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President Donald Ramotar creates ‘one-party’ state

Nov 16, 2014 KNews APNU Column Comments Off on President Donald Ramotar creates ‘one-party’ state

President Donald Ramotar has created Guyana’s first ‘one-party’ dictatorship. He promulgated a Proclamation to prorogue parliament on Monday 10th November 2014. He has, thereby, peremptorily...

VIP experience to be awesome at Races today

Nov 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on VIP experience to be awesome at Races today

By Michelle Correia We have all heard that old expression, “Behind every great man is a great woman”; There have even been countless jokes and parodies based on it: from the meddling mother and...

The uncloaked Dictator

Nov 16, 2014 KNews AFC Column Comments Off on The uncloaked Dictator

One of the key features of a functioning democracy is an acceptance by the government of the day that its authority to govern has been granted by the people and can be withdrawn by the people. The...

Cartoon – Sun Nov. 16, 2015

Nov 16, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoon – Sun Nov. 16, 2015

The framing of the NBS managers

Nov 16, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The framing of the NBS managers

Feelings of revulsion and contempt should be the reactions of anyone hearing the names of the principal behind-the scenes-movers of the high-level conspiracy against the New Building Society quartet....

NDCs need to improve on financial accountability and transparency – Minister Whittaker

Nov 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NDCs need to improve on financial accountability and transparency – Minister Whittaker

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman Whittaker, is calling for higher financial accountability and transparency with regard to how Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) and...

GDF on high alert over political situation

Nov 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GDF on high alert over political situation

Officers and ranks of the Guyana Defence Force have been placed on alert for any eventuality that could stem from the fallout between the government and the combined parliamentary parties. Chief of...

Beware of the man in the battered yellow cab

Nov 16, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Beware of the man in the battered yellow cab

– Royston Waldron gravitated from cop, to bandit, to suspected serial killer By Michael Jordan Burly, soft-spoken, and driving a battered yellow cab, Royston Waldron sure had many of his...

The movement to restore democracy would be most effective if it’s a multi-ethnic one

Nov 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The movement to restore democracy would be most effective if it’s a multi-ethnic one

DEAR EDITOR, Since the suspension of Guyana’s parliament almost a week ago, the Parliamentary majority, in particular the APNU, has been making the right sounds and the right moves. They have vowed...

Support for Opposition on Recalling Parliament

Nov 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Support for Opposition on Recalling Parliament

Dear Editor, Most Guyanese I spoke with support the call by the PNC-AFC coalition that the President should revoke “the proroguing of parliament” and recall the legislative body to act on the...

The tyranny of the minority

Nov 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The tyranny of the minority

Dear Editor, Guyana is now experiencing the tyranny of the minority. The action by President Donald Ramotar to prorogue Parliament should cause former US President Jimmy Carter, who is a ‘Born...

General elections now, or shut the country down!

Nov 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on General elections now, or shut the country down!

Dear Editor, President Donald Ramotar at a press conference yesterday said that in the next few days he will invite the combined opposition for “talks” on the way forward following his...

The same dictatorial constitution is ideally suited for the PPP’s dictatorial nature

Nov 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The same dictatorial constitution is ideally suited for the PPP’s dictatorial nature

Dear Editor, Yet another Peeping Tom article, “The will of the people does not annul prorogation,” (KN, November 15), has caught my attention. But before advancing, permit me to state that after...

Resistance will continue until General Elections – APNU, AFC

Nov 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Resistance will continue until General Elections – APNU, AFC

By Gary Eleazar A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) last evening shared the stage with the Alliance for Change (AFC) at a massive rally venued at the Square of the Revolution to hear from the...

Council still to deal with deteriorating Stabroek Market Wharf

Nov 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Council still to deal with deteriorating Stabroek Market Wharf

The Market and Public Health Committee of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is yet to schedule a meeting to deal with issues affecting vendors occupying sections of the badly...

Diplomatic community briefed on Parliament’s suspension

Nov 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Diplomatic community briefed on Parliament’s suspension

The local diplomatic community was yesterday afternoon briefed by President Donald Ramotar at the Office of the President on the developing Parliamentary situation. The Head of State, according to a...

Technician granted $250,000 bail on causing death charge

Nov 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Technician granted $250,000 bail on causing death charge

Delroy Welford was placed on $250,000 bail for his involvement in an accident, which resulted in the death of a woman earlier this month. The former air conditioning technician, of 77 Cummings Lane,...

Businessman booked for illegal firearm and ammo

Nov 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman booked for illegal firearm and ammo

Robert Hussain, a businessman appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. It is...

Convicted taxi driver ‘strikes’ again

Nov 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Convicted taxi driver ‘strikes’ again

Gregory House, a taxi driver, who is said to be no stranger to the Police, appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday to answer to a...

Dem boys seh… Anil learning to be like Jagdeo, a scamp

Oct 28, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Anil learning to be like Jagdeo, a scamp

Monday, dem boys realize that nuff crook been to QC. Dem had nuff of dem in de assembly. Dem see Sam plus ammm; dem see Granger who is no stranger; dem see Priya without she Bhaia; dem see Ashni who...

Culture and Poverty

Oct 28, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Culture and Poverty

A debate that is unfolding in the US may assist activists and policy makers here in clarifying their ideas around a key characteristic that unfortunately still defines the African condition: poverty....

MINISTERS AND DUTY FREE CONCESSIONS

Oct 28, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on MINISTERS AND DUTY FREE CONCESSIONS

Many years ago, there was a story on the then Evening News on Channel 28. The story was about an official in Region Three who was granted a duty free concession for a vehicle to be used for his job...

Sattaur angry over ICAG, ACCA probe against him

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sattaur angry over ICAG, ACCA probe against him

Commissioner-General Khurshid Sattaur, is extremely disturbed over being questioned by the governing bodies for accountants in Guyana. He is accusing the bodies of a very high level of collusion...

Remigrant was not in Guyana when vehicle cleared, registered

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Remigrant was not in Guyana when vehicle cleared, registered

– In two years, spends 20 months overseas Shortly after admitting that he has been spending more time out of Guyana than in, a remigrant, who imported a high-end Mercedes Benz SUV under a...

Indian national dies hours after stabbed on seawall

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Indian national dies hours after stabbed on seawall

Suspected robbery… An Indian national died at Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital early yesterday, several hours after he was stabbed during an alleged robbery on the Kitty seawall, Georgetown. The...

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Bonofiglio, Bonds demand winning finish

Nov 11, 2026

…Golden Jaguars target Gold Cup qualification By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Golden Jaguars Head Coach Marco Bonofiglio and captain Elliot Bonds have made their intentions abundantly clear...

The landlord is eating the entrepreneur’s lunch

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Recently, a group of young entrepreneurs decided to pool their resources and embark on a business venture. They were determined to take a chance, invest their savings and build something for themselves. Rather than wait for somebody to offer them employment, they wanted to...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

What the video says?

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Once what is termed the “new video” is confirmed as authentic, a new story emerges. In this, the age of AI, one must be cautious. Until confirmation, it’s just a new video, no more. If confirmed, the saga of the 12th October nighttime gunfight between Senior Supt...

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