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The unflattering saga of fifty years as a Republic

Feb 25, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The unflattering saga of fifty years as a Republic

For 50 years we, the people, have held supreme power, through those voted into office to lead us forward and upward. Fifty years have left us with a lot of things, good times and good memories, good...

This 86 year old carcinoma is why we should not vote for PPP

Feb 25, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This 86 year old carcinoma is why we should not vote for PPP

Yesterday morning, my wife joined me for my dog’s walk on the seawall. I decided to give her a tour of Georgetown. So we drove a few places, stopped at a few places. On our way to the seawall on...

Guyana needs to know how much was earned

Feb 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana needs to know how much was earned

DEAR EDITOR, If with less than a week to go before General and Regional Elections neither David Granger nor his minions will tell you, me or anyone else how much money was earned from Guyana’s...

The vision of the near future, enshrined in the Decade of Development Plan, is palpable and clear

Feb 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The vision of the near future, enshrined in the Decade of Development Plan, is palpable and clear

DEAR EDITOR, Oil, or black gold, is arguably the most important economic resource on the entire planet. The economic fortunes of countries have been dependent on its possession, many wars have been...

It is not too late for GECOM to revert to the previous list

Feb 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is not too late for GECOM to revert to the previous list

DEAR EDITOR, I am baffled by the logic of the Guyana Elections Commission to revise the list of polling stations mere days before elections. What is even more disturbing is the fact that the decision...

Senior citizens should not be fooled

Feb 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Senior citizens should not be fooled

DEAR EDITOR, The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) is campaigning on the points of restoring the water and light subsidies for our pensioners and the return of the $10,000 cash grant for our...

Dr. Cecil Harricharran is a distinguished son of the soil

Feb 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Cecil Harricharran is a distinguished son of the soil

DEAR EDITOR, A distinguished son of the soil is Dr. Cecil Edward Harricharran, who was awarded the Cacique’s Crown of Honour (CCH) at Guyana’s 50th republic anniversary award ceremony...

A Guyanese extravaganza

Feb 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Guyanese extravaganza

DEAR EDITOR, I thought I had seen and heard almost everything, but I must confess Guyana on Sunday, February 23rd, as a newly serenaded 50-year-old dowager took the icing and left me breathless, more...

Entrenched poverty in Guyana due to poor leadership

Feb 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Entrenched poverty in Guyana due to poor leadership

DEAR EDITOR, Alleviating and reducing poverty is the touchstone to determining governance and by far the most important criteria by which our political leaders must be judged from Guyana’s...

Nation Wants Inquiry into Oil Contracts

Feb 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nation Wants Inquiry into Oil Contracts

DEAR EDITOR, An ongoing tracking opinion poll being conducted by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA) has found that the nation wants an inquiry into oil contracts signed by the...

Local Content… Ghana, Tanzania, Liberia place no restrictions on releasing data for ExxonMobil, other oil majors

Feb 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Local Content… Ghana, Tanzania, Liberia place no restrictions on releasing data for ExxonMobil, other oil majors

– But Guyana aims to be the exception By Kiana Wilburg The real reason behind the use of confidentiality provisions in Guyana’s Local Content Policy remains a mystery when one considers the...

With seven days to go for Elections… APNU+AFC, PPP offer no specific plans for oil sector

Feb 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on With seven days to go for Elections… APNU+AFC, PPP offer no specific plans for oil sector

By Kiana Wilburg With seven days left until General and Regional Elections are held, the major political parties have yet to offer for public scrutiny, specific plans on the development of the oil...

Girl, 13, hangs self days after accusing pandit of inappropriate touching

Feb 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Girl, 13, hangs self days after accusing pandit of inappropriate touching

Days after alleging that a pandit had touched her inappropriately, a 13-year-old girl hanged herself in her parents’ Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) home. The teen was discovered...

Guyana celebrates 50 golden years!

Feb 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana celebrates 50 golden years!

