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Despite shortcomings, investment in education yielding results – Education Minister

Aug 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Despite shortcomings, investment in education yielding results – Education Minister

“Not one dollar is lost that we have invested in education; not because we didn’t get 100 percent passes it means money was lost.” This was the passionate assertion of Minister of Education,...

$1.4B in state contracts approved

Aug 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $1.4B in state contracts approved

Cabinet at its Sub-Committee on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 noted the award of 28 multi-million-dollar contracts by the procurement entities and the National Procurement and Tender Administration...

CPGs exposed to personal development training

Aug 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CPGs exposed to personal development training

– In quest to improve community policing in A2 Division With a key focus on crime prevention whereby the people of a community can forge effective partnerships with the police force, the notion...

Struggling economy leaves Guyanese stuck in survival mode – Opposition MP

Aug 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Struggling economy leaves Guyanese stuck in survival mode – Opposition MP

The dismal performance of the economy at the end of the half year has left Guyanese who were promised “the good life”, stuck in survival mode. This is the opinion of Opposition Member, Juan...

President pledges support for ongoing educational programmes

Aug 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on President pledges support for ongoing educational programmes

….as local Diocese celebrates 175th anniversary President David Granger on Sunday pledged the Government’s support for ongoing educational programmes being implemented by the Diocese of...

Online programme aimed at boosting employment

Aug 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Online programme aimed at boosting employment

In an effort to advance education in the business sector, ActionCOACH Guyana has collaborated with the website ‘SKILLEDGUYANESE.COM’ to avail easy access to programmes and workshops. These teams...

Welfare Dept. presents students with school supplies in Region Three

Aug 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Welfare Dept. presents students with school supplies in Region Three

The Schools’ Welfare Department in Region Three yesterday donated 20 backpacks along with stationery supplies in anticipation of the new school year. It was done in keeping of the Department’s...

Three Region Nine children rescued from abusive home

Aug 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Three Region Nine children rescued from abusive home

Officers of the Childcare Protection Agency (CPA) yesterday rescued three children from a home in Quarrie, a satellite of St. Ignatius Village, Region Nine. The officers acted on reports made by...

Regional experts convene in Barbados to review measures to end AIDS

Aug 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Regional experts convene in Barbados to review measures to end AIDS

Eliminating the AIDS epidemic is within reach. This assertion was yesterday amplified by Professor Clive Landis at the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Cytometry and Analytical Society’s [CCAS]...

Gov’t orders more inspections of domestic aircraft, pilots

Aug 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t orders more inspections of domestic aircraft, pilots

– Weather conditions prevent extraction of latest crash victim In light of three recent plane crashes in the hinterland—two of which were fatal, the government has ordered the Guyana Civil...

Business community relays safety concerns to security officials

Aug 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Business community relays safety concerns to security officials

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has been briefed on Government’s handling of the crime situation and the recent prison incidents. Last Tuesday, a delegation of business leaders met with...

Security guard remanded on trafficking ganja charge

Aug 29, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Security guard remanded on trafficking ganja charge

A security guard was yesterday remanded to prison for allegedly having 19 grams of marijuana in his possession for the purpose of trafficking. Thirty-three-year-old Griffith Millington of...

Laing Avenue duo charged for stealing car parts

Aug 29, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Laing Avenue duo charged for stealing car parts

Two men, both from Laing Avenue, were yesterday ordered to post $100,000 bail each, after pleading not guilty to a simple larceny charge. David George, 18, and Seon Nedd, 27, of 199 Laing Avenue,...

Miner remanded on wounding charge

Aug 29, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Miner remanded on wounding charge

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan remanded a 37-year-old miner to prison yesterday on a wounding charge after he appeared before her in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The man, Alex Bovell of...

Trial of convicted drug trafficker…Magistrate to rule on admissibility of caution statement

Aug 29, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Trial of convicted drug trafficker…Magistrate to rule on admissibility of caution statement

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan is set to rule on the admissibility of an alleged caution statement given to Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) officers by convicted drug trafficker, Dennis Jones, who...

Comparing some visionary mayors with Georgetown’s mayor

Aug 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Comparing some visionary mayors with Georgetown’s mayor

Dear Editor, Since 2004, the international World Mayor Project which has been founded and run by the London-based City Mayors Foundation, has as its aim the raising of the profile of mayors globally,...

Is there cronyism and favoritism in the Ministry of the Presidency?

Aug 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is there cronyism and favoritism in the Ministry of the Presidency?

Dear Editor, The Ministry of the Presidency recently advertised for a junior communication officer, on its website. But what about other communication officers employed within the press division of...

Shameful how we remain silent on rights violations in Guyana

Aug 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Shameful how we remain silent on rights violations in Guyana

Dear Editor, Note is taken that the government is moving to commission four broadcasting stations in four Amerindian communities. While this development is welcome I cannot help but take note that it...

A nationalist the APNU+AFC leadership refuses to befriend

Aug 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A nationalist the APNU+AFC leadership refuses to befriend

Dear Editor, I write to address two trending and topical issues to which I feel the need to offer my unbridled opinion. I have noticed that disparaging remarks have recently surfaced on Facebook and...

The rule of law is not functioning properly in Guyana

Aug 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The rule of law is not functioning properly in Guyana

Dear Editor, Last year a woman who, according to reports, is a first-generation immigrant from Guyana, challenged the British Government about the legal validity of its intention to proceed with...

Wrong-doing taking place at the Suriname Embassy

Aug 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Wrong-doing taking place at the Suriname Embassy

Dear Editor, I wish to bring not only to your attention but to the attention of the Foreign Affairs Minister and also the general public about a breach of service that was offered by the staff of the...

Every reason to believe the crime wave will become worse

Aug 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Every reason to believe the crime wave will become worse

Dear Editor, The daily scandals and controversies which have enveloped the Coalition Government, have distracted public attention away from the crime wave, that continues to reek havoc on law...

The City Council can save money by curtailing its extravagant spending

Aug 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The City Council can save money by curtailing its extravagant spending

Dear Editor, After reading a letter captioned ‘The M&CC cannot hire contractors it cannot afford’ written by the Town Clerk of Georgetown who has assumed the title of Municipal Clerk, one...

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When silence speaks louder than words

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The United States has spoken. Reacting to the conviction of Marine Le Pen in a French... more