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Early morning McDoom fire destroys three homes

Oct 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Early morning McDoom fire destroys three homes

Fourteen people are without a place to rest their heads, as three homes were destroyed in an early morning fire at Middle Street, Mc Doom, East Bank Demerara. Onika Welch, who is one of the persons...

Guyana says farewell to former Forestry Minister, Fitz Carmichael

Oct 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana says farewell to former Forestry Minister, Fitz Carmichael

President David Granger, yesterday morning, attended the funeral service of former Regional Minister and Minister of Forestry, the late Fitz Uriel Alexander Carmichael, who died on September 22,...

Ramnarine slams critics…Says Operation Safeway not just another traffic operation

Oct 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ramnarine slams critics…Says Operation Safeway not just another traffic operation

– Guyana experiencing decrease in all types of accidents The Acting Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine, has declared that Operation Safeway is here to stay despite the criticism that the...

Authorities step up visits to homes of absent school children

Oct 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Authorities step up visits to homes of absent school children

Truancy rate is decreasing. A new approach by the Ministry of Education is responsible. “Operation CARE” has replaced truancy campaigns and it is showing results. Chief Schools’ Welfare...

Cracks are beginning to appear in the APNU-AFC Coalition Govt.

Oct 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cracks are beginning to appear in the APNU-AFC Coalition Govt.

Overseas based Guyanese apply for oil jobs here

Oct 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas based Guyanese apply for oil jobs here

A number of Guyanese are expressing interest in returning “home” for work in the oil industry and the coalition government is welcoming these applicants. Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael...

Berbicians cannot get the signals of 98.1 Hot FM

Oct 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Berbicians cannot get the signals of 98.1 Hot FM

Dear Editor; Can you believe it will be 19 years on October 1, 2016 since the establishment of 98.1 Hot FM on NCN Radio? But this station has not moved up the ladder to coincide with its number of...

Driver granted bail on causing death charge

Oct 01, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Driver granted bail on causing death charge

Nathan Heyliger yesterday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, to answer to the charge of causing death by dangerous driving. It is alleged that on...

Reform of public tender processes part of fiscal enhancement measures- Finance Minister

Oct 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Reform of public tender processes part of fiscal enhancement measures- Finance Minister

In keeping with its commitment to strengthen public procurement systems, the government has since contracted a consultant to begin work during the second half of 2016 to improve and transform the...

Nandlall says the AFC will never understand the nature of the PNC

Oct 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nandlall says the AFC will never understand the nature of the PNC

Dear Editor; I do not recall another issue that was pursued with greater vigor by the APNU/AFC while in Opposition, more particularly the AFC, than the establishment of the Public Procurement...

Barbados considers CARICOM model Bill for public procurement

Oct 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Barbados considers CARICOM model Bill for public procurement

A major national consultation on public procurement started yesterday in Barbados. The one-day consultation is to examine the Draft CARICOM Model Bill to facilitate the national implementation of the...

Plug more funds into cancer prevention – Oncologist urges

Oct 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Plug more funds into cancer prevention – Oncologist urges

The amount of money spent to treat cancer patients is astronomical. In fact according to Oncologist, Dr. Carl Niamatali, “Cancer will cost the global economy US$1.2 trillion by 2020 and that is an...

Dr. David Hinds just keeps on criticising but not helping

Oct 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. David Hinds just keeps on criticising but not helping

Dear Editor; Once again KN in their 28/9/2016 edition “Coalition no Longer enjoys full confidence of its supporters” gave Dr. Hinds plenty of ink to say nothing. Or as is his customary...

Queen’s College is in need of money for its sports ground

Oct 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Queen’s College is in need of money for its sports ground

Dear Editor; Guyana’s top school ‘Queen’s College’ via the press (SN dated Sept.29, 2016) and partially captioned report ‘School seeking support to rehabilitate...

I-pads may soon be allowed in schools

Oct 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on I-pads may soon be allowed in schools

Secondary school students may soon be using I-Pads and similar electronic devices in the classroom to access learning materials. Eighty-two secondary schools in Regions Two, Three, Four, Five and Six...

Cracks are beginning to appear in the APNU-AFC Coalition Govt.

Oct 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cracks are beginning to appear in the APNU-AFC Coalition Govt.

Dear Editor; The APNU-AFC administration has already gone past one-quarter of its term in office provided of course that nothing happens during the remaining period to cut short or even nullify its...

The Government’s balance sheet is woeful

Oct 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Government’s balance sheet is woeful

Dear Editor; Guyana is now in free fall. From the teachers to the police; from the nurses to the City Hall employees and Councilors, the country has just about ground to a halt. Granger is saying...

National Insurance Scheme projects at least $33B fund by year-end

Oct 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on National Insurance Scheme projects at least $33B fund by year-end

The National Insurance Scheme is celebrating 47 years as Guyana’s sole social security entity. On Thursday, it was announced that the unit projects that its fund will reach just under $34B at the...

The United States descends into political incredulity

Oct 01, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The United States descends into political incredulity

Here is an extract from my September 15, 2015 column; “But try as hard as you can to see America as superbly great, the US worries every Human Being on Planet Earth with its horrible negative...

Vendor on bail for unlawful escape

Oct 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Vendor on bail for unlawful escape

A fish vendor accused of wounding his wife, walked out of court a free man after his spouse refused to give evidence against him. He was however, released on $100,000 bail after he denied escaping...

PPP does not want Local Democracy to Work

Oct 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP does not want Local Democracy to Work

Dear Editor, Over the years that the PPP was in office we saw dictatorship at all levels- from local governance (NDCs) to central government. We saw and heard ministers and top PPP officials dictate...

Audit Office without an HR Manager since 2014

Oct 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Audit Office without an HR Manager since 2014

Dear Editor; Kindly allow us the space in your newspaper to publicly appeal to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to urgently fill the prolonged vacancy that exists for a Human Resources Manager...

Babita Sarjou murder PI… Police Inspector testifies in Voir Dire

Oct 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Babita Sarjou murder PI… Police Inspector testifies in Voir Dire

Police Inspector, Suraj Singh, a detective attached to the Major Crimes Investigations Unit, Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters, Eve Leary, Georgetown, was called to testify...

Over 50 unserved areas targeted to get electricity

Oct 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Over 50 unserved areas targeted to get electricity

There may be light at the end of the tunnel for those residents who do not have access to electricity. Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), Renford Homer, said...

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The PPP has started the intimidation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In politics, as in life, what goes around comes around. The People’s Progressive Party/Civic... more