November 2018

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Nothing has changed

Nov 12, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Nothing has changed

Nothing has changed when it comes to government accountability, transparency and corruption. In fact, the latter seems to have become more pervasive under the APNU+AFC judging from the Annual Reports...

Ramjattan and Nagamooto: Paradise lost

Nov 12, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Ramjattan and Nagamooto: Paradise lost

Khemraj Ramjattan and Moses Nagamootoo within the past three days on separate occasions have each made some curious statements about the LGE which by the time you read this, will be on its way...

Wisroc community benefits from ICT hub

Nov 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Wisroc community benefits from ICT hub

The Wisroc community at Wismar, Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) is one of the most recent to benefit from an Information Communication Technology hub. Located at the Stacy Walters Library,...

With female pastor at the helm…Shekina International Tabernacle commissions local branch

Nov 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on With female pastor at the helm…Shekina International Tabernacle commissions local branch

With a female pastor at its helm, the Shekina International Tabernacle yesterday commissioned a branch in Guyana at Lot 167 Paiyuka Lane, Guyhoc Park, Georgetown. The tabernacle which has...

15 Essequibians trained in Cognitive behavioral therapy

Nov 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 15 Essequibians trained in Cognitive behavioral therapy

The harsh reality of life is that at some point we all suffer from anxiety and depression. For some, anxiety and depression can become overbearing to the point in which they have suicidal...

APNU, AFC confident of LGE victory in Linden

Nov 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on APNU, AFC confident of LGE victory in Linden

With just hours to go before Local Government Elections, contesting parties are pulling out all the stops to ensure all their bases are covered. In Linden, long known as a PNC stronghold, a...

LGE and its relevance to Guyanese

Nov 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on LGE and its relevance to Guyanese

Dear Editor, Local Government Elections (commonly and hereinafter referred to as LGE) are practically upon Guyana. Eighty elections will be held in the aforementioned number of Local Authority Areas...

An F for the longest serving City councillor

Nov 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on An F for the longest serving City councillor

Dear Editor, As Guyanese prepare to go to the polls for the Local Government Elections, it is more than timely to issue a report card on the performance of one of the longest serving local government...

Minister Jordan’s insightful comments relating to International Oil Experts

Nov 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Jordan’s insightful comments relating to International Oil Experts

Editor In Stabroek News dated November 4, 2018 Minister Winston Jordan exposed the compromised oil experts, who were invited to Guyana via funding unknown, to pronounce on the Green Paper, Sovereign...

PPP wrong about ‘quid quo pro’ culture for local governance

Nov 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP wrong about ‘quid quo pro’ culture for local governance

Dear Editor, Local Government Election is once again here for the second time in three years of the coalition government in office. It’s a remarkable feat for a new government to hit the ground...

Has THAG (Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana) lost its sense of direction?

Nov 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Has THAG (Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana) lost its sense of direction?

Dear Editor, THAG’S office has been very kind to me over the years in sharing copies of their annual magazines to distribute overseas. I hope they will continue in doing so. My contribution is...

Poor turn out on Monday should inspire the LGE commissioners back to the drawing board

Nov 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poor turn out on Monday should inspire the LGE commissioners back to the drawing board

Dear Editor, I was pleasantly surprised to see a response by Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, in regards to my missive, “After spending $1.5 billion, very little will change after LGE” [KN...

In support of the gyrating ladies against bigotry and misogyny

Nov 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on In support of the gyrating ladies against bigotry and misogyny

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter written by a ‘Concerned Citizen’ titled, ‘Gyrating ladies at cricket offensive to children’ which was published on 11th November. This letter reeks of...

Is this the same Max Mohamed?

Nov 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is this the same Max Mohamed?

Dear Editor Perusing the list of delinquent public officials who failed to make an integrity declaration of information of public importance as per the Integrity Act, No. 20 of 1997, one finds an...

TEENAGE PREGNANCY ON THE RISE

Nov 12, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on TEENAGE PREGNANCY ON THE RISE

Sadly, teenage pregnancy is on the increase in Guyana, but ironically there is hardly any public debate about teaching safe sex to teenagers or the consequences of physical intimacy. Around half of...

