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Region One residents walk miles in search of drinking water

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Region One residents walk miles in search of drinking water

By Leonard Gildarie Harsh weather conditions have a possible dengue threat with the influx of mosquitoes. Yesterday, residents of Moruca and Kumaka also said that El Nino conditions have affected...

Matchless consumer advocate Eileen Cox is a ‘Special Person’

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Matchless consumer advocate Eileen Cox is a ‘Special Person’

“I am fearless. I have no relatives who would be victimised because of what I say or do. I criticise whomever, whenever it is prudent to do so. I have criticised the police for excesses; I have...

Dem boys seh… Dem gyal tekking over

Mar 14, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Dem gyal tekking over

All de gyal dem come good fuh Mash. Dem win most of de prizes and dem decide that dem gun tek over. Right away dem boys claim how woman want tek over everything; dem tek over de homes; dem tek over...

Justices of Peace elect new executive

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Justices of Peace elect new executive

Vow to maintain high standards Guyana Justice of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths to Affidavits Association held its annual general meeting yesterday at City Hall where elections were held to...

Ramkarran should be PPP/C’s presidential nominee

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Ramkarran should be PPP/C’s presidential nominee

By Oscar Ramjeet It seems as if at least three persons will vie for the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) nominee for next year’s presidential race for the Co-operative Republic of...

Solo woman rower expected to arrive in Guyana this weekend

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Solo woman rower expected to arrive in Guyana this weekend

Katie Spotz is on the homestretch of her attempt to become the youngest person to solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, yesterday, Spotz may reach her...

Living a sewage nightmare

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Living a sewage nightmare

Living in a nightmare is what some residents in Tucville are saying as they have to put up with the stench and possible health repercussions that occur from an ongoing sewerage leak. This has been...

National Schools Choir, Steel Orchestra will be a tribute to Dr Desrey Fox

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on National Schools Choir, Steel Orchestra will be a tribute to Dr Desrey Fox

The National Schools Choir and Steel Orchestra which the late Dr Desrey Fox reactivated will not be demolished. Education Minister, Shaik Baksh, has pledged to ensure that the project be completed as...

Pastor’s son on the run after raping 13-year-old

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Pastor’s son on the run after raping 13-year-old

Police in Berbice are trying to locate a 19-year-old man who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl and is now on the run. Reports are that some time in the latter part of February, the teen’s parents...

Local government reform must be implemented before elections

Mar 14, 2010 knews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Local government reform must be implemented before elections

AGREEMENT BY ALL POLITICAL PARTIES Over the past four years, the PNCR and, indeed, all political parties including the PPP/C, had agreed that the completion of Local Government Reform was a natural...

Stabroek Market vendors want increased police presence

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Stabroek Market vendors want increased police presence

Vendors operating in the environs of the Stabroek Market are calling on the Guyana Police Force for an increase in police presence. This call has been made in form of a letter to the Police Force...

Local banks among soundest in world

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Local banks among soundest in world

– says Global Report The 2009 to 2010 Global Competitiveness report has found that the most problematic factor for doing business in Guyana is the tax rate which ranks 118 out of the 133...

Bauxite union accuses Labour Minister of non-cooperation

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bauxite union accuses Labour Minister of non-cooperation

The impasse between the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) and Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) has entered its fourth month with a seeming unwillingness by the Ministry of...

Ministry of Culture maintains focus on improving Literary Arts

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry of Culture maintains focus on improving Literary Arts

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport continues to place emphasis on the development of literature in Guyana, especially through the mechanism of the Caribbean Press. The publishing house funded...

Smuggling across the Suriname/Guyana border…a serious concern for local businesses

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Smuggling across the Suriname/Guyana border…a serious concern for local businesses

Members of the business community are pleased with the government’s response to the Surinamese suggestion of ‘legalising the back track’ route. For years the cross border route has been used as...

Labour Ministry seeks to create opportunities for job seekers

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Labour Ministry seeks to create opportunities for job seekers

– conducts three job fairs in Region Six The Labour Department of the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security, in its quest to improve on the services it provides to the people...

Policeman beaten in attempt to rescue would-be rape victim

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Policeman beaten in attempt to rescue would-be rape victim

A policeman who went to the assistance of a female who was about to be raped, ended up being admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was beaten by the alleged perpetrator who was armed...

Small businesses a disappearing act

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Small businesses a disappearing act

By Crystal Conway It is a common occurrence in many communities across Guyana to walk or drive past a business that was recently closed after operating only for a few months, then to see another one...

Inquest into ‘Piggy Mouth’ killing commences

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Inquest into ‘Piggy Mouth’ killing commences

The long awaited inquest into to the shooting death of fugitive Charles Grant called ‘Piggy Mouth’ has begun. The inquest to the shooting which took place on the November 5, 2003, at Torani Canal...

Essequibo schools mount science fair

Mar 14, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo schools mount science fair

The knowledge of students from 24 schools across the region was further stimulated by the biennial Science and Mathematics fair, held in the auditorium of the Cotton Field Secondary School on Friday....

Books are meant to be read, Part One

Mar 14, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Books are meant to be read, Part One

‘The Discoverie of Guiana’ by Sir Walter Ralegh Books are meant to be read. In Guyana, a whole lot of reading is taking place, going on and on…. We have never fully lost the habit of and the...

Ovid-Richardson’s 69 highlight opening day

Mar 14, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ovid-Richardson’s 69 highlight opening day

Lack of medical personnel mars GCA 2-Day U-19 trial By Sean Devers In sultry conditions on a slow track, National under-17 opener Quincy Ovid-Richardson stroked a shot-filled 69 to highlight the...

Berbice overcome Essequibo by 98 runs

Mar 14, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice overcome Essequibo by 98 runs

Berbice defeated host Essequibo by 98 runs in the fourth round of the Castrol U-15 50-over Inter County cricket competition organised by the Guyana Cricket Board yesterday at the Anna Regina...

GABA nominates several boxers for Quadrennial Olympic Solidarity Plan

Mar 14, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA nominates several boxers for Quadrennial Olympic Solidarity Plan

The executives of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) have dispatched a correspondence to the Secretary of the Guyana Olympics Association (GOA), Ivor O’Brien in respect to an earlier...

Pacesetters, Ravens renew rivalry tonight

Mar 14, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pacesetters, Ravens renew rivalry tonight

Best game in GABA League anticipated By Edison Jefford In numerology, three is the number of resurrection, and in reality, Courts Pacesetters will have a third opportunity against a team that blew...

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Deeply concerned about political dysfunction in society

Dear Editor The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is deeply concerned about the political dysfunction in society that is... more