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Over 1000 farmers still to pay land rent, drainage and irrigation charges

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Over 1000 farmers still to pay land rent, drainage and irrigation charges

In the year 2017, the Government of Guyana through Parliament agreed on increasing the land rent, drainage and irrigation charges after 12 years. According to reports, the increase included drainage...

We remain committed to building durable infrastructure countrywide

Nov 04, 2018 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We remain committed to building durable infrastructure countrywide

On Thursday October 25th, President Granger, several Members of Parliament, Regional representatives and Mayors travelled to Mahdia in Region 8 to join citizens living and working in that interior...

The Baccoo Speaks

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

This is the time when reason seems to have fled. A group of young men would establish a gang, the life of which would be short-lived. They would use motorcycles to rob a few hapless people. However,...

Human consumption causing extinction rates to skyrocket

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Human consumption causing extinction rates to skyrocket

By Kemol King For the past few decades, capitalism has developed and thrived with few tangible regulations from national, regional and international bodies to curb the adverse effect of human...

Immigration Denaturalization Task Force

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration Denaturalization Task Force

By Attorney Gail Seeram In June 2018, the USCIS announced the launch of a new “denaturalization task force.” This group of attorneys and immigration officials has been tasked with...

15 graduate from Global Technology computer training course

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 15 graduate from Global Technology computer training course

A number of youths living on the Essequibo Coast can now proudly say that they are computer literate, after graduating from a free computer course last Friday, which was organized by the Ministry of...

Memorializing the war dead at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month! (Pt 1)

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Memorializing the war dead at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month! (Pt 1)

By Dennis Nichols This is the first in a two-part narrative on the centennial of the 1918 Armistice, and the part played by Guyanese/West Indian troops in World War l (Nb. Some of the data for...

Court orders GUYSUCO to pay outstanding severance, interest to sugar workers

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Court orders GUYSUCO to pay outstanding severance, interest to sugar workers

Justice Fidela Corbin Lincoln, last Friday ordered that the State pays redundant workers of the Guyana Sugar Corporation, (GuySuCo) their outstanding severance with interest no later than January 15,...

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 the...

After spending $1.5 billion, very little will change after LGE

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on After spending $1.5 billion, very little will change after LGE

Dear Editor, Nov 12th, the date set for LGE will come and go. Over 1.5 billion dollars will be spent on LGE elections. There will be very few changes in personnel in the present configuration of the...

The PPP’s anti-creative stand is now stated history

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP’s anti-creative stand is now stated history

Dear Editor, The only honest message of the opposition leader’s assault on the inevitable copyright bill lies in expressing his party’s long opposition and contempt towards addressing the...

Qualified Internal auditors an important key to the anti-corruption effort

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Qualified Internal auditors an important key to the anti-corruption effort

Dear Editor, The Finance Director of Guyana Water Inc., Mr. Jaigopaul Ram, recently passed the certified internal auditor (CIA) designation – the flagship designation and world recognized...

Saudi Arabia still has many questions to answer about Jamal Khashoggi’s killing

Nov 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Saudi Arabia still has many questions to answer about Jamal Khashoggi’s killing

By Recep Tayyip Erdogan [Reprinted from the Washington Post] (Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the president of Turkey) The story is all too familiar: Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and a family man,...

AFC is the only party that is willing to debate

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on AFC is the only party that is willing to debate

Dear Editor, It is not surprising that the political parties APNU, PPP and URP declined to participate in Linden’s Local Government Elections Town Hall Debate which was scheduled for Friday,...

Police officers are demonstrating an increasing concern for animal welfare

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police officers are demonstrating an increasing concern for animal welfare

Dear Editor, On Monday, October 22, 2018, a GSPCA Animal Inspector and I went to Vigilance Police Station to give support to a family whose 10-week old poodle was (allegedly) deliberately killed....

Pensioners still waiting for hours at post officer

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pensioners still waiting for hours at post officer

Dear Editor, Can the Ministry of Social Services kindly advise old age pensioners, and those who receive Public Assistance as to the time when their pension is due so they can report to the Post...

Show the evidence”

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Show the evidence”

Dear Editor Please allow me to respond to a letter written in the newspaper on November 1, 2018 (Kaieteur News) captioned “A call for serious intervention to halt corruption” by Elton Mc Rae. The...

Middle East’s future depends on justice for Khashoggi

Nov 04, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Middle East’s future depends on justice for Khashoggi

(Republished from The Washington Post) The most important question in the case of Jamal Khashoggi is whether Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, will be held accountable for what his...

Be cautious of investors and banks interested in managing Guyana’s oil fund – Expert warns

Nov 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Be cautious of investors and banks interested in managing Guyana’s oil fund – Expert warns

By Kiana Wilburg If Guyana wants to avoid being becoming just another “horror story” in the oil industry, then it will conduct thorough due diligence tests on all investors and banks with an...

Govt.’s laid back approach is encouraging free for all in oil industry – Ramson

Nov 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt.’s laid back approach is encouraging free for all in oil industry – Ramson

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Attorney-at-law, Charles Ramson is worried that if the Government of Guyana does not buckle down soon and put things in place, Guyana will become—in local parlance—...

Council had no knowledge of Town Clerk‘s lease of Sussex St. riverfront property – Chairman questions King’s authority

Nov 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Council had no knowledge of Town Clerk‘s lease of Sussex St. riverfront property – Chairman questions King’s authority

Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry, (CoI) retired Justice Cecil Kennard has questioned the authority of Town Clerk, Royston King to lease the disputed Sussex Street riverfront property without...

Poor turnout, but smooth process for Joint Services voting in Berbice

Nov 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Poor turnout, but smooth process for Joint Services voting in Berbice

By Malisa Playter-Harry A smooth process of voting was recorded yesterday for the joint services in Berbice as they turned out at the respective polling stations to cast their votes for the Local...

Disciplined Forces vote in relatively smooth LGE process

Nov 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Disciplined Forces vote in relatively smooth LGE process

…GECOM to investigate omission of names from voters’ list Hundreds of members from the Disciplined Forces turned out to designated polling places across the country to cast the first set of...

$280M more for supervision of CJIA expansion project

Nov 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $280M more for supervision of CJIA expansion project

Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson has indicated that the expected completion date for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion project remains December 31st, 2018....

Five bids for sugar estates

Nov 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Five bids for sugar estates

DDL opts out after “intense deliberation” The Special Purpose Unit of NICIL has released a list of five bids that were submitted for the sugar estates of Enmore, Skeldon and Rosehall....

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