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The constitution and the courts did not protect citizens from this violation

Feb 27, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The constitution and the courts did not protect citizens from this violation

DEAR EDITOR, “Sovereignty belongs to the people, who exercise it through their representatives and the democratic organs established by and under this Constitution” declares Article 9 of the...

The PPP/C is going into the elections with a clear and distinct advantage

Feb 27, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP/C is going into the elections with a clear and distinct advantage

DEAR EDITOR, It will take a miracle for the APNU-AFC administration to be returned to power in a free and fair elections. And since I do not believe in miracles, the likelihood of the APNU-AFC being...

The system is failing our children

Feb 27, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The system is failing our children

DEAR EDITOR, As of recent the problem of bullying in schools is rising. The video that circulated with the teen being stabbed in her back brought tears to my eyes. Bullying should stop! Innocent...

An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure

Feb 27, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure

DEAR EDITOR, The Cap Phillipe did not come at night and leave with Guyana’s profit-oil before dawn, it is, after all, an Oil-tanker not a pirate ship, but for all that we know and have gotten...

Kudos for a well-run campaign

Feb 27, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kudos for a well-run campaign

DEAR EDITOR, The race is now on the homestretch. Voters seem to be energized and can’t wait to get past March 2 because the country (their lives) has been dogged by the political uncertainty of the...

Greenidge threatens to sue Ex-Presidential Advisor, Jan Mangal, for US$1M

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Greenidge threatens to sue Ex-Presidential Advisor, Jan Mangal, for US$1M

…denies opposing renegotiation of ExxonMobil Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge, is threatening a US$1M lawsuit against Jan Mangal, an advisor who worked with the Ministry of the...

Minister fails to secure gag order against Jagdeo

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Minister fails to secure gag order against Jagdeo

Junior Minister of Communities with the responsibility for Housing, Annette Ferguson, has failed in her bid to secure an interim gag order against opposition leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, and the Guyana...

Sugar industry shuts down as workers protest for retroactive back pay

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar industry shuts down as workers protest for retroactive back pay

Yesterday, operations across the sugar industry were significantly affected as thousands of sugar workers from Albion, Blairmont and Uitvlugt Estates as well as the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)...

GECOM adds 12 more polling places, following discussion with Opposition

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM adds 12 more polling places, following discussion with Opposition

By Kemol King Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, managed to convince the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday to add 12 new polling places in areas the People’s Progressive Party...

Mental patient found hanging in Psychiatric hospital

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Mental patient found hanging in Psychiatric hospital

The body of a resident at the National Psychiatric Hospital in Region Six was discovered on Monday hanging in the washroom at the facility. Officials stated that the female patient was identified as...

Coast Guard explosion… Injured soldiers’ conditions improving

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Coast Guard explosion… Injured soldiers’ conditions improving

The members of the Guyana Defence Forces’ Artillery Unit who were injured in last Saturday’s fiery explosion at the Coast Guard wharf have been recovering well. So far, Staff Sergeant Otto Row...

Houston Estates sues City Council over accusation of tax fraud

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Houston Estates sues City Council over accusation of tax fraud

Houston Estates has taken the Mayor and City Council(M&CC) to Court over accusations of tax fraud leveled against the proprietors of the estate. The lawsuit is welcomed by City Mayor Ubraj Narine...

Guyana charging people fuh leffing de country

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana charging people fuh leffing de country

Some people does use Guyana like a strainer. Dem come in at one end and pass straight through. When people stand up at de airport, dem does see nuff people coming in. Wha dem don’t see is de people...

Three-yr-old hospitalised after falling into trench

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Three-yr-old hospitalised after falling into trench

A three-year-old boy is now hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after he reportedly sustained injuries after slipping into a trench that is located at the back of his...

Contractor hospitalised after equipment damages GPL’s transmission line

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Contractor hospitalised after equipment damages GPL’s transmission line

A private contractor working within the vicinity of the L2 transmission line between the old Sophia Substation and the Golden Grove Substation yesterday, was injured after his equipment came into...

Vehicle linked to teen’s hit-and-run death found hidden in container

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Vehicle linked to teen’s hit-and-run death found hidden in container

– cops to issue wanted bulletin for suspect Police believe they have located the car that struck down and killed 17-year-old Kwon Trotz at Farm, East Bank Essequibo last Friday. They are now...

An adoring society

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on An adoring society

They need, use, and leverage each other for the high stakes of the bigger picture. It is a reciprocal backscratching society, this leadership couple forced to fight above their weights, and who...

Accomplice sentenced to 29 years for murder of Hamson General Store owner

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Accomplice sentenced to 29 years for murder of Hamson General Store owner

The second accused in the unlawful death of Farouk Ghanie has been convicted and sentenced for murder. Kemo Evans was sentenced to 29 years in prison by Justice Sandil Kissoon after he was convicted...

Farmers to benefit from $110M Onverwagt farm to market road

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Farmers to benefit from $110M Onverwagt farm to market road

The $110M rehabilitated farm to market road at Onverwagt , West Coast Berbice will now provide farmers in the area with hassle-free access to 40,000 acres of rice land and 10,000 heads of cattle. The...

Tender Board Consultancy services procured for water sector governance

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Tender Board Consultancy services procured for water sector governance

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday opened¬¬¬¬ four bids for two major governmental projects at its Ministry of Finance (MoF) office on Main and Urquhart...

Guyana Mission in Geneva Celebrates 50th Republic Anniversary

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Mission in Geneva Celebrates 50th Republic Anniversary

A photographic exhibition and a conversation on the Environment and Energy interface in Guyana were the main features of a well-attended reception held at the Guyana Mission in Geneva. The occasion...

21 years for Black Bush farmer who buried wife in backyard shallow grave

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 21 years for Black Bush farmer who buried wife in backyard shallow grave

The man who killed his wife and buried her body in a shallow grave at Black Bush Polder and then planted bora on the grave has pleaded guilty to killing the woman. Sunildat Balack, called...

Silver and bronze medals for Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani at ACAC championships

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Silver and bronze medals for Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani at ACAC championships

Narayan Ramdhani (The Kings University) and Priyanna Ramdhani (Olds College) were both selected to represent the Province of Alberta at CCAA (Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association) national...

Berbice porter dies after plunging into trench

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice porter dies after plunging into trench

A 22-year-old porter attached to A. Ally and Sons in New Amsterdam took his last swim on Sunday after he plunged into the “Six Bridge” trench located in Edinburgh but had to be hauled out...

Toronto Diaspora celebrates Republic Day

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Toronto Diaspora celebrates Republic Day

The Guyanese Canadian community in the Greater Toronto Area marked Guyana’s 50th Republic Anniversary with the hoisting of the Golden Arrowhead, and an Interfaith Service at the Scarborough Civic...

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The Horse Racing Authority Bill will solve nothing!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Horse Racing Authority Bill of 2024, though ostensibly aimed at regulating horse racing... more