December 2019

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Man caught jumping fence with stolen loot over his shoulder, remanded

Dec 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man caught jumping fence with stolen loot over his shoulder, remanded

A 49-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison by Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty after he appeared before her in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on a charge of break and entry. Cecil...

Lucky Star shines brightly to win at Port Mourant

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lucky Star shines brightly to win at Port Mourant

As if to prove that its victory at the Guyana Cup Horserace meet was no fluke, Lucky Star did it again to take the feature B and lower event at the Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC) Horserace Meet which...

KFC Goodwill football tourney Shiva boys’ and DC Caesar Fox top respective groups

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on KFC Goodwill football tourney Shiva boys’ and DC Caesar Fox top respective groups

Calvin Chapman story and photos Inaugural Champions; Shiva boys’ Hindu College of Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) marched into the semifinals of the second annual KFC Goodwill football tournament...

Guyana briefed on Suriname’s political situation

Dec 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana briefed on Suriname’s political situation

Guyana’s Foreign Ministry has been briefed on the political situation in Suriname. Late last month, Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse, was jailed for 20 years for the 1982 murders of 15 of his...

Guyana, Serbia partner to create geographical database

Dec 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Serbia partner to create geographical database

The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) is partnering with the Government of the Republic of Serbia to produce a sustainable plan for a National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) and...

GFF Super 16 Cup double header set for BV Ground tomorrow

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Super 16 Cup double header set for BV Ground tomorrow

The battle lines would be drawn again tomorrow evening when the GFF Super 16 Cup moves to the BV Ground, East Coast Demerara. Set to defend East Coast territory is the duo of clubs from the village...

Dragon Stout Street-ball ‘Community Cup’ football continues with quarterfinals tonight

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dragon Stout Street-ball ‘Community Cup’ football continues with quarterfinals tonight

Sparta Boss oppose Future Stars, Leopold Street battle Gold is Money, Rio All-Stars tackle Avocado Ballers and Bent Street engages Festival City tonight in the quarterfinal section of the inaugural...

GECOM hires US firm to provide technical support

Dec 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM hires US firm to provide technical support

An independent body, the International Republican Institute (IRI), through the US Embassy, has been contracted to provide technical support to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), by aiding the...

Bus parks and an embankment

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Bus parks and an embankment

It is any port for a storm, as the old saying goes. There is a serious limitation when that is contemplated, for there are few – very few – ports in Georgetown that offers the ease of a...

Minister Norton expresses condolences on the passing of Basil Butcher

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Minister Norton expresses condolences on the passing of Basil Butcher

In a Media statement minister Dr. George Norton has expressed condolence on the passing of Guyanese West Indies cricketer Basil Butcher who passed away this week. The statement read, “The Hon....

Big TATA model buses needed

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Big TATA model buses needed

DEAR EDITOR, Allow me to express my heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones in yesterday’s gruesome accident. These persons are ordinary people who use buses to go to...

FAREWELL BASIL B

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on FAREWELL BASIL B

DEAR EDITOR, It is with great sadness that I learnt of the passing of Basil Butcher. Butcher was one of the world’s best batsman in his day. Cricket lovers who had the good fortune of seeing him...

TRANSPORTATION NONSENSE IN CANAL # 2 (PART 3)

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on TRANSPORTATION NONSENSE IN CANAL # 2 (PART 3)

DEAR EDITOR, Permit me for the 3rd time to express my opinion of the present-day situation in the small village of Canal #2 Polder on the West Bank of Demerara. As I would have pointed out in my last...

This we must get — lest we forget –the true reason for the season

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on This we must get — lest we forget –the true reason for the season

DEAR EDITOR, Remember that the holidays can be a toxic time of the year for some. It is that time of the year when we get inundated with Christmas special reruns, inundated with holiday cheer,...

A step in the right direction

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A step in the right direction

DEAR EDITOR, The decision by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to verify the 20,000 names of new registrants emanating from the House-to-House registration is a positive step. This will...

We must benefit from foresight and not only hindsight

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must benefit from foresight and not only hindsight

DEAR EDITOR, The recent flooding that occurred in Region # 2 and # 3 is certainly cause for all residents to be concerned, and while I am not in a position to pronounce the cause, effect and cure or...

No bonus for the NDC workers this Christmas

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on No bonus for the NDC workers this Christmas

DEAR EDITOR, Yesterday, I was informed that none of the workers at the NDCs across the country will be receiving bonuses this Christmas. Letters were sent in the traditional way to the Local...

What else matters in life?

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on What else matters in life?

DEAR EDITOR, Mosa Telford’s article, ‘A culture of begging’ in another newspaper caught my eye. The author, endowed with compassion and self-awareness, while judging Guyanese to be possessed of...

We cannot continue to squander our human resource

Dec 19, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on We cannot continue to squander our human resource

DEAR EDITOR, There has been a lot of debate surrounding the recent spate of vehicular accidents in Guyana. The arguments and suggestions ranged from more speed bumps, importing big buses and...

BREAKING NEWS!!! Pregnant woman among 5 dead in Mahaicony smash-up

Dec 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on BREAKING NEWS!!! Pregnant woman among 5 dead in Mahaicony smash-up

Police are investigating a smashup that occurred less than an hour ago at Fairfield, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD). According to reports, at least six persons are feared dead. The accident...

Govt’s investigations into operations of foreign investors…

Dec 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt’s investigations into operations of foreign investors…

Bosai, for the first time, forks over US$3M in dividends Government has reportedly managed to collect US$3M in dividends from Chinese-controlled Bosai Minerals Group. The money came after Cabinet...

Public release of Liza field plans is to ensure contractors like SBM & Exxon ‘don’t cut corners ‘

Dec 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Public release of Liza field plans is to ensure contractors like SBM & Exxon ‘don’t cut corners ‘

…Fmr. Petroleum Advisor Jan Mangal Pull Quote: “We are not going to get some leader coming along who is going to fix everything, Guyanese need to take interest, take ownership of their country...

Govt. moves to overhaul decades old Petroleum laws

Dec 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. moves to overhaul decades old Petroleum laws

The Department of Energy intends to revise and modernise Guyana’s Petroleum legislation. It announced plans to do so during a press conference at its Brickdam office, last Monday. Energy Director,...

Cops accused of throwing hot water on suspected house jumper

Dec 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cops accused of throwing hot water on suspected house jumper

– claims he broke into their house Seventeen-year-old Ashkay Budhiram, a mason of 3928 La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara was on Monday allegedly abducted and tortured by two off duty...

Dr. Bynoe angered by aspersions on his character

Dec 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Bynoe angered by aspersions on his character

By Kemol King Energy Director, Dr. Mark Bynoe, said on Monday that the media corps should take a more professional approach to reporting on the work of the Energy Department. During a press...

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Income tax thresholds

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(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

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(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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