April 2016

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Youth Movement opposes calls to revise Harmon’s powers

Apr 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Youth Movement opposes calls to revise Harmon’s powers

The Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM) is opposed to recent calls for the powers of Minister of State, Joseph Harmon to be revised. The Movement also said that it stands resolute in support of...

‘Quarters’ sought by cops over businessman’s abduction

Apr 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Quarters’ sought by cops over businessman’s abduction

The Guyana Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public in apprehending Winston Sherlock Wade called ‘Quarters’ is wanted for questioning in relation to the abduction of Tarzim Gafoor...

Stabroek Market stall break-in thwarted, suspect shot

Apr 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Stabroek Market stall break-in thwarted, suspect shot

A 28-year-old man caught inside of a stall at the Stabroek Market yesterday morning, sustained a single gunshot wound to his left leg while reportedly trying to attack Constabulary ranks with a...

Traffic cop dies three days after accident

Apr 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Traffic cop dies three days after accident

Kelvin La Fleur, a traffic cop, who was struck down last Monday while trying to assist schoolchildren, to cross the Eccles, East Bank Demerara Public Road, died yesterday. The 25-year-old policeman...

Limit salt intake or risk health issues later – Nutritionist

Apr 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Limit salt intake or risk health issues later – Nutritionist

“Nothing is tasty until it is extremely salty to some people,” said Ms. Norma Howard, a Nutritionist active in the health field for many years. Her disclosure was forthcoming even as she...

MFK murder conspiracy case…Prosecution’s star witness refuses to testify in absence of attorney

Apr 15, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on MFK murder conspiracy case…Prosecution’s star witness refuses to testify in absence of attorney

Lennox ‘Two Colours’ Wayne, the prosecution’s main witness in the trial of Police Sergeant Leon Lindo, who is charged for conspiring to murder businessman Mohamed F. Khan, refused to continue...

THE COMMON ENTRANCE HAS BECOME COMMON

Apr 15, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE COMMON ENTRANCE HAS BECOME COMMON

The students writing the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) have had an additional month this year to prepare for the examinations. The putting back of the examinations by one month is the least...

The AFC’s conduct may be bordering on dishonesty

Apr 15, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The AFC’s conduct may be bordering on dishonesty

Since the election results of 2015, I have locked away my friendship with Khemraj Ramjattan and Nigel Hughes from my association with the Alliance For Change. Both are people I regard as special in...

Clean-up campaign begins around Industrial Site at R/veldt

Apr 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Clean-up campaign begins around Industrial Site at R/veldt

– Town Clerk out to “reclaim City’s land” Several derelict containers and abandoned cars have been lying around at Industrial Site, Ruimveldt for quite some time. The City Council...

Caribbean Leaders invited to “end to AIDS” UN meeting

Apr 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean Leaders invited to “end to AIDS” UN meeting

Invitations have been issued to leaders of the Caribbean to participate in a United Nations High Level meeting on HIV/AIDS in June. This is according to information disseminated by the Caricom...

NGSA layout changes…Candidates’ names being written on papers will lead to subjectivity

Apr 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NGSA layout changes…Candidates’ names being written on papers will lead to subjectivity

– Former Education Minister Former Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has objected to the new layout of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) – more commonly referred to as the Common...

Judge overrules no case submission in Haslington murder trial

Apr 15, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Judge overrules no case submission in Haslington murder trial

Justice Priya Sewnarine–Beharry yesterday overruled a no case submission presented on behalf of accused murderer, Kevin Rankin. Rankin, who is also called “Lil man,” is currently facing a...

Mechanic caught with stolen mattress

Apr 15, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Mechanic caught with stolen mattress

—court hears A man who was allegedly caught red-handed trying to escape with a stolen mattress on his bicycle, was on Wednesday released on $80,000 bail, when he appeared before Magistrate Zamilla...

Minister Keith Scott does not know his legal limits

Apr 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Keith Scott does not know his legal limits

Dear Editor, Comments made by a party representing the management of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) and Minister Keith Scott who has responsibility for Labour, on matters...

What exactly does Mr. Tiwari mean by that statement?

Apr 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on What exactly does Mr. Tiwari mean by that statement?

Dear Editor, Mr. Tiwari was not helpful or clear. He said three things in a letter to Stabroek News,(12/4/2016) namely, ‘…their relationship predated APNU,… his recent private business trip to...

Memories of the outcome of the 1999 strike

Apr 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Memories of the outcome of the 1999 strike

Dear Editor, Separate and distinct from the several benefits awarded by the Dr. Aubrey Armstrong Arbitration Tribunal as a result of the 1999 fifty —seven (57) days strike called by the GPSU and...

Tourism in Guyana has great potential

Apr 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tourism in Guyana has great potential

Dear Editor, It was great to learn that a National Tourism Council has been formed, with the intention of bringing together all aspects of tourism in Guyana. This may not only inspire the Guyanese...

It that the reason to picket a newspaper?

Apr 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on It that the reason to picket a newspaper?

Dear Editor, My career as an illustrator depends upon having a good working understanding of body language when it comes to expressions, human and other animals. Take a second look at Minister of...

Harsh criticism of the Alliance For Change

Apr 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Harsh criticism of the Alliance For Change

Dear Editor, It was at no surprise to see the questionable Harmon affairs unfold on multiple levels for the court of public opinion to make their judgement. This is the same court that APNU/AFC...

Facts for Gail Teixeira to consider

Apr 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Facts for Gail Teixeira to consider

Dear Editor, I was out for a while and only now caught up with Ms Gail Teixeira’s whole page Amerindian love letter SN 3/30/2016. Her defense was admirable, would I love to hear her defending Afro...

Pointed response to Donald Ramotar

Apr 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pointed response to Donald Ramotar

Dear Editor, Stabroek News, Saturday 2016-04-09 carried a letter by Mr. Donald Ramotar which greatly criticized the forensic audits, compared the present governance with the past PNC regime with...

Private ‘Jet trip’ was paid for by Chinese Govt. – President Granger

Apr 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Private ‘Jet trip’ was paid for by Chinese Govt. – President Granger

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, has finally offered his Cabinet colleagues an explanation for a photograph which saw him posing comfortably with officials of Chinese logging company, BaiShanLin....

Harmon to defend actions on BK, BaiShanLin and China trip today

Apr 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon to defend actions on BK, BaiShanLin and China trip today

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, had promised that he would hold a press conference to defend his integrity. He did not honour this undertaking. As a substitute for the conference, it appears that...

Dutch team helping to map city’s flood prone areas

Apr 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Dutch team helping to map city’s flood prone areas

-Govt. gets US$25M CDB loan to boost sea & river defence Government has secured a US$25M loan agreement from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for a project aimed at improving Guyana’s sea...

Nawbatt’s High Commissioner contract signed weeks before 2015 elections

Apr 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Nawbatt’s High Commissioner contract signed weeks before 2015 elections

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not just about to throw in the towel over a $49M lawsuit filed by former High Commissioner to Canada, Harry Narine Nawbatt, who said he was wrongfully dismissed...

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We have entered the dark zone once again

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(Kaieteur News) – The police account of the incident in which shots were fired in Kitty at a vehicle in which was the leader of the opposition, brings back haunting and uncomfortable memories of one of the darkest eras of Guyana. And it specifically brings back memories of the assassinations of...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

King Charles III – post visit reflections

Nov 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The mind can be a funny thing. Mine played a trick on me, did a somersault. Now that King Charles III came and went, it’s confession time. He should come again. Guess who would lead the parade, the welcoming party? Incidentally, there could be a temporary halt to...

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