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Embattled City Hall officials given chance to be heard before police called in

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Embattled City Hall officials given chance to be heard before police called in

The Local Government Commission has disclosed that it continues to pursue the clearest possible resolution of the several findings and recommendations that have emerged from the Commission of...

Nand Persaud Group of Companies says thanks

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nand Persaud Group of Companies says thanks

The Nand Persaud Group of Companies and its Sky Plus Incorporated Promotion Group once again is extending gratitude to all those who contributed in one way or the other to making their one day...

Caribbean Basketball Congress and Elections Guyanese administrator, Haynes, up for CBC Presidency

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean Basketball Congress and Elections Guyanese administrator, Haynes, up for CBC Presidency

Patrick Haynes, the Honourary General Secretary of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), has indicated to Kaieteur Sport that he will be going up for the post of head of the...

Murdered pensioner’s body in canal… CCTV footage shows victim leaving home alone

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Murdered pensioner’s body in canal… CCTV footage shows victim leaving home alone

Police are examining closed security camera footage as they seek to identify the individuals who dumped ex-policeman, Cyril Novar Persaud, in the Lamaha Canal after beating him to death....

Mash Hemp Football Tournament set for February 2

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mash Hemp Football Tournament set for February 2

The Guyana Hemp Industries and Chief Executive Officer of Bedessee Inports Inc. USA, Mr. Verman Bedessee will continue to show their appreciation for the continuation of Juvenile and Youth...

Broken homes, bad company cause many youths to be in court

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Broken homes, bad company cause many youths to be in court

According to probation officers dealing with young people who find themselves before the court, the reason for being there mainly falls under broken homes and bad company. In what many may see as...

The democratic process is at work in Guyana – CARICOM’s Chief on Dec. 21 vote

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on The democratic process is at work in Guyana – CARICOM’s Chief on Dec. 21 vote

“The democratic process is at work,” says CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. He was at the time responding to questions, surrounding the December 21, 2018 vote, on the...

Badri Prasad Memorial T20-Wakenaam Moses, Zaman lead Sans Souci Jaguars into final

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Badri Prasad Memorial T20-Wakenaam Moses, Zaman lead Sans Souci Jaguars into final

A fine all-round performance by Nokta Moses together with a decent knock at the top of the order by Zameer Zaman handed Sans Souci Jaguars a 39-run win over Good Success in the second semi...

Police ‘B’ Division boasts of successful 2018

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police ‘B’ Division boasts of successful 2018

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) ‘B’ Division, Berbice, has announced that 2018 was a successful year for community and social activities. It disclosed that close to 1000 youths in the...

Durban Street youth faces violent robbery charge

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Durban Street youth faces violent robbery charge

An 18-year-old man found himself before the court for the second time in one year, this time facing a charge of robbery with violence. Chris Pollard, of 46 Durban Street, Georgetown at the...

Shivnarine Chanderpaul appointed as Jaguars Interim Assistant Coach

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shivnarine Chanderpaul appointed as Jaguars Interim Assistant Coach

In a release the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) expressed pleasure at making the announcement regarding the appointment of Dr. Shivnarine Chanderpaul as interim Assistant Coach of the Guyana Jaguars...

Swearing In:

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Swearing In:

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo was yesterday sworn in by Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards, to perform the duties of the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana....

Foreign Companies Express Interest in Guyana Projects

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign Companies Express Interest in Guyana Projects

Works, Goods and Services- NPTAB Expressions of Interest were received for four advertised Government contracts yesterday. There was interest in the designing for the Construction of a New Stelling...

Public Telecommunications Ministry transforming Guyana into a digital age ─ Code Camp 2019 to be taken to Hinterland region

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Public Telecommunications Ministry transforming Guyana into a digital age ─ Code Camp 2019 to be taken to Hinterland region

The Ministry of Public Telecommunications is on a mission to transform Guyana into the digital age by ensuring every region has access to Information and Communication Technology. On Monday,...

Application for mining licence to be made easier ─ travelling to Georgetown to apply to be ‘a thing of the past’

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Application for mining licence to be made easier ─ travelling to Georgetown to apply to be ‘a thing of the past’

Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes, and a team from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) yesterday morning met with miners in Bartica, Region Seven, to...

INFLEXIBILITY LED TO MAY’S DEFEAT

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on INFLEXIBILITY LED TO MAY’S DEFEAT

Theresa May was expected to lose last night’s vote on her Brexit deal. What was stunning was the margin by which she lost. The British parliament rejected her plan for exiting from the...

My choice for the PPP’s presidential candidate

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on My choice for the PPP’s presidential candidate

There are three attitudes to the presidential nominee of the PPP and PNC for the next general election (which in the view of this analyst should be in April because of the no-confidence vote). One is...

Local Govt Commission to pursue COI recommendations

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Local Govt Commission to pursue COI recommendations

The Local Government Commission continues to pursue the clearest possible resolution of the several findings and recommendations that have emerged from the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the...

PRESIDENT GRANGER AND PNC LEADERSHIP HAS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO REVERSE THE NATURE OF PNC

Jan 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PRESIDENT GRANGER AND PNC LEADERSHIP HAS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO REVERSE THE NATURE OF PNC

Once again, Guyana seems to have come to the crossroad. The direction this country would embark on will depend on what decisions and actions that the PNC led APNU+AFC takes. The question is,...

Democracy is for human good

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Democracy is for human good

DEAR EDITOR, The father of the modern political science, Machiavelli’s proposition of ‘political science is progress towards human good’ has influenced many modern political leaders....

Now is the time for APNU to go to elections

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Now is the time for APNU to go to elections

DEAR EDITOR, Assuming that APNU concedes to the No Confidence Vote, it is advantageous to them to go to the Polls immediately. Their political and administrative structures are in place. The...

Remembering Ambassador Odeen Ishmael

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Remembering Ambassador Odeen Ishmael

DEAR EDITOR, I have read in the media the sad news of the sudden demise of the late Dr. Odeen Ishmael, former Ambassador of the Republic of Guyana to the United States of America, the...

Legalization of marijuana under current conditions just does not make any sense

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Legalization of marijuana under current conditions just does not make any sense

DEAR EDITOR, The letter by Timothy Jonas, which captions “ANUG supports the call for legalization of marijuana in Guyana,” is highly flawed and unconvincing. Such a call by ANUG (A New and...

Untangling the Gordian Knot

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Untangling the Gordian Knot

DEAR EDITOR, We have an overwhelming unemployment problem. This feeds into boredom, poverty and crime, and the crime situation dominates all aspects of our lives. The perpetrators of violent...

An Introspection: 2018-2019

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on An Introspection: 2018-2019

DEAR EDITOR, As a late octogenarian, one simply could not help but ponder on the range of:  analyses  evocations  postulations  equivocations  and more, even provocations, that would...