September 2017

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The hypocrisy!!! …PPP administration supported location for new Demerara River Bridge

Sep 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The hypocrisy!!! …PPP administration supported location for new Demerara River Bridge

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, has in recent times, expressed “surprise” at the Houston-Versailles location identified by the Government for the construction of the new Demerara River Bridge....

NAREI inks $13.8M contract for geotextile tubes in Essequibo

Sep 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on NAREI inks $13.8M contract for geotextile tubes in Essequibo

With the aim of strengthening sea defence in Reliance, Essequibo Coast, Region Two, the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) on Wednesday signed a $13.8M contract...

British national death consistent with hanging– PM

Sep 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on British national death consistent with hanging– PM

A post mortem examination conducted on the body of British national, Sarah Rosemary Dajee revealed that she died from asphyxiation caused by self-suspension. The autopsy was carried out...

Why no commissioner of inquiry into the Roger Khan mayhem?

Sep 15, 2017 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, Just the other day I was in a conversation with a PNC supporter, I mean a “die-hard” supporter one who would stifle his conscience probably he’ll do so until Jesus comes. This is...

Misrepresentations about ancestral land entitlements

Sep 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Misrepresentations about ancestral land entitlements

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the missive of Mr. Eric Phillips (KN Sep, 12) in which he vilified five reputable columnists of a certain newspaper and me for debunking his racist claims over land....

We have invested over five million dollars in suicide prevention projects

Sep 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on We have invested over five million dollars in suicide prevention projects

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Voice (TCV) notes Ms. Annie’s Balliram’s missive in the local print media in response to our corrections to inaccuracies and oversights in her original letter on...

Nicely painted tombs that are not nice inside

Sep 15, 2017 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, It was the APNU and AFC before the 2011 elections and again as coalition partners while in full campaign mode before the May 2015 election, which saw a ‘jumbie behind every bush’ and...

Damage to roads in Phase 1- Republic Park, by large garbage trucks

Sep 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Damage to roads in Phase 1- Republic Park, by large garbage trucks

Dear Editor, The residents of Phase 1 Republic Park have noted with great concern in recent months, the use of the lot at the corner of Wills and Jackson Streets by a certain waste company to store...

Deficiencies and other negatives in education delivery in Region 10

Sep 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Deficiencies and other negatives in education delivery in Region 10

Dear Editor, I wish to bring to the attention of the relevant authorities some deficiencies and malpractices that need to be addressed urgently within Region 10 and by extension the Education arm of...

The Social Role Valorization (SRV) in mainstream education in Guyana

Sep 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Social Role Valorization (SRV) in mainstream education in Guyana

Dear Editor, In three (3) previous letters on the subject, I have set the premise upon which we shall further explore the topic. Wolfensberger (1972) and Chapman and Adams (2002) argued that there is...

Embattled PS now heads Foreign-funded projects

Sep 14, 2017 KNews News 3

More than six months after former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, George Jervis, was sent on leave to facilitate a police investigation, he has been hired to head a special...

Jagdeo says Govt. two faced on Non-Disclosure Agreements

Sep 14, 2017 KNews News 1

Min. Patterson debunks claims with hardcore facts By: Kiana Wilburg When it comes to non-disclosure agreements, Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo finds the Government to be two-faced. He has in the...

President’s Press Officer under investigation for derogatory remarks about co-workers

Sep 14, 2017 KNews News 1

President David Granger’s Press Officer, Lloyda Garrett, is currently under investigation for making derogatory remarks about her co-workers at the Ministry of the Presidency. The probe comes...

Soldiers held for snatching teen’s phone

Sep 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Soldiers held for snatching teen’s phone

Police have detained two soldiers and are seeking a third in connection with a brazen robbery they allegedly committed yesterday evening on an 18-year-old at Hyde Park, Timehri. Two of the suspects...

Charlestown man charged for wounding T&T soca artiste ‘Benjai’

Sep 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Charlestown man charged for wounding T&T soca artiste ‘Benjai’

A man, who recently got a matter of discharging a loaded firearm at his pregnant girlfriend and her sister dismissed, was yesterday back in court for allegedly wounding popular soca artiste, Rodney...

Teary “Tear Drop” gets bail on $1M robbery charge

Sep 14, 2017 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Teary “Tear Drop” gets bail on $1M robbery charge

An attendant attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation(GPHC) and who is popularly known as ‘Tear Drop” on social media was yesterday arraigned before Senior Magistrate Fabayo...

Jagdeo don’t mean to change and de Chat-3 no different

Sep 14, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo don’t mean to change and de Chat-3 no different

Fuh years dem boys realize and expose that every word come out de mouth of Jagdeo, that scamp, is a lie. He even cultivate this attitude in de people who he surround heself wid. Dem boys now...

Guyana /Venezuela border controversy for discussion at UN General Assembly

Sep 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana /Venezuela border controversy for discussion at UN General Assembly

The Venezuela/Guyana border controversy is high on agenda for Guyana at the 72nd Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly. President David Granger is expected to lead a Guyana...

Hinterland CHWs to receive IDB-funded maternal and child health training

Sep 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Hinterland CHWs to receive IDB-funded maternal and child health training

Over the next five years the reproductive, neonatal and maternal health services in Regions Three, Four and Nine will be strengthened. This is according to a plan outlined by officials from the...

Mazaruni prisoner recaptured hours after escaping

Sep 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Mazaruni prisoner recaptured hours after escaping

A Mazaruni prisoner was recaptured hours after he was discovered missing on Wednesday morning. He was among other inmates on the prison farm when he managed to slip away without the officers spotting...

New Canadian envoy zeroes in on oil industry

Sep 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on New Canadian envoy zeroes in on oil industry

CAD$700M merchandise trade between the two countries last year The Canadian government has a keen interest in gaining a toehold in the country’s developing oil industry. This was made clear...

Town Clerk King should proceed on leave – Former Local Govt. Minister

Sep 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Town Clerk King should proceed on leave – Former Local Govt. Minister

Former Minister of Local Government, Ganga Persaud has added his voice to several individuals questioning Town Clerk Royston King’s apparent reluctance to proceed on leave. “The Municipal...

New parking meter contract to be drafted

Sep 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on New parking meter contract to be drafted

– Calls made for further suspension of Parking Meter by laws A new contract for paid parking is expected to be drafted by officials of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, (M&CC) within...

Three in custody for British woman found hanging

Sep 14, 2017 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Three in custody for British woman found hanging

Three persons are currently in police custody assisting with investigations in relation to the hanging of the British citizen who was holidaying in Guyana with a friend. The woman was allegedly found...

Region 5 farmer suspects arson

Sep 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Region 5 farmer suspects arson

… after home goes up in flames A 52-year-old farmer is counting his losses after his home went up in flames last Thursday. Tarasingh is suspecting arson after he left for Parika, West Coast...

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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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