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GAWU points to sugar woes and declining economic growth in IMF meeting

May 05, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GAWU points to sugar woes and declining economic growth in IMF meeting

The state of the sugar industry and the declining economic growth rate dominated the discussions held between the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the International Monetary...

Public investment should be done gradually- IMF

May 05, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Public investment should be done gradually- IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the Government of Guyana to be prudent in any attempt to increase public investment. This recommendation was made in a November 2017 report that the...

The Long Struggle

May 05, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Long Struggle

The Government has insulted the memory of Cheddi Jagan by the manner in which it dealt with the commemorative stamp issued for his birth centennial. The government had no right meddling in what was...

On Arrival Day, 2018, some Indians have little to celebrate

May 05, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on On Arrival Day, 2018, some Indians have little to celebrate

The generations that lived in Guyana from the late 19th century onwards until the early nineties have been positively touched, some directly, others indirectly through sugar money. In that period,...

A stark reminder of what we have been relegated to

May 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A stark reminder of what we have been relegated to

DEAR EDITOR, The commemoration of Arrival Day has arrived again and the wrecked Monument Site at Palmyra is a stark reminder and symbolic of what Indians and Guyanese as a whole have been relegated...

I support the call for a separate Ministry of Labour

May 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on I support the call for a separate Ministry of Labour

DEAR EDITOR, I support the May Day call by Mr. Lincoln Lewis for a separate Ministry of Labour, as was the case under the previous PPP/C administration. Labour is far too important to be subsumed...

Freedom of expression

May 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freedom of expression

Dear Editor, It is a sad day when the many are stifled by the few. When our words are seen as weapons and our thoughts are viewed with guile. May we not say when we feel wronged; when we feel...

Sedition on the internet

May 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sedition on the internet

DEAR EDITOR, I am writing in response to a letter in the Kaieteur News of 3rd May 2018 captioned “Seeking explanations and clarifications about a section of the proposed Cyberspace Bill” by Mr....

Kitty Public Road roundabout alternative

May 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kitty Public Road roundabout alternative

DEAR EDITOR, Thanks for sharing the proposed roundabout at Kitty Public Road in your publication. I wonder if a traffic analysis was done to determine the efficiency of this two-lane roundabout as...

My prayers are with those who admire me awkwardly

May 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on My prayers are with those who admire me awkwardly

DEAR EDITOR, The sacred text Exodus 20:16 states, “You should not bear false witness or testimony against your neighbour.” It forbids speaking falsely in any way whatsoever, lying, equivocating...

A travesty of justice

May 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A travesty of justice

DEAR EDITOR, As a result of the institution of criminal charges for Misconduct in Public Office against Dr. Ashni Singh, former Minister of Finance and Mr. Winston Brassington, former Chief Executive...

DELAY OF CASES MUST END

May 05, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on DELAY OF CASES MUST END

The long delay of cases going to trial is by no means unusual. They simply underline and clutter the court system. In poor countries, some delays are due to inadequate resources, personnel and...

7 Guyanese arrested in Suriname -wounded survivor surfaces; had walked five days in swamp

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 7 Guyanese arrested in Suriname -wounded survivor surfaces; had walked five days in swamp

As both Guyana and Suriname continue to come to grips with two of the worst cases of pirate attacks on fishermen in the span of six days, the hopes of families have lifted with one survivor who has...

High seas attack in Suriname… Brother of recently gunned down man arrested in Guyana

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on High seas attack in Suriname… Brother of recently gunned down man arrested in Guyana

As local authorities continue to hunt for the suspects believed to be those who committed the deadly attack on 20 fishermen in Suriname waters, B’ Division Police have made an arrest. Senior...

Guyana-born boat captain dies in another attack

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana-born boat captain dies in another attack

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – While authorities here are still searching for victims and recovering bodies from last Friday’s deadly attack on four fishing boats in Surinamese waters pirates...

CFATF workshop underway…Region’s judicial officers combine efforts to combat money laundering, violent extremism

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on CFATF workshop underway…Region’s judicial officers combine efforts to combat money laundering, violent extremism

Judicial officers from around the region are being urged to combine their efforts and experiences towards shaping tools and improving strategies to address money laundering and violent extremism....

Youth locked up for 7 years freed after child rights intervention

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Youth locked up for 7 years freed after child rights intervention

Almost seven years after being detained for murder, 19-year-old Ian Henry, an Amerindian youth from Baramita, North West District, was released from the Juvenile Holding Centre in Sophia, Georgetown,...

Concessions for oil companies should be dictated by law not Govt. discretion – Dr. David Hinds

May 04, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Concessions for oil companies should be dictated by law not Govt. discretion – Dr. David Hinds

The shadow of corruption has always followed the award of concessions to companies in Guyana. But if the coalition government has any desire to not repeat the mistakes of its predecessors in...

AFC divided on contentious Cybercrime Bill

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on AFC divided on contentious Cybercrime Bill

By Rehanna Ramsay The Alliance For Change (AFC) appears to have divided positions on the Cybercrime Bill. Contentions over the proposed legislation were raised, after an international media...

Somebody playing wid dem SOCU charges

May 04, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Somebody playing wid dem SOCU charges

Somebody got to be mekking joke. Or somebody got a plan that dem ain’t sharing wid nobody. Soulja Bai order nuff forensic audit. Dem get de findings and dem sit down pun it till Jagdeo...

Activist previously charged with Sedition says… PPP has no moral authority to speak on related clause

May 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Activist previously charged with Sedition says… PPP has no moral authority to speak on related clause

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP)’s track record on the sedition charge which has been on the law books for several years has attracted new criticisms. PPP Members of Parliament, including...

Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County 50-over final.. Berbice face National U-17s at Providence today

May 04, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County 50-over final.. Berbice face National U-17s at Providence today

Berbice face off with last year’s finalists the National Under -17s at National Stadium, Providence today in the twice postponed final of the Third annual Hand-in-Hand 50-over U-19 Inter-County...

CFU Women’s Challenge Series – Lady Jags made progress – Dr. Ivan Joseph – Looking Forward To CONCACAF Qualifiers In May

May 04, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on CFU Women’s Challenge Series – Lady Jags made progress – Dr. Ivan Joseph – Looking Forward To CONCACAF Qualifiers In May

As Guyana prepares for the CONCACAF Women’s Qualifiers later this month, Head Coach of the National Senior Women’s Team, Dr. Ivan Joseph, said the team’s objectives at the recently concluded...

CARICOM and FIFA set to ink MOU shortly …document to be studied by CARICOM

May 04, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on CARICOM and FIFA set to ink MOU shortly …document to be studied by CARICOM

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are set to ink a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the two parties to work collaboratively for...

GCB appoints Stephen Lewis as Cricket Ombudsman

May 04, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB appoints Stephen Lewis as Cricket Ombudsman

Attorney-at-Law Stephen Guyon Lewis, was yesterday appointed as Guyana’s Cricket Ombudsman by the Guyana Cricket Board. The GCB made the announcement after its Extra Ordinary Meeting which was held...

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President’s College upstage Santa Rosa to advance into Quarters

Anticipation without preparation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Vice President of Guyana, ever the sagacious observer of the inevitable, has reassured... more