April 2017

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These governmental subtleties Minister Jordan wouldn’t understand

Apr 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on These governmental subtleties Minister Jordan wouldn’t understand

Dear Editor, Last week, I wrote about how the independence of the Judiciary is being undermined by institutionalized policies of and deliberate omissions by the Coalition Government. Apparently, I...

Compassion is lacking for poor people in Guyana

Apr 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Compassion is lacking for poor people in Guyana

Dear Editor, After reading in the Kaieteur News the letter “Time to stop jailing our youths” for such a crime” by Rajendra Bisessar, it made me feel so good to see that there are others who are...

This panelist admitted that he did not read the Constitution

Apr 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This panelist admitted that he did not read the Constitution

Dear Editor, The United Nations’ (UN) delegation that was here in February at the Government’s requested support, in the effort to proceed with constitutional reform, has submitted its Report to...

Is this the good life APNU+AFC promised?

Apr 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is this the good life APNU+AFC promised?

Dear Editor, The shortage of drugs and medical supplies is a matter of life and death and not just a political problem as some may want to believe. Today, we at the Office of the Leader of the...

Loan losses and the banking system in Guyana

Apr 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Loan losses and the banking system in Guyana

Dear Editor, I was advised that the Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry Ltd (GBTI) is due to hold its Annual General Meeting for the year 2016 very soon. The shareholders of that Bank should be very...

A man who is a victim of his own Freudian depiction

Apr 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A man who is a victim of his own Freudian depiction

Dear Editor, Sometimes Freddie Kissoon surprises me. At one time he speaks as though he understands the construct of the Freudian psyche of the Guyanese people and then he immediately switches and...

Suggestions on the reform of the parking meter project

Apr 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Suggestions on the reform of the parking meter project

Dear Editor, Re Parking Meters: The introduction of Parking Meters should be acceptable on the following terms. a) The charge to be $20.00 (twenty dollars) per hour or part thereof. b) No one can be...

Quoting the philosopher Noam Chomsky, to indict Royston King

Apr 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Quoting the philosopher Noam Chomsky, to indict Royston King

Dear Editor, The CITY COUNCIL has declared that businesses have no authority to erect ‘no-parking signs’ in front or surrounding their operations and must first ask for permission from the Mayor...

Parika wife-killer shot, captured near home

Apr 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Parika wife-killer shot, captured near home

– “Ow mommy, ow mommy, ah gone dead,” suspect cries Three days after plunging into the Essequibo River to escape from the police, Parika wife-killer, Ganesh Dhanraj tried the same trick...

Some women being murdered despite filing restraining orders

Apr 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Some women being murdered despite filing restraining orders

– Crime Chief urges victims in abusive relationships to inform police Dhanwantie Ram, a 29-year-old mother in Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), told her neighbours that her husband had beat...

DDL records $89M in profit for 2016

Apr 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on DDL records $89M in profit for 2016

Notwithstanding its complete withdrawal from the bulk rum market, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has recorded an overall revenue increase of 0.5 percent or $89M in 2016. According to Board...

Govt. wants Public-Private Partnerships but…No guidelines in place to prevent abuse

Apr 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. wants Public-Private Partnerships but…No guidelines in place to prevent abuse

– Gaskin Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin, recently revealed that while Government and investors stand to benefit from public-private partnerships, there is no framework in place to ensure...

Dem boys seh…Watch how you going to wedding

Apr 10, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Watch how you going to wedding

Wedding does still attract a crowd. Even if people ain’t invited, dem does still go to peep. Dem women does go to see how de bride dress and wha she husband look like. Long time when dem had...

Rice Board being blamed for paddy bug problem in Region Six

Apr 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Rice Board being blamed for paddy bug problem in Region Six

The Central and Upper Corentyne Chambers of Commerce are casting blame on the Guyana Rice Development Board and its sister agencies for allegedly absconding their duty and straying away from their...

Younger patients with cervical cancer worrying

Apr 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Younger patients with cervical cancer worrying

– CIG Director By Rehana Ahamad With a large percentage of the adolescent population being sexually active, medical professionals are beginning to diagnose much younger women infected with...

