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Child rapist found not guilty of sexual activity with boy

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Child rapist found not guilty of sexual activity with boy

Mark Campbell, who was convicted last year October for engaging in sexually activity with a seven-year-old boy, was yesterday freed of a similar charge after a mixed 12-member jury returned a...

Bulletproof vest, fake US currency seize from home of Crabwood Creek woman

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bulletproof vest, fake US currency seize from home of Crabwood Creek woman

A 38-year-old Crabwood Creek woman was arrested yesterday morning after authorities attached to the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) conducted a search at her Upper Corentyne residence. A quantity...

Granger welcomes approach to ICJ

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Granger welcomes approach to ICJ

The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana has welcomed the decision of the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres to refer the controversy arising out of the...

Moblissa meeting seeks to address illegal mining on residents property

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Moblissa meeting seeks to address illegal mining on residents property

By End Joaquin Chairman of Region Ten, Rennis Morian, yesterday promised residents of Moblissa to look into several issues affecting them. These issues include the illegal and indiscriminate mining...

Exxon 50% is unencumbered

Jan 31, 2018 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Exxon 50% is unencumbered

Those who are calling for a more balanced view of the Production Sharing Agreement between Exxon Mobil and Guyana are really clutching at straws. The argument about the high risks involved and the...

Wildlife Management Commission faces space, revenue generation issues

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Wildlife Management Commission faces space, revenue generation issues

The Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission (GWCMC), which falls under the purview of the Department of the Environment, will this year continue to focus on capacity building by...

Key bridge

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Key bridge

After three weeks, the rehabilitation of the Princes Street and Vlissengen Road Bridge which was awarded to contractor V. Dalip Enterprise for $8M. The road was closed on January 4, 2018 and was...

Why not go back further?

Jan 31, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why not go back further?

Dear Editor, How come the APNU+AFC Government of President David Granger had difficulty finding the money for sugar workers’ severance pay, yet can suddenly find the money to pay for several COI...

Our unsatisfactory and upsetting experiences at GPHC

Jan 31, 2018 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, I feel compelled to share our experiences while our brother was an in-patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Let me begin by stating that I did my internship at GPHC. I...

Local govt. commissioners need to go back to the drawing board

Jan 31, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Local govt. commissioners need to go back to the drawing board

Dear Editor, The last local government elections saw some private individuals and groupings running for position in the municipalities and NDCs. It meant that the commission on Local Government had...

Pitch doctoring and whimpering just ain’t cricket!

Jan 31, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pitch doctoring and whimpering just ain’t cricket!

Dear Editor, South Africa’s admitted doctoring of the recent Third Test pitch, which backfired on them and ended in their defeat while India scored a glorious triumph, was just “not cricket.”...

The Mayor and Town Clerk continue to disgrace the Council

Jan 31, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Mayor and Town Clerk continue to disgrace the Council

Dear Editor, With reference to correspondence dated January 22, 2018, from the Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan to Mayor of Georgetown Patricia Chase-Green and copied to Councillors, regarding...

Stakeholders’ involvement and buy-in to issues of national import is critical

Jan 31, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Stakeholders’ involvement and buy-in to issues of national import is critical

Dear Editor, Last week at the observation of India’s Republic Day Anniversary, President David Granger, in his address at the function, acknowledged earlier statements made by former president...

There is no abuse of land at the Ogle Airport

Jan 31, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is no abuse of land at the Ogle Airport

Dear Editor, Within the space of seven (7) days, the Kaieteur News has reported stories (21st and 28th January, 2018) based on misinformation provided by unnamed sources targeting the Eugene F....

Much of the criticism of the oil agreement has been simplistic

Jan 31, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Much of the criticism of the oil agreement has been simplistic

Dear Editor, A persistent naiveté has pervaded much (not all) of the public comments on the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). While I give due regard to the genuine concerns driving the...

Mangrove forests under threat by illegal dumping of sawdust

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News 1

– EPA, GFC silent on issue Valuable mangrove forests that protect coastlines, sustain sea-life and help slow climate change are being wrecked by the illegal dumping of sawdust at Wellington...

Rape at Turkeyen Police Station…DPP returns file for further investigation

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Rape at Turkeyen Police Station…DPP returns file for further investigation

A file on the rape of a woman by two policemen at the Turkeyen Police Station on New Year’s morning has been returned to the police by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for further...

Food businesses, market vendors have until March to register with M&CC

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Food businesses, market vendors have until March to register with M&CC

The Mayor of Georgetown, Patricia Chase-Green on Monday said that all food businesses, whether small or large scale, as well as market stall vendors and hotels have until the first quarter of 2018 to...

Ganja seized, driver arrested after car barrels through roadblock

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ganja seized, driver arrested after car barrels through roadblock

A driver is now in custody following a marijuana bust on West Coast Berbice. Police in B’ Division are on the hunt for two other suspected drug traffickers who were seen exiting two vehicles in...

Interior workers injured in Bartica accident

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Interior workers injured in Bartica accident

Three interior workers on Friday last met with an accident in their home village, as they were on their way to the interior. Conroy Cos, 22, of 99 Third Avenue, Bartica, said he was on his way to an...

Guyana improves in Rule of Law rankings

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana improves in Rule of Law rankings

The World Justice Project (WJP) yesterday released the 2017-2018 WJP Rule of Law Index® which measures rule of law adherence in 113 countries worldwide based on more than 110,000 household and 3,000...

Guyana, India sign agreements on renewable energy, cultural exchange

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, India sign agreements on renewable energy, cultural exchange

In a bid to enhance New Delhi’s ties with the Caribbean region, India and Guyana on Tuesday signed three agreements, including one on renewable energy and cultural exchange, following bilateral...

Cop allegedly tries to flee accident scene

Jan 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cop allegedly tries to flee accident scene

A labourer and a father of five is currently hospitalised with a broken arm, internal bleeding and some other injuries at the Skeldon Public Hospital after he was struck down by a police...

Drury Lane is evidence of the PPP’s mind-set

Jan 31, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 3

Drury Lane is a small street that runs west to east or east to west, depending on how one’s sees it, in Campbellville. It begins from Middleton Street and cross over Sherriff Street where it runs...

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