August 2017

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God has made up his mind; Guyanese are on their own

Aug 11, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on God has made up his mind; Guyanese are on their own

In my Tuesday, April 18 column last year with the title, “God gave Guyanese a chance in 2015; he won’t do it again,” I wrote the following; “As the days pass, Guyanese in and out of the land...

Govt. takes further steps to improve procurement procedures

Aug 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. takes further steps to improve procurement procedures

In an effort to improve the evaluation process in public procurement, the Government has taken the decision to ensure that all evaluators are paid so as to expand the available pool of these...

An asteroid hit Astor

Aug 11, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on An asteroid hit Astor

Astor Cinema was closed a long time before it was sold. It was not the sale that led to the closure of Astor. What the sale precipitated was the vandalizing of the building. No sooner had it been...

$6M SLED project launched in Region Nine

Aug 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $6M SLED project launched in Region Nine

Estimated at approximately $6.3 million, the Ministry of Social Protection has launched a Substantial Livelihood and Entrepreneurship Development (SLED) sheep-rearing project. The project was...

Ministry completes assessment into Carifesta Ave. potholes

Aug 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry completes assessment into Carifesta Ave. potholes

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has successfully determined the cause of the developing potholes along the Carifesta Avenue and has completed minor rehabilitative works to remedy the situation....

Army staff sergeant dies after crashing into truck

Aug 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Army staff sergeant dies after crashing into truck

An army rank was killed last night after crashing into a parked low bed truck at Timehri, East Bank Demerara. The accident occurred at around 22.00 hrs. An army official identified the victim as...

GPL creating havoc with our lives at Uitvlugt

Aug 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GPL creating havoc with our lives at Uitvlugt

Dear Editor, The treatment meted out recently by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) to the residents of Ocean View, Uitvlugt has been reprehensible. For more than a decade, the two western blocks of...

Floods pose a serious threat to the future of Linden

Aug 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Floods pose a serious threat to the future of Linden

Dear Editor, Permit me space in your column to share my view on the topic “The flood of 2017-08-04 in the town of Linden”. The name Linden is synonymous with the late President Linden Forbes...

GOVT. SHOULD ACQUIRE NEW AVIATION EQUIPMENT FROM NORTH AMERICA

Aug 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GOVT. SHOULD ACQUIRE NEW AVIATION EQUIPMENT FROM NORTH AMERICA

Dear Editor, We have upcoming oil production with significant cash guaranteed for the national development of the country, therefore the government could look at possibly forming a national aviation...

The RAISE ACT will weaken the United States of America

Aug 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The RAISE ACT will weaken the United States of America

Dear Editor, “Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” – President Franklin D. Roosevelt “Our journey is not...

The bite of the scorpion kills people in Guyana

Aug 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The bite of the scorpion kills people in Guyana

Dear Editor, The Mabaruma sub- regional hospital (Barima- Waini) is desperately in need of medical drugs to treat patients bitten by scorpions and snakes, since it is a Hinterland hospital. On...

My description of poor construction on Agriculture Road stands

Aug 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on My description of poor construction on Agriculture Road stands

Dear Editor, I wish to reply to a letter written by Mr.Anthony A.Haynes published in the Kaieteur News on August 4th 2017 under the caption; ‘’The Reverend’s description of the execution of...

The central government needs to investigate GWI in Region 10

Aug 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The central government needs to investigate GWI in Region 10

Dear Editor, I am an unemployed bachelor who resides at 163 Glen Road, Kara Kara since December 2016. In May 2017, my water was disconnected. After investigation I then discovered that the previous...

Upper Berbice Forest & Agricultural Producers Association complains

Aug 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Upper Berbice Forest & Agricultural Producers Association complains

Dear Editor, The main reason for the compilation of this letter is to address the many challenges faced by its producing membership, and dictatorship of a failing system, as concerned members we are...

Please return the two hours removed from the Basil P. Show

Aug 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Please return the two hours removed from the Basil P. Show

Dear Editor, This is a special appeal to the management of the National Communications Network Inc (NCN) in Guyana relating to one of their most popular and longest running musical program in recent...

Cemeteries must always be maintained and kept clean

Aug 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cemeteries must always be maintained and kept clean

Dear Editor, I find it interesting that we, United States) and you, Guyana share this situation with cemeteries (Freddie Kissoon’s column last Sunday on the state of the La Grange cemetery). In...

We need new leaders with bold ideas in this country

Aug 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need new leaders with bold ideas in this country

Dear Editor, I would like to remain anonymous as I point out some of the pitfalls of our beautiful country and why I believe we may not see a brighter future for our country should we maintain steady...

Govt. misusing law to prevent disclosure of Exxon contract

Aug 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. misusing law to prevent disclosure of Exxon contract

– Nandlall insists document must be laid in National Assembly Former Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has accused the Government of misusing the law to hide from Guyanese the details of...

Plane dropped from sky seconds after take-off – GCAA source

Aug 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Plane dropped from sky seconds after take-off – GCAA source

As Captain Dominic Waddell, the pilot in the Eteringbang plane crash continues to recover from minor injuries, it has been revealed that his plane dropped out of the sky—just seconds after he took...

Man who slit teen wife’s throat captured in Springlands

Aug 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Man who slit teen wife’s throat captured in Springlands

Police in ‘B’ Division have finally captured Ryan Singh, the man who allegedly slit the throat of his 17-yr-old common law wife, Rosanna Lakhpal, almost two weeks ago. Divisional Head, Paul...

$10M REWARD FOR CAPTURE OF ESCAPEES

Aug 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $10M REWARD FOR CAPTURE OF ESCAPEES

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is offering a reward of $10M for information leading to the arrest of prison escapees Uree Varswyck, the ex-cop on trial for two counts of murder; Bartica and Lusignan...

More victims ID robbers caught on surveillance footage

Aug 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on More victims ID robbers caught on surveillance footage

As surveillance footage surfaces of two elderly men—one with gray beard walking away after robbing a boutique on Sussex and Saffon Streets, Georgetown on Sunday, more persons are coming forward,...

Nipper-carrying businessman freed in parking meter case

Aug 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Nipper-carrying businessman freed in parking meter case

court says he was properly defending property Charges against city businessman, Timothy Tucker, for allegedly cutting free a boot placed on a car driven by his 21-year old daughter, was yesterday...

Granny jailed for 4 years, fined 21M for coke in gas cylinder

Aug 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Granny jailed for 4 years, fined 21M for coke in gas cylinder

17-yr-old grandson walks free as CANU seeks granny’s boyfriend An inconsolable Naomi Persaud, 51, took the rap for her teenage grandson after she pleaded guilty to trafficking 18 pounds of...

Alleged plot to assassinate President Granger… Landlord tells COI that story was fabricated

Aug 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged plot to assassinate President Granger… Landlord tells COI that story was fabricated

Luanna Walker, the woman who allegedly warned Andriff Gillard not to frame businessman Nizam Khan for the plot to kill President Granger, yesterday contended that the assassination story was a...

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The Ministry diagnoses the wrong disease

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(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Health’s response to Peeping Tom’s column, “Second-Class Patients,” is a case whereby a medical response is so clinically misplaced that one is tempted to prescribe a second opinion. The Ministry has produced an impressive medical case for something...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

Motions, distance, indifference

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(Kaieteur News) – There’s a human tragedy. Cotton Tree and two cousins. Across Mandarin Bridge and an 11-year-old-child. Police killings in Linden. And, more lately, a boat that went down and took down over 100 Guyanese lives. Poor ones. The rich ones and big ones don’t sail,...

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