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CARICOM heads to hold special meeting on Guyana

Jul 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM heads to hold special meeting on Guyana

According to the recently installed Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, the regional body is expected to convene a special meeting on Guyana. This development will...

Recount figures must be accepted – UK Foreign Minister

Jul 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Recount figures must be accepted – UK Foreign Minister

The United Kingdom (UK) has reiterated its position that the recount figures must be accepted and used for the declaration of the winner of the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections. UK...

Granger please step aside… Green Card holders under watch – fmr. US Govt. officials

Jul 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Granger please step aside… Green Card holders under watch – fmr. US Govt. officials

Being a US citizen or Green Card holder does not mean protection from that country’s laws especially when it comes to actively participating in pushing narratives that can derail the democratic...

Trotman’s arguments on Lowenfield’s report are complete rubbish- Nandlall

Jul 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Trotman’s arguments on Lowenfield’s report are complete rubbish- Nandlall

Former Attorney General (AG) and executive of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C), Anil Nandlall, has rebutted the recent utterances made by the co-chairman of the Alliance For Change...

Dem gat REVO-KEE in Guyana

Jul 17, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem gat REVO-KEE in Guyana

It tek Moses – de one in de Bible – 47 days to lead de people of Israel from Egypt to Mount Sinai. So far it tek GEE-Cum 137 days and still dem can’t declare the elections results. De...

Corentyne woman pleads for help after heavy winds destroy home

Jul 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne woman pleads for help after heavy winds destroy home

With no income and no proper place to rest her head at nights, a 58-year-old part-time cleaner attached to the Massiah Primary School at Number 71 Village is pleading for assistance to rebuild her...

Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes steel England after early drama

Jul 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes steel England after early drama

ESPNcricinfo – It was slow, steady and perfectly suited to England’s needs after a difficult start – on and off the field. Dom Sibley’s 86 not out, amid an unbroken 126-run stand for...

Guyana stands isolated and shamed

Jul 17, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, News, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana stands isolated and shamed

The APNU+AFC has disgraced Guyana. Never before have so many countries, respected international organizations and individuals come out in condemnation of the attempts to deny the democratic will of...

Iwokrama threatens to ban vehicles -as cases of people smuggling surface

Jul 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Iwokrama threatens to ban vehicles -as cases of people smuggling surface

Management of the Iwokrama project says that it has come to its attention that there are transport operators who are conducting illegal activities through its forest. “On June 13, two buses passed...

The people who have ultimate disrespect for the African race

Jul 17, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The people who have ultimate disrespect for the African race

In my column of Monday, May 25, 2020 under the title: “The APNU+AFC losing the battle because of their insults,” I wrote the following – “Here is what one of Guyana’s most prominent...

Police seeking help to identify body of battered man

Jul 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Police seeking help to identify body of battered man

Weeks after the body of a man was discovered with visible wounds to the face and other parts, police in Region 5 are yet to identify him. Moreover, police in a release issued yesterday said that they...

Local businesses can apply for technical assistance grants

Jul 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Local businesses can apply for technical assistance grants

The Ministry of Business announced yesterday that Guyana is among 13 Caribbean countries that have qualified to benefit from technical assistance grants. The grants are being made available through...

GCCI writes Top Cop to address possible “destabilization of security” -as country awaits declaration

Jul 17, 2020 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on GCCI writes Top Cop to address possible “destabilization of security” -as country awaits declaration

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has written to the Police Commissioner, Leslie James, expressing concerns over the possibility of a “destabilization of security” as the...

Young Guyanese will not let grumpy old men steal their rights and freedoms

Jul 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Young Guyanese will not let grumpy old men steal their rights and freedoms

Dear Editor, There is an old African proverb that says, “if you want to go quickly, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” Given Guyanas lagging development status, we need to go far...

GHK should be ashamed to be a part of this desecration of sovereignty

Jul 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on GHK should be ashamed to be a part of this desecration of sovereignty

Dear Editor, Once more I had to add another name to my list of “will never read again commentators”. This one came as a shocker – GHK Lall for his piece in KN, July 14, “Some thoughts on...

David Hinds had falsified both history and Walter Rodney s message

Jul 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on David Hinds had falsified both history and Walter Rodney s message

Dear Editor, The July 9, 2020 issue of Kaieteur News carried a letter by David Hinds that falsified history and totally misrepresented the man he called his hero, Walter Rodney. He did all of this to...

How is disenfranchising over 150,000 voters fighting for democracy?

Jul 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on How is disenfranchising over 150,000 voters fighting for democracy?

Dear Editor, I am left to wonder, has Guyana descended into madness? Is anarchy on the horizon? I have been following the back and forth of the elections and have made my own peaks, of which there...

Mr. Granger received the right birthday gifts from the international community

Jul 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Granger received the right birthday gifts from the international community

Dear Editor, President David Granger, I saw from media reports, had a celebration at the State House on the occasion of his 75th Birthday. It seemed Mr. Granger, as usual, has a jolly good time. From...

We mourn the passing of two exemplary artists, George Simon and Osaze

Jul 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We mourn the passing of two exemplary artists, George Simon and Osaze

Dear Editor These are sad times and it follows that I bring sad news of the passing of two well-known Guyanese Artists who have exhibited with the Guyana United Artists (GUA): George Simon, and...

The Chief Elections Officer is not a law unto himself

Jul 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Chief Elections Officer is not a law unto himself

Dear Editor, My understanding is that the Constitution of Guyana sets out the fundamental principles of our law and it is left to Parliament to enact legislation to provide the meat: to provide the...

Talking cricket, regaining sanity

Jul 17, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Talking cricket, regaining sanity

An attempt is made to move attention away from elections to other things if that is possible. This is so tainting, so disturbing, that to continue to be focused exclusively on elections risks losing...

US Embassy to inform election riggers that they are facing sanctions

Jul 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US Embassy to inform election riggers that they are facing sanctions

The US Embassy will be notifying persons who are undermining Guyana’s democracy, or those complicit in such undermining, that they are facing sanctions. US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch had...

US Govt. tells Granger ‘get out’ – as sanctions hit top officials, financiers

Jul 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US Govt. tells Granger ‘get out’ – as sanctions hit top officials, financiers

By Shikema Dey Top officials from the de facto Granger government and their financiers will no longer possess their United States of America (US) visas after State Secretary; Mike Pompeo made good on...

Brazil throws weight behind CARICOM and recount results

Jul 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Brazil throws weight behind CARICOM and recount results

The Brazilian Government yesterday announced that it has been closely following the developments in Guyana’s General and Regional Elections and is ready to see a declaration made on the basis of...

Granger in charge of conspiracy to rig elections, and int’l community knows it – PPP/C

Jul 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Granger in charge of conspiracy to rig elections, and int’l community knows it – PPP/C

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) is of the view that incumbent President, David Granger, is at the helm of the conspiracy to rig the 2020 Elections, and that the Guyanese...

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Deeply concerned about political dysfunction in society

Dear Editor The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is deeply concerned about the political dysfunction in society that is... more