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T&T’s Ryan Jagessar successful in Level 2 Squash Coaching Certification

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on T&T’s Ryan Jagessar successful in Level 2 Squash Coaching Certification

Trinidad’s National Junior Coach, Ryan Jagessar is the latest Caribbean Coach to make the journey to Guyana to undertake his England Squash level 2 Coaching Certification under the tutelage of...

Cops re-arrest suspect in Kwakwani midwife’s murder

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cops re-arrest suspect in Kwakwani midwife’s murder

Seeking to crack the baffling murder of midwife Paulette Wade, detectives have once again turned their attention to an unemployed Kwakwani man who admitted to knowing the victim but has denied...

GT Beer Candy Boss 8-a-side football competition…Mahaicony and Soccer City advance to next round

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Beer Candy Boss 8-a-side football competition…Mahaicony and Soccer City advance to next round

Mahaicony and Soccer City were the two teams that came out victors with contrasting wins when the latest matches were played in the ongoing GT Beer, Candy Boss and Antics Promotion 8-a-side football...

T&Ts Beckles conducts Boxing Workshop

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on T&Ts Beckles conducts Boxing Workshop

In preparation for this month Caribbean Boxing Championships (CBC), International Boxing Association (AIBA) accredited 3-star referee, Trinidadian James Beckles, yesterday held a RefereesWorkshop for...

Why did the PPP win the 2018 LGE?

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Why did the PPP win the 2018 LGE?

Since the 2018 LGE results, the talk has been constant – people don’t vote at such elections. But the academics will tell you that there is crucial information in those election results that is...

Sugar workers among persons trained for oil and gas sector

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar workers among persons trained for oil and gas sector

More than 20 persons on Thursday graduated from the International Petroleum and Maritime Academy (IPMA) from its oilfield safety and operators training programme. The graduates include four women and...

Five acres ganja destroyed in Berbice

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Five acres ganja destroyed in Berbice

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) last Saturday conducted an eleven hour operation, which resulted in the destruction of about five acres of cannabis cultivation and three camps in the Berbice...

Association of Women Police turns six

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Association of Women Police turns six

The Guyana Association of Women Police celebrated its sixth anniversary last week Friday with a grand parade, which saw the attendance of junior and senior ranks as well as a delegation from...

Diaspora in Venezuela pushes ramped up Immigration services to stem cross-border trafficking

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Diaspora in Venezuela pushes ramped up Immigration services to stem cross-border trafficking

Director of the Guyanese Community Representatives in Venezuela (RCGV), Antonio Hamraj, is advocating for increased immigration services for Guyanese living in Venezuela. Hamraj formally made this...

‘We will be in every community repairing your roads’ – Min. Patterson

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘We will be in every community repairing your roads’ – Min. Patterson

The sum of $38.5B has been budgeted for Public Infrastructure in 2019, a ten percent increase when compared to 2018. Seventy-two (72) percent of the total will be pumped into capital projects, while...

Caribbean Cinemas introduces sensory friendly theatre for persons with autism, Down syndrome

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean Cinemas introduces sensory friendly theatre for persons with autism, Down syndrome

Children with autism, Down syndrome or developmental disabilities within Guyana as well as the global Diaspora, over the years, have endured rather than enjoyed movie watching in theatres....

Nat’l Youth Council explores E-voting to allow effective participation

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Nat’l Youth Council explores E-voting to allow effective participation

Given its commitment to ensuring that Guyanese youth are allowed equal participation in issues of national importance, the Guyana National Youth Council at its first internal elections is exploring...

Year of Indigenous Languages to be observed in 2019

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Year of Indigenous Languages to be observed in 2019

In excess of $36M has been included in the 2019 Appropriation Expenditure announced by Minister of Finance Winston Jordan during his Budget presentation. This caters for celebrations for the...

Late-coming

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Late-coming

On any school day, you can find literally scores of school children ambling leisurely to school after 9 am, the time at which school commences. These children are late and they could care less,...

Mr. Hinds did vent his spleen

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Hinds did vent his spleen

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the letter titled, “Mr. GK Lall s telling us to be happily enslaved by this contract” by one Nigel Hinds (KN Dec 02). I thought I had responded to the last...

Gem Granites to join Guyana’s market in the new year

Dec 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Gem Granites to join Guyana’s market in the new year

In a response to an invitation from Guyana’s Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman, GEM Granites Group is expected to begin operation in Guyana in 2019 by exporting granite stones...

The legal system is the bedrock of the nation

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The legal system is the bedrock of the nation

Dear Editor, The legal system in any society is that institution, which prevents that society from descending into anarchy by ensuring that the rule of law is upheld. The Constitution and the law...

We are a doomed nation

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on We are a doomed nation

Dear Editor, Many are skirting the utterances of Volda Lawrence and Joe Harmon. They are putting twists and spins to what was said in plain language: You are not PNC, you are not entitled to...

A most divisive utterance

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A most divisive utterance

Dear Editor, I felt this pain before. It was about a year or so ago when a Minister of our Government stood at the podium and mangled the distinction between Diwali and Phagwah. I am in pain again...

In three years, two local govt. elections and hinterland towns

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on In three years, two local govt. elections and hinterland towns

Dear Editor, In March 2016, Guyanese were given an opportunity to vote in the first Local Government Elections (LGE) after a 22-year hiatus. This year, citizens were afforded the opportunity to...

Poverty permeates downward, to the lower classes

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poverty permeates downward, to the lower classes

Dear Editor, I have been reading, writing and analyzing a lot this year. I have also been in and out of Guyana— Nigeria, Namibia, and UK this year. I returned to Guyana on 14th November via British...

Tribute to a fallen Hero

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tribute to a fallen Hero

Dear Editor, My name is Boaz Wade ak Boards, ex-Constable number 8102 of the prestigious ancient President’s Guard. The right Reverend Pastor Chase sympathizes, mourners, family and friends. On...

The new Georgetown Mayor is surrounded by tainted persons

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The new Georgetown Mayor is surrounded by tainted persons

Dear Editor, I am looking at the new Mayor of Georgetown for the year 2019, Mr. Ubraj Narine, and immediately my reaction to the news was a long deep sigh. The reasons for my lamentation is the fact...

The PPP need not rush to pick its presidential candidate

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP need not rush to pick its presidential candidate

Dear Editor, The PPP had announced its intention to decide on its presidential candidate for the 2020 election before the end of this year. I wonder though, why the rush? There has been recent...

Poisonous History

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poisonous History

Dear Editor, Loose lips sink ships as was well said. Victoria Lawrence will go down in history as the most poisonous person in Guyana politics. She expressed not an accidental thought but a deep...

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No conflict of interest exists

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Accusations of conflict of interest have a peculiar way of rising to the surface in Guyana.... more