November 2017

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Government is committed to transparency and accountability in the oil and gas and all sectors

Nov 26, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government is committed to transparency and accountability in the oil and gas and all sectors

Dear Editor, In response to the November 22, 2017 article in the Kaieteur News entitled ‘Petroleum Commission Bill prescribes imprisonment for sharing of info’, the Ministry of Natural Resources...

The President is stacking the deck for foreign interests and not Guyanese

Nov 26, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The President is stacking the deck for foreign interests and not Guyanese

Dear Editor, It is clear to everyone with an objective mind that the President is stacking the deck of likeminded stagnated thinkers to achieve a desired result that has nothing to do with Guyanese...

Blueprint for the green state

Nov 26, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Blueprint for the green state

By H.E. David Granger Guyanese are proud of their country. Our national anthem sings of a “…land of rivers and plains, made rich by the sunshine and lush by the rains, set gem-like and fair...

11 Nurses graduate from first Post- Anaesthetic Care Unit training at GPHC

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 11 Nurses graduate from first Post- Anaesthetic Care Unit training at GPHC

Eleven nurses from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) have graduated as the first batch of the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU). The graduation ceremony was held on Friday. GPHC’s...

Facts about heart failure

Nov 26, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Facts about heart failure

Have you ever thought about what happens to your heart when it starts to fail? Developing heart failure is usually a sign of impending death. It is increasing in prevalence and affects approximately...

The Baccoo Speaks

Nov 26, 2017 KNews The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

There is heightened criminal activity as more young men join the band of criminals roaming the streets. The police still control the streets and this is having an effect on the number of crimes, but...

A clarion call for Constitutional Reform

Nov 26, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A clarion call for Constitutional Reform

AFC held its quarterly National Executive Conference (NEC) on Saturday November 18 at the Georgetown Club, and our leaders and representatives from all 10 administrative regions took the opportunity,...

AVOIDING THE PITFALLS OF ALLIANCES…Do due diligence on your potential joint venture partner – Chris Ram

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on AVOIDING THE PITFALLS OF ALLIANCES…Do due diligence on your potential joint venture partner – Chris Ram

By Kiana Wilburg When two or more companies agree to marry their resources on a particular project, the benefits can be endless. In fact, such an alliance can be seen as a necessary one, especially...

Animals do not kill as rampant we now do

Nov 26, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Animals do not kill as rampant we now do

I was a young man when the news broke that Charles Manson and a group of mainly women entered a California home and killed a number of people. I distinctly remember a pregnant Sharon Tate and a...

Burt Bacharach at New Thriving Restaurant

Nov 26, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Burt Bacharach at New Thriving Restaurant

On a lazy, hot Monday afternoon, last week, I told my wife we should go to Providence to eat at the New Thriving Restaurant. I never saw the place since it started up. It is first class. It is a...

Teen on attempted murder charge

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Teen on attempted murder charge

An unemployed teenager who allegedly used a knife to inflict several stabs wounds on a resident has been committed to stand trial at the next sitting of the Berbice High Assizes on a charge of...

Consumer Tips for shopping this Christmas Season

Nov 26, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on Consumer Tips for shopping this Christmas Season

With just about a month to Christmas Day, the shopping hype has already begun for the holiday season in Georgetown and the other commercial districts across Guyana. Usually this is the time when...

PROTECT YOURSELVES

Nov 26, 2017 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PROTECT YOURSELVES

by PAT DIAL We are now in the Holiday Season with Christmas Week just four or five weeks away. This is a time when consumers, indeed, most citizens, are vulnerable to exploitation as they embark on...

Top Cop Seelall Persaud sent back home …in the public interest

Nov 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Top Cop Seelall Persaud sent back home …in the public interest

Amid calls for a shakeup in the top brass of Guyana Police Force, Commissioner of Police, Seelall Persaud, was sent on special leave until further notice with effect from yesterday. Persaud had been...

Local Content legislation must compel oil companies to put Guyanese businesses first – GCCI President

Nov 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Local Content legislation must compel oil companies to put Guyanese businesses first – GCCI President

By Kiana Wilburg Local Content Policy will not be enough to compel kings of the oil industry to put Guyanese businesses first for their services and supplies. It will take the power of legislation....

School sexual abuse allegations… Matter handed over to police

Nov 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on School sexual abuse allegations… Matter handed over to police

‘blame and shame’ head teacher to be reprimanded An investigation into the allegations of sexual abuse perpetrated by a teacher at The Bishops’ High School has now been handed over...

Govt. must balance confidentiality with transparency – Dr. David Hinds

Nov 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. must balance confidentiality with transparency – Dr. David Hinds

Political scientist and executive member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) is troubled by the inclusion of a “Duty not to disclose information” clause in the Petroleum Commission Bill....

Boy, 2, crushed by minibus driven by father

Nov 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Boy, 2, crushed by minibus driven by father

The tragic death of a 2–year-old child yesterday left his mother in tears and father in custody following a shocking accident. Little Malachi Willis lost his life yesterday morning at his Lot 21...

14 years after killing outside Blue Iguana… Semi-crippled accused gunman remanded on murder charge

Nov 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 14 years after killing outside Blue Iguana… Semi-crippled accused gunman remanded on murder charge

Leaning on a cane and assisted by two police officers, Mark Lowchee yesterday entered the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to be charged for a murder that happened 14 years ago. The accused, also...

Desmond Trotman sworn-in as new GECOM Commissioner

Nov 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Desmond Trotman sworn-in as new GECOM Commissioner

…AFC says injustice done to ignore party’s nominee “My judgment prevails, Mr. Trotman is the fittest person… you can’t fake experience” – President Granger The Alliance For...

Rum Jattan send home See-all

Nov 25, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Rum Jattan send home See-all

People must realize that power is something that does only last fuh a time. Nobody must abuse it, because when it gone from you, wha you do does come back to haunt you. You mustn’t be spiteful,...

Guyana Goldfields denies letting go of 80 employees

Nov 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Goldfields denies letting go of 80 employees

Canadian-owned Guyana Goldfields Inc. has denied that more than 80 workers have been laid off. The company which operates the gold-rich Aurora mines, in Region Seven, is being accused by the National...

Teen escapee jailed for unlicensed gun

Nov 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Teen escapee jailed for unlicensed gun

– denies armed robbery charges A teen who was recaptured following his escape from the Kitty Police Station was yesterday sentenced to two years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to...

Rusal workers accuse management of dragging feet over tax-free payment

Nov 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Rusal workers accuse management of dragging feet over tax-free payment

More than week after learning of an agreement that they would receive a long-awaited, tax-free overtime pay, several workers of the Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) are expressing...

Body in C’tyne backlands… Man died from ingesting poisonous substance – PM reveals

Nov 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Body in C’tyne backlands… Man died from ingesting poisonous substance – PM reveals

A Post Mortem examination conducted on the remains of Rajendra Persaud, a shift operator who was attached to Sterling Products Limited, revealed that the 58-year-old’s death was as a result of...

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Kaieteur Sports – President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, has announced that Guyana’s Junior Jaguars will participate in the inaugural FIFA Global U-15 Boys...

Income tax thresholds

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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