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GT&T yields $25B to coffers in seven years

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T yields $25B to coffers in seven years

The Government of Guyana by way of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments has been in receipt of almost $4.5B between the period 2003 and 2009 from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph...

GT&T workers to bid for Govt. 20 per cent shares

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T workers to bid for Govt. 20 per cent shares

The Guyana Postal and Telecommunications Workers’ Union (GPTWU) has indicated on behalf of the employees of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) an interest to purchase...

Six ‘wanted men’ released on $100,000 station bail

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Six ‘wanted men’ released on $100,000 station bail

– Ten others remain at large Six of the 16 men for whom the police had issued wanted bulletins have been released on $100,000 station bail each. This newspaper was told that Lloyd Roberts,...

“No Fault” divorce likely

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on “No Fault” divorce likely

By Gary Eleazar Guyana’s current fault-based divorce system could soon be abolished as the ongoing consultations are proving to be encouraging as it relates to a no fault system to be put in place....

Visionary Amerindian leader, Sydney Allicock is a ‘Special Person’

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Visionary Amerindian leader, Sydney Allicock is a ‘Special Person’

“Sydney Allicock is clearly recognised as one of the most respected and dedicated leaders in Guyana and this is clearly seen in the vast number of meetings (nationally and internationally) that he...

Dem boys seh….Is a jokey situation

Oct 10, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Is a jokey situation

Thing fuh cry people a laugh. A man complain how a certain big one digging up de dam and selling de mud. He seh that when he talk nobody don’t know but de dam dig up and when de rain fall nutten...

Overseas-based religious body proposes benevolent home for Berbice

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based religious body proposes benevolent home for Berbice

The New Jersey Arya Samaj Humanitarian Mission (NJASHM) has embarked upon a pioneering project to construct a benevolent home for seniors, abused women, men and orphans. The facility which is...

High freight, shipping costs raised in crucial meeting

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on High freight, shipping costs raised in crucial meeting

Food exports… The high cost of air and sea freight for food exporters was raised Friday as shippers and stakeholders met to discuss critical issues facing non-traditional crops. The Ministry of...

‘Green’ Education

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Green’ Education

– Conservation International collaborates with UG and NCERD for greater inclusion of natural resource management in curricula By Crystal Conway The Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) is a...

Canals Polder NDC, Agri Ministry refute culvert story

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Canals Polder NDC, Agri Ministry refute culvert story

Officials of the Canals Polder Neighbourhood Democratic Council, West Bank Demerara, have denied that works done on a drainage system there were incorrectly carried out. During an interview recently,...

Child Care officer explains her resignation

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Child Care officer explains her resignation

Former Deputy Director for Operations at the Child Care and Protection, Diana Lawrence, yesterday vehemently denied that she ever handled the Neesa Gopaul case. Sixteen-year-old Neesa Gopaul was...

Bandit flops robbery, now in police custody

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit flops robbery, now in police custody

A bandit who failed in his bid to rob a GUYSUCO field officer last Friday is now in custody, and he has implicated the man whom he claimed organised the entire operation. The bandit was handed over...

US$30 million payment by Norway being processed

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on US$30 million payment by Norway being processed

… Guyana forest investment fund now set up The World Bank yesterday announced the establishment of the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF), saying that the first payment from Norway to the Fund...

Linden crop farmers get marketing outlet

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Linden crop farmers get marketing outlet

Farmers at West Watooka and its environs no longer have to worry about where to market their produce; thanks to the realisation of a promise made to them during the recent Cabinet outreach, to have a...

In desperate need of a kidney

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on In desperate need of a kidney

Twenty two years ago, Danny Persaud was diagnosed as a diabetic. Since then he and his family have been scraping together the little financial resources to meet the financial demands of his...

Guyana diabetic foot project reduces amputation

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana diabetic foot project reduces amputation

In Guyana, people are failing to make changes needed to prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes. Efforts lauded by the public health sector are for more persons to exercise, lose weight and make...

Police, Private Sector host crime prevention workshop

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police, Private Sector host crime prevention workshop

In wake of the alarming increase in criminal activities, the Guyana Police Force recently teamed up with the Private Sector to host a crime prevention workshop. The venue was the Georgetown Chamber...

CGX looks to drilling by others to boost confidence level

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on CGX looks to drilling by others to boost confidence level

Sully confident of gains with outlook for oil prices With other oil exploration companies looking to drill shortly offshore Guyana, Canadian oil exploration company, CGX, is looking to those results...

RDC official markets mud from the main access dam — say Orenstein farmers

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on RDC official markets mud from the main access dam — say Orenstein farmers

Chairman refutes claims of official involvement Chatram Persaud, a rice farmer at Orenstein, East Bank Essequibo, has alleged that an official from the Good Hope Region Democratic Council has been...

November 7 Motor Racing Meet could be biggest yet

Oct 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on November 7 Motor Racing Meet could be biggest yet

– Day of breathtaking rivalry anticipated By Rawle Welch With two of the scheduled three legs out of the way, the final stop in this year’s Caribbean Motor Racing Series have all the...

The teaching profession: Fostering respect

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on The teaching profession: Fostering respect

By Oliver Mills Caribbean News Now has reported that the education minister for St Kitts-Nevis has called for the restoration of respect for teachers and the teaching profession in his country. He...

Guyana Table Tennis team advance

Oct 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Table Tennis team advance

– Rifle shooters still in the hunt The Guyana national men’s table tennis team participating at the Commonwealth Games in Pune, India reached the top twelve stage of the competition. They...

Microfinance lending in Latin America, Caribbean rose 13 percent in 2009

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Microfinance lending in Latin America, Caribbean rose 13 percent in 2009

Lending by microfinance institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean grew at a slower pace in 2009, following an economic slowdown triggered by the global financial crisis and changes in the...

Players impressive at NSC junior Badminton tourney

Oct 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Players impressive at NSC junior Badminton tourney

The National Sports Commission (NSC) Under 19 Junior Tournament was played off at the Queens College Badminton Courts on October on Friday and yesterday. The Tournament which attracted students from...

Teen runs away from home for eighth time

Oct 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Teen runs away from home for eighth time

Akeeta Squires, a student of Patentia Secondary School has once again run away from her lot 12 Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara home. She left last Wednesday. According to her sister, Abigail...

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The government is ‘hard ears’ and stubborn

Kaieteur News – There has never been a more transparent conflict of interest than that which exists in the Environmental... more