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WPA to continue consulting with Roopnarine on ‘ministerial situation’

Jul 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on WPA to continue consulting with Roopnarine on ‘ministerial situation’

By Murtland Haley The Working People’s Alliance (WPA), following a General Members and Supporters meeting held last Sunday, has agreed that the party will continue to consult with Dr. Rupert...

Security guard remanded on robbery under-arms charge

Jul 27, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Security guard remanded on robbery under-arms charge

A security guard was yesterday remanded to prison after pleading not guilty to a robbery under-arms charge. Twenty-eight-year-old Leroy Bagot of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, appeared before Senior...

The way we were; the way we are

Jul 27, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The way we were; the way we are

The security of the State remains weak. It has always been so. The jailbreak of 2002 and the subsequent situation of the country being under siege, by criminals holed up in one small village,...

My dismissal as Farm Manager at President’s College was political

Jul 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on My dismissal as Farm Manager at President’s College was political

Dear Editor, It was George Washington Carver who said that; “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom”. As youths we are constantly encouraged to pursue an education because of...

Plantation White is not a marketable commodity

Jul 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Plantation White is not a marketable commodity

Dear Editor, In July the newspapers, in an item entitled, “Berbicians informed of ‘New GuySuCo’ plans for Rose Hall Estate”, GuySuCo’s Communication Officer Ms Audreyanna Thomas is...

“There’s nowt so queer as folk”

Jul 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on “There’s nowt so queer as folk”

Dear Editor, Reading the letter about the experience of racism by a youth in an African country, no doubt a colony at the time, reminded me of a bizarre procedure I was told of sometime ago about a...

These are the positions of the WPA on present day Guyana

Jul 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on These are the positions of the WPA on present day Guyana

Dear Editor, The much-anticipated meeting of the APNU Executive Committee took place on Saturday July 22, 2017. This meeting arose out of an engagement between the WPA and President Granger on July...

Barbados is alive, Guyana is dead

Jul 27, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Barbados is alive, Guyana is dead

On Monday, 20,000 Barbadians protested in the streets against an increase in one of the taxes. The estimate of the crowd was done by the police, and not any organization associated with the...

The Minister’s position has become untenable; he should go

Jul 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Minister’s position has become untenable; he should go

Dear Editor, In the aftermath of 13 prisoners escaping from the temporary holding facility (Lusignan Prison) that reportedly occurred sometime during the night of July 23 and 24, the Public Security...

HOPKINSON IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS IN REGION 2

Jul 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on HOPKINSON IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS IN REGION 2

Dear Editor, I would have previously served under four Regional Executive Officers (REO), in Region 2 and they were all dedicated public servants. The late Rafiq Khan was an astute administrator...

Chickens coming home to roost at GuySuCo

Jul 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Chickens coming home to roost at GuySuCo

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has followed several press reports which focused on the various community meetings organized by the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc...

Is the Town Clerk trying to change his style for the better?

Jul 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the Town Clerk trying to change his style for the better?

Dear Editor, Kudos to Riley Matthews for his skillful grading of the Town Clerk. His was similar in some respects to that of Debra Gibson way back on August 20 2016. The question is (and one I often...

Pilot perishes in Eteringbang crash

Jul 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Pilot perishes in Eteringbang crash

Roraima Airways’ Chief Pilot Collin Winston Martin met a tragic demise around 17:30 hrs yesterday when the Britten-Norman Islander aircraft he was attempting to land at the Eteringbang airstrip,...

Budget 2018 on the road to “conservatism”

Jul 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Budget 2018 on the road to “conservatism”

…as Finance Minister reveals expenditure pressures mounting Like the 2017 budget, it appears that the 2018 Budget will be one of conservatism. This was alluded to by Finance Minister Winston...

Mentally-ill man shot after mistaken for prison escapee

Jul 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Mentally-ill man shot after mistaken for prison escapee

Up to press time, doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital were preparing to operate on a 36-year-old man who was shot by the police yesterday in Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The victim,...

Exxon finds more oil offshore Guyana

Jul 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon finds more oil offshore Guyana

ExxonMobil yesterday announced that it has discovered additional oil in the Payara reservoir offshore Guyana, increasing the total Payara discovery to approximately 500 million oil-equivalent...

Guyana’s EITI application set for August

Jul 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s EITI application set for August

– Local Director Head of the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI), Dr. Rudy Jadoopat, has confirmed that Guyana will be submitting its application in August. In an...

Over 250 detained juveniles get free legal representation

Jul 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Over 250 detained juveniles get free legal representation

…as a result of RCC-Legal Aid Clinic partnership In recognition of the fact that more than 90 percent of the youths in lawful custody were being denied legal representation, the Rights of the...

Crabwood Creek farmer critical after “thrashing” from gang of seven

Jul 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Crabwood Creek farmer critical after “thrashing” from gang of seven

A 24-year-old Crabwood Creek farmer was on Sunday evening reportedly attacked by a gang of seven men, leaving him nursing serious injuries. Cheddi Eshwar Sawh of 97 Grant 2767, Crabwood Creek,...

Prison escapees put junkies under threat

Jul 26, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Prison escapees put junkies under threat

Now is not de time to be a junkie; now is not de time to be mad man and surely now is not de time do jog or run pun de road. Once you is any of dem things or you do dem things, then either de people...

Bulletin issued for ten escapees

Jul 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bulletin issued for ten escapees

With ten escapees still on the run, police yesterday again appealed for assistance in capturing the fugitives from the Georgetown Prison jailbreak and Monday’s escape from the Lusignan...

Digicel’s schools Football C/Ship… Chase destroy Hosororo 10-nil

Jul 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel’s schools Football C/Ship… Chase destroy Hosororo 10-nil

Face Wismar/Christianburg in tomorrow’s semis… The Region one fans flocked the Ministry of Education ground to support the Hosororo Secondary School, but by the time the final whistle was...

McNaughton’s hat-trick leads Waramadong past Sir Leon 5-2 & semi date with Annai

Jul 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on McNaughton’s hat-trick leads Waramadong past Sir Leon 5-2 & semi date with Annai

By Franklin Wilson Waramadong was intent on returning the favour to Sir Leon which had defeated them last year at this very stage of the Digicel Schools’ Football Championships and they succeeded...

Christianburg Wismar edge Buxton Youths on PKs to secure place in final four

Jul 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Christianburg Wismar edge Buxton Youths on PKs to secure place in final four

By Zaheer Mohamed Christianburg Wismar Secondary of Linden defeated Buxton Youths of East Coast Demerara 5-4 on penalties to secure their place in the semi finals of the Digicel Schools football...

Umpire Ryan Banwarie begins to reap rewards for hard work

Jul 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Umpire Ryan Banwarie begins to reap rewards for hard work

By Sean Devers Umpire Ryan Banwarie is beginning to reap the rewards of his hard work, focus and commitment as a Cricket Umpire resulting in the 27-year-old Guyanese being selected to officiate in...

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Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more