October 2017

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Why has the GPSU not been audited for the past thirteen years?

Oct 12, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why has the GPSU not been audited for the past thirteen years?

Dear Mr. Editor, I would like to express a few concerns about the recently concluded 22nd Delegates Conference held by the G.PS.U on 27th September — 29th September 2017. The conference was held...

The challenge rightful heirs of land are facing

Oct 12, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The challenge rightful heirs of land are facing

Dear Editor, Response is made to Anil Nandlall’s contention that “The Commission of Inquiry will create serious problems it cannot solve” (KN 9th October). On this issue Nandlall is setting out...

Former President, Ramotar takes to the lying podium

Oct 12, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Former President, Ramotar takes to the lying podium

Dear Editor, Donald Ramotar took to the nation’s lying podium in another section of the media on October 06, to declare that “The years of the PPP/C were glorious”. To be fair, the man is...

Is this poignant question wrongly phrased?

Oct 12, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is this poignant question wrongly phrased?

Dear Editor, From the selection, the election to the detection – how time has trudged. Since November 8, 2016 to present, from the studios of Fox News and CNN to the barstools of the local...

I did not give Sleep-In’s Casino application to AG – says Roysdale Forde

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News 2

Attorney General, Basil Williams has got hold of an application for a Casino Licence that was submitted by Sleep-In International Hotel to the Guyana Gaming Authority. Sleep-Inn’s lawyer, Anil...

US$500M probe at GRDB… GBTI prepared for court showdown over details on US dollar account

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News 1

-questions raised over timing of destroyed records A request for details of transactions at the Guyana Bank For Trade and Industry (GBTI) by the police Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) appears...

Corruption deterring reputable foreign contractors — IDB tells Govt.

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News 3

There is a distinct possibility that Guyana may, within the next few years, become the economic hub of the Caribbean. However, it is possible that despite such lofty status, the country may still...

Slain elderly women to be laid to rest today

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Slain elderly women to be laid to rest today

– alleged killers for court Inseparable in life, 89-year-old Constance Fraser; and 77-year-old Phyllis Caesar; will be laid to rest today, just over a week after they were beaten, bound and...

Father, son, worker charged with killing Bloomfield block-maker

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Father, son, worker charged with killing Bloomfield block-maker

Amidst a packed courtroom and grieving relatives of the murdered block-maker, Mahendra Ghanie, the trio accused of murdering the 21-year-old yesterday appeared at the Springlands Magistrate’s...

Recaptured Bartica massacre killer is under tight security

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Recaptured Bartica massacre killer is under tight security

– Prison Director reassures Director of Prison, Gladwin Samuels, yesterday reassured that Bartica massacre killer, Mark Royden Durant, called Royden Williams and “Smallie”,...

Soulja Bai and Jagdeo joining wid Exxon to stress we out

Oct 11, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Soulja Bai and Jagdeo joining wid Exxon to stress we out

From de time nuff people wake up is stress. Is de politicians stressing out de whole country. Some of dem when dem open mouth lie does come out. Some of dem –de mere looks does stress you out. Look...

CANU abandons cocaine destruction plan

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CANU abandons cocaine destruction plan

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday morning disposed of just over 44 kilograms of cocaine but was forced to abort its mission due to health emergencies faced by its crew....

APPALLING LEVELS OF TAX EVASION!!! Trade and Commerce, Agri operators now top list of tax cheats

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on APPALLING LEVELS OF TAX EVASION!!! Trade and Commerce, Agri operators now top list of tax cheats

– GRA Boss By Kiana Wilburg Operators in the trade and commercial sector as well as in the agricultural industry have now topped the list of tax cheats in Guyana. This is according to...

ExxonMobil still to quantify recent oil discovery in Turbot-1 well

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News 1

Guyana’s fifth oil discovery was announced last Thursday but knowing the actual size of the discovery will not be certain until 2018. Quantifying the barrel equivalent of Guyana’s most...

