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Parliament, Manickchand, Abdulla, Teixeira, Edghill and poetic justice

Dec 12, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Parliament, Manickchand, Abdulla, Teixeira, Edghill and poetic justice

Yesterday, there were ugly scenes that played out in Parliament. Speaking as a victimised activist of the fifteen years of the psychotic rule of Bharrat Jagdeo and Donald Ramotar, it was difficult...

Christmas is 2 weeks away

Dec 12, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Christmas is 2 weeks away

One way of looking at the fracas which broke out in the National Assembly yesterday afternoon is to take the legalistic approach. This is what a government spokesman did when he contended that the...

ExxonMobil gives Brazil US$700M signing bonus, Guyana accepts US$18M

Dec 10, 2017 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on ExxonMobil gives Brazil US$700M signing bonus, Guyana accepts US$18M

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Just one year after Guyana surreptitiously accepted US$18M from oil giant ExxonMobil as a signing bonus, the same company handed Brazil a US$700M bonus. This reality has...

GECOM fraud report tucked away on Chairman’s desk for 8 months

Dec 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM fraud report tucked away on Chairman’s desk for 8 months

Copies of the report from the Auditor General’s (AG) probe into the alleged $100 million procurement fraud at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) were sent to Commissioners in April. However,...

Signing Bonus Scandal unforgivable – Opposition …Govt. has proven it is unrepentant, shameless and deceptive

Dec 10, 2017 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Signing Bonus Scandal unforgivable – Opposition …Govt. has proven it is unrepentant, shameless and deceptive

The signing bonus scandal in which the government has found itself trapped, signals three worrying things; that: the APNU+AFC Party is unrepentant, shameless and has mastered the art of deception,...

Number 72 Village ‘granny’ shooter surrenders to police

Dec 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Number 72 Village ‘granny’ shooter surrenders to police

After weeks of searching for the suspect accused of sneaking into 52-year-old Savitri Hassan’s house at Number 72 Village, Corentyne, Berbice and shooting her and her five-year-old...

FoodMaxx: Guyana’s supermarket opens today

Dec 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on FoodMaxx: Guyana’s supermarket opens today

By Feona Morrison At a time when local businesses are reducing their workforce, the Giftland group will be opening, today, one of Guyana’s largest supermarkets, FoodMaxx on the ground floor of the...

National Trust observes 45th Anniversary with Award Ceremony

Dec 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on National Trust observes 45th Anniversary with Award Ceremony

A group of distinguished individuals was on Wednesday evening awarded for their commitment to preserving the nation’s heritage by representatives of the National Trust of Guyana. The National Trust...

West Dem. road extension in final stages – Project Manager

Dec 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on West Dem. road extension in final stages – Project Manager

The West Coast Demerara road expansion project is in its final stages, with almost 98 % of the work complete. An official attached to the project confirmed Friday that the US$46.8M West Coast...

Region Six farmers answer the call for diversification

Dec 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Region Six farmers answer the call for diversification

experimenting with beets, carrots, onions and purple cabbage Farmers in Region Six have finally answered the call for diversification by the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute...

Ranks can be dismissed for tampering with impounded vehicles – Crime Chief

Dec 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ranks can be dismissed for tampering with impounded vehicles – Crime Chief

Acting Crime Chief, Paul Williams, has said that police ranks have a duty to ensure they protect the vehicles they would have impounded in their respective station compounds. If not, this would mean...

Facts you need to know about fainting

Dec 10, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Facts you need to know about fainting

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Today we will discuss fainting, as it is a common occurrence that can sometimes be serious. The correct medical term for fainting is...

Environmental security in small states: the threat of pollution

Dec 10, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Environmental security in small states: the threat of pollution

Guyana welcomes the opportunity to participate in the Third Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly and its associated meetings. I thank the Executive Director of the United Nations...

Crafty illusions of government and Opposition to make politics entertaining

Dec 10, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Crafty illusions of government and Opposition to make politics entertaining

Budget 2018 is a midterm budget intended to plaster certain fissures exposed in our economy. It is not a solid fix or an election year budget when all the goodies are provided for. On the macro...

111 youths successfully graduate from BIT Programme

Dec 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 111 youths successfully graduate from BIT Programme

By Kiana Wilburg After months of dedication and schooling, 111 youths have successfully passed the National Training Programme for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE) which was facilitated by the Board of...

The judge should have used the word, “civilized”

Dec 10, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The judge should have used the word, “civilized”

In castigating the judicial system in Guyana for misadministration during the hearing of an appeal, Justice David Hayton of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) said; “It was very difficult to...

We look forward to an amicable resolution to this issue

Dec 10, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We look forward to an amicable resolution to this issue

As Mr. Raphael Trotman, the Honorable Minister of Natural Resources said in parliament this week, the AFC remains a committed and dedicated member of the governing Coalition, but would like to see a...

The Baccoo Speaks

Dec 10, 2017 KNews The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

This is the time when every criminal, especially the gun-toting crowd, attempts to prey on people going about their holiday shopping. The police are on the streets but they cannot be everywhere. The...

Developer steams ahead with smaller wind farm – Jagdeo signed 50-yr lease on Hope Beach

Dec 10, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Developer steams ahead with smaller wind farm – Jagdeo signed 50-yr lease on Hope Beach

Plans are very much on stream to construct a 12-megawatt (Mw), US$32M wind farm at Hope Beach. Over the weekend, local partner and representative of the project, businessman Lloyd Singh, of...

Bury me in a shallow grave

Dec 10, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Bury me in a shallow grave

By Michael Jordan Had the killers buried her a few feet deeper, it is quite likely that Basmattie Moonsammy would never have been found. She would have just vanished like so many others before her;...

I am prepared to take legal action free of cost to secure the release of the calf

Dec 10, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am prepared to take legal action free of cost to secure the release of the calf

Dear Editor, I request that you publish the following letter. This is an open letter to the owner or person entitled to the calf that is being kept at the No. 51 Police Station Compound. I was moved...

The harsh reality of GTT’s DSL customers

Dec 10, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The harsh reality of GTT’s DSL customers

Dear Editor, I want to highlight the harsh reality of internet service experienced by the citizens of Guyana. Going beyond the initial novelty of entertainment, the usage of the internet has evolved...

Deception exposed… Govt. secretly received US$18M from Exxon

Dec 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Deception exposed… Govt. secretly received US$18M from Exxon

This has been a painful lesson, no more secrets – Trotman By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell It took undeniable, evidence-based revelations in the media, to compel the government to admit to the...

Signing bonus scandal… I’m not obligated to give info press didn’t ask for – Finance Minister

Dec 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Signing bonus scandal… I’m not obligated to give info press didn’t ask for – Finance Minister

When notions of Government receiving a US$20m signing bonus from ExxonMobil were floated in the air several weeks ago, members of the coalition administration dismissed it as a preposterous...

Traffic cops nabbed with ‘shake down’ money

Dec 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Traffic cops nabbed with ‘shake down’ money

…after serial numbers recorded Two traffic ranks are under close arrest after being caught with money they allegedly took from a truck driver’s employee to drop a charge. The police constables...

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The Kara Kara conundrum

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Linden Town Council does not possess an untouchable constitutional right to administer its affairs. The Constitution does not confer upon the Linden Town Council an unfettered right to govern Linden in whatever manner it chooses. It establishes local government within the...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Exxon upping the amps – profits

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It is fascinating to watch Exxon on the move. Its people taking the floor, speaking with power and supreme confidence. What’s good news for Exxon’s investors is bad news for Guyanese. Follow Exxon’s sequence. It moved quickly. Burst the halo and bubble surrounding...

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