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Miner jailed three years for trafficking 25 grams of ganja

May 04, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Miner jailed three years for trafficking 25 grams of ganja

Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday sentenced a miner to three years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to trafficking marijuana. Twenty-five-year-old Ravidev Mohan of Port Kaituma...

‘At best the statement is reckless and wild’

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘At best the statement is reckless and wild’

– PS responds to accusation of favouritism and cronyism against Public Service Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Presidency’s Department of the Public Service (DPS), Mr. Reginald...

Ministry using PSAs to help raise awareness about heart disease

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry using PSAs to help raise awareness about heart disease

Cardiovascular deaths, or a condition that involves the narrowing or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain [angina] or stroke, account for some 32 percent of all deaths...

Govt. agrees to pay Guytrac $226M in yet another out of court settlement

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. agrees to pay Guytrac $226M in yet another out of court settlement

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The Government is getting ready to pay yet another hefty out of court settlement – this time, Guyana Tractor and Equipment (Guytrac) is the beneficiary. Guytrac,...

European businesses look to ramp up presence in Guyana

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on European businesses look to ramp up presence in Guyana

Ambassador of the European Union to Guyana, Jernej Videtič on Monday, hosted an inaugural breakfast meeting at his residence which saw the attendance of representatives from businesses in Guyana...

Special Report reveals…Govt. agencies face major challenge in adopting electronic means for payments

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Special Report reveals…Govt. agencies face major challenge in adopting electronic means for payments

Government agencies and quasi-government entities face significant challenges in their efforts to adopt electronic means to disburse and collect payments. This is according to a special report...

GCCI joins chorus against sedition clause in Cybercrime Bill

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GCCI joins chorus against sedition clause in Cybercrime Bill

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) has joined the growing list of groups and individuals who oppose the inclusion of the sedition clause in the Cybercrime Bill (2016) which is...

APNU, AFC to craft Local Govt. Elections accord… Campaign preparations activated

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on APNU, AFC to craft Local Govt. Elections accord… Campaign preparations activated

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) could meet as early as next Monday to start crafting an accord to contest the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) as a...

Computerised system to enhance security of police records – Crime Chief

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Computerised system to enhance security of police records – Crime Chief

Although its storage capacity may not currently be the most modernized, the Guyana Police Force [GPF] is an entity that has been known to keep its case records well secured. At least this is...

Opposition paints picture of declining economic health to IMF

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition paints picture of declining economic health to IMF

In keeping with its annual mission of economic surveillance, a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met yesterday with the Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo in an effort to understand its...

Sperm of accused killer matched to murdered Guyanese teacher

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sperm of accused killer matched to murdered Guyanese teacher

Bahamas (Tribune242) – An American forensic analyst testified Wednesday how DNA samples from the man accused of murdering pregnant teacher Marisha Bowen matched the DNA samples obtained...

Rose Hall Town Clerk’s appointment rescinded

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Rose Hall Town Clerk’s appointment rescinded

…following intervention of Local Govt. Commission, the Rose Hall Town Council has withdrawn the appointment of Edward Choy as Town Clerk following concerns over the breach of process raised by the...

AFC says it will no longer protect Granger

May 04, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on AFC says it will no longer protect Granger

The AFC’s May 1, 2018 confabulation at the Georgetown Club must go down as the most definitive meeting of the executive body since 2015. The echoes from the floor were distinct and pellucid – the...

Meetings, meetings, meetings

May 04, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Meetings, meetings, meetings

Guyana should become the events capital of the West Indies. Events are being hosted in Guyana, it would seem, non-stop. When one ends the other begins. And guess what, at almost all of these events,...

The leaders of the Sabha are disappointing us

May 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The leaders of the Sabha are disappointing us

Dear Editor, A few months back I wrote a letter highlighting the sad and indomitable state of affairs at the Maha Sabha. In my letter, I pointed out the incompetence and lack of enthusiasm with which...

GuySuCo and progress in Guyana

May 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo and progress in Guyana

Dear Editor, One must respect the very articulate academic presentation in KN of 26 April on GuySuCo’s transitioning – so much a topic of speculation. As much as one enjoys its style, one is...

LETTER TO PRESS NAILING LIES TO AG’S FALSE STATEMENT

May 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on LETTER TO PRESS NAILING LIES TO AG’S FALSE STATEMENT

Mr. Editor The Attorney General’s letter to the Press is filled with lies, half truths and innuendos, apart from being quite libelous to me. I have never applied for any position whatsoever in...

Juvenile Reform Bill – poorly defended, poorly criticized

May 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Juvenile Reform Bill – poorly defended, poorly criticized

Editor, During week ending 28th April, 2018, the print media in Guyana carried portions of the contributions of parliamentarians on the Bill named at caption. While one could not expect these reports...

Identifying corruption

May 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Identifying corruption

Dear Editor, Widespread corruption threatens human survival in this country and Guyanese have reacted principally by escaping through two routes: suicide and emigration. Of course, our consistently...

A Bishop Edghill never seen before

May 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Bishop Edghill never seen before

Dear Editor, It was the spring of 2005. Along with my wife, I attended a conference of the International Communion of Charismatic Churches, (ICCC) which was held at the then Wyndham Hotel, in Montego...

Two commentators want retrograde behaviour from sugar workers

May 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Two commentators want retrograde behaviour from sugar workers

Dear Editor, The GAWU was extremely displeased to see two articles titled “Workers must liberate themselves from their unions” and “Labour’s lost” which appeared in the May 1 Kaieteur News,...

AN UNWISELY DISCARDED PLAN

May 04, 2018 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on AN UNWISELY DISCARDED PLAN

Guyanese who migrated during the 1960s and 1970s and who return home, having not done so for decades will be struck by the various changes they witness: major roadways; once small towns have become...