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President orders joint M&CC, private sector committee to be established

Sep 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on President orders joint M&CC, private sector committee to be established

President David Granger yesterday convened a meeting at the Ministry of the Presidency with representatives from Central Government, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council and the Private Sector,...

THE LAW MUST BE FAIR TO ALL

Sep 02, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE LAW MUST BE FAIR TO ALL

No matter how one looks at it, most would agree that Guyana is a divided country. The divisions are to be found in almost all areas. They range from the very bottom rung of the economic ladder in...

Minister stresses importance of stakeholder collaboration

Sep 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Minister stresses importance of stakeholder collaboration

…as Education Month launched Under the theme, “Each Child Matters: Stakeholders Unite for the Enhancement of Education”, the Ministry of Education – with a colourful display of dance and...

Nursing fraternity calls on Govt. to address critical issues

Sep 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Nursing fraternity calls on Govt. to address critical issues

…as 310 graduate The nursing fraternity is calling on the government to meaningfully address a number of critical issues which the Georgetown Nursing School currently has to deal with....

Pomeroon man dies in boat collision

Sep 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon man dies in boat collision

– detained operator was under the influence – Police Six days after two small children died in a boat crash in the Waini River, another boat mishap has claimed the life of a Lower...

West Demerara Sec. wins National Library debating competition

Sep 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on West Demerara Sec. wins National Library debating competition

West Demerara Secondary School recently won the National Library and Guyana Publication Inc.’s Annual Inter-Secondary School debating competition beating North Georgetown Secondary in the final...

EBD road expansion project deadline now September month-end

Sep 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on EBD road expansion project deadline now September month-end

East Bank Demerara (EBD) commuters had expected to breathe a sigh of relief after it was announced that the Road Expansion Project was going to be completed at the end of last month. However these...

Lindeners want stricter monitoring after passenger boat sinks

Sep 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Lindeners want stricter monitoring after passenger boat sinks

By Jacquey Bourne Residents of Linden, especially those who reside on Wismar, have renewed their call for the intervention of the Harbour Master and relevant authorities against errant boat service...

INVESTIGATE THIS!

Sep 02, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on INVESTIGATE THIS!

The company which was originally selected to build the Specialty Hospital ended up being indebted to both the government and a private construction firm, BK International Incorporated. The government...

Hutson likely to be new Chief Education Officer

Sep 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Hutson likely to be new Chief Education Officer

Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, has disclosed that Deputy Chief Education Officer (Development), Marcel Raymond Hutson, is most likely to become the new Chief Education Officer (CEO)...

Door opens for further negotiations on Public Service wage increase – Pres. Granger

Sep 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Door opens for further negotiations on Public Service wage increase – Pres. Granger

Despite concerns over Government’s recent proposals for salary increases for public servants, President David Granger has insisted that the APNU –AFC administration has not closed the door on the...

Is GuySuCo a Friend or a Foe to its Employees?

Sep 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is GuySuCo a Friend or a Foe to its Employees?

Dear Editor, As one reads the article titled ‘Chand says cooperation needed to resist any bid to reprivatize sugar’ that was published in the Stabroek News on Sunday August 28, 2016, one gets the...

Moses, Joe, Raphael; Guyana’s three stooges

Sep 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Moses, Joe, Raphael; Guyana’s three stooges

Dear Editor, Every day that passes under the Granger administration, it is becoming more obvious that there is one set of standards for “George Norton and his Cabinet colleagues” and one for...

People expect their leaders to show them love and respect

Sep 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on People expect their leaders to show them love and respect

Dear Editor, As I understand it, an opposition force is of vital importance, a main component in any genuine democracy, which would be poorer in the absence of one. This is what every Guyanese...

President Granger needs to act quickly

Sep 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Granger needs to act quickly

Dear Editor, It was my firm belief from the inception that two persons will bring disrepute to the new government – Mr. Harmon and Mr. Basil Williams (now joined by Dr. Norton). I do not know these...

How much we ever got from foreign companies?

Sep 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on How much we ever got from foreign companies?

Dear Editor, The year 2016 makes it 100 years of bauxite mining in Guyana and what does Guyana have to show for it? Basically nothing! For some time in the beginning, bauxite mining was being done by...

Basil Williams is not a fool but makes himself a fool sometimes

Sep 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Basil Williams is not a fool but makes himself a fool sometimes

Dear Editor, The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln once said, “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt.” Kaieteur News...

Here is my definition of culture

Sep 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Here is my definition of culture

Dear Editor, I’m penning this letter in relation to an article captioned “Heritage month interfaith service marred by controversial presentation.” Firstly, I wish to offer an apology to the...

Incompetent contractors should be prosecuted

Sep 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Incompetent contractors should be prosecuted

Dear Editor, Contractors that cut corners for profit should be criminally negligible for injuries and fatalities caused by substandard work. Moreover, those involve such as safety inspectors, bribery...

Digicel football rules need consistent enforcing

Sep 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Digicel football rules need consistent enforcing

Dear Editor, The dust has settled and the final whistle has been blown bringing an end to the Digicel’s Football Competition for this year. A new champion has been crowned and now has bragging...

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Welcome and Sattaur hat-tricks power West Ruimvelt’s emphatic win

The business class also funds undemocratic parties

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- There’s a peculiar phenomenon in Guyana, a sort of cyclical ritual, where members of... more