Guyana must guard against “different kind of slavery” from oil giants

Nov 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana must guard against “different kind of slavery” from oil giants

– T&T Opposition Leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Trinidad and Tobago has found itself in such a vulnerable position that its leaders are now regretting the...

NRGI say… No safeguards exist to ensure oil money will benefit future generations

Nov 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on NRGI say… No safeguards exist to ensure oil money will benefit future generations

By Kiana Wilburg In order for future generations to benefit to the same degree as present generations from Guyana’s oil wealth, the government must invest proceeds from oil production in education...

Fly Jamaica Captain Basil Ferguson credited for landing plane safely …airline cleared to remove plane

Nov 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Fly Jamaica Captain Basil Ferguson credited for landing plane safely …airline cleared to remove plane

Aviation officials have given Fly Jamaica the green light to remove the Boeing 757 which was forced to make an emergency landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) minutes after takeoff...

Dr. Yesu Persaud, Eddy Grant among four to receive Honorary Doctorates

Nov 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Yesu Persaud, Eddy Grant among four to receive Honorary Doctorates

By Feona Morrison In all its 55 years in existence, yesterday was a momentous day for the University of Guyana (UG) when it held its 52nd Convocation. The occasion saw the inaugural conferring of...

Two contractors still to repay almost $200M to Govt.

Nov 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Two contractors still to repay almost $200M to Govt.

“I am sure they will pay it off” – Minister Patterson Two contracting firms—Courtney Benn Contracting Services and Compustruct Engineering Incorporated—are still to repay almost $200M...

Theft from crash-landed aircraft… Disgraced firefighters likely for court Monday -two released

Nov 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Theft from crash-landed aircraft… Disgraced firefighters likely for court Monday -two released

Twelve of the 14 firefighters who were detained for stealing items from the crash-landed Fly Jamaica aircraft were still in custody yesterday. They are likely to appear in court by Monday. Chief Fire...

Outspoken anti-corruption advocate Christopher Ram is a ‘Special Person’

Nov 11, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, News, Special Person Comments Off on Outspoken anti-corruption advocate Christopher Ram is a ‘Special Person’

“I am proud of my country…But I find it impossible not to acknowledge that we have wasted decades in backward, divisive and destructive politics, which I attribute to our politicians and the...

One set of thieves tek over from de odda

Nov 11, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on One set of thieves tek over from de odda

Before dis set of players go in office, dem promise to jail all the thief men and women including Jagdeo. Dem promise de moon. De only thing dat dem didn’t promise was de stars. But as everybody...

52ND University of Guyana Convocation ceremony Hundreds conferred with certificates under new UG Programmes

Nov 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 52ND University of Guyana Convocation ceremony Hundreds conferred with certificates under new UG Programmes

Some 1700 graduates were present at the National Cultural Centre yesterday as the University of Guyana, (UG) conferred on the graduates degrees, diplomas and other certificates from several new...

GMRSC Ignite… Radicals put South Dakota record under pressure

Nov 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMRSC Ignite… Radicals put South Dakota record under pressure

By Calvin Chapman Yesterday’s opening day of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMRSC) Ignite race meet, which also serves as the final leg of the Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing...

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CPL awaits new champions as Kingsmen and Falcons look to make history

Sep 20, 2026

(Cricinfo) – For only the third time in CPL history, a final will be played without Trinbago Knight Riders or their fiercest rivals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, participating. After Nicholas...

A failure of planning

Sep 20, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The electricity crisis in Guyana has now reached the point where it can no longer be explained away as a series of unfortunate technical incidents, because GPL itself has acknowledged that surging demand is placing enormous pressure on the distribution network and causing...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

PPP Govt. – sponsored noise nuisance

Sep 20, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – There is a creature called government noise nuisance. A government monster. Not VP Jagdeo at full blast. Nor Excellency Ali furiously boiling over. Follow the vibrations. Saturday, 12th Sept, 2026: 10:00 a.m. –14:00hrs Monday,14th Sept, 2026:09:00 a.m....

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