September 2017

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WPA reiterates support for Presidential COI

Sep 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on WPA reiterates support for Presidential COI

The Working People Alliance (WPA) is optimistic that the Commission of Inquiry established by President Granger (COI) to look into land matters, will carry out an extensive study of the system and in...

WHITE SUPREMACIST IN AMERICA

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on WHITE SUPREMACIST IN AMERICA

After almost a decade since the United States elected its first black president, Barack Obama, not much has changed despite his message of unity, change and hope. Today, the United States remains as...

Fisherman charged for snatching driver’s bag

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Fisherman charged for snatching driver’s bag

A fisherman was yesterday order to post $60,000 bail after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman on a simple larceny charge....

‘Bluie’ on trial for killing friend

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Bluie’ on trial for killing friend

Murder accused, Satrohan Madray, called ‘Bluie’ 30 of Bennet Dam, D’Edward Village, West Coast Berbice is on trial for murder in the High Court. Madray is accused of murdering his good friend,...

Prison visitor lands in jail for ganja in boots

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Prison visitor lands in jail for ganja in boots

A craftman/sign artist who was caught attempting to smuggle a quantity of narcotics into the Camp Street Prison, was yesterday remanded to prison. Ishwar Persaud, 61, of Leopold Street, Georgetown...

British Government fails to pay Caribbean nationals their pension

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on British Government fails to pay Caribbean nationals their pension

Dear Editor, According to the latest available figures, there are 32,710 people living in 16 Caribbean countries entitled to a British Government pension. Most of these people are Caribbean nationals...

Linden is developing under the present City Council

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Linden is developing under the present City Council

Dear Editor, Despite the negativity by many Lindeners, Mayor Carwyn Holland said that Linden is developing. During a media conference Tuesday in the Boardroom of the Town Council Mayor Holland said...

The laws of Adolph Hitler and family property dispute in Guyana

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The laws of Adolph Hitler and family property dispute in Guyana

Dear Editor, I read a recent letter about a family dispute regarding a property matter. The letter mentioned something about “the laws of Hitler’s Germany not being fair or predictable”. One...

Time for leadership changes in the PPP

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, After the defeat at the 2015 General Elections the important thing for the PPP to do was to hold itself together. Now that this has been successfully achieved the next step is for the...

A customer of GPL is crying about unfair disconnection

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A customer of GPL is crying about unfair disconnection

Dear Editor, I, Lewis A. Robinson, of 145 Lamaha Street, N/Town, Georgetown, had two (2) meters installed at the above address by GPL. The meter numbers: (a) IT0015571 (b) IT0015566.The date of...

GAWU has failed to provide suggestions for saving sugar

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GAWU has failed to provide suggestions for saving sugar

Dear Editor, It is always productive to have proper debate on issues affecting our economic development, especially the current state of the sugar industry. However, such debates must be objective...

This is Guyana where you can’t get redress

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is Guyana where you can’t get redress

Dear Editor, Thanks for carrying my letter, “Harassment, abuse, and intimidation; the Guyana Experience,” about state service in the interior I would be grateful for this final letter here which...

Cash strapped City Council still in wasteful expenditure mode

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cash strapped City Council still in wasteful expenditure mode

Dear Editor, The economic slowdown in the country has impacted every entity in Guyana causing most businesses to make tough but necessary personnel decisions in all of their operations including...

The minimum wage in Guyana is an unlivable one

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The minimum wage in Guyana is an unlivable one

Dear Editor, The income gap in Guyana must be a matter of concern to policy makers. It is difficult to understand how someone could exist in Guyana on a minimum wage of $50,000 a month or the...

The privatization of GuySuco should start immediately

Sep 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The privatization of GuySuco should start immediately

Dear Editor, I wish to agree with what letter writer Gobin Harbhajan wrote in the media recently. The privatization of Guysuco should no longer be delayed or even debated. This industry has been made...

With the presence of influential oil companies…Guyana urgently needs updated laws to govern campaign financing

Sep 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on With the presence of influential oil companies…Guyana urgently needs updated laws to govern campaign financing

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The paucity of anti-corruption laws in Guyana, especially the lack of those to address election campaign financing, is being lamented by many. Those who bemoan the...

WPA member accuses Coalition leaders of stifling internal opinions

Sep 04, 2017 KNews News 1

– Cautions AFC to ‘temper love affair with power’ “This approach must change—for its own good, the coalition must begin to operate like a partnership rather than a unitary...

Magistrate under investigation for conduct, handling of cases

Sep 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate under investigation for conduct, handling of cases

The Judicial Service Commission is currently deliberating on a matter related to the conduct of a Berbice Magistrate. Sources have since confirmed that the JSC has launched...

Freak storm causes panic at highway resort

Sep 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Freak storm causes panic at highway resort

– utility poles uprooted, benabs and car damaged Families enjoying an outing along the Soesdyke/ Linden Highway are counting their lucky stars after witnessing a freak storm which swept through...

Son stabbed with pitchfork while defending mom

Sep 04, 2017 KNews News 1

– violent man flouts restraining order Relatives of a West Bank Demerara woman are appealing to the police to protect her from her violent spouse, who allegedly continues to subject her...

Cops seek 795 road users who failed to pay traffic ticket fines

Sep 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cops seek 795 road users who failed to pay traffic ticket fines

If you were issued with a traffic ticket and failed to pay the fine, you just might be one of the 795 people that the Guyana Police Force is trying to track down. Traffic Chief Dion Moore...

Chase Academy boasts excellent CSEC performances

Sep 04, 2017 KNews News 1

– Records 100 percent passes in Math Henry Chase, the principal of Chase’s Academy is quite satisfied with the performance of his students who wrote this year’s Caribbean...

Petroleum Commission Bill represents legal laziness

Sep 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Petroleum Commission Bill represents legal laziness

– Lawyer An overview of the Petroleum Commission Bill would reveal that in comparison to earlier versions, there have been no substantive changes. In fact, one critic of the Bill,...

MLC continues tradition with young CSEC top performers

Sep 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on MLC continues tradition with young CSEC top performers

Morgan’s Learning Centre (MLC) is continuing the tradition of promoting young students at the level of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate, (CSEC) exams. Students would...

Domestic Violence becoming a norm in Society

Sep 04, 2017 KNews News 1

– Reverend Patricia The Hands Down organization yesterday spearheaded a discussion on domestic violence at the Guyana Girl Guides Association Headquarters to make youths more aware of...

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We may have a national emergency on our hands!

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(Kaieteur News) – The figures released recently by Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony should cause every parent, teacher and policymaker in Guyana to sit up and pay attention. If the numbers are accurate, they point to a problem that is far more serious than many of us imagined. According to...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

A spinner for a partner

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Exxon hires the smartest. Only the best. Its Guyana Country Head, Mr. Alistair Routledge, passed the test. When he felt the heat, he beat a hasty retreat. Into the shadows. A teacher. A watcher. Enter, Exxon’s Vice President and Business...

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