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CWI’s Regional four-day Hungry Jaguars scent blood going into final day Permaul reaches 500 FC wickets

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI’s Regional four-day Hungry Jaguars scent blood going into final day Permaul reaches 500 FC wickets

By Sean Devers On a day in which 30-year-old left arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul captured his 500th First-class wicket in his 116th game, Jaguars had Red Force in a corner hoping to miraculously...

Kaieteur News Cartoon Jan 26/20

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon Jan 26/20

Why isn’t Deodat Sukhu being held to account for ignoring an entreaty from Jordan?

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why isn’t Deodat Sukhu being held to account for ignoring an entreaty from Jordan?

Dear Editor: As per Title 5 of the Guyana Constitution the Leader of the Opposition falls under the Executive branch of government. The Executive is responsible for day-to-day management of the...

Freddie right on polling

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie right on polling

Dear Editor, Freddie Kissoon (KN Jan 22) is right that the political parties should conduct opinion polls to determine popular support for actions of politicians and or government polices and or in...

GNSC statement against recent acts of violence

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on GNSC statement against recent acts of violence

Dear Editor, The Guyana National Students’ Organisation (GNSO) has recognised the recent incidents of violent outbursts amongst Students, Parents and Teachers. GNSO’S Interim Committee of...

President Granger’s penchant for reckless disregard of the law

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Granger’s penchant for reckless disregard of the law

Dear Editor, I am open to being challenged on my observation that President David Granger, given his short reign, is on record for being the President who abused the Constitution more profusely than...

My journey towards helping animals

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on My journey towards helping animals

Dear Editor, This year (2020) I am remembering 20-plus years of work as an animal activist. I would like to take this opportunity to try and explain why I love this “profession.” Much of my...

Dr. Leslie Ramsammy should look in the mirror

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Leslie Ramsammy should look in the mirror

Dear Editor, Former Minister of Health in the last PPP government Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has always strikes me as the doctor who came in from the cold and who ought to pay homage to the verse in Luke...

Neither the PNC nor the PPP is addressing the pressing issue of national unity

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Neither the PNC nor the PPP is addressing the pressing issue of national unity

Dear Editor, As I note the campaign emphases of the two major political parties in this elections season, there is one significant and startling difference from the ones that went before. Neither the...

Guyana’s minimum share of oil resources must be between 15 and 20% –IMF

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s minimum share of oil resources must be between 15 and 20% –IMF

By Kiana Wilburg Upon the request of the Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was invited last year to advise on what reforms would be needed for the fiscal...

Guyana could rake in $$ billions if data is made available on relinquished oil blocks – Industry experts

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana could rake in $$ billions if data is made available on relinquished oil blocks – Industry experts

By Kemol King Oil companies would prefer it if the data they have accumulated on areas they have studied are kept secret, even after those areas ceases being theirs to operate. That’s because the...

Lands seized from BaiShanLin should not be allocated in a hurry – Jagdeo

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Lands seized from BaiShanLin should not be allocated in a hurry – Jagdeo

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, is warning the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) to not hurriedly re-issue a number of forestry concessions that had been seized from Chinese investor, BaiShanLin....

Bus driver to spend 6 months in jail for allowing students to jump out of moving bus

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bus driver to spend 6 months in jail for allowing students to jump out of moving bus

– Conductor charged The 2019 road madness was hell for the Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Department. The road madness reigned, from minibus drivers and conductors dancing out of moving buses...

Cane Grove man arrested for slashing wife’s throat

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cane Grove man arrested for slashing wife’s throat

A Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara man was yesterday nabbed by police while trying to hang himself, hours after slashing his wife’s throat at their home on Thursday evening following a quarrel. The...

Father of one jailed 23 years over execution-style killing

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Father of one jailed 23 years over execution-style killing

A 28-year-old father of one was yesterday sentenced to 23 years’ imprisonment for the execution-style killing of Festival City, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown resident, Christopher Wharton, called...

Man crushed by truck in Sophia

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man crushed by truck in Sophia

A Meadowbrook Gardens resident was on Thursday crushed to death by a trailer truck while heading to a construction site at “C” Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown. The dead man has been identified...

De Waterfalls paper calling some shots

Jan 25, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De Waterfalls paper calling some shots

If is one thing people can seh about de Waterfalls paper is dat it always tekking on dem big companies who come to rob Guyana. Dem got a saying dat if people don’t be careful all who was dem...

THE BALLOT BOXES ARE NOT OF MUCH RELEVANCE AFTER THE COUNTING OF THE BALLOTS

Jan 25, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE BALLOT BOXES ARE NOT OF MUCH RELEVANCE AFTER THE COUNTING OF THE BALLOTS

Once the ballots have been counted at the places of poll, the ballot boxes really do not matter much anymore. The concern over the integrity of the ballot boxes and the need to protect them after the...

GTT records increase in fraud complaints

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GTT records increase in fraud complaints

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) is urging customers to be more vigilant and to seek verification of promotions. Recently, the company has seen an increase in fraud reports during...

Elections observers missions to spread across the country on E-day

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Elections observers missions to spread across the country on E-day

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday hosted a meeting with the diplomatic representatives of the countries providing Electoral Observer Missions for the forthcoming General and Regional...

UN to review Guyana’s human rights record on Wednesday

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on UN to review Guyana’s human rights record on Wednesday

Guyana’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Wednesday. The meeting will be webcast live,...

Market porter collapses, dies

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Market porter collapses, dies

A 45-year-old man is now dead after he unexpectedly collapsed and died in the presence of vendors and shoppers at the New Amsterdam Market yesterday morning. Dead is Rasheed Gobin of Angoy’s...

Labourer killed by fallen log

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer killed by fallen log

A labourer attached to Bacchus Logging Company met his demise last Thursday after he was reportedly crushed by a fallen log while on duty. Family members have identified the victim as 64-year-old...

‘Carjacking victim’ parked ‘stolen’ vehicle outside relatives’ home

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Carjacking victim’ parked ‘stolen’ vehicle outside relatives’ home

Police have reportedly established that a West Coast Demerara man who claimed he was a carjacking victim had actually hidden his ‘stolen’ vehicle at the home of relatives. The 32-year-old is...

2016 murder of Prospect woman… Victim’s mother testifies in PI

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 2016 murder of Prospect woman… Victim’s mother testifies in PI

Following the disappearance of her daughter four years, Dhanrajie Murray, yesterday flew into Guyana to take the witness stand and testify in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) against Devindra Ramdiah....

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…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPPC) has mastered the art of political rhetoric.... more