January 2018

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Bandits steal pensioner’s ‘religious work’ money

Jan 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits steal pensioner’s ‘religious work’ money

Police in B’ Division are investigating an alleged robbery committed on a 62-year-old woman at Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice. Ahliyah Kunjbeharry of Lot 270 Ankerville, Port Mourant, was...

GRA records 14% increase in revenue collection for 2017

Jan 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GRA records 14% increase in revenue collection for 2017

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has reported a 14 percent increase in its revenue collection for 2017 – an estimated $20B more than what it had garnered at the end of 2016. The tax revenue...

Minister defends stewardship of gold sector – Way paved for 800,000 ounces this year

Jan 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Minister defends stewardship of gold sector – Way paved for 800,000 ounces this year

Government has defended its stewardship of the gold mining sector, yesterday announcing an 800,000 ounces target for this year. During a review of the Ministry of Natural Resource work last year,...

BAKEWELL support RHTY&SC Cricket Development Programme

Jan 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BAKEWELL support RHTY&SC Cricket Development Programme

Long time sponsor of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC), Bakewell, on Wednesday last continued its investment when General Manager Rajin Ganga presented a cheque towards the...

Jaguars batting strong, good investment in youth, but why no Steven Jacobs

Jan 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jaguars batting strong, good investment in youth, but why no Steven Jacobs

By Sean Devers The CGI selection panel headed by former Guyana pacer Rayon Griffith this week announced the Jaguars’ 14-man Super50 squad which is aiming to win their tenth title and first since...

Sagga’s murder… Police file completed, PI to commence

Jan 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sagga’s murder… Police file completed, PI to commence

One month after Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan was forced to grant an adjournment into the matter of the death of Godfrey Scipio known as “Sagga”, who was shot and killed on October 12, the...

GRA tackling more than 80% of weaknesses identified by IMF – Statia

Jan 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GRA tackling more than 80% of weaknesses identified by IMF – Statia

By Kiana Wilburg The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently identified a number of weaknesses which exist within the tax systems of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA). But the entity’s...

MILO/MOPH/Petra Annual School’s U18 Football set to kick off tomorrow

Jan 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on MILO/MOPH/Petra Annual School’s U18 Football set to kick off tomorrow

The Sixth Annual MILO/Ministry of Public Health/Petra Organisation Schools Under-18 football tournament is set to kick off tomorrow at the Ministry of Education ground with three matches. At a press...

Clinton Pestano congratulated on National selection by RHTY&SC

Jan 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clinton Pestano congratulated on National selection by RHTY&SC

The Management and Members of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) has extended gratitude to their colleague Clinton Pestano on being selected on the Guyana One-Day Cricket Team...

Buddy’s Gym support for GAPLF Novices/Juniors Championship AGM set for tomorrow

Jan 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Buddy’s Gym support for GAPLF Novices/Juniors Championship AGM set for tomorrow

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) will once again have their annual Novices/ Juniors National Championship at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on February 4th next where Guyana’s...

GRA takes over 30 private institutions to court over non-payment of tax

Jan 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GRA takes over 30 private institutions to court over non-payment of tax

Some 30 schools were last year taken to court for the non-payment of tax. This was yesterday amplified by Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority [GRA], Mr. Godfrey Statia, during a...

Inter-American Congress to be held here for the first time

Jan 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Inter-American Congress to be held here for the first time

The 24th Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-level Authorities of Tourism, is scheduled to be held in Guyana for the very first time. The event was officially launched yesterday at the...

Uninformed people should not be enforcing these procedures

Jan 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Uninformed people should not be enforcing these procedures

DEAR EDITOR, Referencing Clinton Conway’s letter relating to “police stop and search” as outlined in the Police Act Section 18, Chapter 16:01, yes, I would rebut, as he expected per...

Improvements in economic prospects for Caribbean/Latin America – IMF

Jan 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Improvements in economic prospects for Caribbean/Latin America – IMF

To look at what workers enjoy in isolation without considering other facts is disingenuous

Jan 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on To look at what workers enjoy in isolation without considering other facts is disingenuous

DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) refers to Mr. Steve Fraser’s letter titled “GAWU, the PPP/C and the Goose that laid the golden egg” which appeared in the...

Granger again vows to bring killers of ‘Sash’ Sawh, others to justice

Jan 26, 2018 KNews News 1

President David Granger and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, yesterday, again expressed his intention to ensure a full investigation into the deaths of hundreds of Guyanese, including the...

GTT is taking advantage of its monopoly

Jan 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GTT is taking advantage of its monopoly

DEAR EDITOR, This letter serves to voice my disapproval of the poor service and customer relations GTT offers. Also to highlight the great inconvenience it is causing to my business needs. We have...

Govt. supportive of toll-free suicide hotline -ready to throw support behind advocating NGO

Jan 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. supportive of toll-free suicide hotline -ready to throw support behind advocating NGO

Government is not opposed to the introduction of a toll-free suicide helpline. But according to Minister of Public Security, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, while a move in this direction would be tactical,...

Politics, Race and Sugar

Jan 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Politics, Race and Sugar

DEAR EDITOR, I have agonised for a long time over the real reason for the closure of the sugar estates. In previous articles, I have examined the socio-economic consequences of this decision. I have...

Aren’t you ensuring Guyana’s continuing instability, Mr. Alexander?

Jan 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Aren’t you ensuring Guyana’s continuing instability, Mr. Alexander?

Dear Editor, Mr Vincent Alexander purported to respond to my column, “Federalism to end ethnic conflict” in a letter “There is no basis or justification for Ravi Dev’s roar!” (KN...

Justice delayed is justice denied

Jan 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Justice delayed is justice denied

DEAR EDITOR, President David Granger on Thursday announced at the GDF Officers’ conference that extrajudicial killings, phantom death squad murders and other targeted killings as well as torture...

Fighting crime – Is there any value in pursuing its root cause?

Jan 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fighting crime – Is there any value in pursuing its root cause?

DEAR EDITOR, The Kaieteur News of 19th January 2018 reported on the handing over ceremony of the Security Sector reform report to President Granger by the British expert Lt. Col (Ret’d) Russell...

Govt. still to decide on utilising excess natural gas from Exxon

Jan 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. still to decide on utilising excess natural gas from Exxon

Minister for Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman said yesterday that the Government has not finalized whether to use the excess natural gas which will be available from United States oil giant...

Give the sugar estates to the sugar workers

Jan 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Give the sugar estates to the sugar workers

Dear Editor, GAWU should fight for the sugar estates to remain open so the redundant sugar workers can still earn a living on them. These workers should be given 10 acres of these lands where they...

Two ministers to lead Guyanese delegation to India

Jan 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Two ministers to lead Guyanese delegation to India

Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, will lead a delegation, including Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, to India for a meeting of the Guyana-India Joint...

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Kaieteur Sports – The Government of Guyana has thrown its full support behind the hosting of the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Pre-Qualifier tournament, with Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles...

Guyana’s costly misnomer

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(Kaieteur News) – What is a bank? At its core, a bank intermediates between savers and borrowers. It takes deposits from the public—households, businesses, pension funds—and lends those funds out, subject to market discipline and prudential regulation. A bank that does not take deposits is...

Language is Infrastructure – Why Antigua and Barbuda’s...

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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...

Fun, frolic, filth

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Plenty has been said about flag-raising. So as not to lower my own standards the less said the better. Never been a man to join the pile-on. Low people do that sort of thing. Regarding the U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, the now venerated Excellency...

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