October 2017

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The Baccoo’s Halloween

Oct 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Baccoo’s Halloween

By Michael Jordan The crash of shattered glass woke me. I scrambled up and switched on the bedroom light. A large claybrick slab lay on the floor. A draught of cold breeze came through a gaping hole...

Giftland Mall boss calls out Sherod Duncan

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Giftland Mall boss calls out Sherod Duncan

Dear Editor, Allow me a few words on MR Sherod Duncan, who comes across as our brightest hope, a proverbial knight in shining amour and his recent disclosure that he takes responsibility for not...

President choreographs a new dance with words of the constitution

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on President choreographs a new dance with words of the constitution

Dear Editor, On the matter of president Granger’s acting unilaterally to appoint the chairman of the GECOM I wish to comment as follows: The constitution does provide one condition for the...

Sophia residents who helped the PNC perpetuate violence are now victims

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sophia residents who helped the PNC perpetuate violence are now victims

Dear Editor, My first reaction to the violent expulsion of The Sophia Squatters was “it serves them right” or the usual “it good for them,” but my humanity precluded me from making such a...

More time should not have been given to GBTI by the courts

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on More time should not have been given to GBTI by the courts

Dear Editor, With due respect, the CJ erred in granting more time to GBTI to find missing documents. Had the Chief Justice (CJ) invoked the penal clause of the Anti-Money Laundering & Counter...

The President acted in accordance with the constitution

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The President acted in accordance with the constitution

Dear Editor, I hear some folks talk about Carter agreement and some tradition and norms on the selection of the GECOM chairman. Any arrangements, agreements, compromise, or accord that violates the...

Granger: Lethem’s township an opportunity to partner closely with Brazil

Oct 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Granger: Lethem’s township an opportunity to partner closely with Brazil

President David Granger says that the elevation of a community like Lethem to township status is a transformative and defining moment in the country’s history, which will serve as a catalyst...

Guyana needs to nurture the culture of argument and discourse

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana needs to nurture the culture of argument and discourse

Dear Editor, Guyana’s democracy is missing a vital component, that is, argument. The very foundation of democracy itself rests on argument and discourse. Argumentation is a necessary component of...

Expressing my disgust on the leadership of APNU in Linden

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Expressing my disgust on the leadership of APNU in Linden

Dear Editor, Upon reading an article in your letter section of your 11/10/2017 edition “Region Ten Lacks Dedicated, Nationalists Leadership’, it brings to light the very thing that disgust me and...

Baccoo, Old Higue, to feature at Sueria Manufacturing Halloween Festival

Oct 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Baccoo, Old Higue, to feature at Sueria Manufacturing Halloween Festival

– Fright Maze with creatures from local folklore, kids to have faces painted with Guyanese characters Move over Dracula, Leprechaun and Abominable Snowman. Mr. Baccoo, Mr. Jumbie and Mrs. Old...

Lincoln Lewis has a lot of explaining to do about his activism

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lincoln Lewis has a lot of explaining to do about his activism

Dear Editor, The ramblings of Lincoln Lewis, published by the government controlled Guyana Chronicle, on Sunday, October 8, 2017, under the headline ‘Responding to Bharrat Jagdeo’s baseless...

Waiting for the approval for cultivation of industrial hemp

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Waiting for the approval for cultivation of industrial hemp

Dear Editor, We the Executives and Members of the Region 10 Industrial Hemp and Agriculture Farmers Group are peeved that the beneficial hemp is illegal even though communities, the economy and the...

Charge the station ranks with manslaughter over this death

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Charge the station ranks with manslaughter over this death

Dear Editor, Reading the newspapers, I came across an article whereby a person at a wake house was beaten by four men. When he went to the police station he was arrested and placed in the lock-ups,...

The knock down, knock out blow of President Granger

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The knock down, knock out blow of President Granger

Dear Editor, So we have some serious disagreements within the family. The parent of one side of the family decides to pull its support from the efforts of the family to prevent our neighbor from...

I hope this letter enlightens past President and PM, Sam Hinds

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I hope this letter enlightens past President and PM, Sam Hinds

Dear Editor, I penned this letter and sent it off during the holiday of Diwali with the hope that the light of Diwali, as metaphorized here, will enlighten Past President and Past Prime, Mr Samuel...

The PPP has the record of being the oldest party in Guyana

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP has the record of being the oldest party in Guyana

Dear Editor, The PNC observed this month of October its 60th anniversary as a political party. According to PNC General Secretary, Amna Ally, a number of activities were carried by the Party in...

Voicing our concerns can indeed bring about changes

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Voicing our concerns can indeed bring about changes

Dear Editor, I am happy to say that just two days after a letter titled “Police lawlessness daily on the harbour bridge” was published in your newspaper on the 17th October, 2017, the situation...

NO MORE EXCUSES

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on NO MORE EXCUSES

While some things are moving in the right direction under the present government, many others are not. In fact, things seem to be at a standstill in terms of the audit reports which have exposed...

Retirement age can now be amended

Oct 23, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Retirement age can now be amended

If the President of Guyana can appoint an octogenarian as the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, he can damn well extend the retirement age of public servants to 60 years of age. The person...

GECOM Chairman appointment…Granger breaks his own age policy

Oct 22, 2017 KNews News 1

President David Granger’s unilateral appointment of 84-year-old retired Justice James Patterson as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), directly conflicts with the public position...

Govt., DPP at odds over the police capacity to investigate

Oct 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt., DPP at odds over the police capacity to investigate

Government is not agreeing with assertions of the Chamber of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) that the police are lacking in investigative capacity. On Friday, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon,...

Imported building materials jump to US$115M

Oct 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Imported building materials jump to US$115M

Over the last 16 years, Guyana has experienced a startling increase in the importation of building materials. This is according to General Manager of Barama Company Limited, Mohindra Chand. He...

Eyewitness in Marcus Bisram case arrested for witness tampering

Oct 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Eyewitness in Marcus Bisram case arrested for witness tampering

A 21-year-old eyewitness in the murder of Berbice carpenter, Fayaz Narinedatt, was arrested at his Number 70 Village, Berbice home, yesterday, for witness tampering. He allegedly tried to persuade...

No movement on campaign finance reform

Oct 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on No movement on campaign finance reform

ExxonMobil has capacity to corrupt politicians – Dr. Hinds When it comes to keeping dirty money out of politics, Guyana trails regionally. From the posture of the coalition Government, political...

A lack of vision: Nightmare for commuters at the Diamond intersection

Oct 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on A lack of vision: Nightmare for commuters at the Diamond intersection

It is believed to be the largest housing scheme in the country, with thousands of homes and residents. In the last decade or so, Diamond and the adjoining Golden Grove Housing Schemes have rapidly...

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GDF, Slingerz stay perfect in GFF Elite League

Sep 15, 2026

…Western Tigers, Fruta Conquerors pick up first win By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League is beginning to take shape, and while the season is still...

Resource sovereignty without institutional competence is an illusion

Sep 15, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In his column, entitled, “Sovereignty in the Age of Oil” Chris Ram, in making the argument that storage, a refinery and even a national oil company could improve energy security without giving Guyana effective control over production, technology, capital, markets or the...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Minister Persaud pointing the way

Sep 15, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – I have always seen Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindya Persaud, as different from her cabinet colleagues. Slightly different only. I take whatever the territory gives. Give thanks. Small starts lead to large developments....

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