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PPP executive says Cheddi Jagan was the Independence architect

May 23, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP executive says Cheddi Jagan was the Independence architect

Dear Editor; Guyana has come a long way since the attainment of political independence fifty years ago. Our political and constitutional landscape has undergone fundamental changes from colonialism...

Guyana has badly deteriorated in the moral sphere

May 23, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has badly deteriorated in the moral sphere

Dear Editor; Our society has suddenly become a place where curse words or ‘’cuss words’’ are the order of the day, and it seems as if we have no law to incriminate those using them from day...

Independence flashback with Burnham

May 23, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Independence flashback with Burnham

Dear Editor; A Canada-West Indies conference was held in the month of July 1966 at the Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa, Ontario. After two days of deliberations, a special black-tie dinner was...

The political parties are Guyana’s real problem

May 23, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The political parties are Guyana’s real problem

Dear Editor; Guyana, the city of El Dorado, the land of many waters, 83,000 square miles of moderate tropics ,747 thousand people – East Indians, Africans, Chinese, Europeans, Amerindians and...

President Jagdeo jeapordized retirees’ future

May 23, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Jagdeo jeapordized retirees’ future

Dear Editor; We need constitutional reform to place limits on the powers of the President. The NIS is a pension fund for the nation’s retirees, and only the Board of Directors has the power to...

Too big for Guyana

May 23, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Too big for Guyana

The scale of the duty free concessions granted to a foreign-owned company, and which was reported on in yesterday’s edition of this newspaper, would tend to suggest that the Chinese firm’s plans...

IDB is in violation of the rights of Amerindians

May 23, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on IDB is in violation of the rights of Amerindians

Dear Editor; Over the past two decades the government, both past and present, has been taking active steps to recognize and preserve the rights of indigenous peoples in Guyana. The...

Air Services Ltd versus Correia Companies

May 23, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Air Services Ltd versus Correia Companies

Dear Editor; I refer to a letter published in Stabroek News on Wednesday May 18, 2016 headed, “Correia’s Companies not Air Services and Roraima Airways invested the money required under the...

Cricket is the most successful game Guyana produced

May 23, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cricket is the most successful game Guyana produced

Dear Editor; What are we going to celebrate in sports? Are we going to recognise that cricket is the most successful game in which Guyanese have participated and led not only in our country but in...

I support the City Council efforts but not its methods

May 23, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I support the City Council efforts but not its methods

Dear Editor; I write with concern at the utter disregard for the wellbeing of our vendors who have been offering a service to the public at large. The removal of vendors from Stabroek Square is long...

GUYANA AFTER 50 YEARS

May 23, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on GUYANA AFTER 50 YEARS

On May 26, 2016, Guyana celebrates its 50th Independence Anniversary, but not in the best of shape economically than it was five decades ago. Despite the various political, economic and social...

BaiShanLin enjoys duty free galore

May 22, 2016 KNews News 2

Official documents, including agreements signed by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government, have come to light. It is revealing how...

NIS interference by previous gov’t…Take Jagdeo’s story with a pinch of salt- Goolsarran

May 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NIS interference by previous gov’t…Take Jagdeo’s story with a pinch of salt- Goolsarran

With pronouncements by former President Bharrat Jagdeo that his Cabinet had no input in the direction in which the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) invested its money, except for the Berbice Bridge...

GRA never sought over $1B in owed taxes from NFMU

May 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GRA never sought over $1B in owed taxes from NFMU

Another case of gross violation of Guyana’s financial laws has been identified by forensic auditors as they combed through the accounts of the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU). Auditors...

Forensic audit finds…Former administration used GMC fertilizer account as slush fund

May 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Forensic audit finds…Former administration used GMC fertilizer account as slush fund

A forensic audit conducted into the operations at the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) from January 2012 to May 2015 has revealed troubling findings, including the fact that millions of dollars in...

Jagdeo stash away 13 billion

May 22, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo stash away 13 billion

All over de world does build massive buildings with hundreds of stories. The Japanese people skyscraper don’t have a 13th floor. All their buildings jump from 12 to 14 floor. De reason is that dem...

Always thinking about our health…Dr. Shamdeo Persaud is a ‘Special Person”

May 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Always thinking about our health…Dr. Shamdeo Persaud is a ‘Special Person”

“I really like to help people, regardless of who they are…I would do everything possible to ensure that people have a life that they can enjoy.I am always conscious that there is someone in need...

WIFBSC Short Range Team Championship …Guyana storm back to retain title; Braithwaite takes Wogart Trophy as Top Individual

May 22, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on WIFBSC Short Range Team Championship …Guyana storm back to retain title; Braithwaite takes Wogart Trophy as Top Individual

By Franklin Wilson In Antigua with the compliments of Crown Mining Supply, Fitness Express, Safeway Security Service and Industrial Safety Supply Following a not so hot start to the West Indies...