September 2017

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AFC asks M&CC to look beyond parking meters

Sep 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on AFC asks M&CC to look beyond parking meters

The Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan reemphasised his party’s view on the parking meter at the Alliance for Change press conference at the Center for Change onThursday. Sharing the...

THE USES AND MISUSES OF THE LANGUAGE OF RACE

Sep 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE USES AND MISUSES OF THE LANGUAGE OF RACE

Guyanese tend to use both of the ‘C’ words and both of the ‘B’ words, as well as the ‘N’ in conversations but not in every conversation or by every person, every day. If that were the...

Woman, 87, amongst victims of Pomona bee attack

Sep 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Woman, 87, amongst victims of Pomona bee attack

Scores of Pomona residents on the Essequibo Coast rushed to the main road last Thursday as a swarm of bees blanketed the eastern side of the Pomona Public road. Residents living on the eastern side...

An iconic woman and her exit from the WPA

Sep 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on An iconic woman and her exit from the WPA

As an analyst you have to keep a bank of knowledge on what is taking place in certain organisations. I have my contacts with PPP, PNC, AFC personnel. Over the decades, I hardly maintained an interest...

DELUSIONAL OVER OIL

Sep 16, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on DELUSIONAL OVER OIL

The US oil giant, ExxonMobil, has found oil in large quantities offshore Guyana. The discovery of oil has seen a litter of consultants parading the streets of Georgetown as the nation grapples with...

Preliminary works on new Mazaruni prison to begin this year

Sep 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Preliminary works on new Mazaruni prison to begin this year

…despite delay of Bill of Quantities Works for the new prison at Mazaruni, Region Seven may very well begin this year. Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, said that this is likely and...

Berbice updated about anti- money laundering regulations

Sep 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice updated about anti- money laundering regulations

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams S.C., M.P. and members of the Ministry of Legal Affairs Compliance Team, on Tuesday held a one-day Anti-Money Laundering Outreach and...

Trio remanded on robbery charges

Sep 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Trio remanded on robbery charges

Three young men were yesterday remanded to prison after they appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to two charges of robbery. Andre Bobb, 18, a vendor of Lot 606 ‘C’ Field...

My stolen bike was an inside job of this security firm

Sep 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on My stolen bike was an inside job of this security firm

Dear Editor, The situational irony with a certain security firm lamenting over a lost contract has once again proven to be one that is very rewarding and at its most appropriate time. Indeed the...

An indictment against the Granger Government

Sep 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on An indictment against the Granger Government

Dear Editor, The role of the Opposition is to question the government and hold them accountable to the people. A responsible press does very much the same. But while most journalists adhere to the...

The opening of wildlife trade for 2017

Sep 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The opening of wildlife trade for 2017

Dear Editor, I was very pleased to read the announcement in a press release of June 21, 2017, which confirms that the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act 2016 has commenced and is no law. As a...

City Hall is a modern day version of Sodom and Gomorrah

Sep 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Hall is a modern day version of Sodom and Gomorrah

Dear Editor, The Georgetown City Council with the impenitent sin that prevails there can undoubtedly be likened to the modern day version of Sodom and Gomorrah, the cities mentioned in the Book of...

CEO of Region Two under fire for non-performance

Sep 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on CEO of Region Two under fire for non-performance

Dear Editor, I bring to the public’s attention, the high degree of bent actions demonstrated by Mr. Rupert Hopkinson, Clerk of the Regional Democratic Council of Region Two as he attempted to clear...

Incident yet another reason for the establishment of the ERC

Sep 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Incident yet another reason for the establishment of the ERC

Dear Editor, The Indian Action Committee (IAC) has noted media reports of alleged racial utterances purportedly attributed to the President’s Press Officer. Given the uneasiness, such alleged...

The U.K. Government does a cruel disservice to honest pensioners

Sep 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The U.K. Government does a cruel disservice to honest pensioners

Dear Editor, British pensioners living in the Caribbean (except Jamaica & Barbados) who told the U.K. Government they were moving to the Caribbean will have had their British pension frozen from...

The West Indian cricket team flattens to deceive too often

Sep 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The West Indian cricket team flattens to deceive too often

Dear Editor, While fans around the world were thrilled to the high heavens by the Windies victory against England in the second test match of the current tour, I join in the chorus that one tree does...

TRAINING PROGRAMMES MUST REFLECT CURRENT/FUTURE NEEDS OF THE ORGANISATION

Sep 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on TRAINING PROGRAMMES MUST REFLECT CURRENT/FUTURE NEEDS OF THE ORGANISATION

Dear Editor, With the help of our print media, I have been highlighting the need for our Human Resource Management (HRM) practitioners to eschew tendencies to ‘cut & paste’ imitative...

Jagdeo gave out all oil blocks, ‘There is nothing left’ – Patterson

Sep 15, 2017 KNews News 4

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Alliance For Change (AFC) Executive Members who were at yesterday’s press conference burst into laughter when they were asked to respond to Opposition...

Derogatory/racial remarks by Govt.’s Press Officer…Not my policy to engage in that language

Sep 15, 2017 KNews News 1

– Pres. Granger President David Granger made it clear yesterday, that it is not his policy to engage in language that can be considered racial and derogatory. The Head of State’s...

President’s College marks 32 years…Granger promises more support for institution

Sep 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on President’s College marks 32 years…Granger promises more support for institution

It has been 32 years since President’s College first opened its doors. To mark the occasion, the school held a special assembly at the Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara location...

Patterson exposes Jagdeo’s lies about Berbice River Bridge contract

Sep 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Patterson exposes Jagdeo’s lies about Berbice River Bridge contract

Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson yesterday rejected Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo’s contention that the coalition government can disclose the contract that governs the...

Deadly plane crashes …Roraima pilot made 19 shuttle runs in one day – GCAA Director

Sep 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Deadly plane crashes …Roraima pilot made 19 shuttle runs in one day – GCAA Director

Investigations into the recent deadly aircraft accidents have so far, uncovered essentially, what appears to be an ongoing racket with domestic air carriers conducting shuttle flights into the...

Woman with two wombs gives birth to twins

Sep 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Woman with two wombs gives birth to twins

-Rare case of Didelphys Uterus Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital have delivered twins in a rare case of Didelphys Uterus, a condition in which the patient has two uteri. In what is...

15 companies express interests… Proposed new Demerara Bridge model best cost option for affordable tolls

Sep 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 15 companies express interests… Proposed new Demerara Bridge model best cost option for affordable tolls

vehicles will park on structure during river openings Government is defending its proposed model of a new bridge across the Demerara River saying it is the best one to ensure tolls are not high when...

Arson suspected in Tain blaze that leaves janitor, family homeless

Sep 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Arson suspected in Tain blaze that leaves janitor, family homeless

A 31-year-old janitor and his family are now homeless after their home went up in flames at Tain Village. Mulchand Ragbeer, of Lot 120 Block 4, Tain Settlement told this publication that he had just...

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Bring an end to this back and forth!

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(Kaieteur News) – The public controversy surrounding the reported grant of a large tract of state land to President Irfaan Ali has generated more heat than light. Before accusations and counter-accusations continue to dominate the public discourse, it is important that Guyanese understand what...

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...

Pres. Ali attracts disdain on the national family

Jul 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President Ali is a disappointment. A bigger and bigger one, sadly. No learning from slippages. Barging ahead, unthinkingly. Blame rests on his advisers, handlers. Their duty is to protect the president. From himself. It was the Fourth. Not an ordinary one. But...

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