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Gov’t orders six fire-fighting vehicles

Nov 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t orders six fire-fighting vehicles

Cabinet has granted its no objection to the procurement of fire fighting vehicles for the Guyana Fire Service (GFS). This announcement was made by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, at yesterday’s...

Prosecution gets more time to serve statements on Barry Dataram’s reputed wife

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Prosecution gets more time to serve statements on Barry Dataram’s reputed wife

The prosecution was given an additional three weeks to file statements in the matters for which the reputed wife of Barry Dataram is charged with attempting to defeat the administration of justice...

OSHA launches investigation into Guyanese man’s death

Nov 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on OSHA launches investigation into Guyanese man’s death

Trinidad (Newsday) -THE Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OSHA) is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the Guyanese national who was killed after a gas truck exploded on...

Public Procurement Commission a step in the right direction – GCCI Head

Nov 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Public Procurement Commission a step in the right direction – GCCI Head

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vishnu Doerga, believes that the swearing in of the Public Procurement Commission is a step in the right direction. That commission will...

Gov’t approves authority to manage, develop airports across the country

Nov 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t approves authority to manage, develop airports across the country

-Ogle review panel to be established Government has announced major plans to modernize the aviation industry. It has, over the past week, approved a number of key recommendations. Among these are the...

Govt. directs keen attention to fighting NCDs – Minister Cummings

Nov 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. directs keen attention to fighting NCDs – Minister Cummings

Government, through the Ministry of Public Health, has put in place a number of strategic initiatives to prevent and treat Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs). These initiatives will effectively address...

INDIGENOUS WEAR FOR MISS WORLD PAGEANT

Nov 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on INDIGENOUS WEAR FOR MISS WORLD PAGEANT

The indigenous culture will be on full display when Guyana’s representative, Nuriyyih Gerrard, hits the runway during the cultural presentation of next month’s most anticipated Miss World...

Duck you suckers!

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Duck you suckers!

People set themselves up for a fall. And that fall can be very hard. Guyanese are suckers for a story, especially if it is a story that they want to believe. They believe it because they want to...

Minister Bulkan and team visit FFTP housing project

Nov 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Bulkan and team visit FFTP housing project

Some senior officials from Georgetown over the weekend visited the Food For The Poor Housing Project aback of Onderneeming, West Coast Berbice, sometimes referred to as Fort Wellington. The...

RICH AND BLESSED COUNTRY

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists 1

Guyana is rich with an abundance of natural resources, arable land, mineral deposits, natural ports, the recent discovery of oil, a young and educated population and a skilled labour force. It is...

Hunter charged for illegal possession of gun, ammo

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Hunter charged for illegal possession of gun, ammo

A man who told the court that his friend gave him a gun to hunt was yesterday remanded to prison after he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to answer to the charge of illegal possession...

Quoting President Lincoln on the importance of character

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Quoting President Lincoln on the importance of character

Dear Editor, A person that is considered to have good character exhibits attributes such as integrity, honesty, courage, loyalty, fortitude, and other important virtues that promote good behaviour...

The President’s advisors lack vision

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The President’s advisors lack vision

Dear Editor, Allow me a few lines to comment on the article “The military and Cabinet meetings” to be held at Camp Ayanganna, Kaieteur News, Sunday, October 30, Page 23. Let me quote from the...

The mantra of local government empowerment is to deceive

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The mantra of local government empowerment is to deceive

Dear Editor, As is usually the case, when this Government speaks on any issues the more gullible public feels elated and expects what was said to bear fruit if not now then later. They mastered this...

A bridge is badly in need of repairs at Prospect, EBD

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on A bridge is badly in need of repairs at Prospect, EBD

Dear Editor, On behalf of the senior citizens of Prospect, I wish to bring to the attention of the chairman of NDC for Herstelling, Little Diamond and Farm for your action to the poor condition of...

When will this GPL contract be made a reality?

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on When will this GPL contract be made a reality?

Dear Editor, Questions to the IDB and GPL. The award of the contract for GPL’s Power Utility Upgrade Program was promised to be awarded by the end of October by both the management of GPL and IDB....

A lamentation on poor teaching quality in Guyana

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on A lamentation on poor teaching quality in Guyana

Dear Editor, Having spent some time reviewing the way many of our current teachers teach our children in Guyana, I can assure you that there is a desperate need for our government to scrutinise these...

The road carnage is a national scandal

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The road carnage is a national scandal

Dear Editor, With no malice or rancor aforethought, permit me to proffer my two bits on the road carnage occurring in Guyana, and at the selfsame time submit possible life saving solutions. The very...

Let us restore the Public Treasury

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us restore the Public Treasury

Dear Editor, I refer to a very good letter in the Kaieteur News of the 30th October, 2016, penned by Mr. Sherod Duncan of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown. One of the items he referred to...

The retender is to facilitate BK International

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The retender is to facilitate BK International

Dear Editor, I was told that BK international Inc/ Water Tech. joint venture tender for the 3 water treatment plants has been rejected by the 1DB. The recommendation was in BK favor despite the...

Small scale miners are at a disadvantage

Nov 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Small scale miners are at a disadvantage

Dear Editor, As our government boasts of 600,000 ounces gold declaration and how the mining industry is doing well and holding our economy together, there are some very disturbing signals and signs...

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Government and GOA sponsors Guyana’s FIBA 3×3 team for AmeriCup in Puerto Rico

Investment Committee’s mandate is financial not political

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There’s nothing quite as uniquely absurd as when someone misinterprets their job description.... more