January 2020

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Sincere gratitude from the NICIL/SPU scholarship beneficiaries

Jan 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sincere gratitude from the NICIL/SPU scholarship beneficiaries

DEAR EDITOR, The reason for this letter is to put on the record the sincere thanks and gratitude of the families of the three scholarship awardees that were recognized by Minister Winston Jordan and...

NCN’s coverage has been fair, balanced, accurate and true

Jan 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on NCN’s coverage has been fair, balanced, accurate and true

DEAR EDITOR, As Ronald Reagan said to Jimmy Carter in a debate “There he goes again.” I will say the same to Kit Nascimento, “There he goes again”. Kit is posturing. He is pandering to the...

Voting against a party rather than for one’s own

Jan 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Voting against a party rather than for one’s own

DEAR EDITOR, Very soon, voters have to make a decision on how they will vote — which party to vote for. Will they be motivated by party or candidate or policy or some other factor? It has not been...

The campaign trail is in full swing

Jan 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The campaign trail is in full swing

DEAR EDITOR, The campaign trail is in full swing for the upcoming March 2020 National and Regional Elections. The major political parties are in communities across the country, detailing the messages...

What is to be gained in Guyana continuing to part of CARICOM

Jan 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is to be gained in Guyana continuing to part of CARICOM

DEAR EDITOR, I have observed some staff of the CARICOM Secretariat leaving home at 9 am for work. Some are senior persons. The staff at CARCIOM Secretariat are among the highest paid in Guyana with...

The formula for political success is simple

Jan 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The formula for political success is simple

DEAR EDITOR, A certain section of the population, generally sympathetic to the PPP/C, is of the opinion and belief that the PNC, in all of its manifestations, has never won, and can never win, a free...

The importance of free and fair elections cannot be overemphasized

Jan 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The importance of free and fair elections cannot be overemphasized

DEAR EDITOR, According to media reports, the Carter Centre will be fielding observers for the upcoming General and Regional elections. This is a positive development given the role played by...

Caution needed amidst the heightened passions and hollow promises

Jan 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Caution needed amidst the heightened passions and hollow promises

DEAR EDITOR, I write to urge caution amidst the heightened passions and hollow promises which so often characterise Guyanese elections. This election is perhaps the most monumental in the whole of...

EPA halts Bosai’s operations; imposes million dollar fine

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on EPA halts Bosai’s operations; imposes million dollar fine

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on January 10, last, halted production and other operations under the Chinese-owned company, Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Incorporated, following a breach in...

Crime Chief says… SOCU corruption probe file with DPP

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Crime Chief says… SOCU corruption probe file with DPP

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is in possession of the damning report that highlighted alleged corruption that took place at the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) from 2016 to 2019....

City Town Clerks failure to hand over records hamper Council‘s ability to track assets

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on City Town Clerks failure to hand over records hamper Council‘s ability to track assets

Failure by previous Town Clerks of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council(M&CC) to hand over pertinent records before departing their posts has left the officers of the Municipality in a peculiar...

City Hall meets the people:

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall meets the people:

―scores of residents take advantage of the initiative To ensure the concerns of residents of Georgetown are addressed properly and promptly, the Mayor and City Council facilitated its first ‘open...

Carter Center deploys observer mission ahead of elections

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Carter Center deploys observer mission ahead of elections

The Carter Center has started work to observe Guyana’s upcoming elections. The announcement came six weeks before the March 2 general and regional elections. This would mark 28 years of work by the...

Nine parties qualify to contest 2020 Presidential elections

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Nine parties qualify to contest 2020 Presidential elections

Commissioners attached to the Guyana Elections Commission, (GECOM) have confirmed that nine parties out of 13 have qualified to contest the general elections slated for March 2. Speaking to the press...

Fight between two women leaves one blind

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Fight between two women leaves one blind

A fight between two women last year had left one blinded in one eye and the other before the court to answer to a wounding charge. Charged is 29-year-old Shelly Allicock, a hairdresser of 23 Hill...

Man turns self in with lawyer in wedding house killing

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man turns self in with lawyer in wedding house killing

– Wanted bulletin issued for suspect Police have issued a wanted bulletin for a suspect, while two others have turned themselves in with attorneys, following last Sunday’s beating death of...

Woman kills man who had eyes for her friend

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Woman kills man who had eyes for her friend

A 44-year-old East La Penitence resident is now dead after he was stabbed to the region of his heart on Monday about 03:40 hrs. Dead is Richard Fresco, also called “Foots” of 23 East La...

People thief and preparing to thief again

Jan 15, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on People thief and preparing to thief again

Who got luck, eat pork. Dat is a Guyanese saying. If some of de people who rule dis country did live in any odda country, dem woulda either deh in jail or dem woulda face de firing squad. De...

PAY THE WORKERS A LIVING WAGE NOW!

Jan 15, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on PAY THE WORKERS A LIVING WAGE NOW!

One of the candidates of the APNU+AFC has been telling the Coalition’s supporters that they must begin to think of themselves as billionaires. He said that a lot of money will be coming the...

Most local lung cancer cases diagnosed very late – Thoracic Surgeon

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Most local lung cancer cases diagnosed very late – Thoracic Surgeon

Although there are a number of risk factors for lung cancer, the most common has long been recognised as exposure to cigarette smoke. A person’s risk increases with the number of cigarettes they...

Shuman continues to be a dual citizen

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Shuman continues to be a dual citizen

… Still seeks membership to national assembly Presidential Candidate of the Liberty and Justice Party, Lenox Shuman, is a citizen of Guyana, as well as a citizen of Canada. It is with this dual...

Passenger breaks tout hand for middle seat

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Passenger breaks tout hand for middle seat

A minibus tout, who would usually ply his trade at the Route 47 bus park in the vicinity of Demico Ice-cream parlour, Georgetown, has more to worry about. He was brutally assaulted by a female...

Police probing “alleged robbery” of Skeldon moneychanger

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Police probing “alleged robbery” of Skeldon moneychanger

A moneychanger of Springlands, Upper Corentyne, is alleging that he was beaten and robbed of $3 million while he was making his way to work at the Skeldon Market. According to Daneshwar “Peter”...

High Court Registrar strikes out bid to reverse ruling on Royston King’s dismissal

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on High Court Registrar strikes out bid to reverse ruling on Royston King’s dismissal

The Registrar of the Supreme Court of Judicature has struck out an application filed by the Local Government Commission (LGC) which sought to overturn a judgment by High Court Judge Simone...

BK Int’l wants $518M to repair sea defence in Region Six

Jan 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on BK Int’l wants $518M to repair sea defence in Region Six

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday opened ¬¬¬¬¬six bids for five major governmental projects. One notable project included the ¬¬¬repairs to a sea...

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Vryman’s Erven Secondary wins Georgia Women Cricket Association-New...

Sep 24, 2026

By Samuel Whyte (Kaieteur News) – In an exciting final encounter Vryman’s Erven Secondary school defeated New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School to take top honours in the NA Inter...

A Mid-Year Report is a report card not an audit

Sep 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Christopher Ram is right to demand accountability for the spending of public money. He is also right that figures are most useful when they tell a coherent story about what Government has spent, what it has achieved and what remains to be done. But to ask for all of these...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

The Guyana-China card- Pt 1

Sep 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In his 201st Oil and Gas column, the tireless Chris Ram, man of law and man of numbers, introduced a thought-provoking element in Guyana’s oil weaknesses and struggles. It’s one with explosive potential. One, if acted upon, that is sure to trigger some huge ripples...

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