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Education and the Decade of Development

Nov 03, 2019 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Education and the Decade of Development

(Excerpt from an address by HE David Granger on the occasion of the 175thanniversaryof Queen’s College 2019.10.29) Guyana is on the threshold of a transformational stage of development. The country...

Seven events listed for KMTC Boxing Day horserace meet

Nov 03, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Seven events listed for KMTC Boxing Day horserace meet

Seven events have been carded for the annual Kennard Memorial Turf Club horserace meet which is set for December 26 at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne. Dubbed the Boxing Day meet, the feature event is the...

The cat, the corpse and the killer

Nov 03, 2019 KNews Murder and Mystery, News Comments Off on The cat, the corpse and the killer

By Michael Jordan When I took him in to CID Headquarters. Eve Leary, six years ago, the youth they called ‘Big Foot’ didn’t seem to have a clue or care that I was taking him in for murder. It...

A. Ally and Sons General Stores Cycle road race set for today

Nov 03, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on A. Ally and Sons General Stores Cycle road race set for today

Cycling action is set for Berbice today when the A. Ally and Sons General Stores with branches throughout Guyana stage a 50 miles cycle road race. The event is being held in memory of the late owner...

Kaieteur News Cartoon Nov. 3 2019

Nov 03, 2019 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon Nov. 3 2019

Early Start of Christmas Season Welcomed

Nov 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Early Start of Christmas Season Welcomed

Dear Editor, Reference is made to editorial “Christmas starts now, why wait for December?” (Nov 1). An early start to the season is welcomed. You made reference to the December 21 vote – that...

This mode of action is long overdue

Nov 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on This mode of action is long overdue

Dear Editor, After the appointment of Justice Singh to chair Gecom, one would have expected to see the end of the controversy that had emanated from Gecom since the NCM. That did not happen. After...

When will they stop?

Nov 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on When will they stop?

Dear editor, This is not news to anyone but I would still like to bring it to the fore since there seems to be no end in sight. The residents of the Diamond/Grove area are tired of being scared and...

The public needs to know how Gecom Secretariat was constituted.

Nov 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The public needs to know how Gecom Secretariat was constituted.

Dear Editor, According to information available via the media, the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has decided in favour of the exclusion of the particulars of...

Successive Governments Housing Policy have been failures

Nov 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Successive Governments Housing Policy have been failures

Dear Editor, I write this letter for the sake of young people in this country. The PPP/C Government and now the APNU + AFC Government have failed thousands of young people in the housing sector. All...

Did Exxon’s automatic ‘file sweep’ program brush away the pre-contract records with Guyana?

Nov 03, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Did Exxon’s automatic ‘file sweep’ program brush away the pre-contract records with Guyana?

Dear Editor, Exxon has an AUTOMATIC ‘file sweep’ program that has been deleting company records dated before August 2015. And, apparently, no backup exists for the deleted records. Did Exxon’s...

Missing witness in murder trial … Burnt body found in car trunk at Mahaicony

Nov 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Missing witness in murder trial … Burnt body found in car trunk at Mahaicony

The search for missing key witness Collin Rodney may have finally ended after the gruesome find of the burnt remains of a body in the trunk of a torched car. The discovery was made at around 13:00...

President Granger says he is strong enough to serve second term

Nov 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on President Granger says he is strong enough to serve second term

Despite battling cancer which saw him making several trips to Cuba for treatment, President David Granger has insisted that he is strong enough to serve the people of Guyana for another five years,...

Brazil seeks US$50B through auction of oil blocks

Nov 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Brazil seeks US$50B through auction of oil blocks

Guyana’s neighbour Brazil hopes to reel in about US$50B from an auction of four oilfields, tentatively set for next Wednesday – Buzios, Itapu, Atapu and Sepia. The fields involved in the...

Top Exxon shareholder dumps assets after company fails to meet key climate obligations

Nov 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Top Exxon shareholder dumps assets after company fails to meet key climate obligations

Legal and General investment Management Limited (LGIM), a European shareholder for ExxonMobil, came out earlier this year shaming the oil company for how it addresses climate change. Then, it voted...

Kingston likely to replace Alves as Crime Chief – Top Cop says Alves unlikely to return from leave

Nov 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Kingston likely to replace Alves as Crime Chief – Top Cop says Alves unlikely to return from leave

Acting Crime Chief, Superintendent Michael Kingston, is likely to be confirmed as the country’s next Crime Chief. According to the Commissioner of Police Leslie James, a decision will soon be made...

West Africa ready to enter Guyana’s oil sector

Nov 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on West Africa ready to enter Guyana’s oil sector

A forum hosted by the Guyana Global Consulting Group (GGCG) is scheduled to take place on Wednesday in Ghana, to educate West Africa about the basics of doing business in Guyana. The Guyana-West...

Indian national vanishes after scamming several business people of over $800M

Nov 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Indian national vanishes after scamming several business people of over $800M

A prominent city businessman has reportedly vanished with over $800M, leaving several businesses across the country reeling. The businessman, Ajay Bathija, was one of the biggest traders in the city,...

Greed is Groovy

Nov 02, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Greed is Groovy

The Americans parade their rich and successful. We tear ours apart. The Americans worship material achievement. We idolise service without reward. To grasp this reality just study this newspaper’s...

Time for radical traffic change

Nov 02, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Time for radical traffic change

According to a New York Times article of August 14, “Major Traffic Experiment in N.Y.C.: Cars All but Banned on Major Street.” In New York City, on crowded 14th Street in downtown Manhattan,...

Man threatens to chop woman for walking in his yard, ends up with ganja charge

Nov 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man threatens to chop woman for walking in his yard, ends up with ganja charge

A twenty-four-year-old farmer was yesterday released on $50,000, bail using threatening language, abusive language and possession of narcotics. Dellon Richardson, of 46 Durban Street, Lodge,...

Guyana to participate in regional consultation on assessing needs in the criminal justice system

Nov 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to participate in regional consultation on assessing needs in the criminal justice system

Judges from Guyana and other countries from the English-speaking Caribbean will be participating in the Caribbean Regional Judges’ Consultation on Assessment of Needs in the Criminal Justice System...

GTT honours Queen’s College as it observes 175th Anniversary

Nov 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GTT honours Queen’s College as it observes 175th Anniversary

In recognition of the 175th Anniversary of Queen’s College (QC), Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) has donated GYD$100,000 to the Board of Governors of the college. GTT’s Public Relations...

Granger tells KN… Govt. working to ensure petroleum industry “properly and honestly” managed

Nov 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Granger tells KN… Govt. working to ensure petroleum industry “properly and honestly” managed

“We will make sure we have a first-class petroleum industry that is efficiently and honestly administered.”President David Granger gave this assurance yesterday during an interview on Kaieteur...

Security guard charged for shooting woman in the eye at hotel

Nov 02, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard charged for shooting woman in the eye at hotel

A security guard, who allegedly discharged a loaded firearm and shot a woman in her right eye and knee, was yesterday released on $100,000, bail by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly when he appeared in...

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Two more young cricketers benefit from Project “Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”

Does the PNCR really want to go down this road?

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