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Kwame got nuff ambition

Jun 30, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Kwame got nuff ambition

Statia get more raise than he ever get in he life. A man sit down and look at wha Statia do after he tek over from Sat-R. Sat-R use to keep he hand pun de phone because Jagdeo use to call steady and...

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Oldendorff prepares for pullout; pledges to honour employees’ rights

Jun 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Oldendorff prepares for pullout; pledges to honour employees’ rights

Oldendorff Carriers (Guyana) Inc., on Thursday handed over details of all employees currently employed in the company’s operations in the Berbice River. The presentation was made to the Chief...

US Trafficking in Persons report… Despite strides, Govt. admits more needs to be done

Jun 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on US Trafficking in Persons report… Despite strides, Govt. admits more needs to be done

Government has admitted that more needs to be done by way of convictions when it comes to trafficking in persons (TIP) cases. On Thursday, the US Department of State released its annual report which...

Private schools own top spots at NGSA

Jun 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Private schools own top spots at NGSA

Education officials are concerned about the performance of public schools when compared with private institutions, particularly, in Georgetown at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment...

External debt below 50% of GDP- Finance Minister

Jun 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on External debt below 50% of GDP- Finance Minister

inister of Finance, Winston Jordan, recently assured that the economy remains sound. In this regard, he noted that the country’s external debt levels are still below 50% of the country’s Gross...

At the wake of Oliver Hinckson

Jun 30, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on At the wake of Oliver Hinckson

I’m in my sixties and I have known Oliver Hinckson since I was young. That means I have known Oliver for a very long time. Then at the turn of the 21st century, he became my student at UG and we...

CI interested in supporting Guyana’s ‘green’ development

Jun 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on CI interested in supporting Guyana’s ‘green’ development

Conservational International (CI) is keen to support Guyana’s Green State Development Strategy. This message was conveyed by the President of Conservation International, Dr. Jennifer Morris, during...

The tax burden

Jun 30, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The tax burden

No one can honestly deny that Guyana has considerable tax evasion and tax avoidance. It is the country’s worst kept secret, even though it may be hard for the average man to prove. However, in as...

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The unconstitutionalities and squandermania continue

Jun 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The unconstitutionalities and squandermania continue

DEAR EDITOR, Over 50 years ago, the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was created by the Constitution as an independent and autonomous institution. In this institution, the then...

Corruption in high places has persisted across regimes

Jun 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Corruption in high places has persisted across regimes

DEAR EDITOR, Corruption plus countless suspicious and questionable transactions, have been a severe curse on our beautiful country Guyana under several successive administrations, and despite the...

Will the City Council ever get it right?

Jun 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will the City Council ever get it right?

DEAR EDITOR, Last Monday, Guyana observed a national day of mourning for the fishermen that were killed by pirates seven weeks ago in Suriname waters. According to a proclamation by President David...

La Penitence Market should be torn down and a new facility built in its place

Jun 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on La Penitence Market should be torn down and a new facility built in its place

DEAR EDITOR, For these August holidays, parents can save themselves a bundle that they would have had to spend taking their children to fancy zoos overseas, or on a safari in some exotic foreign...

The 2020 Elections campaign must move beyond the usual rhetoric on race and corruption

Jun 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The 2020 Elections campaign must move beyond the usual rhetoric on race and corruption

DEAR EDITOR, As the 2020 Elections campaign picks up speed, I would like to reiterate that the agenda for the upcoming elections must be about ‘creating more value from Guyana for Guyanese’....

The political mindset of the people is hunger for a different Guyana

Jun 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The political mindset of the people is hunger for a different Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, Allow me to highlight some of the reasons the next election will decide the fate of the Guyanese people for a long period of time. Guyana as it is poised in the present moment is a...

The point I specifically made about Mr. Duncan is that he is an “active politician”

Jun 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The point I specifically made about Mr. Duncan is that he is an “active politician”

DEAR EDITOR, Thanks for publishing my letter under the title, “A criticism of the former Deputy Mayor” (KN, June 29, 2018). Permit me, on a point of clarification and ensuring historical...

COMMISSIONER GENERAL TRANSFORMED GRA

Jun 30, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on COMMISSIONER GENERAL TRANSFORMED GRA

For decades, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) was considered one of the most corrupt public agencies in the country. Several GRA officials from the highest to the lowest ranks were accused of...

‘No more rented bonds for drugs after this year’ – Public Health Minister

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘No more rented bonds for drugs after this year’ – Public Health Minister

The Ministry of Public Health yesterday committed to ending the rental of drug bonds, in particular, one at Sussex Street, Charlestown, by the end of the year. This announcement came days after it...

PPP Presidential Candidacy… Ramson broke with Party tradition – Jagdeo

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on PPP Presidential Candidacy… Ramson broke with Party tradition – Jagdeo

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Attorney-at-Law, Charles Ramson Jr. may have offended the most powerful force in the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)—Bharrat Jagdeo. Yesterday, this...

US Trafficking in Persons report…Guyana has met minimum standards for elimination

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on US Trafficking in Persons report…Guyana has met minimum standards for elimination

– More protection needed outside capital city While Guyana has met the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in person (TIP), it needs to do more to provide protection and...

Westfield Prep student creates history with perfect NGSA score

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Westfield Prep student creates history with perfect NGSA score

By Kiana Wilburg Westfield Preparatory student, Nalia Rahaman, has made history in Guyana. She is the first person to attain a perfect score at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). Making this...

“They’re not getting rid of me just like that” – Jagdeo declares

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “They’re not getting rid of me just like that” – Jagdeo declares

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Opposition leader, Bharrat Jagdeo has made it clear that he intends to remain a force to be reckoned with. The former President, whose hopes of returning to Presidential...

Guyana, Norway in talks to release over US$100M in climate fund

Jun 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Norway in talks to release over US$100M in climate fund

The Governments of Guyana and Norway met yesterday in Oslo, Norway, agreeing to move their climate, forests, and sustainable development forward with speed and determination. “I am delighted...

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Ken Corsbie – a Guyana Basketball legend passes at 94

Due diligence on investments must become a priority

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In 1985, the Forbes Burnham government looking for economic salvation, entered into a memorandum... more