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Political manoeuvres to end Opadeyi’s tenure at UG

Jul 08, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Political manoeuvres to end Opadeyi’s tenure at UG

Dear Editor, Are there pre-emptive political manoeuvres to end Professor Jacob Opadeyi’s tenure as Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Guyana (UG)? Professor Opadeyi was carefully...

Corporal punishment and the child

Jul 08, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Corporal punishment and the child

Dear Editor, In February two female students aged 13 and 15 were flogged with a cow skin whip by teachers at a school in the Rupununi. A report and video documentation of this corporal punishment...

To the victor goes the spoils

Jul 08, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on To the victor goes the spoils

Dear Editor, It is indeed strange that not too many high positioned individuals who have lost their jobs at various State run Corporation / Departments and the opposition is screaming “ witch...

Body in septic tank at C/ville…Probation report ordered for convicted duo

Jul 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Body in septic tank at C/ville…Probation report ordered for convicted duo

In wake of a request for probation reports on the two persons found guilty of murdering 56-year- old Colleen Forrester, Justice Roxanne George has deferred sentencing to another date. Last Friday,...

Timehri man gets six months for storage bond theft

Jul 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Timehri man gets six months for storage bond theft

Magistrate Leron Daly jailed a Timehri man for six months after he was found guilty of stealing a quantity of articles belonging to the United States Embassy. Ryan Waddle, 25, of Bones Scheme...

Five years jail for American drug procurer

Jul 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Five years jail for American drug procurer

An American citizen was yesterday handed a five-year jail term by Magistrate Leron Daly, after she was found guilty of procuring another woman to traffic cocaine. Dawn Saul-Khan, 56 was found guilty...

These horses should be impounded; owner prosecuted

Jul 08, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on These horses should be impounded; owner prosecuted

Dear Editor, My study window looks out directly onto the Railway Embankment. I can see clearly what takes place on the road in daylight. Nighttime is difficult because the street lights have never...

Ex CANU officer, outgoing passenger remanded for cocaine in shoe soles

Jul 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ex CANU officer, outgoing passenger remanded for cocaine in shoe soles

Former Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) officer, Kurt Sunich, and outgoing US passenger, Israel George, were yesterday remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge. It is alleged that on July 3,...

Noise nuisance from internet café

Jul 08, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Noise nuisance from internet café

Dear Editor, We the residents of 41 and 43 Third Street, Alberttown are kindly calling on someone in authority to put an end to this distress caused by the individuals running this internet. They...

Where’s the hydrant?

Jul 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Where’s the hydrant?

In the wake of the fire that destroyed the home in Fourth Street, Alberttown, there were reports that the operator of a construction site had parked a container to obstruct a fire hydrant. Yesterday...

The shortcomings of the police

Jul 08, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The shortcomings of the police

Dear Editor, I have argued elsewhere that the efforts of the Minister of Public Security to reform the Guyana Police Force and enhance the public security environment will go for naught if he...

Lawlessness at the Alberttown Fire Station

Jul 08, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lawlessness at the Alberttown Fire Station

Dear Editor, I am cognizant of the fact that there is much remedial and reconstructive work that needs to be done within governmental departments by this new administration and particularly by the...

GECOM prepares for local govt. elections

Jul 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM prepares for local govt. elections

Last weekend, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) engaged some of its internal staff, consisting of Registration Officers, Assistant Registration Officers, Clerk IIIs and other selected staff...

Fundamental changes required

Jul 08, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Fundamental changes required

There are several principles in the definition of good governance but for Guyana, two are of particular interest to the people and the media; the latter considered as the Fourth Estate. We refer to...

THE DOWNTURN IN COMMERCE

Jul 08, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE DOWNTURN IN COMMERCE

It is difficult to find parking in certain parts of the city on any Saturday morning. Parking is extremely difficult to obtain outside of Guyana Stores and on Regent Street. This past Saturday and...

Can the APNU-AFC coalition lose the 2020 general elections?

Jul 08, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Can the APNU-AFC coalition lose the 2020 general elections?

I was in a certain business place last Wednesday and the owner came up to me. This is a businessman who, when the PPP was in the government, was very close to President Jagdeo. This is one of the...

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Breaking the Chains of Poverty: A need for political will

By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- The year 2024 has underscored a grim reality: poverty continues to be an unyielding... more

Fear of retribution

Hard Truths… By GHK Lall Kaieteur News- SN’s Saturday editorial, “Fear of retribution” (December 21, 2024) was... more

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Political manoeuvres to end Opadeyi’s tenure at UG

Corporal punishment and the child

To the victor goes the spoils

Body in septic tank at C/ville…Probation report ordered for convicted duo

Timehri man gets six months for storage bond theft

Five years jail for American drug procurer

These horses should be impounded; owner prosecuted

Ex CANU officer, outgoing passenger remanded for cocaine in shoe soles

Noise nuisance from internet café

Where’s the hydrant?

The shortcomings of the police

Lawlessness at the Alberttown Fire Station

GECOM prepares for local govt. elections

Fundamental changes required

THE DOWNTURN IN COMMERCE

Can the APNU-AFC coalition lose the 2020 general elections?

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