December 2018

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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...

WORLD AIDS DAY

Dec 03, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on WORLD AIDS DAY

On Saturday December 1, a small contingent of Guyanese joined more than 100 countries around the world to celebrate the 30th anniversary of World’s AIDS Day under the theme, “Know Your Status.”...

David Hunte dominoes tourney set for December 9

Dec 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on David Hunte dominoes tourney set for December 9

David Hunte in collaboration with senior organising secretary of the Georgetown Dominoes Association Mark Wiltshire will be hosting a dominoes tournament on December 9 at 6 Middle Street,...

US$150M and counting at CJIA… Contract says: Airport terminal should get a $1.1B glass roof with skylights

Dec 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on US$150M and counting at CJIA… Contract says: Airport terminal should get a $1.1B glass roof with skylights

According to the contract signed with China Harbour Engineering Company Inc (CHEC), the new terminal building at the Timehri airport is supposed to feature a fancy glass roof, complete with...

Demand comprehensive insurance from all oil companies-World Bank

Dec 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Demand comprehensive insurance from all oil companies-World Bank

By Kiana Wilburg Oil spills can result in long term damage to a nation. In some cases, the effects are irreversible. Considering this, international bodies have stressed on the need for regulators to...

Former Mayor was fed information on Town Clerk’s corrupt dealings– CoI report

Dec 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Former Mayor was fed information on Town Clerk’s corrupt dealings– CoI report

Former Mayor Patricia Chase-Green received information about the actions of embattled Town Clerk, Royston King, who was sent on leave to facilitate a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the operations...

Authories seize jewelry ,documents from “Big Heads” safe deposit box-property restrain, forfeiture proceedings begin against him, ‘Cash Jet’ pilot

Dec 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Authories seize jewelry ,documents from “Big Heads” safe deposit box-property restrain, forfeiture proceedings begin against him, ‘Cash Jet’ pilot

The clampdown on money laundering is being pursued on a number of fronts. Not only are bank accounts being targeted but proceedings have started to seize properties linked to dirty money. On Friday,...

PM blames Parliamentary Committee for delays in Constitutional Reform

Dec 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on PM blames Parliamentary Committee for delays in Constitutional Reform

Although Government has been widely criticized for the delays in bringing about Constitutional Reform, Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo has said that the blame should not be placed solely at the feet...

$2M in pensioners’ money missing after Charity Post Office safe torched

Dec 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $2M in pensioners’ money missing after Charity Post Office safe torched

Police on the Essequibo Coast are trying to piece together the puzzling case behind a torched safe within the Charity Post Office. Based on reports reaching this publication, some $2 million is now...

Don’t leh cat eat we dinner Soulja Bai

Dec 02, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Don’t leh cat eat we dinner Soulja Bai

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail. Dem boys see so many people during dem life time suffer, and all because dem didn’t heed...

Woman, 45, dies after failing to use overpass

Dec 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Woman, 45, dies after failing to use overpass

December which happens to be “Road Safety Month” started with two road fatalities. The first death resulted from an accident that occurred yesterday, on the Danzie Public Road, Mahaicony,...

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

Dec 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Diaspora in Venezuela pushes ramped up Immigration services to prevent 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...

Regional bodies to benefit from restoration justice programme

Dec 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Regional bodies to benefit from restoration justice programme

A five-day regional “train-the-trainer” workshop which commenced on Friday; is based on restorative justice, a programme sponsored by CARICOM and the European Union along with the Sycamore Tree...

Sixty percent of women suffer some form of abuse- Help and Shelter

Dec 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sixty percent of women suffer some form of abuse- Help and Shelter

Women in Guyana currently exist in a society where more than half of them are faced with abuse, with most of this abuse being perpetrated by men. This is according to representative of Help and...

DMW Hockey Festival Hikers versus Queen’s Park final possible

Dec 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on DMW Hockey Festival Hikers versus Queen’s Park final possible

Today’s finals of the Diamond mineral water (DMW) Hockey International Hockey Festival could see last year’s men’s open winners Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) defending their title against...

Mae’s Secondary are NSC Windball champs

Dec 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mae’s Secondary are NSC Windball champs

Mae’s Secondary were crowned champions of the NSC /AL Sport & Tour Promotions 27th Annual Christmas Term Secondary School Girls Windball competition which culminated recently at the...

Imam Bacchus Sports Club claim Central E’bo T20 title

Dec 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Imam Bacchus Sports Club claim Central E’bo T20 title

Imam Bacchus Sports Club defeated Reliance Hustlers by 53 runs to win the final of the Central Essequibo T20 tournament recently at New opportunity Corps ground. Imam Bacchus Sports Club took first...

Madholall powers Reliance Hustlers to victory in memorial match

Dec 02, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Madholall powers Reliance Hustlers to victory in memorial match

Former senior Essequibo inter-county batsman Narindra Madholall struck an entertaining, unbeaten 60 to power Reliance Hustlers to a thrilling nine-wicket victory over Richmond Warriors in the...

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Constitutional reform and the absence of political will

Aug 29, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Christopher Ram is quite entitled to be unimpressed by the pace of the present Constitutional Reform Commission. In a recent letter, he compared the performance of the Carl Singh-led Commission with that of the 1999 Commission and concluded that the present body, after more...

Facts, Due Process and Fairness: The CCJ’s Test

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the Court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional achievement of the English-speaking Caribbean since the...

The $1.4B Port Kaituma Wharf

Aug 29, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – My position on Hon Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill relative to the MV Barima tragedy is well known. Calls for his resignation or termination is mistaking a sardine for a shark. The tragedy is bigger than a minister (or two), bigger than the Cabinet. It reaches to...

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