September 2017

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The WPA: Demise or deterioration or decay or disuse?

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

With each column, persons would ask questions or seek clarification. You simply don’t have the time to cope. My Saturday column on the WPA was no exception. People would request that you...

Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin fight to controversial split draw in thriller

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin fight to controversial split draw in thriller

Yahoo Sports – LAS VEGAS – It wasn’t anywhere close to Hagler-Hearns, and it’s probably not the Fight of the Year, but Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez gave the sell-out crowd of...

Female Venezuelan national among three held with gun

Sep 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Female Venezuelan national among three held with gun

A female Venezuelan national, who is in Guyana illegally, is among three persons who have been detained after being found with an unlicensed firearm. Police found the firearm and five rounds of...

GCB/CGI Jaguars 3-day Franchise League…East Bank vs. Essequibo match drawn as rain affects final day’s play

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/CGI Jaguars 3-day Franchise League…East Bank vs. Essequibo match drawn as rain affects final day’s play

After weeks of cricket friendly weather, a surprise downpour of rain only allowed for less than two hours of play in the third and final day of the East Bank vs. Essequibo, Guyana Cricket...

Minister urges conversations between nurses and clients at the launch of Breastfeeding Week

Sep 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Minister urges conversations between nurses and clients at the launch of Breastfeeding Week

Mothers, including some in various stages of pregnancy yesterday participated in a health walk organised by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) as World Breast Feeding Week in...

The ride back to success for LeRoy Cort

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on The ride back to success for LeRoy Cort

Born in Georgetown, Guyana, LeRoy Cort worked hard and settled in New Jersey, USA and took many regular vacations to his country of birth. But as fate would have it, on one of those visits he...

Public urged to donate to Hurricane Irma Recovery Fund

Sep 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Public urged to donate to Hurricane Irma Recovery Fund

– as Guyana Needs Assessment Team prepares to depart for BVI and St. Maarten As Guyana continues its efforts to provide assistance to those island states which have been left devastated in the...

Dr. George Norton will make a very good Minister of Sports

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Letters, Sports Comments Off on Dr. George Norton will make a very good Minister of Sports

Dear Sports Editor, Please allow me a little space in your newspapers to offer my words of congratulation to Dr. George Norton, Minister of Social Cohesion on his additional appointment as Minister...

Spectacular Mashramani launch in ‘hometown’ Linden

Sep 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Spectacular Mashramani launch in ‘hometown’ Linden

– The prodigal celebration has returned, says Linden Mayor By Enid Joaquin Linden, the home of Mashramani, on Saturday evening, was the venue for a spectacular launch of the event at the...

Impounded animals still being mistreated

Sep 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Impounded animals still being mistreated

Despite the Animal Welfare Act clearly stating that police are responsible for the welfare of impounded animals, they seem to do the exact opposite by allowing the creatures to be ill-treated....

Guyana’s untouched beauty has tremendous potential for tourism

Sep 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s untouched beauty has tremendous potential for tourism

“Guyana’s natural beauty is second to none. It could be touched a little bit more,” joked Michael Moore, Tour Leader for Zegrahm Expedition, who is part of 10-member team that returned for the...

From breadbasket to basket case

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on From breadbasket to basket case

There is a whale of a difference between GDP growth and per capita income. And even though there is a correlation between GDP growth and per capita income, a country can enjoy a high GDP growth, for...

I am not surprised this security firm behaved in this unkind manner

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am not surprised this security firm behaved in this unkind manner

Dear Editor, With reference to a response the management team of the security firm I work with on the issue of my stolen motorcycle, I must state that I am not surprised that they would go the extra...

APNU+AFC Govt. has not criminalized street protestors the way the PPP did

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, This letter is not intended to question the right of sugar workers to engage in street protests whenever they feel the situation demands that line of action. In fact, if truth be known,...

Petroleum blocks should be awarded via a transparent, bidding process

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Petroleum blocks should be awarded via a transparent, bidding process

Dear Editor, A recent article in the media “Minister’s relatives, friends now applying for oil licences, 2017-09-14″ makes reference to Dr. Jan Mangal, Petroleum Advisor in the Ministry of...

