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50 trained in radiation use and management

May 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 50 trained in radiation use and management

Fifty participants from the public and private sectors from nine regions across Guyana are now trained in the use of radiation, radioactive sources and its management. This follows the successful...

GCB Summon Extraordinary Meeting

May 03, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB Summon Extraordinary Meeting

It now appears as though the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has decided that the Guyana Cricket Administration Act #14 of 2014 should be implemented in full. The Cricket Board has, in the past, indicated...

Linden patients no longer have to pay for laboratory tests – critical drugs restocked

May 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Linden patients no longer have to pay for laboratory tests – critical drugs restocked

The Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) is now in a better position to meet the medical needs of its patients. It is now in possession of a biochemistry analyser. The laboratory machine, which has been...

Labourer charged for attacking lawyer’s vehicle- To undergo psychiatric evaluation

May 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer charged for attacking lawyer’s vehicle- To undergo psychiatric evaluation

A 23-year-old man was yesterday ordered to undergo evaluation at the psychiatric ward after he allegedly attacked a motor vehicle, owned by a lawyer. Zhovito Braithwaite, of 177 Layou Street, North...

A retraction

May 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on A retraction

In the Wednesday, May 2 edition, the wrong photograph was used to depict “Jermain Samuels”, the man who was hospitalized in the “Two perish in Linden Highway” article. The photograph that...

Mahaica man wanted for Crane taxi driver murder

May 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaica man wanted for Crane taxi driver murder

A Mahaica, East Coast Demerara man is wanted by police for the 2015 murder of a 55-year-old taxi driver from Crane, West Demerara. According to police, yesterday, they want to question Sheldon Colin...

GuySuCo delays proposal to send pensions to banks

May 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo delays proposal to send pensions to banks

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) says that it has delayed the decision to forward pensions to the banks. This followed the protests of pensioners recently. GuySuCo said that it noted that...

Man charged for robbery under arms of over $200,000

May 03, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Man charged for robbery under arms of over $200,000

Philbert McPherson appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore, yesterday, to answer to the charge of robbery under arms, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. It was alleged that on April 20, last, at...

$10M crab and fish processing facility for Smith Creek

May 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $10M crab and fish processing facility for Smith Creek

The selling of crab and fish is the main source of income for residents of Smith Creek, Morawhanna and Imbotero in Region One. Plans to establish a processing facility will allow them to add value to...

No shelter for accounting officers breaking financial regulations – Bulkan

May 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on No shelter for accounting officers breaking financial regulations – Bulkan

The Ministry of Communities is streamlining the financial systems of municipalities across the country. It has warned that financial records must be kept in good order and turned over to the Auditor...

Corentyne farmer harvests 450 pounds of onion in a single crop

May 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne farmer harvests 450 pounds of onion in a single crop

Rawle Medford, a young farmer from Philippi Village, East Berbice-Corenytne on April 26, reaped the single largest crop of onions in Guyana. Medford harvested some 450 pounds of the Mercedes variety...

Fundraising luncheon

May 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Fundraising luncheon

As part of the continuing efforts to garner resources to support the Bursary Award Programme of the Burnham Education Scholarship Trust (BEST), the Board of Trustees is sponsoring an annual...

Improve police relations in minority communities

May 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Improve police relations in minority communities

DEAR EDITOR, For a very long time, Guyanese, West Indians, Latinos, Sikhs and other minorities in Richmond Hill, Queens, Brooklyn and elsewhere, have accused New York Police of racism and abuse of...

How can anyone come to the conclusion that a dictatorship is in the making?

May 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on How can anyone come to the conclusion that a dictatorship is in the making?

DEAR EDITOR, I am compelled to comment on a letter published this week under the name Aryan Ghosh. Though it appears to be one made up for letter writing purposes, it was nevertheless carried and...

I saw nonsense not orientalism in the Labour Day March

May 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I saw nonsense not orientalism in the Labour Day March

Each year, I march with the two UG unions (really, it’s time they merge, but this is a class driven country where false consciousness is more evergreen than the parapet grass) on May Day. This year...

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is transforming Guyana’s landscape

May 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is transforming Guyana’s landscape

DEAR EDITOR, No nation develops without investing in infrastructure, it is an enabling aspect, which is important, since infrastructure is supposed to facilitate and spur economic growth by providing...

One of the greatest political ploys used by this govt. in its short history

May 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on One of the greatest political ploys used by this govt. in its short history

DEAR EDITOR, I am utterly surprised at the comments made by His Excellency President Granger when he visited the GTU headquarters on Labour Day. President Granger is reported to have said, when...

I now look forward to a Parking Meter contract that is above board

May 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on I now look forward to a Parking Meter contract that is above board

DEAR EDITOR, A parking meter is a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time. Parking meters can be used by...

Granger should respect pensioners

May 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Granger should respect pensioners

DEAR EDITOR, The APNU/AFC Coalition Government continues to create more hardship for pensioners. By already cutting subsidies for electricity and water from pensioners, this government decided to...

As economy deteriorates, teachers should not expect pay hike anytime soon

May 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on As economy deteriorates, teachers should not expect pay hike anytime soon

DEAR EDITOR, Teachers are entrusted with sculpting the Human Resource Capital of a Nation and should not only be afforded the best tools available in preparing a country’s human capital, they...

Seeking explanations and clarifications about a section of the proposed Cyberspace Bill

May 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Seeking explanations and clarifications about a section of the proposed Cyberspace Bill

DEAR EDITOR, “A person commits an offence of sedition if the person, whether in or out of Guyana, intentionally publishes, transmits or circulates by use of a computer system, a statement or words,...

AFC, the Cummingsburg Accord and LGE

May 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on AFC, the Cummingsburg Accord and LGE

DEAR EDITOR, We have seen in the media that on several occasions, the Alliance For Change is doing intense manoeuvering to get APNU to concede to negotiations to review the Cummingsburg Accord (CA),...

A MORAL REVOLUTION NEEDED

May 03, 2018 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A MORAL REVOLUTION NEEDED

Crime, violence in schools, high school drop-outs, indiscipline and indecency in society have led many to conclude that we have lost our social and spiritual conscience and our inner sense of what is...

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Renuka, Mandhana consign West Indies to record loss

Chilling reminders that we are not safe

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Georgetown was plunged into shock and terror last week after two heinous incidents laid... more