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Toshao condemns unfair distribution of equipment

May 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Toshao condemns unfair distribution of equipment

Toshao of Kwebana Village, located in Region One, Godfrey Wilson, has since condemned actions by the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, after several solar panels and a tractor were handed over to a...

US hit-and-run driver jailed for death of Guyanese girl

May 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on US hit-and-run driver jailed for death of Guyanese girl

NEW YORK (CMC) — Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice, Elizabeth Foley, has sentenced a Long Island, New York man to four to 12 years in jail after pleading guilty to killing a nine-year-old Guyanese...

Pensioner recovering after road accident

May 12, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Pensioner recovering after road accident

…family opts to settle matter Pensioner Cedric Boyce, 85, of 130 Cato Street, Agricola, who was struck down on a pedestrian crossing on the Agricola public road Monday, last, is recovering at the...

Reform and political compromise needed

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reform and political compromise needed

DEAR EDITOR, We should wait patiently for the election commission to count the ballots and announce the results. We must abhor violence and peacefully accept the outcome. And we should encourage the...

The Identity Conundrum

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Identity Conundrum

DEAR EDITOR, The discussion on the question of identity always seems to heat up during an elections campaign in Guyana. The language of the discussions is often coloured to influence voters around a...

Oxford Dictionary Editor supports Sanders for C/wealth SG position

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Oxford Dictionary Editor supports Sanders for C/wealth SG position

DEAR EDITOR, While electioneering is in full swing in the Caribbean since a few countries are voting for new governments, there are moves behind the scenes in most Commonwealth countries to elect a...

The President who never was

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The President who never was

DEAR EDITOR, It always amazes me, particularly during election campaign season, that the PPP never seems to mention the name Hugh Desmond Hoyte. It is as though he never existed. During every...

Father of dead five-month-old makes second court appearance

May 12, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Father of dead five-month-old makes second court appearance

Kevin Critchlow, the father of dead five-month-old, Kevon Critchlow, made his second court appearance at the Sparendaam Court on May 8, 2015, to answer to the charges of threatening language and...

The nation holds it breath

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The nation holds it breath

DEAR EDITOR, As never before in the last twenty-three years, the nation awaits the results of an election. As the saying goes, all is fair in love and war but in Guyana, the phrase “he who laughs...

Force ripe territory

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Force ripe territory

DEAR EDITOR, When we think of a mango or fruit that is picked to eat before it is ripe, we are in force ripe territory. Or think of the case, where something is dressed to look as if it is fully...

These children deserve a peaceful environment

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on These children deserve a peaceful environment

DEAR EDITOR, The Elections have been held. The CSEC and CAPE examinations will resume. Children, their parents, their teachers and their lessons providers have invested much in the preparation...