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Any chorus for a cause

Aug 15, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Any chorus for a cause

The ruling yesterday by the Chief Justice that persons who are already registered cannot be deregistered by virtue of them being abroad, has effectively neutered the arguments which the APNU+AFC and...

Winfield Braithwaite C’bean Schoolboys Boxing tourney Cevon’s Waste Management on Board

Aug 15, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Winfield Braithwaite C’bean Schoolboys Boxing tourney Cevon’s Waste Management on Board

By Sean Devers The much anticipated Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys and Juniors Boxing Championships is set to get going from tomorrow to Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH)...

Different folk, different strokes

Aug 15, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Different folk, different strokes

Even in the most advanced societies, there are always the reminders of the double standards that prevail. They occur through private arrangements, which eventually see the light of day. It leaves the...

Concacaf Nations League 2019-2020 31-man Guyana-based Provisional Squad announced; Training kicks off today

Aug 15, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Concacaf Nations League 2019-2020 31-man Guyana-based Provisional Squad announced; Training kicks off today

As the countdown begins to the start of the Concacaf Nations League in the September – November window, a 31-man Guyana-based provisional squad has been selected to begin training today at the...

Chief Justice says House-to House constitutional

Aug 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Chief Justice says House-to House constitutional

The house-to-house registration exercise which has been embarked upon by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) in order to compile an Official List of Electors (OLE) for the holding of general and...

The seeming vestiges of ‘massa day’ belong to the relics of the past

Aug 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The seeming vestiges of ‘massa day’ belong to the relics of the past

DEAR EDITOR, The GAWU has seen the comments of GuySuCo’s Corporate Communications Manager, Ms Audreyanna Thomas, which appeared in the August 10 Stabroek News, regarding the recent strike action by...

I support the idea of free education, but

Aug 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I support the idea of free education, but

DEAR EDITOR, August 6, 2019 marked thirty-four years since the passing of Forbes Burnham. Glowing tributes were paid to him by President Granger, who credited him for introducing free education in...

The issue of migration of people and immigration policies of nations is complex

Aug 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The issue of migration of people and immigration policies of nations is complex

DEAR EDITOR, The issue of migration of people and immigration policies of nations is complex. For any visitor travelling to a foreign country, the first clearing point is the immigration officer. The...

Many questions remain on the issue of Haitian arrivals

Aug 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Many questions remain on the issue of Haitian arrivals

DEAR EDITOR, I wrote the Press earlier this month, asking the Minister of Citizenship and or our President to explain the sudden arrival in Guyana of a very large number of Haitians reported on...

I am steadfastly in the camp of the Rule of Law

Aug 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am steadfastly in the camp of the Rule of Law

DEAR EDITOR, Response is being made to Robin Singh’s letter “Et tu, Lincoln?” (Kaieteur News, 14th August, 2019). I am not sure if this Robin is the one who presents himself on facebook and...

Sugar – A State of Emergency

Aug 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sugar – A State of Emergency

DEAR EDITOR, It is not unusual for the sugar industry of Guyana to be under siege, whether it was privately owned or nationalised. The largest employer in Guyana (and the Caribbean) has however...

The challenge now facing the Guyanese people is how to bring the ship back on course

Aug 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The challenge now facing the Guyanese people is how to bring the ship back on course

DEAR EDITOR, As the consequential episodes continue to unfold following passage of the No Confidence Motion (NCM) beginning from December 21, 2018 to present, there is a fundamental question that...

Breaking news!!! Chief Justice says House-to House constitutional

Aug 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking news!!! Chief Justice says House-to House constitutional

Bloomberg places spotlight on Guyana’s unpreparedness for oil wealth

Aug 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bloomberg places spotlight on Guyana’s unpreparedness for oil wealth

Bloomberg, one of the world’s leading news platforms, has turned its spotlight once again on Guyana’s oil sector. This time, its focus was primarily on the nation’s preparedness to receive and...

Local Gov’t Commission clamps down on City Hall over $200M NIS debt

Aug 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Local Gov’t Commission clamps down on City Hall over $200M NIS debt

The Local Government Commission,(LGC) has instructed the Georgetown Mayor City and Council (M& CC) to clear over $200M worth of employee contributions owed to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS)....

File with DPP implicates three cops in gang rape cover up

Aug 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on File with DPP implicates three cops in gang rape cover up

The office of the DPP has confirmed that it is in possession of a detailed report that implicates a retired policewoman, a female colleague, and a policeman in the in the alleged covering up of a...

PPP picket for early elections continues at Ministry of the Presidency

Aug 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PPP picket for early elections continues at Ministry of the Presidency

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) conducted yet another picketing exercise yesterday, near the Ministry of the Presidency. The party is advocating for elections by September 18, 2019. Present at...

Guyana Goldfields exploring sale

Aug 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Goldfields exploring sale

Canada-owned Guyana Goldfields Inc., which controls the biggest gold mining operations in Guyana, is contemplating a possible sale. While local officials of the AGM Inc., the local company, which...

Challenge brought against house-to-house registration by Shuman for ruling Aug. 23

Aug 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Challenge brought against house-to-house registration by Shuman for ruling Aug. 23

An application filed by Lenox Shuman, Leader of the Justice and Liberty Party, which is challenging the validity of an order made by Former chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GEOCM) for...

CSEC 2019 results to be announced today

Aug 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CSEC 2019 results to be announced today

The hard, long, tired, and certainly impatient nights will finally pay off now that the Ministry will be announcing the results of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results, this...

Guyana want people to wuk

Aug 14, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana want people to wuk

Guyana is a paradise. Everybody from outside de country saying so. Couple years ago, nobody didn’t even want to even see Guyanese. Now dem running to come and live wid dem. And dat is why Jordan...

Man who used bow and arrow to kill wife’s lover remanded

Aug 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man who used bow and arrow to kill wife’s lover remanded

A man after suspecting his wife of having an affair and allegedly killed her lover, was yesterday brought before the court to answer the murder charge. Fifty-year-old Munroe Lawrence, a farmer of...

AGM workers still to be unionised

Aug 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on AGM workers still to be unionised

The workers of Aurora Gold Mines Incorporated (AGM) have reported unease on the ground. Minister of Labour, Keith Scott, had promised the rank-and-file workers at Aurora, Buck Hall and Tapir units,...

The AFC has no leverage to negotiate

Aug 14, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The AFC has no leverage to negotiate

Was the Alliance For Change consulted during the selection of the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission? Was the AFC involved in the recent talks between the Leader of the Opposition and the...

Corentyne farmers protest for aerial spraying to fix paddy bug situation

Aug 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne farmers protest for aerial spraying to fix paddy bug situation

Several placard-bearing farmers yesterday turned out to demand aerial spraying to remedy the paddy bug infestation that has been decimating their crops for months. Lekka Rambridge, President of the...

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An Open Letter to the election observer missions

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-Later this year, you will arrive in Guyana as protectors of the integrity of our democracy.... more