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The ‘Two of Me’ battle (sinner and saint)

Apr 02, 2017 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The ‘Two of Me’ battle (sinner and saint)

By Dennis Nichols The human mind mystifies humans; and the erratic heart magnifies the mystery. Human expressions of love, hatred, compassion, and selfishness will forever be debated on, written...

Corruption thrives in the face of weakness

Apr 02, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Corruption thrives in the face of weakness

This week a woman walked into my office to complain that the people at Money Gram were asking her too many questions before they give her some money sent from overseas. She said that she considered...

Nursing education should be purpose-driven

Apr 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Nursing education should be purpose-driven

– says founder of Degree Programme at UG By Sharmain Grainger “There needs to be a concerted effort to ensure that our nurses are fit for the purpose.” This is the informed opinion of Ms....

The Story within the Story…The responsibilities of holding public office

Apr 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…The responsibilities of holding public office

By Leonard Gildarie There was a time in Guyana when people were guarded in criticizing the Government of the day. There were not a lot of forums back in the ‘80s, save for the Guyana Chronicle, The...

Survivor of suspected execution attempt still picking up the pieces

Apr 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Survivor of suspected execution attempt still picking up the pieces

– Working to have police probe reopened By Rehana Ahamad Suzana Melicia DaSilva used to be outgoing, fun-loving and very free-spirited. She worked seven days a week, and had a relatively...

The fear of tax reform

Apr 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The fear of tax reform

By Kiana Wilburg Tax reform—it’s a term that possesses the quality of being very progressive yet equally daunting. And when any administration seeks to set such a trend in motion, they face two...

Not much money will come from VAT on private tuition

Apr 02, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Not much money will come from VAT on private tuition

Dear Editor, Education is regarded as a right and not a privilege. Every citizen is guaranteed a right to basic education provided free of cost by the state. In fact it is compulsory for parents and...

GAIL Foundation Inc. donates playground equipment to schools in Lochaber and Orealla

Apr 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GAIL Foundation Inc. donates playground equipment to schools in Lochaber and Orealla

Over 150 children now have access to swings, slides and seesaws at Lochaber Primary School and Orealla Nursery School due to the generosity of the GAIL Foundation Inc and its donors. United...

THE MONICA REECE MURDER MYSTERY

Apr 02, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on THE MONICA REECE MURDER MYSTERY

As another Good Friday approaches, Kaieteur News takes another look at one of the nation’s most sensational unsolved murders By Michael Jordan I guess you want to know why I am dredging up a story...

Investment, infrastructure and information

Apr 02, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Investment, infrastructure and information

(Excerpts from His Excellency Brigadier David Granger’s address to the Opening Ceremony of the Linden Trade and Investment Fair 2017) Once upon a time just two years ago, I stood on the bank of the...

Gruesome find on Black Bush farm… Cops dig up missing wife’s remains from 6-ft. deep grave

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gruesome find on Black Bush farm… Cops dig up missing wife’s remains from 6-ft. deep grave

By Malisa Playter Harry Shackled and emotionless, 44-year-old Sunildat Balack watched as police dug up the skeletal remains of his 39-year-old wife, Lilwantie Balack, from the six-foot-deep grave in...

$900M bank fraud… Homes, businesses raided as police take Bartica gold dealer into custody

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $900M bank fraud… Homes, businesses raided as police take Bartica gold dealer into custody

Investigators yesterday took a prominent Bartica gold dealer into custody, hours after a commercial bank filed a complaint of fraud at the police headquarters, Eve Leary. Several simultaneous raids...

Govt. continues to rent costly Sussex St. drug bond

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. continues to rent costly Sussex St. drug bond

The Government of Guyana continues to rent the controversial Sussex Street drug bond at the same steep price. However, sources at the Ministry of Public Health say that more drugs and medical...

Investors will be held accountable for their promises to Guyana – GO-Invest

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Investors will be held accountable for their promises to Guyana – GO-Invest

In the past, many investors were allowed to offer up dazzling promises in exchange for premium cuts of Guyana’s resources and millions worth in concessions. However, Chief Executive Officer...

Meaningful contributions – not rejection – needed for impenetrable integrity laws – Trotman

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Meaningful contributions – not rejection – needed for impenetrable integrity laws – Trotman

Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) and Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, believes that meaningful contributions are needed – not arguments or rejection – if there is to be a...

AG’s courtroom outburst…Judge should have held AG in contempt

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on AG’s courtroom outburst…Judge should have held AG in contempt

– Former Chief Justice By Brushell Blackman A former Chief Justice (CJ) is contending that Justice Franklin Holder did not exercise his authority in a manner that was befitting of a Judge and...

Moco Moco Hydro plant to be resuscitated after 14 years

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Moco Moco Hydro plant to be resuscitated after 14 years

– Geotechnical investigation crucial before rehab – Patterson The Moco Moco Hydro plant in Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) is expected to make a comeback after...

Govt. companies should not retain bulk of profits – Tax advisors

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. companies should not retain bulk of profits – Tax advisors

Given the manner in which some Government companies were used in the past as parallel treasuries, several tax advisors are recommending that sweeping legislative changes must follow. Elaborating...

‘Sledgehammer’ protestor slapped with fraud charge

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Sledgehammer’ protestor slapped with fraud charge

Thirty-seven year-old Mikhail Rodrigues, the man who staged a highly publicized one-man protest against the parking meter project was yesterday slapped with a fraud charge. Rodrigues, a resident of...

Ministry probes openly corrupt practices at Regional Hospital …Doctors implicated

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry probes openly corrupt practices at Regional Hospital …Doctors implicated

By Brushell Blackman The Ministry of Public Health is now probing the activities at a Regional Hospital after a patient was allegedly asked to pay for services rendered at the government institution....

‘Granny’ gets bail over handyman shooting

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Granny’ gets bail over handyman shooting

The 69-year-old granny who reportedly told police that she shot a hotel maintenance worker after she thought he was a bandit, was yesterday charged and released on bail. Leila Jagdeo, of Lot 3 Ogle,...

E-Govt. Agency, Nat’l Data Management Authority merged

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on E-Govt. Agency, Nat’l Data Management Authority merged

As part of its overall mandate to transform Guyana into a nation driven by Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Government has managed to merge the e-Government Agency and the...

Jagdeo, Jordan and Basil get slap

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo, Jordan and Basil get slap

pPeople mekking a big fuss about drug shortage in dem hospital. What dem ain’t realize is that from de doctors to de watchman thiefing. At de GPHC a nurse open a box wid some liquid drugs. Then she...

GMR&SC ‘Race of Champions’ Meet… Persaud aiming to continue steady progression

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC ‘Race of Champions’ Meet… Persaud aiming to continue steady progression

His steady progression in the sport has been aided by outstanding performances, at home and regionally and when the pocket-sized racer by the name of Danny Persaud jumps into his Mazda Miata fans...

Petra Organisation / GT Beer Futsal Competition… Sparta survive stern test to make quarterfinals

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Petra Organisation / GT Beer Futsal Competition… Sparta survive stern test to make quarterfinals

-Champs Bent Street, back Circle, West Front Road also through By Rawle Welch Back Circle, Bent Street, North East La Penitence, Sophia, Tucville, West Front Road ‘Gold is Money’, Sparta Boss and...

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Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport endorses Mashramani Street Football Championships

Guyana’s silence represents a shocking neglect of its national interest

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-Guyana has long championed the sanctity of territorial integrity and the rejection of aggression... more