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I was shocked to hear some of what this gentleman had to say

Aug 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on I was shocked to hear some of what this gentleman had to say

DEAR EDITOR, The dust has now settled on the National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference of 2018. It was the twelfth such Conference to be convened here in Georgetown to date. I sat in the back row of...

A good time to reflect on how much we have progressed as a nation

Aug 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A good time to reflect on how much we have progressed as a nation

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to take this opportunity to salute our African brothers and sisters on the occasion of Emancipation Day. Slavery was finally abolished in 1838 which subsequently led to the...

Raising the profile of differently-able students

Aug 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Raising the profile of differently-able students

DEAR EDITOR, Traditionally, Guyana, like the rest of the Caribbean, does not have a good track record of how it treats its disabled people. This issue only affects you when you have a disabled person...

Preparing to say farewell to the Georgetown Mayor

Aug 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Preparing to say farewell to the Georgetown Mayor

Dear Editor, With the citizens of Georgetown having been subjected to enduring over the last two years, some of the worst living conditions that one could encounter in a capital city, it finally...

An objection to remembering Africa

Aug 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on An objection to remembering Africa

Dear Editor, As I pen this piece millions around the world would be celebrating Emancipation Day. Many will be running around all happy with smiles on their faces dressed with their African apparel...

Rampant corruption in Region Six

Aug 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rampant corruption in Region Six

Dear Editor, Corruption in Region Six is taking a quantum leap and is mostly perpetrated by the AFC faction of the Coalition Government. There is a group of them who goes around in every nook and...

Let’s Make Hospitality & Good Customer Service a Big Deal

Aug 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let’s Make Hospitality & Good Customer Service a Big Deal

Dear Mr. Editor, Ever so often, there is a call for hospitality and better customer service, even though the two can take different forms in terms of definition and composition. Hospitality deals...

IMPROVING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE

Aug 02, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on IMPROVING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE

No nation has ever developed without investing massively in infrastructure and indeed, this is why in the aftermath of the Second World War, Western Europe did so to ensure faster economic growth and...

Suriname a “failed state” and Guyanese “running from HIV”?

Aug 01, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Suriname a “failed state” and Guyanese “running from HIV”?

Dear Editor, Suriname is a “failed state”, and Guyanese are “running from HIV; the country has few roads and children roll in mud, naked”, have been some recurring narrative coming out of...

Shareholders hire law firm to probe Guyana Goldfields

Aug 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Shareholders hire law firm to probe Guyana Goldfields

A Toronto, Canada law firm with offices in Detroit, Michigan, US, says it has been hired to investigate the Guyana Goldfields Inc. to determine possible misrepresentation in a recent report to...

Sloth in container scanning delays exports

Aug 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sloth in container scanning delays exports

– upset truckers call for GRA actions Almost two weeks ago, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) commissioned a mobile scanner on Lombard Street, in a compound adjoining the Guyana...

E-Networks blocked from landing submarine cable

Aug 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on E-Networks blocked from landing submarine cable

Cable network provider, E-Networks Inc. has found itself in some trouble with a submarine internet cable that it wants to land. Yesterday, the Ministry of Public Telecommunications said that...

Oil and Guyana…President has solid long-term plan but coalition politics poses a stumbling block

Aug 01, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Oil and Guyana…President has solid long-term plan but coalition politics poses a stumbling block

– Mangal tells Al Jazeera By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell International experts think that Guyana’s lack of a solid long-term development strategy will surely result in stagnation for the...

Closures of sugar estates… Unions consulted, Attorney General cannot represent GuySuCo- CCJ rules

Aug 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Closures of sugar estates… Unions consulted, Attorney General cannot represent GuySuCo- CCJ rules

In one of the most important cases decided to date by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the court clarified the parameters of the duty to consult, an important feature of Guyana Constitution, as...

Army ‘adopts’ triplets… Soldier posted nearer to home to spend time with family

Aug 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Army ‘adopts’ triplets… Soldier posted nearer to home to spend time with family

The triplets born to Guyana Defence Force soldier, Lance Corporal Delroy George, and his reputed wife, Mandisa McKinnon, yesterday received some ‘Army love’ during their visit to Defence...

Africans fuh one day only

Aug 01, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Africans fuh one day only

Today, people who was living like dem foreigners de whole year gon suddenly try to live like Africans, but just fuh today. Whole year dem was eating KFC and fish and chips. Some was eating Chinee...

Sponsors on board for Buxton CC Cricket Camp – RTHYSC latest to donate under Patron’s fund

Aug 01, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sponsors on board for Buxton CC Cricket Camp – RTHYSC latest to donate under Patron’s fund

Sponsors have started to come on board the Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ Cricket Club’s Cricket Camp which starts on August 7 and conclude on August 19 at their East Demerara ground. The two-week camp...

19 Months later…GGMC Petroleum Unit still woefully unprepared for oil and gas sector

Aug 01, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on 19 Months later…GGMC Petroleum Unit still woefully unprepared for oil and gas sector

Almost a year and a half ago, the Government of Guyana received a crucial report, which identified the weaknesses of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) in being able to properly monitor...

GFA/Stag Beer revival cup launched – Under-21 and non-elite players to be given platform

Aug 01, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFA/Stag Beer revival cup launched – Under-21 and non-elite players to be given platform

After some failed attempts and false starts, organised football is set to return to the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) under the stewardship of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) and the...

Guinness Cage ‘East Coast Best vs. the Rest’ Competition… Y.K Investments stay devoted for second year

Aug 01, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness Cage ‘East Coast Best vs. the Rest’ Competition… Y.K Investments stay devoted for second year

For the second year running YK Investments of Regent Street felt the confidence to offer sponsorship to the Three Peat Promotions Guinness Cage Competition after confirming its commitment during a...

Letter to the Sports Editor… The distinct advantage of being a former player

Aug 01, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor… The distinct advantage of being a former player

Dear Editor, The recent act by the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) to recognise the historic feat achieved by our national team is highly commendable and worthy of much praise. The young...

GFF Elite League Season III… Fruta Conquerors top points table

Aug 01, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Elite League Season III… Fruta Conquerors top points table

Despite Den Amstel Football Club’s (FC) emphatic 4-0 win over New Amsterdam United FC during Sunday’s Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League double header at the National Track & Field...

Shemar’s Trucking Service on board ‘Jumbie’ Emancipation Domino

Aug 01, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shemar’s Trucking Service on board ‘Jumbie’ Emancipation Domino

Organising Secretary of the Georgetown Domino Association (GDA) Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire Emancipation Competition received a boost when Shemar’s Trucking Service and Boston Pawn Shop offered...

CONCACAF U15 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP…Guyana expected to represent well – Position-Specific sessions are being conducted

Aug 01, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF U15 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP…Guyana expected to represent well – Position-Specific sessions are being conducted

As the countdown begins for Guyana’s inaugural participation in the Concacaf U15 Girls Tournament from August 6 – 13 at the IMG Academy, Florida, USA, Head Coach Akilah Castello feels confident...

Success man who choked young child, stabbed paramour, remanded

Aug 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Success man who choked young child, stabbed paramour, remanded

A Success, East Coast Demerara man who allegedly went berserk last week Friday, choking a five-year-old and stabbing his girlfriend and mother-in-law before hijacking a car, was yesterday...

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The burden of proof rests on the asserting party

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In recent days there have been serious assertions made and associations implied without... more