November 2016

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GWI’s chief denies ordering revocation of internal auditor’s appointment

Nov 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GWI’s chief denies ordering revocation of internal auditor’s appointment

The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) has denied that its Managing Director, Dr. Richard Van West Charles, was investigated by its Board of Directors. According to GWI in a statement yesterday, a recent...

DTL workers picket President’s office

Nov 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on DTL workers picket President’s office

A group of the 11 dismissed workers from the Demerara Timbers Limited (DTL) along with officials of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) staged a picketing exercise outside of the...

Construction workers cause grass fire at Nabi Scheme EBD

Nov 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Construction workers cause grass fire at Nabi Scheme EBD

A careless fire set by construction workers, resulted in a wild fire breaking out around 10:30hrs yesterday. The fire took place within the Nabi gated community located at Providence, East Bank...

Region Six paddy price falls

Nov 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Region Six paddy price falls

-Chairman seeking urgent intervention Over the past few months farmers of Region Six have been plagued with various issues with the most emphasis being placed on the price of paddy per bag and...

Taxpayers’ data still being entered into old system- City Hall PRO

Nov 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Taxpayers’ data still being entered into old system- City Hall PRO

Last March, the Mayor and City Council announced that the Council will be introducing a new online Revenue Collection and Financial Management System (RCFMS) shortly. This was according to the...

Guyana gets more overseas support to help fight cancer

Nov 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana gets more overseas support to help fight cancer

Guyana has been benefiting over the years from immense overseas support in the fight against cancer. The most recent group to extend support in this regard is the New York Health and Education...

LIFE UNDER THE PPP

Nov 06, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on LIFE UNDER THE PPP

Guest Editorial During the last fifteen years of PPP rule, the people did not have much say or input in the country’s affairs or its progress. Everything was controlled by the Jagdeo’s regime....

Debt management and Guyana’s relationship with CEMLA

Nov 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Debt management and Guyana’s relationship with CEMLA

By Kiana Wilburg Guyana’s debt portfolio and the risks associated with it are becoming more complex. There are many reasons for this. The first is the fact that the Caricom nation is currently...

Composting should be implemented at Haags Bosch

Nov 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Composting should be implemented at Haags Bosch

Landfills typically become the final resting place for waste, but some landfills are quickly turning that stereotype on its head. In addition to receiving waste materials, composting is allowing...

Is wandering a criminal act or a cry for help?

Nov 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Is wandering a criminal act or a cry for help?

By Sharmain Grainger For years, many juveniles have been charged with wandering and sentenced to a period of purported reform at the New Opportunity Corps (NOC). NOC is essentially a detention centre...

CONSUMER CONCERNS…Scrap metal trade has destroyed much of our cultural heritage

Nov 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…Scrap metal trade has destroyed much of our cultural heritage

PAT DIAL …has stolen materials and machinery from industry The Guyana Consumers Association (GCA) is supportive of the ban on the trade, or at most, its severe restriction. Our reasons for taking...

I have learned… (Continued)

Nov 06, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on I have learned… (Continued)

I’ve learned- that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had and what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated. I’ve...

CONUNDRUM OF AGE, EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATION AND COMPETENCE

Nov 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on CONUNDRUM OF AGE, EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATION AND COMPETENCE

Dear Editor, Recent reports in the media repeated the old conundrum surrounding the retention of older people in employment versus ‘retiring’ them just to provide opportunities for youth...

Driver remanded for attempted murder

Nov 06, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Driver remanded for attempted murder

A minibus driver was on Thursday remanded to prison after he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to answer to the charge of attempted murder. The allegation against Clayson Clementson, 47,...

The road carnage is a national scandal

Nov 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The road carnage is a national scandal

Dear Editor, Editor’s note; this is the final section of Ms. Sam’s opinion carried on our Friday. Investigations have shown that fatalities on rural roadways are attributable to rampant speeding...

Ground provisions need to be properly cleaned before sale

Nov 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ground provisions need to be properly cleaned before sale

Dear Editor, Some years ago, I visited the little island of Antigua. What amazed me deeply was the advertisement and presentation of food items on shelves, especially, ground provisions, which were...

Dominican remanded on fraud charge

Nov 06, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dominican remanded on fraud charge

A Dominican national who told the court she came to Guyana on vacation and over stayed her time was on Friday remanded to prison after she appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman to answer to the...

The poor and powerless have no one to help them in Guyana

Nov 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The poor and powerless have no one to help them in Guyana

Dear Editor, Why is it some that people feel they have a right to do to others as they like with impunity? One keeps reading some sickening and frightening accounts on all sorts of terrible things....

The physical structure of St. George’s Cathedral is falling down

Nov 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The physical structure of St. George’s Cathedral is falling down

Dear Editor, The St. George’s Cathedral in Georgetown is in need of urgent repairs. I passed near that building actually every day. I was able to walk around that building a number of times. From...

DENTAL HEALTH…CHEEK BITING

Nov 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on DENTAL HEALTH…CHEEK BITING

By Dr. Neromini Fagu Cheek biting is something we all probably do and usually is not a cause for concern. A lot of us may have experienced it when eating at one time or another. For some people it is...

I’m glad the Procurement Commission has come to life

Nov 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I’m glad the Procurement Commission has come to life

Dear Editor, The appointment of the Public Procurement Commission by President Granger is a good decision since it has now severed the procurement process away from the politicians into the hands of...

Anil Nandlall wants the President to do the decent thing

Nov 06, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Anil Nandlall wants the President to do the decent thing

Dear Editor, The dismissal of the criminal charges against Mr. Carvil Duncan has several implications. 1) It vindicates Mr. Duncan’s innocence. The prosecution has failed to rebut the...

Sunday Cartoon

Nov 06, 2016 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…IMPROVING TOURISM READINESS WITH STANDARDS

Nov 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…IMPROVING TOURISM READINESS WITH STANDARDS

In Guyana, November is usually earmarked as Tourism Awareness Month. As we participate in the various activities planned for this year under the theme “Tourism for All – Building Partnerships for...

Alleged car thief granted bail

Nov 06, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Alleged car thief granted bail

A weeping Michael Baptiste was on Friday granted bail when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to answer to the charge of simple larceny. The charge against him and Alvin Narine read...

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Beharry Schools Under-19 Cricket Tournament… – Tournament to focus on growing core value among youths through cricket By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – The Beharry Group of Companies...

Who do you think will win?

May 30, 2026

Peeping Tom… (Kaieteur News) – The countdown has begun. In homes across Guyana, television sets will soon be tuned to one thing and one thing only — the FIFA World Cup 2026. From Georgetown to Lethem, from Berbice to Bartica, football fever will once again take over the country. Sleep...

The OAS faces a moral test in Panama

May 17, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...

Crumbling into disarray

May 30, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The world was crumbling long before China’s strongman Xi Jinping said so. The leader of the free world surrenders the high ground, the first flakes fly, the crumbling begins. Standards fragment. Come alarmingly close to a world shredded, left...

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