March 30, 2017

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Manuel Suarez Weightlifting C/ship… Matthew Assing clinches three bronze medals

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Manuel Suarez Weightlifting C/ship… Matthew Assing clinches three bronze medals

In what was defined as a spirited display, Guyana’s lone representative at the just concluded Manuel Suarez Weightlifting Championship, Matthew Assing, clinched three bronze medals after...

Surujpaul half century boosts Die Hard

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Surujpaul half century boosts Die Hard

Vijay Surujpaul struck a half century as Die Hard beat Golden Fleece by 22 runs when the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association/Digicel tournament continued on Sunday at Perseverance beach on...

Preparation intensifies for Guyana Cup Fever Horserace meet as over 35 entered so far

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparation intensifies for Guyana Cup Fever Horserace meet as over 35 entered so far

With just over two weeks to go before race day all of the top stables in the country are on board for the upcoming Guyana Cup Fever 2017 horserace meet, set for Sunday 16th April at the Port Mourant...

South Ruimveldt Secondary triumph

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on South Ruimveldt Secondary triumph

South Ruimveldt won the Ministry of Education National Sports Commission second annual Janet Jagan Memorial Secondary Schools Windball tournament played at the National Gymnasium recently. South...

GFF PRESIDENT SAYS LINDEN TO HOST MORE INTERNATIONALS IN 2017

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF PRESIDENT SAYS LINDEN TO HOST MORE INTERNATIONALS IN 2017

Georgetown: Guyana Football Federation President Wayne Forde yesterday said Linden can host more international football matches in 2017, paying tribute to the Linden community for its hard work in...

Guyana to embark on first agricultural census in 65 years

Mar 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to embark on first agricultural census in 65 years

By Suraj Narine The inking of the US$15M loan between the State and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) last month, will pave the way for the execution of Guyana’s first ever agricultural...

East Demerara planters protest GuySuCo cane-cutting orders

Mar 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on East Demerara planters protest GuySuCo cane-cutting orders

Several cane planters from the East Demerara estates protested on Tuesday over a reported plan to have them involved in harvesting activities. This development would come a week after 40-odd planters...

Gecom Chairmanship…Opposition to submit second list this week

Mar 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gecom Chairmanship…Opposition to submit second list this week

By Brushell Blackman The opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has indicated that it will be submitting a second list of potential chairpersons for the Guyana Elections Commission...

ExxonMobil to take on meaningful social responsibilities

Mar 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil to take on meaningful social responsibilities

Oil giant, ExxonMobil will be making a meaningful contribution to the social fabric of Guyana, according to Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman. During a recent interview with Kaieteur...

Orealla residents call for audit of village books

Mar 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Orealla residents call for audit of village books

Residents of Orealla are asking for an audit of the books at the Village Council. They claim that village funds and other resources are being misused. They also want the Ministry of Indigenous...

The ubiquity of Jagdeo’s depravity

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The ubiquity of Jagdeo’s depravity

The sad thing about post 2015 politics, and I mean really sad, is that a concatenation of unruly, crazy, self-destructive mistakes by the Coalition Government have in diverse ways, played into the...

From fake news to fake illness

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on From fake news to fake illness

Years ago, a government worker went to see the doctor at the out-patient department of the Georgetown Public Hospital. He complained that he had the flu. The doctor checked his temperature. It was...

Nursing educators cannot be blamed for downfall of system – GNA Executive

Mar 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Nursing educators cannot be blamed for downfall of system – GNA Executive

– “It is time policymakers step up” The nursing education system will continue to fail if remedial measures are not put in place immediately. This deduction has been made by Nurse Educator...

Teachers’ promotions…Over 70 changes made to court ordered review

Mar 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Teachers’ promotions…Over 70 changes made to court ordered review

-Union feels vindicated by outcome Several teachers who were identified for promotions on the previous Teaching Service Commission (TSC’)s preliminary list of senior promotions have not found their...

Opposition calls for COI into UK expert’s role at SOCU

Mar 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition calls for COI into UK expert’s role at SOCU

The opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) is calling on the government to set up a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the role of the British fraud expert, Dr. Sam Sittlington. At a...

Parolees staying out of prison

Mar 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Parolees staying out of prison

Acting Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, has said that prisoners who are released on parole are staying out of prison. He said the Parole Board continues to play a key role in rehabilitating and...

LENT—A TIME FOR FORGIVENESS

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on LENT—A TIME FOR FORGIVENESS

We are in the season of lent. Lent is the start of the holiest period on the Christian calendar. The Bible does not mention Ash Wednesday or the season of Lent. According to three books in the bible,...

UG students to protest tuition fees hike today

Mar 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on UG students to protest tuition fees hike today

The Governing Council of the University of Guyana (UG) is expected to meet today, March 30. Among the issues to be addressed, is the proposed 35 percent hike in tuition fees. Although the proposal...

West Berbice man to stand trial for murder

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on West Berbice man to stand trial for murder

Magistrate Rhondel Weever, on Monday at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court, ruled that a prima facie case was made out against a Hopetown man accused of murder and rape, and so he has committed the...

Minister Harmon’s edict must apply to Royston King too

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Harmon’s edict must apply to Royston King too

Dear Editor, The Minister of State has indicated the Government’s policy is to ensure that officers do not accumulate annual leave and in turn request pay in lieu of such. He said that this is the...

I ran and I’m glad I did; now I am a much better person

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I ran and I’m glad I did; now I am a much better person

Dear Editor, I read Freddie Kissoon’s article, “My mom died at the Georgetown Hospital, Mr. Vyfhuis,” in Kaieteur News, March 28, 2017 and I agree with his description of the failure of Guyana...

PPP Govt. hatred accountability and transparency

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP Govt. hatred accountability and transparency

Dear Editor, After the elections of May 2015, all of the forensic audit reports including the report of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) screamed – Fraud! Collusion! Conspiracy!...

An evil act against the former Linden Town Clerk

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on An evil act against the former Linden Town Clerk

Dear Editor, Without notice, without being provided a reason, without any viable justification, mere hours after fulfilling one of her administrative functions just the night before at a Statutory...

Time for the traffic force to come out in full force

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time for the traffic force to come out in full force

Dear Editor, Now that the parking meter project is under review, it is time that the Guyana Police Force’s traffic division comes out in full force. The Guyana Police Force’s “operation...

Information should be disseminated on the dangers of second-hand smoke

Mar 30, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Information should be disseminated on the dangers of second-hand smoke

Dear Editor, LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! This real estate mantra came to me as I considered the irony of the proposed anti-smoking legislation. The government is proposing a smoking ban in public...

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APOLOGY AND RETRACTION TO MR. DEVINDRA KISSOON

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(Kaieteur News) – On April 29, 2026, I published in Kaieteur News, as part of The GHK Lall Column, a piece entitled “A special kind of lawyering, and at its best” (the “Column”). Mr. Kissoon has never acted for the Government on the Gas-to-Energy Project. He has never received any...

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