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Court of Appeal upholds CJ ruling in Sooba/King matter

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Court of Appeal upholds CJ ruling in Sooba/King matter

The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling by Chief Justice Ian Chang in which he stated that the Local Government Ministry could not appoint Carol Sooba to the substantive post of Town Clerk. According...

US Ambassador meddling in Guyana’s internal political affairs – PPP

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on US Ambassador meddling in Guyana’s internal political affairs – PPP

The Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday lashed out at outgoing US Ambassador, Dr. Brent Hardt, over comments he would have made at a recent Blue Caps forum. The ruling party accused him...

Government backdated Gazette to validate Rodney COI proceedings of June 23 – says APNU lawyer

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Government backdated Gazette to validate Rodney COI proceedings of June 23 – says APNU lawyer

The Guyana Government is being accused of backdating the Official Gazette which purported to extend the life of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry. This is the allegation by Counsel for the...

APNU exploring all possibilities including No Confidence motion – Harmon

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU exploring all possibilities including No Confidence motion – Harmon

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) will be meeting with the Alliance for Change (AFC), today, to discuss the outcome of bringing a motion of no confidence against the government. This is...

Taxpayers $$$ being wasted on Bartica/Potaro road – says youth group

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Taxpayers $$$ being wasted on Bartica/Potaro road – says youth group

“Enough is enough. Not another cent of tax dollars must go towards the yearly patching and repairing of the Bartica-Potaro Road which is continuously being eroded. That money could have been...

Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry…Ogunseye says police searches were justified

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry…Ogunseye says police searches were justified

Working People’s Alliance Member, Tacuma Ogunseye, yesterday admitted that security forces knew that the WPA had weapons so “searches” were justified. Ogunseye had earlier told the Rodney...

APNU announces plans for improved Mocha farming area

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU announces plans for improved Mocha farming area

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament, Joseph Harmon, recently announced that there will be several infrastructural developments in the farming area of Mocha/Arcadia, East Bank...

Ministries disown Berbice sex predator

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ministries disown Berbice sex predator

A former Senior Government Official has been disowned by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Region Six Administration. The official has been charged with sexual molestation. And the Ministry of...

Black Bush Polder murder accused walks free

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Black Bush Polder murder accused walks free

Following the no case submission by Defence Attorney, Mursaline Bacchus, the four men who were on trial for the murder of Black Bush Polder resident, Jeewanlall Deonarine, called ‘Bingle’, 49,...

Japanese company partners with STARR computers

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Japanese company partners with STARR computers

STARR Computers is set to shine even brighter as it partners with one of the world’s largest printer manufacturers, Star Micronics. The company is now the authorized distributor of all POS (point...

Juvenile detainees pick handcuffs, bolt from Alberttown Police Station

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Juvenile detainees pick handcuffs, bolt from Alberttown Police Station

The police have launched a search for two juvenile inmates who escaped from their custody yesterday morning while waiting to be taken to court. The revelation was made yesterday morning at the...

Destitute man murdered at Linden

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Destitute man murdered at Linden

The body of a destitute man identified as Andrew Dey aka Plastic, because of the bags he wore on his feet and head, and Mafia, was found yesterday morning by passersby aback of the Linden/Georgetown...

The golden years are not so golden

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The golden years are not so golden

The longer one lives, the harder it is for that person to survive in the world. And there are many reasons for this. The most adverse factor affecting people who enjoy longevity is inflation and...

Fire strikes in Essequibo

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Fire strikes in Essequibo

An electrical fire which destroyed the upper flat of a two-flat building at Phantom Street, Anna Regina, on Friday, has left the Balkaran family counting their losses. The family members were unable...

Tucville teen goes missing

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Tucville teen goes missing

It has been almost three weeks since 16-year-old Keisha La Rose, of Perry Street, Tucville, went missing. Despite efforts of her relatives and the Guyana Police Force, to locate her there is still no...

The census-taker, the dog and snap elections

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The census-taker, the dog and snap elections

During the heyday of “SKA” which preceded reggae, one popular tune was “Census-taker.” The census-taker couldn’t do his work properly because the owner came out and loose the dog and the...

ROPE- A- DOPE

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ROPE- A- DOPE

There continues to be calls for Local Government elections. These calls include undiplomatic conduct by some foreign emissaries accusing the President of Guyana of being inconsistent in his defense...

Boyfriend on trial for murder of Sophia woman

Jul 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Boyfriend on trial for murder of Sophia woman

– Relatives recall woman’s body Close relatives of murdered Sophia woman, Shoala Gilgeous, were among the first set of witnesses to testify, as the murder trial of Paul Anthony Lo Hing...

Are there real human rights groups in Guyana?

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are there real human rights groups in Guyana?

DEAR EDITOR, The preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human...

Guantanamo Bay is on an Island, isn’t it?

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guantanamo Bay is on an Island, isn’t it?

DEAR EDITOR, I enjoyed reading US Ambassador Brent Hardt’s letter on LGBT rights in the Guyana Chronicle of June 17th. I fully endorse all his ideas on human dignity and the need to civilize the...

Are we insulting Westmas?

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are we insulting Westmas?

Dear Editor, Your report of the evidence given by Dr. Nigel Westmaas on July 1, 2014 at the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry was captioned “’Historian’” Nigel Westmaas gives testimony. It...

Dr. Westmaas ought to know better

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Westmaas ought to know better

DEAR EDITOR, I am shocked to read Prof. Nigel Westmaas’ (KN Jun 21) accolades of controversial columnist Freddie Kissoon for his writings. Dr. Westmaas ought to know better about public writings...

Technological advancement and the frightening power to deceive

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Technological advancement and the frightening power to deceive

DEAR EDITOR, In the world today, mankind has to grapple with enormous political and social tribulations, mental disorders, post-traumatic stress, poverty, displacement from wars, refugee and...

Haphazard overseas visits for our engineers is not the way to go

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Haphazard overseas visits for our engineers is not the way to go

DEAR EDITOR, It has been reported that four Engineers from the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) are being sent by Minister Benn to the United States of America (US) for a technical working visit to...

Schools are institutions of learning, not repositories for ill-mannered children

Jul 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Schools are institutions of learning, not repositories for ill-mannered children

DEAR EDITOR, Whoever the child, whatever the circumstances, whatever the behaviour, schools and teachers are “mandated” to put up with it. That’s the concept of some parents and they go about...