August 2018

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Linden businessman opens multimillion-dollar hatchery

Aug 15, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Linden businessman opens multimillion-dollar hatchery

Residents of Linden and Region Ten can expect to have ten thousand baby chicks available every two weeks thanks to a multimillion-dollar hatchery established in Amelia’s Ward by businessman...

Mother prepares to take legal action in strange child abuse case

Aug 15, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mother prepares to take legal action in strange child abuse case

Not only is the Childcare and Protection Agency [CPA] looking into what could perhaps be one of the strangest cases of child abuse, but the mother of the child in question is simultaneously preparing...

Motorist jailed two years for causing cyclist’s death

Aug 15, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Motorist jailed two years for causing cyclist’s death

Ramanand Jagdeo of Lot 1336 Section C Block Y, Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail, after being found guilty on a charge of causing death by dangerous...

Autopsy reveals La Grange crash driver died instantly

Aug 15, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Autopsy reveals La Grange crash driver died instantly

An autopsy conducted on the body of Leroy Junior Levans, the 33-year-old driver of the car that crashed on La Grange Public Road last Sunday, killing himself and two friends, while leaving one...

If these allegations are false the MoPI should release the names of the ‘contractors’

Aug 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on If these allegations are false the MoPI should release the names of the ‘contractors’

Dear Editor, After a plethora of negative reports on the alleged clandestine and corrupt award of the $120 million ‘split contracts’ to slash the shoulders of the Corentyne Highway, the Ministry...

A COI into City Hall should encompass operations for the last two and a half decades

Aug 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A COI into City Hall should encompass operations for the last two and a half decades

Dear Editor, I would like to throw my firm support behind all those persons who have been calling for a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the workings and outrageous goings-on at the Georgetown City...

Man remanded for robbing money changer at gunpoint

Aug 15, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man remanded for robbing money changer at gunpoint

A 23-year-old man of Lodge Housing Scheme, Georgetown was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of robbery under-arms. Akeem Sinclair appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the...

The burgeoning democratic culture in the PNCR augurs well for Guyana’s future

Aug 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The burgeoning democratic culture in the PNCR augurs well for Guyana’s future

Dear Editor, The PNCR’s 20th biannual congress commences this week. It will culminate with the election of new office holders. Intensely competitive races for party Chairman, Vice Chairmen and...

The PPP cannot acknowledge even one mistake

Aug 15, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The PPP cannot acknowledge even one mistake

Dr. Cheddi Jagan and his wife Janet were presidents for a combined six years. That is a short period and they are not alive, so we will never know what mistakes they made. But they carried out...

These two trade unions seem to be almost complicit with the Council

Aug 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on These two trade unions seem to be almost complicit with the Council

Dear Editor, Something has to be seriously wrong with the two labour unions, also called trade unions in Guyana, that are supposed to represent the collective interests of the workers of the Mayor...

WPA should not try to make fools of Guyanese people

Aug 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on WPA should not try to make fools of Guyanese people

Dear Editor, I have read the statement from Dr David Hinds on behalf of the Working People’s Alliance and I saw its call for all civic organisations to begin discussions on the prospects of the...

The GTU must take some blame for the predicament our teachers find themselves in

Aug 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The GTU must take some blame for the predicament our teachers find themselves in

Dear Editor, I sincerely hope that the current impasse in relation to the contract for teachers could be resolved without a prolonged saga. Our teachers deserve better. Having said that, I cannot...

Instead of cash payments, government should move to increase the tax threshold

Aug 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Instead of cash payments, government should move to increase the tax threshold

Dear Editor, I have been reading much about giving oil profits to citizens yearly. I agree in principle that the monies should be given to citizens instead of going to a wealth fund but I do not...

THE PNCR CONGRESS AND YOUTHS

Aug 15, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on THE PNCR CONGRESS AND YOUTHS

This weekend the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), the largest party in the coalition government, will be holding its 20th Biennial Congress at the party headquarters in Sophia, where a...

