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More planning and consultation needed in preparation for Mash

Mar 12, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on More planning and consultation needed in preparation for Mash

Dear Editor, I am in no position to say whether the planning committee of the Mash Secretariat should be replaced, but I am certain that many might agree that when you have early preparations for an...

Robbers lurk at minibus parks

Mar 12, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Robbers lurk at minibus parks

Most of the minibus parks in Georgetown are becoming a dangerous territory for passengers going home in the nights. Over the past few weeks, drivers, conductors and even passengers have complained of...

Reports of CET non-application on imported rice surfaces

Mar 12, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Reports of CET non-application on imported rice surfaces

By Tusika Martin As the price of rice reduces on the international market, local millers are complaining that cheap rice is being imported into the region without any of the Common External Tariff...

What is the true motive(s) of those who are asking for shared governance?

Mar 12, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on What is the true motive(s) of those who are asking for shared governance?

Dear Editor, Are all those who are asking for shared government really want to share the government in the interest of the people or for their personal benefit? In the fifties and sixties the PPP had...

The modus operandi of the Guyana Police Force

Mar 12, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The modus operandi of the Guyana Police Force

Dear Editor, From recent reports of members of the police force being placed before the courts for allegations of bribe taking, there definitely is a problem on the hands of the Guyana Police Force...

GWI to go to polls to select Union

Mar 12, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GWI to go to polls to select Union

Come March 25, the employees of the Guyana Water Inc. will be going to polls to select a sole bargaining body to represent their interest. This newspaper was told the Unions in the contest are the...

Why write about the GRA in such a negative way?

Mar 12, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Why write about the GRA in such a negative way?

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) would like to thank H.A Latchana for his comments, opinions and views about the GRA. It would appear that the writer has a penchant for misinformation...

Clarifying the issue of GRA employees agreeing to, or not, the polygraph

Mar 12, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Clarifying the issue of GRA employees agreeing to, or not, the polygraph

Dear Editor, Recently there has been a lot of publicity given to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on the use of the polygraph test for various levels of offices of the entity in your newspaper....

Region needs evidence-based policies for drug treatment

Mar 12, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Region needs evidence-based policies for drug treatment

The need for the development of evidence-based policies on drug treatment and care in the Caribbean Region was one of the main issues raised at the recent regional training workshop on Standards of...

We are more enslaved now than ever before

Mar 12, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on We are more enslaved now than ever before

Dear Editor, It was Jean Jacques Rousseau in his book Social Contract who once said “man is born free but everywhere he is in chains”. Today, in Guyana, we are all in chains. After 400 years of...

Drug addicts torment Vreed-en-Hoop residents

Mar 12, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Drug addicts torment Vreed-en-Hoop residents

Various residents of New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop have expressed their concern over the nuisance created by drug users, which they say is ruining their community. According to one of the residents, there...

This time the coffee burnt me to death: I’m dead

Mar 12, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This time the coffee burnt me to death: I’m dead

Years ago I did a column on a serious aspect of power interjected with humour and satire. In that piece, I described how, at breakfast, while reading the newspaper, I was so shocked at the hypocrisy...

The Grand Letdown

Mar 12, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The Grand Letdown

There are some who have taken the government to task for pursuing loans from multilateral financial institutions such as the IDB and the World Bank, claiming that this practice evinces a...

Guyana main obstacle to free trade talks with Canada — Jamaica’s envoy

Mar 12, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana main obstacle to free trade talks with Canada — Jamaica’s envoy

Guyana’s concerns over the Caricom Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) are the main obstacle to the free trade talks with Canada, Jamaican High Commissioner to Canada, Evadne Coye has said....

Glenn Lall tekking out bank book today

Mar 12, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Glenn Lall tekking out bank book today

Today is an important day. Two critical but not unrelated developments are taking place today which I hope that all Guyana follow with keen interest. The first of these is the press conference which...

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GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball...

Jun 17, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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More planning and consultation needed in preparation for Mash

Robbers lurk at minibus parks

Reports of CET non-application on imported rice surfaces

What is the true motive(s) of those who are asking for shared governance?

The modus operandi of the Guyana Police Force

GWI to go to polls to select Union

Why write about the GRA in such a negative way?

Clarifying the issue of GRA employees agreeing to, or not, the polygraph

Region needs evidence-based policies for drug treatment

We are more enslaved now than ever before

Drug addicts torment Vreed-en-Hoop residents

This time the coffee burnt me to death: I’m dead

The Grand Letdown

Guyana main obstacle to free trade talks with Canada — Jamaica’s envoy

Glenn Lall tekking out bank book today

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