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Granger’s Overture to Jagdeo should be Commended

Oct 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Granger’s Overture to Jagdeo should be Commended

Dear Editor, John Updike’s fictional character, Colonel Hakim Felix Ellellou, notes that his country has been “engulfed by Gulf” and “Xed out by Exxon”. He speaks about the exploitation of...

Minister Trotman should not shirk from doing the correct thing

Oct 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Trotman should not shirk from doing the correct thing

Dear Editor: Response is being made to Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman’s letter, “Trade Unionist misinformed on Govt., Rusal relations” (KN 9th October 2018). The issue of...

The long eulogy for the AFC

Oct 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The long eulogy for the AFC

Dear Editor, I submit to you that the Alliance For Change is a most peculiar and interesting political force. It must hold some international record for having the longest eulogy in the history of...

The AFC in just three years has lost its identity

Oct 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The AFC in just three years has lost its identity

Dear Editor, The Alliance for Change is once again resorting to the tactics it used in 2005 and in subsequent years-attack the PNC and the PPP in an attempt to garner support and voters’ sympathy....

STEPPING ON GUYANA’S SOVEREIGNTY

Oct 10, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on STEPPING ON GUYANA’S SOVEREIGNTY

Guyana is a sovereign nation. That state entails the declaration by a political system to operate independently of foreign rule or control. It is the exclusive right to exercise supreme political...

Salary increase for public school teachers…Govt. finally revises offer – proposes 10 percent salary hike for 2016; further 8 percent for 2018 – $350 million debunching payout

Oct 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Salary increase for public school teachers…Govt. finally revises offer – proposes 10 percent salary hike for 2016; further 8 percent for 2018 – $350 million debunching payout

With government moving to revise its salary offer to teachers, the Guyana Teachers’ Union [GTU] is reportedly now entirely dependent on its membership to decide the way forward. According to a well...

Retired Judge heads investigation into hiring practices at GECOM

Oct 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Retired Judge heads investigation into hiring practices at GECOM

Retired Caribbean Judge, Stanley Moore, is heading a team appointed by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) to investigate hiring practices at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The team...

Guyana rejects Local Content Law while Brazil demands that no less than 50% oil investments go to its people

Oct 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana rejects Local Content Law while Brazil demands that no less than 50% oil investments go to its people

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Local entrepreneurs continue to call for legislative protection to ensure that they are not shut out from business opportunities in the oil industry. However, the...

Sale of $30M property to Town Clerk… Lawyer confirms transport being processed

Oct 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sale of $30M property to Town Clerk… Lawyer confirms transport being processed

While there have been inquiries about the purchase of a property located at Happy Acres, East Coast Demerara, (ECD) by Town Clerk, Royston King, officials attached to the Registry of Deeds and...

Berbice Jockey brutally kills friend over taunts about his wife.

Oct 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Jockey brutally kills friend over taunts about his wife.

leads cops to where he disposed of the murder weapon What was expected to be a regular Sunday night outing for a 21-year-old Block-maker/mason of Number 69 Village, Upper Corentyne, Berbice, turned...

Phone companies grapple for mobile internet control

Oct 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Phone companies grapple for mobile internet control

It is a business that involves tens of millions of United States dollars. The sale of data to customers especially on mobile phones is big business. For them, the lower the costs for phone operators,...

Deceptive offshore medical schools urged to legitimatise status

Oct 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Deceptive offshore medical schools urged to legitimatise status

A number of offshore medical schools here in Guyana are coming under the microscope after reports have surfaced that they have been deceptive about their accreditation status. According to reports...

‘Drunken’ senior cop in fatal crash yet to be charged- DPP highlights gaps in police work, calls for further investigation

Oct 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Drunken’ senior cop in fatal crash yet to be charged- DPP highlights gaps in police work, calls for further investigation

Officials attached to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; (DPP) have highlighted the need for further investigations of a senior member of the Guyana Police Force, (GPF) being involved...