March 2017

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Berbice U-19 Volleyball squad returns home after successful trip to Trinidad

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice U-19 Volleyball squad returns home after successful trip to Trinidad

The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA), U-19 squad recently returned home from a successful trip to the twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The team after suffering mixed fortunes during...

Charity appeals to public to help young mother disfigured in acid attack

Mar 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Charity appeals to public to help young mother disfigured in acid attack

By Rehanna Ramsay Your National Identification Card, your passport and your work badge, all have the same things in common – your name, and a photograph of your face. It’s the two things that...

Attorney-at-Law, James Bond, assumes Presidency of Guyana Chess Federation

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Attorney-at-Law, James Bond, assumes Presidency of Guyana Chess Federation

Commits to an aggressive plan to strengthen the respective bases Months of careful planning, while getting their financial business in order, culminated when affiliates of the Guyana Chess Federation...

Guyoil win Trophy Stall inter ministries dominoes

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyoil win Trophy Stall inter ministries dominoes

Guyoil chalked 90 games to win the final of the Trophy Stall inter ministries dominoes competition which was contested recently at Ministry of Agriculture canteen. GPHC placed second with 68 games,...

Taxi driver shot during robbery attempt

Mar 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver shot during robbery attempt

A 50-year-old taxi driver was shot Saturday night during an attempted robbery at North East La Penitence, Georgetown. Gayford Cordinton of Lot 737 La Parfaite Harmony, West Bank Demerara (WBD) was...

What is the role of the WPA in the Government?

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on What is the role of the WPA in the Government?

If there is any caricature in politics anywhere in the world, it is the Working People’s Alliance in Guyana. I don’t believe the Justice for All Party has any members. I don’t believe there is...

Granger urges Lindeners to become entrepreneurs

Mar 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Granger urges Lindeners to become entrepreneurs

– as Linden Exposition, Trade and Investment Fair 2017 opens By Jacquey Bourne Under the theme “Linden the Gateway to Investment Opportunities; a Window to Future Development” the Linden...

Amid industrial action for pay hike…UG Vice-Chancellor says majority of staff benefit from a host of allowances

Mar 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Amid industrial action for pay hike…UG Vice-Chancellor says majority of staff benefit from a host of allowances

Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG) Professor Ivelaw Griffith has revealed that a majority of staff at the tertiary educational institution benefit from a host of allowances in addition...

Linden Trade and Investment Fair….Chanzar’s Enterprise, a local manufacturing success story

Mar 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Linden Trade and Investment Fair….Chanzar’s Enterprise, a local manufacturing success story

By Enid Joaquin The Linden Trade and Investment Fair held at the Egbert Benjamin Centre over the weekend, drew hundreds who turned up at the facility to view, sample and purchase the myriad items...

Teen on the run after stabbing Sophia schoolboy

Mar 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Teen on the run after stabbing Sophia schoolboy

– female relative of suspect allegedly also in hiding A 14-year-old school boy is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after he was stabbed to his abdomen...

WARNING SIGNALS!

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WARNING SIGNALS!

The secret about understanding the reports made by the International Monetary Fund is to learn to read between the lines. The IMF does not wish to ring alarm bells in the country by its report of its...

VAT on education, if used correctly, can improve its quality

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on VAT on education, if used correctly, can improve its quality

Dear Editor, The recent imposition of 14% vat on families who use private providers to educate their children can be a master stroke of policy-making, if the government uses the revenue raised from...

Coalition Govt. is straight out of the PPP’s play book

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Coalition Govt. is straight out of the PPP’s play book

Dear Editor, Here are just four examples of how closely the Coalition’s behaviour follows that of the PPP’s. 1. The drug purchase by the Coalition is straight from the PPP-Civic play book. 2. The...

Region 8 administration is backward in this technological age

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Region 8 administration is backward in this technological age

Dear Editor, Please permit me some space to highlight an area of concern as it relates to the administration of Region 8. As a son of the region I find it difficult to sit back while my family,...

HEALTH CARE IS FALLING APART

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on HEALTH CARE IS FALLING APART

The public hospitals in Guyana are in total chaos and the Ministry of Health, and by extension the government, has fallen down on the job to provide proper and adequate health care to the people. The...

President trying to rewrite this article of the constitution

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on President trying to rewrite this article of the constitution

Dear Editor, I refer to my letter, “President Granger’s six characteristics are impossible to comprehend, (KN, March 25). I continue with my critique of these characteristics. The person...

The PNC is afraid of Jagdeo’s political skills

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PNC is afraid of Jagdeo’s political skills

Dear Editor, Without a doubt, the greatest obstacle to an APNU+AFC re-election bid in 2020, is the man who now holds the strategic positions of Leader of the Opposition and General Secretary of the...

The failed nurses and public school systems

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The failed nurses and public school systems

Dear Editor, Every aspiring developing country wants to have a well-trained, educated and qualified workforce. But without proper capacity building institutions the training and teaching of hundreds...

Adam Harris’ article was right on the ball

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Adam Harris’ article was right on the ball

Dear Editor, Adam Harris’ article in the Sunday 26th March edition of Kaieteur News, is right on point. He has covered all the angles and it is true that we didn’t have the will to stay with...

Tagore Memorial Secondary School has serious problems

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tagore Memorial Secondary School has serious problems

Dear Editor, A student is a learner, a learner who is assiduous. Teachers are persons who help others acquire knowledge, competence and good proficiency. Teachers play an important part of a...

Four reasons for the foreign exchange crisis in Guyana

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Four reasons for the foreign exchange crisis in Guyana

Dear Editor, Everyone is blaming each other for the Exchange Rate for the U.S dollar. The Private Sector, the Government and the people are all confused. Everyone is blaming the other for the...

Caribbean Diaspora in the US to meet Trump administration officials

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Caribbean Diaspora in the US to meet Trump administration officials

Dear Editor, An alliance of Caribbean Diaspora community, religious and business leaders assembled by the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) will meet with Trump administration officials this week...

Eternal leaders in Guyana believe in the birthright claim

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Eternal leaders in Guyana believe in the birthright claim

Dear Editor, Recent news items include coverage of forever-leaders in unions and civic and political organizations. These forever-leaders must believe in the birthright claim. Each usually treats...

Russian Embassy explains Le Pen’s visit to meet with President Putin

Mar 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Russian Embassy explains Le Pen’s visit to meet with President Putin

Dear Editor, Marine Le Pen, National Front candidate in the upcoming French presidential elections, discussed with President Putin in Moscow the prospects of cooperation with Russia in...

Telecoms liberalisation war heats up…GTT accuses Digicel of “illegal” Suriname bypass; wants independent audit

Mar 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Telecoms liberalisation war heats up…GTT accuses Digicel of “illegal” Suriname bypass; wants independent audit

As negotiations continue to liberalise the telecommunications sector to allow new players, US-owned Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) is calling for an independent third party audit of...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Keeping my day job advising Pres. Ali

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Because Pres. Ali needs the hand, I’m keeping my day job. Unpaid advisor to HE Ali. It’s a thankless gig. But for country and presidency, no sacrifice is too high. Guyana needs some standards. Plenty; with starting all over recommended. ...

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