June 2017

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I am suggesting the importation and use of Haitian labour

Jun 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am suggesting the importation and use of Haitian labour

Dear Editor, I wish to revisit the matters concerning Guysuco and its impending restructuring. I hope the Government has taken good note of the speed with which the PPP and its cohorts have been able...

Alcohol consumption in Guyana has played a viciously negative role

Jun 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Alcohol consumption in Guyana has played a viciously negative role

Dear Editor, The Father’s Day greetings on social media reflected the various complex emotions about fathers, good fathers and bad fathers and good fathers who are sometimes bad and so on. Alcohol...

I was not allowed by the Speaker of the House to make my point

Jun 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I was not allowed by the Speaker of the House to make my point

Dear Editor, I would be grateful for your publication of my letter which seeks to clarify two issues currently circulating in the media. Firstly, in another newspaper dated June 17, 2017 under an...

This nurse needs the support of her colleagues

Jun 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This nurse needs the support of her colleagues

Dear Editor, I have been watching with great interest the dynamics that are being played out in Region 5 at the Fort Wellington Hospital with the registered nurse, her functional superiors and the...

The analogy between Obama’s bailout and GuySuco’s survival

Jun 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The analogy between Obama’s bailout and GuySuco’s survival

Dear Editor, The machinations which have occurred in this government provide some of the most striking examples of hypocrisy and deception seen in modern times. Earlier this year, the unions and the...

A novel and interesting idea from the Carter Centre

Jun 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A novel and interesting idea from the Carter Centre

Dear Editor, The Carter Centre has made some interesting suggestions regarding constitutional reforms. Among the several recommendations are direct elections for president who may or may not belong...

Many if not all ministries have a serious lack of engineering skills

Jun 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Many if not all ministries have a serious lack of engineering skills

Dear Editor, In a KN Article of June 7, it was reported that a Government investigation into the collapse of the Palmyra monument on April 26 found that failure was due primarily to a poorly designed...

Political games in the appointment of GECOM Chairman

Jun 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Political games in the appointment of GECOM Chairman

Dear Editor, Please publish this letter on the political games between the President and the Opposition Leader representing Government and Opposition. There is wide spread concern and uneasiness over...

WPA has presented the President with its own vision and ideas

Jun 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on WPA has presented the President with its own vision and ideas

Dear Editor, The meeting between the Working Peoples Alliance and President Granger arising out of the President’s decision to reassign Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine to another Ministerial portfolio took...

Citizens go to the GRA to do business not to spy with smartphones

Jun 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Citizens go to the GRA to do business not to spy with smartphones

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space to respond to GRA’s letter published in your newspaper on the 15th June 2017 regarding the restriction of smartphones. I quote the Commissioner’s statement as...

GRA rooting out corruption in Customs Dept…Officers were placed at wharves just to collect ‘benefits’ for bosses

Jun 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GRA rooting out corruption in Customs Dept…Officers were placed at wharves just to collect ‘benefits’ for bosses

– Tax Chief While it is not impossible, it could be considered a little far-fetched to expect the complete eradication of corrupt practices at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)....

JSC under pressure to expand scope of judicial recruitment

Jun 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on JSC under pressure to expand scope of judicial recruitment

While the Judicial Service Commission, (JSC) is empowered by law to make certain recommendations for appointments to the judiciary, the current recruitment process is being brought into...

Media still has uphill task getting info on NICIL

Jun 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Media still has uphill task getting info on NICIL

– Harmon says “nothing special” about the company Since last year, the media was promised an intervention. Finance Minister, Winston Jordan vowed that he would have asked the Board of the...

Stewartville Church celebrates 175th Anniversary

Jun 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Stewartville Church celebrates 175th Anniversary

President David Granger says that the church must recapture the spirit of community and should stand as beacons of hope to dispel despondency and contribute to the overall development...

Almost a year later…Cops mum on charges for ranks accused of extorting money from KNews staffer

Jun 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Almost a year later…Cops mum on charges for ranks accused of extorting money from KNews staffer

It will soon be a year, and no one from the Guyana Police Force is saying anything regarding a report made by Kaieteur News’ staffer, Harry Brijmohan against five ranks, who reportedly...

Cop lose false teeth protecting a mom on Father’s Day

Jun 19, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Cop lose false teeth protecting a mom on Father’s Day

This Father’s Day was the best in recent times. Every day like this man does deh wid dem children in house or outdoor fuh breakfast, lunch or dinner. Dem who got to wuk does get treat at de wuk...

Manufacturing sector records mixed performance for 1st Qtr.

Jun 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Manufacturing sector records mixed performance for 1st Qtr.

– BOG report The manufacturing sector recorded mixed performance for the first quarter of this year. This is according to the Bank of Guyana’s Quarterly Report and Statistical...

Fruits of our labour will soon be realized – GCCI

Jun 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Fruits of our labour will soon be realized – GCCI

– touts relations with foreign counterparts The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce (GCCI) is becoming more proactive. The Chamber is fostering relations with a number of chambers of commerce...

Ministry seeks supplementary funding for GPL smart meter project

Jun 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry seeks supplementary funding for GPL smart meter project

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure will be approaching the National Assembly to approve supplementary financing towards the Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) Power Utility Upgrade...

Caribbean region should treat Cotonou Agreement with “urgency”

Jun 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean region should treat Cotonou Agreement with “urgency”

The Caribbean region needs to recognise the financial security the Cotonou Agreement affords the region, Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge contends. Minister Greenidge told media in...

Xtreme Clean & Maintenance Co. / GT Beer ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal Tournament…Richardson’s four-goal spree helps preserve Sparta’s reputation

Jun 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Xtreme Clean & Maintenance Co. / GT Beer ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal Tournament…Richardson’s four-goal spree helps preserve Sparta’s reputation

– Albouystown beat Sophia for third place He is nicknamed after famous Kung Fu star Jackie Chan, who thrilled moviegoers with his funny, but skilful maneuvers and while former national striker...

Finance Minister to sign Investment Protection Treaty

Jun 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister to sign Investment Protection Treaty

– Agreement to help pave the way for lending to private sector Over the last two years, the Government has sought to widen the range of multilateral partners from which it can access...

Fakhar, Amir sparkle as Pakistan stun India

Jun 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fakhar, Amir sparkle as Pakistan stun India

LONDON (Reuters) Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Amir shone as Pakistan defied the odds to overwhelm arch-rivals India by 180 runs and pull off a major upset in the Champions Trophy final at The Oval...

Swiss Machinery to host Diesel Expo

Jun 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Swiss Machinery to host Diesel Expo

Swiss Machinery will be holding a ‘One Stop Diesel Exposition’ at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street next Saturday June, 24 beginning at 10:00hrs. The company has said that one...

GCF National Championships 2017…Claire Fraser-Green in FIVE-PEAT

Jun 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF National Championships 2017…Claire Fraser-Green in FIVE-PEAT

Briton John, David Hicks, Warren McKay & Andrew Spencer are new champs By Franklin Wilson Claire Fraser-Green further cemented her name in the cycling history books of Guyana when she rode to...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

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...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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