September 2015

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Letter to the Sports Editor… ECB hostel being held hostage by executive members

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor… ECB hostel being held hostage by executive members

Dear Editor, The Essequibo Cricket Board Hostel was built about eight years ago under the stewardship of former President Mr. Alvin Johnson, with funding mainly from the Guyana Cricket Board through...

East Coast Cricket Board / ELIZABETH STYLES competition continues Sunday

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Coast Cricket Board / ELIZABETH STYLES competition continues Sunday

The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) otherwise known as the East Coast Demerara Cricket Association (ECDCA) / ELIZABETH STYLES Competition continues on Sunday with several matches. This forty (40)...

BCB/Berbice River Bridge 50-over cricket… Albion arrest police in semi-final

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/Berbice River Bridge 50-over cricket… Albion arrest police in semi-final

The mighty Albion reminded giant killers Police that they are arguably the best cricket club in Guyana by whipping them by seven wickets in their postponed semifinal encounter played at the...

Jagdeo is undermining the unity talks

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo is undermining the unity talks

Dear Editor, A week ago, the Granger/Nagamootoo coalition government extended an invitation to the PPP to discuss unity and the formation of a national unity government. But before the statement was...

Only autocratic and dictatorial rulers shun objective criticisms but befriend “yes-men”

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Only autocratic and dictatorial rulers shun objective criticisms but befriend “yes-men”

Dear Editor, In 2006, then President Bush hired Tony Snow as his Press Secretary. Snow was an objective critic of Bush’s administration. When the President was asked why he would bring into his...

Reforms fail because real emphasis is placed on organizational change and individuals are left untouched

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reforms fail because real emphasis is placed on organizational change and individuals are left untouched

Dear Editor, Gone are the days when a policeman can rely on physical brawn to maintain the peace, and his political connections to keep the job. The days of handing a policeman a gun and a badge and...

PPP should support legislation to empower local organs

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP should support legislation to empower local organs

Dear Editor, Local Government Elections are some 21 years overdue and must be held at the earliest. However, before elections are held, both the APNU-AFC combined and the PPP must fulfill their...

A brief class analysis of Guyanese political parties

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A brief class analysis of Guyanese political parties

I previously wrote that I spoke at 24 public meetings in the election campaign earlier this year. But when I recollect carefully, it was 27. I was conscious through all those platform performances...

Let the Local Gov’t. Elections season begin immediately after Christmas

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let the Local Gov’t. Elections season begin immediately after Christmas

Dear Editor, An Editorial of September 16th, 2015 claimed that the “newly elected APNU/AFC Government appears to be in a rush to hold Local Government Elections (LGE) this year come hell or high...

OLD PEOPLE RUNNING THINGS IN GUYANA!

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on OLD PEOPLE RUNNING THINGS IN GUYANA!

While we are at it we might as well make the retirement age in the public service seventy-five. A great many retirees, not just from the army, but from all over are being brought out of retirement to...

National consultation is not a privilege; it is a requirement of democracy

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on National consultation is not a privilege; it is a requirement of democracy

Dear Editor, The act by the government to establish a Ministry of Social Cohesion gives the impression this administration is prepared to advance universal charters, conventions and laws and put...

Shortage of teachers in Leguan

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Shortage of teachers in Leguan

Dear Editor, About a week and a half ago, I raised concerns about the extreme shortage of teachers in Leguan Primary Schools to the Minister of Education, Mr. Rupert Roopnarine. On Monday the 14th...

Chelsea forget domestic woes to see off Maccabi

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chelsea forget domestic woes to see off Maccabi

Arsenal beaten LONDON (Reuters) Chelsea forgot their Premier League woes and got their Champions League campaign off to a flying start with a 4-0 thrashing of Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv in...

Of drugs and money

Sep 17, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Of drugs and money

The lure of money is so great that people would ignore all odds. So great is the pull that people even risk death and many have died. At issue here is cocaine, the drug that has not only destroyed...

Questions raised over qualifications of GPL’s interim boss

Sep 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Questions raised over qualifications of GPL’s interim boss

Almost three weeks after naming Colin Welch as the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), it appears that there may be questions over his qualifications....

Large scale gold mining returns to Guyana

Sep 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Large scale gold mining returns to Guyana

…Canadian company begins production By Desilon Daniels The US$250M Aurora Gold Mine (AGM) officially began production yesterday, marking the return of large scale gold mining in Guyana since...

Murder of block-maker…Captured killer says hit was on credit

Sep 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Murder of block-maker…Captured killer says hit was on credit

Police have captured a 22-year-old man, who has reportedly confessed that he beat Herstelling block-maker Nathan Persaud to death with a hammer. He also confessed that he agreed to collect his $1.7M...

Gold royalties will be reduced

Sep 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gold royalties will be reduced

Govt. to partner with Int’l community to catch smugglers – Pres. Granger In an effort to stamp out all forms of corruption in the mining sector, President David Granger announced that his...

Berbice Bridge tolls stalemate…Make agreement public, pay off private investors – Ramon Gaskin

Sep 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Bridge tolls stalemate…Make agreement public, pay off private investors – Ramon Gaskin

Government should immediately move to release a secret concession agreement that allowed private investors to take control of the US$40M Berbice River Bridge. So says economist, Ramon Gaskin, who...

Dr. Jennifer Westford’s fraud case…Lawyer to apply for matter to be stayed indefinitely

Sep 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Jennifer Westford’s fraud case…Lawyer to apply for matter to be stayed indefinitely

Former Minister of Public Service and Opposition Parliamentarian, Dr Jennifer Westford, made her third court appearance yesterday before Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’...

Dem boys seh…Woman hire killer pun credit

Sep 16, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Woman hire killer pun credit

De situation wid de Berbice Bridge dutty. From de start was nuff secrecy behind it. Bar Rat, Brassy, Babbie and de Bridge people concoct an agreement that if people see it, it would expose dem...

‘Valentino Rossi’ Vieira says he’s back

Sep 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Valentino Rossi’ Vieira says he’s back

…Oozing confidence ahead of the November 15 CMRC After losing ground to his cousin Matthew Vieira over the past few race Meets, reigning Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) champion...

Difficulty doing Business in Guyana…Corruption reduced, overall efficiency improved

Sep 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Difficulty doing Business in Guyana…Corruption reduced, overall efficiency improved

Guyana currently ranks 123 out of 189 countries in the World Bank’s Doing Business Index. This is two points lower than its 2014 ranking. The Coalition government now promises to smash the...

Rose Hall Town ‘South’ wins Rose Hall Town 45th Anniversary basketball

Sep 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rose Hall Town ‘South’ wins Rose Hall Town 45th Anniversary basketball

Rose Hall Town ‘South’ defeated their ‘North’ counterparts to win the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) organised basketball match on Sunday last at the Area ‘H’...

Berbice farmers protest low payments for paddy

Sep 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice farmers protest low payments for paddy

Angry farmers and representatives of the Rice Producers’ Association took to the streets on Monday to protest the unfulfilled promises made to them by the current government during the elections...

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Income tax thresholds

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(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

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(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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