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Nov 11, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1
I got the following statistical information from the Guardian newspaper of the UK. It tells the story of a dying exceptionalism in the US. Exceptionalism is a term every US President in history,...Nov 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. denies miners’ claims it is removing fuel, other concessions
Government has denied that it has taken a decision to rescind a number of duty free concessions to miners, including waivers of the Value Added Tax (VAT), motor vehicles and spares. Yesterday, the...Nov 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PM reveals Mazaruni welder died from head injuries; two arrested
– mother seeks answers A post mortem (PM) that was conducted on the body of 44-year-old Timothy Fraser, a welder who worked in the Mazaruni River, has revealed that he died from blunt trauma to...Nov 11, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Promotion and their withdrawals are serious issues
Government workers are crying to be paid more money. The defence of the government is that it cannot afford to sustain the increases demanded. The more things change the more they remain the same....Nov 11, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Robb Street triple-murder/arson…Police Inspector, Fire Officer testify
The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of Feresa and Theresa Rozario and their father, Hilrod Thomas continued yesterday before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, with testimonies from Police...Nov 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Diversification can end reliance on billion-dollar bailouts – GuySuCo
By Kiana Wilburg As currently structured, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) cannot be sustained. If the status quo remains, subsidies exceeding $18B and $20B would be required in the next two...Nov 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Special unit of wardens to police mining, logging areas
A major problem of monitoring and compliance in the logging and gold mining sectors is expected to receive a shot in the arm with a special team that is to be established. According to Minister of...Nov 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Court rules in Union’s favour in teachers’ promotion matter
After months of waiting, the verdict into stalled teachers’ promotion matter involving the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) was yesterday handed down by...Nov 11, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists 1
October 5, 1994, was declared World Teachers Day by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Its aim is to recognize, applaud and celebrate the role of teachers worldwide...Nov 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Rusal summoned to meet Gov’t on unresolved union matters
The Ministry of Social Protection has summoned the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) to a meeting over the reluctance of the Russian-owned company to engage with the workers’ union. According...Nov 11, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Alleged bag snatcher granted bail
Twenty-two year old Dexter Forde of West Ruimveldt appeared yesterday before Magistrate Leslie Benjamin to answer to a charge of larceny from the person. It is alleged that on November 7 at Albert...Nov 11, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Porter remanded for escaping from custody, breaking stall
A porter accused of escaping from the Alberttown Police Station and carting off a quantity of hair and cosmetic products after breaking into a stall at Merriman Mall, Georgetown, was yesterday...Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poor labeling of seed paddy sold by GRDB’s Burma Rice Research Station
Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space in your newspaper to express my dissatisfaction with the labeling of seed paddy being sold to farmers by the GRDB’s Burma Rice Research Station. The seeds do...Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on An outline on Contracted Employees in the Public Service
Dear Editor, I hope that you will exercise patience in allowing the following commentary on an issue made topical by the former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran, in your papers. As someone who has...Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The role the US in the evolution of Guyanese politics
Dear Editor, The USA held its general elections last November 8 and the results were bitter sweet. For those in Trump’s Camp the feeling is that of great joy and celebration that once again a...Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on WHAT DOES GENDER EQUALITY REALLY MEAN?
Dear Editor, Please give me permission to respond to Ms Danuta Radzik regarding an article published in your Nov. 09 2016 print. It is really great that we have a strong representative for gender...Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP instructed their people not to support this event
Dear Editor, In keeping with President Granger’s announcement that November 7, 2016 be observed as National Day of Villages, I must congratulate the Regional Administration – Region 3 for not...Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Social media can manipulate people’s thoughts
Dear Editor, I ask you to publish this timely warning against a very dangerous phenomenon. Please allow me to share some knowledge with your readers that may be of great benefit to their lives. It...Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Unbearable noise levels at South Ruimveldt Gardens
Dear Editor, As I pen this letter I am sure the area of South Ruimveldt Gardens is within the residential zone, which is subject to noise restrictions laid out by the Hon. Minister of Public...Rising Debt, Rising US Dollar Rate in Oil-rich Guyana!

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Cricinfo – Barbados Tridents’ six-hitting prowess and five wickets between Gudakesh Motie and Mujeeb Ur Rahman helped them clinch the rain-hit game against St Lucia Kings in Gros Islet,...Aug 18, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – The local government system, and the regional administration that is supposed to support are not equipped to deal with the mandate that they are supposed to have. They do not possess the money, the machinery, or the authority to mobilise the resources required to remove the...Aug 16, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Haiti’s plight must not be forgotten because it is no longer a regular feature of international headlines. The suffering has not diminished. Between January and early June 2026, at least 2,310 people were killed, 1,106 were injured and 99 were kidnapped,...Aug 18, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – “Unusual peak.” In electricity demand. Hon. Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar, was unusually clear with a warning to expect blackouts. Appreciate the candor, minister. The Wales Gas-to-Energy, the much-advertised solution, is closing in fast on...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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