November 2017

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HAITIANS AND OTHER REFUGEES DESERVE AMERICA’S HELP

Nov 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on HAITIANS AND OTHER REFUGEES DESERVE AMERICA’S HELP

Dear Editor, “Our country has been the leading provider of humanitarian aid for refugees” – Elizabeth Esty “I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here...

Let there be due process

Nov 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let there be due process

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Johnson’s letter in Stabroek News on the 25/11/2017, ‘There has been an Apparent Absence of any Clear Process of Dealing with the Complaints of BHS Students’. To...

Good faith or a random decision?

Nov 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Good faith or a random decision?

Dear Editor, On Tuesday November21, 2017 a group of Mayor and City Council workers led by Kurt Clarke, a Treasurer Department staff, informed regular and potential vendors that the Council has...

Will the AFC accede to Ralph Ramkarran?

Nov 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will the AFC accede to Ralph Ramkarran?

Dear Editor, After reading the news article “AFC must give up gov’t posts to save credibility, support – Ramkarran” (Sunday SN, 26th November 2017), I wondered if Ralph Ramkarran considered...

A Guyanese Canadian claims discrimination

Nov 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Guyanese Canadian claims discrimination

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...

Giving too much to the Town Clerk

Nov 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Giving too much to the Town Clerk

Dear Editor, It’s mind boggling that you would give the Town Clerk so much latitude to attempt to delude us, that all is fine, but that critical observations are obtuse and inappropriate. Please...

An open letter to the President

Nov 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to the President

Dear Editor, Messrs D. Granger, M. Nagamootoo, K. Ramjattan, R. Trotman, Basil Williams, Harmon, David Ramnarine, & all APNU/AFC members of the Republic of Guyana Parliament, please put an end...

An innocent man is accused of sexual predation

Nov 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on An innocent man is accused of sexual predation

Dear Sir, Would the recently launched Sexual Offences Court, deal with allegations of “purported sexual molestation”? It is a breath of fresh air, amidst the obnoxious scent emanating from within...

Two bribe-taking policemen are tarnishing the image of the force

Nov 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Two bribe-taking policemen are tarnishing the image of the force

Dear Editor, On Sunday, November 19, 2017 about 2.30 pm I called my chauffeur, to take me to Charity to meet with some friends .On my return trip home, I saw two young traffic cops standing by the...

Singer’s shoddy customer service

Nov 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Singer’s shoddy customer service

Dear Editor, In this modern age where customer service is vital for any business to operate, I am faced with a dire experience at Singer Guyana Inc. I purchased a few household items in July 2017 and...

Gunman in woman’s dress, accomplice shoot Berbice boutique owner -second attack on victim’s life

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gunman in woman’s dress, accomplice shoot Berbice boutique owner -second attack on victim’s life

In what appears to be a second plot on his life, two gunmen, including one in woman’s attire, shot businessman Rajendra Prasad, after invading his Rose Hall, Berbice boutique around 15.45 hrs...

Top Cop sent home to allow smooth flow of Xmas plan – Security Minister explains

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Top Cop sent home to allow smooth flow of Xmas plan – Security Minister explains

Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud, was sent on special leave in the ‘public interest’ to facilitate the smooth execution of the Guyana Police Force’s Christmas security plans. In a letter...

Nigeria ties ExxonMobil to support local business

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Nigeria ties ExxonMobil to support local business

The Government of Nigeria refused to rely on a mere policy paper to ensure USA oil giant, ExxonMobil, give monetary support for the development and support of its local products and services. The...

China tactically pursues Guyana’s largest 2018 project

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on China tactically pursues Guyana’s largest 2018 project

The Government of China seems to have a keen interest in the construction of the new bridge across the Demerara River which, according to a feasibility study conducted by LIEVENSE CSO, will cost...

Gold Board must improve on weak regulatory systems – Goolsarran

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gold Board must improve on weak regulatory systems – Goolsarran

Chartered Accountant, Anand Goolsarran, believes that in order for the Guyana Gold Board to effectively do its job, it must improve on its regulatory systems. He made this comment in light of...

Cow starving in custody months after traffic accident

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cow starving in custody months after traffic accident

…file sent for legal advice A number of civic-minded persons in persons in East Berbice are upset with the conditions under which a calf is being kept at a police station. According to Leila...

Astute Personality, Abdool Jhuman, A. A. is a ‘Special Person’

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Astute Personality, Abdool Jhuman, A. A. is a ‘Special Person’

“Success comes not by pleasure but by hard work bravely done…and there is nothing that you cannot do if you put your mind to it. When you have to do something, don’t give up, even if you...

No Xmas gift for Top Cop in 2017

Nov 26, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on No Xmas gift for Top Cop in 2017

When people get send home or dem lose dem wuk dem does have nuff time pun dem hand. Some does eat, sleep and get fat. Some does end up in de rum shop and drink demself to death, while some does go...

Police ‘B’ Division roll out annual Christmas policing initiatives

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Police ‘B’ Division roll out annual Christmas policing initiatives

The Police in Berbice B Division, under the command of Assistant Commissioner Lyndon Alves, have unveiled their annually Christmas policing initiative from November 15, 2017 to January 15, 2018. This...

Soldier gets bail on robbery charge

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Soldier gets bail on robbery charge

Yet another soldier has been charged with robbery. This time to face the court is Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Corporal Raul Jones. The 29-year-old appeared before Magistrate Alisha George on Friday at...

The youths should think ‘outside the box’

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The youths should think ‘outside the box’

-Stanley Ming Businessman, Stanley Ming, at a graduation ceremony, stressed the importance of youths in Guyana “thinking outside the box” so as to become entrepreneurs. Thinking outside...

Group lobbies to legalize hemp

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Group lobbies to legalize hemp

Touting the tremendous benefits of the hemp plant yesterday was Dr. Turhane Doerga formerly of Ruimzeigt Rice Mills. His presentation was done at the YWCA Hall, Brickdam Georgetown. Doerga said that...

Reluctance to address institutional deficiencies leaves children at risk – Rights Activist

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Reluctance to address institutional deficiencies leaves children at risk – Rights Activist

Women’s rights activist, Karen De Souza, believes that there is a direct link between the reluctance by those in authority to address institutional deficiencies and acts of sexual violence...

E Division beefs up security for festive season

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on E Division beefs up security for festive season

…increase in armed robberies By Jacquey Bourne With the Festive season approaching there will be an increase of police patrols in the three Sections of Linden – Amelia’s Ward, Central Mackenzie...

Prison deaths COI recommends halfway houses for female inmates

Nov 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Prison deaths COI recommends halfway houses for female inmates

A Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the fiery deaths of 18 prisoners on March 3, 2016 at the Camp Street prison, has called for the authority to establish halfway houses for women who have...

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(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

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...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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