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Active year ahead for Guyana; 14 wells to be drilled – Financial Analyst

Mar 23, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Active year ahead for Guyana; 14 wells to be drilled – Financial Analyst

2019 is expected to be a most active year for offshore Guyana as approximately 14 exploration and appraisal wells will be drilled. This is according to a report that was produced by Financial...

Road Upgrades for Region Five

Mar 23, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Road Upgrades for Region Five

Five areas are slated for road upgrades in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice). The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) received 10 bids for that project. Other...

Berbice father of two dies after bee attack

Mar 23, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice father of two dies after bee attack

It was only last August that a father of a seven-year-old and a two-year-old was hospitalised for two days following a bee attack at his worksite. He survived that episode, but another stroke of luck...

Interesting to see how APNU+AFC interprets the new ruling

Mar 23, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Interesting to see how APNU+AFC interprets the new ruling

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the no-confidence vote (NCV) was not valid. The APNU+AFC government is legal up to the 2020 Elections. But, there is a but, because the final court is yet to...

Such is the way of the world

Mar 23, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Such is the way of the world

Based on the lens you use, you will see the present crisis in different lights. If you use a partisan lens, then the crisis will be viewed merely in terms of whose interests are best served rather...

UK guarantees Guyana rums in new deal with Caribbean countries

Mar 23, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UK guarantees Guyana rums in new deal with Caribbean countries

The UK yesterday signed a trade continuity agreement with a series of countries in the Caribbean, including Guyana. UK businesses and consumers will benefit from a trade continuity agreement...

Kwakwani plagued by constant power outages and water shortage

Mar 23, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kwakwani plagued by constant power outages and water shortage

DEAR EDITOR, Please permit me to simply start by saying the Hon. Minister of Infrastructure was in Kwakwani last year around June – July month to commission two small ‘Doosan’ generators at...

There is no constitution crisis

Mar 23, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is no constitution crisis

DEAR EDITOR, On Friday the 15th March, 2019 the Honourable Mr. Justice Rishi Persaud (Court of Appeal) granted my application to appear and make submission as Amicus Curaiein the matters before the...

An example of unity in the face of adversity

Mar 23, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on An example of unity in the face of adversity

DEAR EDITOR The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, might not be tall, but she certainly stood tall for her country and particularly the Muslim community, following the recent horrific...

Discern before you decide

Mar 23, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Discern before you decide

DEAR EDITOR, It is disheartening to read horrific stories of ending another’s life through violence. The fundamental question is why does anyone be violent against other? It is baffling as to why...

Are violent films and video games the cause of violent crimes among the young?

Mar 23, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are violent films and video games the cause of violent crimes among the young?

DEAR EDITOR, At the outset, let me express my sincere sadness and sympathy at the violent attack on Dr. Brian O’Toole. I was introduced to Brian by a mutual friend – Terrance Simmons, and the few...

No water to celebrate Holi, a travesty

Mar 23, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on No water to celebrate Holi, a travesty

DEAR EDITOR, It is very disturbing to witness the suffering for water especially during the short Holiday Season, can you imagine no water and in the Homes of people at Eccles Old Road near to the...

With oil money coming, the political stakes could not be higher

Mar 23, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on With oil money coming, the political stakes could not be higher

DEAR EDITOR, With oil money coming, the political stakes could not be higher, as most of our citizens know and feel that they could be cheated of their God given rights to the opportunities and...

Ecumenism is alive

Mar 23, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ecumenism is alive

DEAR EDITOR, A few weeks ago, several churches in Mahaica officially presented washroom facilities (for both males and females), complete with a concrete walkway lined with flowers and a rail, to the...

ERC urges tolerance and maturity during this period

Mar 23, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on ERC urges tolerance and maturity during this period

DEAR EDITOR, The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) remains cognizant of the current political situation in our country. As we traverse this period, the Commission, like all Guyanese, desires the...

The world wide web: we wove a tangle

Mar 23, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The world wide web: we wove a tangle

(Republished from The Guardian – International Edition) For once, the hype was justified. The world wide web really did transform the world in a way that can be compared to the impact of the...