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Tomb raiders strike again!!

Apr 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Tomb raiders strike again!!

The tomb raiders have struck again, this time vandalizing a tomb within the La Belle Alliance Cemetery, on the Essequibo Coast. According to reports reaching Kaieteur News, the tomb held the...

Avinash and Aasrodeen top Romel and Robin in 9-hole Easter Sunday Golf tourneyThousands enjoy LGC’s Easter Kite Flying and “Eggstravangaza”

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Avinash and Aasrodeen top Romel and Robin in 9-hole Easter Sunday Golf tourneyThousands enjoy LGC’s Easter Kite Flying and “Eggstravangaza”

A fantastic weekend at the Lusignan Golf Club with a full schedule of activities commenced on Saturday April 20, with the Global Auto Spares Easter tournament won by Clifford Reis (67/25) (Best Net...

Guyanese Aleka Persaud lands three gold medals at CARIFTA Games

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Aleka Persaud lands three gold medals at CARIFTA Games

Guyanese swimmer Aleka Persaud turned in some outstanding performances to capture three gold medals at the CARIFTA Games swimming championship which concluded on Tuesday last in Barbados. Persaud was...

I would vote any day for Jagdeo as president over Ramon Gaskin

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I would vote any day for Jagdeo as president over Ramon Gaskin

I have always spoken my mind and faced but never feared the consequences. I got several text messages, phone calls and emails expressing dismay and shock about what I revealed about Ralph Ramkarran...

3rd Annual KMPA Junior Olympic Games set for this October

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 3rd Annual KMPA Junior Olympic Games set for this October

Andy Medas-King, the founder of the King-Medas Pansy-Adonis (KMPA) Junior Olympic Games, in a release to the media, yesterday, has confirmed that athletes and sports enthusiasts can look...

The insidious nature of corruption

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The insidious nature of corruption

Witness tampering. Evidence tainting and diluting. And at the end, obstruction of justice. Justice thwarted and denied, in an unending series of frauds and injustices that plague this tortured...

Visions and Solutions for Guyana

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Visions and Solutions for Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, The Democratic National Congress was happy to be invited to discussions on the topic ‘Poverty and Its Alleviation’ on the April 10th edition of Plain Talk, now available on YouTube....

Conflicts of interest – whether real, potential or perceived – must be urgently addressed

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Conflicts of interest – whether real, potential or perceived – must be urgently addressed

DEAR EDITOR, As the dust from the conflict of interest contracts continues to swirl over and around us, there have been a number of suggestions on the way forward. A careful analysis of the ongoing...

A pertinent lesson from the elections in Ukraine

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A pertinent lesson from the elections in Ukraine

DEAR EDITOR, A comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, with very little experience in politics, won the presidential elections by a landslide in the Ukraine. He won 73% of the votes. It is not the victory...

GAWU will remain committed to expressing its views on matters

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on GAWU will remain committed to expressing its views on matters

DEAR EDITOR, The GAWU has taken note of Mr. Peter Joseph’s letter appearing in the April 19 Kaieteur News. Mr. Joseph, whose previous letter appeared under the moniker “local observers”,...

I challenge Freddie Kissoon to publish the writ that I allegedly filed against him

Apr 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I challenge Freddie Kissoon to publish the writ that I allegedly filed against him

DEAR EDITOR, I proudly hold aloft the banner of intolerance toward Freddie Kissoon (“I regard Ralph Ramkarran as the third most intolerant leader the PPP has birthed”- KN 23/4/19). The simple...

Roger Khan asks Florida court to shorten sentence ahead of July release

Apr 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Roger Khan asks Florida court to shorten sentence ahead of July release

Convicted drug kingpin, Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan, who was jailed in October 2009 for up to 15 years is asking the US courts to release him early, based on new regulations. The court is fast-tracking...

Energy Dept. unfit to represent Guyana if it can’t stand up to Exxon, others – Dr. Mangal

Apr 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Energy Dept. unfit to represent Guyana if it can’t stand up to Exxon, others – Dr. Mangal

Until the Department of Energy (DoE) is prepared to challenge huge companies like ExxonMobil and French Oil Major, Total, then it cannot be trusted to look out for Guyana’s interests. This is...

Govt. employment costs rose $100M in 2018

Apr 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. employment costs rose $100M in 2018

Government’s employment costs rose to $59.5 billion last year, an increase of $100M. According to the amended end-of-year figures by the Ministry of Finance released last week, the increase...

Killing and abduction at Bartica…Two held, cops seek third suspect

Apr 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Killing and abduction at Bartica…Two held, cops seek third suspect

Police have detained two suspects and are on the hunt for a third man in connection with last Sunday’s gunning down of truck driver Peron Nicholas Bobb and the abduction of a miner on the Kuribrong...

Cash-strapped LIAT faces closure- shareholder governments to meet in Barbados at month end

Apr 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cash-strapped LIAT faces closure- shareholder governments to meet in Barbados at month end

After 57 years in the Caribbean, a regional airline is very much nearer to going belly-up. The Chairman of LIAT, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, has expressed fears that the closure of the regional...

No-Confidence motion cases…CCJ hosts pretrial hearing today

Apr 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on No-Confidence motion cases…CCJ hosts pretrial hearing today

Ahead of the Friday, May 10 hearing of three cases related to the No-Confidence motion, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will be hosting a pretrial hearing this morning, aimed at resolving legal...

Global airlines body calls for immediate talks with Govt., CJIA on “imposed” fees

Apr 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Global airlines body calls for immediate talks with Govt., CJIA on “imposed” fees

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for immediate dialogue with the management of Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) and the Ministry of Public...

Fallout from US$150M CJIA renovation…Opposition demands public probe-says airport’s fixed-price contract was changed in scope, intent

Apr 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Fallout from US$150M CJIA renovation…Opposition demands public probe-says airport’s fixed-price contract was changed in scope, intent

Amid the continuing fallout over the renovated Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), the latest of which Minister David Patterson has laid the blame on the door of the Opposition, there is...

New Abram Zuil Secondary School to be ‘state-of-the-art’

Apr 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on New Abram Zuil Secondary School to be ‘state-of-the-art’

The Abram Zuil Secondary School on the Essequibo Coast is to be rebuilt as a state-of-the-art learning institution fit for 750 students. The current building is not conducive to learning and in...

Guyanese families mourn after couple killed in Florida crash

Apr 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese families mourn after couple killed in Florida crash

A 24-year-old Osceola County teacher and her boyfriend, both of Guyanese parentage, were killed Sunday night in a crash after leaving a family member’s home when another vehicle struck their...

Victim pays bail for man who stole his phone

Apr 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Victim pays bail for man who stole his phone

Akeem Bennett, the defendant who found himself before the court for allegedly stealing a stranger’s phone who he reportedly had a night out with, was lucky to have his bail paid by that very...

De airport project create nuff hustle

Apr 24, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De airport project create nuff hustle

Fuh years dem boys was talking how people cut deal wid de airport project. De whole project start when some Chinee Ambassador waving he hand full of money. De man was going to Jamaica and since...

Driver detained after C’tyne man killed in accident

Apr 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Driver detained after C’tyne man killed in accident

A father of two was yesterday struck down along the Number 11 Village public road, Corentyne, Berbice by a car while he was reportedly attempting to cross. He later succumbed to his injuries. ` Dead...

Council queries management of city Solid Waste Dept.

Apr 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Council queries management of city Solid Waste Dept.

Even as the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) moves to seek legal advice on the contractual arrangement of two main garbage contractors, questions are being raised over the management...