February 2020

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Global Witness report will assist voters in deciding their choices

Feb 07, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Global Witness report will assist voters in deciding their choices

This columnist is openly saying that in his activism against the Jagdeo and Ramotar presidencies, he can find no corresponding accusations against any PPP minister, the kind of which Global Witness...

GIT softball tourney bowls off March 15

Feb 07, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GIT softball tourney bowls off March 15

The Guyana Islamic Trust Youth Department Inter Jamaat softball competition is set to commence on March 15. Entries will be closed on March 8 and teams can contact Bro. Ahmad on 608 9310 or Bro....

CWI Coach Education Programme seeks to develop world class players

Feb 07, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI Coach Education Programme seeks to develop world class players

By Zaheer Mohamed With the aim of improving coaching at all levels throughout the Caribbean, so as to produce world class cricketers who will be consistently successful at the international level,...

Terrified of a leader

Feb 07, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Terrified of a leader

When a political leader stirs the worst fears imaginable, then a country’s citizens are in trouble. The United States, of all places, is faced with such a dire situation currently. Its peoples soon...

It is not too late to salvage this sad situation

Feb 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is not too late to salvage this sad situation

DEAR EDITOR, The KN article published on Sunday 2nd February, 2020 titled ‘A maddening bloated Voter’s List’ is instructive and I believe a comment from the contesting political parties should...

Can any large distribution company sell without 14% VAT?

Feb 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Can any large distribution company sell without 14% VAT?

DEAR EDITOR, As a supermarket owner I have discovered that a new snacks distribution company has opened for business here in January 2020 and is giving me bills without 14% VAT for purchases. I...

Why must we continue to accept mediocrity?

Feb 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why must we continue to accept mediocrity?

DEAR EDITOR, Permit me the space to vent our (the students) frustration at the fact that, in 2020, we are still complaining about issues that were budding problems some 10 years ago and beyond....

We really need to change how we think

Feb 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We really need to change how we think

DEAR EDITOR, I tendered my resignation as a member of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and remained quiet. Unfortunately members of the AFC commenced to attack my person. Unfortunately there is a belief...

The President’s security is important

Feb 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The President’s security is important

DEAR EDITOR, On Sunday February 2, 2020 in Freddie Kissoon used his Kaieteur News column for which he gets paid to write, to accuse the President of being too security conscious. This coming from...

The APNU/AFC Coalition in retrospect

Feb 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The APNU/AFC Coalition in retrospect

DEAR EDITOR, The AFC had been a rapidly growing third force in Guyana’s political landscape since its formation. Born out of the disgruntled ranks of the PPP and APNU- Ramjattan and Trotman and...

Patriotism should never be sold for seats in the peanut gallery

Feb 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Patriotism should never be sold for seats in the peanut gallery

DEAR EDITOR, GHK Lall and Moses Nagamootoo seem to be getting their information from the same source, TNN, aka the Taxi News Network; for the ludicrous position that the new petroleum exploration...

Will Small Parties hold Balance?

Feb 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will Small Parties hold Balance?

DEAR EDITOR, Freddie Kissoon claims that findings he saw of polls conducted by the ruling coalition government and PPP reveal that neither of the two larger parties will obtain a majority of seats in...

Oil spill emergency plan for Caribbean Region urgently needed – TT Minister of Energy

Feb 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Oil spill emergency plan for Caribbean Region urgently needed – TT Minister of Energy

By Kiana Wilburg reporting from Trinidad and Tobago Given the fragility of the environment in the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago’s Energy Minister, Franklin Khan, is of the firm view that Guyana...

Man kills drinking buddy, then returns and continues drinking with dead man’s wife

Feb 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man kills drinking buddy, then returns and continues drinking with dead man’s wife

Things took an unexpected turn when the results of the Post Mortem for Cleon Outar, 29, of Angoy’s Avenue were revealed. Outar was found floating in the Republic Canal, near the Region Six...

Badal joins call to remove Trotman until investigation completed

Feb 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Badal joins call to remove Trotman until investigation completed

Presidential Candidate of Change Guyana, Robert Badal, has joined the call to have Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, to be removed from the electoral list until an inquiry is completed....

Garbage Collectors robbed by gun toting bandits

Feb 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Garbage Collectors robbed by gun toting bandits

It is no secret that thieves also roam in the broad light of day but it is a serious cause for concern when even the garbage collectors are not safe. That was the case yesterday morning when three...

Over 30 NGOs call for fair oil deal – commit to play role in industry development

Feb 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Over 30 NGOs call for fair oil deal – commit to play role in industry development

The National Coordinating Coalition Inc. (NCC) with the support of its 30-plus Non Profit Organisations has sought to clarify the grassroots civil society’s perspectives on their involvement, and...

Digicel seeks to land submarine cable

Feb 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Digicel seeks to land submarine cable

With mere weeks to go before general and regional elections, the continuous delay of opening the telecoms sector is likely to become a hot topic. Digicel Guyana has repeated commitments to land its...

RUSAL standoff… Police remove blockage from river

Feb 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on RUSAL standoff… Police remove blockage from river

– Union says move will embolden company to further disregard laws Law enforcement officers have now intervened to remove the blockage placed in the Berbice River at Kwakwani by the sacked RUSAL...

Bandits ah use gun to rob de dead in de cemetery

Feb 06, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Bandits ah use gun to rob de dead in de cemetery

Long time or as some people does seh, a long time ago, when a man thief, he use to mek sure dat he thief some things of value. Nobody would ketch a thief going into some old house to rob people. When...

Inferiority Complex

Feb 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Inferiority Complex

Many Guyanese suffer from an inferiority complex, particularly when it comes to foreigners. When a local person says something, they are ready to jump at that person’s throat and accuse him of all...

US$100 million vanishes at Suriname’s Central Bank

Feb 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US$100 million vanishes at Suriname’s Central Bank

PARAMARIBO–Disgust and concern reigned in Suriname throughout the weekend, following revelations on Friday that US $100 million in private citizens’ savings that had been placed in care of...

Rose Hall Town man gets 43 years for attempted murder and two other charges.

Feb 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Rose Hall Town man gets 43 years for attempted murder and two other charges.

A man who was said to be a member of a terror gang from Rose Hall town, Corentyne, has been sentenced to a total of 43 years in jail. This gang was creating havoc in the Corentyne, Berbice area back...

Trinidad says female traveller sent back; Guyana unaware

Feb 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Trinidad says female traveller sent back; Guyana unaware

Health authorities in Guyana are not aware that Trinidad and Tobago has sent back a female passenger. According to the Trinidad Guardian, a fe¬male pas¬sen¬ger who ar¬rived at Pi¬ar¬co...

‘Extractive Industries’ holds first meeting on data collection–For preparation of First Trade in Oil Report

Feb 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Extractive Industries’ holds first meeting on data collection–For preparation of First Trade in Oil Report

As a new oil producing country which also is a member of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), Guyana is required to adhere to the requirement in the EITI 2019 Standard which...

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How do we deal with disappointment?

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(Kaieteur News) – There was once a young man who had spent years preparing for what he believed would be the most important moment of his life. He studied late into the night. He sacrificed weekends. He turned down invitations from friends because he had a goal. When the opportunity finally...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

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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...

Visa revocations – corruption and drug trafficking ties

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(Kaieteur News) – Bolivians carried a goodly fraction of those exposed and tarnished by U.S. visa revocations. Columbians, Ecuadorians, Peruvians all suffered the same fate. Judges. Prosecutors. A Police official. An attorney general. The allegations: corruption and involvement in...

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