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Two jailed on separate charges in Essequibo

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Two jailed on separate charges in Essequibo

A man who admitted to trafficking 14 grams of cannabis sativa (marijuana) was jailed for three years and fined $30,000, after he made an appearance before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Suddie...

Nalico Nafico Insurance supports New Era Clash of the Champions Futsal

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nalico Nafico Insurance supports New Era Clash of the Champions Futsal

Colts win twice in one night, Pacesetters lose back-to-back games -As GABA ‘League of Champions’ continue

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Colts win twice in one night, Pacesetters lose back-to-back games -As GABA ‘League of Champions’ continue

Pacesetters’ junior team sunk to its second consecutive loss, while Colts won in both categories Tuesday night when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘League of Champions’...

Regional Super50 Trumps Presidency already affecting West Indies cricket as Jaguars play for pride today

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Super50 Trumps Presidency already affecting West Indies cricket as Jaguars play for pride today

By Sean Devers in Barbados In Association with Bounty Supermarket, Vnet Communications, Life Time Reality & Ming’s Products & Services The Election of Donald Trump as America’s 45th...

The AFC: Much too little, much too late

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The AFC: Much too little, much too late

The Alliance For Change has come out against the parking meter implementation in its present form. It wants the current shape of the project to cease. One can only speculate if this is a direct...

A POSSIBLE STABILIZER

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A POSSIBLE STABILIZER

The proposed development of Georgetown and some areas in the interior as tourist destinations is an idea that needs closer examination. Even if we strive to identify projects of the magnitude and...

Early screening is key to reducing diabetic retinopathy, says Surgeon

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Early screening is key to reducing diabetic retinopathy, says Surgeon

…as GPHC benefits from training to help address challenge Globally there are some 370 million people suffering from diabetes. Of this sizeable number many will suffer impaired vision and some...

The AFC is part of the government

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

The AFC must believe that Guyanese were sleeping while it was silent. The AFC has out of the blues called for the parking meter system to be parked. The AFC’s belated call has only come following a...

Detective testifies to detaining accused for 2012 D’Urban St murder

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Detective testifies to detaining accused for 2012 D’Urban St murder

Police Detective, Prem Narine yesterday told the court that he had cautioned and arrested murder accused Roy Yokum called “Ray Ray” on May 8, 2012 in relation to the robbery and death of gold...

Teen pregnancy in hinterland regions surpasses national rate – CMO

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Teen pregnancy in hinterland regions surpasses national rate – CMO

The rate of teenage pregnancy recorded in three regions of the country has been found to be higher than the national recorded rate. This state of affairs was recently amplified by Chief Medical...

Man who chopped neighbour over food gets seven years

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man who chopped neighbour over food gets seven years

Bhajan Nauth called ‘Boy,’ ‘Lall’ or ‘Corilla’ of Diamond Squatting Area has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the felonious wounding of his neighbour, Hubert Jerry. Nauth was...

Emergency meeting held on parking meter issue

Feb 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Emergency meeting held on parking meter issue

A three hour-long emergency meeting in relation to the parking meter issue was held last evening at State House, involving President David Granger, Local Government Minister Ronald Bulkan, Attorney...

What is it that makes humans so servile?

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is it that makes humans so servile?

Dear Editor, The saying ‘fear is the key’ had to be coined from empirical knowledge I guess. I once read an article by Ian McDonald where he said that during the reign of King Louis XIV the king...

Retail trade is now in a death spiral

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Retail trade is now in a death spiral

Dear Editor, Mayor Chase-Green’s outrageous comment that she has the support of the business community on the parking meter project should be forcefully condemned by the private sector of Guyana. I...

Guyanese people are way past this nonsense

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese people are way past this nonsense

Dear Editor, Like a medieval queen, Her Worship the Mayor has issued her decree from up high in the form of a letter to Monday’s Kaiteur News. Parking Meters Will Stay!!! Madam Mayor, get with...

We should work together on issues of national importance

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on We should work together on issues of national importance

Dear Editor, I applaud and fully support KN in its stand against divisiveness in its Editorial “Tire of acrimony and divisiveness” (KN, 7th February 2017). Although I live abroad in the UK, I...

Ministry of Natural Resources to embark on sensitization campaign

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ministry of Natural Resources to embark on sensitization campaign

Dear Editor, We have noted your editorial entitled ‘ExxonMobil developments’ dated February 6, and we hereby clarify some of the points made and questions asked. The invitation to media houses to...

Tracing the evolution of the parking meter fiasco

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tracing the evolution of the parking meter fiasco

Dear Editor, On September 21, 2016 the Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan wrote to Mayor Patricia Chase-Green, two of the things he said are of utmost importance: (1) “I write to inform you...

Former Chief Parliamentary Counsel corrects Donald Ramotar

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Former Chief Parliamentary Counsel corrects Donald Ramotar

Dear Editor, A letter to the another newspaper dated Saturday, 4th February 2017, by Former President Donald Ramotar wrongly lists me as a victim, the import of which I believe, is that I was forced...

GuySuco needs to provide answers on this type of cane

Feb 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuco needs to provide answers on this type of cane

Dear Editor, Each day passes with revelations that are progressively leaning towards the closure of GuySuCoO despite the President’s outreach for ideas to mitigate such an event. An event that will...

Forensic audit report reveals… GO-Invest had no respect for Procurement laws

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Forensic audit report reveals… GO-Invest had no respect for Procurement laws

It did not take much for forensic auditors to realize that the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) cared not for the use of the Procurement Act of 2003. Under the guidance of its former CEO,...

CH&PA to plug $172M into Perseverance roads rehab

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CH&PA to plug $172M into Perseverance roads rehab

…after spending over $100M on defective turn-key homes After expending over $100M to rectify defective turn-key homes at Perseverance, East Bank Demerara, the Central Housing and Planning...

Auditor General maintains stance on abuse of Contingencies Fund

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Auditor General maintains stance on abuse of Contingencies Fund

-says will “vigourously pursue” bond scandal “Twist it and turn it how you want. If you take money from the Contingencies Fund without fulfilling the necessary criteria then it constitutes...

Tucville driveway shooter to stand trial for murder

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Tucville driveway shooter to stand trial for murder

Emotions ran high among relatives of businessman Robert Benn yesterday, when he was committed to stand trial in the High Court for the capital offence of murder. Minutes before noon, Benn, a licensed...

Parking meter by-laws not Gazetted

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Parking meter by-laws not Gazetted

– Nandlall says imposition of fines and penalties illegal By Brushell Blackman As the parking meter saga continues, Town Clerk Royston King was yesterday contacted by this newspaper on whether...

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America does not fight for free

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Guyana must be wary of America. That much is clear. The United States has recently issued... more