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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...

Cheif Justice in ground-breaking rulings…No-confidence vote stands; 33 is majority

Feb 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cheif Justice in ground-breaking rulings…No-confidence vote stands; 33 is majority

By Feona Morrison Guyana’s National Assembly consists of 65 elected members. A majority of those members is 33, declared Chief Justice (CJ) Roxane George yesterday as she decreed the...

‘Business as usual’ as Govt. moves to appeal

Feb 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Business as usual’ as Govt. moves to appeal

Government last evening said it is preparing to appeal the rulings of Chief Justice (ag), Roxane George yesterday. And it will be business as usual until those appeals. Ruling on the court...

Internal fight on to reduce Amna Ally’s power in PNCR

Feb 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Internal fight on to reduce Amna Ally’s power in PNCR

With elections imminent in a few months, there is reportedly a play on leadership positions within the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR). The party is the largest faction of the...

Local company partners with UK firm on oil spill management

Feb 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Local company partners with UK firm on oil spill management

By Kiana Wilburg GAICO Construction and the Corena Group of Finland signed a joint venture yesterday that will see them pooling their resources to boost Guyana’s oil spill readiness. The agreement...

Britain fires SOCU advisor for pursuing parallel job

Feb 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Britain fires SOCU advisor for pursuing parallel job

His contract with the British Government—guiding his stint in Guyana—stipulated that he was only supposed to work for that government as an advisor to the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU)....

Judiciary still woefully unprepared for oil -Sanjeev Datadin

Feb 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Judiciary still woefully unprepared for oil -Sanjeev Datadin

In early 2017, Attorney-at-law Sanjeev Datadin expressed concerns that Guyana’s judicial system was not prepared for the complex legal issues that may arise from the looming multibillion-dollar oil...

Toddler burns to death at grandparents’ Mon Repos home

Feb 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Toddler burns to death at grandparents’ Mon Repos home

Twenty-month-old Mahin Rampersaud was burned to death yesterday in a mid-afternoon fire that tore through his grandparents’ Triumph, East Coast Demerara home. His mother, Mala Rampersaud, told...

Basil coulda learn bout 33 and 32 in Bam Bam Alley

Feb 01, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Basil coulda learn bout 33 and 32 in Bam Bam Alley

Everywhere you tun is an Ali. De PPP got one Ali as de presidential candidate and de PNC got anodda Ali as de boss. If people didn’t know dem, people woulda seh dat dem two Ali is brudda and...

Future of MPs holding dual citizenship uncertain following High Court ruling

Feb 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Future of MPs holding dual citizenship uncertain following High Court ruling

A Supreme Court ruling, which hinged on the issue of Parliamentarians holding allegiance to foreign States, is set to have significant bearings on the operations of the National Assembly....

Private Sector calls on GECOM to hold elections

Feb 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Private Sector calls on GECOM to hold elections

With the dust now settling over rulings on the no-confidence vote by Chief Justice, Roxane George, the business community is calling for early elections. According to the Private Sector...

Cutting down the law

Feb 01, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Cutting down the law

In the Oscar award-winning movie, A Man for All Seasons, there is an interesting dialogue between the lead character, Thomas More; his wife, Alice; daughter, Margaret; and his future...

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