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How to have an enjoyable night out

Nov 05, 2018 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on How to have an enjoyable night out

Guyanese love to eat. Just take a drive by any of the many fast food services that abound in Guyana and you would think that you are in the United States. The other day, I was in the drive-through at...

Copyright is not about politics, it’s about livelihood

Nov 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Copyright is not about politics, it’s about livelihood

Dear Editor, I read the letter by Kumar Kowlessar, October 30, in Stabroek News and the Kaieteur. Whether this person is a pseudonym or real, the letter seeks to justify the position taken by the PPP...

Please clear these blocked areas

Nov 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Please clear these blocked areas

Dear Editor, On the 4th November, 2018, Sunday morning at about 5:15hrs, my wife and I went to the La Penitence Market to shop vegetables and fruits. I drove out of Diamond Housing Scheme, on the...

Towards a Fair and Free LGE

Nov 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Towards a Fair and Free LGE

Dear Editor I would like to take this opportunity to wish all those political parties contesting LGE on 12th November 2018 good luck in their endeavours. As a Guyanese living in the UK, I would like...

Government must facilitate Guyanese to ensure high turnout at LGE polls.

Nov 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government must facilitate Guyanese to ensure high turnout at LGE polls.

Dear Editor, Local Government is our basic level democracy. It provides a mechanism for people to participate in local public affairs and have a say in the way in which their communities are managed...

Our teachers must be retrained to address discipline in our schools

Nov 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our teachers must be retrained to address discipline in our schools

Dear Editor, I am concerned after hearing of an incident at a secondary school last week, where a young student was beaten with a cane after the principal was told that he climbed over the school’s...

Region Seven RDC responds to Gail Teixeira

Nov 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Region Seven RDC responds to Gail Teixeira

Dear Editor, In a letter to the editor of the Kaieteur News captioned, “PAY BACK TIME?”, Miss Gail Teixeira, former government minister and Member of Parliament for the opposition, accused the...

Is the life of an unarmed “black” man worth less than that of a “white” man who kills several?

Nov 05, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the life of an unarmed “black” man worth less than that of a “white” man who kills several?

Dear Editor, A Caucasian man, Robert Bowers, 46, walks into a Jewish synagogue in Philadelphia and kills 11 Jews, shoots four police officers, exits, gets arrested and gets into a police car totally...

CHALLENGING THE 14TH AMENDMENT

Nov 05, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on CHALLENGING THE 14TH AMENDMENT

The term “pushing the envelope” has taken on a whole new meaning with President Trump’s announcement to remove birthright citizenship from babies born on U.S. soil. This would be the most...

Contractor gets completion certificate, 90 percent of payment before works begin- AG Report

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Contractor gets completion certificate, 90 percent of payment before works begin- AG Report

Officials at the Regional Tender Board in Linden found themselves in hot water when Auditor General, Deodat Sharma discovered that a contractor was able to get a Final Inspection Certificate, one...

Bank of Guyana needs help managing Natural Resource Fund – NRGI Experts

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bank of Guyana needs help managing Natural Resource Fund – NRGI Experts

By Kiana Wilburg With Guyana being new to all aspects of the oil and gas industry, it would be wise for the Government to hire a custodian bank to help Bank of Guyana in the day-to-day...

No trace of over 1600 foreign-registered vehicles leaving Guyana- AG Highlights

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on No trace of over 1600 foreign-registered vehicles leaving Guyana- AG Highlights

– GRA beefs up surveillance On a given day, just about 80 vehicles with foreign number plates enter Guyana through Lethem. However, the Audit Office of Guyana has found that not all of...

Town Clerk briefing self on lease of Govt. reserve – COI hears

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Town Clerk briefing self on lease of Govt. reserve – COI hears

Town Clerk Royston King recently admitted knowing the owners of a mining company, who claim to have made payments directly to him to lease a portion of government reserve along Aubrey Barker...

Guyana’s oil company has to be an island of competence to be successful – Bauer

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s oil company has to be an island of competence to be successful – Bauer

National Oil Companies (NOC) in places like Nigeria and Myanmar suck up billions of dollars and are sometimes deemed a burden to the taxpayers of the nations they serve. If Guyana is going down...

Delay of financial report to Audit Office is City treasurer’s fault not mine – Royston King

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Delay of financial report to Audit Office is City treasurer’s fault not mine – Royston King

Town Clerk of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, (M&CC) Royston King, has said that the delay of financial records to the Auditor General is due to the sloth of the City Treasurer’s...

COURTS Peewee 2018… Defending champions West Ruimveldt to face St. Pius in final

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on COURTS Peewee 2018… Defending champions West Ruimveldt to face St. Pius in final

Following a come from behind victory against Mocha Arcadia in the second semifinal last evening at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground on Carifesta Avenue, 2017 Champions, West Ruimveldt will...

KFC taps into go-kart racing with Mega Cup GP – Handsome cash prizes on offer

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on KFC taps into go-kart racing with Mega Cup GP – Handsome cash prizes on offer

Beharry Restaurant Holdings, through its Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise, has taken a dip into go-kart racing, partnering with Pure Racing and GT Motorsports to stage the inaugural KFC Mega...

Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup… Quarterfinal places at stake as exciting action envisaged

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup… Quarterfinal places at stake as exciting action envisaged

Eight exciting matches are scheduled for today as action in the Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup which is being held to commemorate the 84th Birth Anniversary of the former Mayor of...

Document centre construction cost jumps to $119.9M

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Document centre construction cost jumps to $119.9M

The construction of a document center for the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MOPI) is now costing taxpayers $119.9M. The construction cost was initially projected to be $99.9M, but due to a late...

GTT National Indoor Hockey Championships… Lamborghini hands GCC second loss

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTT National Indoor Hockey Championships… Lamborghini hands GCC second loss

Old Fort Lamborghini handed Bounty GCC their second heart-breaking loss in as many matches with their winning goal on the buzzer in Friday evening’s men’s First Division Hockey match of the GTT...

GCA’s NBS 40-overs cricket… Scott’s brutal unbeaten ton lights up MSC on gloomy day – Wins for GCC, MSC & GYO

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA’s NBS 40-overs cricket… Scott’s brutal unbeaten ton lights up MSC on gloomy day – Wins for GCC, MSC & GYO

A brutal unbeaten 42-ball 110 from 16-year-old Jeremiah Scott lit up the Malteenoes ground on a gloomy day to power MSC to a win against Diplomats in the GCA’s NBS 40-over Second Division cricket...

Airport toilets cleaner than plane’s eating trays

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Airport toilets cleaner than plane’s eating trays

The recent quarantining of three flights due to flu-like symptoms in passengers, has led to a plethora of bacterial tests, with results that question the health safety of travelers. Arm rests, seat...

BVA pairs volleyball competition and fun day set for Skeldon Heritage Resort

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BVA pairs volleyball competition and fun day set for Skeldon Heritage Resort

The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) continues with its drive to organise and promote the Game of volleyball in every form and at every corner of the County. The BVA will today be hosting a one...

Sustained fight could reduce HIV and AIDS to non-epidemic levels – PAHO/WHO

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sustained fight could reduce HIV and AIDS to non-epidemic levels – PAHO/WHO

With continued efforts being made to sustain the HIV and AIDS gains, it is likely that these health threats will not be epidemics much longer. At least this is the belief of former Pan...

Parliament is a place of intrigue

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Parliament is a place of intrigue

Parliament can be bewildering. Imagine the Minister of Public Health could have provided the sums which the PPPC spent on medical and dental expenses for its Ministers, between 2012 and 2015,...

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more