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Stakeholders claim no proper consultations on Toll Booth by-laws

Jul 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Stakeholders claim no proper consultations on Toll Booth by-laws

By Jacquey Bourne During a heated consultation held recently at the Egbert Benjamin Exhibition and Conference Centre, Linden Mayor Carwyn Holland made it clear that with the opening of the toll booth...

‘Thief’ shot during botched robbery

Jul 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Thief’ shot during botched robbery

A man was shot yesterday afternoon in Alexander Village, reportedly while attempting to rob a businessman. This publication understands that the man told police that he was on his way to a shop in...

Not a vote of no-confidence

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Not a vote of no-confidence

A proposal has been floated for the establishment of a Ministry of Planning and Development. This proposal will be seen within the government as an indirect vote of no-confidence in the present...

The “Donald Trump factor” in the exodus of young Guyanese

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

Ask any high school kid why Donald Trump is the most controversial person making the news around the world, and he/she will tell you that it is because of who he essentially is. Ask any school kid...

CARICOM should combine talks on correspondent banking with remittances

Jul 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM should combine talks on correspondent banking with remittances

– ACP-EU official The issue of de-risking has become topical within the Caribbean region. However, although it can be addressed in a vacuum, it is the view of Jermaine Grant, an official attached...

Guyana caught between a rock and a hard place on death penalty

Jul 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana caught between a rock and a hard place on death penalty

It appears as though Guyana has been caught between a rock and a hard place in relation to the issue of the death penalty. With the call from the European Union (EU) to have Guyana abolish the death...

Administrative leave recommended for GPHC Matron

Jul 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Administrative leave recommended for GPHC Matron

– move linked to reports of insubordination, staffers’ complaints A recommendation has been made for the Director of Nursing Services (Matron) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation...

Industry house gutted in early morning blaze

Jul 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Industry house gutted in early morning blaze

A fire of unknown origin yesterday morning gutted a two-storey building at Industry, Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara. Seven persons, including three children are homeless as a result. Bartley...

Man threatens to kill wife with gun – court told

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man threatens to kill wife with gun – court told

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday released a man on bail and placed him on a bond after it was alleged that he threatened to kill his wife with a gun. The man, James McKenzie of Public Road,...

Two remanded after separate ganja busts

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Two remanded after separate ganja busts

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after denying separate drug trafficking charges, when they appeared yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. It is alleged that on July 18, at...

Duo in court over cutlass robbery, stealing cash

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Duo in court over cutlass robbery, stealing cash

A bicycle mechanic was remanded to prison after being charged with the offence of robbery under-arms, when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts....

Berbice stepfather remanded for rape of minor

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Berbice stepfather remanded for rape of minor

An East Bank Berbice man who is accused of raping his stepdaughter has been charged with the offence and remanded to jail. The 50-year-old Edinburgh, East Bank Berbice resident appeared yesterday...

In support of the death penalty

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on In support of the death penalty

Dear Editor, I beg to disagree with the learned ambassadors from the UN on abolition of the death penalty. The vast majority if not all countries in the world have the death penalty. It is carried...

I doubt that Guyana has become an upper middle class country

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I doubt that Guyana has become an upper middle class country

Dear Editor, It was with utter amazement that I read the front page heading, that Guyana is now rated upper middle class by the World Bank. KN July 20, 2016 As I “dove” (now a valid scrabble...

Rename the bridge after my father

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rename the bridge after my father

Dear Editor, My interest peaked recently with Phillip Allsopp’s letter to the Editor. It was published on July 4, 2016. It dealt with the renaming of the Denham Bridge and who authorised the name...

Suggestions for naming the Providence stadium

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Suggestions for naming the Providence stadium

Dear Editor, The ongoing responses by Regional crowds to the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has once again, if there was any doubt, unequivocally demonstrated the passion West Indians have for...

City Hall must stop political grandstanding

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Hall must stop political grandstanding

Dear Editor, There seems to be certain levity in the affairs of City Hall. I feel that the city administration needs to concentrate on matters that are important to its stakeholders. The days for...

Children’s lives in dormitories everywhere matter

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Children’s lives in dormitories everywhere matter

Dear Editor, The deaths of the two boys in the recent fire at the Drop-in Centre on Hadfield Street raise the question of the duty of the Security Guards (male , female or single parent) to be alert...

Fowl litter at Bourda Market is unacceptable

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fowl litter at Bourda Market is unacceptable

Dear Editor, I would like to commend Mrs. Lutchmin Khan for her piece in the Kaieteur news on Saturday July 16, 2016 on the stink matter and awful scent at the chick section of the Bourda Market....

Copyright and cultural development

Dear Editor, Copyright legislation and implementation is a pre-requisite for cultural development. I am simply not impressed with the responses given to Ms Kiana Wilburg in her interview with Mr....

Mistreatment of students at the Guyana School of Agriculture

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mistreatment of students at the Guyana School of Agriculture

Dear Editor, I must first commend Mr. Paul John on his very informative letter dated July 15, 2016 but I would like to point out that Mr. John, even though he mentioned about the Guyana School of...

Complaint of insensitive attitude towards a grieving mother

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Complaint of insensitive attitude towards a grieving mother

Dear Editor, Guyana has some sick people in privileged positions. These people make you fight for everything that belongs to you. My friend, Carl just lost her son in a very tragic accident on the...

Unpleasant treatment at two city banks

Jul 22, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, My visits to the banks in Guyana were very frustrating experiences. Last week I visited two banks on Water Street. First it was the GBTI bank. I reached there about noon. There were only...

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The oil industry is a casino of cash, power and corruption

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- According to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in her book, Blowout: “The oil and gas industry... more