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NAREI inks $23.4M sea defence contract

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on NAREI inks $23.4M sea defence contract

A 700-metre brushwood dam will be installed along the foreshores between Columbia and Aberdeen, Essequbio Coast, Region Two. The $23.4M contract for the project was awarded to S&K Construction...

Is challenging a Guyana-govt. minister a derogatory and disgusting thing to do?

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is challenging a Guyana-govt. minister a derogatory and disgusting thing to do?

DEAR EDITOR, I stood up, fearlessly, as a Guyanese writer—deeply concerned about the fate of the Guyana Prize for Literature, and addressed the Minister of Culture, Dr. George Norton in an open...

There’s need for a realistic programme to support sugar workers and their families

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on There’s need for a realistic programme to support sugar workers and their families

DEAR EDITOR, Several sections of the media reported that Minister of State, Joseph Harmon made an announcement about the outstanding redundancy pay to the thousands of workers made jobless by the...

Ensuring our elected representatives continue along the democratic trajectory

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ensuring our elected representatives continue along the democratic trajectory

DEAR EDITOR, I note your paper’s interesting and informative Editorial captioned, OUR DEMOCRACY NOT WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD, (KN, July 9), and wish to share a few thoughts on the subject. Despite...

There’s a lot of distrust in this country and it’s affecting our fundamentals

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on There’s a lot of distrust in this country and it’s affecting our fundamentals

DEAR EDITOR, For two years now, I have been running a startup business in Guyana. I was born and raised in the Netherlands. Both my parents were born in Suriname. After graduating from the University...

Charles Ramson Jr. is young and ambitious, but he has no executive experience

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Charles Ramson Jr. is young and ambitious, but he has no executive experience

DEAR EDITOR, Much has been said since Charles Ramson Jr. declared that he would be running for the position of PPP/C presidential candidate. I must note that his doing so was with great levels...

Police caught sleeping thief on victim’s bed

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Police caught sleeping thief on victim’s bed

A man who is known to the police was yesterday sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment by a City Magistrate after he was found sleeping on a bed and wearing a pair of stolen sneaker....

Corentyne man pleads guilty to beheading female neighbour

Jul 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne man pleads guilty to beheading female neighbour

The Belevedere, Corentyne labourer who was charged with murdering his 53-year-old neighbour at her home in 2016, yesterday pleaded guilty to the offence at the Berbice High Court. Jainarine...

There are more questions than answers in that market heist

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on There are more questions than answers in that market heist

DEAR EDITOR, When you are incompetent and you try your incompetent best you are still incompetent. Those were some words uttered by Mr. George Jackman, former Director of Public Prosecutions, to...

Proper regulation needed for boat cruise events

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Proper regulation needed for boat cruise events

DEAR EDITOR, Please allow me space to complain about a boat cruise that was held on Sunday the 8th July 2018. The name of the event was dubbed “Big people party” This boat cruise was advertised...

Lessons from the Football World Cup

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lessons from the Football World Cup

DEAR EDITOR, Now that the Football World Cup is at the last breath, allow me to express my disappointment at the discrimination against women. I was appalled to read about four separate incidences in...

Guyanese have seen past the talk from the govt. side about Jagdeo

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese have seen past the talk from the govt. side about Jagdeo

DEAR EDITOR, The AFC had two sets of comments (one from the Party and one from AFC Leader Raphael Trotman) after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled to uphold the two-term limit in our...

UNDERSTANDING DYSLEXIA

Jul 10, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on UNDERSTANDING DYSLEXIA

Suddenly, the world took notice in 2007 when Prince Harry, sixth in line to the British throne and the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and the late Diana, princess of Wales revealed that he...

GRA was designed to be corrupt – Lucas

Jul 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GRA was designed to be corrupt – Lucas

…says network of skullduggery “very wide and thick” By Kiana Wilburg In the past two years, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been dismantling several networks of corruption within...

Ramson most likely interrupted a “carefully orchestrated selection process” for PPP presidential candidate – Ramkarran

Jul 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ramson most likely interrupted a “carefully orchestrated selection process” for PPP presidential candidate – Ramkarran

Veteran politician, Ralph Ramkarran thinks that Charles Ramson may have interrupted and obstructed a plan that was already schemed within the People’s Progressive Party for one or a few...

Senior police rank questioned as…Cops launch probe into alleged evidence tampering in woman’s death

Jul 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Senior police rank questioned as…Cops launch probe into alleged evidence tampering in woman’s death

Top police officials have launched an investigation into allegations that a senior rank and others tampered with evidence in the recent bizarre death of a young woman. The investigators are focusing...

NO STONE UNTURNED! Prison Officer subjected to ‘pat down’ before entering prison gates

Jul 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on NO STONE UNTURNED! Prison Officer subjected to ‘pat down’ before entering prison gates

After two deadly prison riots in two years, including one ending in the destruction of Lot 12 Camp Street, security officials are under intense pressure to prevent similar tragedies. And faced with...

Oil and corrupt politicians spell disaster to a nation

Jul 09, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Oil and corrupt politicians spell disaster to a nation

– no leader of Guyana should have integrity issues, says Ramson Oil and corrupt politicians spell disaster to a nation. Attorney at Law Charles Ramson, thinks this is an important lesson...

Mercury pollution threatens emerging yacht industry

Jul 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mercury pollution threatens emerging yacht industry

– Trotman appeals for patience as Govt. works with miners There are growing concerns that the continued use of mercury in the mining sector will negatively impact the yachting industry,...

First boys rescued from Thailand Cave after being trapped for 2 weeks

Jul 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on First boys rescued from Thailand Cave after being trapped for 2 weeks

Four young soccer players have been rescued from the Tham Luang Cave in Thailand after weeks of uncertainty, ominous weather conditions and a concerted effort from divers and rescuers from all over...

Securities Council unable to fulfill anti-money laundering mandate – Chairman

Jul 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Securities Council unable to fulfill anti-money laundering mandate – Chairman

The Guyana Securities Council (GSC) is one of the key agents in managing the financial health of the economy. This involves nipping in the bud, money laundering activities. But the Council is unable...

Following KN expose on deplorable conditions City Hall to move Clerk of Markets office in three weeks

Jul 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Following KN expose on deplorable conditions City Hall to move Clerk of Markets office in three weeks

The Mayor & City Councilors are making preparations to have the Clerk of Markets Office moved. This was after a Kaieteur News expose on the deplorable conditions under which the staff were...

City Hall sets up special committee to disburse, manage community projects

Jul 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall sets up special committee to disburse, manage community projects

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council, (M&CC), has set up a special committee to disburse, manage and evaluate community projects as part of its strategy to guide the expenditure of...

Department of Education lends helping hand to families of drowned boys

Jul 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Department of Education lends helping hand to families of drowned boys

The Department of Education Region Four has reached out to the parents of the late 14 year old Timothy Robinson and ten year old Timothy Yearwood, who drowned on Monday July 2. The...

GFF Elite League Season III

Jul 09, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Elite League Season III

– Den Amstel crush Cougars 5-0 – Ann’s Grove and Buxton settle with exciting 2-2 draw Den Amstel Football Club is on a roll and they are enjoying playing at the National Track and Field...

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A flawed interpretation of international law

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – The assertion that “under international law, Venezuela is responsible for... more