March 2019

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Freedom of expression is limited for all Guyanese except the Opposition Leader

Mar 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freedom of expression is limited for all Guyanese except the Opposition Leader

DEAR EDITOR, I wonder why it is that freedom of expression is limited for all Guyanese except the Leader of the Opposition. The opposition constantly quotes sections of the Constitution that suits...

“Go back where you come from”

Mar 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on “Go back where you come from”

DEAR EDITOR, It is nice to know that Guyanese can stand up and say, enough is enough. I have been following the situation, with Rusal workers, blocking the river and being on strike. I am very proud...

Historical misrepresentation in the Indian Arrival Monument

Mar 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Historical misrepresentation in the Indian Arrival Monument

DEAR EDITOR, I believe that the picture shown in the Indian Arrival Monument at Palmyra in Berbice does not give a true reflection of the actual event in several aspects, including the head-wear of...

Our youths are being deprived of making mistakes and gaining experience

Mar 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our youths are being deprived of making mistakes and gaining experience

DEAR EDITOR Both of our major political parties behave as if they own the people of Guyana and the country as a whole. On the administrative body of every public institution, they have their members...

No future for sugar in Guyana under APNU + AFC – another reason for no-confidence

Mar 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on No future for sugar in Guyana under APNU + AFC – another reason for no-confidence

DEAR EDITOR, Just before the May 2015 General Elections, I warned that the Granger-led APNU+AFC had a sinister plan to close the sugar industry (SUGAR) in Guyana. David Granger and Moses Nagamootoo...

No matter how you try, Mr. Duncan, you can mislead no one

Mar 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on No matter how you try, Mr. Duncan, you can mislead no one

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to Mr. Sherod Duncan’s letter of 2019-03-11 in which he said he “used to read” my columns and further said: “For Ramkarran is an honourable man.” In substituting my...

AFC condemns Jagdeo for Babu Jaan ‘hate speech’

Mar 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on AFC condemns Jagdeo for Babu Jaan ‘hate speech’

DEAR EDITOR, The Alliance For Change condemns Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo for his irresponsible and reckless comments at Babu Jaan on Sunday, March 10th. Mr. Jagdeo used inflammatory language...

Marijuana and criminalization of our youth population

Mar 12, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Marijuana and criminalization of our youth population

DEAR EDITOR, Our young people represent our national engine of growth and should be treated likewise by the State. No effort is seriously made by the state to decriminalise the use of small amounts...

Passenger boat en route from Venezuela explodes…One dead, captain and others missing

Mar 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Passenger boat en route from Venezuela explodes…One dead, captain and others missing

…elderly woman among 13 survivors Ranks from the Police Marine Division were up to late yesterday scouring the Waini River for possible survivors from a boat explosion that has reportedly left...

Constitutional Crisis is being engineered, and Jagdeo is its mastermind – GECOM Commissioner Alexander

Mar 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Constitutional Crisis is being engineered, and Jagdeo is its mastermind – GECOM Commissioner Alexander

By Kiana Wilburg A constitutional crisis is being engineered by those who do not want to accept the role of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) in rendering advice on when elections is to be...

Jagdeo blisters Granger-led Coalition Government for failed promises

Mar 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo blisters Granger-led Coalition Government for failed promises

– during Babu Jaan memorial address People’s Progressive Party General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo was in his customary full attack mode at Babu Jaan, Port Mourant yesterday, labeling the...

GRA to educate Chinese businesses in Lethem about VAT

Mar 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GRA to educate Chinese businesses in Lethem about VAT

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell On January 1, 2007, Guyana was officially introduced to Value Added Tax (VAT). Over the years, the VAT net has been getting bigger and bigger to the extent that in...

Refusal to review terms could be destabilizing and unfair to countries – Chatham House

Mar 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Refusal to review terms could be destabilizing and unfair to countries – Chatham House

By Kiana Wilburg The sky will not fall nor the earth obliterate into nothingness if a country desires to change the investment terms in oil contracts to reflect fairness. According to UK based...

