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CARICOM high-level confab… Roadmap on single Regional ICT space to be presented

Feb 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM high-level confab… Roadmap on single Regional ICT space to be presented

Will positively affect roaming rates, provide single area code Aside from the issue of crime and the withdrawal of correspondent banking relationships within the Region, the creation of a single...

GuySuCo calls in police after two cases of sabotage

Feb 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo calls in police after two cases of sabotage

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) has warned persons who are instigating acts of sabotage in the corporation, that it is adopting a zero-tolerance attitude. GuySuCo stated that its...

Road accidents cost the state $$$billions annually

Feb 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Road accidents cost the state $$$billions annually

…only one percent of those involved attempt to repay By Rehana Ahamad When accidents occur on the roadways, it not only cost lives and devastate families, but it also takes a massive toll on state...

Cops accused of extorting late K News staffer…OPR recommends criminal charges but file is misplaced

Feb 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cops accused of extorting late K News staffer…OPR recommends criminal charges but file is misplaced

A file where the Guyana Police Force (GPF)’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) recommended criminal charges against five ranks who extorted money from a Kaieteur News staffer back in...

New government does not mean new political culture

Feb 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

When I read that Rupert Roopnaraine had put his signature to a document which embodied a company that sought financial assistance from donors to construct an unnecessary post-colonial monstrosity, I...

Woman, father remain in custody for murder

Feb 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Woman, father remain in custody for murder

As investigations continue into the murder of Shereffudeen Nazamudeen, who was allegedly beaten to death at Good Hope, East Bank Essequibo Tuesday night, Divisional Commander, Leslie James says that...

Opposition challenges VAT travel restrictions in High Court

Feb 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition challenges VAT travel restrictions in High Court

Opposition Member of Parliament, Anil Nandlall, has brought a legal challenge against the government and the Attorney General, (AG) over the travel restriction requirement contained in the Value...

Process underway to establish Scrap Metal Unit

Feb 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Process underway to establish Scrap Metal Unit

The Scrap Metal Unit has been deemed one of the necessary ingredients for the resuscitation trade and recently the Ministry of Business have begun taking steps to staff this entity. The Ministry, on...

Couple in custody after sugar worker dies during fishing trip

Feb 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Couple in custody after sugar worker dies during fishing trip

An estate worker’s body washed up at the Berbice River foreshore on the East Bank of Berbice, early Tuesday. The dead man has been identified as Ramesh Seegolam, aka “Mikey”, 30, of Pepper...

Caricom’s 28th Inter-Sessional summit of Heads convenes today

Feb 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom’s 28th Inter-Sessional summit of Heads convenes today

Caricom 28th Inter-Sessional summit of heads convenes today The Twenty-Eighth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will convene today...

DELAY OF CASES

Feb 16, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on DELAY OF CASES

There appears to be major problems within the judicial system in terms of the timely dispensation of justice to the average citizen in the country. The delay in trials will continue to do so unless a...

Cops to locate body of suspected pirate

Feb 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cops to locate body of suspected pirate

The police are said to be looking for the body of a 25-year-old man, who was reportedly shot dead during a suspected pirate attack Tuesday night. Kaieteur News understands that after being shot,...

I have experienced “ghosting” in the police force

Feb 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I have experienced “ghosting” in the police force

Dear Editor, I read with keen interest a letter dated February 11, 2017 under the caption, “Following management reforms the police now is different from the one which Conway served.” This letter...

D’Urban St. Cornbread Minimart murder trial to end today

Feb 16, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on D’Urban St. Cornbread Minimart murder trial to end today

Justice Navindra Singh is expected to sum up the trial of the three men facing a murder trial for the death of gold miner, Glen Xavier, today. The case will then be sent to the jury for deliberations...

The PPP’s continuing concern about where GPL is being taken

Feb 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP’s continuing concern about where GPL is being taken

Dear Editor, I begin with the heading – The Wartsila Contract Misrepresented. A forthcoming letter will continue with other sub-headings. During the recent debate on our (PPP/C’s) much...

The role of the Attorney-General in the legal matrix of Guyana

Feb 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The role of the Attorney-General in the legal matrix of Guyana

Dear Editor, This is my final say in the controversy involving the AG and the Solicitor General (SG) and her deputy (DSG) over the private criminal charge of former President Bharrat Jagdeo brought...

Public shaming of parking meter workers is unacceptable

Feb 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Public shaming of parking meter workers is unacceptable

Dear Editor, Contemplating the rational thinking and actions of certain factions of the Guyanese society can be exasperating. Is unemployment a problem that is facing our nation? Undoubtedly! Is the...

Fourteen questions to be answered about the crime situation

Feb 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fourteen questions to be answered about the crime situation

Dear Editor, As calls become more desperate from the private sector, business community as well as the many concerned citizens for the government to act on the escalating crime, it is clear to the...

Questions about the intentions of GAWU

Feb 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Questions about the intentions of GAWU

Dear Editor, As the rational mind tries to understand the tactics of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) in the context of the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo), it is to...

The parking meters benefit us all

Feb 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The parking meters benefit us all

Dear Editor, The parking meters benefit the citizens of Guyana in various ways. It will create new job opportunities for young and not so young persons, It will give them a sense of independence,...

$72M in cheques written to ghost suppliers

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $72M in cheques written to ghost suppliers

In a clear breach of financial regulations, Region Six, East Berbice/Corentyne Democratic Council, has been preparing millions of dollars in cheques for supplies no one even knew existed. During the...

Caricom High-level Confab…“Troubling” withdrawal of correspondent banking relationships makes agenda

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom High-level Confab…“Troubling” withdrawal of correspondent banking relationships makes agenda

The withdrawal of Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBR) in the Region, will be one of the focal points as the Caribbean Community (Caricom) gears up to host its 28th Intercessional Heads of...

Patchwork plagiarism? …Parking company copies information from other websites

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Patchwork plagiarism? …Parking company copies information from other websites

There is the old saying that great minds think alike. But in this instance, the similarities between the website of National Parking Systems (NPS) and another international firm, Parking Advisors in...

Forensic audit flags $184M debt to GPL

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Forensic audit flags $184M debt to GPL

… negligence by management allows Bill Direct to walk away scot-free An experimentation of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) with a collection agency has left the state agency $180M poorer. The...

City Hall saddled with two parking meter contracts

Feb 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall saddled with two parking meter contracts

Although there is a current pre-occupation with the contract signed between the Georgetown Mayor and City Council and Smart City Solutions, the said Municipality also signed an earlier agreement with...