A challenge to the Town Clerk to produce an important document

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A challenge to the Town Clerk to produce an important document

Dear Editor, As a motorist in Georgetown, I have been following the parking meter debacle in Georgetown from its very inception with considerable concern and interest. The most recent episode of this...

My take on the racial outburst of the OP employee

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, Last week after the incident between two public office holders – one a parliamentarian, the other a support staff to OP – the following thoughts came to mind. Reading...

The Prime Minister’s representative in Region 6 under fire

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Prime Minister’s representative in Region 6 under fire

Dear Editor, Please permit me to share my views as to what is really taking place in Region 6 and more so to deal with letters that have been frequenting your newspaper for the past weeks by the...

The trade union, NAACIE is disrespecting the laws of Guyana

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The trade union, NAACIE is disrespecting the laws of Guyana

Dear Editor, The non-management workers employed with Bosai Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc. (BMGGI) have lost confidence in the representation over a number of years by the National Association of...

Our deductions are not being paid to the NIS and the GRA

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our deductions are not being paid to the NIS and the GRA

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me a space in your paper to bring to light my plight and that of some of my co-workers. For a couple of years I have been employed by a company that provides janitorial,...

LEARNING FROM THE PAST

Sep 18, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on LEARNING FROM THE PAST

It appears that the government has a fascination with inquiries and tribunals. It also adores reports and investigations, especially by foreigners. Indeed, Guyana’s history is littered with...

$$Million school feeding fraud uncovered in Region Eight

Sep 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $$Million school feeding fraud uncovered in Region Eight

The national school feeding programme was officially re-started by the Bharrat Jagdeo administration in 2010. Hundreds of millions of dollars were being plugged into the programme which targeted all...

Given costly mistakes made with Statoil/ExxonMobil…Tanzanian politician warns nations to make oil and gas contracts public

Sep 17, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, News, What Guyana needs to know about ExxonMobil Comments Off on Given costly mistakes made with Statoil/ExxonMobil…Tanzanian politician warns nations to make oil and gas contracts public

There is a stark similarity between the Government of Guyana and that of Tanzania. Both Governments are against the release of oil contracts. In the case of Tanzania, it has been reported worldwide...

State auditors probe of GECOM’s $$multi-million toner purchases

Sep 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on State auditors probe of GECOM’s $$multi-million toner purchases

-report on obsolete radios completed State auditors who last year started a major probe into the questionable purchases of millions of dollars in toners for photocopiers and printers at the Guyana...

China’s modus operandi around the world mirrors events in Guyana—Part 7…China’s “help” mostly benefits politicians, not the masses

Sep 17, 2017 KNews China’s Modus Operandi, News Comments Off on China’s modus operandi around the world mirrors events in Guyana—Part 7…China’s “help” mostly benefits politicians, not the masses

An examination of the role that China plays in several nations around the world, particularly in African countries, has proved that the superpower’s intention is not to make other countries better....

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– West Indies trail by 491 runs (Cricinfo) – Sri Lanka batted a touch over two sessions on day two before eventually declaring on 549 for 9, while West Indies in their response ended the...

The writing is on the wall for the PNCR

Jul 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The PNCR is increasingly becoming less of a political party and more of a habit – a habit of disappointment. The party, now speaking loosely, through what was once APNU, has adopted the language of those who have exhausted the present and must therefore reimagine the past....

The Beacon of Freedom Seen Across Oceans: Reflections on 250 Years of...

Jul 05, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Two hundred and fifty years ago, in the sweltering heat of a Philadelphia summer, a small group of men did something without precedent in modern history. They gathered, argued, deliberated, and then signed their names to a declaration that was a...

Chris Ram – scourge of oilmen, leaders gutted by them

Jul 05, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall… (Kaieteur News) – No one could have done it as clinically and comprehensively as Chartered Accountant, Mr. Chris Ram. He took a scalpel to Exxon, the oil contract, and political leaders. Dissected all three with much blood drawn. The contract, the regulatory...

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