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Court agrees with refusal of falsely labelled tuna

May 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Court agrees with refusal of falsely labelled tuna

The High Court has ruled that Director of the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department, (GA-FDD) Marlan Cole has shown sufficient reasons for the refusal of entry of some 2,000 cartons of falsely...

Newly-appointed Education administrators urged to “adopt productive habits”

May 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Newly-appointed Education administrators urged to “adopt productive habits”

“Character is constant but personality changes.” This notion was amplified yesterday by Chief Education Officer [ag], Mr. Marcel Hutson, when he addressed an orientation session for...

GPHC’s paediatric heart surgery programme in jeopardy

May 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC’s paediatric heart surgery programme in jeopardy

– financial accountability, other issues linked to dilemma Just over two years ago, Guyana, through the Ministry of Public Health, together with the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation...

President Granger swears-in two Justices of Appeal

May 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on President Granger swears-in two Justices of Appeal

Responding to the need for judges to sit on the Court of Appeal, Justices Roxane George-Wiltshire and Justice Dawn Gregory were sworn-in as Justices of the Appellate Court in the presence of...

Teacher’s body found hanging in Dairy home

May 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Teacher’s body found hanging in Dairy home

– Cops seek “abusive” partner The police are looking for a man after the body of his partner was discovered hanging in her home at Dairy, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD)...

The stranger next door

May 18, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The stranger next door

As late as the early 1970s, when night fell, dinner was consumed and the children completed their homework, members of the household would usually gather, either in the sitting room or on the...

After two decades…Public Service Appellate Tribunal reactivated

May 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on After two decades…Public Service Appellate Tribunal reactivated

The Public Service Appellate Tribunal which has been defunct for over 20 years was finally reactivated following a swearing-in ceremony held yesterday at State House. There, Mr Nandram Kissoon, Ms...

Crum-Ewing murder PI…Prosecutor’s no-show causes yet another adjournment

May 18, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Crum-Ewing murder PI…Prosecutor’s no-show causes yet another adjournment

When the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing was called yesterday before Magistrate Judy Latchman, Special Prosecutor Nigel Hughes was nowhere to be...

‘Hot Skull’ remanded over Albouystown robbery/murder

May 18, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Hot Skull’ remanded over Albouystown robbery/murder

Alvin Jones, a 25-year-old fish cleaner, has been remanded to prison for the murder of Paul Daniels, a construction worker, who was shot dead during a robbery at Independence Boulevard, Georgetown....

Cleanliness – will we ever do the right thing?

May 18, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Cleanliness – will we ever do the right thing?

What will it take to get some of us to recognize and accept that it is our responsibility, and not the city or the government or someone else, to make sure that the garbage we produce is disposed of...

We are begging Minister Volda Lawrence to correct this injustice

May 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on We are begging Minister Volda Lawrence to correct this injustice

Dear Editor, It was on October 20, 2016 that Cabinet cleared the New Minimum Wage for the private sector in which it was stated that Cabinet has approved a New Minimum Wage Agreement for Private...

A global campaign is launched for imprisoned Baha’i leaders

May 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A global campaign is launched for imprisoned Baha’i leaders

Dear Editor, The Baha’i International Community is launching a global campaign calling for the immediate release of the seven Iranian Baha’i leaders, unjustly imprisoned now for nine years. The...

This Member of Parliament should be asked to explain his conduct

May 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This Member of Parliament should be asked to explain his conduct

Dear Editor, I was in the National Assembly on May 8 when the sitting ended some time after 10pm, which is the usual time for debates to conclude. There were occasions over the past two years when...

Bharrat Jagdeo’s cheapest political shot to date to gain support

May 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bharrat Jagdeo’s cheapest political shot to date to gain support

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese youth I am both sickened and amused at the shameless duplicity of Bharrat Jagdeo and his hypocritical posturing of support for the decriminalising of marijuana. This is to...

Five points to note in the CCJ’s decisions in the Environmental Tax case

May 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Five points to note in the CCJ’s decisions in the Environmental Tax case

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) decisions in the claimants, S.M. Jaleel(SMJ)/Guyana Beverages Inc.(GBI), case against the Government of Guyana for reimbursement of the...

This vehicle should be taken into GRA’s warehouse

May 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This vehicle should be taken into GRA’s warehouse

Dear Editor, Thank you for the publication of my letter in Wednesday’s issue captioned, “GRA has to explain this totally unacceptable situation.” I would like to take up from where that missive...

WHEN 14000 SIGNATURES ARE NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A CHANGE OF HEART

May 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on WHEN 14000 SIGNATURES ARE NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A CHANGE OF HEART

Dear Editor, Someone once said that “Education molds a nation”. If there is any truth in this statement, the imposition of VAT on private education makes a mockery of any effort to improve,...

A contributor’s clash with NIS

May 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A contributor’s clash with NIS

Dear Editor, Please publish this letter which is in reply to a letter published in the Daily Chronicle’s 11th May 2017 edition, captioned ‘NIS responds to claim by pensioner’. This letter was...

City Council wants you to take care of your animals

May 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Council wants you to take care of your animals

Dear Editor, The Georgetown City Council is appealing to all owners of animals – cows, horses, sheep and other animals to provide the appropriate accommodations. The Environmental Health...