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Letter to the Sports Editor Basil Butcher’s Ancestry

Jan 03, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor Basil Butcher’s Ancestry

Dear Editor, New Year greetings to you and your readers. As Basil F. Butcher’s daughter, I have noted an inaccuracy regarding my father’s ancestry, which was recently publishing in your...

Translating talk to reality is where the Granger Administration has utterly failed time and again

Jan 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Translating talk to reality is where the Granger Administration has utterly failed time and again

DEAR EDITOR, A January 01, article in another newspaper titled “President announces launch of development decade” referred to caretaker President David Granger New Year’s address. From the...

The State of Hope Coconut Industries Limited

Jan 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The State of Hope Coconut Industries Limited

DEAR EDITOR, It is my firm belief that it is important for everyone to be aware of the fact that agriculture is currently the world’s leading employer and plays a vital role in the livelihood of...

I firmly believe that this was a “shakedown” operation

Jan 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on I firmly believe that this was a “shakedown” operation

DEAR EDITOR, A recent article published in the Kaieteur News spoke of some GGMC Mines Officers and instances of corruption. I would like to add some evidence to support same. I am a shop owner at...

Let each of us endeavour to make ourselves the best human beings we could be

Jan 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let each of us endeavour to make ourselves the best human beings we could be

DEAR EDITOR, As we look to this New Year of 2020, all of us are understandably wondering how our year- delayed elections would turn out, and how much of a boon would the recent commencement of the...

Minor parties experience difficulties to get on ballot

Jan 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minor parties experience difficulties to get on ballot

DEAR EDITOR, Conversations with leaders and/or representatives of the newer small parties reveal that they are struggling with funding and meeting the requirements to appear on the ballot for the...

A salute to the leadership for keeping the legacy of the PPP alive and relevant

Jan 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A salute to the leadership for keeping the legacy of the PPP alive and relevant

DEAR EDITOR, The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) observed its 70th anniversary on January 1, 2020. This is indeed a significant milestone. The PPP was formed on January 1, 1950, under the...

When will GTT upgrade its mobile data service in the North Rupununi?

Jan 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on When will GTT upgrade its mobile data service in the North Rupununi?

DEAR EDITOR, For the longest while, cell phone customers in the North Rupununi have been getting the proverbial “shaft” when it comes to GTT’s mobile data service. In the North Rupununi,...

We look forward to being your Caribbean airline of choice in 2020

Jan 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We look forward to being your Caribbean airline of choice in 2020

DEAR EDITOR, Caribbean Airlines has taken note of the article appearing in the Chronicle Newspaper on December 31, 2019. The airline considers it important to point out the following: (i) Caribbean...

GGDMA’s power-drunk election strategy

Jan 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on GGDMA’s power-drunk election strategy

DEAR EDITOR, In his inaugural statement, newly-elected President of the Guyana Gold & Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) Andron Alphonso, at the end of November, openly challenged miners to use...

Excess gas from Liza Phase 1 alone can power all of Guyana for more than 15 years

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Excess gas from Liza Phase 1 alone can power all of Guyana for more than 15 years

By Kiana Wilburg For decades, Guyana has tried and failed in its attempts to address the issue of high energy costs. It appears, however, that this could soon be a closed chapter in the nation’s...

80% of Nigeria’ energy revenues only benefit 1% of the population – World Bank finds

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 80% of Nigeria’ energy revenues only benefit 1% of the population – World Bank finds

• The richest man in Nigeria would have to spend US$1M a day for 41 years to exhaust his fortune. • The wealth of Nigeria’s five richest men amount to US$29.9 billion—More than enough to end...

Guyana has 661,378 eligible voters – says GECOM

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana has 661,378 eligible voters – says GECOM

According to the Guyana Election Commission, (GECOM) Guyana has 661,378 eligible voters whose names will be published in the Revised List of Electors (RLE) on Monday for public vetting. Following a...

ExxonMobil hires military agents notorious for gross human rights abuses – lawsuit

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil hires military agents notorious for gross human rights abuses – lawsuit

The latest development affecting the lawsuit filed against ExxonMobil over the gross human rights abuses has taken the oil company out of the woods, as the US Court has held that it is up to Congress...

Trotman sets up complaints desk

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Trotman sets up complaints desk

Beginning this month, the Ministry of Natural Resources will be establishing a Grievance Address Desk to formally address the complaints and issues within the sector. This established desk or office...

Man stabbed to death by woman’s ex-lover

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man stabbed to death by woman’s ex-lover

Police are investigating a fatal stabbing incident that occurred yesterday evening around 21:30hrs at Lot 123 Mazaruni Street, Guyhoc, Georgetown. The victim as been identified as 23-year-old Kyle...

Two years to the day…Former SWAT Boss fired

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Two years to the day…Former SWAT Boss fired

Just one year ago on December 30, 2017, police ranks intercepted then SWAT Unit Commander, Motie Dookie, during a routine stop and search operation at Whim Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Motie was at...

GDF PROMOTES 818

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GDF PROMOTES 818

A total of 818 officers and ranks of the Guyana Defence Force have been promoted with effect from today. Of this total, 25 of the officers are from the regular Force while 10 are reserve officers....

Four elevated to Senior Counsel

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Four elevated to Senior Counsel

Having considered their high quality of service in the legal profession, and with confidence in their knowledge of the law, His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative...

Mudslinging dominates major parties press conferences

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Mudslinging dominates major parties press conferences

The major parties, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), have held many press conferences throughout the past year. Valuable time from these...

Guyana hires UK firm to evaluate Payara field development plans

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana hires UK firm to evaluate Payara field development plans

The Department of Energy has announced the hiring of a firm from the United Kingdom to review and evaluate the Payara field development plans. The company has been identified as Bayphase Geologists,...

10,000 acres lands at MMA-ADA…I did not benefit from any Duty Free Concessions – Chairman

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 10,000 acres lands at MMA-ADA…I did not benefit from any Duty Free Concessions – Chairman

Chairman of the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA), Kelvin Saul, has said that he has not benefitted from any duty free or other tax concessions. Saul was responding...

Oil and debt

Jan 01, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Oil and debt

Carl Greenidge should know something about debt. After all, he did admit in his Christmas Day letter in the Stabroek News that both Guyana and Nicaragua were among the most chronically indebted...

DEVELOPMENT is CONSTANT everywhere which comes at a COST

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on DEVELOPMENT is CONSTANT everywhere which comes at a COST

When your leaders are asleep at the wheel however, then that cost can become a burden to the nation and its people Take a look at this example: ExxonMobil is building its headquarters and uses the...

Dharm Shala oldest resident dies

Jan 01, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Dharm Shala oldest resident dies

The Dharm Shala’s oldest resident, Iris Agatha La Fleur, passed away yesterday, peacefully in her sleep. She was 100 years old. Iris, a cancer survivor, was accepted into the Dharm Shala by its...

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Fastest growing economy and an empty stadium

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- It’s a classic Guyanese tale, really. You live in the fastest growing economy in the... more