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National Science Coordinator helping Region to advance Science Education

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on National Science Coordinator helping Region to advance Science Education

Guyana has not been taking Science for granted. In fact, Guyana through the expertise of its National Science Coordinator, Ms. Petal Punalall-Jetoo, has been playing a major role in enhancing...

Qualities required for GECOM chairmanship a tall order

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Qualities required for GECOM chairmanship a tall order

By Brushell Blackman As the government and opposition continue to differ over the appointment of a new chairman for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the qualities that are being sought in...

Loggers “reject” VAT on lumber; appeals for restoration of concessions

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Loggers “reject” VAT on lumber; appeals for restoration of concessions

The Forest Products Association (FPA), an advocacy body whose members include some of the country’s biggest loggers, has expressed alarm over what they describe as an imposition of the Value Added...

Parfaite Harmonie residents fed up of burglaries

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Parfaite Harmonie residents fed up of burglaries

-An average of five reported cases daily The beauty and potential that is La Parfaite Harmonie Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara is being tainted by the daily trauma experienced by residents. Most...

Bulkan to brief National Assembly on housing plans

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bulkan to brief National Assembly on housing plans

As the country continues to grapple with a major demand for housing, the administration has announced plans to brief the National Assembly of some of actions that are to be taken to reduce the number...

OPR completes probe into strip-search report

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on OPR completes probe into strip-search report

The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has completed investigations into an allegation of strip- searching a French Citizen against a police rank. Confirming this was a source from OPR, who...

Lawyers continue arguments over jurisdiction in Red House matter

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyers continue arguments over jurisdiction in Red House matter

Responding to arguments presented by Attorney General, Basil Williams, over the issue of jurisdiction in the Red House court case, Attorney-at-Law Anil Nandlall has said that full and frank...

Address perennial drug shortage

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Address perennial drug shortage

– PS warns ahead of termination “We have had the perennial problem of dealing with the shortage of medicine in the system and I know that is a sore point and we have to get it right.” The...

Today marks 20 years since Dr. Cheddi Jagan died

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Today marks 20 years since Dr. Cheddi Jagan died

Today, Sunday March 5, 2017, marks two decades since the passing of Dr. Cheddi Jagan, former President and Founder of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C). Dr. Jagan, who was born on March...

Islamic Trust launches Awareness Week

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Islamic Trust launches Awareness Week

Under the theme “Islam a gift for humanity” the Guyana Islamic Trust (GIT) on Friday night launched the Islamic Awareness Week 2017 at the Muslim Youth Organisation, Woolford Avenue. Over 800...

Malware attack on GWI’s ICT system…Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Malware attack on GWI’s ICT system…Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing

After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and...

18 Paramakatoi youths inducted into army

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 18 Paramakatoi youths inducted into army

Eighteen persons from Paramakatoi Village, Region Eight have been recruited into the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Basic Recruit Course for 2017. The six females and 12 males were up to late last month...

The extractive sector and corruption… Will EITI be enough?

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The extractive sector and corruption… Will EITI be enough?

By Kiana Wilburg From forestry to the gold and diamond industry, corruption has proven to be a plague in the extractive sectors. With the coming of a multibillion-dollar sector in oil, the...

GWI moving toward 100% meter coverage by 2020

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GWI moving toward 100% meter coverage by 2020

-16,000 to be installed this year The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is aiming at achieving 100 per cent water meter coverage by the end of 2020. This will ensure that all customers pay for the...

Sunday Cartoon

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

I was never an employee of the former Bartica IMC

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I was never an employee of the former Bartica IMC

Dear Editor, In, Kaieteur News letter column dated 15th February, 2017, letter writer, Olg Fredericks captioned: “I am asserting there is no such company in Bartica.” Two reputable organizations...

Why do some magistrates think they own the courthouses?

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why do some magistrates think they own the courthouses?

Dear Editor, I write in response to Magistrate Dylon Bess’s recent assault on the human rights of transgender Guyanese when he prevented them from entering “his” courtroom at the Georgetown...

Reservations about some type of investors in Guyana

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reservations about some type of investors in Guyana

Dear Editor, Most developing countries have policies to support local entrepreneurs and businesses to grow. Some countries even make it mandatory for foreign investors to have local partners. It begs...

VISITING DENTAL TEAM

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on VISITING DENTAL TEAM

By Dr. NerominiFagu For over a decade, a team of dental health workers has been making an annual pilgrimage to Guyana to provide much needed dental care to various communities. The team hails from...

Mini-buses by law must have conductors

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mini-buses by law must have conductors

Dear Editor, I would like to bring to the attention of the relevant authority of the Guyana Police Force about a very disgusting and tiresome situation which commuters are faced with on a daily...

Standards in Focus…ROLE OF THE GNBS IN THE RICE INDUSTRY & GUIDELINES FOR FARMERS

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Standards in Focus…ROLE OF THE GNBS IN THE RICE INDUSTRY & GUIDELINES FOR FARMERS

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is the National Metrology Institute (NMI) in Guyana that is responsible for the enforcement of the 1981 Weights and Measures Act, thus ensuring that...

CONSUMER CONCERNS….NO REASON TO INCREASE LANDLINE PHONE RATES

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS….NO REASON TO INCREASE LANDLINE PHONE RATES

by PAT DIAL The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Co. (GTT) which has a monopoly of the landline telephones is now lobbying with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and the responsible Ministry to...

Years after, some judges are still to write their decisions

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Years after, some judges are still to write their decisions

Dear Editor, It is incumbent to pass legislation in order to get judges to write their decision in a timely manner. The Bar association, with its usual passive character in responding to matters that...

Work is important but family is too

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Work is important but family is too

Father was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could...

An open letter to President Granger

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to President Granger

Dear Editor, I write this letter so it can reach the President’s eyes. I see it as a letter openly addressed to President Granger so I will address him directly. Firstly I hope for and wish you...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more