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Sampson Gilbert is new GFCA President – Coaches education is priority

May 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sampson Gilbert is new GFCA President – Coaches education is priority

National Under-17 Coach and former Secretary of the Guyana Football Coaches Association (GFCA) Sampson Gilbert has now been elevated to the position of President when their Annual General Meeting was...

Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County Cricket… Sponsors requested the Finals be played – Although playing conditions make Berbice Champions

May 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County Cricket… Sponsors requested the Finals be played – Although playing conditions make Berbice Champions

Says Sean Devers Since 2015 when Demerara won the ‘Double’ Berbice has not tasted success at the Under-19 Inter-County level. However, after winning the 2018 third Edition of the Hand-in-Hand...

Labour Day 2018…Trade unionists raise concerns over lack of collective bargaining agreements

May 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Labour Day 2018…Trade unionists raise concerns over lack of collective bargaining agreements

– Call made for re-establishment of Labour Ministry Trade unionists representing workers, who turned out in their thousands at the annual Labour Day March yesterday, issued a renewed...

Cold Case Unit to soon be established

May 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cold Case Unit to soon be established

– Crime Chief appeals to public to share pertinent information The Guyana Police Force is currently making preparations to establish a Cold Case Unit and Crime Chief, Assistant Commissioner of...

Elevators for pedestrian overpasses to be installed shortly

May 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Elevators for pedestrian overpasses to be installed shortly

Elevators for the pedestrian overpasses at Houston, Peter’s Hall, Eccles, Providence and Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) have arrived in the country and are expected to be...

Man found guilty of sexual assault of girl, 8

May 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Man found guilty of sexual assault of girl, 8

Justice Jo Ann Barlow will in a fortnight sentence Morris Fernandes for the offence of sexual activity with a child. Fernandes was found guilty by a mixed jury at the Sexual Offences Court of...

Infrastructure Ministry team assesses East Coast communities

May 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Infrastructure Ministry team assesses East Coast communities

– commitment made to upgrade roads, bridges and street lights The stalled rehabilitation of Graham Street in Plaisance will soon recommence. This follows a commitment by Minister within the...

Social Protection preparing report on mercury issue at GGMC/Gold Board

May 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Social Protection preparing report on mercury issue at GGMC/Gold Board

In wake of the recent threat to the health of workers situated in the compound of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), on Brickdam, as a result of above normal levels of mercury detected...

Social Protection steps in to provide assistance to GGMC over mercury emissions

May 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Social Protection steps in to provide assistance to GGMC over mercury emissions

The Ministry of Social Protection’s Occupational Safety and Health Department has stepped in to provide assistance to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), in the wake of the recent...

Oscar Ramjeetr refuses to verify the facts

May 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Oscar Ramjeetr refuses to verify the facts

Editor, With much consternation we read a letter riddled with falsehoods and misrepresentations by the author, Mr. Oscar Ramjeet. It is pertinent to note that before commenting in the public arena a...

The learning gap must be closed

May 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The learning gap must be closed

Dear Editor, I read your editorial on Leadership and Learning twice (April 30). The editorial expresses concern about the static ranking of our secondary schools, with particular schools maintaining...

Anil Nandlall used the very sedition laws in favour of his government

May 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Anil Nandlall used the very sedition laws in favour of his government

Dear Editor, It would appear as though, past ministers and other government officials of the PPP regime are either suffering from a severe bout of dementia, a rare form of oral diarrhea, or the...

Review the decisions about Guysuco

May 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Review the decisions about Guysuco

Dear Editor, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, is quoted in a April 27, 2018 Demerara Waves report as saying “[y]ou require people who are competent in sugar, who understand the industry, who...

IS GUYANA PROTECTED FROM MARKET MANIPULATION OF OIL?

May 02, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on IS GUYANA PROTECTED FROM MARKET MANIPULATION OF OIL?

Editor, What protection is in place for Guyana to protect Guyana from market manipulation of oil? Many concerned Guyanese and others have given valuable reasons criticizing the one-sided oil contract...

Environmental pressures

May 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Environmental pressures

Dear Editor, It is often said that some parents tend to disengage from their children’s education. This translates into “giving up” or resigning the parent role. The exercise of a parent’s...

Defending domestic violence is defending the indefensible

May 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Defending domestic violence is defending the indefensible

Dear Editor, Please allow me to reply to a letter titled ‘are we looking at it wrong?, written by Mr. Jafar Gibbons. I have read this letter thrice and I’m still struggling to understand what...

Domestic violence homicide at crisis proportion – Activist

May 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Domestic violence homicide at crisis proportion – Activist

Domestic violence homicide cases are at an alarming proportion in Guyana. This state of affairs requires a focused, proactive and unwavering response. This is the position that has been submitted by...

Accolades to a teacher par excellence

May 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Accolades to a teacher par excellence

Dear Sir, Permit me a space in your newspaper to add my support to a friend who I think deserves to be voted best teacher. Ossie and I met as freshmen at the University of Guyana in the late...

Where is the forensic audit of the GRA?

May 02, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Where is the forensic audit of the GRA?

Don’t ever believe that the average Guyanese does not have a plausible working knowledge of national happenings. They are not experts, of course, but they read and understand. I was at the Bourda...

STEALING ELECTRICITY

May 02, 2018 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on STEALING ELECTRICITY

Stealing is common in every country, but in Guyana it has become a habitual practice for some who believe that the only way for them to survive is to steal from others. Many, particularly the poor,...

Guyanese captain tell of horrific pirate attack in Suriname waters… Car batteries tied to crewmen’s legs, 16 missing after thrown overboard

May 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese captain tell of horrific pirate attack in Suriname waters… Car batteries tied to crewmen’s legs, 16 missing after thrown overboard

Several Guyanese fishermen are said to be missing after a horrific high seas attack over the weekend by persons who are said to be their countrymen. Up to last evening, Suriname authorities including...

Getting answers from accounting officers is like pulling teeth – PAC Chair

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more