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No interest in top post at Finance Ministry -Finance Secretary, deputy hired

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on No interest in top post at Finance Ministry -Finance Secretary, deputy hired

Despite advertisements, it appears that a top post in the Ministry of Finance has no takers. The position of Chief Planning Officer (CPO), despite being advertised months ago, has attracted no...

Khashoggi Murder: Trump stands by Saudi Prince … despite damning CIA Assessment

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Khashoggi Murder: Trump stands by Saudi Prince … despite damning CIA Assessment

ALJAZEERA – US President Donald Trump has reiterated his support for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, despite CIA assessment that the Saudi royal ordered the killing of...

Amerindian community mourns death of musician ‘Sir Vic’

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Amerindian community mourns death of musician ‘Sir Vic’

Guyana is mourning the death of accomplished Amerindian musician Victor Ferreira, MS. known popularly as ‘Sir Vic’, the former Principal of Bina Hill Institute died yesterday, around 2am,...

LIAT signs agreement allowing more Europe linkages to Guyana

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on LIAT signs agreement allowing more Europe linkages to Guyana

Travellers from Europe can now enjoy an easier and more comfortable connection to Guyana. This is thanks to a cooperative agreement recently signed between the German airline Condor (Thomas...

Convicted rapist withdraws appeal

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Convicted rapist withdraws appeal

A 40-year-old man, who was previously sentenced to eight years in prison for the rape of an 11-year-old girl, withdrew an appeal against the conviction and sentence when the matter came up on...

GuySuCo’s employees to get bonus as target surpassed

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo’s employees to get bonus as target surpassed

A smaller-sized, three-estate Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) is poised to achieve its production target for the year 2018,, which is 103,000 tonnes of sugar. As of yesterday, December...

Guyanese arrested for live birds in hair rollers at JFK

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese arrested for live birds in hair rollers at JFK

A passenger was arrested last weekend at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens after authorities said he attempted to smuggle live birds concealed within hair rollers. According to...

Accused in cocaine-in-lumber trial to know fate next month

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Accused in cocaine-in-lumber trial to know fate next month

Four men who are accused of aiding another to traffic some $550M in cocaine that was concealed in lumber will know their fate next month when Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool hands down her...

Mings Optical, Lions Club of D’Urban Park collaborate to outfit 30 children with spectacles

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mings Optical, Lions Club of D’Urban Park collaborate to outfit 30 children with spectacles

Thirty pupils were yesterday the recipients of spectacles to aid their vision, compliments of Mings Optical and the Lions Club of D’Urban Park. All of the recipients were earlier found to...

Recently established UG press to launch first publication today

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Recently established UG press to launch first publication today

The first publication of the recently established University of Guyana Press [UGP], ‘Dynamics of Caribbean Diaspora Engagement: People, Policy, Practice’, will be launched today in the...

PEOPLE’S POWER IN FULL FORCE

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on PEOPLE’S POWER IN FULL FORCE

Over the years, France has had several demonstrations over socio-economic and political issues, but none can compare to the present street protests, which started four weeks ago. Since then the...

Norman Bates and Dracula at bottom house meetings

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Norman Bates and Dracula at bottom house meetings

I read where someone wrote that Volda Lawrence was addressing a private meeting, therefore she did not publicly echo a racist rhetoric. The most obvious thing to note is why in a country torn asunder...

MINISTER LAWRENCE’S OFFENSIVE AND DIVISIVE REMARKS

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on MINISTER LAWRENCE’S OFFENSIVE AND DIVISIVE REMARKS

Dear Editor, The Minister of Health promise to give jobs to her party supporters and her search for a Spanish-speaking doctor is tantamount to the proverbial search for the needle in a...

Central Bank Staff will reject 2% imposed on them

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Central Bank Staff will reject 2% imposed on them

Dear Mr. Editor In June 2015, the Central Bank issued a circular stating, “the payment of increments based on performance appraisal of staff will be made effective in 2016 and payment of...

Fireside Grill is divorced from the Bar

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fireside Grill is divorced from the Bar

Dear Editor, We pen this letter in retort to one carried in your media outlet on December 8th, 2018 – “This Garnett St. Business is a nuisance to the Neighbourhood” Foremost, the...

Local content must focus on long term development

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Local content must focus on long term development

Dear Editor, “My personal view is that we have started the discussion on local content from, perhaps, the wrong perspective.” This is the view of Nigel Hughes, Director of the Guyana Oil and Gas...

Outgoing City Mayor, Mrs. Patricia Chase-Green should apologize

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Outgoing City Mayor, Mrs. Patricia Chase-Green should apologize

Dear Editor, On behalf of my fellow colleagues of the City Police Department and myself, I write to express my profound disappointment over the recent comments made by the outgoing Mayor of...

Why should SARA be scrapped?

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why should SARA be scrapped?

Dear Editor, I am not pruned to writing letters to the newspaper, but I have to on a missive, whose pontifications are by the Professor of all crafts, Christopher Ram. I often wonder, why this man...

The Ministry of Education Has To Do Much More

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Ministry of Education Has To Do Much More

Dear Editor, I was given a rude awakening, recently, as a first-time parent in our public secondary school system, beginning September this year. Virtually all the issues and problems...

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