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50th Independence Anniversary Tournament…Mabaruma, Wauna reign supreme in Region 1 Beach V/ball

Jun 16, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 50th Independence Anniversary Tournament…Mabaruma, Wauna reign supreme in Region 1 Beach V/ball

Mabaruma Settlement suffered mixed fortunes in the 50th Independence Anniversary Beach Volleyball Tournament which was played at the Mabaruma (Region 1) recently. Playing in the Men’s Division,...

Stag / GFA Premier League …Riddim Squad edge Flamingo; Camptown and Western Tigers draw; 2 matches on today

Jun 16, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag / GFA Premier League …Riddim Squad edge Flamingo; Camptown and Western Tigers draw; 2 matches on today

The Mocha based Riddim Squad squeezed to a 2-1 win over a game Flamingo to move to 20 points when action in the Stag Premier League organised by the Georgetown Football Association continued on...

Another fraud charge for ‘Wild Buck’

Jun 16, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Another fraud charge for ‘Wild Buck’

A man who is currently before the court for a multi-million-dollar fraud was yesterday released on bail for a similar offence, when he appeared before the Chief Magistrate in the Georgetown...

GEA adopts energy efficient street lighting in Timehri

Jun 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GEA adopts energy efficient street lighting in Timehri

At the cost of $2.1M, the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) installed energy efficient streetlights along the Timehri Highway, with the hope of better understanding different energy efficient street...

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS…What is the national economic strategy in play?

Jun 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS…What is the national economic strategy in play?

By Sase Singh INTRODUCTION There is enough empirical evidence to substantiate that growth in the loans and advances from the commercial banks positively correlates with economic growth in a nation....

GTU, Education Ministry at odds over scholarships

Jun 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GTU, Education Ministry at odds over scholarships

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is hoping to grow its membership with the support of Government. However, Government through the Ministry of Education does not seem to be willing to embrace this...

LTI launches Heavy Equipment Maintenance Programme

Jun 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on LTI launches Heavy Equipment Maintenance Programme

…opens brand new automotive workshop By Enid Joaquin The Linden Technical Institute (LTI) on Tuesday commissioned a spanking new automotive workshop and launched a Heavy Equipment maintenance...

Trio denies robbing Princess Ramada Casino

Jun 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Trio denies robbing Princess Ramada Casino

The three men accused of staging a multi-million-dollar armed robbery at the Princess Ramada Casino were allowed to plead to a robbery under-arms charge, when they appeared before Chief Magistrate...

STOP STIFLING YOUR CONSCIENCE!

Jun 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

In one part of the city a woman was speaking deliberately loud enough for passersby to hear. She was bragging that since the new government took power, the police are as straight as an arrow, that...

Prisoner attempts suicide in court lock-ups

Jun 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Prisoner attempts suicide in court lock-ups

A 43-year-old man was dragged out of the lockups at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts by police officers who rushed him to the Georgetown Public Hospital, after he ingested a poisonous substance....

90 Zeeburg vendors to relocate for WCD Road Project

Jun 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 90 Zeeburg vendors to relocate for WCD Road Project

The West Coast Demerara Road Improvement Project will move into Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara (WCD) unencumbered following an agreement by vendors to relocate to facilitate the project. Minister...

Analyzing Donald Ramotar’s politics

Jun 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Analyzing Donald Ramotar’s politics

In a recent column captioned, “Donald Ramotar: A Freudian analysis,” (June 3, 2016) I attempted to explain why Ramotar did the unthinkable and openly defended someone like Kwame McCoy who is...

Canada warns nationals about travel to Guyana, Suriname

Jun 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Canada warns nationals about travel to Guyana, Suriname

Canada is warning its nationals to “exercise a high degree of caution” when travelling to the CARICOM South American nations of Guyana and Suriname, according to a newsamericasnow.com website....

A modern system needed to improve work of local parole board – Prison COI

Jun 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on A modern system needed to improve work of local parole board – Prison COI

A modern system should be adopted to improve the work of the local Parole Board. This recommendation was made by the Commission of Inquiry, (COI) into the recent disturbance at the Camp Street...

Massive turnout at Guyana Golden Jubilee celebration in New York

Jun 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Massive turnout at Guyana Golden Jubilee celebration in New York

NEW YORK: A mammoth parade through the streets of Brooklyn and a massive Unity Concert at South Shore High School Park, Brooklyn, brought the curtain down on the one week New York celebration of...

DIRTY POLITICS AT CITY HALL

Jun 16, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on DIRTY POLITICS AT CITY HALL

Politics has long been labeled a “dirty” business because of what most who embark on a political career may become involved in during their term in office. Anything from lying, slander, forgery,...

Education Ministry, Brickdam Secondary staff reaches temporary agreement

Jun 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry, Brickdam Secondary staff reaches temporary agreement

– Staff and Students to remain in school until school term ends The major stakeholders in the impasse which prevailed over the last week have finally come to a compromise over the many issues...

Corruption, red tape raised at Guyana investment forum in NYC

Jun 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Corruption, red tape raised at Guyana investment forum in NYC

By Ray Chickrie Caribbean News now contributor NEW YORK, USA — At the just concluded “Guyana Means Business” investment conference in New York City last Friday, many participants raised the...

Correcting injustice done to Indigenous folks

Jun 16, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Correcting injustice done to Indigenous folks

Dear Editor, The re-vision of the Amerindian Act critical to addressing Amerindian Land Rights – Minister Allicock GINA, June 1, 2016 ) is a welcoming approach by the government that it is...

Police station without a vehicle

Jun 16, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police station without a vehicle

Dear Editor, Mr Editor, please allow me some space in your newspaper to highlight a problem affecting us on the East bank Of Berbice. I am a concerned citizen living at Sisters village East Bank...

I have been proven right

Jun 16, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I have been proven right

Dear Editor, I have been vindicated. Yes, Editor, I have been vindicated! I have been following the revelations of the findings of the Prison Commission of Inquiry COI. After months of testimonies,...

Is there any nationalism at City Hall?

Jun 16, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, The recent announcement by the Georgetown Mayor and City Council of the implementation/installation of parking meters in certain sections of the city has been met with consternation,...

After 50 years, there is no political maturity

Jun 16, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on After 50 years, there is no political maturity

Dear Editor, Fifty years, depending on what is being measured can be a very long or short time. I think the word applied here for such an examination is relative. Whatever credit we as a people, a...

More criticism of the performance of Mae’s

Jun 16, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on More criticism of the performance of Mae’s

Dear Editor, Mae’s primary department has a policy which states that any child who attains less than 65% for two consecutive terms has to be withdrawn from the school. The flaw with this Mr. Editor...

An evil practice that must be eradicated

Jun 16, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, Recently I was approached by a senior Indigenous pensioner, who worked with the then government from the year 1970 – 1987, and later on worked on “A Drainage & Irrigation...

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DDL signs new 5-year collective labour agreement with unions

DDL signs new 5-year collective labour agreement with unions

L-R Outgoing HR Director Ms. Moneeta Singh-Bird; General Secretary of the GLU, Mr. Carvil Duncan; Chairman of the... more