March 2018

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Embracing the Arts touted at Republic Anniversary lecture

Mar 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Embracing the Arts touted at Republic Anniversary lecture

There is much more than meets the eye in the creative arts, and according to Dr. Natalie Hopkinson, Guyana can benefit significantly if investors pump capital into the industry. Dr. Hopkinson,...

I will only put my money on Ramjattan and Trotman

Mar 12, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I will only put my money on Ramjattan and Trotman

Lincoln Lewis who was dropped as a Sunday columnist by Editor-in-Chief of the Chronicle, Mr. Nigel Williams, has a letter in this newspaper yesterday in which he was pellucid that Williams’...

Gaskin’s Gasp

Mar 12, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Gaskin’s Gasp

The Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin, last Monday was reported as making some comments on the ExxonMobil contract and the reaction to its disclosure. The Minister was speaking at an oil and gas...

Enough of the shenanigans

Mar 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Enough of the shenanigans

Dear Editor, The Bar Association should ask the Opposition Leader why he blocked the appointment of Justice Yonnette Cummings-Edwards as substantive Chief Justice? The March 10, 2018 edition of the...

THE FIRES CONTINUE

Mar 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on THE FIRES CONTINUE

Dear Editor, There seems to be a dire lack of concern for the safety of people and property in Guyana by the Housing Authorities. Just two weeks ago, I indicated that Guyana has poor building codes...

Awaiting another stomp on the constitution

Mar 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Awaiting another stomp on the constitution

Dear Editor, Interpretative convenience is not a recognised method of constitutional interpretation. Since May 2015, we have seen the APNU/AFC and more particularly President Granger twist, bend and...

Three CARICOM states to hold elections

Mar 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Three CARICOM states to hold elections

Dear Editor, Three states in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will hold general elections to elect new governments within weeks. In fact, Grenadians will go to the polls on Tuesday and electorates...

Grow plantain and make plantain chips?

Mar 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Grow plantain and make plantain chips?

Dear Editor, While growing plantain and making plantain chips will replace imported plantain chips saving a little foreign currency it will not replace the foreign currency lost through the...

The Non-payment of SBA Marking for Guyanese Teachers

Mar 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Non-payment of SBA Marking for Guyanese Teachers

— Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Unreasonable Dear Editor, Please allow me some space to highlight a major injustice by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC). Each year CXC offers over 25...

Meditron is not a pharmaceutical importer

Mar 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Meditron is not a pharmaceutical importer

Dear Sir/ Madam, I have noted the award of contract for the supply of pharmaceuticals to Meditron Inc. to the value of $469M. As far as I am aware, Meditron Inc. is a medical devices importer and is...

I debunk Mr. Ramkarran’s claims and outburst

Mar 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on I debunk Mr. Ramkarran’s claims and outburst

Dear Editor, I refer to the caption in the Stabroek News, dated Monday, March 05, 2018 “Post of Police Commissioner should be advertised” by Ralph Ramkarran. The content of the columnist’s...

TRYING TO REMAIN RELEVANT

Mar 12, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on TRYING TO REMAIN RELEVANT

Two years after the May 11, 2015 general elections, the Alliance for Change (AFC) appears to be fighting for its survival in the coalition government. The AFC leaders are disgruntled that the...

Guyana’s multi-sectoral drug demand reduction strategy lauded

Mar 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s multi-sectoral drug demand reduction strategy lauded

The global war on drugs is an expensive undertaking costing the global economy some US$100 billion annually, according to the UK-based NGO Transform Drug Policy Foundation. Guyana’s 2018 budget by...

ExxonMobil fails to name 309 local companies it utilized last year

Mar 11, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on ExxonMobil fails to name 309 local companies it utilized last year

American oil giant, ExxonMobil, has often said that it takes local content “seriously”. But how important is such an issue to this multibillion dollar entity when it is unable to name the 309...

OAI uses airport money to set up car park for Correia family

Mar 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on OAI uses airport money to set up car park for Correia family

Ogle Airport Inc (OAI), the company that manages the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, is being accused of further misconduct. Investors are peeved at the fact that OAI spent airport revenues...

Nothing is for free… ExxonMobil will recover every cent spent on training and employing locals

Mar 11, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Nothing is for free… ExxonMobil will recover every cent spent on training and employing locals

Suppose you’re working at a company and you’re sent on a training programme for three months. When you return, you use your skills to enhance and uplift the profile of that company. But how would...

Stop playing politics with Guyana’s oil, release all contracts – Ramson Jr.

Mar 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Stop playing politics with Guyana’s oil, release all contracts – Ramson Jr.

Charles Ramson Jr., an Attorney at law and one of the few Guyanese with a Masters Degree in Oil and Gas, wants the government to realize that it cannot play politics with the nation’s patrimony....

US bans Gilbacker, other fish

Mar 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on US bans Gilbacker, other fish

…move seen as part of efforts to protect U.S industry The local fishing industry has been dealt a severe blow as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has stopped the export of all...

GGDMA slams Business Minister over oil-versus-gas statements

Mar 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GGDMA slams Business Minister over oil-versus-gas statements

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has slammed Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin’s statements last week on the benefits of oil versus gold. During a seminar organised by the...

Devoted physician Dr. Nadia Ramdin is a ‘Special Person’

Mar 11, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, News, Special Person Comments Off on Devoted physician Dr. Nadia Ramdin is a ‘Special Person’

“One of the things I loved about biology was the cells, how they operate…and I love people. When I did my studies at medical school and my residency, I found myself gravitating to oncology....

Local detergent refill centre in Diamond aims to reduce waste

Mar 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Local detergent refill centre in Diamond aims to reduce waste

The “Tidy Up” Detergent Refill Center, which aims to promote the 3R initiative – recycling, reduction and the reuse of resources-was officially launched on Saturday. The business...

Sleeping man cremated by mistake

Mar 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sleeping man cremated by mistake

St Lucia (Stkuciatimes.com)- According to the Royal Saint Lucia Police, 53-year old Geovanni Dillan Severin, decided to take a nap on a stretcher after working for sixteen hours straight. While he...

Cabinet faces dilemma over new GuySuCo board

Mar 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cabinet faces dilemma over new GuySuCo board

The Cabinet of Ministers is facing a dilemma with the appointment of directors for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). On February 22, 2018, the Cabinet approved an 11-member board with financial...

Free glaucoma screening being offered at GPHC

Mar 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Free glaucoma screening being offered at GPHC

– as World Glaucoma Week is observed Starting today World Glaucoma Week [March 11- 17, 2018] will be observed. As part of the observance the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [GPHC]...

$40M new nursery school for Perth Village

Mar 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $40M new nursery school for Perth Village

The community surrounding Perth Village is soon to benefit from a brand new nursery school. About three kilometers south of Central Mahaicony, in Region Five, is situated the quiet Perth Village, on...

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Cricinfo – With an 82 in the fourth innings, Towhid Hridoy ensured Bangladesh completed a hard-fought draw against West Indies in the Sylhet Test. The visitors clinched the series 1-0 on...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

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...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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