January 2019

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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...

The challenge before us

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The challenge before us

DEAR EDITOR, The formation of new political parties in Guyana in the run-up to anticipated General and Regional elections is most interesting. And even though the idea of new political parties...

Illegal structures and noise pollution in Sea View, Stewartville

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Illegal structures and noise pollution in Sea View, Stewartville

DEAR EDITOR, I am a resident of Sea View, Stewartville, West Coast Demerara. I would like to draw the attention of the concerned authorities to the increasing problem of illegal structures (shops)...

Difficulties in mailing packages out of Guyana

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Difficulties in mailing packages out of Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to take the opportunity to thank you for providing the opportunities for Guyanese citizens to highlight issues of concern, which are at times utilized by the Government,...

SUGAR: The rise and fall of a Government

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on SUGAR: The rise and fall of a Government

DEAR EDITOR, There is much debate, analysis and conclusions on what caused Mr. Charrandass Persaud to vote against his Government on December 21, 2018 in the National Assembly. Mr. Persaud in...

GRA HEAD TAKES HARSH STANCE ON CORRUPTION

Jan 16, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on GRA HEAD TAKES HARSH STANCE ON CORRUPTION

Shortly after taking office in 2016, the Commissioner General (CG) of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Godfrey Statia, stated that if he failed to achieve certain benchmarks, he will step down as...

“Several Govt. players involved in multi-billion-dollar fuel racket”- Jagdeo

Jan 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on “Several Govt. players involved in multi-billion-dollar fuel racket”- Jagdeo

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo strongly believes that quite a few “top ones” in the government know of, and, are quite involve in the fuel “racket.” Jagdeo, a former President, told...

Audit Office investigating Guyana’s preparedness for an oil spill

Jan 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Audit Office investigating Guyana’s preparedness for an oil spill

By Kiana Wilburg Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, has initiated steps to probe Guyana’s preparedness for an oil spill. Sharma revealed that he has an officer in British Columbia (Canada’s...

2,300 kilos cocaine bust in Paramaribo… Suriname rice exporter found on executed on 63 beach

Jan 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 2,300 kilos cocaine bust in Paramaribo… Suriname rice exporter found on executed on 63 beach

A Suriname rice exporter in whose containers authorities discovered 2,300 kilos cocaine earlier this month in Paramaribo, has been found dead in Guyana. Dead is Nitender Oemrawsingh, said to...

Judges, Magistrates who fail to declare assets will be named

Jan 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Judges, Magistrates who fail to declare assets will be named

Several Judicial officers, including Judges and Magistrate, are said to be in breach of laws of the Integrity Commission. Chairman of the Integrity Commission, Kumar Doraisami, told Kaieteur News...

Abu Dhabi US$8M loan to build solar power for almost 35,000 residents

Jan 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Abu Dhabi US$8M loan to build solar power for almost 35,000 residents

Communities in Guyana’s hinterland region are set to benefit from reliable and efficient electricity supply stemming from the installation of a 5.2-megawatt (MW) grid-connected solar PV...

Cop slapped with six more charges in drivers license fraud

Jan 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cop slapped with six more charges in drivers license fraud

Months after three police ranks were hauled before the court to answer charges in relation to a massive fraud at a driver’s licence exams, six additional charges were instituted against one of the...

Exxon modifies deal with Norwegian seismic company following Venezuelan incursion

Jan 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon modifies deal with Norwegian seismic company following Venezuelan incursion

USA oil giant, ExxonMobil, has modified its deal with Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), the Norwegian firm it hired to provide two vessels to conduct seismic work offshore Guyana. Exxon opted to keep one...

Crying chain snatcher attracts Magistrate’s sympathy

Jan 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Crying chain snatcher attracts Magistrate’s sympathy

A man who pleaded with the court for leniency after admitting to snatching a woman’s chain was yesterday sentenced to six weeks community service by a City Magistrate. Shamar White, 20, was...

Two fat cat watching Guyana like rat watching cheese

Jan 15, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Two fat cat watching Guyana like rat watching cheese

From de time people hear that Guyana find oil is so dem start coming from all about. People who use to treat Guyana bad, suddenly trying to be nice to Guyanese. Dem boys remember when...

Several child sex abuse victims contract HIV, other STDs

Jan 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Several child sex abuse victims contract HIV, other STDs

Children who have been sexually abused often suffer from severe psychological and physical trauma. However, not much is said of the health complications of child sexual abuse victims. A report...

Saphier Husain wants to join challenge against Charrandass Persaud’s right to vote as MP

Jan 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Saphier Husain wants to join challenge against Charrandass Persaud’s right to vote as MP

Attorney-at-Law Saphier Husain of Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, who says he is the leader of the National Independent Party which contested the 1997 and 2015 General Elections, has petitioned the...

Two arrested for ex-cop’s murder

Jan 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two arrested for ex-cop’s murder

One day after a body was found floating in the “Blacka” at the D’urban Back Lands, and identified to be that of a former member of the Guyana Police Force mounted branch, Cyril...

Despite $10 bottle tax, Banks profits rise $501M –to build multi-storied car park

Jan 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Despite $10 bottle tax, Banks profits rise $501M –to build multi-storied car park

Makers of the Banks Beer and franchise holder of Coca Cola are reporting that a new $10 environmental tax has affected its competitiveness. In its recently released 2018 annual report, for...

GFF/Pele Alumini Frank Watson U15 League – West Demerara Eagles FC are champs; Pouderoyen end 2nd

Jan 15, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/Pele Alumini Frank Watson U15 League – West Demerara Eagles FC are champs; Pouderoyen end 2nd

Eagles United of Stewartville emerged as the inaugural champions of the West Demerara Football Association leg of the GFF/Pele Alumini Frank Watson U15 Intra Association League which concluded...

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(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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