November 2017

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ZIMBABWE: A NEW BEGINNING

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on ZIMBABWE: A NEW BEGINNING

When Robert Mugabe took his oath of office in 1980, he was seen as a hero and a towering figure in the eyes of Zimbabweans. But he never lived-up to his promise to be faithful and bear true...

Two remanded for robbing pastor after trailing him from bank

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Two remanded for robbing pastor after trailing him from bank

Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman yesterday remanded two men to prison after they allegedly trailed a pastor from a bank and robbed him at gunpoint. Renahart Khan, 31, fish vendor , of Lot 430 La...

Fiscal space on an expensive billboard

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Fiscal space on an expensive billboard

There are moments you regret that the political side to Burnham was visionless because his economics was visionary. Burnham’s essential contribution to post-colonial development was the creation of...

I never thought I would ever witness this!

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I never thought I would ever witness this!

DEAR EDITOR, I have been a Canadian citizen for forty-three years, but I was born in Guyana, and I love my Guyanese heritage. My husband was born in Trinidad and he is also a Canadian citizen. We...

Govt. should re-evaluate advice from GuySuCo

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Govt. should re-evaluate advice from GuySuCo

DEAR EDITOR, Several sections of the media reported on Minister of State, Joseph Harmon’s statement that some 70 unsolicited expressions of interest were received by the Sugar Special Purpose Unit...

Recent Parliamentary Behaviour in Guyana – The Worst Version of our people

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Recent Parliamentary Behaviour in Guyana – The Worst Version of our people

DEAR EDITOR, The activities in Parliament of Guyana have engaged my attention since during the heyday of H.N Critchlow and the time when two of my pedagogues Messrs. AP Alleyne and R. Cheeks were...

Customs in Guyana

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Customs in Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, It was with what may be regarded as “perverse delight” that I read your recent letter which stated that “Trinidadians did not like Guyanese”. I have heard the same said of EVERY...

How about trying with gardening before we jump to agriculture?

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on How about trying with gardening before we jump to agriculture?

DEAR EDITOR, Yesterday’s Editorial in the Kaieteur News rightly bemoaned the unfortunate lack of interest in agriculture in Guyana, “a land of abundant agricultural resources”. Such...

A praiseworthy exercise, but pertinent questions need to be answered

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A praiseworthy exercise, but pertinent questions need to be answered

DEAR EDITOR, On Tuesday 21st November, 2017, a group of Mayor and Council workers led by Kurt Clarke, a Treasurer’s Department staffer, informed regular and potential vendors that the Council has...

I support the PPP/C, but what are its leaders doing for the Guyanese people?

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I support the PPP/C, but what are its leaders doing for the Guyanese people?

DEAR EDITOR, I would like to take this opportunity to ask as a supporter of the PPP/C: What exactly are the Leaders of the PPP/C doing for the Guyanese people? What are the policies and programmes...

Ultimately, we only want what’s best for the students at Bishops’ High School

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ultimately, we only want what’s best for the students at Bishops’ High School

DEAR EDITOR, As a follow-up to our previous statement regarding the allegations of sexual abuse at Bishops’ High School, and centered around a teacher abusing young students sexually, we are aware...

Taking advantage of Four Miles villagers

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Taking advantage of Four Miles villagers

DEAR EDITOR, Residents of Port Kaituma, Matarkai sub-region, region 1 (Barima-Waini) are alleging that a Member of Parliament (MP) is authorizing residents to take sand from the Four Miles Amerindian...

APNU should treat seriously the calls for collective decision-making in the coalition

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on APNU should treat seriously the calls for collective decision-making in the coalition

DEAR EDITOR, Not for the first time, but probably more ominous than before, a small party in the coalition government is calling for its decision-making to be both collective and structured. It...

The Bishops’ High Sexual Saga – The Principal or the Principle?

Nov 28, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Bishops’ High Sexual Saga – The Principal or the Principle?

DEAR EDITOR, Although teaching is a fulfilling occupation that has its rewards and challenges, in schools today teachers face more than educational challenges .Teachers are in an exclusive position...

