October 2016

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Drastic drop in airport robberies since cops dismantled gang

Oct 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Drastic drop in airport robberies since cops dismantled gang

Last Friday marked one year since a cop with the assistance of a colleague busted a ring of criminals who were targeting mainly incoming travellers from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA)....

‘Pandit Ravi’ excels at Silvies 2nd annual Golf Tournament

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Pandit Ravi’ excels at Silvies 2nd annual Golf Tournament

Returning an excellent net 61 on a day that was ideal for golf, Rabindranath ‘Pandit Ravi’ Persaud, contended that, “It was Captain Chatterpaul Deo and my group members –Munaf Arjune...

Without a trace: Where are these seven people?

Oct 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Without a trace: Where are these seven people?

Every year, a number of people go missing, and the most frustrating cases are those where the investigators have virtually nothing to work with—situations where no one saw anything and no obvious...

Fraser survives Klautky to cop Bakewell Junior Open Girls U-14 title

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fraser survives Klautky to cop Bakewell Junior Open Girls U-14 title

Fraser appeared to be the slow starter in the match to immediately go down to Klautky 0-1 in the Bakewell Junior Open Tennis tournament. Both players seeming to lack a commanding serve then traded...

Upper Corentyne thump Georgetown by 155 runs

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Upper Corentyne thump Georgetown by 155 runs

Upper Corentyne defeated Georgetown by 155 runs when the seventh and final round game of the Guyana Cricket Board Jaguars three-day league ended yesterday at Bourda. Upper Corentyne began the day on...

Come on Ivelaw, UG doesn’t need those layers!

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Come on Ivelaw, UG doesn’t need those layers!

The UG Vice-Chancellor, Ivelaw Griffith and I were student-contemporaries but we never became friends. My friends included the current Registrar of UG, Nigel Gravesande. A diminutive fellow, Nigel...

City Hall checks three potential locations for Hadfield Street vendors

Oct 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall checks three potential locations for Hadfield Street vendors

City Hall officials have identified three potential locations for vendors who are occupying the private property just behind Parliament Buildings. These locations were visited yesterday by a team of...

Teachers back to the classroom after a week of fun!

Oct 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Teachers back to the classroom after a week of fun!

Teachers all across the country are returning to school today, after a well-deserved week of fun and relaxation to mark Teachers Week. In Linden, some teachers took the opportunity, to let their hair...

Elderly woman testifies to being bound, gun-butted during robbery

Oct 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Elderly woman testifies to being bound, gun-butted during robbery

An elderly woman yesterday testified how she was bound and gun-butted by bandits after they stormed her place of employment and carted off over $13M in cash and jewellery during a 30-minute early...

UG Pharmacy Graduates should not suffer this fate

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on UG Pharmacy Graduates should not suffer this fate

Dear Editor; This letter was written out of a pure desperation and frustration. I am a University of Guyana Pharmacy graduate. My colleagues and I graduated November, 2015. Almost one year later...

WEAN, LOSE OR DRAW

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on WEAN, LOSE OR DRAW

Did you see the movie about Trinidad and Tobago (TNT) Prime Minister, Keith Rowley? Yes, I expect that in the next Academy Awards it will be an Oscar Weaner. Why would the Trinidad Prime Minister...

Call for the abolition of the death penalty

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Call for the abolition of the death penalty

Dear Editor; Today 10th October is World Day Against the Death Penalty. There are very good reasons for this day, three of which are as follows. First, the death penalty does not work. There is no...

Anil Nandlall documents the current abuse of power

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Anil Nandlall documents the current abuse of power

Dear Editor; We have witnessed the Minister of Communities unlawfully attempting to select the Mayor of Marbaruma and the Chairpersons of the five tied Neighborhood Democratic Councils. Similarly,...

Royston King on foreign aid and urban economic sustainability

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Royston King on foreign aid and urban economic sustainability

Dear Editor; Globalisation is one of the age old concepts that has been used to explain a number of today’s international issues. Proponents of globalisation have argued for its benefits...

Royston King’s tune is the one the cow died on

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Royston King’s tune is the one the cow died on

Dear Editor; How much longer must the citizens of Georgetown and the workers of City Hall be made to suffer under Royston King? Since the beginning of the year, workers have to suffer the indignity...

Agony to acquire birth, death and marriage certificates

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Agony to acquire birth, death and marriage certificates

Dear Editor; A few days ago I visited the General Registrar office in Georgetown at 8 AM. I told the security guard downstairs who checked my bag that I am a Marriage Officer and I was going upstairs...

The govt.’s bureaucracy is expanding

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The govt.’s bureaucracy is expanding

Government should not be acquiring any properties. It should be divesting itself of properties, as it did during the heyday of the privatization when state assets were disposed of by the government....

The repeated failure of major infrastructure projects in Guyana

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The repeated failure of major infrastructure projects in Guyana

Dear Editor; Although a Commission of Inquiry may seem a bit far-fetched by many in an infrastructure sector, if we are serious about improving the quality and sustainability of high-value investment...

PUBLIC TRUST IS SLIPPING

Oct 10, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on PUBLIC TRUST IS SLIPPING

Apparently the government has forgotten why it was able to win the last general election or it just don’t care. The government was elected because of the grand ideas it sold to the...

The Sanata well belongs to us… GWI moves to recover over $200M owed by Ramroop

Oct 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The Sanata well belongs to us… GWI moves to recover over $200M owed by Ramroop

Weeks after several back and forth, the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) is moving to recoup an estimated $200M that it says is owed by Queens Atlantic Investments Inc. (QAII), a group of companies under...

Granger, Harmon offered me money to resign from Commissions – Carvil Duncan

Oct 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Granger, Harmon offered me money to resign from Commissions – Carvil Duncan

Carvil Duncan has painted a picture to the effect that the APNU+AFC government is out to get rid of him. He claims that President David Granger, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Minister of State,...

Mother critical after shot in mouth

Oct 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mother critical after shot in mouth

A mother of two is in a critical state after she was shot in the mouth reportedly by the father of one of her children. According to relatives, the shooting occurred around 16:00hrs yesterday at West...

Bandits reportedly hijack, burn car at Yarrowkabra

Oct 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits reportedly hijack, burn car at Yarrowkabra

The police are investigating a case where a burnt car was discovered on the Emerald Tower Road at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke-Linden Highway yesterday, around 07:30 hrs. According to information received,...

GECOM doled out $14M for photo paper valued $6M

Oct 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM doled out $14M for photo paper valued $6M

Tender documents from Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the May 11, 2015 polls continue to show a total disregard when it comes to managing taxpayers’ dollars. The payments of millions of...

Jamaican police seize US$40k from Guyana-bound passenger

Oct 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Jamaican police seize US$40k from Guyana-bound passenger

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Detectives from the Narcotics Division are reporting the seizure of approximately US$40,000 at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) during an anti-narcotics operation...

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Exxon upping the amps – profits

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(Kaieteur News) – It is fascinating to watch Exxon on the move. Its people taking the floor, speaking with power and supreme confidence. What’s good news for Exxon’s investors is bad news for Guyanese. Follow Exxon’s sequence. It moved quickly. Burst the halo and bubble surrounding...

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