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Questions over role of British Expert…Sittlington was only an advisor – UK High Commissioner

Mar 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Questions over role of British Expert…Sittlington was only an advisor – UK High Commissioner

British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn, yesterday sought to set the record straight following assertions being made over the role of British Advisor, Dr. Sam Sittlington, at the Special...

The President and Joe Harmon owe me an apology

Mar 11, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The President and Joe Harmon owe me an apology

In what has to be one of the most incredible moments in irresponsible politics ever witnessed in Guyana, Minister Joe Harmon issued a press statement on one of my columns without even a cursory ear...

Govt. explores setting up alumina plant

Mar 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. explores setting up alumina plant

Government is looking, seriously, at the possibility of setting up an alumina plant. Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, recently told Kaieteur News that there is an ongoing review of the...

LONG OVERDUE

Mar 11, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on LONG OVERDUE

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan announced a few days ago that charges will be filed against ex-PPP officials including some ex-ministers. No one expected that it would have been of such...

Verdict looms for alleged drug trafficker

Mar 11, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Verdict looms for alleged drug trafficker

Come Wednesday, a ruling will be made in the trial of Tiffany Sulton, who is accused of having 106 grams of cannabis in her possession for the purpose of trafficking. The decision will be handed down...

GUYSUCO IS NOT TO BE BLAMED

Mar 11, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GUYSUCO IS NOT TO BE BLAMED

The constant refrain from the government is that the imposition of the VAT was necessary in order to broaden the tax base so to ensure increased tax collections since the government is burdened by...

Govt prepared for debate on SARA Bill- Harmon

Mar 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt prepared for debate on SARA Bill- Harmon

Even though the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA) Bill was not debated on Thursday as most expected, Minster of State, Joseph Harmon assured that the government is all set and ready to rumble on the...

Trio remanded for ganja bust at Omai Landing

Mar 11, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Trio remanded for ganja bust at Omai Landing

The men who first made their appearance before Magistrate Fabayo Azore on March 9, and were remanded to prison, were yesterday arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown...

Hydromet Department pushes for well-drilling compliance

Mar 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Hydromet Department pushes for well-drilling compliance

The Hydromet Department yesterday officially launched a campaign to ensure wells operating across Guyana are registered in keeping with the department’s mandate under the Water and Sewerage Act,...

Linden M&TC paying NIS over $900,000 per month

Mar 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Linden M&TC paying NIS over $900,000 per month

One hundred and thirty-six workers of the Linden Mayor and Town Council (LM&TC) are more optimistic about their National Insurance Scheme (NIS) benefits, now that they are certain that the...

Flood warning in effect for low lying areas

Mar 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Flood warning in effect for low lying areas

The Guyana Hydrometerological Service via the National Weather Watch Center, Ministry of Agriculture has issued an above normal high tide warning for the next 12-48 hours, starting last evening. The...

Cops getting hands-on Cybercrime training in Panama

Mar 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cops getting hands-on Cybercrime training in Panama

Guyana is being represented at an international Cybercrime Capacity Building Project for Latin America and the Caribbean. This event is being held in Panama and will conclude one week from today....

Disgruntled company behind row over procurement of emergency pharmaceuticals –Harmon

Mar 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Disgruntled company behind row over procurement of emergency pharmaceuticals –Harmon

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, has provided some insight into the true reason behind the quarrel over the recent procurement of millions worth in emergency pharmaceuticals by the Georgetown Public...

New police recruits urged to be professional and maintain integrity

Mar 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on New police recruits urged to be professional and maintain integrity

Eighty-five young men and women graduated from the Felix Austin Police College yesterday and were encouraged to be professional in the execution of their duties. They were also called on to uphold...

Two escape unhurt as minibus hits car

Mar 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Two escape unhurt as minibus hits car

A route 43 minibus which plies the Linden/Kwakwani route took a plunge into a trench which drains the Cockatara Creek into the Demerara River in the vicinity of BOSAI Bauxite Company. When this...

PANCAP meeting ends with call for more civil society involvement

Mar 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on PANCAP meeting ends with call for more civil society involvement

-increased focus being given to behavioural change An urgent call has been made to include more civil society organisations in programme implementation and for an increased emphasis on behavioural...

Nine receive specialized training on searching vessels

Mar 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Nine receive specialized training on searching vessels

A five-day search-of-vessels training course under the Seaport Cooperation programme (SEACOP) yesterday ended at the Guyana Coastguard base in Kingston, Georgetown. The course was provided to...

Male sex worker robs client of cash, wrist watch…court hears

Mar 11, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Male sex worker robs client of cash, wrist watch…court hears

A male sex worker is being accused of robbing a “regular fare picker” of $342,000 in items while conducting business on South Road, Georgetown. William Samuels, 23, of Lot 91 Enmore North, East...

Second man charged for Festival City murder

Mar 11, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Second man charged for Festival City murder

Brian Mohan, also known as Abdul, was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of Festival City resident, Christopher Wharton, also known as ‘Tapps or Chrissy. Wharton was gunned down on...

Jagdeo and Burnham’ perception stronger than reality

Mar 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo and Burnham’ perception stronger than reality

Dear Editor, In Guyana, presidential immunity is governed by Article 182 (1) and (2) of the Constitution. Let us deal with the material parts of the respective paragraphs (1) and (2) in turn and...

You should not go to bed with the devil

Mar 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on You should not go to bed with the devil

Dear Editor, Dr. V. Ramayya claims that he might return to the fold of the PPP. The politics in Guyana is of such that you can become hypocritical and duplicitous, even to your own case. When I heard...

Consumers Association’s position on parking meters

Mar 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Consumers Association’s position on parking meters

Dear Editor, Though there has been a plethora of comment on the Parking Meter Scheme, many of our members have insisted that we make a public comment on the issue: (1) Iniquitous profit-sharing. The...

I wrote this poem when sugar was getting into trouble

Mar 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I wrote this poem when sugar was getting into trouble

Dear Editor, In the year 1987 I published a book of poems entitled “Revelation Pan Creation, one of the poems is entitled “Sugar Cane”(1984) Once the world’s Pride Now crumbling with the...

Why SARA has not investigated the D’Urban Park project?

Mar 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why SARA has not investigated the D’Urban Park project?

Dear Editor, When he took the job as Chairman of Guysuco, Dr. Clive Thomas knew fully well that his track record of him being a business leader who has successfully run any business, cannot stand up...

2017 at Babu Jaan was yet another cuss-down affair

Mar 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on 2017 at Babu Jaan was yet another cuss-down affair

Dear Editor, As I was listening on the television to the speech of Bharrat Jagdeo at Babu Jaan, it prompted me to write this letter. I think Bharrat Jagdeo and his entire crew must be blamed for the...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more