Lusignan cosmetologist murder… Defence suggests accused tortured

Apr 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Lusignan cosmetologist murder… Defence suggests accused tortured

The High Court trial for which Lennox Wayne, called “Two Colours” and Melroy Doris were indicted for the July 2014 murder of Lusignan cosmetologist Ashmini Harriram, commenced on Thursday...

Army’s lone female doctor among GDF officers promoted

Apr 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Army’s lone female doctor among GDF officers promoted

The Guyana Defence Force recently approved the promotion of a number of officers. The lone female, Captain Notoya Fraser, who is the Force’s only female doctor, has been promoted to the rank of...

Male and female manslaughter convicts among ten paroled

Apr 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Male and female manslaughter convicts among ten paroled

A man serving a nine-year term for killing his lover’s husband, and a woman serving a 13-year sentence for the death of her spouse are among ten prisoners who were paroled on Wednesday. They were...

LBFCC/Baker Memorial Cycle Classic…‘Obeahman’ Jeffrey blows field away in senior segment

Apr 10, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on LBFCC/Baker Memorial Cycle Classic…‘Obeahman’ Jeffrey blows field away in senior segment

– John and Barret are junior and female winners By Franklin Wilson Back home following another successful stint on the USA circuit, Raynauth ‘Obeahman’ Jeffrey made an immediate impact on...

Milo 18 and under Schools Football Competition…Chase Academy retain title in penalty shootout

Apr 10, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo 18 and under Schools Football Competition…Chase Academy retain title in penalty shootout

-Masters finish third Defending champion Chase Academy retained their title after securing a 3-2 win in a penalty shootout in the final of this year’s Milo 18 and under Schools Football Competition...

Brighto Paints Q-Mobile ODI series…Windies flatter to deceive as Ali (5-35) & Azad’s ton lift Pakistan to 74-run win

Apr 10, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brighto Paints Q-Mobile ODI series…Windies flatter to deceive as Ali (5-35) & Azad’s ton lift Pakistan to 74-run win

By Sean Devers At venue reportedly almost sold out since Saturday, a less than capacity crowd at Providence yesterday watched as Pakistan beat West Indies by 74 runs in the second Brighto Paints...

$1B wind-powered hotel opens doors in Corriverton

Apr 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $1B wind-powered hotel opens doors in Corriverton

By Malisa Playter Harry The Classic International Hotel and Suites, an HNS Property Development Investment, opened with much class and elegance at Number 79 Village, Corriverton, Berbice on...

2017 TOUCAN INDUSTRIES JUNIOR SKILL LEVEL TOURNAMENT…Mohyryan Baksh and Abosaide Cadogan outstanding winners

Apr 10, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2017 TOUCAN INDUSTRIES JUNIOR SKILL LEVEL TOURNAMENT…Mohyryan Baksh and Abosaide Cadogan outstanding winners

The curtains came down on Saturday evening on the 2017 Toucan Distributors Junior Skill level tournament organized by the Guyana Squash Association. This was the first Junior tournament for...

Guyana, Venezuela border controversy…UN ‘Good Officer’ to meet with Granger on Wednesday

Apr 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Venezuela border controversy…UN ‘Good Officer’ to meet with Granger on Wednesday

Ambassador Dag Nylander, the personal representative of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will visit Guyana on Wednesday, April 12 to meet with President David Granger and Minister of...

FIFA’s President Gianni Infantino to visit Guyana tomorrow

Apr 10, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on FIFA’s President Gianni Infantino to visit Guyana tomorrow

– To officially turn sod of FIFA Forward Programme facility Georgetown: President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, will visit Guyana tomorrow...

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A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

U.S. midterms – the Guyanese challenge – Pt. III

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Kaieteur News – Donald Trump made himself into a winner. He also made himself a loser. No close midterm results to contest. No tight seat margins that call for bruising, delaying, upending battles. The American people spoke, their will prevailed. What’s the lesson for Guyanese? Is there...

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