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‘Boyo’ Ramlall murder PI adjourned

Sep 01, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Boyo’ Ramlall murder PI adjourned

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of Ganesh Ramlall, former owner of the Regent Multiplex Mall, Georgetown which was scheduled to continue yesterday in the Leonora Magistrate’s Court,...

Body found floating in Puruni River

Sep 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Body found floating in Puruni River

The decomposed body of an unidentified man was fished out of the Puruni River, Region Seven, on Tuesday night, after it was discovered floating in the water earlier in the day. Kaieteur News...

Bid Protest Committee yet to begin work after almost two months

Sep 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bid Protest Committee yet to begin work after almost two months

It has been a month and some weeks since Minister of State Joseph Harmon, on July 17 at a post-cabinet briefing, announced the official establishment of the Bid Protest Committee (BPC) which would...

SARU AND ITS THEORETICAL FIGMENT

Sep 01, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SARU AND ITS THEORETICAL FIGMENT

There is mass confusion within the State Asset Recovery Unit (SARU). This is the only explanation that one can offer in response the trite contention that the laws to be passed, either soon or later,...

Now Burnham’s daughter Roxanne joins the chorus

Sep 01, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Now Burnham’s daughter Roxanne joins the chorus

Anyone who went through a philosophy book would tell you that humans are so complex, mysterious, self-driven, self-preserving, deceitful and incapable of selfless love that prediction of their...

Dutch team to present drainage model in a few days

Sep 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Dutch team to present drainage model in a few days

-workshops with key stakeholders to follow The Dutch Risk Reduction (DRR) Team which began its assessment of Guyana’s drainage system last July, is set to make its final presentation in a few days....

Four years for ‘notorious bandit’ who robbed gas station owner

Sep 01, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Four years for ‘notorious bandit’ who robbed gas station owner

The police will have some time to breathe after a man who was described as a notorious bandit was sent to jail. Rawle Victor called ‘Ralo’, 32, of Sheet Anchor Village and Percy Smith Street No 2...

Hassling travelers heading for the airport is bad for tourism

Sep 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hassling travelers heading for the airport is bad for tourism

Dear Editor, It is with utter dismay that I pen this letter about the harassment of drivers by traffic ranks heading to the Timehri Airport although there are many calls from the Traffic Chief and...

Comment of Roxanne Burnham’s letter

Sep 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Comment of Roxanne Burnham’s letter

Dear Editor, The letter by Roxanne Burnham Van West Charles was unexpected. Having written it, the contents were as expected. The letter was a defence of her husband’s shenanigans, juxtaposed with...

Car-wash businesses causing discomfort

Sep 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Car-wash businesses causing discomfort

Dear Editor, Recently, a number of car washes are springing up in residential areas. Some of them operate at a high level of noise, causing neighbours to be uncomfortable in their homes. You have to...

I believe Dr. Rupert Roopnarine’s silence is despicable

Sep 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I believe Dr. Rupert Roopnarine’s silence is despicable

Dear Editor, When I wrote my letter a few days ago expressing disapproval with the government’s final offer to the GPSU for wages and salaries increases for public servants for 2016, which was...

Has ultra-modern technology made us any more mannerly?

Sep 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Has ultra-modern technology made us any more mannerly?

Dear Editor, There exists a rather pervasive irritating situation that often riles one up to boiling point – really gets one prickled. I’m speaking about the uncouth dumb manner of some grown...

PPP and PNC are the cause of Guyana’s failures

Sep 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP and PNC are the cause of Guyana’s failures

Dear Editor, Your editorial and Freddie’s column reflect your sense of hopelessness with this nightmare that is Guyana. The question is what should we do? We have to forthwith ban the PNC and the...

Thinking beyond the box

Sep 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Thinking beyond the box

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me to share some thoughts that has helped me to reassert and recalibrate the way I think over the issues and vicissitudes of life right here on the face of the earth....

Brush cutter operators will blind people one of these days

Sep 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Brush cutter operators will blind people one of these days

Dear Editor, On Sunday August 28, 2016 at around 2:00 PM, my mom and sister were caught in a most unpleasant and dumbfounding predicament. My sister was at the wheel, heading to Sheriff Street...

Why is India such a poor Olympics performer?

Sep 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why is India such a poor Olympics performer?

Dear Editor, One athlete from the US has won more medals than an entire country with 1.25 billion people! A paltry bronze medal for Sakshi Malikon August 17, 2016, during the wrestling event of the...