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African Guyanese need to return to entrepreneurship

Aug 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on African Guyanese need to return to entrepreneurship

Dear Editor, Prior to 1964, I vividly remember our African brothers being involved in agriculture especially the cultivation of ground provisions, rice, fruits and vegetables. Also, they dominated...

The prison system is in a state of national emergency

Aug 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The prison system is in a state of national emergency

Dear Editor, The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has been carefully studying the responses to the prison incidents over the last three weeks and holds the view the problems are that of national...

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce can go to hell!

Aug 03, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce can go to hell!

Generally, citizens feel that a party should not govern for too long. There is no time frame, but after three five-year terms, voters become fatigued and instinctively yearn for new faces. When the...

HOPKINSON HAS DEMANDED VALUE FOR MONEY FROM CONTRACTORS

Aug 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on HOPKINSON HAS DEMANDED VALUE FOR MONEY FROM CONTRACTORS

Dear Editor, The previous Administration was heavily criticized and even exposed by audit reports for condoning substandard work from many contractors in Region 2, some of whom are still bidding for...

Do not take for granted what the government says

Aug 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Do not take for granted what the government says

Dear Editor, It becomes necessary to teach one’s self the stories of the past and to accept everything else with a grain of salt. More so living in a pronouncedly divided society doesn’t help...

GPL working to eradicate illegal connections

Aug 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GPL working to eradicate illegal connections

Dear Editor, Over the last 12 years, the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) has removed in excess of 80,000 illegal connections across Guyana. For this reason, the power company will apply new...

Old story from Wakenaam Island for our politicians’ benefit

Aug 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Old story from Wakenaam Island for our politicians’ benefit

Dear Editor, As a little boy growing up in the island of Wakenaam, I often listen to the gaff of my late nana (grandfather) and his friend the late David of Great Troolie Island while they drank a...

GCCI to push for seats on 16 State Boards

Aug 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GCCI to push for seats on 16 State Boards

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) wants to have greater representation on certain State institutions. To achieve this goal, the Chamber will be pushing to have at least one of...

Gifting of land to foreign company was ‘unusual behaviour’

Aug 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gifting of land to foreign company was ‘unusual behaviour’

– NICIL Head The gifting of a plot of land by the former regime to China Railway Guyana Incorporated can be described at best, as “unusual behaviour.” This is according to NICIL’s Head,...

You have to value your freedom

Aug 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on You have to value your freedom

— Prime Minister urges at 179th Emancipation celebrations Persons from all across the country were urged by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo to value their freedom during Emancipation Day...

Guyana Prison Service seeks retired senior NCOs

Aug 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Prison Service seeks retired senior NCOs

Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, has announced that in an effort to strengthen the capacity of the Guyana Prison Service, applications from retired senior non-commissioned officers of the Guyana...

Health Ministry anticipates better scientific forecasting with LMIS manual

Aug 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry anticipates better scientific forecasting with LMIS manual

The Public Health Ministry, on Monday, received the Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) Manual which authorities say will help broaden laypersons understanding of the sector. They...

Soulja Bai got Jagdeo howling wid de Chat-3 as back-up

Aug 02, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Soulja Bai got Jagdeo howling wid de Chat-3 as back-up

People know how a dog does protect she pups. If you is de person who does feed de dog she gun tolerate you around de pups but if you is a casual, don’t go near; is trouble. Is de same thing wid de...

Harper says he will focus on each match

Aug 02, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Harper says he will focus on each match

As Warriors aim for first CPL title after losing 3 finals By Sean Devers The one-week camp here for the Guyana Amazon Warriors ended yesterday with the completion of the third practice match and Head...

Top performances anticipated in Boyce/ Jefford International Women’s 1500m

Aug 02, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Top performances anticipated in Boyce/ Jefford International Women’s 1500m

Guyana’s middle distance queens will be tested against defending champion, Grenada’s, Kenisha Pascal next weekend at the Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic VIII, which is set to begin at...

Chase among runs as Windies flourish against Essex

Aug 02, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chase among runs as Windies flourish against Essex

CHELMSFORD, England, CMC – Roston Chase made an enterprising start to his maiden tour of England, leading a trio of half-century makers as West Indies prospered on the first day of their opening...

Digicel Schools’ Football Championships… Top three Captains react following final day’s play

Aug 02, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Schools’ Football Championships… Top three Captains react following final day’s play

By Franklin Wilson The top three Captains emerging from the 7th edition of the Digicel Schools’ Football Championships, Jeremy Garrett of Chase Academy, Annai’s Neston Browne and Waramadong’s...

Quincy Dos Santos highlights Sunday night action for Pacesetters

Aug 02, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Quincy Dos Santos highlights Sunday night action for Pacesetters

GABA/Powerade/Rainforest Water/Malta Supreme tourney The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s, Banks DIH, Powerade/Rainforest Water/Malta Supreme, sponsored league continued on Sunday at the...

Warriors CPL practice match… Guptill, Mohamed and Azam lead Warriors to victory

Aug 02, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Warriors CPL practice match… Guptill, Mohamed and Azam lead Warriors to victory

By Sean Devers In sultry conditions and a fast outfield and slow track, Skipper Martin Guptill (47), Jason Mohamed (45) and Babar Azam (41) spearheaded the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a 72-run win...

Guyana Female Under-19s depart for Trinidad T20 tourney

Aug 02, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Female Under-19s depart for Trinidad T20 tourney

The Guyana Female Under-19 squad departed for Trinidad yesterday to take part in the Regional Invitational Under-19 T20 tournament. The tournament consists of four teams namely; Barbados, Guyana,...

Guyana Cup horserace Meet at Rising Sun August 13 gets more support

Aug 02, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Cup horserace Meet at Rising Sun August 13 gets more support

Guyana Cup Horserace Meeting on August 13th at the Rising Sun Turf Club on the West Coast of Berbice starting at 11:30am has been getting more support. The Jumbo Jet Business Enterprise and Stables...

UDFA GT Beer Super Cup association football in Linden… Blake scores as West Demerara down Georgetown 1-0, Berbice, Bartica draw 2-2

Aug 02, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA GT Beer Super Cup association football in Linden… Blake scores as West Demerara down Georgetown 1-0, Berbice, Bartica draw 2-2

West Demerara’s David Blake threaded in the lone goal of the game as pre-tournament favourites Georgetown suffered a 1-0 loss to the West side and placed themselves in a strong position to advance...

Shariff takes charge as Settling Star wins feature event

Aug 02, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shariff takes charge as Settling Star wins feature event

Nand Persaud Karibee Rice Stable take champion stable honours The Shariff continues to show who the boss is as Settling Star destroyed a top notch field to show that it will be the horse to beat....

In the wait for constitutional reform…No executive abuse of power-Dr. Hinds

Aug 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on In the wait for constitutional reform…No executive abuse of power-Dr. Hinds

The nation is currently waiting for the process of constitutional reform to get underway. In the meantime, several critics believe that the government has been doing a fair job in exercising some...

70 single houses set to be built for the Lombard squatters -Minister Adams-Patterson

Aug 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 70 single houses set to be built for the Lombard squatters -Minister Adams-Patterson

Seventy single houses will be built to relocate the Broad and Lombard Street squatters. Each unit will cost $1.2M, with funding provided by the Ministry of Communities and Food for the Poor. This was...

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The PPPC does not practice political inclusion

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPPC) has mastered the art of political rhetoric.... more