Despite early morning showers, Guyanese, tourists and bands gyrated through Georgetown to celebrate the nation’s 50th golden anniversary as a republic. This year’s event is being celebrated under...

Election-related fake news circulating on social media

Feb 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Election-related fake news circulating on social media

– GPA President advises public to fact-check In the weeks leading up to elections, several obscure blogs have popped up purporting to be credible news sources. These outlets have propagated...

GECOM declines Exxon request to have offshore workers vote by proxy

Feb 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM declines Exxon request to have offshore workers vote by proxy

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has declined a request by ExxonMobil to have offshore Guyanese workers vote by proxy. This was communicated to this publication by GECOM officials. GECOM...

Bandits give victim medication after he complained of heart pain

Feb 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits give victim medication after he complained of heart pain

In quite an interesting account of an armed robbery that took place at Plot 8 Co-op Scheme, Tain Settlement, Port Mourant, the victim, a pensioner, told Kaieteur News that during the time when the...

Ruimveldt fireworks explosion… Burnt soldier succumbs, President Granger sends condolences to family

Feb 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ruimveldt fireworks explosion… Burnt soldier succumbs, President Granger sends condolences to family

Guyana Defence Force Corporal Seon Rose died early yesterday from severe burns he sustained during last Saturday’s fireworks explosion on a pontoon that was moored at the army’s Coast Guard base...

The people in power tell us too little and too late

Feb 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on The people in power tell us too little and too late

What is going on is unusual, unsatisfactory and unacceptable. Why does it have to be right now, in such quantities, and with such secrecy attached? There is something that smells, that is terribly...

GFF conducts Coaches Education Workshop in Region 1

Feb 24, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF conducts Coaches Education Workshop in Region 1

The Guyana Football Federation conducted a two-day Introductory Coaching training at Port Kaituma Community Centre, targeting 11 coaches and prospective coaches from the Matarkai sub-Region...

Alesha Jackman records victory in international outing

Feb 24, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alesha Jackman records victory in international outing

Guyana’s youth boxing sensation Alesha Jackman kept the nation’s flag flying high when she snatched gold in Barbados Saturday evening. The 15-year-old Jackman defeated Chole Jenkins at the Ronald...

Bent Street win Magnum Mash Cup Futsal Championship

Feb 24, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bent Street win Magnum Mash Cup Futsal Championship

National heavyweight Bent Street walked away with the 3rd annual Magnum Mash Cup Futsal Championship, dismantling Rio All-Stars 5-1 on Saturday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. It was an...

AAG Carifta trials…. Charles takes girls U19 100m, 200m; Reid wins girls U16 100m, 400m; Marks, Tyndall, Johnson shine

Feb 24, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG Carifta trials…. Charles takes girls U19 100m, 200m; Reid wins girls U16 100m, 400m; Marks, Tyndall, Johnson shine

Brianna Charles turned in commendable performances to win the girls 19 and under 100m and 200m races, while Hannah Reid was also outstanding in the girls 16 and under 100m and 400m events when the...

Changed mentality and youthful team among goals for Golden Jaguars

Feb 24, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Changed mentality and youthful team among goals for Golden Jaguars

– As Long-Term Development thrust continues, 12 Players from U20’s join seniors Head Coach of the Senior Men’s National Team, Márcio Máximo, said a youthful team, changed mentality and an...

Jermine and Family Mash Cup in Linden… Keon Hall’s late goal hands Bakewell Topp XX 1-0 win over Coomacka – Capture $600,000 and bragging rights

Feb 24, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jermine and Family Mash Cup in Linden… Keon Hall’s late goal hands Bakewell Topp XX 1-0 win over Coomacka – Capture $600,000 and bragging rights

Topp XX forward Keon Hall banged home a stunning shot that rushed past the flailing hands of Coomacka’s goalkeeper Kellon ‘Clean-Sheet’ Major to break open a nil all deadlock game in the 90+4...