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BCB honour Grimmond and Gajnabi on West Indies debuts as 80th Anniversary celebrations continue

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB honour Grimmond and Gajnabi on West Indies debuts as 80th Anniversary celebrations continue

Since 1948, when John Trim of the Port Mourant Cricket Club (PMTC) became the first Berbician to play Test Cricket, Berbice has produced numerous players who have represented the Caribbean at the...

Leadership crises

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Leadership crises

There they are: Boris (that is English isn’t it?) over there at Number 10; next the man, who thinks he trumps all like the ace of diamonds (more like a jack of clubs); then the fellow next door,...

Power sharing as condition for extending Parliament’s life

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Power sharing as condition for extending Parliament’s life

DEAR EDITOR, Reference your front page news (September 26), it was inevitable that the President would announce a date (Oct. 10) for the return of parliament sitting to legitimise alleged date...

The pros and cons of reading online

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The pros and cons of reading online

DEAR EDITOR, Reading the papers online has its disadvantages. One of the disadvantages is that you have to scroll through the contents to see the name of the writers at the bottom of the article in...

The time for platitudes is over

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The time for platitudes is over

DEAR EDITOR, David Granger and APNU+AFC are playing dangerous, puerile and offensive games, in the process, insulting the Guyanese people, treating them as fools and jeopardising the country’s...

No further words are necessary to describe the depravity

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on No further words are necessary to describe the depravity

DEAR EDITOR, You kindly published a letter by me highlighting the duplicitous nature of then Opposition Leader Mr. David Granger speaking in 2014/15 in the context of a prorogued – not an...

The Cryptomnesiac nature of Granger

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Cryptomnesiac nature of Granger

DEAR EDITOR, I am referring to an article published in another newspaper on Tuesday September 24, 2019 under the headline; “Norway releases US$50M in forest funds to Guyana”. The article exposes...

In time they will come to their senses

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on In time they will come to their senses

DEAR EDITOR, Response is being made to Paul Ramrattan’s letter with the screaming headline “A FOREWARNING – Do NOT Extend the life of the 11th Parliament” (KN 23rd...

Now is the time to turn political will into decisive action

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Now is the time to turn political will into decisive action

DEAR EDITOR, Urgent action is needed if we are to keep our planet – and our oceans – safe and habitable. This requires more ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions and shift our energy...

ELECTIONS CARROT

Sep 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on ELECTIONS CARROT

DEAR EDITOR, Two hundred and seventy-eight days after the successful passage of the No-confidence motion, Out-of-time Caretaker President David Granger has once again made a temporising statement;...

Earliest date for Elections is March 2, 2020 -Granger

Sep 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Earliest date for Elections is March 2, 2020 -Granger

– Parliament reconvenes on October 10, 2019 for extension of Constitutional deadline President David Granger has announced that the earliest date for the holding of General and Regional Elections...

Guyana to receive its first share of Liza oil by February 2020 – IMF

Sep 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to receive its first share of Liza oil by February 2020 – IMF

By Kiana Wilburg According to the International Monetary Fund (IMG), Guyana can expect to lift its first entitlement of one million barrels of crude oil as early as February 2020. Kaieteur News...

Bodies of boat crash victims found

Sep 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bodies of boat crash victims found

The bodies of the missing passengers from last Monday’s Essequibo River accident have been found. Jose Francisco Joaquin, a Brazilian, and Osafo Anthony Roberts called Join wire, 25, an auto...

PPP says Granger still to set Elections date – demands a signed proclamation as evidence that one has been set.

Sep 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PPP says Granger still to set Elections date – demands a signed proclamation as evidence that one has been set.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is not satisfied with the President’s statement yesterday on the holding of General and Regional Elections, that the earliest possible date is March 2, 2020....

Suspect in KN grenade attack held after being deported from Cayenne

Sep 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect in KN grenade attack held after being deported from Cayenne

More than three years after issuing an arrest warrant for him, police have finally detained Shemar Wilson, one of the key suspects in the June 6, 2016 grenade attack outside of Kaieteur News’...

Crime reporter’s dad, 82, succumbs weeks after found beaten in home

Sep 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Crime reporter’s dad, 82, succumbs weeks after found beaten in home

The father popular crime reporter Leroy Smith succumbed three weeks after he was found beaten and unconscious in his home. The victim has been identified as Leroy Peters, 82, of Ann’s Grove, East...

Commission to appeal court ruling in Royston King’s dismissal – LGC

Sep 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Commission to appeal court ruling in Royston King’s dismissal – LGC

The Local Government Commission (LGC) is to appeal the recent court ruling which rendered the dismissal of former Town Clerk Royston King invalid. This is according to LGC Chairman Mortimer Mingo. He...

People don’t have to go pun de road to get killed

Sep 26, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on People don’t have to go pun de road to get killed

Bandits ain’t got regard fuh anybody and dem boys ain’t only talking bout de local bandits. Dem boys hear bout two big man who dead after bandits go in dem home while dem sleeping. One of dem was...

Where are the Proclamations?

Sep 26, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Where are the Proclamations?

The naming of a date for elections does not mean that elections are scheduled for that day. The only time that certainty can be established is when the Proclamation is signed on paper The...

Trade unions called on to be more active in workers’ education ─ as GPSU hosts 23rd Biennial Delegates Conference

Sep 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Trade unions called on to be more active in workers’ education ─ as GPSU hosts 23rd Biennial Delegates Conference

President David Granger, has called on the trade unions to play a more active role in the education of workers. It was explained that a modern public service demands competent, proficient and...

Feasibility study on seawall rehabilitation moving ahead

Sep 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Feasibility study on seawall rehabilitation moving ahead

The rehabilitation and reconstruction of the seawall from Kingston to Ogle is progressing; as the government moves a step further with the feasibility study and design. A public consultation was held...

Man who kicked down station door gets community service

Sep 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man who kicked down station door gets community service

A man, who damaged an office door at the East La Penitence Police Station, was yesterday ordered to serve fourteen days doing community service at the same police station. Thirty-eight-year-old...

Trini cargo company targets oil and gas sector with local office

Sep 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Trini cargo company targets oil and gas sector with local office

With the aim of providing their full freight forwarder and logistics services to Guyana, Trinidad-owned Cargo Consolidators Agency Limited (CCA) launched their local operations last Friday. Its...

Six years for mason who killed fellow villager at back-to-school event

Sep 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Six years for mason who killed fellow villager at back-to-school event

A 47-year-old mason of Lot 16 ‘A’ Williamsburgh, Corentyne, Berbice was sentenced to six years imprisonment for manslaughter committed on his fellow villager, Vishram “Ajai”...

Little word on next forest deal as Guyana set to collect final US$50M.

Sep 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Little word on next forest deal as Guyana set to collect final US$50M.

Almost a decade after a five-year ground-breaking forest conservation deal was signed between Guyana and Norway, its end is near. There is no immediate word whether another one is likely. In the...