November 2017

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THE TOBACCO BILL IN PARLIAMENT IS A MOMENTOUS STEP FORWARD

Nov 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on THE TOBACCO BILL IN PARLIAMENT IS A MOMENTOUS STEP FORWARD

Dear Editor, I wanted to congratulate Minister, Volda Lawrence on bringing the Tobacco Control Bill to Parliament. I am hopeful that all MPs will support the passage of the Tobacco Control Bill. I...

Concerns over how our courts interpret the Constitution

Nov 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Concerns over how our courts interpret the Constitution

Dear Editor, Judges can promote social order when they use a clear interpretation methodology and display it in their rulings. The predictability and consistency so produced would enable lawmakers to...

Uphold the rights of the child

Nov 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Uphold the rights of the child

Dear Editor, As Guyana joins the rest of the world in celebrating the 28th anniversary of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on November 20, 2017, it is important that...

The Coalition needs to man up to its promise to fight corruption

Nov 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Coalition needs to man up to its promise to fight corruption

Dear Editor, On Friday November 10 a few items in the Kaieteur News shone some light on a trend that should concern the public. There were “Auditor General points to gross misuse of project account...

A life without the threat of violence for everyone: leave no one behind

Nov 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A life without the threat of violence for everyone: leave no one behind

Dear Editor, The initial response to the outpouring of ‘#MeToo’ around the world has been of outrage at the scale of sexual abuse and violence revealed. The millions of people joining the hashtag...

Something has to be wrong at City Hall

Nov 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Something has to be wrong at City Hall

Dear Editor, Something has to be seriously wrong with the workers of the Georgetown Municipality, who allow the City Council to abuse them month after month by leaving them hungry, without money to...

USA Visa denials

Nov 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on USA Visa denials

Dear Editor, I know a few people that fill USA Visa forms, and there has been an alarming denial rate. I am not too familiar, but my opinion is that since infants, and family members with solid ties...

CODE OF CONDUCT NEEDED

Nov 20, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on CODE OF CONDUCT NEEDED

The general election is years away, but the history of our general elections is often a truism that many, if not most of our politicians, who call for clean and fair elections, have conducted some of...

From ‘Best Cop’ to dirty cop? ‘Eastman was watching my mouth like a dentist’ – self-confessed killer

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News 1

As investigators of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Major Crimes Unit continue to look into the background of their colleague, Corporal Derwin Eastman, his criminal links are unraveling like a ticking...

Mayor, Town Clerk accused of covering up child sex case

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Mayor, Town Clerk accused of covering up child sex case

Chief Constable, Andrew Foo, believes the recent call by Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green for his firing is clear proof that the male Lance Corporal who is accused of having sex...

100-acres BK/BaiShanLin state lands at Providence…Bank paid off, developer starts work

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 100-acres BK/BaiShanLin state lands at Providence…Bank paid off, developer starts work

A commercial bank is clashing with a City accountant who was appointed Receiver/Manager to oversee the sale of a 100-acre plot of prime lands at Providence, East Bank Demerara. Last Monday, Citizens...

Judge orders Magistrate to commit ‘Grey Boy’ for Crum Ewing murder

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Judge orders Magistrate to commit ‘Grey Boy’ for Crum Ewing murder

By Tiana Cole Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman was on Friday ordered by Justice Brassington Reynolds to comply with the directions of the DPP to re-open the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) and commit...

Fake police raid Diamond home, seizes amplifier

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Fake police raid Diamond home, seizes amplifier

Friday night around 22:00hrs, a man, who identified himself as a policeman raided the home of an East Bank Demerara couple. When it was over, he escaped in a car, taking with him an amplifier, among...

Cinemas returning to Berbice… Classic Int’l Hotel unveils state-of-the-art movie theatre

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cinemas returning to Berbice… Classic Int’l Hotel unveils state-of-the-art movie theatre

Seven months after “throwing out his belly” with a spanking new $1B hotel in Number 79 Village, Corriverton, businessman Haresh Narine ‘Chinee’ Sugrim is surging ahead with his plans to take...

Very few people can hold de key to happiness

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Very few people can hold de key to happiness

Life and time are de best teachers. Life teaches people de use of Time and Time teaches us de value of Life. Is now dem boys understanding de value of life. Life is about being happy. Smart people...

Africanised bees kill Mon Repos resident

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Africanised bees kill Mon Repos resident

A man who has been identified only as “Ramnarine” of Lot 143 Block 8 Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, was on Thursday afternoon killed after a swarm of Africanised Bees attacked him while he was...

“Kevin” committed to stand trial for attempting to murder “Shark Oil”

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on “Kevin” committed to stand trial for attempting to murder “Shark Oil”

A man who became enraged following an argument at a rum shop and retrieved a cutlass with which he dealt his victim a number of chops about his body, has been committed to stand trial at the next...

Proposed estimates for Constitutional agencies totaled more than $10B

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Proposed estimates for Constitutional agencies totaled more than $10B

Finance Minister justifies cuts to Parliament, Audit Office By: Kiana Wilburg Constitutional agencies are entitled to financial independence. But does this mean that any sum they request for their...

Nations Director joins roundtable discussion at London Houses of Parliament

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Nations Director joins roundtable discussion at London Houses of Parliament

The past week was an especially significant one for School of the Nations. This was due to the fact that Director of the New Market, Georgetown privately operated institution, Dr. Brian O’Toole,...

Top 5 Immigration Tips

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Top 5 Immigration Tips

By Attorney Gail Seeram Entering the United States as a first-time visitor can be an exciting experience. However, if you decide to overstay or fall into unlawful immigration status, then...

COI finds…GCAA has no technology to detect illegal planes

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on COI finds…GCAA has no technology to detect illegal planes

A Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the discovery of a foreign aircraft partly covered on the ground near to the village of Yupukari, Region Nine in 2016, has found that the Guyana Civil...

History-rich Pomeroon coffee breaking new ground

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on History-rich Pomeroon coffee breaking new ground

It is being heralded as the oldest coffee in the New World. More than two centuries later, it appears that one of Guyana’s oldest secret is on the verge of making a comeback, on a commercial scale,...

Diabetes is everybody’s Business… Organization hosts mini expo to commemorate diabetes month

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Diabetes is everybody’s Business… Organization hosts mini expo to commemorate diabetes month

The world has seen over two million deaths due to diabetes. Many of those deaths were due to victims being unaware of their condition or some others poorly handling their condition. They help...

Committee of Supply approves $2.976B Supplementary request for Ministries, Regions

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Committee of Supply approves $2.976B Supplementary request for Ministries, Regions

The Committee of Supply of the National Assembly considered and approved on Friday a supplementary request for Ministries, Regions and other agencies to the tune of $2.9B. According to the Paper, the...

Sunita Travel Agency celebrates 10 years of service

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Sunita Travel Agency celebrates 10 years of service

presents motorized scooter to disabled Guyanese as part of efforts to give back Ten years ago, the Sunita Travel Agency was opened at Richmond Hill in New York. The organisation has been catering to...

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(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s athletics team underlined its dominance at the 2026 Inter Guiana Games (IGG), producing a series of commanding performances at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium in...

Questions for the Global Biodiversity Alliance

Oct 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an uncomfortable question that ought to be asked of the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA). When a country has already received payment for conserving its forests through carbon credits, on what basis can seek additional compensation for keeping the biodiversity within...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

The Jagdeo Doctrine

Oct 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Jagdeo Proposition is on the table. It’s the Sabbath. Sometimes they extend to Monday. time of introspection, then connection to upstairs. What better time to give Dr. Jagdeo’s offer some careful consideration? Politics or purity of purpose… Timely,...

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