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Coalition deliberately misrepresenting clear judgment of the CCJ – Jagdeo

Jul 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition deliberately misrepresenting clear judgment of the CCJ – Jagdeo

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the APNU+AFC Coalition is deliberately misrepresenting the clear judgment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on the recount case. “We’re...

All post-election contracts must be rescinded – Former Presidential Advisor

Jul 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on All post-election contracts must be rescinded – Former Presidential Advisor

Former Advisor to the President, Dr. Jan Mangal, yesterday said that all contracts made in the four months of post elections have to be rescinded, as they were rushed and were not signed for the...

Suriname’s Bouterse to transfer power to new President

Jul 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname’s Bouterse to transfer power to new President

According to Suriname’s StarNieuws, Chan Santokhi has been elected President of the Republic of Suriname and Ronnie Brunswijk as Vice President. This was announced at an extraordinary public...

Dominica PM calls for an end to political situation in Guyana

Jul 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Dominica PM calls for an end to political situation in Guyana

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Dominica Government yesterday described as “untenable” the ongoing political situation in Guyana where the country is still awaiting the results of the disputed...

Guyana is heading into a perfect storm

Jul 15, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana is heading into a perfect storm

One of the most infuriating things to view each day is the Daily COVID-19 Bulletin. Despite there being appeals for more information to be provided so as to win the public confidence, the bulletins...

Rigadier mask fall off and show he mind

Jul 15, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Rigadier mask fall off and show he mind

Dem Boys Seh… Dem boys seh Jaggy would like dat man wha dem gat in de Fine-Ants Ministry. De man send round wan circular warning de staff dat dem should nat give out information. He threaten fuh...

Car overboard!

Jul 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Car overboard!

There is no way the driver would have thought this car would have ended up in this position yesterday at Vryhied’s Lust, East Coast Demerara.

Health sector spends $34.7 billion in 2019—report

Jul 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Health sector spends $34.7 billion in 2019—report

A sum of $34.7 billion (of the $35.9 billion budgeted) was expended in the public health sector, in 2019. This was due largely to the under-utilisation of the $2.6 billion allocated to the capital...

Case trackers trained to find, support mothers and children infected by HIV

Jul 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Case trackers trained to find, support mothers and children infected by HIV

The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has partnered with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to train trackers to find women, who have stopped taking their HIV treatment,...

Body found in Strathspey Canal identified as psychiatric patient

Jul 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Body found in Strathspey Canal identified as psychiatric patient

The partially decomposed body which was fished out of the Strathspey Canal, East Coast Demerara on Monday was positively identified as a psychiatric patient. Police said that the body is that of...

Miner stabbed to death by ex-girlfriend’s lover

Jul 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Miner stabbed to death by ex-girlfriend’s lover

A miner was stabbed to death by his ex-girlfriend’s lover on Monday last at a mining camp in Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni, Region Seven. The miner, Teo James of 37 West La Penitence Housing Scheme,...

COVID-19 cases increase to 308

Jul 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19 cases increase to 308

The Ministry of Public Health in its COVID-19 update yesterday stated that there have been eight new cases, bringing the country’s total to 308. There have been 156 recoveries, with 17 deaths to...

CARPHA lab achieves 100% turnaround time for diagnostic tests

Jul 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CARPHA lab achieves 100% turnaround time for diagnostic tests

In June 2020, the CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML) processed the largest number of samples – an unprecedented achievement in the history of the organisation. In a statement, CARPHA,...

NOTICE

Jul 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on NOTICE

A Book of Condolences will be available at the Bar Association Office in honour of the late Ms. Sheila Chapman, founder member and past President of the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers, who...

Woodroffe optimistic about Junior Pan Am C/Ship being played

Jul 15, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Woodroffe optimistic about Junior Pan Am C/Ship being played

It is no surprise that 18-year-old Samuel Woodroffe has a deep passion for hockey after being grown into the sport with his father Damon and sisters, Dacia and Trisha all having represented the...

RHTYSC, BCB launch Basil Butcher Trust Project in tribute to West Indies legend

Jul 15, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC, BCB launch Basil Butcher Trust Project in tribute to West Indies legend

– shares out 500 hampers and assist family whose house fell down The ten cricket teams of Guyana leading youth and sports club, the Rose Hall town Youth and Sports Club, MS in conjunction with...

Fires or attempts at something?

Jul 15, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Fires or attempts at something?

Fires, or intents towards great conflagrations, speak for themselves. Instead of making a pronouncement first, we begin by asking a few searching questions of our audience to stir some reasoned...

The crass ignorance of Raphael Trotman

Jul 15, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The crass ignorance of Raphael Trotman

Raphael Trotman’s ignorance is the latest addition to a runaway train of miasma the PNC and AFC have been driving since Mingo’s fraudulent manipulation of the Region 4 votes. Each time, these...

There must be no relenting of pressure by Windies after win

Jul 15, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on There must be no relenting of pressure by Windies after win

Consistency is key as 2nd Test starts tomorrow By Sean Devers With the stressful Covid-19 Virus present in the West Indian Islands and Guyana, where the frustrating ‘never ending’ Elections’...

The PNC has its knee firmly on the neck of democracy

Jul 15, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PNC has its knee firmly on the neck of democracy

Dear Editor, Congratulations on your coverage of events leading up to, and particularly after our 2020 General and Regional Elections of 2nd March. Although it deserves an entire book, and since I am...

Lowenfield must be replaced by a fair-minded, objective person

Jul 15, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lowenfield must be replaced by a fair-minded, objective person

Dear Editor, Although a matter has been filed on what numbers to use for a declaration, there is no injunction preventing a declaration. The CCJ has already addressed this matter and decided on what...

Guyana cannot sustain itself, isolated from the rest of the world

Jul 15, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana cannot sustain itself, isolated from the rest of the world

Dear Editor, The political crisis in Guyana stemmed from the successful passage of the No Confidence Motion (NCM) against the Government in December 2018, wherein a national election should have been...

GECOM Chair must stop carrying the burden of politicians and remain impartial

Jul 15, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM Chair must stop carrying the burden of politicians and remain impartial

Dear Editor, There is a clear conflict between the Chairman of GECOM and the Chief Elections Officer who are supposed to work together and have been doing so until recently. The departure from...

Costs from the CCJ case should be paid to the Consolidated Fund

Jul 15, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Costs from the CCJ case should be paid to the Consolidated Fund

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese citizen, I would like to express our disgust at the now world-record time between voting and a declaration of the consequential results. I am informed that in the case of...

GHK Lall’s position on the current electoral rigging is contradictory

Jul 15, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on GHK Lall’s position on the current electoral rigging is contradictory

Dear Editor, Please permit me space to comment on GHK Lall’s letter which appeared in your newspaper on July 14th. It continues to baffle me that so many of my fellow Guyanese have lost their moral...

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No place for little boys in a big man’s world

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There’s an old saying in Guyana: “You can’t put a little boy to do a big man’s... more