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Guyanese-born exec who built world’s leading mobile money services dies

Jul 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese-born exec who built world’s leading mobile money services dies

Kenya (qz.com) – Bob Collymore, the Guyana-born British businessman who oversaw the expansion of Kenya’s telecommunications firm, Safaricom, into East Africa’s biggest mobile network...

Freddie’s” likes” soared on Sunday…we can find common ground despite the politics

Jul 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie’s” likes” soared on Sunday…we can find common ground despite the politics

DEAR EDITOR, I like reading the papers online. It gives you a chance to see how an article resonates with the readers by checking the amount of “likes” an article receives. As a writer I check...

Where do we as a nation go from here?

Jul 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where do we as a nation go from here?

DEAR EDITOR, I use this opportunity to address this most troubling concern that I have no doubt is on the minds of most patriotic Guyanese. And that concern is: Where do we as a nation go from here?...

Let United Nations manage elections

Jul 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let United Nations manage elections

DEAR EDITOR, It does not appear that the two sides, President Granger and Opposition Leader Jagdeo and APNU+AFC and PPP, will reach any agreement (consensus) on appointing a Gecom Chair or set a firm...

Open letter to all Guyanese

Jul 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Open letter to all Guyanese

DEAR FELLOW GUYANESE, I openly commend President David Granger for his efforts to unite the Guyanese nation. This act of his is not just courageous, considering the history of the Guyanese...

Supt. McBean’s expertise will be an asset to the GPF

Jul 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Supt. McBean’s expertise will be an asset to the GPF

DEAR EDITOR, As Carla Mendonca said in her letter of June 29, in the Guyana Chronicle captioned, “No righting of wrong through the dangerous jaundiced eyes of ethnicity” – “It has to be...

University of Guyana should have high standards

Jul 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on University of Guyana should have high standards

DEAR EDITOR, It was a privilege to attend the University of Guyana as a step towards attaining a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), however, my experience in the Department of Law was bitter-sweet. The...

This petroleum contract is not worth the paper it is written on

Jul 02, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on This petroleum contract is not worth the paper it is written on

DEAR EDITOR, It is my honest opinion that Kaieteur News should be awarded with the highest honour of the land for their continuous reporting on the massively flawed Petroleum Agreement between the...

Expats, Sub-contractors exemptions from tax abnormal

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Expats, Sub-contractors exemptions from tax abnormal

… these are among 13 major loopholes Guyana’s model PSA must address – Petroleum Consultant By Kiana Wilburg The paltry two percent royalty in Guyana’s Production Sharing Agreement...

GRA boss says…Fuel smuggling: one of GRA’s biggest obstacles

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GRA boss says…Fuel smuggling: one of GRA’s biggest obstacles

Every year the country loses billions of dollars to fuel smuggling. Fuel smuggling is widespread and it is one of Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) biggest difficulties. Illegitimate traders will...

CCJ lauds local courts for speedy handling of No-Confidence motion cases

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CCJ lauds local courts for speedy handling of No-Confidence motion cases

President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Justice Adrian Saunders, during a post judgment hearing last week lauded the Court of Appeal and High Court for the tremendous work exerted in...

Four men rescued after days of drifting at sea

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Four men rescued after days of drifting at sea

Four young men, all of Dundee, Mahaicony, have been rescued days after they were left drifting in the Atlantic after their engine failed. A relative of the young man, Thakur Dyal, of Novar,...

Hess to pump over US$570M into Stabroek Block for 2019

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Hess to pump over US$570M into Stabroek Block for 2019

Hess Corporation’s 2019 Exploration and Production budget will see it expending over US$500M in the Stabroek Block in which it holds a 30 percent interest. According to Greg Hill, Chief...

Guyana Goldfields admits to difficulty in unionizing workers

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Goldfields admits to difficulty in unionizing workers

There have been efforts by rank and file employees of Guyana Goldfields to be recognised by the Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board (TUR&CB) but those efforts have been met...

Sexual crimes committed in the workplace…Women and Gender Equality Commission stands ready to assist victims – Chairman

Jul 01, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sexual crimes committed in the workplace…Women and Gender Equality Commission stands ready to assist victims – Chairman

Chairman of the Women and Gender Equality Commission, (WGEC), Indra Chandarpal says that the Commission stands ready to provide support and guidance to persons, who suffer sexual harassment on the...

National Athletics Championship… Archibald takes sprint double; Philips gets revenge in 200m

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Athletics Championship… Archibald takes sprint double; Philips gets revenge in 200m

The second and final day of the National Senior Athletics Championships that is sponsored by the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) was nothing short of thrilling yesterday at the National Track...

GCF Senior National C/ships… Jamal John is new king of the road, dethrones Curtis Dey

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF Senior National C/ships… Jamal John is new king of the road, dethrones Curtis Dey

Jamal John is the new ‘King of the Road’, the Team Coco’s cyclist won the 2019 edition of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) Senior Road Race Championships yesterday. Pedaling off from...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League… East Bank FA leg kicks off with Timehri Panthers thumping Mocha Champs

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League… East Bank FA leg kicks off with Timehri Panthers thumping Mocha Champs

A brace each from Ishmael Pulsaram, Captain Shannon Samnauth and Tyrel Khan piloted Timehri Panthers to a comfortable 7-0 win over Mocha Champs when they kicked off the 2019 edition of the...

Caricom Day Dominoes underway

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caricom Day Dominoes underway

Some of the top city teams converged yesterday at the Garage bar, Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt to battle for supremacy in the Caricom Day Dominoes tournament which is being organised by Lyndon...

CWI Regional U17 50-over bowls off on July 6

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI Regional U17 50-over bowls off on July 6

By Zaheer Mohamed The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional U17 50-over tournament is set to commence on July 6 in Trinidad and Tobago. In the opening fixtures, Guyana will face Trinidad and Tobago at...

All set for Hamilton Green Cup finale at Den Amstel today

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on All set for Hamilton Green Cup finale at Den Amstel today

Football fans from all across the country will converge at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground to witness the conclusion of this year’s Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward Cup today. The final,...

Final games of Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships set

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Final games of Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships set

As the final day beckons for the 2019 Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships, all matches remaining to be played are the semi-finals and finals of both the women’s and men’s...

Swami School holds successful inter house Karate tourney

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Swami School holds successful inter house Karate tourney

Saraswati Vidya Niketan (Swami School) held a successful inter house karate tournament. Prizes were sponsored by SVN and Mr Gafoor of Aracari Resort who was on hand to present some of the prizes....

LGC Executive pre-CARICOM Day Tournament – Shaw, Cadogan, Walker, Shivraj and Giddings all score in exciting tourney

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on LGC Executive pre-CARICOM Day Tournament – Shaw, Cadogan, Walker, Shivraj and Giddings all score in exciting tourney

Despite damp grounds conditions due to rain, highly spirited golfers took to the Lusignan Golf Course in the usual effort to ensure they were in the Winners Row, as the LGC Executive kicked off its...

Ghanaian sprinter set for AP Invitational

Jul 01, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ghanaian sprinter set for AP Invitational

Ghana’s top sprinter, Joseph Amoah will be heading to the Aliann Pompey Invitational that is set for July sixth at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora. Amoah is having an outstanding 2019...

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No immigrant should feel safe in America today

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There was a time when an illegal immigrant in America could live in the shadows with some... more