January 2018

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Duo face court for forged scrap metal licences

Jan 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Duo face court for forged scrap metal licences

Two men yesterday made an appearance in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, for allegedly forging scrap metal export licences. Thirty-three-year-old Neilson...

The pursuit of natural gas development is a study at this time

Jan 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The pursuit of natural gas development is a study at this time

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter published in the January 3, 2018 editions of Stabroek News and Kaieteur News, under the respective headlines “Guyana cannot develop natural gas without...

The prolonged Parliamentary circus

Jan 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The prolonged Parliamentary circus

Dear Sir, From Face book post-ups of unparliamentary language from both sides of the House, with most notable coming from a Junior Minister also a supposedly Honorable Member- “Boomout” to...

At loggerheads with the Prime Minister’s representative

Jan 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on At loggerheads with the Prime Minister’s representative

Dear Editor, Please permit me some space in your most informative newspaper to respond to the Prime Minister’s representative here in Berbice, a man on whom taxpayers monies is being wasted to pay...

Sugar workers need to examine all avenues for financial assistance

Jan 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sugar workers need to examine all avenues for financial assistance

Dear Editor, Government is encouraged to fast forward plans and financial assistance payments to sugar workers immediately. This is not an issue to leave on the desk. Guyanese abroad with families in...

2017 review: Where do I begin?

Jan 04, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on 2017 review: Where do I begin?

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” – Anatole France How do I prioritize the issues I have covered in 2017? There were so many vexations in 2017....

Garbage trucks damage roads in Republic Park

Jan 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Garbage trucks damage roads in Republic Park

Dear Sir, The residents of Phase 1, Republic Park have noted with great concern in recent months, the use of the lot at the corner of Wills and Jackson Streets by the Cevon Company to store the large...

Freddie Kissoon angers a colleague

Jan 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon angers a colleague

Dear Editor, Kindly permit response in relation to Mr. Freddie Kissoon’s article dated January 3, 2018. During the festive season Freddie called me on my cellular phone laughing about the Article...

Nothing like local humour

Jan 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nothing like local humour

Dear Editor, For wit and humour, very few nations could compete with the average Guyanese. They always remind me of “Gemima”, the girl with the curl in the middle of her forehead, in the poem we...

Minister Patterson must be in Jest

Jan 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Patterson must be in Jest

Dear Editor, It had been reported in Kaieteur News (Govt. open to look beyond Exxon on natural gas project – Patterson, Dec 29, 2017) that Guyana will have access to 30-50 thousand cubic feet of...

A disappointment as a councillor

Jan 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A disappointment as a councillor

Dear Sir, The much heralded Local Government Elections were touted to be the changing point for residents in Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, and the dawn of a new beginning. Residents living in...

My tribute to a true stalwart – Sandra Adams made her contribution

Jan 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on My tribute to a true stalwart – Sandra Adams made her contribution

Dear Editor, Sandra Adams was a champion in her own right. She has left an indelible mark on the local political landscape, specifically Linden. Sandra Adams will be remembered for her steadfastness...

Two questions for M&CC

Jan 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Two questions for M&CC

Dear Editor, Were elections for mayor held and if so what was the outcome? Secondly, it’s the third day of the New Year and it seems we are back to square one. Could they say what arrangements have...

ABSENCE OF RING FENCING PROVISIONS…Guyana may end up subsidizing any unsuccessful exploration by ExxonMobil

Jan 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ABSENCE OF RING FENCING PROVISIONS…Guyana may end up subsidizing any unsuccessful exploration by ExxonMobil

By Kiana Wilburg Governments which are new to the oil and gas industry are often obsessed with one thing—billions of dollars in revenue. With such clouded judgment, issues like adequate...

Miners complain of land hoarding as GGMC Director grabs 12,000 acres

Jan 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Miners complain of land hoarding as GGMC Director grabs 12,000 acres

Several miners are quietly shouting, “disadvantage!” They contend that while they are getting a hard time securing a few acres of land, prominent miner, Hilbert Shields, is being given...

Gold exports top US$800M again

Jan 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Gold exports top US$800M again

Foreign currency earnings from gold last year have once again topped the US$800M mark despite lower declarations. The disclosures would come for an all round good performance for the Guyana Gold...

Gold Board parts company with suspended GM, other officials

Jan 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Gold Board parts company with suspended GM, other officials

– Thompson confirmed as new Chief The Guyana Gold Board (GGB) has opted not to renew the contracts of three senior officials, including its head. The three were sent home last year amid...

Granny, 73, dragged to death on her way to collect pension

Jan 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Granny, 73, dragged to death on her way to collect pension

Seventy-three-year-old Joycelyn Joseph wanted to be among the first in line to collect her $19,500 monthly pension. She left her YY, Bent Street, Wortmanville home around four o’clock...

Start auditing exploration, development costs by ExxonMobil – IMF urges

Jan 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Start auditing exploration, development costs by ExxonMobil – IMF urges

By Kiana Wilburg The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging the authorities of Guyana to commence the auditing of all exploration, development costs by USA oil operator, ExxonMobil. The...

Auditor General sets February deadline…GECOM Commissioners to hand over fraud reports to police

Jan 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Auditor General sets February deadline…GECOM Commissioners to hand over fraud reports to police

Auditor General Deodat Sharma has said that the seven Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have until the first week of February to hand over reports that detail a trail of...

Govt. explores state-run quarry operation

Jan 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. explores state-run quarry operation

The Coalition Administration is actively considering the re-establishment of a state-run quarry which it said will help meet local demand due to an anticipated rise in construction projects as the...

Guyanese mom is NY first 2018 murder; husband hangs self in park

Jan 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese mom is NY first 2018 murder; husband hangs self in park

A Guyanese-born mother of two is New York’s first recorded murder for the year. Her husband is also dead of suspected suicide. According to the New York Daily News yesterday, just hours after a...

Some man now owning outside pickney

Jan 03, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Some man now owning outside pickney

De first wukking day of de year, Soulja Bai announce a number of things. But de one dat stick out was when he seh all who got five pickney dem salary gun be double. One of he Ministah was...

Skeldon power plant has gold-mine potential for Berbice

Jan 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Skeldon power plant has gold-mine potential for Berbice

A power company at Skeldon Estate has the potential of becoming a centre of major economic activity in Berbice, a former Board member is insisting. According Gobin Harbhajan, a regional councillor...

2016 oil contract reflective of Guyana’s vulnerability and desperation – Dr. Hinds

Jan 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 2016 oil contract reflective of Guyana’s vulnerability and desperation – Dr. Hinds

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The government has finally released the oil contract it signed with ExxonMobil over a year ago and the views about the contract are now being aired far and wide....

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Income tax thresholds

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(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

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(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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