April 2018

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Questions this ex-president must answer before 2020

Apr 24, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Questions this ex-president must answer before 2020

At a press conference last week, former president Bharrat Jagdeo exceeded his usual demagoguery, non-stop propagandistic rhetoric and accustomed barefaced art of deception. Jagdeo went far outside of...

High blood pressure, diabetes top conditions seen at medical outreach

Apr 24, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on High blood pressure, diabetes top conditions seen at medical outreach

High blood pressure and diabetes are not conditions that can be taken for granted. In fact health officials have long been able to ascertain that having diabetes increases an individual’s...

Major supermarkets push to end plastic pollution

Apr 24, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Major supermarkets push to end plastic pollution

Bounty, Survival, Real Value, Mattai, DSL, Budget and Massy Stores’ on Sunday rewarded the first 20 shoppers to their outlets, with prizes for bringing reusable bags to the supermarkets. The five...

The exodus of skills will continue

Apr 24, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The exodus of skills will continue

Guyana cannot develop without professional skills. Guyana’s underdevelopment has been about its failure to retain skilled personnel. Professionals have been running out of Guyana, not because they...

Guyana exploring the use of technology in money laundering fight

Apr 24, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana exploring the use of technology in money laundering fight

The fight against the hot-button issue of money laundering and the financing of terrorism may soon expand to the use of modern technology and software. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs,...

Peeping Tom’s uninformed economic comments

Apr 24, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Peeping Tom’s uninformed economic comments

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Finance notes with grave concern Peeping Tom’s ‘The Guessing Game,’ which was published in Kaieteur News on April 19, 2018, in which the writer demonstrated an...

More can be done to enhance driving skills

Apr 24, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on More can be done to enhance driving skills

DEAR EDITOR, “The Learner Driver programme” is the first step to becoming a licensed driver; this is critical, so why not do it the right way? Throughout many years, we have been well aware of...

The Richardson challenge is not about ‘third term’

Apr 24, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Richardson challenge is not about ‘third term’

Dear editor, I am writing to share my opinion on the ’’third term” case which is not about a third term. It is about to whom sovereignty belongs– the people of Guyana or our...

The implications of the charges against Brassington and Ashni Singh

Apr 24, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The implications of the charges against Brassington and Ashni Singh

Dear Editor, Please allow me space to expound on the ramifications of the recent charges brought by SOCU against Messrs Ashni Singh and Winston Brassington for purported ‘misconduct in public...

What is the real role of Sam Sittlington?

Apr 24, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is the real role of Sam Sittlington?

Dear Editor, Government’s Advisor, Dr. Sam Sittlington, continues to cement himself in operational matters of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU). Isn’t it about time that the British High...

General Secretary of the PNCR responds to PPP/C

Apr 24, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on General Secretary of the PNCR responds to PPP/C

Editor, The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPPC/C) seems to be the entertainment center for serious business of Governance. I commit to respond to an INews article, re: PNC’s call for new...

Major concern about the Grade Six pupils at Golden Grove Primary School

Apr 24, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Major concern about the Grade Six pupils at Golden Grove Primary School

Editor, There are issues that have been burning us as parents for some time now and would like for you to address them. The head teacher of the school has been teaching Grade Six classes for quite...

The global economy is on the mend — unless debt dooms the recovery

Apr 24, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The global economy is on the mend — unless debt dooms the recovery

(Reprinted from The Washington Post) The global economy is on the mend — but will the recovery be quashed by too much worldwide debt? Just last week, the International Monetary Fund raised its...

Magistrate accused of abusing power after jailing man on careless driving charge

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate accused of abusing power after jailing man on careless driving charge

Owen Greene, a father of two from Agricola, Greater Georgetown is accusing Magistrate Sunil Scarce of an abuse of power after he was sentenced to jail on a careless driving charge. Greene appeared...

Huge dip in gold reserves points to Govt.’s “spend and borrow” mentality

Apr 23, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Huge dip in gold reserves points to Govt.’s “spend and borrow” mentality

…Ram says at this rate, no amount of legislation would protect oil moneys By Kiana Wilburg Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram is concerned at what he described as government’s “spend, spend,...

