March 2019

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The government should put its house in order

Mar 02, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The government should put its house in order

RUSAL’s actions against the bauxite workers have been brutal but not unlawful. The company punitively dismissed 61 workers but in so doing it has not breached any of the country’s labour laws....

Fire destroys Victory Valley Community Centre

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys Victory Valley Community Centre

THE beautiful Play Park in Victory Valley is now without it’s community centre which was ravaged by fire early yesterday morning. The fire was the second to occur in Linden this week, and both...

Harmon refutes allegations of fraud

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon refutes allegations of fraud

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon has rejected claims by Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, that the government, including President David Granger, committed fraud. On Thursday, Jagdeo said...

Former police rank charged for fraud

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Former police rank charged for fraud

A former police rank who was also a court prosecutor, found himself slapped with three fraud charges after he allegedly took $300,000 by falsely pretending that he could have the magistrate dismiss a...

Advisor to former Linden Mayor charged with fraud

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Advisor to former Linden Mayor charged with fraud

Carole Chester, 50, the advisor to a former Mayor of Linden, is accused of defrauding a man of $960,000, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to get him a house lot. Chester, of 1893...

Arson suspected in Corentyne blaze

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Arson suspected in Corentyne blaze

Despite eyewitnesses claiming that they noticed the sparking of wires on the three-storey business which was formerly known as “Countryside Cinema” mere minutes before the fire began on...

Guyanese delegation to attend Houston Energy Conference

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese delegation to attend Houston Energy Conference

Members of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and representatives of several government agencies will be heading to Houston, Texas to represent Guyana at an Offshore Technology...

ERC joins with Hindus to observe Maha Shiv Ratri

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ERC joins with Hindus to observe Maha Shiv Ratri

The Ethnic Relations Commission says it will join thousands of Hindus across the country on Monday, March 4, 2019 in observances to mark ‘Maha Shiva Ratri’- the “Great Night of Shiva”. The...

Man gets 30 years for fatal shooting

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man gets 30 years for fatal shooting

When the Demerara criminal assizes continued yesterday, 30-year-old Kevin Junior Francis was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury and was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by trial Judge Navindra...

March 12 set for hearing of appeal in no-confidence motion cases

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on March 12 set for hearing of appeal in no-confidence motion cases

Was the no-confidence motion validly passed in the National Assembly on December 21, 2018? Was it carried by a majority of all 65 members of the National Assembly? These questions emerge from two...

After years of waiting, Linden receives approvals for TV station

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on After years of waiting, Linden receives approvals for TV station

The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority, Leslie Sobers, yesterday issued a letter of approval for Linden Broadcasting Network to be the recipient of a...

Special committee to review GTU’s newest salary increase proposal

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Special committee to review GTU’s newest salary increase proposal

A special committee has been appointed to review a multi-year salary increase proposal submitted early last month to the Ministry of Education by the Guyana Teachers Union [GTU]. This is according to...

Port facilities’ linesman benefit from safety training

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Port facilities’ linesman benefit from safety training

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) recently facilitated a training session for linesmen from several port facilities. The session was held Tuesday at the Transport and Harbours...

Woman, son accused of trafficking narcotics

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Woman, son accused of trafficking narcotics

A woman and her son were brought before a city magistrate and granted bail on two charges in which they were accused of trafficking narcotics. Champadi Lawson, 52, and Edgar Lawson, 26, appeared...

RDC to discuss way forward for long silted Friendship Canal.

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on RDC to discuss way forward for long silted Friendship Canal.

Help may finally be on the way for the residents of Friendship, Pomeroon now that the Regional Democratic Council of Region Two has announced its intentions to commence discussions on the way forward...

All Saints Primary wins literary competition

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on All Saints Primary wins literary competition

The All Saints Primary School took home the winner’s trophy from the ‘Annual Regional Reading Competition 2019’ staged last week. The event was planned as part of Mashramani activities...

Kwakwani launches Women’s Group

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Kwakwani launches Women’s Group

Approximately 40 women in Kwakwani, Region Ten, have embarked on empowering themselves and have established a Women’s Group there. The women proudly launched their group recently with several...

GTT hands over $300,000 to cancer fighting foundation

Mar 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GTT hands over $300,000 to cancer fighting foundation

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) on Friday handed over a cheque for $300,000 to members of the Giving Hope Cancer Foundation. The donation, at the Brickdam telephone house, comes as part of...

Sadly, there is no commonsensical voice to intervene

Mar 02, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Sadly, there is no commonsensical voice to intervene

There is a recent published letter in KN by a person named, Michael Abraham. I was delighted to read it. I smiled when I read it. But underneath my satisfaction was raging anger. These things do not...

Local payment options emerging with GTT MMG Services – Protect your MMG wallet; Beware of scammers

Mar 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Local payment options emerging with GTT MMG Services – Protect your MMG wallet; Beware of scammers

DEAR READER, Are you still scheduling your life around queues? Still frustrated by the time-consuming process to pay your bills? Are you facing feelings of misery when you miss bill payment deadlines...

Why are Toshaos and Deputy Toshaos being treated this way

Mar 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why are Toshaos and Deputy Toshaos being treated this way

DEAR EDITOR, I use this opportunity to express my frustration about the system in my region. I am a taxpayer like anybody else in Guyana. I am a deputy Toshao in my village who works...

Leslie James – A Fair and Fearless Commissioner of Police

Mar 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Leslie James – A Fair and Fearless Commissioner of Police

Dear Editor, I write with regards to a recent online article in which the Police Force has decided to prosecute owners of non-emergency vehicles, who decide to utilize sirens and flashing...

(Per-) Versions of Dual Citizenship

Mar 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on (Per-) Versions of Dual Citizenship

DEAR EDITOR, It is interesting to note that all the related observers are insistent on holding to a position that there is one form of (conclusive) dual citizenship, regardless of various...

Dr. Jagdeo has all along been extremely reasonable

Mar 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Jagdeo has all along been extremely reasonable

DEAR EDITOR, Leader of the Opposition (LOP) Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has been understanding and bending backwards since the passage of the NCM (No Confidence Motion) in our National Assembly on 2018-12-21....

GRA boss responds to deceptive, misleading and selective missive

Mar 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on GRA boss responds to deceptive, misleading and selective missive

Dear Editor The mission of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is to promote compliance with Guyana’s Tax laws, administer tax legislation in a fair, transparent and consistent manner, and deliver...

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Second-class patients

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(Kaieteur News) – There is something wonderfully modern about a health system in which the government pays a private hospital to provide a service to poor people, and the private hospital then tells those poor people to come back tomorrow for the results. It is almost as if the voucher comes...

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

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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...

Nothing to hide

Aug 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Pres. Ali has said that he has nothing to hide about his farm tucked away inside Long Creek on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. Comforts me to hear that statement. Having made his representation, the president is now obligated to go further. Beyond his words would be a good...

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