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The rules of the market place can be remarkably flexible but unpredictable

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The rules of the market place can be remarkably flexible but unpredictable

DEAR EDITOR, Ethics, morality, decency, accountability and transparency known as the five virtues or 5V’s, have from time immemorial, posed a major challenge to humankind, irrespective of whether...

These developments can impact City Hall positively

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on These developments can impact City Hall positively

DEAR EDITOR, The revelations that City Hall will move to penalise officers who provide inaccurate and/or incomplete information to Council (KN August 29) and the Chief Citizen’s no-nonsense...

Minister Ramjattan has reached new lows

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Ramjattan has reached new lows

DEAR EDITOR, The GAWU could not have failed to recognise the recent statements by Vice President and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan with respect to the sugar industry. As reported by...

No party and no administration is immune from the fate that has befallen this government

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on No party and no administration is immune from the fate that has befallen this government

05DEAR EDITOR, Reference is made to Sherwood Lowe’s letter (‘Ignoring the illegitimacy of the NCM poses a risk to our democracy’) which was thought-provoking. Thanks to him first for a...

Compromise cannot be used to cure a violation of the Constitution

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Compromise cannot be used to cure a violation of the Constitution

DEAR EDITOR, The Coalition Government has once again shown its total disregard and insensitivity for the hard-earned taxpayers’ dollars of the Guyanese people. It matters little that value for...

Oil and Gas a Winning Electoral Strate

Aug 30, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Oil and Gas a Winning Electoral Strate

DEAR EDITOR, I applaud KN for its focus on how Guyana has been short changed in the oil and gas (O&G) contract signed by succeeding governments with energy companies (royalties, uncapped interest...

House to House registration deadline… GECOM field staff to ‘double up’ for remaining days

Aug 29, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on House to House registration deadline… GECOM field staff to ‘double up’ for remaining days

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has issued an advisory calling on all its field staff, enumerators, clerks, Assistant Registration Officers to work full time to complete the remaining days of...

CDC taps into free oil spill response training from Houston-based firm

Aug 29, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CDC taps into free oil spill response training from Houston-based firm

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) recently benefitted from a short but critical oil spill response training programme from Apache Corporation. Apache is a Houston based multinational with operations...

TV, radio programme hosts should be properly trained – GNBA

Aug 29, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on TV, radio programme hosts should be properly trained – GNBA

Citing poor administration, lack of familiarity with guidelines and laws governing broadcasting, among the reasons why licensed radio and television broadcasters commit a list of infractions, the...

Music legend, Johnny Braff, dies at 82

Aug 29, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Music legend, Johnny Braff, dies at 82

A musical sensation and pioneer to the music industry in Guyana, Johnny Braff, died yesterday morning around 04:00 hrs at the Palms Geriatric Home. Braff. 82, was a resident of the institution for...

National Printers projected to end year in deficit -invested million$ more on stock paper; owed by several entities

Aug 29, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on National Printers projected to end year in deficit -invested million$ more on stock paper; owed by several entities

As state auditors continued their probe in the multi-million dollar orders for exercise books at the Guyana National Printers Limited (GNPL), there are indications that the state-owned entity is...

Private sector lending fastest in three years -number of agri loans fall – Half Year Report

Aug 29, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Private sector lending fastest in three years -number of agri loans fall – Half Year Report

Lending to the private sector for the first half of the year was the fastest in the last three years. According to the Ministry of Finance’s half-year report, there was a decline in the first six...

Guyanese should be a little more accommodating to migrants – Foreign Affairs Minister

Aug 29, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese should be a little more accommodating to migrants – Foreign Affairs Minister

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karen Cummings is encouraging Guyanese to be a little more accommodating when it comes to dealing with the migrant situation in the country. Commenting on the topic...

Guyana needs to toughen up!! Challenge oil companies on effects of operations on country’s climate change plans – University of Houston Instructor

Aug 29, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana needs to toughen up!! Challenge oil companies on effects of operations on country’s climate change plans – University of Houston Instructor

By Kiana Wilburg Considering Guyana’s vulnerability to the vagaries of climate change, University of Houston Instructor, Tom Mitro, firmly asserts that the nation’s policy leaders need to toughen...

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The Windfall Tax paradox

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- It is a curious feature of the modern age that the more complex our agreements, the more... more