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BCB President visits Blairmont Community Centre and Young Warriors Cricket Club – makes donations to both clubs

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB President visits Blairmont Community Centre and Young Warriors Cricket Club – makes donations to both clubs

“On every one of my visits to the seven clubs and one sub-association, I have met, held discussion with the dedicated bunch of administrators and a passionate group of members, who are committed to...

David Hinds and I in Buxton

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on David Hinds and I in Buxton

I was travelling in David Hinds’ car on our return from a private function (see my column of Monday, July 22, 2019, captioned “David Hinds and I turned a white shade of pale last Saturday”) up...

The small man is the real man

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The small man is the real man

DEAR EDITOR, Now the Ministers, the opposition party and others, will remember the value of the everyday man, either to put them back in power or to get them elected. The rich, the powerful...

The East Bank Demerara carriageway

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The East Bank Demerara carriageway

The East Bank Demerara carriageway for sheer volume has to be unmatched; particularly from Grove to Georgetown and back. It is a daily ordeal for the assembly lines of residents, workers, and...

All eyes are on GECOM’s Chairperson and those Commissioners

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on All eyes are on GECOM’s Chairperson and those Commissioners

DEAR EDITOR, The declaration from Minister Valerie Garrido-Lowe that elections will be held this year, sometime in December, according to “information from the President” – as reported by...

BCB launches 2nd Annual Cricket Balls Project – seeks assistance from Friends of Berbice Cricket

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB launches 2nd Annual Cricket Balls Project – seeks assistance from Friends of Berbice Cricket

Guyana most vibrant and progressive Cricket Board, the Berbice Cricket Board last week launched its second Annual Cricket Balls Project. Last year, the Berbice Cricket Board with the support of some...

Oil wealth trickling down to the masses is nothing but a pipe dream

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Oil wealth trickling down to the masses is nothing but a pipe dream

DEAR EDITOR, Many of my fellow Guyanese think that now that oil is found and would be welled in Guyana, we would be a rich nation. On the other hand, there are many of us who would say, ‘Ask the...

We can work together on building a better Guyana

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on We can work together on building a better Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, President David Granger was effusive in praise of the GDF, GPF and People’s Militia joint exercise ‘Operation Greenheart’ noting that the Force is in an even better position to...

Every vote is a golden one during the 2019 general elections

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Every vote is a golden one during the 2019 general elections

DEAR EDITOR, Are votes during the Guyana General Elections in 2019 as Golden as I think they are or should be? I understand that the Chief Justice in a recent ruling states that the current...

Sports activity important for our children

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sports activity important for our children

DEAR EDITOR, As our August holidays quickly come to an end and parents are getting set preparing for the re-opening of school, I want to remind parents of the importance of sport in our children’s...

Let us allow sports to be sports

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us allow sports to be sports

DEAR EDITOR, When does it end with persons using sports arenas to protest? In a democratic society, I do support freedom of speech and a right to protest, but there is a time and place for...

We need the relevant authorities to help us out of this mess

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need the relevant authorities to help us out of this mess

DEAR EDITOR, I am a resident of Continental Park, Plantation Peters Hall on the East Bank of Demerara, who would like to take this opportunity on behalf of all of the residents of the area to vent...

Why would Mr. Granger not bow out of the race in the interest of his own health?

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why would Mr. Granger not bow out of the race in the interest of his own health?

DEAR EDITOR, I’m quite appalled to witness the gross level of selfishness displayed by Mr. Granger to remain the presidential candidate to contest the upcoming general and regional election....

There is a slim chance to change Guyana for the better

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is a slim chance to change Guyana for the better

DEAR EDITOR, Recently, David Granger of the APNU+AFC has come in for a barrage of criticism for not upholding the Guyana Constitution (and rightly so). It is deemed that he is taking “guidance”...

Frederick Kissoon’s anti-coalition utterances should not be ignored or go unchallenged

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Frederick Kissoon’s anti-coalition utterances should not be ignored or go unchallenged

DEAR EDITOR, Mr. Frederick Kissoon’s July 31, 2019 column captioned, “Forms of Degeneracy after 2015 that killed Guyana’s future” demonstrated his obsession with the WPA, and his aversion to...

The true test of development and progress resides in the policies and programmes in place to help the poor and the needy

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The true test of development and progress resides in the policies and programmes in place to help the poor and the needy

DEAR EDITOR, As the country prepares to draw down on its oil revenues early next year, there are heightened expectations that the oil revenues will catapult the economy to higher levels of...

Our politicians should have taken some basic lessons on developmental concepts

Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our politicians should have taken some basic lessons on developmental concepts

DEAR EDITOR, Reference is made to your news reports, editorials, and Peeping Tom on royalty. Our politicians need to understand the concept of royalty fee. Royalty in economics is a term used for...

Region 10 tops in log production – Forestry Commission targets 10% increase this year

Aug 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Region 10 tops in log production – Forestry Commission targets 10% increase this year

The Upper Berbice area, Region Ten, has been dominating the production of wood products this year. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, the forestry concessions still have considerable...

Houston Chemical Facility… Nalco was misled – CH&PA official

Aug 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Houston Chemical Facility… Nalco was misled – CH&PA official

It appears Nalco Champions, a company intending to provide chemical services to ExxonMobil when oil production starts, was misled when it started constructing what is meant to be a chemical storage...

Thief gets sound beating while stuck through window

Aug 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Thief gets sound beating while stuck through window

A 25-year-old James Street, Albouystown resident received the beating of his life after he was stuck in the window of the house that he was about to rob. The young man, who has been identified as...

Sod turned for $79M mortuary at New Amsterdam

Aug 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sod turned for $79M mortuary at New Amsterdam

The Ministry of Public Health will be constructing a $70M mortuary in New Amsterdam. This facility will also have a chapel for funeral services, a viewing area for post mortem examinations and an...

Law students meet with Attorney General to discuss eligibility of full scholarships

Aug 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Law students meet with Attorney General to discuss eligibility of full scholarships

Guyanese students in their second year at the Hugh Wooding Law School, (HWLS) have met with Attorney General, Basil Williams S.C to discuss the eligibility for the full scholarships offered by the...

Three months later… little word on Canawaima Ferry

Aug 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Three months later… little word on Canawaima Ferry

Almost three months after Government was forced to suspend the ferry service between Guyana and Suriname, there seems little headway. A meeting was supposed to be between representatives of the two...

Two accused in Robb Street arson murders for trial today

Aug 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two accused in Robb Street arson murders for trial today

The two men who are accused of killing two sisters and their father by setting fire to their Lot 65 Robb and King Streets, Georgetown home, will go on trial before Justice Brassington Reynolds and a...

Dem thief man losing dem sense

Aug 21, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem thief man losing dem sense

If things wasn’t so serious nuff people woulda laugh. But as old people seh “things fuh cry got people laughing.” Just de odda day dem boys talk out de man who thief and try to get away. He...

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Deeply concerned about political dysfunction in society

Dear Editor The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is deeply concerned about the political dysfunction in society that is... more