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DREO, RIO refute wash-bay claims

Oct 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on DREO, RIO refute wash-bay claims

Accusations of disturbance within Windsor Forest by an illegal wash bay are due to a personal vendetta by a particular neighbour, This is the claim by Regional Information Officer, Ganesh...

Golden Jaguars shortlisted squad announced

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars shortlisted squad announced

A 26-man squad has been named by Michael Johnson, Head Coach of the National Senior Men’s team, to face the Turks and Caicos on October 13 as Guyana look to cement a victory in its second...

90 Percent Pass Rate achieved in Concacaf D License Programme

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on 90 Percent Pass Rate achieved in Concacaf D License Programme

A total of 63 coaches on October 5 received their certificates from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) following the successful completion of a Goalkeeping course and a Concacaf D Licence course....

My opinion on the GECOM Chairman appointment

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on My opinion on the GECOM Chairman appointment

I asked three lawyers and two retired judges a few days ago if I could write an opinion on the appointment of a GECOM Chairman outside of the Carter formula while the Court of Appeal case was...

Public has high hopes for local Metro Bus Service

Oct 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Public has high hopes for local Metro Bus Service

Persons traveling to and from Georgetown have given a range of opinions on the prospect of ‘big buses’ coming to Guyana. This comes after re-migrant businessman, Robert Millington,...

Body found on Linden Highway identified as La Grange man

Oct 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Body found on Linden Highway identified as La Grange man

The mutilated body of a male of African descent was discovered on Saturday morning at Low Creek on the Linden Soesdyke Highway with multiple injuries on his body. Relatives who viewed photographs of...

Investiture is only for the moment

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Investiture is only for the moment

The mouthpieces of the APNU+AFC have very little to cheer about when it comes to the performance of their government. As such, they have to get excited about the intangibles such as ceremonial titles...

Licences, duty-free firearms delivered to Indigenous communities

Oct 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Licences, duty-free firearms delivered to Indigenous communities

Residents of 12 villages in Region Seven (Cuyuni/ Mazaruni) were on Friday issued their firearms and licences by Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of Indigenous Peoples’...

TRUMP, FAKE NEWS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on TRUMP, FAKE NEWS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

The saying that “Don’t believe everything you read just because there’s a picture with a quote next to it” is true in the age of the Internet, especially the social media where fake news...

A case of unexplained wealth

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A case of unexplained wealth

Dear Editor, With information recently coming to the fore, some as a result of the long overdue and recently launched Commission of Inquiry into the operations of the Mayor and City Council...

Opposition issues with the GECOM Chairman

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Opposition issues with the GECOM Chairman

Dear Editor, At a press conference held on October 5, 2018, Guyana Elections Commission Chairman, Justice (Ret’d) James Patterson, seems to have adopted the tactic of making unsubstantiated charges...

What’s the fate of the UF?

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on What’s the fate of the UF?

Dear Editor, I see Mr. Peter Persaud is somewhat busy with his letters tainting only certain people with some serious unverified accusations. I see he is not using his other name Trevor Atkinson....

“These Are Troubling Times For Elections In Guyana”

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on “These Are Troubling Times For Elections In Guyana”

Dear Editor, I observe with mixed emotions, the sentiments expressed by retired Justice James Patterson, the Chairman of The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), as reported in the Press, recently....

City Hall’s Internal Auditor has been sadly lacking

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Hall’s Internal Auditor has been sadly lacking

Dear Editor, Whenever one is faced with an explanation of what’s going on at the Georgetown Municipality, the choice is always between incompetence, corruption and conspiracy. The latest news is...

Raymond Persaud was omitted

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Raymond Persaud was omitted

Dear Editor, The Column ‘My Turn ‘ of Sunday, October 7 2018 in ‘Guyana Chronicle’ which dealt with the Cubana Air Disaster, omitted Raymond Persaud, a young student on his way to study in...

Opposition leader and PPP are the blockade to a Dictatorship government

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Opposition leader and PPP are the blockade to a Dictatorship government

Dear Editor, After almost three years of Local Government Elections in Guyana, Guyanese believe that many local issues would have been resolved. Unfortunately that was not the case. The question is...

Seeking an unfair advantage

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Seeking an unfair advantage

Dear Editor, I refer to the Stabroek News article, “Cops Probing Complaint against Gov’t Cultural Advisor…” published on October 05, 2018. It was with great shock that I recently learnt that...

Let us celebrate the AFC

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us celebrate the AFC

Dear Editor, This year Guyana will be hosting Local Government Elections 2018. After a period of almost two decades, local Government Elections has returned to Guyana in 2016 when the Coalition...

Social cohesion is lacking in Mabaruma

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Social cohesion is lacking in Mabaruma

Dear Editor, Minister of Social Cohesion Dr. George Norton has a Social Cohesion officer working in the Mabaruma sub-region (Barima-Waini). But this officer currently does not engage in the promotion...

A poem to the victims of CU455

Oct 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A poem to the victims of CU455

Set Them Free. As they had begun to bloom, crumbled between jealous palm’s They all waved and said goodbye as the aircraft ascended into the skies Friends and relatives, they were all there, hoping...

Administrator inflates GPL bills, pockets millions

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Administrator inflates GPL bills, pockets millions

The Audit Office of Guyana had cause to carry out a forensic investigation into the affairs of the Upper Corentyne Industrial Training Centre (UCITC). Several allegations of fraud and corruption were...

Govt. appoints environmentalist to Energy Dept. and energy expert to head EPA, they are clearly confused- Ramson

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. appoints environmentalist to Energy Dept. and energy expert to head EPA, they are clearly confused- Ramson

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell ““Dr. Adams served the United States Department of Energy for decades. His expertise in oil and gas is second to none in Guyana. He comes with world class knowledge...

Belt & Road MoU with China should be made public – Finance Minister

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Belt & Road MoU with China should be made public – Finance Minister

There is nothing to hide in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Guyana and China to execute loan-financed projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – a scheme used globally...

Draft mining policy to address critical developmental challenges

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Draft mining policy to address critical developmental challenges

Guyana’s mineral sector is pivotal as a major source of revenue and employment. It is also crucial to the country’s green development agenda. It is on this background that the Government of...

Town Clerk purchases $30M property at Happy Acres

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Town Clerk purchases $30M property at Happy Acres

Amidst the inquiry into City Hall, questions are being raised over the acquisition of a $30M property by Town Clerk of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, Royston King. King was instructed to...

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Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more