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Aubrey Norton, Vincent Alexander: The sadness of a nation

Jul 29, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Aubrey Norton, Vincent Alexander: The sadness of a nation

Here is an incident with Aubrey Norton I always conjure up in my mind when his name hits the spotlight. Our most erudite son (for those too young to know; one of the most brilliant lawyers the world...

$30M Nursery School for Cummings Park

Jul 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $30M Nursery School for Cummings Park

Contractors who are out to fleece the nation represent a major challenge faced by the Ministry of Education. This state of affairs is one that is often characterised by these contractors producing...

Ramotar dismisses fears of a Chinese takeover

Jul 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar dismisses fears of a Chinese takeover

Given the level of money that has been invested in Guyana and the region at large or has been committed for future investments by China, Head of State, Donald Ramotar, has dismissed fears that the...

Storm slams Linden, takes off roofing

Jul 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Storm slams Linden, takes off roofing

Torrential rain and high winds late Sunday afternoon caused extensive damage to almost 85 percent of the roof of the Mackenzie Sports Club pavilion. Zinc sheets were sent flying, leaving most of the...

Causing death driver released on bail

Jul 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Causing death driver released on bail

The 19-year-old driver who swerved off the No.19 Public Road on Thursday, killing a young Guysuco employee has been released on bail. The dead employee was standing in the corner awaiting...

Hints at a serial killer

Jul 29, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Hints at a serial killer

Guyanese sooner rather than later must come to the realization that if they continue to operate as if there is no possibility of a serial killer or killers in their midst, then such an attitude will...

Guyana needs a new breed of leaders

Jul 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana needs a new breed of leaders

DEAR EDITOR, In Guyana, we can so easily get carried away in our quest to identify the brightest prospects for future leaders — the movers and shakers within the political and economic...

Call Local Government Elections NOW!

Jul 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Call Local Government Elections NOW!

DEAR EDITOR, The whole sordid affair that took place over the weekend at the PNC Congress serves as a reminder that our political leaders are failing the people and are afraid to embrace the tenets...

Public Communication and GINA

Jul 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Public Communication and GINA

DEAR EDITOR, It is not usual for me to take issue with any of your columnists/op-ed writers on any matters. However, today I make an exception. I totally disagree with ‘Peeping Tom’ on the...

Guyanese need to develop a better sense of self

Jul 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese need to develop a better sense of self

Dear Editor, Having reviewed and analyzed countries’ economic performances over a number of years, I have notionally juxtaposed them against Guyana in an attempt to determine what can be done to...

No spin can hide the facts about Granger’s performance

Jul 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on No spin can hide the facts about Granger’s performance

DEAR EDITOR, Messrs Mark DaCosta and Tarron Khemraj’s letters (“PNCR members can choose their leader wisely or foolishly” and “Granger is the best leader to build a multi-ethnic coalition at...

PNCR congress ends in major rift, Granger remains leader

Jul 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on PNCR congress ends in major rift, Granger remains leader

– Gunshot fired during ruckus By Abena Rockcliffe Notwithstanding the confusion, division, claims of a rigged election and the single gunshot which sent the young and the old running for...

Investigators recommended legal action against Goolsarran, Sattaur

Jul 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Investigators recommended legal action against Goolsarran, Sattaur

Latoya Giles The Board of Directors (BOD) at the National Communications Network (NCN) has already acted on recommendations from a Special Report into several irregularities at the corporation....

Finance Minister released $4.5B based on Cabinet decision

Jul 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister released $4.5B based on Cabinet decision

– Speaker’s ruling strange, there is no question of illegality – Ramotar Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, was not acting on his own behalf when he authorized the release and...

Auditor General ordered to seek ‘independent’ legal advice on controversial Lotto Funds

Jul 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Auditor General ordered to seek ‘independent’ legal advice on controversial Lotto Funds

Though Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, said that the court had ruled that Government had not acted unconstitutionally by not placing the proceeds from the Lotto Fund into the Consolidated Fund,...

Squall sends trees crashing down on house, rips off roofs at Linden

Jul 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Squall sends trees crashing down on house, rips off roofs at Linden

A family of seven escaped death by hiding under their beds after several large trees in their backyard came crashing down on their home during a thunderstorm which pummeled Linden yesterday...

Woman’s skeletal remains… Benschop foundation offers to pay for DNA tests

Jul 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Woman’s skeletal remains… Benschop foundation offers to pay for DNA tests

Rather than waiting for several months to determine whether the skeletal remains found at Pattensen, East Coast Demerara (ECD) are those of missing teacher, Nyozi Goodman, a non-governmental...

Dem Boys Seh … Pee and See pee up this weekend

Jul 28, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem Boys Seh … Pee and See pee up this weekend

Is funny how people does talk bout fairness. Of course, dem boys know that de only fairness is in complexion. De Pee and See keep its congress. Every two years members does meet fuh see wheh dem come...

Ramotar wants to amend law to give out more casino licences

Jul 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar wants to amend law to give out more casino licences

Head of State Donald Ramotar says that he believes that any investor building a Hotel in Guyana the size and scale of the Marriott and the Sun and Sand Hotel should have a Casino Licence. Ramotar...

Guysuco’s new board coming into effect next week

Jul 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guysuco’s new board coming into effect next week

President Donald Ramotar yesterday disclosed that the new Board of Directors for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) will be announced and installed next week. The life of the present board was...

Gunshot patient demands justice after being shot by “desperate” teenagers

Jul 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gunshot patient demands justice after being shot by “desperate” teenagers

Terrance Phillips, 24, was shot to his lower left abdomen by two teenagers during what he described as a “desperate” attempt by them to “get fast money.” Phillips, of Lot 1572 Aubrey...

Jagdeo never lobbied government for any contract – President Ramotar

Jul 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo never lobbied government for any contract – President Ramotar

By Latoya Giles Head of State, President Donald Ramotar, has denied that his predecessor, Bharrat Jagdeo, has been secretly lobbying government for projects which he may be directly involved in. At a...

‘Funny feeling inside’ may be onset of coronary heart disease – warns Cardiologist

Jul 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Funny feeling inside’ may be onset of coronary heart disease – warns Cardiologist

A “funny feeling inside” might very well be the only symptom an individual suffers at the onset of coronary heart disease. Also known as coronary artery disease and ischemic heart disease, this...

Plantation Best residents fume over stench from broken tombs

Jul 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Plantation Best residents fume over stench from broken tombs

Residents of Plantation Best, West Coast Demerara, have been forced to endure the terrible stench emanating from broken tombs in a nearby cemetery for the past few years. The cemetery and its many...

Benn commissions $100M asphalt plant on Corentyne

Jul 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Benn commissions $100M asphalt plant on Corentyne

A $100M asphalt processing plant was commissioned last Saturday evening at Tarlogie on the Corentyne. Civil contractor, Mr. Peter Lewis and family undertook the massive project which is...

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The Windfall Tax paradox

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- It is a curious feature of the modern age that the more complex our agreements, the more... more