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May 31, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The State is criminal in its acceptance of this grave injustice
DEAR EDITOR, I have been vocal in my call and rigorous in the campaign to see the decriminalisation of small amounts of marijuana, which would see young people not being jailed in the event they...May 31, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am anxious to hear more information about this investigation
DEAR EDITOR, My fellow Guyanese citizens, who I believe were caught up in the carnival revelry and celebrations relating to independence, might have missed an important note from SARA. According to...May 31, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Best wishes to the West Indies in the World Cup
DEAR EDITOR, West Indies plays its first match in this year’s World Cup against Pakistan today, and fans are hoping that the Caribbean squad will perform well, some are very optimistic. Brian Lara,...May 31, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on While the APNU+AFC outreach circus continues, people’s problems are totally neglected
DEAR EDITOR, Flood affected several communities this past week in Guyana. Mahdia and Black Bush Polder, from two different ends of Guyana, were the most affected areas. One week after the floods...May 31, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I remain steadfast that the challenges and expressed grievances of UG’s unions are not unsolvable
DEAR EDITOR, Reference is being made to the letter “UG unions on the GTUC” (KN 30th May, 2019) signed by Dr. Jewel Thomas and Mr. Bruce Haynes, UGWU & UGSSA Executives. My recent two letters...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GCCI preaches local content but fails to question Exxon on its performance
By Kiana Wilburg The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) professes to be an advocate for ensuring locals are given priority in the oil sector. On several occasions, it has even called...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cabinet was aware in 2017 that $85M in textbook contracts went to Trini printers – local supplier had complained
There is evidence now that since 2017, the award of textbook contracts to overseas printers came with full support of the Cabinet. According to documents seen by Kaieteur News, in August 2017, the...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Authorities consider urging Mahdia residents in flood-prone areas to relocate – affected persons built too closely to creeks, outfalls
Regional authorities of the Potaro-Siparuni area, Region 8, are considering the removal of residents who reside close to cr eeks in flood-prone areas in the region. According to a government...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament unveils presidential portraits
Nine Presidents (past and present) were honoured yesterday at Parliament, with portraits unveiled on the main stairway of the Public Buildings, Brickdam, Georgetown. Those Presidents are Arthur Chung...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police nab armed bandit who robbed Stabroek vendors – ‘Awara’ on the run
Minutes after three vendors were reportedly accosted and relieved of cash and other items outside of the Stabroek Market by two males , one of whom was armed with a handgun, police ranks under the...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Almost two weeks after… Cops still to make arrests in female taxi driver’s murder
Almost two weeks after she was strangled and dumped in a trench, police appear to be no closer to identifying taxi driver Jennifer Bipat’s killers or finding her car. A senior police official had...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil moves to up profits by 140 percent by 2025
Yahoo – ExxonMobil is progressing growth plans to substantially increase earnings and cash flow potential while researching technology breakthroughs to reduce emissions, Chairman and CEO Darren...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on SARA probe of oil blocks a waste of time – Chamber President
By Kiana Wilburg President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Nicholas Boyer, is of the firm view that the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA)’s probe of oil blocks is...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Drunk lorry driver faces jail time after man killed in C’tyne accident
A 49-year-old lorry driver of Number 52 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was yesterday remanded to prison after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol during an accident that killed...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Government mulls IDB support to develop communities hosting Venezuela migrants
Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix yesterday morning said he is considering a proposal of financial support from the In ter-American Development Bank (IDB) to enhance the services available...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Traffic cop arrested in connection with May 6 road death in B’ce
The police have arrested one of their own, as investigations continue into the fatal accident that occurred in the wee hours of Monday May 6th on the Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice Public Road....May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Challenge to legality of house-to-house registration Lawyers asked to lay over submissions
Proceedings filed challenging the legality and constitutionality of house-to-house registration, scheduled to be conducted from next month by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), are ongoing...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Indonesian Ambassador presents credentials
President David Granger was presented with the credentials of Ambassador of Indonesia to Guyana, Julang Pujianto, yesterday at the Credentials Room of the Ministry of the Presidency. Pujianto, in his...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cabinet outreach in E’bo meets with protests
As the Cabinet made their way to the Essequibo Coast yesterday for the ‘Government Comes to You’ initiative, they were greeted by protestors supportive of the Opposition party. More than one...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Region 10 RDC working to restore erosion-affected Wisroc road
Major damage to a main access road at Wisroc, Wismar has been linked to erosion and, according to information, coming from the Regional Democratic Council [RDC] of Region 10, some $6M will be...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mayor bemoans ‘fire hazard’ at City Hall – Calls for removal of Treasurer’s office
Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine, at the statutory meeting on Tuesday called for the urgent removal of the Treasurer’s office fro m the City Hall, as he said the place is a fire hazard. City Hall...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on QC launches 175th anniversary celebrations
The Board of Governors of Queen’s College yesterday launched the institution’s 175th anniversary celebrations at the Pegasus Hotel, Kingston. This year, much emphasis is being placed on the high...May 30, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Tatiana Daniels stars as Friendship Secondary wins Independence Elocution Competition
Tatiana Daniels of Friendship Secondary wowed the judges and a large number of students as she did all that was necessary to ensure that her school walked away the Champion at the 2019 Region Four...May 30, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on India set to play ODIs in Guyana for 1st time in 30 years Regional U-19 Tournament switched to St Vincent
By Sean Devers After a meeting between Guyana’s Prime Minister Mosses Nagamootoo and Cricket West Indies’ President Ricky Skerritt, it was confirmed that the two ODIs between India and the...May 30, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Slackness galore but de Man above don’t sleep
Something definitely wrang wid de system. And people didn’t realise dat something wrang until dem see a man who had a serious conviction manage to get a police clearance which seh he was as clean...Jan 15, 2025
Kaieteur Sports- After two gruelling days of trials at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana National Basketball Team has been narrowed down to 15 players, signalling the first step towards a...Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The following column was published two years ago in response to the same controversy that... more
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