November 2017

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Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ G/town Zone starts Nov.22

Nov 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ G/town Zone starts Nov.22

As interest grows for the commencement of the 7th Edition of the local street futsal phenomenon labeled the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition, teams have intensified preparations in...

Brusche’s Classic final… Georgetown’s Ravens fly against Linden’s Amelia’s Ward Jets tonight for $300,000

Nov 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brusche’s Classic final… Georgetown’s Ravens fly against Linden’s Amelia’s Ward Jets tonight for $300,000

The big question is can the Amelia’s Ward Jets retain their Brusche’s Classic title when they face Ravens in the final tonight at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court for the $300,000 winner’s...

I didn’t believe in ghosts until now

Nov 04, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I didn’t believe in ghosts until now

If I tell you the things my mom told her children when we were growing up about ghosts (jumbies in local dialect) you would either start believing that jumbies do exist and are ubiquitous or my...

AFC objects to PPP ‘unparliamentarily’ behaviour

Nov 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on AFC objects to PPP ‘unparliamentarily’ behaviour

The Alliance For Change strongly objects to yesterday’s vulgar display of “un-parliamentary behaviour” unleashed by the opposition at the formal opening of the 71st session of Parliament, as...

PPP/C ‘latrine behaviour’ in Parliament heavily criticised

Nov 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C ‘latrine behaviour’ in Parliament heavily criticised

The Bharrat Jagdeo-led People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) displayed what has been referred to as ‘latrine behaviour’. The party sought to drown out the voice of President David...

ANOTHER TWO STEPS BACKWARD

Nov 04, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ANOTHER TWO STEPS BACKWARD

We have a much bigger constitutional crisis on our hands. The unilateral appointment of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) which has caused a furor pales in comparison to a more...

23 million internet service for Kato School

Nov 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 23 million internet service for Kato School

A whopping $23 million has been approved by Cabinet for the provision of internet service to the Kato Secondary School. This disclosure was yesterday made by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, when he...

STEALING ELECTRICITY

Nov 04, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on STEALING ELECTRICITY

Stealing is common in every country, but in Guyana it has become a habitual practice for many who believe that it is the only way for them to survive. However stealing from the government has become...

It’s not about new taxes Mr. Jordan, it’s about tax relief

Nov 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s not about new taxes Mr. Jordan, it’s about tax relief

DEAR EDITOR, APNU+AFC’s Finance Minister made a huge deal recently and his colleagues are parroting the meaningless Budget 2018 promise that there would be no new taxes in the 2018 budget. It is a...

How can you show so much disrespect to the President of a country?

Nov 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on How can you show so much disrespect to the President of a country?

DEAR EDITOR, The leaders of our country are a disgrace to us. On Thursday I was watching the President’s address to Parliament and indeed the world was watching (one can watch it anywhere around...

The omission in my CV was a trifling slip of the pen

Nov 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The omission in my CV was a trifling slip of the pen

DEAR EDITOR, The headlines on the front page of the Friday edition of the Kaieteur News screamed: “New GECOM Chairman misled President on CV.” That by itself and bereft of context carries an...

Opposition leader, cohorts stoop to new low!!

Nov 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Opposition leader, cohorts stoop to new low!!

DEAR EDITOR, I must register my dismay over the behaviour of the opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo and members of the 0pposition in the hallowed walls of Guyana’s parliament on Thursday, November...

Misplaced priorities and party paramountcy

Nov 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Misplaced priorities and party paramountcy

DEAR EDITOR, A former US Judge and Religious leader, Dallin H. Oaks said: “Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions.” The Coalition...

Impact of road closure for parliament

Nov 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Impact of road closure for parliament

DEAR EDITOR, I have penned this important letter in order to bring awareness to those in high offices about the suffering of citizens when closing off roads in the busiest district in the country. I...

PPP’s consultation process is democratic

Nov 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP’s consultation process is democratic

DEAR EDITOR, The consultation process which is currently being done by the PPP to evaluate the performance of the Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons of the NDCs controlled by them must be highly...

We must not allow those days to return

Nov 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must not allow those days to return

DEAR EDITOR, The news has been rightly dominated in the last weeks with the President’s unilateral appointment of the GECOM Chairman. It is a matter which has evoked a lot of concern and persons...

Rowdy, placard-bearing opposition disrupts opening of Parliament

Nov 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Rowdy, placard-bearing opposition disrupts opening of Parliament

…as President delivers address promising Petroleum Bill, other important legislation By Gordon French President David Granger laid out Government’s legislative agenda for the next year...

Six years later, $618M CJIA access road still incomplete

Nov 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Six years later, $618M CJIA access road still incomplete

– BK overpaid $76M Leading up the 2011 general elections, negotiations were in full swing with the Chinese government for a loan to expand the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), at...

New GECOM Chairman misled President on CV

Nov 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on New GECOM Chairman misled President on CV

– Finally admits was never appointed Chief Justice of Grenada Newly appointed Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), James Patterson, has finally admitted to the nation...

Importer loses warehouse licences after vehicles, equipment disappear

Nov 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Importer loses warehouse licences after vehicles, equipment disappear

There appeared to be major breaches with the operations of private warehouses where vehicles and heavy equipment were supposed to be held pending a sale. The issue, which is indicating that...

147 pounds cocaine in rice…Shipper rented office from Customs broker both in custody

Nov 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 147 pounds cocaine in rice…Shipper rented office from Customs broker both in custody

The police have arrested Andre Poonai, the shipper of five containers of rice in which 147 pounds of suspected cocaine was found in one of the containers destined for Belgium, Western Europe. The...

Coalition Govt. spends almost $700M from Emergency Fund to meet routine expenses

Nov 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition Govt. spends almost $700M from Emergency Fund to meet routine expenses

– AG General expresses concern, disappointment over continued abuse By Kiana Wilburg The guardian of the national purse, Auditor General Deodat Sharma, has flagged the APNU+AFC...

Unlicensed teen motorcyclist killed in collision

Nov 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Unlicensed teen motorcyclist killed in collision

Nineteen-year old Ronaldo Jaundoo was yesterday killed when the motor cycle he was riding collided with a motor pick-up at Barr and James Streets, Albouystown, Georgetown. The pick-up is the property...

Plane crashes on touchdown at Chenapau airstrip – No injuries reported

Nov 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Plane crashes on touchdown at Chenapau airstrip – No injuries reported

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has launched an investigation into a plane crash which occurred at 15:30 hrs on Wednesday at Chenapau airstrip, Region Eight. The pilot, who was flying...

Bosai, NAACIE ink pay deal for workers

Nov 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bosai, NAACIE ink pay deal for workers

Bosai Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc. (BMGGI) and National Association of Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) have inked an agreement on employees’ wages and salaries Bosai...

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The politics of appointment

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(Kaieteur News) – The elections commission did not fall from heaven. It came from the messy compromises of men. The so-called Carter-Price formula, that tired but enduring offspring of the 1990s political crisis, was not meant to enshrine aloof neutrality; it was meant to broker peace between...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

Guyana Development Bank: Promise, Potential and Peril

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(Kaieteur News) – The PPP Govt-initiated $40B Guyana Development Bank (Bank) can be great. Ordinary Guyanese-poor, harbouring inspired ideas, but lacking capital-have opportunity beckoning. Opportunity to rise from where they are to what they envision could be, should be. Again,...

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