September 2017

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Region Two celebrates World’s Literacy Day with “Literacy Carnival.”

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Region Two celebrates World’s Literacy Day with “Literacy Carnival.”

The Department of Education Region Two [Pomeroon/Supenaam] kicked off its Education Month activities on Friday, as the Region observed World Literacy Day with a “Literacy Carnival.” The...

Minister Henry joins Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church for Education Day

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Henry joins Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church for Education Day

The congregation of the Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Lot 293 Church and Oronoque Streets, Georgetown, was joined by Minister of Education Nicolette Henry, in their observance of Education...

West Berbice businesses lobby for Rosignol Township

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on West Berbice businesses lobby for Rosignol Township

The Region Five Chamber of Industry and Commerce (West Berbice) believes that Rosignol is ready to become a town. According to the Chamber, it has noted with “delight and optimism” the...

No changes to public service classification in 20 years

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on No changes to public service classification in 20 years

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Public Service was completed and handed over in May 2016. Observers of the public service have since commented on the position of the public sector as it...

Burglars caught with loot

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Burglars caught with loot

Two burglars from East Coast Demerara, were on Friday last refused bail when they appeared in the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court accused of breaking into a business place in West Coast Berbice....

TRAGIC LOSS

Sep 10, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on TRAGIC LOSS

A few weeks ago, the nation mourned the loss of 12 year-old Amber Richards who was crushed to death when her aunt’s house at La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara fell on her. It was a tragic...

Anna Regina Multilateral School awaits renovation

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Anna Regina Multilateral School awaits renovation

The Anna Regina Multilateral School is currently in a worrying state, which affects students in the Information Technology (IT) department. Principal, Laljit Rooplall, said that he accounts for over...

Guyana Goldfields makes tangible donation towards Heritage Celebrations

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Goldfields makes tangible donation towards Heritage Celebrations

Guyana Gold Fields Inc. has partnered with the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs for the successful hosting of this year’s Indigenous Heritage Village Day Celebrations. The celebrations...

‘Express Guyana’ launches recital arts programme for youths

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Express Guyana’ launches recital arts programme for youths

Express Guyana recently held its first recital for the youths that have been part of the organization’s Performing Arts Programs. The recital which was held at the West Demerara Secondary School,...

DNA to solve puzzle of missing farmer and burnt human remains

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on DNA to solve puzzle of missing farmer and burnt human remains

Investigators are hoping that a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test can solve the puzzle of a missing 63-year-old farmer and what seemed to be burnt human bones, teeth and hair on a farm at Silicone...

Family blames GPHC for baby’s death

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Family blames GPHC for baby’s death

…mother believes infant was overdosed with antibiotics The sudden death of one month old Hailey Henry has brought the Georgetown Public Hospital [GPHC] into the spotlights once again. Parents of‘...

Stronger legal support and protection for victims of sexual crimes

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Stronger legal support and protection for victims of sexual crimes

– as Public Health Ministry launches new three-prong initiative Demanding stronger legal support and protection for victims of sexual crimes, the Public Health Ministry this past week launched...

Positive thought – a strong tool of success

Sep 10, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Positive thought – a strong tool of success

Once upon a time there was bunch of tiny frogs that arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and...

CONSUMER CONCERNS…THE PUC WELCOMES CONSUMERS TO ITS PUBLIC HEARINGS

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…THE PUC WELCOMES CONSUMERS TO ITS PUBLIC HEARINGS

by PAT DIAL In this offering, we will consider the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and its role in Regulation of the Public Utilities. We will also touch on the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Co....

Financial Literacy: Young People and Numeracy (Part 1)

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Financial Literacy: Young People and Numeracy (Part 1)

Dr. Terence Smith, Deputy Governor, Bank of Guyana Understanding financial literacy and financial concepts Exposing young people to financial concepts is particularly important. The earlier that...

Drug dealer, 21, nabbed for the fourth time

Sep 10, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Drug dealer, 21, nabbed for the fourth time

… third time within a year Ron Cadogan, 21, a drug dealer, who is well known to the authorities, has been nabbed again even as he is on bail for another drug related offence. His latest arrest is...

Sunday Cartoon

Sep 10, 2017 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON THE HORIZON FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON THE HORIZON FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has for long advocated that in order to create a true culture of Standardisation in Guyana, significant focus must be placed on the education system and...

Shake-up or clean out?

Sep 10, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Shake-up or clean out?

The report of the Commission of Inquiry into the police investigation of an alleged plot to assassinate the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana has not yet been made public, but already...

The Baccoo Speaks

Sep 10, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The police would respond to the sighting of an escaped criminal in the eastern part of the country. The reports are that the escaped prisoners are desirous of reaching Cayenne where the country has...

The Leonora axe murders

Sep 10, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The Leonora axe murders

By Michael Jordan -he lured his family into the house, and slaughtered them one by one… This is part horror story, part ghost story, and now that I have your attention, let me tell you some of what...

Preserving miners’ health & the environment

Sep 10, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Preserving miners’ health & the environment

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) staged its annual Mining Week from August 20 to 26 last under the theme “Mining Clean, Living Green”. In keeping with the most talked-about topic...

Adumbrations on the cruel manifestations of capitalism

Sep 10, 2017 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, In a letter by Rudolph Singh dated Sept.08, 2017 and captioned, “ The arguments denouncing capitalism are flawed” He seeks to criticise Gerald Perreira for unscientifically...

This government had adopted Jagdeo’s secrecy mentality

Sep 10, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This government had adopted Jagdeo’s secrecy mentality

Dear Editor, It is now public knowledge that some of the major contracts or business deals inked by the PPP/C regime contained secrecy clause. These include the Berbice Bridge, Sanata Complex,...

The Story Within The Story…Irma: A few deadly hours

Sep 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story…Irma: A few deadly hours

By Leonard Gildarie This past week, one of the world’s strongest hurricanes, Irma, started up and on its path to Florida, USA, battered parts of the Caribbean, leaving a trail of destruction that...

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Lahiru Udara 188 carries the fight for Sri Lanka

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ESPNcricinfo – A pair of wickets in the final half hour play brought the West Indies back into the game, but prior to that it was Lahiru Udara who had led Sri Lanka’s redemption arc as...

The boom boxes are back

Jul 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I have come to the unsettling conclusion that silence has become an endangered species in Guyana. If someone were to discover a quiet neighbourhood today, it would probably qualify for protection under environmental legislation. Tourists should be taken there in small groups...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

Jun 21, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

250 years-America the beautiful, America the beastly

Jul 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A country with a small population could unharness itself from the oppression of a superpower. American exceptionalism and ideals at its peak. Then, in the next exhalation of energy, insist that some humans must be reckoned only at the three-fifths mark. Liberty for one,...

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