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Lethem commercial customers briefed on GWI Billing System

Jul 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Lethem commercial customers briefed on GWI Billing System

– Revenue to assist in expanding services In an effort to maintain and expand water services in Region Nine, the Guyana Water Incorporated will, at the end of this month, begin billing...

Regions One, 9 to get new nursery schools

Jul 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Regions One, 9 to get new nursery schools

– Paruima to get new primary school Bids were open yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of two nursery schools. One will be built...

Court ready to hand down decision in E’bo rice miller $99M lawsuit

Jul 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Court ready to hand down decision in E’bo rice miller $99M lawsuit

Justice Diana Insanally will soon hand down a decision in the ongoing court case involving Essequibo Rice Miller, Arnold Sankar, and the Guyana Rice Development Board, (GRDB). The Essequibo rice...

Road closure for sitting of National Assembly on Friday

Jul 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Road closure for sitting of National Assembly on Friday

The Guyana Police Force is informing the general public that in order to facilitate the Sitting of the National Assembly, at Public Buildings, Brickdam, Georgetown the following roads will be closed...

Constitutional Reform Bill to be laid in National Assembly – PM

Jul 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Constitutional Reform Bill to be laid in National Assembly – PM

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has announced that a decision was taken by Cabinet to have Constitutional Reform and Consultative Bill laid in the National Assembly before the Parliamentary recess in...

POLITICAL WILL NEEDED

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on POLITICAL WILL NEEDED

Since independence, successive governments have stated that our economic growth and survival are dependent on our ability to diversify the economy. It has been said many times that a nation that...

Education Department and Health Services benefit from furniture

Jul 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Education Department and Health Services benefit from furniture

Food for the Poor Guyana Inc. has once again taken up the mantle of ensuring that several departments providing public services are fully equipped. A variety of furniture was supplied to the Region...

Duo remanded for murder of ‘threesome’ peeper

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Duo remanded for murder of ‘threesome’ peeper

Two men accused of beating a man to death after he refused to stop staring at a threesome act they were involved in with another woman, were yesterday remanded to prison on a murder charge. Elthon...

Ex-cop refused bail on fraud charge

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Ex-cop refused bail on fraud charge

Former policeman, Paul Watson, was refused bail yesterday on a charge which alleged that he obtained money from a man by pretending he could get him a firearm license. Gouiand Sundar allegedly paid...

Trio remanded for $28M robbery at Craig

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Trio remanded for $28M robbery at Craig

Three men accused of committing a $28M robbery at Craig, East Bank Demerara, were remanded to prison yesterday after they made an appearance before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman in the...

Guyana in for the long haul with oil

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana in for the long haul with oil

Dear Editor, Fascinating reading the views and assessment of prospective oil wealth in Guyana as seen by the former T. & T. Minister of Energy. Interesting idea about Guyana not standing a real...

Please take VAT off education tuition

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Please take VAT off education tuition

Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana should waive the VAT on education tuition with immediate effect. With over fifty percent failures at the 2017 National Grade Six Assessment exam we must...

Confusing law degree and certification to practice law

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Confusing law degree and certification to practice law

Dear Editor, In a letter captioned “Will the ‘Basil Williams Law School’ materialize and be recognized?” the writer, G. Mitchell of the Faculty of Humanities and Education at U.G. stated that...

How are we to interpret the NGSA 2017 scores?

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on How are we to interpret the NGSA 2017 scores?

Dear Editor, According to the Ministry of Education, “Improvements were recorded in all the subject areas for 2017 as compared to 2016. The most improved subject was Mathematics, which recorded an...

As a Parliamentarian, I condemn the police’s wastage of money

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on As a Parliamentarian, I condemn the police’s wastage of money

Dear Editor, The letter here has been submitted to the Police Commissioner and copied to Mr Sydney James of SOCU. I kindly request reproduction of it in your newspaper. The letter follows. My...

The frustrations of the young in Guyana

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The frustrations of the young in Guyana

Dear Editor, A 25 year-old with a degree in agronomy was shot to death yesterday as he attempted to rob Republic Bank’s Water Street Branch. What a tragedy that our young people, even those with...

Why the Chief Magistrate read the warrant in open court?

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why the Chief Magistrate read the warrant in open court?

Dear Editor, Recent reports in the print and electronic media indicate that the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) which has been doing an excellent job so far applied to the Court for a warrant to...

The PPP and the Coalition playing games with the Guyanese people

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP and the Coalition playing games with the Guyanese people

Dear Editor, I often times wonder, which of the two major political parties has done more damage to the Guyanese psyche? I know that you have probably asked yourself that question too. Over the years...

The WPA disagrees with the Government on these issues

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The WPA disagrees with the Government on these issues

Dear Editor, WPA joins the rest of Guyana in hailing the improved results at the recent National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examinations. While we feel that much more must be done to return our...

Important infrastructural work is taking place in Region 5

Jul 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Important infrastructural work is taking place in Region 5

Dear Editor, I will start off by saying let the naysayers continue their negative yells, but in Region 5 positive things are happening that never happened for years under the PPP government. This is...

Guyana’s oil find more massive than established – former T&T Energy Minister

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s oil find more massive than established – former T&T Energy Minister

“You may well have another North Sea at your doorstep,” said former Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister, Kevin Ramnarine earlier this year. This was at a symposium hosted by the Guyana Oil and...

Headless GECOM’s dilemma…Non-functioning Commissioners to question ads withdrawal from Kaieteur News

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Headless GECOM’s dilemma…Non-functioning Commissioners to question ads withdrawal from Kaieteur News

Opposition members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) are preparing to hold discussions this week on what was described as a totally unacceptable situation at the entity. Among the issues to...

20 families evacuated as flood waters rise in Region Nine

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 20 families evacuated as flood waters rise in Region Nine

– supplies rushed to affected persons Authorities are continuing to monitor the flood situation in Region Nine with despite no rain in Central Lethem, waters are continuing to rise. The Takutu...

Oil corrupts weak governments and Guyana’s is far from strong- The Economist notes

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Oil corrupts weak governments and Guyana’s is far from strong- The Economist notes

– Says “It will take better politicians to resist the corrosive power of petrodollars” The coalition Government is not dubbed internationally as a strong one. This should not come as a...

$$$Oil does corrupt weak Govts; and Guyana politicians far from strong

Jul 04, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on $$$Oil does corrupt weak Govts; and Guyana politicians far from strong

Last month was June and that is de month of brides. July is when dem does bruck up after a month of marriage. Ask de coalition govt. Big trouble going on now and dem boys ain’t talking bout husband...

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Deeply concerned about political dysfunction in society

Dear Editor The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is deeply concerned about the political dysfunction in society that is... more