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2016 passed and the man on horseback did not apologize

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on 2016 passed and the man on horseback did not apologize

The forensic audit of GO-Invest, when the PPP was in power, has been released. It is the same tune that has been playing since the PPP lost the elections and the forensic audits have been put in...

Maths intervention should start from Grade One

Feb 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Maths intervention should start from Grade One

– GTU General Secretary General Secretary for the Guyana Teachers’ Union, Coretta McDonald said yesterday that the mathematics intervention for students at the Grade Six level should not only...

Unemployed teen bandit remorseful, but says he has to support family

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Unemployed teen bandit remorseful, but says he has to support family

Although he expressed remorse for his actions, 18-year-old Rickford Marcus will be sentenced to imprisonment later this month for a robbery. The teenager appeared yesterday in the Georgetown...

2012 D’Urban St. robbery/murder…Court hears accused was present, but “didn’t kill da man”

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on 2012 D’Urban St. robbery/murder…Court hears accused was present, but “didn’t kill da man”

Police Detective, Rodwell Sarrabo testified yesterday that accused murderer, Stephan Campbell had supplied investigators with a caution statement in which he told them that he had been on a robbery...

The unintelligent conclusion of the Mayor

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The unintelligent conclusion of the Mayor

Dear Editor, There is a letter appearing in the press under the signature of the Mayor of Georgetown in which she seeks to convey to the readers, that the protest which was mounted against the...

The APNU Coalition is determined to be a one-term Government

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The APNU Coalition is determined to be a one-term Government

Dear Editor, I was a very vocal supporter for “change” in Guyana, which I saw as needed upon my return to my beloved land in 2010, as I saw it descend into a death spiral of anarchy and chaos for...

SERIOUSLY RETHINK THE MASH ROUTE

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on SERIOUSLY RETHINK THE MASH ROUTE

Dear Editor, The idea to shift the MASH parade from its traditional route is not a sensible one when all that is involved is taken into consideration. The Church Street route captures a more natural...

We should work together on issues of national importance

Feb 08, 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...

Questions about the Guyana Prize for Literature

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Questions about the Guyana Prize for Literature

Dear Editor, The Guyana Prize for Literature 2016 Awards Brochure that was published in the Guyana Chronicle January 8th 2017 has many flaws that need correction and clarification. I based my...

The nation does not know the year’s sugar production target

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The nation does not know the year’s sugar production target

Dear Editor, GuySuCo in typical style is releasing selective information to the public. Despite paying a mill-stone management team, G$14.1M/month, the nation does not have the sugar projection for...

In support of the Attorney-General in the Jagdeo case

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on In support of the Attorney-General in the Jagdeo case

Dear Editor, News that the Attorney General’s appeal in former President Bharrat Jagdeo’s private criminal charge matter had been heard, so early, and dismissed by the Court of Appeal (CoA) was...

The neo-liberal capitalist model is a total failure

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The neo-liberal capitalist model is a total failure

Dear Editor, In Kaieteur News, Feb 2nd, 2017, Peeping Tom rightly points out that the neo-liberal capitalist model, first adopted by Desmond Hoyte in 1985, and adopted by successive governments of...

Clarification needed from the Minister of Agriculture

Feb 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Clarification needed from the Minister of Agriculture

Dear Editor, Delivering the feature address at the launching of the Cunha Canal Rehabilitation Project (CCRP) on Feb. 4, Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder stated that the Cunha Canal located on...

Leaked Final Exam…Nursing students to re-sit test in 2 weeks

Feb 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Leaked Final Exam…Nursing students to re-sit test in 2 weeks

– Education Ministry to prepare exam instead of Nursing Council Student nurses who participated in the 2016 Professional Nurses State Final Examination last year will two weeks from today, on...

Bandits cart off $$M after invading storeowner’s home

Feb 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits cart off $$M after invading storeowner’s home

– four-year-old among victims bound and terrorized Masked gunmen terrorized and tied up a Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara family, before escaping with millions in cash and jewellery, during a...

10% of Guyana, Suriname waters to be protected areas by 2020

Feb 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 10% of Guyana, Suriname waters to be protected areas by 2020

Guyana and neighbouring Suriname will be setting aside 10 percent of their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ), which will become Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by 2020. This initiative is in keeping with...

Murder accused stabbed at city court

Feb 07, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Murder accused stabbed at city court

…after he and four others are committed to stand trial for Professor’s killing Eighteen-year-old Timothy Paul Chance was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital just after noon yesterday, after...

Lindener to serve 62 years for killing cousins

Feb 07, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Lindener to serve 62 years for killing cousins

Thirty–one year-old Abdool Budhoo has been sentenced to serve 62 years in prison for the murder of two brothers, which occurred at Mackenzie, Linden, in September 2012. Budhoo, formerly of...

Guyana signs third Country Cooperation Strategy with PAHO/WHO

Feb 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana signs third Country Cooperation Strategy with PAHO/WHO

Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence yesterday signed Guyana’s third Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) with Pan American Health Organisation /World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Director, Dr....

Prisoner draws knife in brawl at court lockups

Feb 07, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Prisoner draws knife in brawl at court lockups

Murder accused Regus Lamazon whipped out a knife in the police outpost at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts during a brawl between several prisoners who were waiting to attend court hearings...

Attorney Kesaundra Alves to head new GPHC Board

Feb 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Attorney Kesaundra Alves to head new GPHC Board

A new Board of Directors has been named for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and at its helm will be Ms. Kesaundra Alves. At a press conference yesterday Senior Minister of Public...

De more you look…

Feb 07, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De more you look…

Old people got a saying, “De more you look de less you see.” Is a saying that thieves and magicians does play pun. If you wukking in a government office yuh know yuh boss got he eye pun yuh once...

Fitness Express/Banks DIH / GAPF Novice/Junior Championships…18 Records smashed; Andrea Smith, Harris, Gonsalves, Chan, Hutson & Petterson rocks

Feb 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fitness Express/Banks DIH / GAPF Novice/Junior Championships…18 Records smashed; Andrea Smith, Harris, Gonsalves, Chan, Hutson & Petterson rocks

By Franklin Wilson The Banks DIH Sports Club located at Thirst Park on Sunday last saw an explosion of records when six thirsty athletes including Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation Secretary...

Jaguars hunt scorpions in must win game

Feb 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jaguars hunt scorpions in must win game

By Sean Devers in Barbados In Association with Bounty Supermarket, Vnet Communications, Life Time Reality & Ming’s Products & Services It’s down to final two matches in zone ‘B’ for...

GSCL Inc Republic Cup 4…Success claim open title; Savage and Mike’s Wellman share masters’ crown

Feb 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL Inc Republic Cup 4…Success claim open title; Savage and Mike’s Wellman share masters’ crown

By Zaheer Mohamed A large crowd converged at the Everest Cricket Club on Sunday to witness the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc Republic Cup 4 anticipating an action packed day, and they were...

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Maloney Pacers set sights on FIBA 3×3 World Tour qualifiers in Guyana

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