West Indies got people blood pressure going up

Mar 11, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on West Indies got people blood pressure going up

When people want to get vex dem must watch West Indies play cricket. Dem start off hot and win couple matches. Now dem playing like a club team and people want to know if dem was ever better than a...

AID IN REVERSE: How poor countries develop rich countries

Mar 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on AID IN REVERSE: How poor countries develop rich countries

By Jason Hickel New research shows that developing countries send trillions of dollars more to the west than the other way around. Why? We have long been told a compelling story about the...

‘Raising the Standard’ is the theme as Bartica FA kick off 2019 season

Mar 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Raising the Standard’ is the theme as Bartica FA kick off 2019 season

GFF’s Forde and Mayor Marshall participate The 2019 season of the Bartica Football Association (BFA) was launched on Saturday at the Bartica Secondary School Ground with the start of the...

City Constabulary faces uphill task tackling crime in market squares -some vendors allegedly colluding with criminals

Mar 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on City Constabulary faces uphill task tackling crime in market squares -some vendors allegedly colluding with criminals

“These persons are organized, they communicate via ‘WhatsApp’ and other means of technology so that by the time the ranks get on the ground, they have already stashed the items…”...

Using a talent to help her heal…Paraplegic make-up artist Setra O’Selmo

Mar 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Using a talent to help her heal…Paraplegic make-up artist Setra O’Selmo

By Tiana Cole Lindener, Setra O’Selmo recently marked 12 years since her life changed, and according to her, for the better. On March 3, 2007, O’Selmo was involved in an accident, which...

Gold and Bronze for Narayan Ramdhani

Mar 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gold and Bronze for Narayan Ramdhani

Narayan Ramdhani made an excellent achievement getting gold in the team championship and bronze in the individual championship at the2019 CCAA National Badminton Championships (Canadian Collegiate...

David Willey four-for leads England series sweep as West Indies are dismissed for 71

Mar 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on David Willey four-for leads England series sweep as West Indies are dismissed for 71

ESPNcricnfo – David Willey made an emphatic point, while Mark Wood didn’t miss a beat as West Indies were bowled out for an abysmal 71 and England cruised to an eight-wicket win in St Kitts...

CELEBRATING GUYANA’S ENTERPRISING WOMEN

Mar 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CELEBRATING GUYANA’S ENTERPRISING WOMEN

The sky is the limit for Capt. Feriel Ally For Captain Feriel Ally, “The Sky is the limit”. Literally. Pilot Ally, of Air Services Limited, has been working in the aviation sector for over 30...

Berbice ‘Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition…Trafalgar underlines status as the team to beat

Mar 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice ‘Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition…Trafalgar underlines status as the team to beat

-faces Lichfield in semis Despite a bit of a wobble in their second encounter of the evening, reigning champions of the Berbice Zone of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition,...

14 to represent Guyana at 8TH CARIFTA Junior Chess Championships

Mar 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 14 to represent Guyana at 8TH CARIFTA Junior Chess Championships

– Largest contingent to date DPI, Guyana, – The largest contingent of junior chess players to represent Guyana will soon be heading to the eighth CARIFTA Junior Chess championships. The...

What Bernard De Santos told me

Mar 11, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on What Bernard De Santos told me

I had a warm relation with Bernard De Santos for over 25 years. There is one recurring echo he had about me – I would make a good lawyer. Bernard was a ‘down-to-earth’ professional. He was...

Farfan and Mendes 1st Division Hockey League…Hikers tighten stranglehold on top points standing

Mar 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Farfan and Mendes 1st Division Hockey League…Hikers tighten stranglehold on top points standing

In their third match of the weekend, Pepsi Hikers dismantled Old Fort Hockey Club (OFHC) 9-0 yesterday afternoon during play in Farfan & Mendes/Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Men’s First Division...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

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(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

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...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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