July 2016

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The Town Clerk defends City Hall’s performance

Jul 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Town Clerk defends City Hall’s performance

Dear Editor; It is a highly contended fact that for years Guyana has had innumerable economic and social challenges which have had resounding impacts on the lives of its citizens. While Guyana is not...

WE MUST BE PRAGMATIC ABOUT PRACTICAL PROBLEMS

Jul 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on WE MUST BE PRAGMATIC ABOUT PRACTICAL PROBLEMS

Dear Editor; I wish to thank Mr D. Ramsunai for his comments on my earlier letter regarding compensation to Chairmen and Directors for their services on State Boards. It is indeed interesting to note...

This little boy was a hero

Jul 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This little boy was a hero

Dear Editor, The six-year-old who died in the fire trying to save his brother’s life was a hero. We know that he was from Georgetown. We don’t know what moved him to go back into a burning...

Increase in revenues, reduction in VAT need explanation

Jul 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Increase in revenues, reduction in VAT need explanation

Dear Editor; Recently, the Minister of Finance announced that the Central Government saw an increase in revenues at the end of April, 2016. This increase was for the period January to April as...

Granger should resuscitate Guyana’s African links

Jul 18, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor; Just last week, Guyana participated in an “oil and gas mentorship programme” in Kampala, Uganda. Guyana which recently discovered a mega oil and gas field off its coast, is...

The AFC needs to defends its people in Region 5

Jul 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The AFC needs to defends its people in Region 5

Dear Editor; Please permit me a space in your newspaper letter column to share my views on what has been happening over the past months on the PPP TV Program showing on LRTVS Ch.10 in Berbice, called...

Will the “fry fish” vendor pay the container tax too?

Jul 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will the “fry fish” vendor pay the container tax too?

Dear Editor; Here goes the Georgetown City Council again! Another tax, another levy, another burdensome fee placed on the backs of the citizenry of Georgetown. This time it is the $25,000.00...

The role of sports in the development of a nation

Jul 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The role of sports in the development of a nation

Dear Editor; In the years preceding 1966, more sports and cultural activities were held regularly in the Africa Guyanese villages. In the communities of Paradise /Bachelors Adventure there were...

Guyanese are disappointed with the Coalition Govt.

Jul 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese are disappointed with the Coalition Govt.

Dear Editor; When the United Republican Party (URP) campaigned during the last General and Regional elections, one of our mantras was that Guyana needs a change, not an exchange. By now, after just...

Mr. Lucas needs to know he is a non-executive Chairman

Jul 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Lucas needs to know he is a non-executive Chairman

Dear Editor; The Non-executive Chairman of a Board of Directors does not occupy an executive management position in a company. The Non-executive Chairman operates independently from the company,...

INTERVENTION NEEDED AT GRA

Jul 18, 2016 KNews Editorial 1

It appears that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is in the news for all the wrong reasons. First, it was about the shake-up and the public firings of three senior officials by its Chairman who...

President Granger has to know what moral obligation is

Jul 18, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 2

President Granger, in my opinion has got tangled up in serious moral and intellectual dilemmas that if he does not extricate himself in the immediate future he can damage his nationally admired...

PPP only accounts for US$15M out of US$400M PetroCaribe funds – GEA annual report shows

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PPP only accounts for US$15M out of US$400M PetroCaribe funds – GEA annual report shows

Guyanese companies and entities began importing fuel from Venezuela, with Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) as an agent of purchase, under the lucrative PetroCaribe agreement back in 2007. It was agreed...

Cops detain stepfather in alleged rape of three children

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News 1

Police in ‘B’ Division have detained the 40-year-old stepfather of the three sisters, aged 10, seven and four, who were allegedly sexually assaulted and then put out of their home. The man was...

Interdicted soldier among two apprehended for La Jalousie robbery

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Interdicted soldier among two apprehended for La Jalousie robbery

An interdicted soldier was among two persons arrested yesterday, approximately one hour after four gunmen stormed a mini mart at Lot 26 La Jalousie, West Coast Demerara (WCD) and escaped with an...

No more Old Age Pension for overseas-based Guyanese

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on No more Old Age Pension for overseas-based Guyanese

PPP/C turned a blind eye to specifics in Old Age Pension Act – Nandlall Even as the Ministry of Social Protection continues to take step towards curbing the incidence of fraud and illegality...

Dem boys seh…De evening of yuh life is determined by the morning of it

Jul 17, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De evening of yuh life is determined by the morning of it

A man tell dem boys de other day that a Fuss Standard teacha show him the results of a creative writing project that she class did. She asked the kids to complete a series of sentences that start...

Dedicated Cardiologist, Dr. Mahendra Carpen, is a ‘Special Person’

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Dedicated Cardiologist, Dr. Mahendra Carpen, is a ‘Special Person’

“To be home helping my fellow Guyanese, it’s a special reward in itself. It can’t really be measured in monetary terms, and that in itself makes a lot of it worthwhile.” By...

PPP Councillors should not support parking meters – Jagdeo

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PPP Councillors should not support parking meters – Jagdeo

…container tax, increased property tax will create hardships Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has expressed dismay about the measures the Georgetown Mayor and City Council wish to implement,...

Murder accused in Perry Mars Case rushed to GPHC

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Murder accused in Perry Mars Case rushed to GPHC

A female suspect in the murder of 75-year-old Pairadeau Mars, called ‘Perry’ reportedly started vomiting blood yesterday and was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporated (GPHC) for...

Guyana finishes among top five in International Deaf Pageant

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana finishes among top five in International Deaf Pageant

Guyana has long been recognised as a country with an incredible knack for pageantry. And some delegates who have participated in pageants at an international level over the years have even helped to...

Alesie introduces new technology to rice industry

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Alesie introduces new technology to rice industry

expected to boost rice milling yields The way rice milling is done in Guyana has received a boost, with a color sorter machine being introduced by rice millers Alesie Group of Companies. The...

“We are proud of you” – Minister Ally tells Region Nine top NGSA students

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on “We are proud of you” – Minister Ally tells Region Nine top NGSA students

Social Cohesion Minister, Amna Ally, said yesterday, how proud government is with the strides that are being made by young people. “This government recognises the impact the young people are...

Two-week Math camp begins tomorrow at QC

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Two-week Math camp begins tomorrow at QC

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Queen’s College of Guyana Alumni Association (NY), Inc. (“QCAANY”) will host its inaugural ‘Math Institute Summer Camp’ at Queen’s College from...

Cartoons Sun. July 17th, 2016

Jul 17, 2016 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoons Sun. July 17th, 2016

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(Cricinfo) – Shadman Islam finished the first day of the Dhaka Test against West Indies tantalisingly unbeaten on 99 after bad light interrupted the final session. When stumps were finally...

Time for a reset of economic strategy

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(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s economic gurus would do well to put aside, if only for a moment, their celebratory charts, their impressive growth statistics, the glossy Article IV IMF reports and their seemingly inexhaustible supply of reasons why everything is proceeding according to plan, and...

Are We All Ukrainians?

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

India’s cockroaches, Guyana’s parasites

Oct 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Police out in force. Tens of thousands in India. Is there a war? Indeed, there is. The Modi government apparently has scant tolerance for students, young unemployed and, of course, Muslims. Hence, that ready army of cops with sticks, and demonstrators ready to go to...

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