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Probe into Roraima Airways airport incident finds safety breaches

Jun 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Probe into Roraima Airways airport incident finds safety breaches

Authorities investigating injuries to an engineer at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport over a week ago have determined that safety standards were breached. According to a report released by...

The death penalty once done cannot be reversed

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The death penalty once done cannot be reversed

Dear Editor; In societies all over the world when the murder rate is deemed uncomfortably high citizens’ engage in fierce discourse on the merits and demerits of the death penalty, Guyana has been...

Flight controversy… Airport security deny entry to questionable characters

Jun 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Flight controversy… Airport security deny entry to questionable characters

One day after the questionable departure of two Oxford Aviation (OA) aircraft from the Eugene F. Correia International Airport at Ogle on Saturday last, two individuals’ attempt to gain access into...

Seepersaud wins Clear Waters pools competition

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Seepersaud wins Clear Waters pools competition

Leon Seepersaud withstood a highly competitive field of 33 players to win the Clear Waters Pool competition which was contested recently at Hot Shots Sports Bar Eccles, East Bank Demerara. In an...

Jagdeo was the first President to visit City Hall

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo was the first President to visit City Hall

Dear Editor; It seems difficult if not impossible for some of the imperceptive and deceitful leaders at City Hall, to practice the virtue of honesty even if for just one day. The most recent example...

Graham’s Hall overcome St. Ambrose

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Graham’s Hall overcome St. Ambrose

Graham’s Hall defeated St. Ambrose by eight wickets when the National Sports Commission 50 shades of games primary schools Windball competition continued recently in Georgetown. Batting first in...

President Granger must answer this question

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Granger must answer this question

Dear Editor; The United Republican Party (URP) would like to ask the Granger administration if they can tell the Guyanese people what is the contracted percentage that Guyana will derive from the oil...

GTU and Education Ministry’s relationship wanting – GTU President

Jun 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GTU and Education Ministry’s relationship wanting – GTU President

The relationship between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education has not been ideal, and based on recent development it is likely to become especially strained. In fact, GTU...

We needs to treat senior citizens better

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on We needs to treat senior citizens better

Dear Editor; Our senior citizens are much more deserving of respect than is currently meted out to them both in the public and in the private sectors This is particularly evident at banks and post...

Letter to the Sports Editor … Mr. Claude Raphael needs to stop peddling false information in the public domain

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor … Mr. Claude Raphael needs to stop peddling false information in the public domain

Dear Sports Editor, The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) continues to execute its mandate regarding the administration of cricket in Guyana in accordance with the Guyana Cricket Administration Act despite...

EU lauds Govt’s effort in improving public finance management

Jun 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on EU lauds Govt’s effort in improving public finance management

Before handing over $2.261B to the Government of Guyana to boost the country’s sea and river defences, on Monday last at the Marriott Hotel, the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. Jernej...

A poem for Walter Rodney

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on A poem for Walter Rodney

Dear Editor; They want we to focus on race, But they don’t want we to focus on class. They kill Dr. Walter Rodney because he tell we, “Class is the issue”. I gon do as Rodney say, And focus on...

Guyanese among 600 migrants rescued by US Coast Guard

Jun 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese among 600 migrants rescued by US Coast Guard

WILMINGTON, North Carolina (wect.com) -The Coast Guard Cutter ‘Diligence’ returned to Wilmington last week following a 53-day patrol. During the patrol, the Diligence spent 32 days in the Florida...

Foreign ministry to host Tapeball Cricket on July 3

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Foreign ministry to host Tapeball Cricket on July 3

The Foreign Ministry Sports Promotions will be hosting a Tapeball Cricket competition on Sunday at the National Cultural Centre tarmac starting from 09:00hrs. The competition is being organised to...

Crab dance brings mud at the City Hall

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor; It was quite hilarious but yet still infuriating to learn through the press of a discomfort the Georgetown Mayor and Town Clerk have as it relates to persons discussing with their...

The UK envoy’s assessment of City Hall

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The UK envoy’s assessment of City Hall

Dear Editor; The British High Commissioner to Guyana was spot on in his assessment and opinion with regard to the lack of transparency and arrogance at City Hall particularly as it related the...

Oil spill emergency plans being formulated

Jun 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Oil spill emergency plans being formulated

Guyana will soon have a coordinated Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) regarding oil spills. The SOP is being prepared through a multi-stakeholder workshop currently underway. The workshop is being...

David Dabydeen replies to Minister Greenidge

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on David Dabydeen replies to Minister Greenidge

Dear Editor; Minister Carl Greenidge may have been inadequately briefed when he made inaccurate statements about me in Kaieteur News( June 26th 2016 : ” Those Ambassadorial...

Contractor cries foul about tender nepotism

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor; Please permit me space in your newspaper to vent my anger and frustration with the current situation in Guyana as it relates to the award of contracts. The company that I work for and...

CH&PA to host weekly lottery for Home Improvement subsidies

Jun 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CH&PA to host weekly lottery for Home Improvement subsidies

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) will conduct weekly lotteries to select beneficiaries of its’ ‘Home Improvement Subsidies’. This promotion is expected to cost the agency...

Contract to build N/A nurses’ hostel among several attracting competitive bids

Jun 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Contract to build N/A nurses’ hostel among several attracting competitive bids

The opening of bids at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday attracted highly competitive bidding. This was especially evident with regard to a contract for the...

3-day closure for works on Carifesta Ave., Railway Embankment

Jun 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 3-day closure for works on Carifesta Ave., Railway Embankment

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure yesterday announced that Carifesta Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic from today, June 29, 2016 to Friday, July 1, 2016. This closure will be to...

Guyana aims to submit EITI membership application in Nov.

Jun 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana aims to submit EITI membership application in Nov.

The Ministry of Natural Resources aims to submit its application for membership to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in November. Ana Maria Rodriguez, a consultant from the...

Sam Hinds on the fuel license cancellation

Jun 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sam Hinds on the fuel license cancellation

Dear Editor; A Government can end a licence for good cause and according to set procedures which seek to assure fair play. In this regard, the Government needs to state its position on the article in...

Consultations on copyright legislation underway

Jun 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Consultations on copyright legislation underway

Consultations on copyright legislation have commenced with both government and private sector stakeholders. This is to provide a better environment for people in the creative arts industries,...

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