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Complaint lodged with medical council over maternal death

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Complaint lodged with medical council over maternal death

A complaint has been lodged with the Guyana Medical Council in lieu of legal proceedings intended to be brought against staff of the New Amsterdam Hospital over the death of an infant which occurred...

Stats show three cases of Tip for the year

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Stats show three cases of Tip for the year

The Ministry of Social Protection continues to work towards preventing the Trafficking In Persons (TIP) in Guyana. Tanisha Williams-Corbin, Coordinator (ag), Countering Trafficking in Persons Unit...

Bound body found at Long Creek still unidentified

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bound body found at Long Creek still unidentified

The police are hoping to identify a decomposed body of a man that was found in the bush at Long Creek, Soesdyke/Linden Highway on June 12, last. The body is at the Lyken Funeral Parlour. It was found...

Guyana, Brazil explore completion of Linden/Lethem road

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Brazil explore completion of Linden/Lethem road

-air services agreement inked; help for seed certification coming Guyana and Brazil this week held discussions in Brasilia on a range of issues on their bilateral agenda, including the development of...

2017 NGSA Maths record dramatic improvement

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 2017 NGSA Maths record dramatic improvement

While in 2016 the Ministry of Education recorded a 14 percent pass rate in Mathematics, this year the result is an astounding 46 percent. This was reported by Minister of Education, Ms Nicolette...

More conversations with “De Donald”

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on More conversations with “De Donald”

My Saturday, June 17 column featured part of an interview with Donald Ramotar. The caption stated; “Interview with “De Donald at Sleep-In.” I have had requests to publish more answers from the...

ANARCHY ON OUR ROADS

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on ANARCHY ON OUR ROADS

Traffic fatalities are among the leading causes of death in Guyana. They account for untold number of disabilities in the country. The indiscriminate use of the roads by all categories of road users,...

Guyana to sign financing agreement with the OPEC Fund

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to sign financing agreement with the OPEC Fund

Guyana is set to sign an Organisations of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund for International Development. This comes as Government takes additional steps to promote trade and investment...

EU recommits providing support for city drainage rehabilitation

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on EU recommits providing support for city drainage rehabilitation

The European Union has reiterated its commitment technical support for the city drainage rehabilitation project. During a recently held press conference, officials attached to the EU’s local...

Locally produced, packaged plantain chips hit the market

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Locally produced, packaged plantain chips hit the market

A regular supply of plantains on the domestic market has enabled Sueria Manufacturing Inc, a local company, to get involved in the processing of plantain chips. The venture is a collaboration between...

Can Exxon be trusted?

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Can Exxon be trusted?

Exxon Mobil holds all the cards in relation to its operations in Guyana. ExxonMobil controls the information flow out of the Stabroek block. Guyana is just like a sponge absorbing all that ExxonMobil...

Contractor charged for fraudulently converting money

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Contractor charged for fraudulently converting money

A contractor was yesterday order to post $100,000 bail after he made an appearance before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Hardeo Suraj, 40, of Lot 317 Block 8...

Cops testify as ‘Boyo’ murder PI continues

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Cops testify as ‘Boyo’ murder PI continues

Special Prosecutor Nigel Hughes called two prison officers to testify when the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of Ganesh Ramlall, called ‘Boyo’, continued yesterday in the Leonora...

Three charged for prison inmate’s murder

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Three charged for prison inmate’s murder

Three New Amsterdam prison inmates yesterday appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Alex Moore, to be charged jointly with murder and attempted murder. Dillon Boucher,...

Campbellville man remanded on an attempted murder charge

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Campbellville man remanded on an attempted murder charge

Forty-five-year-old, Roderick Gillette, of Campbellville, yesterday made an appearance before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to a charge of intent to...

GuySuCo continues to peddle its falsehoods

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo continues to peddle its falsehoods

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) wishes to respond to a letter from the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) titled “Sugar workers have rights and the right...

Flooding in Guyana is also caused by human negligence

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Flooding in Guyana is also caused by human negligence

Dear Editor, The existing flooding in Guyana is not only caused by heavy rain fall but by human negligence from the NDC’S and those responsible for drainage and irrigation. Last week Thursday it...

As 2020, approaches, the PPP is getting desperate

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on As 2020, approaches, the PPP is getting desperate

Dear Editor, The PPP rumor mill is beginning to grease itself and retool for the upcoming elections. No doubt the United Republican Party (URP) is clearly in their sights. I have received several...

Complaints against REO of Region 5

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Complaints against REO of Region 5

Dear Editor, Ovid Morrison, REO for Region 5 was impertinent to insinuate that between 1992 to 2015, “many of the people who were appointed and promoted to high positions were appointed and...

A game of incompetence is being played out

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A game of incompetence is being played out

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to letters from Mr. Tony Vieira that was published in your June 28 and 29th editions captioned “My pronouncements on the sugar industry are always right” and...

Are we failing the children once again?

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are we failing the children once again?

Dear Editor, On May 25, 2010 the then President of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo assented to the Sexual Offences Bill; a significant bill that included input from concerned citizens and schoolchildren....

THIS CONFLICT IN GUYANA’S LAWS SHOULD BE CORRECTED FORTHWITH

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on THIS CONFLICT IN GUYANA’S LAWS SHOULD BE CORRECTED FORTHWITH

Dear Editor, I am a recent re-migrant from Canada to Guyana and as such I would like to take advantage of the reduced duties charged on an imported vehicle. However, it seems I am to be denied this...

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A little room to breathe and a podium of their own!

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Week after week, the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)... more