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An untenable garbage situation

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on An untenable garbage situation

DEAR EDITOR, The garbage situation in Georgetown stinks to high heavens, but the council has not shown that it can manage it. So, we are all at risk and don’t know what to do....

Mr. Nagamootoo has abandoned all he said he stood for

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Nagamootoo has abandoned all he said he stood for

DEAR EDITOR, On December 10, Stabroek News reported that Prime Minister and First Vice President, Moses Nagamootoo in his contribution to the 2019 Budget debate said the Budget “…will...

Upgrade Suddie Hospital

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Upgrade Suddie Hospital

DEAR EDITOR, The sound of the siren of the ambulance taking patients to the Supenaam Ferry Stelling, and at times the speedboat stelling, to be taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, has...

The hiring of contract workers

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The hiring of contract workers

DEAR EDITOR, There seems to be a clear case of abuse in the hiring of contract workers by the current APNU-AFC administration. Apart from a significant increase in the numbers of contract...

The Ethnic Relations Commission must first work with politicians and political parties

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Ethnic Relations Commission must first work with politicians and political parties

DEAR EDITOR, The Constitutional Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) should direct its work, as a matter of high priority, at the Political Leaders, Ministers of Government, Members of the National...

The Prime Minister was clear with his explanation

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Prime Minister was clear with his explanation

DEAR EDITOR, I was in Parliament on Monday when the Prime Minister was answering opposition questions on monies spent on constitutional reform. The Prime Minister clearly explained that the...

Voting against the budget is opposition for opposition’s sake

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Voting against the budget is opposition for opposition’s sake

DEAR EDITOR, I read that the minority PPP will vote against the 2019 State Budget which provides $300.7 billion for public spending. I have been listening to live coverage of questions and...

Time for citizens to rally for the relocation of parliament

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time for citizens to rally for the relocation of parliament

DEAR EDITOR, It is often said that parliament should not only be at the behest of the Governing party, but rather, should work to reflect the ideals of the citizenry through their elected...

What passes for Parliament is a disaster

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on What passes for Parliament is a disaster

It has to be seen to be believed. And having seen, many sober Guyanese still don’t believe. Just can’t be; not that gallery of parliamentary members representing the Guyanese people. How citizens...

PPP objects to late notices for Constitutional Reform Committee meetings

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on PPP objects to late notices for Constitutional Reform Committee meetings

The Parliamentary Opposition has decried the late notices for meetings of the Standing Committee on Constitutional Reform which is chaired by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil...

‘Trunkers’ evade police after high-speed chase – Victim’s items retrieved from abandoned vehicle

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Trunkers’ evade police after high-speed chase – Victim’s items retrieved from abandoned vehicle

A contractor of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, is thankful to have recovered items stolen from his car after police were able to track down the suspected ‘trunkers’ and retrieve items the...

PUC blocks GTT’s application for increase in bundled landline rates

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on PUC blocks GTT’s application for increase in bundled landline rates

Regulators have denied an application of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) to increase a number of landline charges. According to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC)...

Following audit findings… Stalled school feeding expansion programme will move ahead in 2019 – Education Minister

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Following audit findings… Stalled school feeding expansion programme will move ahead in 2019 – Education Minister

After the Auditor General red-flagged the execution of the school feeding expansion programme, Minister of Education, Nicolette Henry said that the Government is moving forward in 2019 with the...

Five-month-old electrocuted

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Five-month-old electrocuted

A family of the Upper Corentyne area is presently mourning the devastating loss of their five-month-old child after he was reportedly electrocuted on Tuesday at their home. The police are...

No way would a Guyanese say Exxon deal is good – Dr. Hinds to Outgoing US Envoy

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News, What Guyana needs to know about ExxonMobil Comments Off on No way would a Guyanese say Exxon deal is good – Dr. Hinds to Outgoing US Envoy

When one merely considers the two percent royalty and the fact that Guyana has to pay ExxonMobil’s taxes out of its 50 percent share of the profit oil, there is no way a Guyanese would say...

