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Former chairman, councillor still signing off on cheques of new Buxton /Foulis NDC

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Former chairman, councillor still signing off on cheques of new Buxton /Foulis NDC

– matter under probe by LGC Councillors of the Buxton/Foulis Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) are raising concerns over what they believe is a deliberate ploy by former members of the...

BCOS Guyana Masters Squash Tourney Players turn back the clock on opening night

Jan 25, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCOS Guyana Masters Squash Tourney Players turn back the clock on opening night

The BCQS Guyana Masters three-night Squash Tournament commenced on Thursday evening at the Georgetown Club as the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) held its first tournament to get 2020 going with 10...

Minister engages Linden teachers, students following stabbing incident.

Jan 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Minister engages Linden teachers, students following stabbing incident.

Minister of Education, Dr. Nicollete Henry, yesterday travelled to Linden, where she met and engaged in talks with students and teachers of the Linden Foundation Secondary School. Her visit was...

Recipe for corruption at CJIA check in counter

Jan 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Recipe for corruption at CJIA check in counter

DEAR EDITOR, On my departure from Guyana, I was required to pay baggage fees. I was asked if I would be paying with a credit card or cash. Not being too sure that Guyana had successfully transitioned...

Together we can fix our problems

Jan 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Together we can fix our problems

DEAR EDITOR, One of the things I wish to clear with my fellow Guyanese is that I had in fact been instrumental in the formation of the APNU-AFC Coalition in February 2015. The Minister of...

A plea to humanity amidst the brutality

Jan 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A plea to humanity amidst the brutality

Dear Editor, The recent upsurge of deadly brutality wrought by citizen against citizen leaves one with the disturbing thought that the oil-rich country, the famed Eldorado is now occupied by beings...

Biased columnists

Jan 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Biased columnists

DEAR EDITOR, I have noted with some consternation that for the past two weeks, at least, three of your Sunday feature writers have been unashamedly militating against the main political parties that...

Re-allocations of vacant forest areas transparent; in keeping with sustainable management practices

Jan 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Re-allocations of vacant forest areas transparent; in keeping with sustainable management practices

DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Forestry Commission noted the publication in Kaieteur News dated 23rd January, 2019 bearing the caption ‘Hurried allocation of over one million acres of State Forest will be...

The Prime Minister’s idle talk exposes his deception on sugar

Jan 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Prime Minister’s idle talk exposes his deception on sugar

DEAR EDITOR, The GAWU has considered the letter of Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, which was published in the January 24, Stabroek News and Guyana Chronicle. It is the first time that the Prime...

Mr. Narine has allowed his political bias to cloud his interpretation of what I said

Jan 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Narine has allowed his political bias to cloud his interpretation of what I said

DEAR EDITOR, My attention was drawn to a letter by Mr. Seepaul Narine, using the appellation “General Secretary GAWU”, which appeared in the media on January 23. Being a PPP party...

Jagdeo joins calls for Exxon’s release of gas, oil quantities in its finds

Jan 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo joins calls for Exxon’s release of gas, oil quantities in its finds

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo says it’s a requirement that Guyana know the volume of oil and gas in every material discovery made offshore. He made this and other comments during a press...

Son among three others charged for murder of man, 72

Jan 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Son among three others charged for murder of man, 72

By Shikema Dey Four men, including a son of the victim, were yesterday arraigned in the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court for the brutal murder of 72-year-old Strathspey, East Coast Demerara resident,...

Workers block Berbice River as Rusal sends home over 140 workers

Jan 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Workers block Berbice River as Rusal sends home over 140 workers

– company claims GRA blocked duty free fuel imports Russian-controlled Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) is in the news again, sacking over 140 workers on Wednesday. Workers reportedly...

Suspect found dead in Angolan case involving ex-President’s daughter

Jan 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect found dead in Angolan case involving ex-President’s daughter

(www.aljazeera.com) Isabel dos Santos has been named as a suspect in an investigation over alleged mismanagement during her time as chairwoman of Sonangol, Angola’s state oil company, a position...

Young girl stabbed, male student beaten with cutlass in separate Linden school fights

Jan 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Young girl stabbed, male student beaten with cutlass in separate Linden school fights

By Shikema Dey Two students from separate Secondary schools in Linden were left nursing serious injuries – one even required surgery – after heated confrontations turned bloody. The...

Man robs cop in front of station

Jan 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man robs cop in front of station

The Police have placed a man before the courts for allegedly robbing one of their colleagues of articles amounting to $417,000 mid-last year. Thirty-year-old Shawn Damon appeared in the Georgetown...

‘Old clothes’ puts man in hospital over two bottles of high wine

Jan 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Old clothes’ puts man in hospital over two bottles of high wine

A vendor, better known as ‘Old Clothes’ was yesterday remanded to prison after he allegedly wounded a man during an altercation over two bottles of high wine. Donald Modeste was arraigned before...

Guyana improves significantly on corruption index – Transparency Int’l

Jan 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana improves significantly on corruption index – Transparency Int’l

Guyana has jumped 34 places upward on the Transparency International (TI)’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2019, showing significant improvement over the past eight years. Guyana ranked...

Jagdeo commits to releasing records of all oil sector negotiations

Jan 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo commits to releasing records of all oil sector negotiations

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo, has assured that should the party retake office through a victory in the March 2, 2020 General Election, it will ensure...

EU observer mission to oversee Elections

Jan 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on EU observer mission to oversee Elections

Following an invitation from the Government of Guyana, the European Union (EU) has been tasked with being an official observer for the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections. The team of eight...

Corruption declining in Guyana

Jan 24, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Corruption declining in Guyana

Guyana was a country wheh corruption was de order of de day. Things reach de stage that people who going about dem regular business use to feel that dem had to pay a something. People go in a shop to...

Taking back control of one’s safety; of life itself

Jan 24, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Taking back control of one’s safety; of life itself

Some members of the public are taking matters into their own hands, with their voices raised either to protest or to caution. Given that it is their own welfare involved, it is way past the time when...

Regional health agency says risk of deadly virus “low” in Caribbean

Jan 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Regional health agency says risk of deadly virus “low” in Caribbean

– but recommends preparedness The World Health Organization (WHO) on January 09, 2020 reported that a 2019 novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was identified by Chinese authorities. The virus was...

Armed robbery charges dismissed against construction worker

Jan 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Armed robbery charges dismissed against construction worker

After his first court appearance in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts in July 2019, 31-year-old Linden Flavious yesterday yelled, “all the time I telling yall, I didn’t rob anybody….watch...

Manari Bridge to close for 10 weeks

Jan 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Manari Bridge to close for 10 weeks

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has advised that from today, the Manari Bridge in Region 9 will closed for approximately 10 weeks.In the interim, a bypass road has been created on the southern...

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