ExxonMobil pledges to come clean on payments to Guyana Govt. – GY-EITI Head

Apr 23, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on ExxonMobil pledges to come clean on payments to Guyana Govt. – GY-EITI Head

By Kiana Wilburg USA oil conglomerate, ExxonMobil has a documented history of failing to reveal information on payments it makes to governments around the world. But it has committed to come...

‘Drunk’ driver ploughs into house after killing security guard

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Drunk’ driver ploughs into house after killing security guard

Another civilian has lost his life to an allegedly drunk driver. Police said that 60-year-old security guard Keith Redmond was struck down at around 5:15 hrs yesterday on the Klien Pouderoyen,...

ExxonMobil gets one of the largest oil blocks in the world from Guyana, only has to give up 20 % in 7 years – Ramson

Apr 23, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on ExxonMobil gets one of the largest oil blocks in the world from Guyana, only has to give up 20 % in 7 years – Ramson

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The Stabroek Block offshore Guyana is one of the largest in the world. In fact, the biggest discovery of oil in 2015 came out of a well in this block which measures 6.6...

Retired sleuth takes up challenging role…Former Deputy Crime Chief Hugh Jessamy heads Cold Case Unit

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Retired sleuth takes up challenging role…Former Deputy Crime Chief Hugh Jessamy heads Cold Case Unit

By Michael Jordan A retired detective with a reputation for ‘closing’ cases is now at the helm of the recently established Cold Case Unit of the Guyana Police Force. He is former Deputy Crime...

Exxon show how it vex wid de Waterfalls paper

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Exxon show how it vex wid de Waterfalls paper

People does show dem anger in many ways. Sometimes people does stop talking to you. Nuff married men know bout dat. When a wife vex after she done talk all she talk, she does stop talking to you....

With Cold Case Unit…Local cops should seek overseas help to find those buried bodies

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on With Cold Case Unit…Local cops should seek overseas help to find those buried bodies

– cadaver dogs may be the answer, as search resumes for woman who vanished in 2016 By Michael Jordan They dug in a locked and empty shack. They dug in a bushy backland area on the East...

Status report forthcoming on Budget Transparency Action Plan

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Status report forthcoming on Budget Transparency Action Plan

…Finance Minister says several successes achieved in this regard By Kiana Wilburg Finance Minister Winston Jordan confronted last week, concerns that the government is yet to properly implement its...

No plan to charge VAT on manufactured exports – Finance Ministry

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on No plan to charge VAT on manufactured exports – Finance Ministry

The Ministry of Finance has assured that Government is not moving to implement Value Added Tax (VAT) on manufactured exports. “The ministry categorically denies this allegation and makes pellucid...

Officers pledge to resist external pressure in anti-corruption probes – SOCU Advisor

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Officers pledge to resist external pressure in anti-corruption probes – SOCU Advisor

Resisting pressure, such as bribes from external forces in the conduct of corruption allegations is critical, according to United Kingdom Advisor to the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU),...

Team Mohamed’s Nissan GTR Goliath is the King of the Strip

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Team Mohamed’s Nissan GTR Goliath is the King of the Strip

Team Mohamed’s and their Nissan GTR ‘Goliath’ answered all doubters and maintained their excellence on the race track after making light work of their closest rivals when the ‘King of the...

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Golden Jaguars hunt back-to-back wins in Puerto Rico

Oct 01, 2026

…Guyana’s could seal Gold Cup berth against Dominica By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – The Golden Jaguars will look to take another significant step towards a return to the Concacaf Gold Cup...

The things we fear the most

Oct 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I told the Guru about a Tik Tok video I had seen of a very wealthy man who had done something that, at first, seemed rather strange. He had spent much of his life building wealth. He had a comfortable home, good food, security and all the things that money can provide. Yet...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

U.S. Ambassador digs a hole for herself

Oct 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Ye Gods! The Justice Gino Persaud “visa review” public kangaroo trial is leading to some unlikely places. In his trial by fire, even the mighty U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, Excellency Nicole D. Theriot, ended up with her own hair on fire. “We are not aware.” What...

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