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There is no logic to the arguments being made on behalf of GECOM

Aug 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is no logic to the arguments being made on behalf of GECOM

DEAR EDITOR, The positions expressed by the lawyers for the Government and the Guyana Elections Commission in the application filed by Attorney-at-law Christopher Ram who is asking the court to issue...

GECOM, the court and voter registration

Aug 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM, the court and voter registration

DEAR EDITOR, A case is before the Chief Justice (High Court) filed by Mr. Chris Ram on an injunction to stop GECOM’s house to house voter registration that began two weeks ago. The Chief Justice...

This situation is most embarrassing

Aug 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on This situation is most embarrassing

DEAR EDITOR, I write to highlight the neglected, unkempt, litter-strewn and weed-overgrown condition of the parapets, pavements, drains and median in front of the National Stadium at Providence and...

Government REOs hijack RDCs’ budgets

Aug 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government REOs hijack RDCs’ budgets

DEAR EDITOR, The recently held National Conference of Local Democratic Organs (NCLDO), was another forum where the rhetoric of David Granger and Ronald Bulkhan was portrayed to convinced stakeholders...

I trust that the Chief Justice will see right through this poly

Aug 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I trust that the Chief Justice will see right through this poly

DEAR EDITOR, I read an online news story in which it is stated that President of the Guyana Bar Association, Teni Housty dismissed claims that the Chief Justice (acting) Roxane George-Wiltshire has...

I received no hearing or notification of any allegation of wrongdoing

Aug 05, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I received no hearing or notification of any allegation of wrongdoing

DEAR EDITOR, I note a statement by the Department of Social Cohesion, Culture, Youth and Sport, Ministry of the Presidency, dated August, 2, 2019, which partially addressed a directive from the...

The Mayor and the drainage system

Aug 05, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Mayor and the drainage system

Media reports are of Georgetown Mayor, Ubraj Narine, speaking glowingly of the city’s drainage system. It is a dangerous undertaking, this early, and the mayor is well-advised to tread more...

Investigations reveal… Busloads of Haitians head to Lethem daily

Aug 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Investigations reveal… Busloads of Haitians head to Lethem daily

A significant number of the 8,600-plus Haitians who arrived in Guyana during the last seven months would have made their way to Lethem, a Region Nine town that borders neighbouring Brazil,...

Int’l experts to assist Guyana with review of ExxonMobil’s deal –Dr. Bynoe

Aug 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l experts to assist Guyana with review of ExxonMobil’s deal –Dr. Bynoe

ExxonMobil’s Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) for the Stabroek Block comes up for renewal next year October and Energy Department Head, Dr. Mark Bynoe, has assured that Guyana will have the...

Woman, 60, perishes as mining pit caves in

Aug 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Woman, 60, perishes as mining pit caves in

A 60-year-old woman reportedly perished Friday when a mining pit in the Locus Backdam collapsed, trapping her beneath mud and water for a considerable period. Sources said that 60-year-old Retta...

Woman runs into robber after late night latrine visit …man caught, gets sound thrashing

Aug 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Woman runs into robber after late night latrine visit …man caught, gets sound thrashing

A man who allegedly attempted to rob a family in Vilvoorden on the Essequibo Coast, got a sound thrashing from residents of the said community, before being handed over to police. According to...

Police bullet narrowly misses sleeping child

Aug 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police bullet narrowly misses sleeping child

Andre Anand, a father, of 25 James and Hill Streets, Albouystown, Georgetown is accusing police ranks of acting irresponsibly when they reportedly discharged rounds in the neighbourhood. One of those...

Stabroek Block discoveries spark re-sequencing of CGX work programme for Corentyne Block

Aug 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Stabroek Block discoveries spark re-sequencing of CGX work programme for Corentyne Block

By Kiana Wilburg Initially, CGX Resources Inc. (CRI) was scheduled to drill one exploration well on the Corentyne Block. After this, the Canadian based operator would have proceeded with seismic...

Blame all you actions on climate change

Aug 04, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Blame all you actions on climate change

Global warming affecting dis part of de world. Dem boys didn’t know it until dem tek a good look around. De heat from de global warming mess up people brains suh dem can’t think. Dis thing did...

Perth Village: a quiet location where simplicity is the norm

Aug 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Perth Village: a quiet location where simplicity is the norm

By Alex Wayne This particular morning I was in a hurry to get things done, so here I was rushing around in the city with little time to spare. I knew I was looking dreadful, so despite my hectic...

‘I have no political affiliation in Guyana’– says Melinda Janki

Aug 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ‘I have no political affiliation in Guyana’– says Melinda Janki

Melinda Janki, an international lawyer on conservation, made it clear at one of her press conferences and public lectures recently, that she has no political affiliation. Neither is she connected to...

Mission Chapel Congregational Church celebrates 200 years this month A proud symbol of African history

Aug 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mission Chapel Congregational Church celebrates 200 years this month A proud symbol of African history

The Mission Chapel Congregational Church, situated at Main and Chapel Streets, New Amsterdam, is one of Guyana’s oldest churches, which is situated at Chapel Street, New Amsterdam Berbice, the...

Massive turn out for the Berbice Association Emancipation Celebrations

Aug 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Massive turn out for the Berbice Association Emancipation Celebrations

A massive turnout of people from all walks of life attended the Emancipation Day event held on August 1, last, at the Union No. 53, Sports Complex, Corentyne Berbice. The occasion was the 181st...

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FOOD SAFETY STANDARD

Aug 04, 2019 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FOOD SAFETY STANDARD

The International Organisation for Standardisation sets out the requirements for a Food Safety Management System in the standard: ‘Food safety management systems – Requirements for any...

Caretaker dies more than two weeks after reportedly being burnt by employer Family accuses police of trying to cover up story and taking bribe

Aug 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Caretaker dies more than two weeks after reportedly being burnt by employer Family accuses police of trying to cover up story and taking bribe

After enduring pain and suffering for more than two week in both the New Amsterdam and Georgetown Hospitals, the sorry tale of Paul Deo Persaud of 298, No. 2 Public Road, East Canje Berbice has come...

Fifty-three graduate from Guyana Foundation skills training programme.

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Jagdeo’s policies were a disaster

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Bharrat Jagdeo’s proclamation of his party’s approach to reducing income inequality... more