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$30B and counting new airport and runway extension…‘New’ CJIA still lacks cargo area, office space, new parking lot, etc.

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on $30B and counting new airport and runway extension…‘New’ CJIA still lacks cargo area, office space, new parking lot, etc.

–AFC commits to releasing modified airport designs –insists corruption is a cultural problem in Guyana The smaller faction in the coalition government, the Alliance For Change (AFC), on...

Don’t be fearful of renegotiation…Exxon will not walk away from Guyana, no matter what –says Houston University Instructor

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Don’t be fearful of renegotiation…Exxon will not walk away from Guyana, no matter what –says Houston University Instructor

By Kiana Wilburg The APNU+AFC Administration has taken the position that renegotiation of the highly criticized Production Sharing Agreement (PS A) with ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration...

Exercise, text books procurement scandal…National Printers accuses Education Ministry of lying

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Exercise, text books procurement scandal…National Printers accuses Education Ministry of lying

Guyana National Printers Limited (GNPL), a state-owned company, on Friday, caused to be published a full-page advertisement in the local press on what has now evolved into a full-blown scandal over...

Somebody lying like horse trotting

May 19, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Somebody lying like horse trotting

Whenever a story buss people does lie, sometimes fuh save demself. Tek de case of dem criminals. When a group of dem get ketch somebody does start talking. To hear he talk is to believe you hearing...

‘David G Bus in Region 2 vandalized

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ‘David G Bus in Region 2 vandalized

In Pomeroon-Supenaam, Region Two, a ‘David G’ bus that was distributed to transport school children has been vandalized. Photographs of the vandalized bus were shared on social media and there...

Woman killed and buried in shallow grave laid to rest

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Woman killed and buried in shallow grave laid to rest

Thirty-six-year old Zaila Sugrim who was recently killed by her ex-husband was yesterday laid to rest. On Tuesday last, detectives dug up Zaila Sugrim’s bound, wrapped, and decomposing body from a...

Businessman urges Guyana to take a stand against Domestic Violence

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman urges Guyana to take a stand against Domestic Violence

A humble stand against Domestic Violence in Guyana appears to be taking on a rapid movement in the nation as one businessman urges a ll to put an end to this unpleasant dilemma. Forty-year-old Randy...

Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre Badal targets 80 permanent staff, September 2020 completion-facilities to boast 30,000 sq. feet of solar panel

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre Badal targets 80 permanent staff, September 2020 completion-facilities to boast 30,000 sq. feet of solar panel

Locally-owned Pegasus Hotel has announced a September 2020 completion of its 12-storey suites and a seven-storey corporate offices expansion. The construction of the estimated US$100M project started...

Parika Village: the land of speedboats and happy people

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Parika Village: the land of speedboats and happy people

By Alex Wayne There I was heading for the Parika Minibus Park with mixed feelings. As always I could not help but wonder if the drive was going to be enjoying or not… Nevertheless, I braced myself...

Guyana must search its soul

May 19, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Guyana must search its soul

All the signs indicate that this country will soon go on a different footing; that there is going to be head-spinning, stomach-quivering, and gut-clenching. There is both good and bad in the works;...

PROF. GRIFFITH CONTINUES HIS LABOURS FOR REBIRTH OF A GREATER UG

May 19, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PROF. GRIFFITH CONTINUES HIS LABOURS FOR REBIRTH OF A GREATER UG

BY PAT DIAL Education at all levels is one of the great concerns of the Consumer Community as well as of the nation as a whole. Every August/September, thousands of parents frantically and even...

CARIFORUM MEMBER STATES TO BENEFIT FROM PACKAGING AND LABELLING TRAINING WORKSHOP IN GUYANA

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on CARIFORUM MEMBER STATES TO BENEFIT FROM PACKAGING AND LABELLING TRAINING WORKSHOP IN GUYANA

National Standards Bureaux and Producers, including Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), from across CARIFORUM Member States will benefit from a comprehensive three-day training on labelling and...

The baccoo speaks

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The baccoo speaks

The reign of terror that has gripped Berbice is about to come to an end. Clues from the recent robberies in Black Bush Polder will send the police to two homes in the very community. They will find...

Kaieteur News suffers a sneak attack

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Kaieteur News suffers a sneak attack

The ways of the court will always be challenged by people who feel that they were unjustly done. We have seen this a lot. We have seen cases determined by a lower court and overturned by a higher...

How does one begin to understand this country?

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on How does one begin to understand this country?

I have lived all my life in Guyana, except for the period I was abroad studying. I think I can safely say I have a plausible understanding of Guyanese. My analysis as I write in 2019 is that it is a...

Self-made Chef, Viburt ‘Cookie’ Bernard, is a ‘Special Person’

May 19, 2019 KNews News, Special Person Comments Off on Self-made Chef, Viburt ‘Cookie’ Bernard, is a ‘Special Person’

“Hard work keeps a business going; you have to have passion and the right people around you with similar passion. If you are just looking for the money it won’t last, you have to have the passion...

CARICOM MUST UNIFY TO RESIST IMPOSITION OF OAS BOSS

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on CARICOM MUST UNIFY TO RESIST IMPOSITION OF OAS BOSS

By Sir Ronald Sanders Readers of this commentary, particularly those in small countries, might wonder why they should be concerned about who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of any multilateral...

The government has not kept its promises

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The government has not kept its promises

The APNU+AFC government knew full well what it was getting into when it promised a solution to the high rates of criminality inherited from the PPPC. The APNU+AFC coalition was under no pretensions...

We must not forget or let anyone make us forget

May 19, 2019 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We must not forget or let anyone make us forget

The Trade Union Movement must honour and draw strength from its ground-breaking and empowering strides that have helped to shape this nation and human development, thanks to the blood, sweat and...

SARA secures lawyers after almost two years in operation

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on SARA secures lawyers after almost two years in operation

The State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA) is responsible for the civil recovery of state property obtained through the unlawful conduct of a public official or other person, or any benefit obtained in...

Leguan Island receives boost in roads/sea defences

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Leguan Island receives boost in roads/sea defences

The Essequibo island of Leguan has just received a major boost in roads and sea defenses according to Region Three Regional Engineer, within the Infrastructure Ministry, Seenarine Nandram. Nandram...

Cyber threats, bullying and domestic violence

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Story within the Story Comments Off on Cyber threats, bullying and domestic violence

By Leonard Gildarie Times have changed, and dramatically so. The idyllic life of the ‘80s and ‘90s has gone. The Sunday morning ball game in the middle of the street for bragging rights and...

Essequibians express no confidence in Police Force.

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibians express no confidence in Police Force.

Residents living on the Essequibo Coast told the Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan during a meeting, yesterday, that they have no confidence in the service, nor protection provided by...

Why is my Immigration Case Processing taking so long?

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Why is my Immigration Case Processing taking so long?

WHY HASN’T YOUR CASE BEEN DECIDED YET? Nationwide, you and millions of families, businesses, and people applying for humanitarian relief are waiting longer for U.S. Citizenship and...

4th Independence Track and Field MeetCopeland wins under-18 discussKeen battles expected today

May 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 4th Independence Track and Field MeetCopeland wins under-18 discussKeen battles expected today

The opening day of the Guyana Overseas Based Sports Association’s (GOBSA) Fourth Annual Independence Track and Field Ch ampionship got underway yesterday at the National Track and Field Center...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more