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Ill-fated ‘Son Chapman’ owner laid to rest

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ill-fated ‘Son Chapman’ owner laid to rest

Norman Yacoob Amin Chapman, owner of the ill fated’ Son Chapman’ launch which was blown up in the Demerara River over fifty years ago, was yesterday laid to rest at the Christianburg Cemetery...

Guyana gets USAID support to fight crime at youth level

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana gets USAID support to fight crime at youth level

… five at-risk communities targetted Guyana will soon benefit from support provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Youth Empowerment Services (YES)...

Give teachers assistants or change nursery entry age – COI proposes

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Give teachers assistants or change nursery entry age – COI proposes

In addition to providing assistants to teachers, calls are being made for regional committees to be established to monitor the goings-on in nursery level schools. In fact, it is an expressed...

New tendering process in India stalls infrastructural projects here

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on New tendering process in India stalls infrastructural projects here

A number of infrastructural projects which are being funded through grants and loans provided by the Indian government are experiencing delays due to a new tendering and procurement process in the...

Babita Sarjou murder PI…Testimony of Brazilian doctor delayed for defence to have own translator

May 12, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Babita Sarjou murder PI…Testimony of Brazilian doctor delayed for defence to have own translator

…English version of qualifications Renato Teodoro Ferreira Paranaibo, a Brazilian doctor, was yesterday prepared to give his evidence via Skype video call in the preliminary inquiry into the murder...

Inner Wheel Club donates to blind community

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Inner Wheel Club donates to blind community

The Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown Central has been serving the society and the less privileged for a number of years. This year it has decided to lend assistance to the Blind Community. Moreover the...

Multi Stakeholder agencies visit Coomacka…seek solutions to erosion, flooding

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Multi Stakeholder agencies visit Coomacka…seek solutions to erosion, flooding

By Enid Joaquin A team of multi stakeholder agencies on Wednesday visited Coomacka to determine the way forward to stem the erosion that has resulted in a huge sand beach that is presently on the...

Changing names, naming changes

May 12, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Changing names, naming changes

When the West Indies cricket team won the world’s T/20 championship under Darren Sammy, within two days, not two months, St. Lucia changed the name of its national stadium in honour of its most...

Taxation of Guyana’s informal economy very possible – Analysts

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Taxation of Guyana’s informal economy very possible – Analysts

The informal sector consists of firms and individuals who are not fully registered and regulated, and therefore not in the standard tax net. It is therefore no surprise that taxation of the informal...

GNBA regulations get Cabinet approval

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GNBA regulations get Cabinet approval

Cabinet has approved the new set of regulations proposed by the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA). This brings the Authority another step closer to the day when it will finally have the...

‘Jealous’ Blairmont man jailed while awaiting attempted murder trial

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Jealous’ Blairmont man jailed while awaiting attempted murder trial

A 40-year-old West Berbice man was on Wednesday sentenced to three years in prison while awaiting trial in the Berbice High Court. Dwayne Morgan, of 20 Plantain Walk, Blairmont, West Bank Berbice,...

Suggestions for the future success of our farmers

May 12, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Suggestions for the future success of our farmers

Dear Editor, I refer to my letters, “An Adumbration of the greatness of our food exporting farmers (KN, May 11, 2017. Taking up from there, I would submit suggestions to expand the livelihood of...

Damning allegations against a private security company

May 12, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Damning allegations against a private security company

Dear Editor, We, the employees of a security service operating in the area east of Vlissengen Road, are voicing our concern over the Company’s refusal to comply with the order to pay the...

Proposal to Establish an Industrial Tribunal

May 12, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Proposal to Establish an Industrial Tribunal

Dear Editor, After reviewing the labour legislation on Industrial Tribunals in CARICOM Member States, I wish to share some thoughts on the essential content of any legislation for an Industrial...

Community involvement among key factors to expand EPI goals

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Community involvement among key factors to expand EPI goals

Increased sensitization and training for teachers and parents, too, are among the deliberate tactic being embraced by the Ministry of Public Health in its quest to advance its Expanded Programme on...

Anil Nandlall’s political hypocrisy cannot be disguised

May 12, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Anil Nandlall’s political hypocrisy cannot be disguised

Dear Editor, I read all of Anil Nandlall’s letters that touch and concern the high constitutional office of the Attorney General of Guyana. His latest is captioned: “Is this a diplomatic...

The New York Independence Committee is not fighting any group

May 12, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The New York Independence Committee is not fighting any group

Dear Editor, The Guyana Independence Anniversary Celebration Committee (New York) wishes to respond to an article titled “Diaspora groups fight over NY independence celebrations” that was...

Jordan urges patience with tendering process – says desired accountability, transparency will take time

May 12, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Jordan urges patience with tendering process – says desired accountability, transparency will take time

Ignorance of the law

May 12, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Ignorance of the law

The anger that people feel at being robbed or violated is understandable. People feel violated when they lose something forcibly. It is not simply the loss. It is the indignity and injustice of...

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