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Fire of unknown origin leaves 15 homeless

Sep 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Fire of unknown origin leaves 15 homeless

A family of15 are now contemplating their next move after a fire of still unknown origin, ravaged their two-storey wooden and concrete home at 114 Alexander street, Rampur Village, Corentyne....

West Demerara Road Expansion Project 40% completed

Sep 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on West Demerara Road Expansion Project 40% completed

– E.C.D project still in limbo, E.B.D slated to be completed next week Minister of Infrastructure, David Patterson, has stated that works on US$42M West Demerara Road Expansion Project is...

Child Protection week….Ministry of Social Protection to host Child Protection Rally in Linden

Sep 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Child Protection week….Ministry of Social Protection to host Child Protection Rally in Linden

The importance of protecting children will once again be highlighted at the ‘Breaking the Silence on Child Sexual Abuse Rally’ scheduled for Wismar, Linden Region 10 during the observance of...

Sustainability and affordability

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Sustainability and affordability

The governments of Guyana have a reputation for providing lame excuses for not paying public servants a decent wage increase. The latest excuse is a rehash of what the PPPC used to claim: that they...

South Georgetown to get Civic Centre by next year

Sep 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on South Georgetown to get Civic Centre by next year

A 15,414 square feet building plan is currently in the process of being completed for dispatch to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) for approval. Once approved, construction work will begin on...

PAIN AND SUFFERING!

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PAIN AND SUFFERING!

Recently, some of the events occurring in the country have embarrassed the government. With the current scandals coupled with the carnage on the roads, the gruesome murders and a spate of armed...

Hinterland residents versed in native dialects to be trained as welfare officers

Sep 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Hinterland residents versed in native dialects to be trained as welfare officers

The Ministry of Social Protection has embarked on training Indigenous persons, skilled in their native dialect as welfare officers to better serve hinterland residents. According to Minister of...

INTEROL to train magistrates, prosecutors on trafficking

Sep 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on INTEROL to train magistrates, prosecutors on trafficking

Members of the judicial sector will benefit from training on the issue of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) by the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL). Members from the prosecutorial...

Pensioner’s decomposing body found in Fyrish home”

Sep 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner’s decomposing body found in Fyrish home”

The decomposed body of a pensioner was discovered on Saturday evening at her home at Fyrish Village, Corentyne. The woman was identified as 86-year-old Verona Franklin, a pensioner who resided alone....

‘Police knocks down motorcyclist, tries to escape –Guyhoc resident

Sep 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Police knocks down motorcyclist, tries to escape –Guyhoc resident

Shawn Robinson, 24, of D15 Guyhoc Park was struck down by Police Officers on patrol on Friday last around 17:00 hrs. Robinson who works at the Courtney Benn Construction Site was returning home from...

Guyana’s fiscal position over the years reflects incredible progress

Sep 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s fiscal position over the years reflects incredible progress

A country’s fiscal makeup is no simple matrix. It’s an intricate embodiment of government expenditures, taxation, and debt. It must all stay firmly together with strong fiscal policies least it...

Nagamootoo lobbies Commonwealth support on Venezuela /Guyana border controversy

Sep 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Nagamootoo lobbies Commonwealth support on Venezuela /Guyana border controversy

– says matter touches the international rule of law Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo, lobbied for support from members of judiciary from across the Commonwealth on the continuing Venezuela...

The Carvil Duncan affair

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Carvil Duncan affair

Bharrat Jagdeo will say things that will make people laugh. But that derision comes from a limited group of people who have studied Jagdeo’s character and his politics and have dismissed him. But...

Linden taxi driver claims asthma attack after breathalyzer test

Sep 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Linden taxi driver claims asthma attack after breathalyzer test

– It was all a sham – Police A Linden taxi driver claims that he was harassed by police ranks from the Mackenzie Police Station some time after mid-night on Monday. The driver, Odinga...

Prime Minister tells Commonwealth Judges and Magistrates Conference Guyana’s judiciary remains free from political influence

Sep 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Prime Minister tells Commonwealth Judges and Magistrates Conference Guyana’s judiciary remains free from political influence

The importance of upholding the rule of law was highlighted as the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Conference (CMJC) opened at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston, yesterday. The conference hosted by...

Cannabis trafficker remanded to prison

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Cannabis trafficker remanded to prison

A Jamaican national appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman on a charge of trafficking narcotics. It is alleged that Carlene Grant, on September 17, at Potaro Road, had 629 grams of cannabis sativa...

Bus driver fined for breaking traffic laws

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Bus driver fined for breaking traffic laws

A minibus operator was yesterday placed before Magistrate Leron Daly to answer to charges of dangerous driving; driving while using a cellular phone; failure to wear seatbelt and failing to be clean...

Man in court for alleging giving police unlicensed gun

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man in court for alleging giving police unlicensed gun

A man, who police are alleging took an illegal firearm out of a barrel and handed it to them, was yesterday remanded to prison, after he made an appearance before Magistrate Judy Latchman, in the...

Cook granted bail on fraud charge

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Cook granted bail on fraud charge

A woman, who works as a cook in the interior, was yesterday placed on $180,000 bail on being indicted on a fraud related charge, when she appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown...

There is the urgent need for an Industrial Court

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is the urgent need for an Industrial Court

Dear Editor, Due to the number of unsolved and unsettled cases, lack of enforcement of existing labour laws, failure of Guyana signing on to more international labour laws and International Labour...

Police Respond to newspaper article

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police Respond to newspaper article

Dear Editor, The Acting Police Commissioner is responding to an article in Stabroek News of Sunday, September 18 on page two, under the caption “Region One Education Officials investigate strip...

What is the authority of these regional REPS?

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is the authority of these regional REPS?

Dear Editor, I will once again like to share my frustration as to what I deem the over-riding of the Regional System for political gains and major inference into matters that ought to be dealt with...

Allegations of financial wrong-doing in Region 6

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Allegations of financial wrong-doing in Region 6

Dear Editor, I have been reading with deep interest the many allegations of financial wrong-doing in Region 6 and the hijacking of the 2017 Estimates allegedly by two RDC officials. What is exposed...

Dr. Ramayya replies to the Prime Minister

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Ramayya replies to the Prime Minister

Dear Editor, For Mr Moses Nagamooto, as someone who has the responsibility for all ministries, to say I was incompetent as the REO, is a dishonest statement, and should have known better than to give...

Mr. Kirton writes on how he feels and what he is doing

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Kirton writes on how he feels and what he is doing

Dear Editor, Foreign Affairs magazine, published by the Council on Foreign Relations and the LEE KWAN YEW School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore has announced their 2016 Student...