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A brave CJ and the shooting of Dr. O’Toole

Feb 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Story within the Story Comments Off on A brave CJ and the shooting of Dr. O’Toole

By Leonard Gildarie The last few weeks, following that shocking December 21st no-confidence vote by Member of Parliament, Charrandass Persaud, the political landscape has changed in...

Former MP, Isahak Basir, dead at 87

Feb 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Former MP, Isahak Basir, dead at 87

An iconic member of Essequibo Coast and former Member of Parliament, Mr. Isahak Basir, passed away last Friday night at the age of 87. The death of Mr. Basir has left quite a number...

Missulena

Feb 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Missulena

Missulena is a genus of spiders in the mygalomorph family Actinopodidae sometimes called mouse spiders. There are about 17 known species in this genus, all but one of which are indigenous to...

Guyana’s state of confusion has oil companies like ExxonMobil licking their lips- Datadin

Feb 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s state of confusion has oil companies like ExxonMobil licking their lips- Datadin

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell “We have not advanced anywhere along the road. We have plenty talks, plenty discussions, plenty fancy things of what they did and will do. But, I have worked in this...

AN ERRONEOUS PREMISE

Feb 03, 2019 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on AN ERRONEOUS PREMISE

“The Government of Guyana notes and respects the rulings of the Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George handed down on January 31st, 2019. The ruling is not in favour of the Government’s position with...

A memoir worth reading

Feb 03, 2019 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A memoir worth reading

Book: A Proud Product of Guyana’s Bitter-Sweet Sugar Author: Nowrang Persaud Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD The Nowrang Persaud story is an inspirational, providential journey that deserves...

Code for Prosecutors says… Work of prosecutors, investigators related

Feb 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Code for Prosecutors says… Work of prosecutors, investigators related

On many occasions in the Magistrates’ Courts, Police Prosecutors would indicate that they could not disclose the status of a case file because of it being sent to investigators for...

The colonial’ mentality still exists in some

Feb 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The colonial’ mentality still exists in some

Dear Editor, How often as a child have I lustily bellowed, “Born in the land of the sang sung, ‘The song of Guyana’s Children” before assembly, this being a staple of schooling in the...

There should be no further procrastination by GECOM

Feb 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on There should be no further procrastination by GECOM

Dear Editor, It is becoming increasingly clear that elections will be held sooner rather than later. Both of the major political parties are already in campaign mode. The ruling Coalition has finally...

Guyana needs divine intervention

Feb 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana needs divine intervention

Dear Editor, Despite the ruling of Chief Justice Roxanne George upholding the no confidence motion passed in Parliament on December 21, it seems as if the David Granger administration is bent...

Touts pretending to be lawyers and JPs are invading Maraj building

Feb 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Touts pretending to be lawyers and JPs are invading Maraj building

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter out of great concern and frustration. Touts pretending to be lawyers and JPs are invading Maraj Building, a three storey building containing about eighty...

Two wrongs don’t make a Right

Feb 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Two wrongs don’t make a Right

Dear Editor, I recently read a letter in the Guyana Chronicle by a young successful doctor who described the difficulties of his experience under the then PPP government and reflected on my recent...

The dossier envelops the working of a malevolent philosophy of lawlessness

Feb 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The dossier envelops the working of a malevolent philosophy of lawlessness

Dear Editor, The Dossier is a testament to the death toll, of over four hundred citizens, men and women and children(not all who died are included) whose lives were cut short by a system of...

My open letter to President Granger

Feb 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on My open letter to President Granger

Dear President Granger, It is my profound hope that you recover soonest. I can only imagine the twin burden imposed upon you by your quest to restore your health fully, and the weight of your...

A referendum may best answer if M.Ps can have dual citizenship

Feb 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A referendum may best answer if M.Ps can have dual citizenship

Dear Editor, A referendum may be the best course to answer if MPs can have dual citizenship. The requirement of a dual citizen Guyanese MP to resign is good law, which is mainly due to his or...

These are interesting times

Feb 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on These are interesting times

In this age of technology, we increasingly use the computer. We store so many things on the computer that at times we are lost when we cannot access our information. I got up yesterday morning to...

A long awaited return to the glory days

Feb 03, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A long awaited return to the glory days

After a lengthy drought, the West Indies cricket team has come out a resounding winner a Test match. Again, making it two in succession, and this time in Antigua. It is well-deserved victory...

GRA tamper-proof system gets bureaucratic resistance-GRA Head

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GRA tamper-proof system gets bureaucratic resistance-GRA Head

By Kiana Wilburg The efforts of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to implement the fool-proof Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) system are being resisted by Government institutions,...

Under-invoicing of fuel shipments… Dr. Van West-Charles’s Atlantic Fuel was caught, made to pay last year – GRA discloses

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Under-invoicing of fuel shipments… Dr. Van West-Charles’s Atlantic Fuel was caught, made to pay last year – GRA discloses

Atlantic Fuels Inc., a company with close links to Dr. Richard Van West-Charles, was made to pay adjusted taxes last year, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says. During a press conference...

PPP’s Gail Teixeira prepared to renounce her Canadian citizenship

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PPP’s Gail Teixeira prepared to renounce her Canadian citizenship

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell After decades of functioning as a parliamentarian in conflict with Guyana’s supreme law, Opposition Chief Whip and former Minister, Gail Teixeira, is now set to...

New Integrated Regional Tax Office commissioned at Bartica

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on New Integrated Regional Tax Office commissioned at Bartica

The Integrated Regional Tax Office (IRTO) of the Guyana Revenue Authority in Bartica has been relocated to a new and more conducive location on the corner of Fifth Avenue and First Street. The...

$$Billions tied up in court action-GRA Boss

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on $$Billions tied up in court action-GRA Boss

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has billions of dollars tied up in court cases for over a decade. It is now appealing to the Judiciary to have these matters heard as soon as possible. Speaking on...

Jagdeo says no more PR meetings with the President

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo says no more PR meetings with the President

Describing his recent meeting with President David Granger as nothing short of a public relations stunt, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo told the media, yesterday, that he would not be...

Wounding of School of Nations Director… Ex-student identified as shooter was out of jurisdiction at time of attack -Crime Chief

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Wounding of School of Nations Director… Ex-student identified as shooter was out of jurisdiction at time of attack -Crime Chief

The ex-student that Dr. Brian O’Toole identified as the individual who shot him was out of the jurisdiction when the attack occurred. This is according to Crime Chief Lyndon Alves. “He...

Strip club owner gets four years suspended sentence for gun in crotch

Feb 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Strip club owner gets four years suspended sentence for gun in crotch

The owner of Diamond Strip Club who was recently seen in a widely circulated video punching a Police Inspector to the neck was yesterday sentenced to four years suspended sentence on two...

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