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A critical look at changing the political culture in Guyana

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A critical look at changing the political culture in Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, By now, most of us can agree that the political culture in Guyana is stagnated, toxic and based on a tradition that traces its roots back to the divide and conquer era of the British....

A question for the fire department

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A question for the fire department

DEAR EDITOR, We see another apartment engulfed by fire. There will be more fires because of the development of commercial buildings and apartments that are more than three storeys. The fire...

Careerless

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Careerless

DEAR EDITOR, News Flash! No Exxon company presence in Guyana. Wow! The direction of the Oil & Gas Trade which is being pursued by the Guyana Leadership is destined to produce a failure beyond...

Guyana’s fortunes cannot be placed in the hands of a selected few

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s fortunes cannot be placed in the hands of a selected few

DEAR EDITOR, The huge oil and gas find has the potential to leapfrog the country from low income to high income status if properly managed. Already concerns have been raised by the International...

Misbehaviour in Parliament

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Misbehaviour in Parliament

DEAR EDITOR, I am forced to write because I am deeply saddened by what I saw and heard take place in parliament. I saw a video. I am embarrassed for my country, if that video has gone worldwide. I...

I urge the Coalition to meet its fiduciary obligations to sugar workers

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on I urge the Coalition to meet its fiduciary obligations to sugar workers

DEAR EDITOR, Having been instrumental in the formation and success of the Coalition administration at the 2015 national elections, I cannot escape my responsibility for the precarious situation in...

In either circumstance, clarity is required

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on In either circumstance, clarity is required

DEAR EDITOR, As a former Registrar and a former Member of Council, University of Guyana, I paid keen attention to the University’s unions’ letter to the Press: “The government has not yet...

2018 Local Govt. Elections… AFC ponders going it alone

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 2018 Local Govt. Elections… AFC ponders going it alone

The Alliance For Change (AFC) is contemplating whether to enter the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) as an independent party or with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). The press was...

Shields’ initiatives to weed out corruption fuelled “smear campaign” – GGDMA

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Shields’ initiatives to weed out corruption fuelled “smear campaign” – GGDMA

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is convinced that efforts made by its representative on the Board of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), Hilbert Shields, to weed...

Pomeroon double-execution… Motive unclear as cops hunt ‘known’ suspect

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon double-execution… Motive unclear as cops hunt ‘known’ suspect

As the probe into the execution-style murders of two coconut farmers at Grant Road, Pomeroon on Sunday afternoon continues, investigators were able to confirm that one of the suspected killers was...

We are grappling with the end result of bad management of a national asset – AFC on sugar plight

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on We are grappling with the end result of bad management of a national asset – AFC on sugar plight

Despite all that critics are saying, the government plans to stay on course with its reforms to the sugar sector, and the Alliance For Change (AFC) is in full support of that move. Yesterday, the AFC...

Speeding taxi kills ex-GuySuCo employee

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding taxi kills ex-GuySuCo employee

A 25-year-old is now in police custody following an accident along the Number 71 Public Road that resulted in the death of a 53-year-old part time mechanic and former GuySuCo worker. According to...

GuySuCo’s assets valuation to take eight months

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo’s assets valuation to take eight months

United Kingdom-headquartered PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has begun its work to value the assets of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). The project is expected to last eight months. Confirming...

In wake of recent gun crimes… Teixeira calls for meeting of Oversight Committee on Security

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on In wake of recent gun crimes… Teixeira calls for meeting of Oversight Committee on Security

In light of recent reports of a number of gun-related crimes, Opposition Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira, has called for the convening of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on the Security Sector, which...

Govt. floats idea of border residents seeking medical help in Brazil

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. floats idea of border residents seeking medical help in Brazil

Travelling to the capital city of Georgetown in times of emergency can be somewhat infuriating for some residents of indigenous communities and with this in mind, the Ministry of Public Health is now...

Guyana attracting everybody

Jan 16, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Guyana attracting everybody

When people got nutten dem don’t have friends. Nobody don’t want to talk to dem. If dem poor and dem got relatives, dem same relatives don’t go to wheh dem living. That was de case of a man...

Lawyer blazes jury for convicting client of engaging in sexual activity with a child

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyer blazes jury for convicting client of engaging in sexual activity with a child

– Warned by Judge about unprofessional, unethical behaviour Attorney-at-Law Darren Wade was extremely furious with a mixed 12-member jury after they returned with a unanimous guilty verdict...

Worker critical after falling from Canje hospital building

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Worker critical after falling from Canje hospital building

Workers who were tasked with demolishing the old psychiatric hospital building at Fort Canje were sent into a state of panic and confusion yesterday after one of their workers fell from the second...

$34M Supenaam boat landing to boost tourism in Region Two – Regional Chairman

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $34M Supenaam boat landing to boost tourism in Region Two – Regional Chairman

Added emphasis is now placed on tourism in Region Two, as the region now moves to establish a boat landing, at its Supenaam port of entry. Regional Chairman Devenand Ramdatt, in speaking with media...

Remigrant loses millions in West Berbice dispute over lands

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Remigrant loses millions in West Berbice dispute over lands

trio arrested for spray-poisoning paddy When Donald Joseph decided on remigration, and to invest in the rice industry, he had no idea that he would have encountered the challenges that now confront...

Dem. River pilots battle MARAD to remain independent

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Dem. River pilots battle MARAD to remain independent

A number of private river pilots are resisting efforts by the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) to bring them under that regulatory body. MARAD, which has jurisdiction over the country’s...

IDF Chairperson amplifies nexus between UTI and diabetes

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on IDF Chairperson amplifies nexus between UTI and diabetes

Burning or pain together with a noticeable difference in the colour and smell of the urine could suggest that you have a Urinary Tract Infection [UTI]. But what some people may not know is that the...

Shooting at Bourda Constabulary… Victim died as a result of gunshot wound – PM

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Shooting at Bourda Constabulary… Victim died as a result of gunshot wound – PM

A post mortem examination has revealed that shot vendor, Marlon Fredericks died as a result of complications in the lower back due to a gunshot wound. The autopsy was performed by Government...

Agricola robber gets 15 years for fatally shooting woman

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Agricola robber gets 15 years for fatally shooting woman

Thirty-year-old Jermaine Savory of Second Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara, was yesterday jailed for 15 years for killing a 27-year-old woman during a robbery in November 2008, in the same...

Domestic Airways Inc. greenlighted for operations

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Domestic Airways Inc. greenlighted for operations

The Aviation sector in Guyana is now expanded with the addition of another airline, to bolster operations. Director-General, Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Lieutenant Colonel (retd), Egbert...

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GDF, Slingerz stay perfect in GFF Elite League

Sep 15, 2026

…Western Tigers, Fruta Conquerors pick up first win By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League is beginning to take shape, and while the season is still...

Resource sovereignty without institutional competence is an illusion

Sep 15, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In his column, entitled, “Sovereignty in the Age of Oil” Chris Ram, in making the argument that storage, a refinery and even a national oil company could improve energy security without giving Guyana effective control over production, technology, capital, markets or the...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Minister Persaud pointing the way

Sep 15, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – I have always seen Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindya Persaud, as different from her cabinet colleagues. Slightly different only. I take whatever the territory gives. Give thanks. Small starts lead to large developments....

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