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Council still to decide way forward on parking meter project

Aug 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Council still to decide way forward on parking meter project

– SCS refuses to disclose critical financial information – Committee Head The Georgetown Mayor and City Council, (M&CC) has been updated on the findings and recommendations for a contract...

Businesses are being hurt by crime

Aug 18, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Businesses are being hurt by crime

Criminals this past week invaded a private café in the centre of the city. The bandits robbed the customers of their money and personal possessions. This must have been a terrifying experience for...

“Learn to adapt”

Aug 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on “Learn to adapt”

– PAHO/WHO Rep. says to “peddlers” of tobacco products Among the arguments against the Tobacco Control Bill has been that many people are going to lose their livelihood. But according to Dr....

In wake of 2015 GYTS findings…PAHO-spearheaded research to determine why youths use tobacco

Aug 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on In wake of 2015 GYTS findings…PAHO-spearheaded research to determine why youths use tobacco

Because it always favours evidence over speculation, the local office of the Pan American Health Organisation [PAHO] will be spearheading research to determine why youths within the school system use...

Woman dies after found with injuries on roadway

Aug 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Woman dies after found with injuries on roadway

– cops question husband Police are trying to ascertain whether a 38-year-old Sophia woman, who died after being found lying on a roadway Wednesday night, was the victim of an accident or...

Meetings with Exxon about policies –Minister Trotman

Aug 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Meetings with Exxon about policies –Minister Trotman

Recent discussions between government ministers and ExxonMobil officials are of a policy nature, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman has revealed. In an interview with the Department of...

A cruel neo-liberal government rules Guyana

Aug 18, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A cruel neo-liberal government rules Guyana

What did Cheddi Jagan, Forbes Burnham, the New World group and later Walter Rodney have in common? They believed that post-colonial development must avoid copying the formula of economic development...

Youths in Natural Resources group visits Aurora Gold Mine

Aug 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Youths in Natural Resources group visits Aurora Gold Mine

The youths participating in the Ministry of Natural Resources Apprenticeship programme got an up-close look at mining operations as part of their schedule. On Wednesday, the 16 young men and women...

BORDER DISPUTE IN LIMBO?

Aug 18, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on BORDER DISPUTE IN LIMBO?

The CARICOM nations, especially Guyana, should not stand idly and allow Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, to transform Venezuela from a peaceful democracy to a brutal, violent and despotic...

Releasing Exxon contract would ensure accountability

Aug 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Releasing Exxon contract would ensure accountability

– TT Economics Expert It is the opinion of Trinidadian economics expert, Dr. Roger Hosein, that the contract signed between Guyana and ExxonMobil should be released on the premise that it would...

City Council to intensify waste management and awareness techniques

Aug 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on City Council to intensify waste management and awareness techniques

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council plans to intensify the works done in the Capital City as it relates to solid waste management. Yesterday, in a statement, the M&CC said that the council will...

No new Ministry being created under Ministry of the Presidency

Aug 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on No new Ministry being created under Ministry of the Presidency

-Minister Hastings to receive detailed ToR The Ministry of the Presidency has made it clear that no new Ministry is being created for the current Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Ms. Dawn...

‘Black boy’ charged for friend’s beating death

Aug 18, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Black boy’ charged for friend’s beating death

Thirty-five-year-old Naresh Baldeo called ‘Black boy,’ a miner of Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, was yesterday remanded to prison almost one week after he allegedly used a spade to beat...

No bail for taxi driver accused of trafficking ganja

Aug 18, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on No bail for taxi driver accused of trafficking ganja

A taxi driver, who was recently charged for giving a police officer a wrong name, was yesterday remanded to prison for allegedly having in his possession over six pounds of marijuana. Mark Anthony,...

Service at this hotel is atrocious and unacceptable

Aug 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Service at this hotel is atrocious and unacceptable

Dear Editor, I became a guest at one of the new, middle level hotels in the heart of the city on July 29th where guests are offered a free breakfast from 7:30 AM to 10 AM. On August 8th, 2017 when I...

I now ask President Granger what I asked Jagdeo in 2008

Aug 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I now ask President Granger what I asked Jagdeo in 2008

Dear Editor, Under a different legal name I wrote this letter about the radio monopoly which was printed on 2 June 2008:”The government should give up the radio monopoly” While I can understand...

The needs of the villagers of Region 9 are neglected by govt.

Aug 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The needs of the villagers of Region 9 are neglected by govt.

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me a space in your newspaper to bring to the attention of the general public an issue of four capital projects that were approved in 2016 by the National Assembly of Guyana...

GECOM’s deputy Chief Elections Officer clarifies

Aug 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM’s deputy Chief Elections Officer clarifies

Dear Editor, Kindly publish my response, as follows, with regards to an anonymous letter published by another newspaper on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, under the caption “Will the Auditor General...

(Under) valuing resources of Guyana

Aug 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on (Under) valuing resources of Guyana

Dear Editor, It may be a while before the citizens of Guyana learn through cross-examination in the High Court what was and is a fair price for land at the Pradoville 2 luxury estate. It may also...

Guyana Forestry Commission is encouraging skullduggery

Aug 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana Forestry Commission is encouraging skullduggery

Dear Editor, I wish to make the public aware of the many issues which have played the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) this abusive and unacceptable performance continues unabatedly. On the 07th...

We need a political party of youths to fix Guyana

Aug 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need a political party of youths to fix Guyana

Dear Editor, “This is the dark time my love.” This quote comes from the Martin Carter poem of the same name and seriously can’t describe the situation of Guyana better. This is no place to...