Screening for cancer…Second and third doctors’ opinion should not be offensive

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Screening for cancer…Second and third doctors’ opinion should not be offensive

– Dr. Gooding “Sometimes nothing can turn out to be something!” This deduction was recently made by Dr. Latoya Gooding when asked to comment on the importance of screening for cancer....

GuyanaNRA 150th Anniversary Shoot/WIFBSC Caribbean C/ships… As the action heats up, Persaud still enjoys slim lead in X-Class

Oct 11, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GuyanaNRA 150th Anniversary Shoot/WIFBSC Caribbean C/ships… As the action heats up, Persaud still enjoys slim lead in X-Class

Rambarran leads O-Class, Tiwari 2nd By Franklin Wilson Guyanese Mahendra Persaud has continued to hold a slim lead in the Individual segment of the Guyana National Rifle Association...

Mayor questions Jagdeo’s visit to Linden

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Mayor questions Jagdeo’s visit to Linden

Mayor of Linden, Carwyn Holland, has criticised Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent visit to Linden, describing it as an attempt to either incite conflict or appear benevolent....

Guyana Cancer Institute to benefit

Oct 11, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Cancer Institute to benefit

Digicel, Evolution Cycling Club awareness race set for Oct 22 By Sean Devers October has been designated as Cancer Awareness month and at the launching of the sixth annual Cancer Awareness Cycle race...

RMAS receive GFF-NAMILCO Thunderbolt flour power tournament trophies

Oct 11, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on RMAS receive GFF-NAMILCO Thunderbolt flour power tournament trophies

The nine representatives of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Regional Member Associations (RMAs) received trophies for the GFF-NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power National U-17 Intra-Association...

“Sparkling” water as GWI lowers iron content at Sophia treatment plant

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on “Sparkling” water as GWI lowers iron content at Sophia treatment plant

Iron problems are now a thing of the past, as the Sophia water treatment plant (WTP) for the first time in years is now surpassing World Health Organisation drinking water guidelines. This...

GFF institutes new safety guidelines for movable goal posts

Oct 11, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF institutes new safety guidelines for movable goal posts

– Offer condolences to parents of child who died The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has established new safety policies relative to the establishment of movable goal posts following the tragic...

Contractors bid for the construction of a new UG Maintenance Building

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Contractors bid for the construction of a new UG Maintenance Building

At the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAP), Bids were open yesterday. The Ministry of Education had 13 bids for the construction of new maintenance building for the...

Elizabeth Style E/Coast cricket… Clive Andries leads Buxton’s destruction of Golden Grove

Oct 11, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Elizabeth Style E/Coast cricket… Clive Andries leads Buxton’s destruction of Golden Grove

On a beautiful Sunday morning in the village of Golden Grove, Buxton Carl Hooper Cricket Club ‘A’ team and Golden Grove Community Center faced-off in the East Coast Cricket Board’ Elizabeth...

Noblehouse Seafoods 2nd Div. 2-day… University of Guyana and Malteenoes play to a draw

Oct 11, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Noblehouse Seafoods 2nd Div. 2-day… University of Guyana and Malteenoes play to a draw

The 2017 season of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Noblehouse Seafoods, 2nd Division 2-day tournament continued last weekend at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) with a satisfying encounter...

Amora Giddings is newest member of local bar

Oct 11, 2017 KNews News 1

Amora Regina Giddings became the newest member of the legal fraternity after she was accepted to the Bar yesterday before Justice Nareshwar Harnanan at the Georgetown Supreme Court. Her...

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No good deed goes unpunished

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(Kaieteur News) – Among those who joined the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 BC was Marcus Junius Brutus, a man Caesar had previously pardoned after the civil war. Caesar had spared his life, restored him to favour and trusted him. Brutus repaid this generosity by helping to put a...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

U.S. midterms – the Guyanese challenge – Pt. III

Nov 10, 2026

Kaieteur News – Donald Trump made himself into a winner. He also made himself a loser. No close midterm results to contest. No tight seat margins that call for bruising, delaying, upending battles. The American people spoke, their will prevailed. What’s the lesson for Guyanese? Is there...

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