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Guyana’s first drug treatment court underway

Aug 29, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s first drug treatment court underway

Guyana will soon be the beneficiary of a specialized Juvenile Drug Treatment Court which will seek to provide rehabilitative services to petty offenders, rather than have them incarcerated. Under the...

UN, Human Services Ministry to partner on gender based programmes

Aug 29, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on UN, Human Services Ministry to partner on gender based programmes

UN Resident Coordinator, Mikiko Tanaka and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Liaison Officer, Adler Bynoe yesterday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr....

Miner dies after suffering from vomiting, diarrhea

Aug 29, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Miner dies after suffering from vomiting, diarrhea

Police are investigating the death of a miner who fell ill on Monday suffering from vomiting and diarrhea at Hymacururu Backdam, North-West District. The man has been identified as Roy Conyers, 46,...

NIS resumes service at Lethem office

Aug 29, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on NIS resumes service at Lethem office

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) yesterday announced that it is pleased to announce that the services at the Lethem Local Office will resume on Monday, August 31, 2020. “NIS wishes to thank our...

Cabinet approves $29M for emergency works to access dams in Regions 2, 3, 5 & 6

Aug 29, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cabinet approves $29M for emergency works to access dams in Regions 2, 3, 5 & 6

– over 1800 rice and other crops farmers set to benefit Following a decision taken by cabinet on Thursday last, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) will soon receive in excess...

Fedex Express returns as the official courier of the Hero Caribbean Premier League

Aug 29, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fedex Express returns as the official courier of the Hero Caribbean Premier League

Port of Spain, Trinidad – The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is delighted to announce that FedEx Express has returned as the Official Courier and Express Delivery service of its cricket...

Election 2020: The remains of the day

Aug 29, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Election 2020: The remains of the day

During the past five months of unprecedented social uncertainties that threatened the very future of this country, my columns were devoted to exposing election rigging, praising those who were...

Asif Ali breaches code of conduct with bat swung in direction of Kemo Paul

Aug 29, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Asif Ali breaches code of conduct with bat swung in direction of Kemo Paul

Action continues today… CPL – Jamaica Tallawahs batsman Asif Ali has been found guilty of breaching the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Code of Conduct. During the Tallawahs’ match...

I know nothing of the particulars of the allegations forming the case against the former Minister of Housing

Aug 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on I know nothing of the particulars of the allegations forming the case against the former Minister of Housing

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the news published everywhere that His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, has been adjudged to be immune from the prosecution of certain charges levied against...

Does Exxon have the decency to play fair and square?

Aug 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does Exxon have the decency to play fair and square?

Good day to ExxonMobil’s Country Manager, Alistair Routledge, As you wake up to the land of many waters, enriched with a colourful multi-culture that reflects the flamboyancy of diversified but...

Sharing hope with ANUG

Aug 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sharing hope with ANUG

DEAR EDITOR, In Stabroek News of Friday 21st June, 2019, the new political party ‘A New and United Guyana (ANUG)’ was reported to have set out its vision for the future governance of the country...

Misplaced Local Content Appointment and Conflict of Interest

Aug 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Misplaced Local Content Appointment and Conflict of Interest

DEAR EDITOR, Reference is made to your report on President Ali’s appointment of a local content advisory board (KN Aug 28). I applaud the Ali government for finally putting in place this advisory...

Parties’ MPs heavily tilted in favour of Region 4

Aug 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parties’ MPs heavily tilted in favour of Region 4

DEAR EDITOR, Reference is made to Mr Freddie Kissoon’s column (August18) in which he lambasted the AFC for choosing six or two thirds of its nine members of parliament from Region 4. An examination...

A balanced public service that reflects Guyana is the first step towards professionalizing it

Aug 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A balanced public service that reflects Guyana is the first step towards professionalizing it

DEAR EDITOR, The Peeping Tom article on Priya touched on a few salient points. One of the points included whether the PPP has the will to remove political appointees in the ministry thus ensuring a...

The head of Guyana’s EPA

Aug 29, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The head of Guyana’s EPA

DEAR EDITOR, I was hoping against hope that it would not happen, but it is now official. I would hope, also, that a public servant of the caliber and pedigree of Dr. Vincent Adams, head of the local...

No alternative to renegotiation

Aug 28, 2020 KNews Front Page Comment, News Comments Off on No alternative to renegotiation

Exxon says it is amenable to a review but not the renegotiation of its contract. It says that renegotiation would compromise the principle of sanctity of contracts, which is critical for investment...

Exxon’s threat to take investment elsewhere shows how worried it is

Aug 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon’s threat to take investment elsewhere shows how worried it is

– Guyana has no reason to be afraid-Dr. Mangal Upon noting the recent comments of ExxonMobil Guyana’s President, Alistair Routledge, to the effect that the company would take its money...

GECOM IT Technician arrested as probe continues

Aug 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM IT Technician arrested as probe continues

– Mingo remains in custody By Shikema Dey As the probe into the protracted March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections continues, investigators have moved to arrest Enrique Livan, the Guyana...

T&T Prime Minister shows Guyana renegotiation is possible, in changed situations

Aug 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on T&T Prime Minister shows Guyana renegotiation is possible, in changed situations

– Gets more than crumbs for T&T’s oil assets Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Keith Rowley, has never been shy about demanding that country’s fair share of its patrimony. Under...

Ex T&T Energy Minister, local content expert, among six on Local Content advisory panel

Aug 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ex T&T Energy Minister, local content expert, among six on Local Content advisory panel

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced his appointment of six individuals to an advisory panel on local content. The list is constituted by Trinidadian energy strategist, Anthony Paul; former...

SOCU’s head submitted certificate signed by dead man

Aug 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on SOCU’s head submitted certificate signed by dead man

Former acting head of the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU), Althea Padmore, is alleged to have submitted a forged university degree to obtain her position at the unit. That unit, which falls under...

Phase 2 of Eccles dump-site building without HDPE liner

Aug 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Phase 2 of Eccles dump-site building without HDPE liner

– Minister unaware of changes to contract By Shikema Dey Worrying reports have emerged that cell sites at the Haags Bosch Industrial Landfill site at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, are being...

Bandits stick-up man in shower, cart off $1.8M

Aug 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits stick-up man in shower, cart off $1.8M

Three men yesterday entered the shop of a businessman, held him at gunpoint while he was taking a shower and carted off $1,800,000 in cash. The robbery tool place at around 06:30hrs at Kanawaruk,...

EPA Head dropped from Payara review, sent on leave

Aug 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on EPA Head dropped from Payara review, sent on leave

Head of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams, confirmed last evening that he has been instructed to proceed on 126 days leave which ultimately removes him from being part of the...

Alleged Ponzi schemers remanded after slapped with multiple charges

Aug 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged Ponzi schemers remanded after slapped with multiple charges

Yuri Garcia- Dominguez and his wife, Ateeka Ishmael, who are said to be a part of a multi-billion Ponzi scheme, were yesterday slapped with 19 fraud charges before two separate magistrates. The duo...

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