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GECOM Chair must jettison partisanship

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM Chair must jettison partisanship

Dear Editor, The controversy over the recent appointment of the GECOM chair does not address what should be the primary concern of voters. This is not to say that the unilaterality of the choice, the...

Steps afoot to integrate Region One as official member association of the GFF

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Steps afoot to integrate Region One as official member association of the GFF

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), as part of its strategic mandate of football development in Guyana including the hinterland, has hosted an outreach in Region One aimed at ultimately leading the...

Some thoughts on the road madness in Guyana

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some thoughts on the road madness in Guyana

Dear Editor, I read your news item on the recent traffic fatalities, as I do others in your paper that are emailed to me daily. Thank you for that. Road accidents have been a plague in Guyana as...

Youth arm of the AFC wants constitutional change

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Youth arm of the AFC wants constitutional change

Dear Editor, I have read very diligently, the argument put forward by the Attorney General in the statement released by the AG’s Chambers and the Ministry of Legal Affairs in relation to the...

Berbice Cricket Board Second Division tournament launched

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Cricket Board Second Division tournament launched

Chesney defeat Whim in final The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) officially launched its Second Division season on Sunday, last at the Chesney Cricket Club Ground in Chesney. Four of its founder members;...

Lions Club of Georgetown celebrates 16 years

Oct 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Lions Club of Georgetown celebrates 16 years

The Lions Club of Georgetown yesterday celebrated 16-years of service. It observed the occasion with a feeding programme for the destitute. Close to 100 persons of all ages were given food and juice....

Put the monument at the site of arrival

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Put the monument at the site of arrival

Dear Editor, Mr Nowrang Persaud has for some time been advocating, quite correctly the Indian Monument to be donated by the Indian Government should be located at the point of arrival of the first...

WBCA receives sponsorship

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on WBCA receives sponsorship

The West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA) has received sponsorship for an under-19, 50 overs Inter Club Competition, a release from the association has indicated. The competition has been sponsored...

Joe Singh not fit and proper, Moses will find that out too

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Joe Singh not fit and proper, Moses will find that out too

Dear Editor, Please permit me a space in your media. It was just learnt that a most distinguished Guyanese, Retired Major General, Joe Singh has resigned as Special Assistant to the President of...

High praise for the acting Commissioner of Police

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on High praise for the acting Commissioner of Police

Dear Editor, Thank you for the opportunity to publish this letter in your newspaper. I pen this letter to acknowledge the successes of the members of the Guyana Police Force in relation to the...

Unilateral appointment of GECOM Chairman can harm social cohesion

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Unilateral appointment of GECOM Chairman can harm social cohesion

Dear Editor, The Indian Action Committee (IAC) participated in the civil society consultations convened by the office of the Leader of the Opposition and found that like the first and second list of...

Berbice Bar Association condemns unilateral appointment of GECOM Chairman

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Berbice Bar Association condemns unilateral appointment of GECOM Chairman

Dear Editor, The Berbice Bar Association strongly condemns the unilateral appointment by President David Granger of retired Justice James Patterson to be the Chairman of the Guyana Elections...

Where have these funds gone to; the Amerindian people are annoyed

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where have these funds gone to; the Amerindian people are annoyed

Dear Editor, I thank the media for publishing my recent letter in relation to the Inter- American Development Bank’s (IDB) failure to implement the much anticipated Forest Carbon Partnership...

The City Constabulary is outdated and should be replaced

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The City Constabulary is outdated and should be replaced

Dear Editor, Many years ago a police commander of the ‘B’ division was discharged from the job without pension and gratuity when he went against a directive from Mr. Burnham. It took 18 years for...

Nine held hostage, suspects escape with victim’s car

Oct 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Nine held hostage, suspects escape with victim’s car

Three men on Monday night stormed the business place and home of a family, where nine were held hostage and robbed of valuables. The Police have since been able to put their hands on surveillance...

The PPP teaches Guyana what opposition politics should be like

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The PPP teaches Guyana what opposition politics should be like

In one of my columns after the PPP lost the 2015 elections I predicted that it will be a torrid and meticulous opposition. The PPP has always been good at the politics of protest. It has been a party...

IN NO POSITION TO CRITICIZE GRANGER

Oct 25, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on IN NO POSITION TO CRITICIZE GRANGER

When in Government, former President Jagdeo and several PPP Ministers constantly criticized Kaieteur News which he dubbed the opposition for publishing false news about the government. They not only...

US$500M GRDB probe… GBTI Directors, CEO slapped with contempt charges

Oct 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on US$500M GRDB probe… GBTI Directors, CEO slapped with contempt charges

– ready to hand over some documents Seven high ranking officials of Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) yesterday made appearances in an all-important case involving anti-money...

PPP/C MP moves to quash Patterson’s appointment

Oct 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C MP moves to quash Patterson’s appointment

– Process not run on Jagdeo’s whims & fancies – Granger The controversy over the unilateral appointment of retired Justice James Patterson, as Chairman of the Guyana Elections...

Bisram’s mother detained for alleged witness tampering

Oct 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bisram’s mother detained for alleged witness tampering

– home of victim’s uncle shot at As the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) continues into the murder of Faiyaz Narinedatt, the mother of fugitive businessman Marcus Bisram, was yesterday arrested...

Guyana, Suriname explore joint industrial site for oil

Oct 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Suriname explore joint industrial site for oil

Guyana and Suriname will explore sharing an oil processing facility even as new oil companies, like Chevron, bid to explore Guyana’s oil. “We did discuss with Suriname the possibility of us...

Local Gov’t Commissioners sworn-in

Oct 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Local Gov’t Commissioners sworn-in

– Chair and vice-chair to be selected Despite threatening non-cooperation with Government across the country, the opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C)’s...

Machine operator charged for setting wife’s house on fire

Oct 24, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Machine operator charged for setting wife’s house on fire

A husband who went on the run after abusing his wife and setting her house on fire appeared yesterday before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman, charged with the offence. Kerwin Jervis, 45, who gave...

Tearful Rose Hall vendor tells of losing everything in fire

Oct 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Tearful Rose Hall vendor tells of losing everything in fire

A fire of unknown origin yesterday completely gutted the home of a vendor of Rose Hall Town, leaving him, his two grandchildren and daughter homeless. Lloyd Munroe is now contemplating his next move...

Jagdeo think he is president fuh select de GECOM chairman

Oct 24, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo think he is president fuh select de GECOM chairman

Old people have a saying. “You know wha you got; you don’t know wha you gun get.” People does sit down and wish fuh all kind of thing. When nuff of dem get de thing is only then dem does...

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Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News- Dem boys bin pass one of dem fancy speed meter signs wah de guvament put up fuh tell drivers... more