September 2017

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GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League –EBFA Second round play to commence tomorrow at Grove

Sep 09, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League –EBFA Second round play to commence tomorrow at Grove

Following months of inactivity due to the elements above, the GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power National Intra Association Under-17 League in the East Bank Football Association is set to re-start...

Gold processing fee, regulations for review

Sep 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gold processing fee, regulations for review

Government has agreed to review the $2,500 processing fee that miners have to pay for every ounce of gold. The announcement came yesterday in a long-awaited meeting between miners and Minister of...

GABA/Banks DIH 2nd Div. League Eagles add to Sonics woes; Pacesetters brush past UG

Sep 09, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA/Banks DIH 2nd Div. League Eagles add to Sonics woes; Pacesetters brush past UG

With three match-days remaining in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA)/Banks DIH/Malta Supreme/Powerade/Rainforest Water 2nd Division league, Pepsi Sonics remains winless after going...

Guyanese worry over loved ones marooned in St. Maarten by Irma

Sep 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese worry over loved ones marooned in St. Maarten by Irma

Hurricane Irma came and there was some preparedness in the region for what was said to be one of the worst hurricanes in recent times. But no one could have predicted the catastrophic damage of the...

Budget 2017 has been a miserable failure – Opposition Leader

Sep 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Budget 2017 has been a miserable failure – Opposition Leader

As it prepares for the unveiling of Budget 2018 in another two months, the Opposition already has its views on the effectiveness of Budget 2017. In a nutshell, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP)...

ON BEING PROFESSIONAL

Sep 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ON BEING PROFESSIONAL

Persons who work for the government, as well as officers of the State who are members of parliament, the judiciary or constitutional office holders, are required to follow official government policy....

A Nobel Peace Laureate has become a monster

Sep 09, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

It has not surprised me that the de facto leader of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize holder, has supported the army’s genocidal violence against the Rohingya...

Consumer Association wants GTT to refund customers for increased rates

Sep 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Consumer Association wants GTT to refund customers for increased rates

By Murtland Haley The Guyana Consumers Association (GCA) in a letter to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) dated August 31, 2017, has stated firmly that GTT should be ordered to return the money...

Guyanese have to find alternatives to both PPP and APNU+AFC

Sep 09, 2017 KNews Letters 2

Dear Editor, A number of people make it their duty to poke me to write a letter when they haven’t seen my name in the Letters columns for a while. This one I think is timely. If there is anything...

Gunmen escape with $1M during home invasion

Sep 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen escape with $1M during home invasion

Two gunmen around 02:30 hrs yesterday escaped with $1M in cash when they invaded a home and grocery shop at Lot 250 Independence Boulevard, Albouystown. According to Lavern Howard, two armed men...

I don’t understand this fuss about female ranks working at nights

Sep 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I don’t understand this fuss about female ranks working at nights

Dear Editor, The nation was recently informed by Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott, of the government’s intention to bring to an end the practice of single parent...

Why write about Leguan that you haven’t been to since 1986?

Sep 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why write about Leguan that you haven’t been to since 1986?

Dear Editor, Your AFC Sunday Column by Imran Khan, Director of Public Information writing on Leguan would like to fool the country’s folks that the coalition (or should I say PNC) is pursuing...

I am asking the relevant ministry to help this helpless citizen

Sep 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am asking the relevant ministry to help this helpless citizen

Dear Editor, I read about the plight of Ms. London and sent her a new wheelchair from New York. After chatting with her by phone, she told me that she had no medication because it was not in stock at...

White supremacy has to be confronted if America is to move forward

Sep 09, 2017 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, The time has come to stop normalizing White supremacy and seeking to give it a more digestible name. In the Shakespearean play Romeo and Juliet, Act 11 Scene11 Juliet utters this phrase...

This gold company needs to be exposed for its employment practices

Sep 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This gold company needs to be exposed for its employment practices

Dear Editor, I am an hourly paid employee of a well known gold company and I have two matters of concern which I believe if I should raise with the management of the company this would only cause the...

Post mortem reveals… Golden Grove man died from smoke inhalation – Cousin remains in custody

Sep 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Post mortem reveals… Golden Grove man died from smoke inhalation – Cousin remains in custody

Sean Prince, the man whose burnt body was found among debris after his Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara home went up in flames on Thursday, died from smoke inhalation, a Post Mortem examination has...

Why is the Town Clerk not taking his long overdue leave?

Sep 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why is the Town Clerk not taking his long overdue leave?

Dear Editor, Will this administration and those in authority in Guyana wait until everything in Georgetown collapses totally before intervening and bringing a halt to the anarchy and madness that is...

Our landline has been out of service for far too long.

Sep 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our landline has been out of service for far too long.

Dear Editor, It is with great frustration and disappointment we pen this letter regarding our landline service 267-2576. In the beginning of May 2017, we began experiencing difficulties with our...

GTT CEO promises reduced fault reports with new fibre optic cable

Sep 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GTT CEO promises reduced fault reports with new fibre optic cable

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), Justin Nedd has said that the implementation of its new fibre optic cable will reduce the amount of fault reports...

Trial of soldier accused of causing pensioner’s death in accident commences

Sep 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Trial of soldier accused of causing pensioner’s death in accident commences

The trial of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal Zamani Archibald, who is accused of causing the death of a pensioner in an accident, commenced yesterday before Principal Magistrate Judy...

Kingston Lighthouse closed for repairs

Sep 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Kingston Lighthouse closed for repairs

One of the most well-known landmarks in Guyana, the Kingston lighthouse, located on Water Street, has been closed until month-end to facilitate urgent repairs. In a notice yesterday in Kaieteur News,...

Caribbean Airlines waives fees for hurricane-affected travelers

Sep 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean Airlines waives fees for hurricane-affected travelers

Caribbean Airlines has announced the waiving of fees for passengers who want to change their flights because of Hurricane Irma. Hurricane Jose is currently now gathering strength and is also expected...

POSITIVE START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR

Sep 09, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on POSITIVE START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR

All stakeholders should be commended for ensuring a smooth start to the new school year. With the exception of a few hiccups, most of the schools were opened on time. It was the first time in a long...

Increase in nonperforming loans not good news for private sector –GCCI Head

Sep 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Increase in nonperforming loans not good news for private sector –GCCI Head

Head of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Deodat Indar, believes that the increase in nonperforming loans is not good news for the private sector. Indar made this, among other...

Draft local content framework… Joint ventures are best way to transfer knowledge to local firms – Energy specialist

Sep 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Draft local content framework… Joint ventures are best way to transfer knowledge to local firms – Energy specialist

With the emerging oil and gas industry, Guyanese are interested in how they can benefit. But, it is clear that the majority of locals do not possess the knowledge and competencies like foreigners in...

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