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SLIPPAGE IN THE ECONOMY IS TROUBLING

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on SLIPPAGE IN THE ECONOMY IS TROUBLING

There is more bad news on the horizon for Guyana. Apart from the salary increase that created a fuss among the people, the country is faced with several other issues that need the immediate attention...

Miner on the run after beating reputed wife to death

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Miner on the run after beating reputed wife to death

Police detectives are investigating an alleged triangular love affair which turned sour and resulted in the death of a 28-year-old mother of five at Port Kaituma, Region One. The killer remains on...

National Advisory Committee among measures needed for FATF compliance – PPP

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on National Advisory Committee among measures needed for FATF compliance – PPP

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has called on the government to come clean on Guyana’s actual status with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), noting that Guyana is still very much...

Paying for quality politicians has campaign headaches

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Paying for quality politicians has campaign headaches

Every governmental spokesperson that defended the substantial increase to the Senior Ministers and Vice-Presidents (why does a small economy like Guyana need four Vice-Presidents; the PPP regime...

Stabroek Market car park to revert to City control

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Stabroek Market car park to revert to City control

The Stabroek Market car park will be under the control of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) after more than seven years of government management. Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase-Green said that the...

GAWU throws down gauntlet…Demands GuySuCo resume wages talks by weekend

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GAWU throws down gauntlet…Demands GuySuCo resume wages talks by weekend

…says other public sector workers got salary increase in 2015 Budget The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) has called off its countrywide strike but has since demanded that...

Small miner alleges bullyism by claim holder

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Small miner alleges bullyism by claim holder

A small scale miner is up in arms over what he described as bullyism by a claim holder who he believes is receiving the backings of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission. Mickalow Pompey, 45, is...

Taxi driver disappears without a trace

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver disappears without a trace

—mother believes last passenger could help solve case A 33-year-old East Bank Essequibo man has reportedly disappeared without a trace leaving his mother fearful that something sinister has...

Post mortem confirms death by poison

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Post mortem confirms death by poison

A Post Mortem examination done on the body of human rights and LGBT activist, Zenita Nicholson, has revealed that the woman died of ingestion of pesticides. The examination was done yesterday at the...

InselAir to work with Govt. to reduce illegal entries

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on InselAir to work with Govt. to reduce illegal entries

A meeting yesterday between Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, and representatives from InselAir and Roraima Airways, saw the parties not only discussing Guyana’s air carrier regulations but...

2014 Auditor General Report …Over $100M remains unaccounted for on certain eco-tourism projects

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 2014 Auditor General Report …Over $100M remains unaccounted for on certain eco-tourism projects

Guyana’s Audit Office and even the former Ministry of Amerindian Affairs (renamed the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs) are yet to see a single piece of evidence to support the proper...

GTU supports discarding parts of Grade Six Assessment

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GTU supports discarding parts of Grade Six Assessment

President of the Guyana Teachers Union, Mark Lyte, recently expressed his support for the Government’s plans to discard parts of the National Grade Six Assessment. Lyte said that the union is in...

Police recover engineer’s stolen car at Plaisance

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police recover engineer’s stolen car at Plaisance

An Aircraft Engineer has the police to thank for the timely return of his Toyota Allion car, three hours after it was stolen outside a Kitty business place yesterday. The car was recovered intact at...

Minister Norton addresses HIV in Guyana jails at Geneva meeting

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Norton addresses HIV in Guyana jails at Geneva meeting

Guyana has been doing well in HIV prevention and treatment in some regards, but the Government is conscious of the fact that there is still a lot more work to be done in the prisons and other closed...

Two arrested for digging up Gov’t reserves at Farm

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Two arrested for digging up Gov’t reserves at Farm

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday apprehended two persons in the Farm community, East Bank Demerara, for illegally excavating Government reserves. Minister within the...

2011 drug store owner’s murder…. Jury to deliberate today

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on 2011 drug store owner’s murder…. Jury to deliberate today

Justice Navindra Singh is expected to sum up the evidence in the trial of Orvin Roberts, who is indicted for the murder of 84-year -old drug store owner, Harold Rachpaul. Following the summing up of...

Essequibians upset with Jagdeo’s attack on Govt

Oct 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibians upset with Jagdeo’s attack on Govt

Supporters of the coalition government have registered their disgust at Bharrat Jadgeo, former President and currently Opposition Leader. They say that he has upset them with the manner in which he...

Becareful lighting fires to burn bushes in this hot season

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Becareful lighting fires to burn bushes in this hot season

Dear Editor We are presently experience an extremely hot season and many people are taking this opportunity to burn bushes around the areas. Even to farmers are clearing areas and burning, and in...

Mr. Kissoon’s complaints about the GRA are exaggerated

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Kissoon’s complaints about the GRA are exaggerated

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) views the concerns expressed by Mr. Freddie Kissoon in his October 26 newspaper column about long queues and lengthy procedures to obtain a licence and...

Guyana Defence Force does not cater for part-timers who want military training

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana Defence Force does not cater for part-timers who want military training

Dear Editor, I wish to complement our Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defense Force, Brigadier Mark Phillips, for effectively conducting these military manoeuvres, which are enormous positive...

Where are the Indian-Guyanese intellectuals?

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where are the Indian-Guyanese intellectuals?

Dear Editor, A letter writer raised a question in reference to the recent controversy regarding Diwali celebrations in Guyana by asking “Where are the Indian intellectuals?” In short, why are...

Ramotar cannot read political tea leaves

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ramotar cannot read political tea leaves

Dear Editor, I wish to enjoin the interchange between EU Ambassador to Guyana, Jernej Videtic, and former Guyana President Donald Ramotar, who clearly does not know how to read political tea...

Our system didn’t fail Zenita Nicholson as much as she failed herself

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our system didn’t fail Zenita Nicholson as much as she failed herself

Dear Editor, I’m penning this letter in response to a letter that was published captioned “Our system failed Zenita Nicholson”(KN 20/10). Firstly, my condolences to her children and the...

The Chinese may be batting for Guyana

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Chinese may be batting for Guyana

Dear Editor, I have read the news item about the ‘territorial waters’ controversy with Venezuela. I agree that we should all be, in the language of the late Margaret Thatcher, “batting for...

European Union stresses the importance of addressing Climate Change

Oct 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on European Union stresses the importance of addressing Climate Change

Dear Editor, I was pleased to see that your editorial of 27 October (The effects of climate change on Guyana) noted the importance of the issue of Climate Change for us all, and that it is an issue...

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