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Fruta Conquerors FC to host constitutional reform meeting on Friday

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fruta Conquerors FC to host constitutional reform meeting on Friday

Registered members, players and former players of the Fruta Conquerors Football Club (FCFC) are being invited to Constitutional Reform Meeting by the Executive Committee of the club that will take...

Nankumar Singh/Kellon King lightweight encounter should produce ‘heavy’ action

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nankumar Singh/Kellon King lightweight encounter should produce ‘heavy’ action

GBBC/Giftland OfficeMax ‘Next Generation’ Extravaganza… Amateur cards of the eighties have been characterized by grueling contests that encouraged pundits to attend cards of that era. The...

Fitzgerald, Hiralall reign supreme at GDA tournament

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fitzgerald, Hiralall reign supreme at GDA tournament

Sudesh “Kerry” Fitzgerald and Rosetta Hiralall once again reigned supreme when they carted off the individual accolades at the Guyana Darts Association (GDA) monthly tournament which was held...

Ex-GuySuCo worker busted with coke, gun after sting operation, remanded

Sep 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-GuySuCo worker busted with coke, gun after sting operation, remanded

Businessman, Seekumar Rambarran, who has been under police radar for some time now, was hauled before City Magistrate Ann McLennan on Monday, after being busted with narcotics, an illegal gun and...

More than one year later…PI into death of BV taxi driver continues

Sep 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on More than one year later…PI into death of BV taxi driver continues

The murder Preliminary Inquiry (PI), into the death of taxi driver, Raphael Campbell, whose body was found with a gunshot wound to the head last year January, at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara,...

Brazilians reportedly slain while heading to Bartica

Sep 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilians reportedly slain while heading to Bartica

The Brazilians whose bodies were found in a swamp at Cuyuni may have been slain while heading to Bartica. This is the word that police have received about Jose Carlos Barbosa Araujo and Adonias...

UGSS fostering strategic partnership with UWI Student Guilds

Sep 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UGSS fostering strategic partnership with UWI Student Guilds

The benefits of partnership were accentuated by outgoing President of the University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS), Joshua Griffith, during a recently concluded visit to the twin-island...

The reason I went to see Justice Roxanne George and the DPP

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The reason I went to see Justice Roxanne George and the DPP

I was contacted by several persons, including two lawyers, two prominent politicians, and five other persons about a High Court case (that concluded two weeks ago) before Justice Roxanne George. The...

President Granger to address unemployment in Linden

Sep 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on President Granger to address unemployment in Linden

On Friday, President David Granger travelled to the town of Linden to communicate his government’s gratitude for the immense support received from the community in the 2015 polls. He reassured them...

Speeding minibus kills motorcyclist

Sep 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding minibus kills motorcyclist

The police are investigating an accident that occurred about 23:50 hrs on Monday on the Albion Public Road, Corentyne, that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist. Dead is Devon Deene, 23, of Fyrish...

Guyana needs regular changes in government

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana needs regular changes in government

Now that the PPPC’s hold on power has ended, now that it is possible for a party or coalition of parties other than the PPP to win democratic elections, the question needs to be asked whether...

CJIA is providing a service as good as any other developing country’s international airport

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on CJIA is providing a service as good as any other developing country’s international airport

Dear Editor, In a letter which appeared in the media on Sept. 18, Leon Suseran expressed the view that the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) at Timehri is an embarrassment to Guyanese...

Is it the rotten apple or the barrel?

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is it the rotten apple or the barrel?

Dear Editor, The vexed question may be asked- is it the bad apple or the barrel that is damaging the image of the Law Enforcement. Swope believes, “The Rotten Apple theory that some administrators...

Freddie’s objection to the use of Red House smacks of political petty-mindedness

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie’s objection to the use of Red House smacks of political petty-mindedness

Dear Editor, Nothing could be more insulting to the memory of Dr. Cheddi Jagan than Freddie Kissoon’s objection to the use of a government owned edifice (at a nominal rent) to host the Dr. Jagan...

Bids opened for UG loan agency construction

Sep 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bids opened for UG loan agency construction

During yesterday’s session at the National Tender and Administration Board (NPTAB), bids were opened under the Ministry of Finance for bidders to construct the students’ loan agency, University...

Is succession planning an active consideration in the Public Sector?

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is succession planning an active consideration in the Public Sector?

Dear Editor, Several questions keep coming to my mind when I ponder on the performance of certain organisations if say their top three executives were separated by retirement, resignation,...

Our political actors have read and learnt the script of our colonial masters well

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our political actors have read and learnt the script of our colonial masters well

Dear Editor, The International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, is observed annually on 21 September. It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war...

I am sure other businesses are feeling the same pain

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am sure other businesses are feeling the same pain

Dear Editor, My friend owns a business on Robb Street, and is having a hard time attracting customers because of the new parallel parking rules that were put into effect by the Traffic Department of...

Most businesses in Guyana are opposed to part-time employment

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Most businesses in Guyana are opposed to part-time employment

Dear Editor, Good day to you, I write to air a constant view I have noticed. Before I do so, allow me to congratulate the new government more specifically the Minister of Education Mr Rupert...

I agree with the calls for an efficient Commercial Court

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on I agree with the calls for an efficient Commercial Court

Dear Editor, In the September 15, 2015 issue of your newspaper, you reported extensively on a grant initiative funded by the Canadian Government to the tune of Can. $750,000 for a project that is...

Police must develop more skills to disarm hostile or potentially dangerous persons

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police must develop more skills to disarm hostile or potentially dangerous persons

Dear Editor, The killing of Police Constable Antonio Dawson is a sad and sorry story. I know both the assailant and the police. The latter worked with my detail while a member of the City Police...

DRINKING AND DRIVING!

Sep 23, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on DRINKING AND DRIVING!

It is time for the government to acknowledge that the country’s highways have become the death zones in Guyana. Every effort must be made to reduce the senseless carnage on the roadways. The fact...

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Runsfest ends in draw, as arch rivals play hearts out

The mirage of citizen investment

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The latest song and dance from the corridors of political power in Guyana comes wrapped... more