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Police promise efficient security for Independence celebrations

May 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police promise efficient security for Independence celebrations

– maintain that serious crime is decreasing In the face of heavy criticism over the recent spike in criminal activity, the Guyana Police Force has announced a 19% decrease in serious crimes...

Deportee identified as Parika businessman’s killer

May 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Deportee identified as Parika businessman’s killer

– gunpowder found on clothing Traces of gunpowder and evidence provided by eyewitnesses have helped police to link a deportee to the slaying of Parika fuel dealer, Seeram Singh. Crime Chief...

National Trust launches Heritage Exhibition

May 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on National Trust launches Heritage Exhibition

Yesterday at the National Trust building on Carmichael Street, a small gathering was present to witness the launch of a Heritage Exhibition as part of Guyana’s Independence Jubilee celebrations. It...

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS….GOVERNING BY DESIGN

May 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS….GOVERNING BY DESIGN

By Sase Singh INTRODUCTION Many incoming governments have undertaken ambitious programmes to remake the way their country is managed. One New Zealand government made a campaign promise to reduce...

DUE DILIGENCE

May 04, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on DUE DILIGENCE

It has always been a difficult task for new governments to replace political appointees from previous administrations. This has been the undertaking of the coalition government since it achieved...

The jobs are there

May 04, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The jobs are there

City Hall, before it imploded in the late 1970s, had around 3,500 workers. It was one of the largest employers in the country, outside of the major state-owned bauxite and sugar industries. The City...

Inferior Coldingen Access Road caves in

May 04, 2016 KNews News 1

Residents of Coldingen and a section of Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara, are laying the blame for the collapse of a section of the Coldingen Access road squarely at the feet of road construction...

Contractors to install water distribution network along highway

May 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Contractors to install water distribution network along highway

During yesterday’s session at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, bids were opened for the supply of materials, labour and equipment to be used to...

Govt.’s Public Security plan a total disaster – PPP

May 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt.’s Public Security plan a total disaster – PPP

Given the current crime situation in the country, the main Parliamentary Opposition – the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) – is describing the government’s current Public Security...

Robbery/home invasion on Land Court judge…Reputed wife supports defendant’s alibi

May 04, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Robbery/home invasion on Land Court judge…Reputed wife supports defendant’s alibi

The reputed wife of Anthony David testified that her husband had no involvement in the robbery that was committed on Land Court Judge Nicola Pierre, on July 9, last, at her home in the gated...

PI into Regent Multiplex Mall owner’s murder commences

May 04, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on PI into Regent Multiplex Mall owner’s murder commences

The preliminary inquiry into the murder of Regent Multiplex Mall owner Ganesh ‘Boyo’ Ramlall who was gunned down outside of his La Jalousie, West Coast Demerara home last year, commenced...

Accused child killer for High Court trial

May 04, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Accused child killer for High Court trial

The man who allegedly murdered nine-year-old South Ruimveldt resident Shaquan Gittens, was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court, when a preliminary inquiry concluded in the Georgetown...

Auto Dealer charged with killing close friend

May 04, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Auto Dealer charged with killing close friend

An auto dealer who is alleged to have accidentally shot dead his close acquaintance during a scuffle was yesterday, released on $500,000 bail after a charge of manslaughter was read to him when he...

Guyana only act when disaster strikes

May 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana only act when disaster strikes

Dear Editor, Guyana is a society that sometimes like to wait for something to happen and then act or do something about it. I would like to highlight the poor safety conditions that befall travelers...

The Crime Chief is over-reacting

May 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Crime Chief is over-reacting

Dear Editor, My approach and response would have been different. “Crime Chief not amused by criticism of confessions obtained by police” (KN April 28) refers. I think the Crime Chief is being...

Still questions about Joe Harmon

May 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Still questions about Joe Harmon

Dear Editor, In response to your April 29th, 2016 lead story, “Sale of GTT shares…Buyer claims side deal done to waive remaining US$5M,” with the strapline, ‘Company’s statement contradicts...

More criticism of Minister Ramjattan

May 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on More criticism of Minister Ramjattan

Dear Editor, For the past two months or more, there hasn’t been a day where the crime situation in Guyana, has not dominated the headlines of the more popular dailies. One has to be real naive not...

This person’s story may not be based on facts

May 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This person’s story may not be based on facts

Dear Editor, Subject: Response to article “Waiting in vain to travel on the Essequibo River” Dated Saturday, April 2, 2016, The Amalgamated Transport & General Workers Union has read the...

Royston King is deceiving these vendors

May 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Royston King is deceiving these vendors

Dear Editor, I am surprised and disappointed to see pavement and itinerant vendors in Georgetown whom I know to be bright and clever people, being continuously fooled by Royston King and the City...

Cruelty to these baby parrots

May 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cruelty to these baby parrots

Dear Editor, On Saturday April 16/16 I was fruit shopping on the vendor’s mall when I heard some cries from a basket. I looked around and to my horror saw a man with a wire basket full of young and...

Minister Noel Holder is still in the dark

May 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Noel Holder is still in the dark

Dear Editor, It was reported in the news media on April 29, that Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder and his delegation returned home after a familiarization tour of the Inter-American Institute for...

The City Police aren’t doing their job

May 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The City Police aren’t doing their job

Dear Editor, The new Mayor & Councillors of the City of Georgetown needs to demand that their City Police Department devise a strategy to combat the upsurge in crime in our capital. The mission...

Condemnation of Donald Ramotar continues

May 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Condemnation of Donald Ramotar continues

Dear Editor, I have just read an online article purportedly written by Former President Donald Ramotar, captioned ‘The racist tactics of the APNU+AFC regime’, published by Citizens Report...

Clean up of Georgetown is a great thing

May 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Clean up of Georgetown is a great thing

Dear Editor, The massive cleanup of the capital Georgetown led by City Hall is a great thing for Guyana. The effort by all involved is highly commended. Maintenance of the level of cleanliness...

Forestry Commission transferred $$M to various accounts, including NICIL, on Cabinet orders

May 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Forestry Commission transferred $$M to various accounts, including NICIL, on Cabinet orders

During the reign of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) transferred millions of dollars to various state agencies just because it was instructed to do...