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Anthony cops Le Zo Vacations Dash for Cash

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Anthony cops Le Zo Vacations Dash for Cash

Michael Anthony carted off the inaugural Le Zo Vacations Dash for Cash cycle event which was held yesterday at the National Park. Anthony also snared eight of the 30 sprint prizes on offer. National...

MACORP eyes bigger share in heavy equipment market

Oct 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on MACORP eyes bigger share in heavy equipment market

By Tracey T. Squires Machinery Corporation of Guyana (MACORP) has etched their name into the trade of heavy-duty equipment internationally. With consistent innovative designs, this machine...

2018/2019 Regional Super 50 Cup…Guyana Jaguars depart yesterday to start campaign

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2018/2019 Regional Super 50 Cup…Guyana Jaguars depart yesterday to start campaign

The 2018/2019 Super 50 team departed yesterday via the Timehri International Airport to start their campaign in the tournament. The team, which was recently announced, heads to Trinidad & Tobago...

Islamic Bank financing to fix West Dem power shortcomings

Oct 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Islamic Bank financing to fix West Dem power shortcomings

Residents of Region Three, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara were recently updated by representatives of the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL Inc.) about plans to upgrade the power...

Regal Masters, Regal All stars triumph

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal Masters, Regal All stars triumph

Regal Masters and Regal All stars registered victories when the Permaul’s Trading, Khan’s Trading, Back to Eden and Trophy Stall softball tournament continued yesterday at GNIC Sports Club...

Linden woman nabbed with ganja in Bartica

Oct 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Linden woman nabbed with ganja in Bartica

Police over the weekend arrested a Linden woman with a significant quantity of marijuana. She was arrested after stepping off a vessel at Bartica, in Region Seven. According to police the...

Third Phase of works on Synthetic track in New Amsterdam to commence soon

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Third Phase of works on Synthetic track in New Amsterdam to commence soon

BK International Incorporated awarded work The third Phase of the construction of a Synthetic track at Burnham Park, New Amsterdam, Berbice is about to commence after Construction Company BK...

UG: A personal insult to Forbes Burnham which must be stopped

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on UG: A personal insult to Forbes Burnham which must be stopped

I am not a fan of Forbes Burnham. As a Guyanese citizen engaged in social and political activism and a trained academic writing on my country’s history, I cannot bring myself to be an unqualified...

Guyana record much needed win at Chess Olympiad

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana record much needed win at Chess Olympiad

Team Guyana clearly set aside their level of chess when the won their first team match. Guyana headed into round 6 and was in need of a match win, they dominated their games against their African...

TRAGEDY ON MAZARUNI RIVER NARROWLY AVERTED

Oct 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on TRAGEDY ON MAZARUNI RIVER NARROWLY AVERTED

A community outing celebrating the culmination of indigenous Heritage month narrowly turned into a tragedy on the Upper Mazaruni last week. A party of some 30 villagers of all ages from...

220 police ranks in early morning raid on Agricola, Bourda

Oct 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 220 police ranks in early morning raid on Agricola, Bourda

– 29 arrested, bikes & cocaine seized Over 200 ranks were involved in an early morning raid at Agricola, East Bank Demerara yesterday. At the end of the four hour operation, almost 30...

Senior teacher of Maburuma Primary School brutally chopped in sleep

Oct 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Senior teacher of Maburuma Primary School brutally chopped in sleep

A senior teacher of the Mabaruma Primary School, Region 1 (Barima Waini), was brutally chopped while he was at home asleep. David Patterson received chop wounds to his head, back of his neck and one...

From windfall to downfall

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on From windfall to downfall

Winning the lottery is not always a windfall. It can prove to be a downfall. Yesterday, ‘Dem boys’ recounted a true story about the man who used to ride a bicycle and weed and mow people’s...

MOE and Region Five blunder has serious implications

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on MOE and Region Five blunder has serious implications

Dear Editor, I am writing to raise concerns regarding a very distasteful situation in the Ministry of Education and the Region Five Department of Education. Now that Senior Promotions have been...

How incompetent must Ramjattan be before he is relieved of his security portfolio?

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on How incompetent must Ramjattan be before he is relieved of his security portfolio?

Dear Editor, The video of Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan taken at his party’s press conference has gone viral on facebook. Anyway why not? It is rare indeed to hear a minister of...

The Law School debacle was embarrassing

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Law School debacle was embarrassing

Dear Editor, My wife and I read this morning’s online edition with great sadness and rising trepidation as to the state of affairs in our motherland. In particular Freddie’s note on how no-one...

Guard against electoral fraud

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guard against electoral fraud

Dear Editor, Electoral fraud is the illegal interference with the process of an election it can occur at any stage of the electoral cycle sometimes even in the pre-electoral stages, where some...

The Local Government Commission can usurp legitimate power

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Local Government Commission can usurp legitimate power

Dear Editor, I read in the local news media that the Local Government Commission has launched an inquiry into the administration of the Mayor and City Council but, how genuine is it to really help...

Lower East Canje to benefit from Sheet Anchor WTP

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lower East Canje to benefit from Sheet Anchor WTP

Dear Editor, Residents from Betsy Ground, Gangaram and surrounding areas are among the 15,000 customers from some 24 communities in Region Six, Berbice, who will benefit from improved water quality...

Train the Parliamentarians

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Train the Parliamentarians

Dear Editor, With the coming of oil, Guyana’s Parliamentarians will have a crucial role to play in ensuring the country’s oil revenue can be accounted for. As such, our MPs will need an...

Parents provide a stimulus for their children

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parents provide a stimulus for their children

Dear Editor, Educational authorities frequently repeat that education never ends and one of the cores of this law of education is the continuing education. This is especially necessary for educators...

A sports bar before workers

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A sports bar before workers

Dear Editor, Workers’ right to severance was recently described in derogatory terms. Millions can be found to fund and furnish a sports bar while workers have to wait on their due. Could this ever...

PROBLEMS CONTINUE AT REGION FIVE

Oct 01, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on PROBLEMS CONTINUE AT REGION FIVE

In every government, organization or group, it takes only a few persons to be uncompromising, pig-headed and arrogant or become obsessed with power to damage the image of their institutions. This...

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Let us not be silent witnesses!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Ray Daggers walked from Corriverton to Charity. It was a journey so epic it might have... more