Finance Minister Jordan says… Guyana still lacks capacity to audit Exxon’s pre-contract cost

Aug 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister Jordan says… Guyana still lacks capacity to audit Exxon’s pre-contract cost

The pre-contract cost that Guyana has agreed to repay ExxonMobil continues to generate concerns among industry officials. However, being able to audit these costs will help mitigate Guyana overpaying...

Procurement irregularities due to urgent need for new bridge – Govt. claims

Aug 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Procurement irregularities due to urgent need for new bridge – Govt. claims

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure yesterday responded to media reports that detail procurement breaches in the award of contract to a Dutch company that conducted a feasibility study for a new...

Gunned down Brazilian miner… Mother relives son’s senseless killing with investigators

Aug 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Gunned down Brazilian miner… Mother relives son’s senseless killing with investigators

The mother of Estevao Costa Marques, the Brazilian miner who was allegedly murdered last Saturday afternoon by two police ranks raiding camps in the Puruni River, Essequibo, told detectives of how...

Driver’s licence exam scam… Police Sergeant faces multiple felony charges, granted $1.5M bail

Aug 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Driver’s licence exam scam… Police Sergeant faces multiple felony charges, granted $1.5M bail

A third member of the Guyana Police Force was yesterday placed before the court to answer to charges in relation to the massive driver’s licence examination scam that was unearthed last April...

Charges for all in Russian-speaking Ukrainian fiasco in interior

Aug 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Charges for all in Russian-speaking Ukrainian fiasco in interior

Days after a video was circulated on social media of Russian-speaking Ukrainian security personnel employed by West Bank Demerara Gold Inc., assaulting a Guyanese mining ranger working with Shawn...

Head teachers urged to hand over keys to Education Departments

Aug 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Head teachers urged to hand over keys to Education Departments

…as GTU calls on membership to join “justified” strike action In order to ensure that there is no confusion about plans to engage strike action the week before school resumes, President of...

$700,000 in food for every National Assembly sitting

Aug 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $700,000 in food for every National Assembly sitting

An estimated $700,000 is being spent on food every time the National Assembly meets. Responding to questions yesterday, Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs, disclosed that the Assembly...

Two life sentences for child rapist who claims he’s impotent

Aug 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Two life sentences for child rapist who claims he’s impotent

It was definitely a little too much information to digest when a 67-year-old child rapist announced that his sexual organ is no longer functioning properly. The man, Abdool Jamil, a pensioner, of...

Guyana mightn’t get any oil money

Aug 14, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh Comments Off on Guyana mightn’t get any oil money

Guyana looking out fuh oil; people already spending de oil money although Guyana ain’t get a cent. Right now there is a big debate over a statement about giving every poor household US$5,000 a...

Guyana is open for business in all sectors

Aug 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana is open for business in all sectors

– President tells American Chamber of Commerce of Guyana President David Granger, yesterday met with the executive members of the newly formed American Chamber of Commerce of Guyana at State...

Red Rocket upset field at Nand Persaud Karibee Sprint Classic to win feature

Aug 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Red Rocket upset field at Nand Persaud Karibee Sprint Classic to win feature

The Nand Persaud Karibee Mega Sprint Classic lived up to its pre-race hype. It was a good day for Horseracing, the crowd was also out in its numbers and the Organisers must be applauded for bringing...

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(Kaieteur News) – Juvenal, the Roman satirist, looked upon his fellow citizens nearly two thousand years ago and wondered what had become of a people who once cared passionately about the affairs of the Republic. “We have sold our votes,” he wrote, before observing that the Roman citizenry...

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Silence and sloth

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(Kaieteur News) – The death plunge of the MV Barima qualifies as a national catastrophe; an unprecedented local human tragedy. Obvious beyond argument, above denial. Yet, in its grim aftermath, there’s the reverse of what should be happening. With intensity and honesty. With frequency...

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