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Govt. instructs Brassington to explain all NICIL-funded Projects

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. instructs Brassington to explain all NICIL-funded Projects

By Kiana Wilburg For years, the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) has been touted to be a parallel treasury in the country. It was used by the former administration...

‘Landlordism’ rampant in mining industry

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Landlordism’ rampant in mining industry

– powerful miners grab up hundreds of thousands of acres, evidence of little monitoring As the new government continues to battle smuggling, safety breaches and a number of...

Integrity Commission will be empowered to investigate all statements of assets – Minister of State

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Integrity Commission will be empowered to investigate all statements of assets – Minister of State

The Integrity Commission will soon be able to do more than just collect statements from politicians regarding their accumulated wealth. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, told the media on Friday at...

Herstelling block maker’s murder… Client paid killer $10,000 after ‘job’ was done

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Herstelling block maker’s murder… Client paid killer $10,000 after ‘job’ was done

Suspected hired hit man Oswald Yaw allegedly collected a miserly $10,000 from his female client minutes after beating block-maker Nathan Persaud to death with a hammer. This is according to police...

Hundreds swarm Rupununi Music and Arts festival

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Hundreds swarm Rupununi Music and Arts festival

Indigenous Peoples Affairs Minister, Sydney Allicock, proved that he had not lost touch with his roots when he arrived at the Second Annual Rupununi Music and Arts Festival, on a horse. The...

Guard shot in eye succumbs

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guard shot in eye succumbs

The security guard who was hit in his left eye by a stray bullet while on the job at the Cummings Lodge Secondary School has died and his children are calling for his shooter to be arrested and...

Learning new things everyday… Educator Vasta Dematos is a ‘Special Person’

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Learning new things everyday… Educator Vasta Dematos is a ‘Special Person’

By Desilon Daniels “We all need to excel in what we do; if you’re in something, do your best at it. I felt that once I was in teaching, I needed to be the best teacher I could be…whatever...

Dem boys seh…Guyana full of bloodsuckers

Sep 20, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Guyana full of bloodsuckers

Bloodsuckers. That would include bats, Bar Rat and some other politicians. Dem boys ain’t certain bout all of de present crop but dem know nuff from de last crop. Bar Rat was de lead bloodsucker....

Guyanese trained nurse excels in England

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese trained nurse excels in England

While there are some persons who are of the belief that quality nursing training is not available in Guyana, Tricia Yahya is testimony to the fact that some of the best nurses were trained right...

Is a new crime wave on the horizon?

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Is a new crime wave on the horizon?

By Romila Boodram and Mondale Smith The worst fear of Guyanese about the increase in criminal activities from the beginning of this year has been buttressed by statistics from the Guyana Police...

Business man Dougal Kirkpatrick passes on

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Business man Dougal Kirkpatrick passes on

Dougal Iain Keith Kirkpatrick, 75, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Professional Guard Services Inc passed on at St Joseph Mercy Hospital yesterday morning about 6:30 hrs. The father...

Need for international aviation standards amplified

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Need for international aviation standards amplified

as Trans Guyana commissions new aircraft By Jarryl Bryan On Thursday officials from Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) and the Correia Group of Companies gathered at the Ogle International Airport, TGA...

Lucille feeds her lover

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Lucille feeds her lover

Kaieteur News celebrates Indigenous Heritage Month with works of fiction that focus on the myths of our First People. This excerpt is from a supernatural novel, Kamarang, by Michael Jordan, to be...

The Story Within The Story… The importance of local government

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story… The importance of local government

By Leonard Gildarie Sweeping changes are taking place within the world. It is an accepted fact that everything is interconnected. What happens in Syria affects Guyana. What happens in Greece and...

Mammy Gathie is 104 not out

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Mammy Gathie is 104 not out

Charlotte Agatha Campbell, well known as ‘Mammy Gathie’ is arguably the oldest resident of Christianburg, Wismar, Linden. The woman celebrated her 104th birthday yesterday. She was...

Harmon defends appointment of Land Court registrar

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon defends appointment of Land Court registrar

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, has come out in defence of the recent appointment of Land Court Registrar, Rosalie Robertson. In response to questions surrounding the appointment, the Minister...

Bullies force child to climb electric pole, touch wire

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bullies force child to climb electric pole, touch wire

– two years later he is still bedridden Bullyism has been identified as a social phenomenon sweeping the school system, but the experience of the now 14-year-old Bhojpaul Ramjass is one of...

The tale of two police brothers

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The tale of two police brothers

– One jailed for using his gun, other killed for not The question is still being asked: what was going through the mind of Police Constable Antonio Dawson when he lowered his firearm and...

‘Lazy’ man stabs father-in-law when asked to move out

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Lazy’ man stabs father-in-law when asked to move out

Latchman Narine Persaud is hospitalized at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after he was stabbed to his abdomen by his son-in-law. The man said that he was attacked when he asked his...

Rice harvesting begins in Region Two

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Rice harvesting begins in Region Two

As rice harvesting continues on the Essequibo Coast, an estimated 1,404 acres of paddy have already been harvested for the autumn crop. An estimated 37,783 acres of rice was been cultivated for the...

Stag Elite League… Pele edge GFC to take lead following rousing first day; Alpha & Slingerz draw

Sep 20, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League… Pele edge GFC to take lead following rousing first day; Alpha & Slingerz draw

By Franklin Wilson Goals either side of play from Deon Alfred and Jumane Summerset propelled Pele to a 2-1 win and a position at the top of the leader board when the historic Guyana Football...

Farmsup collaborates with LTI to offer crucial training

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Farmsup collaborates with LTI to offer crucial training

The Linden Technical Institute and Farm Supplies Limited (Farmsup) last Friday officially launched the Heavy Duty Operator Training room at the Linden Technical Institute (LTI). Operations Manager...

Stag Elite League March Past… SEL offers window of opportunity to transform football to next level – Minister Henry

Sep 20, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League March Past… SEL offers window of opportunity to transform football to next level – Minister Henry

By Franklin Wilson “Even as government commits to increase funding in sport, it is important that we do not rely on government funding alone because the development of the sports eco system cannot...

Not all of 2016 Mash activities shifted to May

Sep 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Not all of 2016 Mash activities shifted to May

– Minister Henry assures By Mondale Smith Persons who look forward to Mashramani celebrations need not be upset over decisions to shift the costume and parade to May 2016 says Minister...

ARE YOU PREPARED TO DIE, DO YOU HAVE A LIVING WILL?

Sep 20, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, From the Diaspora Comments Off on ARE YOU PREPARED TO DIE, DO YOU HAVE A LIVING WILL?

By Ralph Seeram As the patient lay there comatose, it was obvious she was only being kept alive by the assorted tubes and other equipment attached to her. It was an agony no one would want to...