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Couple to sue State over wrongful charge …as ecstasy trafficking case not proven, dismissed

Jan 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Couple to sue State over wrongful charge …as ecstasy trafficking case not proven, dismissed

A nurse and her spouse, who were charged last year with trafficking ecstasy, are now looking to file a lawsuit against the State, after the case was dismissed against them yesterday....

President Granger reissues book on the Rupununi Rebellion of 1969

Jan 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on President Granger reissues book on the Rupununi Rebellion of 1969

David A. Granger, the country’s president, has reissued his book, ‘The Rupununi Rebellion’ to mark the 50th anniversary of the quelling of the Rupununi Rebellion, which broke out on January 2,...

Vote for me…everything will be free, free, free!

Jan 18, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Vote for me…everything will be free, free, free!

Vote for me and there will be full transparency. So transparent, in fact, that everything you will see. Vote for me and there will be accountability. So accountable, that those in the wrong...

Almost 20,000 ganja plants destroyed in Berbice River raid

Jan 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Almost 20,000 ganja plants destroyed in Berbice River raid

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force yesterday, during a 13-hour narcotics eradication operation at Tabatalli, Berbice River, destroyed seven acres of marijuana cultivation. According to the...

Each time the APNU+AFC leaders open their mouths, they self-destruct

Jan 18, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Each time the APNU+AFC leaders open their mouths, they self-destruct

In the history of politics in the CARICOM region, no government has ever mouthed off such foolishness that reduces them to asinine playthings in the eyes of the nation. Let us just examine...

Some reservations about shared governance proposal

Jan 18, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some reservations about shared governance proposal

DEAR EDITOR, The establishment of the new political party calling itself A New and United Guyana (ANUG) is welcome provided that it can exert increased pressure for positive change and offer...

The immediate solution to this problem requires an independent Parliament

Jan 18, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The immediate solution to this problem requires an independent Parliament

DEAR EDITOR, The recent revelations concerning fuel importation dealings point to a central problem in our winner take all system, but one which has an immediate solution. Licences to import...

We hope you enjoy this spectacular heavenly event

Jan 18, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on We hope you enjoy this spectacular heavenly event

DEAR EDITOR, On the night of Sunday, January 20, and into the early morning hours of the 21st, a Total Lunar ‘Blood’ Moon eclipse will occur. This grand display can be observed from North,...

Errol Barrow—Architect of a collective CARICOM foreign policy

Jan 18, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Errol Barrow—Architect of a collective CARICOM foreign policy

DEAR EDITOR, This coming Monday, the 21st of January 2019, is the 99th anniversary of the birth of Barbadian national hero Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow, and will be celebrated in...

I was maliciously misquoted in the Guyana Chronicle

Jan 18, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I was maliciously misquoted in the Guyana Chronicle

DEAR EDITOR, When I received a phone call from a female Guyana Chronicle reporter on Wednesday evening, my defences immediately went up. This is a newspaper that is hostile to the PPP/C and...

The resources allocated to this frivolous project should be redirected to significant endeavours

Jan 18, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The resources allocated to this frivolous project should be redirected to significant endeavours

DEAR EDITOR, Flags are a symbol of importance; they represent a form of identification. The APNU+FC regime upon taking up the mantle of leadership in Guyana announced the need for regional...

A case for Irfaan Ali

Jan 18, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A case for Irfaan Ali

DEAR EDITOR, As the General Elections draw closer as a consequence of the successful No Confidence vote, speculation is rife on who will be the Presidential candidate for the PPP/C. Several...

BREXIT MAYHEM

Jan 18, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on BREXIT MAYHEM

Almost three years after the June 2016 referendum in Britain in which 51.9 percent of Britons voted to leave the European Union (EU), British lawmakers on Tuesday crushed Prime Minister...