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$600M Cunha Canal project to commence soon

Sep 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on $600M Cunha Canal project to commence soon

– Scheduled for Dec. 2018 completion The Cunha Canal project which will be funded at a cost of over US$3M (G$600M) and which is said to significantly benefit residents and farmers on the East...

UNDP local chief meets with GECOM Chairman

Sep 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on UNDP local chief meets with GECOM Chairman

The new United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Mikiko Tanaka, has paid a courtesy call on the Chairman of the Guyana...

A SMOOTH BEGINNING

Sep 09, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A SMOOTH BEGINNING

We commend all stakeholders who on Monday ensured a smooth beginning to the new school year. According to the Ministry of Education, with the exception of a few hiccups, all schools were opened and...

Bus driver nabbed with ganja at roadblock

Sep 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bus driver nabbed with ganja at roadblock

Police ranks in Berbice on Wednesday arrested a New Amsterdam man after a quantity of marijuana was found in his possession at a roadblock on the Corentyne Public Road, in the vicinity of the Number...

Leonora Diagnostic Centre to be upgraded to maternity care facility

Sep 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Leonora Diagnostic Centre to be upgraded to maternity care facility

Cabinet has granted its approval for the award of a $74.4 million contract to Builders Hardware and Quality Timber Project Company for the expansion and capacity building at the Leonora Diagnostic...

Murders, rape reports down for second consecutive month

Sep 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Murders, rape reports down for second consecutive month

For the second consecutive month, police have reported a significant drop in serious crimes ranging from murder to rape. A release issued yesterday by the Police Public Relations Department stated...

Schoolgirl brain dead following accident

Sep 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Schoolgirl brain dead following accident

Relatives of 11-year-old Hema Singh have been informed that it is just a matter of time before they have to bid her their final goodbye, since she is brain dead. Singh is a patient at the Georgetown...

Coomacka residents complain about non-operational bus, toilet facilities at primary school

Sep 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Coomacka residents complain about non-operational bus, toilet facilities at primary school

By Jacquey Bourne Despite the fact that a school bus was given to the residents of Nottinghamshire, Siberian/Old England, Coomacka and Three Friends Communities, through the President’s 5 B’s...

Relatives await DNA results to determine identity of burnt victim

Sep 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives await DNA results to determine identity of burnt victim

Relatives of Elvis Ceres are eagerly awaiting word from the Guyana Police Force to determine whether the burnt remains found during a blaze at a house in Wales, West Bank Demerara on June 30, last,...

US army general on first official visit to Guyana

Sep 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on US army general on first official visit to Guyana

Commanding General of U.S. Army Southern Command, Major General Clarence Chinn, yesterday made his first official visit to Guyana and to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF). Major General Chinn assumed...

Changing the face of government

Sep 09, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Changing the face of government

The plan of the new administration to change the face of ministries must not be taken literally. It must not be seen or interpreted as a recipe to purge the public service and public sector of...

High-handedness abounds in treatment of Bourda Market vendors – Deputy Mayor

Sep 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on High-handedness abounds in treatment of Bourda Market vendors – Deputy Mayor

The Deputy Mayor of Georgetown Sherod Duncan has attributed the recent ban on vending on Robb Street between Alexander and Bourda Streets, to the high-handed culture of governance which the...

Teenager remanded for rape

Sep 09, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Teenager remanded for rape

A 17-year-old of Kwakwani, Region 10 was yesterday remanded to prison after he was accused of raping a 21-year-old woman back in May. Jaheem Hakim was not required to plead the indictable offence...

NAREI replies to criticism of its administration

Sep 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on NAREI replies to criticism of its administration

Dear Editor, The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) wishes to address several inaccurate statements raised by a “concerned employee” in a letter captioned...

This is what Guyana has become

Sep 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is what Guyana has become

Dear Editors, Please allow me to make this brief comment via your media. The Ogle incident where persons posed as employees of the Ministry of Health is not singular. It is happening regularly in...

Royston King is a runaway train that must be stopped

Sep 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Royston King is a runaway train that must be stopped

Dear Editor, If you thought that Carol Sooba was arrogant and repugnant during her tenure as Town Clerk, think again, Royston King “takes the cake” for this sort of behavior. Many people felt...

I see corruption all over in Region 6 governance

Sep 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I see corruption all over in Region 6 governance

Dear Editor, I have been arduously following the letters written by RDC Councillor, Mr H. Yusuf with relation to the total disregard for any serious consultations with stakeholders in Region 6 and...

The PPP and PNC are ethnic parties that have to change

Sep 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP and PNC are ethnic parties that have to change

Dear Editor, The concept of power sharing has been “beaten to death” for umpteen years and gotten nowhere. David Hinds was the main proponent. Also neither of the two ethnic parties, PPP and PNC,...

REGION 3 Chairman replies to criticism of his conduct

Sep 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on REGION 3 Chairman replies to criticism of his conduct

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to letter captioned ‘Regional Chairman was loud at the Regional Democratic Council Meeting dated Saturday, September 3, 2016 that was published in the Guyana...

City Constables are harassing drivers

Sep 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Constables are harassing drivers

Dear Editor, David Ramnarine Acting Commissioner of Police recently boldly read the ‘Riot Act’ to members of the anti-crime patrol and traffic ranks in relation to corrupt and other unlawful...

An exposition on the meaning of change

Sep 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on An exposition on the meaning of change

Dear Editor, In this world of changing values and high-tech analogies that appear authentic, yet spurious and artificial, we would be alarmed if the truth be told. A young person comes on stage and...

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The transportation cash grant

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(Kaieteur News) – There was a time when public policy was expected to solve real problems rather than create expensive spectacles. The government’s transportation cash grant for every primary school child is a prime example of a policy that confuses universality with fairness. When I...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond their size. The decision by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, to make...

Unlimited benefits for former presidents – third go

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – This is the third go at the unlimited benefits bill for former presidents introduced by the PPP govt. in parliament. Three expresses anger, may even lead to a part four. I let the facts and numbers speak. Guyanese get to think, decide. Differing is fine....

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$600M Cunha Canal project to commence soon

UNDP local chief meets with GECOM Chairman

A SMOOTH BEGINNING

Bus driver nabbed with ganja at roadblock

Leonora Diagnostic Centre to be upgraded to maternity care facility

Murders, rape reports down for second consecutive month

Schoolgirl brain dead following accident

Coomacka residents complain about non-operational bus, toilet facilities at primary school

Relatives await DNA results to determine identity of burnt victim

US army general on first official visit to Guyana

Changing the face of government

High-handedness abounds in treatment of Bourda Market vendors – Deputy Mayor

Teenager remanded for rape

NAREI replies to criticism of its administration

This is what Guyana has become

Royston King is a runaway train that must be stopped

I see corruption all over in Region 6 governance

The PPP and PNC are ethnic parties that have to change

REGION 3 Chairman replies to criticism of his conduct

City Constables are harassing drivers

An exposition on the meaning of change

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