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Wales closure is an anti-working class politics

Jan 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Wales closure is an anti-working class politics

Dear Editor, Can the Government of Guyana and the Ministry of Social Cohesion please explain how the present, imminent and future closure of sugar estates which are and will be severely affecting the...

Who needs to be a doctor to be Health Minister?

Jan 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who needs to be a doctor to be Health Minister?

Dear Editor, Ever since the announcement was publicized that Minister Volda Lawrence would be taking up the mantle as Minister of Public Health, there has been a series of condemnations about her...

They must address the issue of bypassing the National Trust Act

Jan 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on They must address the issue of bypassing the National Trust Act

Dear Editor, I note the interventions by Messieurs Ralph Ramkarran, Anil Nandlall and Donald Ramotar in response to the Red House issue. These interventions – coming from a highly decorated...

Ralph Ramkarran replies to Ruel Johnson

Jan 04, 2017 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, I am sure that Ruel Johnson’s argument that under the National Trust Act, Red House is the property of the National Trust, will receive due attention in the court case which is going...

Enumerating the wrongs and violations of the PPP Government

Jan 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Enumerating the wrongs and violations of the PPP Government

Dear Editor, Guyana is at a critical juncture relative to the direction in which it goes. On one hand, there is the present government that is poised to take the country and its people further...

Let’s rise above race and partisan politics from 2017

Jan 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let’s rise above race and partisan politics from 2017

Dear Editor, As we enter the New Year, I am excited and am very hopeful about the prospects for Guyana. No doubt we have many challenges but we also have many opportunities. If China and India...

Sherod Duncan says he has not seen this particular study

Jan 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sherod Duncan says he has not seen this particular study

Dear Editor, The concept of planning is important for any city; it becomes that much more critical for a national capital city like Georgetown. All should be involved; and the process thorough. A...

The City Council is on a path of destruction

Jan 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The City Council is on a path of destruction

Dear Editor, The person(s) from the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown who is/are responsible for conceptualizing, creating and maintaining the ‘Hair Stylists/Costmetologists Row’ on...

REGION 3 HAS SHOWN MASSIVE PROGRESS IN 2016

Jan 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on REGION 3 HAS SHOWN MASSIVE PROGRESS IN 2016

Dear Editor, Let me take this opportunity to first extend Happy New Year’s greetings to you and your entire staff and by extension the entire country we all love, Guyana. It is indeed a happy new...

NICIL is 100 percent shareholder in Marriott Hotel

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL is 100 percent shareholder in Marriott Hotel

-But yet to earn a single cent on investment –Officer in Charge By Kiana Wilburg Even though the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) has invested millions of dollars in...

Whistleblowers demand forensic audit into IAST

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News 1

-accuse senior official of abusing, wasting hundreds of $$millions Calls are being made for a forensic audit into the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) with accusations of abuse of...

Two executed on New Year’s Day

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Two executed on New Year’s Day

– Two suspects apprehended Poultry vendor, Desmond Singh called “David” was one of two persons who were riddled with bullets around 19:00 hrs on New Year’s Day at Humphrey’s Street,...

Berbice cop under close arrest for Old Year’s night fatal accident

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice cop under close arrest for Old Year’s night fatal accident

A policeman is now under close arrest following an accident involving a car being driven by the rank on Old Year’s Night that resulted in the death of a labourer at Bush Lot Village, Corentyne,...

Gas prices go up by $12

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gas prices go up by $12

-diesel, kero by $5 Gas prices at the pumps of the Guyana Oil Company Limited (GuyOil) yesterday jumped to $12 per litre with the state-owned entity stating that world costs have gone up. Kerosene...

NICIL still owed billions; takes debtors to court

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL still owed billions; takes debtors to court

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL) has finally made moves to recover huge sums of money owed to the entity. NICIL’s Officer in Charge...

Basil confusing Soulja Bai

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Basil confusing Soulja Bai

Somebody advising Soulja Bai to do all de wrong things. In fact, dem boys believe that this person advising Soulja Bai to mek bad friends. De other day he appoint some senior counsel. This is a big...

Milk imports skyrocket 55% in five years

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Milk imports skyrocket 55% in five years

-Gov’t eyes establishment of milk processing facility In 2015, milk was the top imported food at a cost of US$27M. More so, over the last five years, Guyana has seen a 55 percent increase in the...

Greater emphasis on drainage and irrigation for 2017

Jan 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Greater emphasis on drainage and irrigation for 2017

$300M sluice for D’Edward Village, 90-year-old Buxton pump station to be replaced Given the critical nature of Guyana’s water resources to agriculture and other sectors, great importance must be...

UDFA GT Beer Christmas football final…Adams last minute strike lifts Shattas to 1-0 title victory over Eagles

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA GT Beer Christmas football final…Adams last minute strike lifts Shattas to 1-0 title victory over Eagles

Botafago edge Winners Connection 2-0 for third place Silvers Shattas were able to claim their first major title with a last ditch shot from on top the 18-yard box which cannoned to the cross bar and...

Smith calls time on Pride 50-overs career

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Smith calls time on Pride 50-overs career

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Dashing former West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith will retire from domestic one-day cricket for Barbados Pride, ahead of this month’s Regional Super50. The 33-year-old...

Hinterland players can boost Guyana’s football team’s performance – Hinds

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports 1

President of the North Pakarimas Sports and Culture Association (NPSCA), Roger Hinds firmly believes that if more hinterland residents are given an opportunity to try out for the National Football...

2016 cricket review (Part 2)…GBC three-day League good concept with some flaws

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2016 cricket review (Part 2)…GBC three-day League good concept with some flaws

Senior team not as convincing as last year By Sean Devers Guyana’s senior team dominated last year but slipped a bit since then and suffered their first loss in 18 matches when the Hurricanes won...

Guyana Boxing Association— Changing courses to retain its course

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Boxing Association— Changing courses to retain its course

By Michael Benjamin The year 2016 is now behind us and after experiencing a roller coaster ride, the collective sighs of relief emanating from administrators of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA)...

Beating the Odds – Amy Grant, a Role Model to her Peers

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Beating the Odds – Amy Grant, a Role Model to her Peers

”Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact,...

Last year was a good one for rugby

Jan 03, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Last year was a good one for rugby

By Rawle Welch Even though the sport has not returned to the dizzying heights that it once enjoyed not so long ago, no one could dispute the fact that Rugby made significant strides last year. Among...

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An Open Letter to the election observer missions

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-Later this year, you will arrive in Guyana as protectors of the integrity of our democracy.... more