Sending Police Commissioner on leave amounts to suspension or constructive dismissal

Nov 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Sending Police Commissioner on leave amounts to suspension or constructive dismissal

– unconstitutional to force him out of office, says former Attorney General Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan continues to stand by his decision to send Police Commissioner, Seelall...

Neighbour sneaks into home, shoots sleeping grandma, five-year-old girl

Nov 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Neighbour sneaks into home, shoots sleeping grandma, five-year-old girl

– accused occupant of ‘interfering’ with his wife A gun-toting neighbour shot a sleeping 52-year-old woman and her granddaughter, after clambering up a ladder and sneaking into the...

Canadian killed after pickup topples off Lethem bridge

Nov 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian killed after pickup topples off Lethem bridge

An 87-year-old Canadian Brandis Kennedy was killed after the vehicle in which he was travelling in plunged off a bridge early yesterday morning at Manari Trail, Lethem. The vehicle, PKK 6060 which is...

GPL’s neglect of transformer causes fiery destruction of La Jalousie home

Nov 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPL’s neglect of transformer causes fiery destruction of La Jalousie home

– Two children among five homeless A fire at Lot 31 La Jalousie Estate, West Coast Demerara yesterday morning has left a family of five homeless and accusing fingers are being pointed at...

De Top Cop got to sue Rum Jattan

Nov 27, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De Top Cop got to sue Rum Jattan

It look like if Rum Jattan over step he bounds. He jump and write a letter and tell de Top Cop fuh stay home till next year. When dem boys see de letter dem think that Rum Jattan had de power. Now de...

Has Govt. secured ‘financial support’ for locals in ExxonMobil contract?

Nov 27, 2017 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Has Govt. secured ‘financial support’ for locals in ExxonMobil contract?

– asks Georgetown Chamber of Commerce By: Kiana Wilburg The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is questioning whether Government’s contract with USA oil giant,...

Venezuelan among two held as…Submersible vessel found at Port Kaituma

Nov 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuelan among two held as…Submersible vessel found at Port Kaituma

Police have detained a Guyanese and Venezuelan following the discovery of a submersible vessel in a creek at Annbisi River, Port Kaituma, North West District. They are both 40 years of age....

Utility poles collapse as transformer explodes

Nov 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Utility poles collapse as transformer explodes

Three utility poles came crashing down when a transformer on one of them exploded just in front of the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) on Lombard Street, Georgetown yesterday...

AFC risks losing ‘corn and husk’ despite having power to overthrow Govt. – Dr. Hinds

Nov 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on AFC risks losing ‘corn and husk’ despite having power to overthrow Govt. – Dr. Hinds

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The Alliance For Change (AFC) can end up being the political party to, in Guyanese parlance, ‘lose corn and husk.’ This would be the case if the party...

Labourer killed, farmer critical after speeding pickup overturns

Nov 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer killed, farmer critical after speeding pickup overturns

One man is now dead, and another critical after the pickup in which they were travelling crashed at Plantation Ross, West Coast Berbice. Dead is 37 year old labourer, and father of two, Deolal...

Gagging of Petroleum Commission employees is an anti-corruption measure

Nov 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gagging of Petroleum Commission employees is an anti-corruption measure

— Natural Resources Ministry The Ministry of Natural Resources is claiming that the “Duty not to disclose information” clause that it inserted into the Petroleum Commission Bill is in fact an...

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Definite, Urgent and of Public Importance

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(Kaieteur News) – When it comes to parliamentary procedure, the issue of urgency has nothing to do with consequences. Parliamentary rules and precedents guide Speakers in making a determination as to whether a matter is of definite, urgent and public importance. It is therefore advisable that...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond their size. The decision by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, to make...

How business operates

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The men from Istanbul are giving Guyanese a free tutorial on how the real world operates. They may no longer count as a world power, but in Guyana they are the equivalent of one. Pay up, or else (for more electricity)? What will it be, gents? The...

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