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GMMAKA successful at international Kyokushin Kai Martial Arts tourney

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMMAKA successful at international Kyokushin Kai Martial Arts tourney

The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Karate Association turned in an excellent showing when 15 students represent the association earning a total of 24 medals; 12 gold, 8 silver and 4 bronze at the...

$118M Passenger Cargo Vessel for Guyana Prison Service nears completion

Oct 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $118M Passenger Cargo Vessel for Guyana Prison Service nears completion

The Guyana Prison Service will soon be in receipt of its very own Passenger Cargo Vessel which will provide safe transportation for prisoners. The $118M vessel was inspected yesterday at the shipyard...

GPHC’s A&E Unit boosted with new ECG Machine

Oct 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC’s A&E Unit boosted with new ECG Machine

Health service delivery at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has been boosted with the new addition of an Electrocardiography (ECG) machine. This...

$150M city’s emergency drainage project nears completion

Oct 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $150M city’s emergency drainage project nears completion

A team from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) is wrapping up the final stage of emergency drainage works, in the vicinity of Main and New Market Streets. Community Coordinator, Neilson...

A NATION WONDERS

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A NATION WONDERS

From all indications, the country seems to be heading in a direction that the government itself does not like but is doing all it can to steer it away from disaster. The economy is struggling,...

Key Telecoms Agency established as liberalization hits critical phase

Oct 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Key Telecoms Agency established as liberalization hits critical phase

A key state agency that will pave the way for new phone companies to enter the local market has been green-lighted for operations. Yesterday, during the post-Cabinet press briefings at the Ministry...

Ramjattan calls on media to join fight against domestic violence

Oct 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ramjattan calls on media to join fight against domestic violence

– touts anger management programmes for schools, communities In light of the recent spate in domestic murders, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan is calling on the media to play a...

Cop charged for stealing gun, ammo from TSU

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Cop charged for stealing gun, ammo from TSU

A serving member of the Guyana Police Force, who was allegedly found with a weapon and ten live rounds belonging to the force in his pants crotch, yesterday made an appearance in the Georgetown...

Senior IDB exec in Guyana to review operations

Oct 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Senior IDB exec in Guyana to review operations

The Senior Vice President of the Inter-American Development Bank IDB) Julie Katzman is currently in Guyana to review the IDB portfolio with the government, and to look at areas for continued...

PNC at 60: Ironic metamorphosis

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on PNC at 60: Ironic metamorphosis

Last Tuesday, I began a three part series on the PNC at age 60. That essay briefly looked at Forbes Burnham. Today, I assess Desmond Hoyte. This man’s tale is one of Guyana’s prodigious ironies....

Govt. should leave business to private sector- GTT, CEO

Oct 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. should leave business to private sector- GTT, CEO

Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Telephone Telegraph (GTT), Justin Nedd says that it will be best for Guyana if government leaves “private sector activities to the private sector.” Nedd said...

There is morbid corruption at City Hall

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is morbid corruption at City Hall

Dear Editor, The level of nepotism being practiced by the Mayor and Councilors of the City of Georgetown is worse than any other form of corruption being practiced by any other institution in our...

Are we back to dial up internet speed?

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are we back to dial up internet speed?

Dear Editor, Internet for this year 2017 has been slower than usual and very slow for the last four (4) months as if we are regressing in technology while the world is speaking advancing. Is this the...

The “Meat on Framework” approach on the Constitution is illusionary

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The “Meat on Framework” approach on the Constitution is illusionary

Dear Editor, After making a call for the luminaries in society to come up with ideas for Constitutional Reform (CR), I saw letters from Anil Nandlall, a known leader within the PPP and Lincoln Lewis,...

Cheddi Jagan didn’t advocate partition of Guyana

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cheddi Jagan didn’t advocate partition of Guyana

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to a letter (Kaieteur News, October 3, 2017) written by Mr. Leroy Nelson in which he requested clarifications regarding a letter purportedly written by Dr. Jagan to Mr....

A sex offenders’ registry won’t stop sexual abuse

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A sex offenders’ registry won’t stop sexual abuse

Dear Editor, I support the development of a sex offenders’ register, but while its presence has some usefulness, there is no reason to believe that it will in any significant way reduce sexual...

IAC corrects inaccuracies on its position on lands

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on IAC corrects inaccuracies on its position on lands

Dear Editor, The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is writing to correct inaccuracies contained in the report published in the Guyana Chronicle (Wednesday, October 4, 2017) pertaining to the presentation...

Football must remove those bent on using it for personal greed

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Football must remove those bent on using it for personal greed

Dear Editor, This is my second letter on the failure of Clinton Urling as a sport official in Guyana. In September 2017, after returning to Guyana, having completed studies in Sports Management, Mr....

WHY THE NEED FOR POLICE PERMIT TO PLAY MUSIC AT A WEDDING AT ONE’S HOME?

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on WHY THE NEED FOR POLICE PERMIT TO PLAY MUSIC AT A WEDDING AT ONE’S HOME?

Dear Editor, Kindly publish this letter to the Minister of National Security and the Commissioner of Police. For too many years, the Police in “C” Division have been insisting that the hosts of...

Sooba wasn’t and King isn’t qualified to be Town Clerk

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sooba wasn’t and King isn’t qualified to be Town Clerk

Dear Editor, In recent reports in the local media, regarding workers of the Georgetown Municipality again not receiving their salaries on time and who are yet to receive their retroactive payouts,...

Trade unions must fight for human rights

Oct 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Trade unions must fight for human rights

Dear Editor, The trade unions need to relook at human rights principles; our foundation is really a human rights organisation in the proper sense of the word even though major parts of our work in...

PREV 12

President’s College upstage Santa Rosa to advance into Quarters

Anticipation without preparation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Vice President of Guyana, ever the sagacious observer of the inevitable, has reassured... more