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COI to probe unnamed private vessel in Guyana’s waters

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on COI to probe unnamed private vessel in Guyana’s waters

Brigadier Retired Bruce Lovell has been sworn in as Chairman of a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the circumstances surrounding the entry into, interception, detention and subsequent release of an...

Leadership and the mess we are in

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Leadership and the mess we are in

Many theories are being bandied about as to why the government is stumbling from one controversy to the next. It seems that with each week that goes by, a new scandal breaks out. Recently, there was...

Trotman, Jordan to discuss fate of Lotteries Commission

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Trotman, Jordan to discuss fate of Lotteries Commission

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, and Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, are to meet sometime in the near future to discuss what will be the fate of the Guyana Lottery Control...

Lending to private enterprises declined in 2016

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Lending to private enterprises declined in 2016

According to the Monthly Economic Bulletin for November 2016, lending of finances to private business enterprises accounts for three-quarters of all lending in Guyana. When compared with a year ago,...

I have “protected” former Chancellor Carl Singh all these years

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I have “protected” former Chancellor Carl Singh all these years

You put a footnote at the end of a column. In this case, I am breaking with tradition. This footnote doesn’t concern the main content of this article which is about the former Chancellor, Carl...

Training commences to assist police prosecutors in detecting TIP cases

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Training commences to assist police prosecutors in detecting TIP cases

The Ministry of Public Security in collaboration with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has embarked on a training exercise for police prosecutors on the issue of trafficking in persons (TIP). The...

Granger to underscore Guyana’s interest at Heads of Missions conference

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Granger to underscore Guyana’s interest at Heads of Missions conference

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be hosting a Heads of Missions Conference (HOMC) from April 3-8, 2017 at the Pegasus Hotel, under the theme “Advancing Guyana’s Diplomacy in the 21st...

Women of child-bearing age urged to be immunised

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Women of child-bearing age urged to be immunised

-or risk giving birth to children with hearing loss, other defects Expectant mothers and women of child-bearing age are encouraged to ensure that they receive all necessary vaccinations. This is...

TEEN MARRIAGE

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on TEEN MARRIAGE

A few weeks ago the Director of the Childcare and Protection Agency reported that her entity was investigating a situation where a 14-year-old girl was “married off” by her parents, to a much...

Criminal charges for ranks responsible for swapping gun – Blanhum

Apr 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Criminal charges for ranks responsible for swapping gun – Blanhum

Investigators from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Guyana Police Force have taken over the case where a seized firearm was replaced with a toy gun while it was lodged at the...

Magistrate to proceed with Westford trial

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Magistrate to proceed with Westford trial

…as High Court quashes Constitutional Motion filed by lawyers A Constitutional Motion filed by the attorneys of Dr. Jennifer Westford and Margaret Cummings, to prevent a Magistrate from hearing the...

If the nurses failed, then maybe the teachers are a failure

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on If the nurses failed, then maybe the teachers are a failure

Dear Editor, I read with great interest in the Kaieteur News, March 16, 2017 where the shocking news was reported that only 23 of 179 nurses passed all segments of the State Final Nurses Examination....

The fantastic four are wreaking havoc in the capital city

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The fantastic four are wreaking havoc in the capital city

Dear Editor, The recent action by an exasperated citizen to remove (by himself) a clamp illegally placed on his car wheel by employees of Smart City Solutions and agents of the City Council, shows...

Numbers of and amounts in Sovereign Wealth Funds

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Numbers of and amounts in Sovereign Wealth Funds

Dear Editor, All the talk about Sovereign Wealth Fund has caused me to question who will benefit from the investment returns and principal. If you are a politician or money manager you will be...

Jagdeo’s mistakes I believe were not intentional

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo’s mistakes I believe were not intentional

Dear Editor, It took the efficient and effective management of the nation’s financial resources and the wizardry of Bharrat Jagdeo who became Senior Minister of Finance in May 1995, and President...

These questions City Hall must be made to answer

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on These questions City Hall must be made to answer

Dear Editor, The quote “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive” refers to how complicated life becomes when people start lying. It originally referred to a love...

History will judge President Granger for this tax

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on History will judge President Granger for this tax

Dear Editor, Please allow me to comment on an issue that has generated considerable debate and contention among Guyanese – the decision on the part of the government to impose VAT on private...

Guyana lost its way because “goat bite it”

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana lost its way because “goat bite it”

Dear Editor, I read about the youngster who paid $795.00 for a hammer which came to grief on its first use. Is there not some sort of consumer protection legislation for the sale of goods? This...

Those green prosecutors are not helpless

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Those green prosecutors are not helpless

Dear Editor, I herein wish to make the following comments on the Stabroek News Editorial, “Travesty” published on Thursday March 30, 2017 in reference to the matter The State v. Wesley Carlos...

Complaint against slow internet speed by GTT

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Complaint against slow internet speed by GTT

Dear Editor, I attend a high school on the East Coast of Demerara and I reside in Enterprise. My letter is to apprise GTT of the suffering and the inconvenience we are facing with their so-called...

Crimes continue right under the eyes of the city police

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Crimes continue right under the eyes of the city police

Dear Editor, Could someone tell the citizens and visitors to our capital, what in the world is the purpose of the Georgetown City Police Department? For years now they have bragged that they have the...

INSTEAD OF TAXING IT, WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL FOR PRIVATE EDUCATION

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on INSTEAD OF TAXING IT, WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL FOR PRIVATE EDUCATION

Dear Editor, One cannot help being moved by Swami Aksharanda’s incisive letter in the media, in which he exposed the apparent contradiction between President Granger’s praise for the education...

A rethink should be done on the ban of used tyres

Apr 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A rethink should be done on the ban of used tyres

Dear Editor, Right now, Guyana is going down. Cost of living is getting higher; all prices have gone up; many businesses are on the verge of closing down; most businesses will tell you sales have...

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Guyana recorded over 10 000 dengue cases in 2024

Kaieteur News- Guyana recorded just over 10,000 dengue cases in 2024, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony revealed during an... more