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Guyana maintains steady ratings of women in Parliament

May 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana maintains steady ratings of women in Parliament

… But Carter Center sees room for improvement, recommends representation laws By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell For the past 17 years, Guyana has been maintaining steady ratings when it comes to the...

Former GPHC Chair concerned about Dr. Rambarran’s resignation

May 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Former GPHC Chair concerned about Dr. Rambarran’s resignation

– says it could hamper measures to restore UG accreditation In recent weeks a number of changes have occurred at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [GPHC] including the resignation of...

Towards an enlightened people

May 31, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Towards an enlightened people

Individuals play significant roles in shaping history by challenging old traditions and by contributing new ideas and concepts to pave the way for progress. On the other hand, there are those who...

Work well underway in review of Nat’l Payment System – Central Bank

May 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Work well underway in review of Nat’l Payment System – Central Bank

Work regarding the review of Guyana’s National Payment System is well underway. This is according to Central Bank Governor, Dr. Gobind Ganga. In keeping with its mandate to ensure that there is a...

Bus driver gets 3 years for causing conductor’s death

May 31, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Bus driver gets 3 years for causing conductor’s death

Kevin Ferrell drove a minibus with three defective tyres. Passengers were even allowed in the minibus which crashed into a utility pole after one of the tyres suffered a blow out. The conductor,...

TIME FOR A NATIONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM

May 31, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on TIME FOR A NATIONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM

Dear Editor, I note that the Bank of Guyana has commenced a weekly spread in your Sunday edition promoting financial literacy. While I commend the central bank for raising awareness on financial...

So my letter has got Bharrat Jagdeo angry and all riled up

May 31, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on So my letter has got Bharrat Jagdeo angry and all riled up

Dear Editor, It appears that by my pen I have irked or riled the Leader of the Opposition (Bharrat Jagdeo) to the core. Of course, Mr. Jagdeo, not being learned, cannot be expected to understand or...

The sad and tragic tale of faceless children

May 31, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The sad and tragic tale of faceless children

Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your newspaper to once again bring to you and your readership’s attention the escalating plight of children without faces. –Jason (not his real name) age 15...

Incompetence and confusion are stalking GuySuCo

May 31, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Incompetence and confusion are stalking GuySuCo

Dear Editor, The IMC at GuySuCo has convinced the Government that the day-to-day decisions it is making are best for the citizens, the corporation and the country. At this instant, it is unclear...

THE PLIGHT OF CHARITY SECONDARY SCHOOL

May 31, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on THE PLIGHT OF CHARITY SECONDARY SCHOOL

Dear Editor, Permit me to put the spotlight on the woes of the neglected school on the Essequibo Coast: Charity Secondary School. Charity Secondary School has been in existence for in excess of 20...

Ministry of Communities violated the law in Mabaruma

May 31, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ministry of Communities violated the law in Mabaruma

Dear Editor, In 1964, Forbes Burnham said, “this government holds that all the people of this country are equally important…”. Burnham’s speech was not as eloquent or as fantastic a...

Guyana does not need more pollution problems

May 31, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana does not need more pollution problems

Dear Editor, I think everything happens for a purpose. Reading about the stumbling blocks in the way while trying to resolve the course the exploration and subsequent possible production of gas and...

We admit that the sugar industry cannot be supported indefinitely

May 31, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on We admit that the sugar industry cannot be supported indefinitely

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) refers to Mr Eric Phillips letter about the sugar which appeared in the Kaieteur News. We must admit that we agree with Mr...

Make GuySuco a viable entity so investors can buy it

May 31, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Make GuySuco a viable entity so investors can buy it

Dear Editor, By what rational argument, would the APNU+AFC Government of President David Granger would want to subsidize Linden electricity yet would prefer to remove the sugar subsidy and...

West Berbice thief convicted in “landmark” case

May 31, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on West Berbice thief convicted in “landmark” case

A West Berbice man was last week Wednesday convicted in the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court in what can be classified as a landmark case. On April 16 last, Dr. Parva Panday secured his premises...

Senior Customs official ordered BK’s vehicle release

May 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Senior Customs official ordered BK’s vehicle release

Internal meddling at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) led to the highly questionable release of an armour-plated Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) over two weeks ago. The matter has angered enforcement...

BaiShanLin vehicles released on “rigid” agreement

May 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on BaiShanLin vehicles released on “rigid” agreement

– Equipment remains in custody BaiShanLin Forest Development Inc. has been able to negotiate the release of its two Sport Utility Vehicles that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) had taken...

Bath family beaten, robbed; cars torched in bandit attack

May 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bath family beaten, robbed; cars torched in bandit attack

The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident in which a five-member family of Bath, West Coast Berbice, was on Sunday night beaten and robbed by three gunmen, and two motor...

Female driver jumps red light, kills clothes vendor

May 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Female driver jumps red light, kills clothes vendor

A young female driver reportedly jumped a red light at the junction of Camp and Middle Streets, Georgetown around 07:30 hrs yesterday and crashed into at least two vehicles, resulting in a...

101 undocumented employees receiving salaries at Health Ministry

May 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 101 undocumented employees receiving salaries at Health Ministry

Yesterday, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) learnt that the Ministry of Public Health has been paying salaries to 101 staffers for whom the Auditor General (AG)’s office could not find any...

Deadline passes and no GPL meters presented for testing

May 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Deadline passes and no GPL meters presented for testing

The deadline for the arrival of smart meters for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Power Utility Upgrade Project (PUUP) has passed and the meters have not been presented to the Guyana National Bureau...

One percent royalty per barrel of oil just cannot work – Trotman

May 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on One percent royalty per barrel of oil just cannot work – Trotman

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil continue to try to work out an agreement that will sit well with both parties. This is as it relates to the royalty that is to be...

Suspected pirates remanded over killing boat captain

May 30, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Suspected pirates remanded over killing boat captain

Three Corentyne fishermen, two of whom are suspected to be pirates, were yesterday remanded to prison after facing charges for murder and accessory to a crime, over a deadly attack on fishermen which...

Brassington lies ketch up wid ee

May 30, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Brassington lies ketch up wid ee

This is de Holy Month of Ramadan. Ramadan start Saturday gone suh nuff Muslim people fasting. Dem boys nah sure bout Irfaat. He too fat and he got to eat. He does eat like a pig all de time. Dem boys...

Court still to hand down decision in NBS wrongful dismissal case

May 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Court still to hand down decision in NBS wrongful dismissal case

After more than six years in the courts, a decision in the matter involving former Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) of the New Building Society Limited (NBS), Maurice Arjoon, for wrongful termination...