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Region Ten group to the rescue for the not so fortunate

Sep 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Region Ten group to the rescue for the not so fortunate

Schools all across Guyana reopened yesterday for the new academic school year. In Linden, some parents were still doing last-minute shopping as late as Sunday night. Those were the fortunate ones...

Guyanese law students conduct review of land management legislation

Sep 06, 2016 KNews News 2

Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday received a copy of the preliminary report of a legislative review of the laws that deal with land management. The review was conducted by three Guyanese...

KNews grenade attack…Accused granted$300,000 bail in High Court

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on KNews grenade attack…Accused granted$300,000 bail in High Court

Ahead of the commencement of a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the matter, one of the three men implicated in the June 4, 2016 grenade attack on Kaieteur News, has been granted bail. The PI is...

Indigenous Cultural Extravaganza comes to an end

Sep 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Indigenous Cultural Extravaganza comes to an end

The Indigenous Cultural Extravaganza, Food and Craft Exhibition ended shortly after midnight on Sunday. The well-liked event featured intricate handcraft, indigenous art, food and beverages from...

‘Guyana Day’ celebration brings community together in Schenectady

Sep 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Guyana Day’ celebration brings community together in Schenectady

SCHENECTADY, New York (dailygazette.com) — Hundreds of people made their way to Grout Park on Sunday for a celebration of Guyanese history and culture. It started with dozens of cricket players...

A FLAWED BAIL SYSTEM

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A FLAWED BAIL SYSTEM

In Guyana the question of bail has always been a source of contention. It is assumed in some quarters that bail is not adjudicated fairly across the board by the courts. The reasons for this vary....

6,000 benefitted from industrial training within last three years

Sep 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 6,000 benefitted from industrial training within last three years

Some 6,000 Guyanese have received technical training through Board of Industrial Training (BIT)-sponsored programmes in the last three years, providing expertise, especially for the timber and mining...

$1M bail for bar owner accused of trafficking women

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on $1M bail for bar owner accused of trafficking women

A businessman who is alleged to have trafficked two women – and had them dancing and performing sexual acts with men in exchange for money – was yesterday released on $1M bail after he...

This 63 year old, poor woman needs justice from the police

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This 63 year old, poor woman needs justice from the police

Dear Editor, On the 26th August, 2016 at 20:30 hrs. Ms. Lynette Lalloo age 63 who is a “bottle business woman” who was in the corner of Chapel and Main Street, New Amsterdam, picking up bottles...

Please help us in Pafait Harmony!

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Please help us in Pafait Harmony!

Dear Editor, I live in Phase 1, Parfait Harmony, WBD. Please highlight the following concerns so that some relevant personnel/authority may do something positive: 1. Huge amount of over grown bushes...

Does GAWU intend to solve GuySuCo’s problems through resistance?

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does GAWU intend to solve GuySuCo’s problems through resistance?

Dear Editor, In response to Mr. Seepaul Narine, the General Secretary for the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) letter that was published in the Stabroek News dated Wednesday 31...

Glowing example of a dignified, aged woman

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Glowing example of a dignified, aged woman

Dear Editor, Returning to Guyana and entering my brother’s yard, I saw an old lady, about 100 years old, squatting between a bucket and broom. Without greeting my sister-in-law, I asked why they...

Hamilton Green denies the accusation

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hamilton Green denies the accusation

Dear Editor, K N of Sept 04, 2016 published a letter purportedly written by one Imari Khanisi titled ‘ Hamilton Green did not support import substitution’, before making this ludicrous statement...

Questions on the land GuySuco is selling to raise money

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Questions on the land GuySuco is selling to raise money

Dear Editor, Your article captioned “GuySuCo in US$410M debt, selling 2,000 acres to raise cash –CEO Errol Hanoman” in your September 2 edition is not only mind-boggling, but rather frightening...

The unacceptable excuses of our elected politicians

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, We all expect human beings to have an “off day” from time to time. We all do and make allowances for the occasional miss- spoken words, phrases, utterance. Our words sometimes do...

Securing Governance Systems Within the Guyana Government

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Securing Governance Systems Within the Guyana Government

Dear Editor, It has become a matter of course that individuals’ professionalism and integrity hit low notes in the political arena. This has been demonstrated in other countries, and Guyana is no...

Contradiction of Roxanne Burnham’s low profile

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, In response to the letter titled: “Roxanne Burnham -Van West Charles writes on Lear Goring,” May I offer the following comments. Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham NEVER received a...

Quoting Shakespeare to indict the Coalition Govt.

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Quoting Shakespeare to indict the Coalition Govt.

Dear Editor, As a young child growing up in urban Guyana, I frequently overheard my grandmother referring to some folks as having “constitution like a horse”, an attribute that I concluded in my...

Problems in the governance of Region 6

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Problems in the governance of Region 6

Dear Editor, On Thursday, 1st September there was a tumultuous uproar in the RDC Boardroom during the statutory meeting. The Regional Chairman Mr Dennis Deoroop blew his top vehemently objecting to...

Where is the voice of Clive Thomas and the WPA?

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where is the voice of Clive Thomas and the WPA?

Dear Editor, Clive Thomas’ statement that Guysuco is selling land because it is cash strapped is disappointing. No business, organisation or its management worth its salt, or in this case its...

Do not treat pensioners’ like this!

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Do not treat pensioners’ like this!

Dear Editor, The introduction of the two speedboats at the Berbice River after the officials of the Berbice Harbor Bridge refused to reduce the tolls for vehicles was a great relief to the commuters....

Another spineless act of cowardice from Mr. Freddie Kissoon

Sep 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Another spineless act of cowardice from Mr. Freddie Kissoon

DEAR EDITOR, I, Mikel Puran, 17 years of age, am the son of the late Attorney-at-Law Vic Puran. My attention was first drawn to an article written by Mr. Freddie Kissoon in the Kaieteur Newspaper...

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…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- There’s a peculiar phenomenon in Guyana, a sort of cyclical ritual, where members of... more