Govt. on alert after Russian bomber aircraft land in Venezuela – Foreign Affairs Ministry

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. on alert after Russian bomber aircraft land in Venezuela – Foreign Affairs Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is on the alert, after it received reports that the Russian Federation deployed two strategic bombers in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, on Monday last. A...

Govt. increases stipends for Mayors, Town Clerks

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. increases stipends for Mayors, Town Clerks

Central Government has received approval from the national assembly to increase the stipends offers to mayors, Town Clerks and other executives of local organs. Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan...

Guyana’s homicide, robbery and burglary rates significantly exceed global average – IDB finds

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s homicide, robbery and burglary rates significantly exceed global average – IDB finds

By Kiana Wilburg The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has often reported that serious crime is on the decline. Annual statistics from the Force would even give the impression that perhaps, crime is not so...

Dem MPs getting screw behind de barricades

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem MPs getting screw behind de barricades

Every time dem got Parliament, de whole city in chaos and confusion. When de coalition was in de Opposition, dem promise to get rid of all dem barricade round Public Buildings. Dem promise not to...

Hinterland Airstrip Rehab attracts bids in excess of $100M

Dec 13, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Hinterland Airstrip Rehab attracts bids in excess of $100M

The following were bids opened by the National Procurement and Tender Board on Tuesday, December 11, 2018: Ministry of Public Infrastructure – Rehabilitation of Hinterland Strips 1,...

Coach Crandon wants batsmen to build on starts As Guyana face Hurricanes in Antigua from today

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Coach Crandon wants batsmen to build on starts As Guyana face Hurricanes in Antigua from today

By Sean Devers Guyana Jaguars began their campaign for a 12th Regional First-Class title and fifth in a row with a 126 runs win over the Windwards Volcanoes at the Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium...

BCB/Nand Persaud Co. Female Cricket Tournament RHT Metro Female beat combined Canje/Tucber Park Team as BCB starts 29th Tourney

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/Nand Persaud Co. Female Cricket Tournament RHT Metro Female beat combined Canje/Tucber Park Team as BCB starts 29th Tourney

Female Cricketers in Berbice on Monday last started to play in the Berbice Cricket Board organised Nand Persaud Female Cricket Tournament. The historic tournament is being played on a best of...

BCB to conclude 2018 Cricket Season with 30th Tournament – 2019 Sarwan Under-17 bowls off on Monday

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB to conclude 2018 Cricket Season with 30th Tournament – 2019 Sarwan Under-17 bowls off on Monday

The Berbice Cricket Board on Monday 17th December, 2018, would start its final Tournament for the year as the curtains come down on the busiest year in the Board’s seventy nine years...

German’s Restaurant on-board with GFF ExxonMobil/STAG Beer International Futsal

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on German’s Restaurant on-board with GFF ExxonMobil/STAG Beer International Futsal

German’s Restaurant, one of the oldest establishments of its kind in Georgetown, yesterday, announced their alliance with the December 27 – 30 ExxonMobil/STAG Beer International Futsal...

Leguan All Stars claim Winston Murray Memorial softball trophy

Dec 13, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Leguan All Stars claim Winston Murray Memorial softball trophy

Leguan All Stars won the Winston Murray 10th Annual Memorial Female Softball competition played at the Enterprise Ground recently. In the six overs final, Leguan All stars batted first and...

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DCC Annual Cricket Summer Camp wraps up fruitful 2026 edition

Aug 31, 2026

– Minister Jacobs delivers feature address to young cricketers Kaieteur Sports – Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) brought down the curtain on their annual summer camp this past Friday, with the...

Give the Commission a chance to do its preparatory work

Aug 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a legitimate public concern about the pace at which the Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy is getting underway. Survivors, relatives of those who died and the wider Guyanese public understandably want answers. After such a devastating national tragedy,...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

Praising President Ali, PPP for thinking of Guyanese

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...

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