February 2, 2019

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GRA rakes in $198.7B for 2018

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GRA rakes in $198.7B for 2018

Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia. revealed yesterday that the entity collected $198.7B at the end of 2018. The tax chief said that this is well over the...

Do the right thing

Feb 02, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Do the right thing

Popular television personality, Oprah Winfrey, once said that you know that you are doing the right thing when it gives you a sense of peace. When you are right, there is no need for you to...

Jagdeo welcomes CJ’s ruling, expresses disgust over “illegal” functioning of Cabinet

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo welcomes CJ’s ruling, expresses disgust over “illegal” functioning of Cabinet

Despite the fact that the APNU+AFC has vowed to head all the way to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo thinks that he has been vindicated. On Thursday, Chief...

Liliendaal mechanic answers to robbery charge

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Liliendaal mechanic answers to robbery charge

A mechanic found himself before a city magistrate, yesterday, to answer a robbery charge. The accused, Traveel Christopher Pinhello, at the time was arraigned before Senior Magistrate Leron...

Trio busted with 70lbs ganja remanded

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Trio busted with 70lbs ganja remanded

Two Guyanese and a Venezuelan who were arrested by Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) ranks with over 70 pounds of marijuana were yesterday remanded to prison for the offence. The men, Ricardo...

Chief Constable explains decision to send prosecutor to guard incinerator

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Chief Constable explains decision to send prosecutor to guard incinerator

It appears that the decision to send a prosecutor of City Hall to help provide security service at the Princes Street incinerator site was no big deal. According to Chief Constable Andrew Foo,...

Magistrate’s driver, Colombian among three nabbed in CANU bust -35 kilos of ganja seized

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate’s driver, Colombian among three nabbed in CANU bust -35 kilos of ganja seized

A magistrate’s driver and a Colombian are among three persons in custody following a Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) operation that netted 35 kilograms of marijuana. A CANU official said...

Tactical measures being implemented to improve service of NA Hospital

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Tactical measures being implemented to improve service of NA Hospital

In order to improve services at the Region Six, New Amsterdam public hospital, a number of measures are being put in place. This is according to information released by the Ministry of Public...

Week-long more water woes for Berbicians

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Week-long more water woes for Berbicians

Managing Director of the Guyana Water Inc., Dr. Richard Van West Charles, revealed during a press briefing at the New Amsterdam Town Hall, yesterday, that nine pump stations throughout Berbice...

Remember your oath of office – Top Cop urges recruits

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Remember your oath of office – Top Cop urges recruits

Ninety-three male recruits from the ten administrative regions graduated as Law Enforcement Officers from the Felix Austin Police College with exemplary performance on Wednesday. Commissioner...

Another successful batch of onions

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Another successful batch of onions

Farmer Rawle Medford was all smiles on Thursday after successfully harvesting – for a second time – a batch of onions from his Phillipi Village, East Berbice-Corentyne farm. This was in...

Government touts lucrative Industries in Region Nine come 2020.

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Government touts lucrative Industries in Region Nine come 2020.

Residents of Katoonarib and Sawariwau Villages in South Central Rupununi, Region Nine, are eager to see the establishment of a lucrative business venture which will see them utilizing their...

Chairman: Exxon in good political standing in Guyana -insists dividends remain priority for shareholders

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Chairman: Exxon in good political standing in Guyana -insists dividends remain priority for shareholders

(Texas) Exxon’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Darren Woods, expressed confidence in his company’s political standing in Guyana, where it is developing a huge offshore oil field,...

The African race worldwide has to confront this growing evil

Feb 02, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The African race worldwide has to confront this growing evil

James Watson long ago discovered the structure of the DNA. It was a phenomenal scientific discovery regarded as one of the greatest finds in science. The DNA explains the nature of the human race....

Human Resources Dispensation in the Public Service: Some Curiosities

Feb 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Human Resources Dispensation in the Public Service: Some Curiosities

DEAR EDITOR, If anything the Estimates of 2019, as passed in the National Assembly, reflect a level of consistency, if not persistency, in its disposition towards the human resources in static...

Reflection is essential as Black History Month is celebrated

Feb 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reflection is essential as Black History Month is celebrated

DEAR EDITOR, As we begin to celebrate Black History Month in Canada and America, (not England), now more than ever Guyana needs to look at her history with an air of profound reflection and...

Abuse of an intended harmony event with partisan behaviour

Feb 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Abuse of an intended harmony event with partisan behaviour

DEAR EDITOR, Today I attended the official launch of United Nations World Inter-Faith Harmony Week 2019 at the National Cultural Centre. This annual activity, which began since the passage of...

Assessing the School of the Nations crisis

Feb 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Assessing the School of the Nations crisis

DEAR EDITOR, A few days ago, I was contacted by a colleague and board member of the security industry trade association (GAPSO) Guyana Association for Private Security Organisations, who...

I applaud the Speaker of the House and Chief Justice

Feb 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I applaud the Speaker of the House and Chief Justice

DEAR EDITOR, In all the uproar about the no-confidence vote, something very important is being overlooked. It is the extreme bravery of the Speaker of the House and the Chief Justice, in the...

I feel a greater sense of pride today being Guyanese

Feb 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I feel a greater sense of pride today being Guyanese

DEAR EDITOR, I feel a greater sense of pride today being Guyanese. Yes, a dual citizen I am, but I am Guyanese and no one can and will ever deny me the right to be Guyanese. I am proud of...

Do not infringe on the rights of youth to participate in free and fair elections

Feb 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Do not infringe on the rights of youth to participate in free and fair elections

DEAR EDITOR, The vote on December 21 has thrust the issue of General and Regional elections into the spotlight. While the government is pursuing legal options and interpretations of the event...

A growing intolerance

Feb 02, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A growing intolerance

Ever since the ‘yes’ vote by Government Member of Parliament, Charrandass Persaud, the country has been abuzz about impending elections. However, the move to the elections has not been as...

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All road leads to Rising Sun for historical Guyana Cup today

Aug 23, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The stage is set for the most lucrative day in Guyana’s horse racing, today, Sunday August 23 at Rising Sun Turf Club. The weather conditions are immaculate, and 14...

(Kaieteur News) – In the 1970s when I was a young employee of a large, service-oriented private-sector firm in Guyana, I was not yet a confirmed employee and therefore could not wear the prescribed uniform. But I was nevertheless expected to dress in a manner appropriate to the office. One day I...

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

Aug 23, 2026

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...

Electricity failing, a minister begging

Aug 23, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – First, they had their arms wrapped around demand. Then the PPP Govt confessed. It did not. They had plans and visions. Only for those to become blurred. It’s the haze of the “unusually hot” weather, stupid. What’s so hard about...

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