained for Linden bus driver’s execution

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Jim Carrey’ detained for Linden bus driver’s execution

An Albouystown resident with a previous armed robbery charge has been identified as the gunman who executed bus driver, Elvin Lorrimer, at the Linden bus park two Mondays ago. Crime Chief Wendell...

Transgenders face fresh levels of discrimination—says spokesman

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Transgenders face fresh levels of discrimination—says spokesman

Transgender persons in Guyana face grave levels of discrimination, harassment and humiliation and social exclusion in their daily lives. On Transgender Day of Visibility, the Guyana Trans United...

TSU corporal held with unlicenced 9mm pistol

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on TSU corporal held with unlicenced 9mm pistol

A Police Corporal will soon learn the hard way that threatening someone with an illegal gun has severe consequences. The Corporal, who is attached to the Tactical Services Unit, was arrested on...

Three winning schools cop attractive prizes as STEM Fair concludes

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Three winning schools cop attractive prizes as STEM Fair concludes

By Enid Joaquin Three schools on Friday copped US$1,000 each and other attractive prizes as the National Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fair, hosted by Education District Ten...

Deputy Mayor to push for City Hall autonomy, revamped Constabulary

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Deputy Mayor to push for City Hall autonomy, revamped Constabulary

Back in 2014, Sherod Duncan was on his way home from a concert in North Ruimveldt, Georgetown. He had just been put off by friends at Green Heart Street when from the shadowy street two men emerged...

The Sexual Offence Act is legally and seriously flawed

Apr 03, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Sexual Offence Act is legally and seriously flawed

Dear Editor, Permit me to comment on Section 69(1) of the SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT No. 7 of 2010 which states that: “No corroboration of the evidence of the complainant in the sworn of unsworn evidence...

Democracy is dying at the Lusignan Golf Club

Apr 03, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Democracy is dying at the Lusignan Golf Club

Dear Editor, I have been a member of the Lusignan Golf Club for the past twenty years and I have always been one to boast about it being the best run sports entity in Guyana. But over the past year I...

Minister Harmon must be honorific with his poor party workers

Apr 03, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Harmon must be honorific with his poor party workers

Dear Editor, In regards to the article published in your newspaper dated March 31, 2016 where the Minister Harmon stated he made a mere “honorific title” to BK, this is very confusing if not...

What the Jagans must be saying in their graves?

Apr 03, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on What the Jagans must be saying in their graves?

Dear Editor, Reading about the Jagdeo alleged capers, one cannot help wondering what acrobatic manoeuvres Cheddie and Janet Jagan are performing in their graves, on observing the creature their...

DENTAL HEALTH…TYPES OF DENTAL X-RAYS

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on DENTAL HEALTH…TYPES OF DENTAL X-RAYS

By Dr. NerominiFagu Last week I spoke about the importance of x-rays in dentistry. I t is unimaginable to think that procedures like root canal treatments are done routinely in Guyana without the aid...

Foreign companies do not offer generosities

Apr 03, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Foreign companies do not offer generosities

Dear Editor, The Chinese company, BaiShanLin has been in the news quite a lot.For me the controversies surrounding this company point to two very important aspects of our political economy. First,...

Guyana is a terrible place that time forgot about

Apr 03, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is a terrible place that time forgot about

Dear Editor, Please permit me a space in your column to express my appreciation to some real nice people I met at the National Insurance Scheme office in Brickdam. The people I am about to depict did...

Britain-based Guyanese begs police legal advisor for help

Apr 03, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Britain-based Guyanese begs police legal advisor for help

Dear Editor, This is an open appeal to Justice Claudette Singh. I am the only son of 72-year-old Mrs. Clementina Parris-Fiedtkou, who was gunned down in her own home on June 30, 2011 over a property...

Be satisfied with what you have

Apr 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Be satisfied with what you have

A cosmic god had a horse. The horse was beautiful and also it had many good qualities. But it wanted to be more perfect in every way. It especially wanted to become beauty unparalleled. One day the...

CONSUMER CONCERNS… Revival of forgotten fruits and vegetables – 50th anniversary project for Agriculture Ministry

Apr 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS… Revival of forgotten fruits and vegetables – 50th anniversary project for Agriculture Ministry

PAT DIAL As Guyana advances towards the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Independence, many older consumers and even younger ones reflect upon the large number of fruits and vegetables...