September 2016

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Commonwealth Judges and Magistrates conference opens on Monday

Sep 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Commonwealth Judges and Magistrates conference opens on Monday

The Commonwealth Judges and Magistrates’ Association, a London-based organisation, in collaboration with the Supreme Court of Guyana, will host a conference at the Marriott Hotel in Georgetown from...

The WPA: A kind of dismissive analysis

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The WPA: A kind of dismissive analysis

There have been reactions from Dr. David Hinds and Tacuma Ogunseye on my recent reflections of the WPA over the past three weeks. David wrote; “My friend, Freddie Kissoon, and I have, over the last...

Mexico is 206 years old

Sep 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mexico is 206 years old

Shared interests have strengthened ties between Guyana and Mexico – President Granger Guyana and Mexico may differ significantly in population and size, but President David Granger said that it...

Family bids farewell to schoolgirl killed in Canal accident

Sep 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Family bids farewell to schoolgirl killed in Canal accident

Relatives and friends of 11-year-old Hema Singh, who died two weeks after being involved in an accident at Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara (WBD), said their final goodbyes on Thursday as she was...

ARE WE CONDEMNING GUYANA TO AN EMPTY RICE POT?

Sep 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ARE WE CONDEMNING GUYANA TO AN EMPTY RICE POT?

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS… By: Sase Singh Introduction Every time I pick up my pen, it is because I feel a sense of commitment to a certain social group – the poor and the working...

Man who dies on flight was returning for daughter’s birthday

Sep 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man who dies on flight was returning for daughter’s birthday

Joseph Glasgow, who died while on a Caribbean Airline flight to Guyana on Wednesday, was returning home to celebrate his daughter’s birthday. His wife, June Glasgow, said that she was on her way to...

Venezuelans sisters fined for illegal entry

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Venezuelans sisters fined for illegal entry

Two remorseful Venezuelan nationals were yesterday fine $20,000 each by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for entering Guyana illegally. It is alleged that on July 23, last, the Venezuelan nationals, at...

Drug dealer gets second four-year jail term

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Drug dealer gets second four-year jail term

Sheldon Simon, the man who was nabbed on Wednesday in a minibus on the Corentyne, with a quantity of narcotics, got his second four years in jail within the period of a year. Simon, 45, who had given...

Couple placed on bond for chopping each other

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Couple placed on bond for chopping each other

Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday placed a couple on bonds to keep the peace for 12 months or in default six months imprisonment, after they declined to offer evidence against each other on a...

Minibus driver flees after slamming into the back of a Toyota RAV4

Sep 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Minibus driver flees after slamming into the back of a Toyota RAV4

A minibus driver yesterday fled from the scene of an accident at Farm, East Bank Demerara, but later appeared at the Providence Police Station where he was then charged. The minibus, BTT 9491, was...

Guyana has to do away from accepting the PPP and PNC

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Letters 2

Dear Editor, The United Republican Party (URP) would like to ask the citizens of Guyana – especially the supporters of the Coalition – just one question. Here’s the question: How much more...

Unbearable unsanitary situation at West Minister, WBD

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Unbearable unsanitary situation at West Minister, WBD

Dear Editor, It has been one year since I have been a resident of West Minister, West Bank Demerara( Parafaith Harmony H/Scheme). Since living here I am forced to deal with a neighbour who refuses to...

Councilor Marks must be admired for her action

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, The treatment meted out to the vendors by Town Clerk Royston King, who unashamedly seeks to justify a conduct that can be described as being bovine, must be condemned by all right...

The people at SARU do not know what they are about

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The people at SARU do not know what they are about

Dear Editor, Strong sets of rules of law are necessary for any country to be safe. Now that there is enough irrefutable evidence that both the past PPP and the current Granger led APNU/AFC are...

Government stifling local government democracy

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government stifling local government democracy

Dear Editor, While in opposition, President Granger was a passionate campaigner for local democracy. Both in and out of Parliament, he emphasized the need to allow local leaders at the level of the...

Warning to Town Clerk, Royston King

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, Ever since Ms. Carol Sooba assumed the office of Town Clerk, my interest in the affairs was significantly renewed. Her frequent clashes with the mayor and deputy, though very serious was...

Praise and admiration for the Acting Commissioner of Police

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Praise and admiration for the Acting Commissioner of Police

Dear Editor, I like the Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine very much; I think that he augurs well for Guyana and the future of the country. All societies are constructed therefore they can be...

Diaspora is necessary for Guyana’s Development

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Diaspora is necessary for Guyana’s Development

Dear Editor, Guyana’s Finance Minister Winston Jordan just recently also announced that, for the first half of 2016, the South American CARICOM state’s economy grew 2%. And, with a small but...

These are my ideas I would like to share

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on These are my ideas I would like to share

Dear Editor, As a citizen of this country we all know that the economy has slowed down. The lower and middle class citizens are the individuals who struggle to provide for their household; we all are...

K. Juman Yassin will face formidable contenders

Sep 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on K. Juman Yassin will face formidable contenders

Dear Editor, Attorneys-at-law Roysdale Forde, Nigel Hughes, David Fernandes and Vidushi Persaud are names mentioned by Mr.Rawle Welch (Sports Reporter) who he believes, possess the credentials to...

NIS to receive $5.6B loan for CLICO fallout

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NIS to receive $5.6B loan for CLICO fallout

Government has announced a $5.6B long-term loan for the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), to help the entity recover its investments in the now bankrupt Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO). Today,...

Jagdeo continues to prove he has no genuine concern for Guyana’s development

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News 5

…Mischievous letter to Norway will bear no fruit By Abena Rockcliffe “Jagdeo choose to run to foreign authorities as if (Guyana is) supposed to be slapped around and disciplined. His moves are...

Pit-bulls kill one, injure two

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News 2

A Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD) woman ran from her home early yesterday after her four pit bulls ran out of the yard and killed a man before attacking two others in the village. When this...

Discovered Cessna aircraft had false US markings

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Discovered Cessna aircraft had false US markings

A Cessna aircraft discovered hidden near a Region Nine airstrip had false registration markings, a top Government official said yesterday. The aircraft was discovered Wednesday morning after security...

GuySuCo to plant rice on 485 acres at Wales Estate

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News 2

-pilot project to help diversification programme, says CEO The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is moving to convert 485 acres of lands at Wales Estate to plant rice. The move, according to Chief...

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(Cricinfo) – Bangladesh found themselves on the back foot at the end of the second day’s play of the Sylhet Test, losing three wickets for 88 runs in response to West Indies’ 356....

From economic genocide to physical extinction

Nov 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – “To bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.” Those were the chilling words of Lester Mallory, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, in a memorandum dated 6th April, 1960, addressed to his superior in the U.S. State Department....

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Torture: Mohamed must clear the air

Nov 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The sister of Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, said he was tortured. The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said he was not. Mr. Azruddin Mohamed should be out on bail. He is the best body of evidence (literally) as to whether he was or wasn’t tortured. He has...

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