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Canje River Ranch raiders on 900,000 bail each, …slapped with more charges

May 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Canje River Ranch raiders on 900,000 bail each, …slapped with more charges

The men who were captured while raiding a ranch up the Canje River in which two were killed and were charged with robbery under arms have been further charged. The men Timothy Sampson, 30, of Lot 12...

UG’s Innovative Conference to focus on importance of entrepreneurship

May 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on UG’s Innovative Conference to focus on importance of entrepreneurship

Aimed at providing an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to share their knowledge and experiences in understanding the importance of entrepreneurship to the future of Guyana, an...

The crisis within

May 17, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The crisis within

The professional class is in crisis. Not only are professionals exposed to a higher risk of being dismissed, bypassed or not having their contracts renewed by the government, but there are cases of...

APNU+AFC at 3: Ramon Gaskin and three foreign presidents

May 17, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on APNU+AFC at 3: Ramon Gaskin and three foreign presidents

I continue from yesterday’s column on the assessment of three years of APNU+AFC in office. My analysis is that the coalition has been a colossal disappointment with a huge unimpressive...

When exactly will we say, enough!

May 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on When exactly will we say, enough!

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to an article in the Kaieteur News of 15th May 2018 captioned “Telecoms liberalisation talks…Govt. under pressure to auction frequencies”. The reason why Vic Insanally and...

Judicial appointments

May 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Judicial appointments

DEAR EDITOR, I have been following the circus with regard to the appointment of a Chancellor and Chief Justice for this country and I can only conclude that this country is doomed if this is what...

Nandlall does not get to decide on when Guyana should move forward or not

May 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nandlall does not get to decide on when Guyana should move forward or not

DEAR EDITOR, In response to the unnecessary, but predictable Editor’s Note attached to my letter “How can Nandlall be given a free pass?” (May 16, 2018), it was obvious that this newspaper...

The efficacy of roundabouts depends upon drivers using them sensibly

May 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The efficacy of roundabouts depends upon drivers using them sensibly

DEAR EDITOR, The Kitty roundabout will soon be commissioned. Residents and visitors to Georgetown alike will be impressed with how it will look – but the real important question is whether it will...

We cannot, with our present knowledge, sit by and wait on our doom.

May 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on We cannot, with our present knowledge, sit by and wait on our doom.

DEAR EDITOR, Politics is a form civil war. It is the civil war concerned with the acquisition and control of power or authority over a nation or group of individuals. Political parties engage...

For my mom and all mothers who died at Georgetown Hospital

May 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on For my mom and all mothers who died at Georgetown Hospital

DEAR EDITOR, I know most letter writers would either write on topical political or social issues. Today I want to write on an issue close to my heart and hopefully in the process reach out to fellow...

RIGHTS, FREEDOM AND THE CYBERCRIME BILL

May 17, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on RIGHTS, FREEDOM AND THE CYBERCRIME BILL

There is no telling how far Government will go to limit the freedom of speech if the Cybercrime Bill becomes law in Guyana. Following an objection in the National Assembly, the Bill was withdrawn...

ExxonMobil charging Guyana nine times more than its partner CNOOC for admin

May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil charging Guyana nine times more than its partner CNOOC for admin

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell There are several disparities highlighted in the way Esso Exploration and Petroleum Guyana Limited (EEPGL) handles its financials when compared to its partner,...

Thousands of gallons of illegal fuel found during raid on fishing complex

May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Thousands of gallons of illegal fuel found during raid on fishing complex

As the crackdown on the illegal fuel trade continues, authorities have sealed two boats at a fishing complex over the weekend. According to officials of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), a...

Probe launched into price-fixing racket at GuySuCo

May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Probe launched into price-fixing racket at GuySuCo

Over the years, the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), numbering seven estates as at 2015, has been facing a steady downward spiral. Despite the use of different directors, and the...

After 13 years…Auditor General only produces four value-for-money audits

May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on After 13 years…Auditor General only produces four value-for-money audits

Guyana’s financial laws dictate that the Auditor General must conduct performance or value-for-money audits annually on various agencies. But after more than 13 years since the passing of such...

Palms seniors benefit from ward upgrade

May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Palms seniors benefit from ward upgrade

Residents of the Palms Geriatric Institution are much more comfortable as a result of the completion of the refurbishing of a section of the building housing those elderly persons, and with...

Sexual offence charge…Former Bishops’ teacher for High Court trial

May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sexual offence charge…Former Bishops’ teacher for High Court trial

The Paper Committal was a speedy one. It ended yesterday with former Bishops’ High School teacher Coen Jackson being committed to stand trial at the High Court in Georgetown for allegedly engaging...

Woman remanded for attempted murder of cop-Defence counsel argues charges “grounded in malice”

May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Woman remanded for attempted murder of cop-Defence counsel argues charges “grounded in malice”

By Feona Morrison A 25-year-old woman was remanded and soon after transported to the New Amsterdam prison after she was accused of pointing a loaded gun to a police rank’s head and pulling the...

Brazzy complaining how Jagdeo mek him do it

May 16, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Brazzy complaining how Jagdeo mek him do it

When dem boys was young dem use to hear people always crying how dem only do something because somebody tell dem to do it. Ask any child why he do something and he gun either tell you that he don’t...

Hope claim first innings points from Ann’s Grove

May 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hope claim first innings points from Ann’s Grove

Hope Secondary advanced to the second round of the Region Four REO inter secondary schools 40-over two innings cricket competition which continued yesterday at Everest with first innings points from...

GFF partners with Guyana Carnival for Lady Jags CONCACAF Qualifiers

May 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF partners with Guyana Carnival for Lady Jags CONCACAF Qualifiers

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will host Group E of the CONCACAF Caribbean Women’s Qualifiers on May 23rd to 27th at the National Track and Field Centre (NTFC), Leonora, with double headers...

GABF secures five top overseas players for the FIBA America qualifiers next month

May 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABF secures five top overseas players for the FIBA America qualifiers next month

-Burnham Basketball Court’s costly restoration finally complete The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) in their bid for a successful qualifying tournament in Paramaribo, Suriname...

Entries extended to today for KMTC Pre-Independence horserace meet

May 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries extended to today for KMTC Pre-Independence horserace meet

The Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) of Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice has agreed to extend the closing date for entries for their Pre-Independence horserace meet to today to facilitate some...

BFA/GFF Independence Cup Beacon oppose Wolves United today; action got cracking on Sunday with two draws

May 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BFA/GFF Independence Cup Beacon oppose Wolves United today; action got cracking on Sunday with two draws

Rivalry in the Bartica Independence Cup organised by the Bartica Football Association (BFA) in collaboration with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is set to continue this afternoon at the Bartica...

Mining Camp owner convinced GDF responsible for Lindo Creek killings

May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mining Camp owner convinced GDF responsible for Lindo Creek killings

Leonard George Arokium , the owner of the mining camp in which eight men were brutally murdered at Lindo Creek sometime in June 2008, appears to be convinced that the Rondell ‘Fine man,’...

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The clock and the cloud

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Time, as the ancients knew, is a trickster. It slips through the fingers of kings and commoners... more