September 2016

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GAWU elects Central Executive Committee

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GAWU elects Central Executive Committee

The first meeting of the General Council following the 21st Delegates’ Congress of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) was held yesterday at the Union’s Headquarters,...

Date set for Carvil Duncan’s defence lawyer’s submission

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Date set for Carvil Duncan’s defence lawyer’s submission

Magistrate Leron Daly is yet to make a ruling on application by Attorney Glen Hanoman in the Carvil Duncan trial. During the brief hearing in the case yesterday, the Magistrate said that a date will...

Improving debt management through four crucial steps

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News 1

When it comes to debt management, there are four main areas that need to be improved in the coming years. According to Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, these include strategy formulation, self...

‘Backtrack’ Haitians arrested on way to Brazil

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Backtrack’ Haitians arrested on way to Brazil

Five Haitian men are currently in police custody after they were nabbed at Wisroc Junction, Wismar, Linden, Friday night en route to Brazil. They reportedly entered Guyana via the Suriname ‘Back...

FUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on FUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION

In Guyana, a substantial increase in revenue from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and VAT should enable the government to subsidise tuition fees at the University of Guyana (UG) for the less...

Killer pit-bulls’ owner on $100,000 station bail

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Killer pit-bulls’ owner on $100,000 station bail

More than a week after four pit-bulls mauled a man to death and attacked two other persons at Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD), the owner of the dogs, Marceline Small, has not been charged....

Provision to allow 20% of public procurement to small businesses coming on stream by next year – Business Minister

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Provision to allow 20% of public procurement to small businesses coming on stream by next year – Business Minister

The execution of a provision in the Small Business Act which allows for small businesses to get 20 percent of Government contracts, is a moving a step closer to fruition, now that the Small Business...

Health sector to benefit from major investments, reforms

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Health sector to benefit from major investments, reforms

Prioritizing investments in Guyana’s health is key towards achieving human resource productivity. And in order to ensure that all Guyanese enjoy a good life in this regard, strategic investments...

Police record fewer accidents since Operation Safeway

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police record fewer accidents since Operation Safeway

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded a decrease in all categories of road accidents since the launch of Operation Safeway eight days ago. As of Friday, 1,546 cases were made against motorists...

GPSU says negotiations with Govt. at “deadlock”

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU says negotiations with Govt. at “deadlock”

The Guyana Public Service Union has reported that negotiations between itself and the Government of Guyana have reached a deadlock as of September 14, 2016. The Union described the situation in this...

GPL secretary charged for assaulting boy, 8

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on GPL secretary charged for assaulting boy, 8

Sherry Mingo, a Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) employee was on Friday placed on $20,000 bail, on a charge of assault. She had appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Faith...

Better Hope murder…Suspects point cops to third killer

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Better Hope murder…Suspects point cops to third killer

Two suspects who confessed to detectives in ‘C’ Division of being at the home of 76-year-old David Ramkissoon when he was killed on August 21, last, have pointed cops to a third individual, who...

Cop granted bail for allegedly accepting bribe

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cop granted bail for allegedly accepting bribe

A serving member of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) was brought before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ court to answer two counts of obtaining money corruptly. It is...

Bank of Guyana Needs To Be Revitalized To Meet Current Demands

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bank of Guyana Needs To Be Revitalized To Meet Current Demands

Dear Editor, There is tremendous public pressure on the current administration to deliver more jobs, and higher wages in the public sector. The public sector wage issue has its roots buried in the...

A LOOK AT STANDARDS BODIES

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on A LOOK AT STANDARDS BODIES

STANDARDS CORNER… Standards bodies, standards organisations, standards developing organizations (SDO), or standards setting organizations (SSO) are organizations whose primary activities are...

Dental Health….CROSSBITE

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Dental Health….CROSSBITE

By Dr. Neromini Fagu Last week I spoke about malocclusions. I would like to elaborate some more and discuss a condition call Crossbite. A crossbite is also sometimes referred to as a reverse...

Why these people are not in service to the Government?

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why these people are not in service to the Government?

Dear Editor, I have long thought of returning home to spend out my years in the land of my birth. I confess that I would never have moved back once the PPP was in power. My wife and I left Guyana in...

Sunday Cartoon

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Remigrants face unpleasant attitudes from pubic servants

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Remigrants face unpleasant attitudes from pubic servants

Dear Editor, In heeding the President’s call to overseas Guyanese to return home to help rebuild the nation, I visited Guyana twice since May 2016. My purpose was/is to identify areas where the...

TOPCO Juice company should have been awarded the contract

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on TOPCO Juice company should have been awarded the contract

Dear Editor, I hold no brief either for Tropical Orchards Products Limited (TOPCO), a subsidiary of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), or Caribbean International Distribution Inc (CIDI), a subsidiary...

Every child in school

Sep 25, 2016 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Every child in school

A child’s education begins long before birth. It is said: “The proper time to influence the character of a child is about one hundred years before he is born.” Anglican Dean, William Ralph...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community…What to Expect in Immigration Removal Proceedings?

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community…What to Expect in Immigration Removal Proceedings?

Removal proceedings (or “deportation”) can be initiated against a lawful permanent resident or undocumented noncitizen (collectively referred to as “noncitizens”). Removal & deportation...

From Bethany, Supenaam with blessings

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on From Bethany, Supenaam with blessings

By Dennis Nichols As Amerindian Heritage Month activities wind down, I conclude my trilogy of articles with a brief but enlightening profile coming out of a visit to one of the possibly lesser-known...

IMF-World Bank meetings: a rare opportunity

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on IMF-World Bank meetings: a rare opportunity

By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS. He is also Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and...

When a Chinese contractor in Guyana carried coals to Newcastle

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on When a Chinese contractor in Guyana carried coals to Newcastle

It is amazing how much Guyanese imitate the rich ion the developed world and how little they are prepared to work for their own development. It is also remarkable how people take us for granted and...

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Bread, circuses and the price of silence

Sep 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Juvenal, the Roman satirist, looked upon his fellow citizens nearly two thousand years ago and wondered what had become of a people who once cared passionately about the affairs of the Republic. “We have sold our votes,” he wrote, before observing that the Roman citizenry...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

Silence and sloth

Sep 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The death plunge of the MV Barima qualifies as a national catastrophe; an unprecedented local human tragedy. Obvious beyond argument, above denial. Yet, in its grim aftermath, there’s the reverse of what should be happening. With intensity and honesty. With frequency...

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