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”Freddie, dem lawyers don’t do anything fuh poor people!”

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on ”Freddie, dem lawyers don’t do anything fuh poor people!”

Sunday mornings I buy fruits at the street market on Robb Street between Alexander Street and Bourda Street. The prices are better than midweek. If you want to see the “people’s parliament” at...

Thompson bowls Demerara to comprehensive victory

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Thompson bowls Demerara to comprehensive victory

Skipper Akaze Thompson grabbed a career best 6-8 as Essequibo were bowled out for a paltry 20 against Demerara when the Guyana Cricket Board senor female inter county 50-over tournament continued on...

Berbice Volleyball Association holds successful one day extravaganza for schools

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Volleyball Association holds successful one day extravaganza for schools

Despite the inclement weather the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) on Friday held a successful one day volleyball extravaganza for schools in the East Berbice Corentyne, Region 6 area. The...

Mangroves: Nature’s gift to coastal communities

Feb 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Mangroves: Nature’s gift to coastal communities

The Atlantic Ocean unleashes ravenous waves that swiftly approach Guyana’s vulnerable coastline, clashing aggressively against the mangroves forest. The fury of the waves is broken and light...

Entries roll in for Guyana Cup rematch set for Sunday

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries roll in for Guyana Cup rematch set for Sunday

Over 40 entered as entries close Wednesday The prolonged inclement weather is continuing to play a cat and mouse game with outdoor activities in the country. However, entries have been rolling in...

Diallo Jamal Shabazz re-elected Road Runners President

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Diallo Jamal Shabazz re-elected Road Runners President

Co-founder and Coach of the Guyana Road Runners Track and Field Club, Diallo Jamal Shabazz was returned unopposed as President of the Club last Sunday when it held an Annual General Meeting (AGM) at...

Minister Broomes urges Mahdia syndicate members to work together

Feb 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Broomes urges Mahdia syndicate members to work together

Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes yesterday assured small miners that the syndicate initiative does not seek to benefit one person. Miners from in and around Mahdia,...

Milo 18 and under Schools Football Competition…Richard Ishmael destroys Brickdam

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo 18 and under Schools Football Competition…Richard Ishmael destroys Brickdam

Richard Ishmael inflicted a crushing 7-2 win over Brickdam Secondary as play in this year’s Milo 18 and under Schools Football Competition continued Saturday at the Ministry of Education ground,...

WBCA T20 festival rescheduled for March 5

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on WBCA T20 festival rescheduled for March 5

The West Berbice Cricket Association Goodwill T20 festival which was set for yesterday has been re-schedule for March 5 at D’ Edward, West Bank Berbice. Defending champions East Berbice Universal...

WHO SAYS YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU?

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on WHO SAYS YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU?

In Ancient times, the Pharaohs and Emperors wanted to be remembered for their great deeds and power so they built impressive tombs because to erase one’s memory on earth was to erase one’s...

Georgetown looks like a cross between a mini-metropolis and a shantytown

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Georgetown looks like a cross between a mini-metropolis and a shantytown

A visitor who has never been to Georgetown will end up with a headache if he or she takes a walk around the commercial district. He or she will see nice buildings, great stores, mini shopping, malls...

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE

Like most Guyanese, those in authority have an enduring passion for gossiping and for discussing problems with a focus on apportioning blame or being in denial. However, when it comes to taking...

VAT on private school tuition is antithetical to development

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on VAT on private school tuition is antithetical to development

Dear Editor, Please allow me a few precious column inches to address yet another distressing policy from team “A Good Life.” Recently I read that citizens attending private schools and sending...

Government is running out of money; crisis coming

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government is running out of money; crisis coming

Dear Editor, I write this letter with a heavy heart. I chose not to publish my name because some of my friends in the PPP would be annoyed and would say I should not have done so. I am a supporter of...

Movement Against Parking Meters should be careful

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Movement Against Parking Meters should be careful

Dear Editor, The biggest mistake the Movement Against the Parking Meters and civil society could make would be to be duped into accepting the honey coated offer now being made by the Council to...

The Wales Estate fiasco is getting worse

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Wales Estate fiasco is getting worse

Dear Editor, The ongoing GuySuCo siege in Guyana has intensified. APNU+AFC has taken advantage of the population’s riveting focus on the Parking Meter scandal and spiraling crime around the country...

Parking meters – one of the best deals for Guyana

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parking meters – one of the best deals for Guyana

Dear Editor, Given the history of Guyana and foreign investors in the past, I would like to voice my concern and say that Smart City Solutions is one of the best deals Guyana has received in the past...

Smart City contract is synonymous with incompetence

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Smart City contract is synonymous with incompetence

Dear Editor, Smart City’s Ifa Cush’s recent retrospective on conditions ‘back in the day’ is a figment of his imagination (he has since been dismissed) And coupled with his diatribe against...

This man writes on GuySuCo from a position of ignorance

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This man writes on GuySuCo from a position of ignorance

Dear Editor, With reference to a letter which was published in the Kaieteur News on 15 February, 2017, titled ‘The management team at GuySuCo earns G$14.1M per month’ and written by Mr. Sookram...

Guyana and Black History; time to change the story

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana and Black History; time to change the story

Dear Editor, We are currently in the month of February, traditionally the period when Black History Month is celebrated. Truth be told Guyanese do not need to worry in any way shape or form about...

Classic case of pessimist versus the optimist conundrum

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Classic case of pessimist versus the optimist conundrum

Dear Editor, Change can be magnificent or malevolent, however sometimes it matters not the subject of change but particularly how it is viewed – a classic case of pessimist versus the optimist...

Parking meters have brought order to a chaotic city

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parking meters have brought order to a chaotic city

Dear Editor, Georgetown as the capital city of Guyana is the place where most persons frequent to conduct business on a daily basis. Over 4000 vehicles pass through the city of Georgetown where there...

Quoting Martin Luther King Jr. to educate the Mayor

Feb 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Quoting Martin Luther King Jr. to educate the Mayor

Dear Editor, Just when you think you have heard it all, and things could not get worse something even more bizarre comes out of City Hall, the latest being Patricia Chase-Green seeking to blame...

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Tennis Association applauds historic GYD $8 billion allocation to the sports sector in the 2025 National Budget

‘Govt. must come clean on gas-to-energy project’

– spending US$2B on a project without financial, environmental studies is criminality at its worst – WPA Kaieteur... more