May 17, 2016 - Page 2 of 2

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Firm selected to build, operate Haags Bosch waste-to-energy plant

May 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Firm selected to build, operate Haags Bosch waste-to-energy plant

The company that will build, own and operate the Waste-to-Energy Plant, that is proposed to be constructed at the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill, behind Eccles, East Bank Demerara, could get...

Motorcyclist dies after struck by speeding car

May 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Motorcyclist dies after struck by speeding car

A 21-year-old man is now dead after being struck by a speeding motor car on the Fort Wellington Public Road, West Coast Berbice (WCB) on Saturday. Dead is Ishan Jameer of Tempe Village, WCB....

Corentyne fisherman dies after cycle struck by car

May 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne fisherman dies after cycle struck by car

An accident that occurred last Friday on the Kilcoy/Chesney public road, Corentyne, has left one man dead. The deceased has been identified as Chetram Deonarine, 49, a fisherman of Lot 67 Kilcoy/...

Lifting off the tegument of Gail Teixeira’s tegurium

May 17, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Lifting off the tegument of Gail Teixeira’s tegurium

In my column of Tuesday, November 15, 2011, captioned, “I sat eight feet away from Gail Teixeira,” I described the behaviour of Gail Teixeira at a meeting of the Council of the University. Let me...

Rohee has “no recollection” why ‘Sash’ Sawh murder inquest never held

May 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee has “no recollection” why ‘Sash’ Sawh murder inquest never held

-welcomes recent announcement of inquiry Following pronouncements by President David Granger that an inquest would be opened into the assassination of former Minister of Agriculture, Satyadeow...

Berbice Lions clubs assist communities

May 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Lions clubs assist communities

Over 100 residents in the Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice area, benefitted from free spectacles and reading glasses as the Lions Club in New Amsterdam and East Canje Districts held a one-day...

Port Mourant man critical after alleged execution attempt

May 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Port Mourant man critical after alleged execution attempt

Police have launched an investigation surrounding the shooting of a Port Mourant, Corentyne salesman that occurred at around 20:00 hrs on Sunday. Safraz Bacchus, 31, was at his home at Lot 21...

Haslington man, 60, remanded for brother-in-law’s murder

May 17, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Haslington man, 60, remanded for brother-in-law’s murder

Just as the mandatory 72-hour detention period was about to run out, 60-year-old Les Charles Critchlow was marched before Magistrate Alisha George to answer a murder charge, which stemmed from the...

Independence Arch at Agricola to be unveiled Friday

May 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Independence Arch at Agricola to be unveiled Friday

A number of companies in Guyana have been tangibly demonstrating their corporate responsibility by sponsoring activities and projects dedicated to the nation’s 50th Independence celebrations. One...

Local GuyExpo exhibitor WADNET, committed to empowering women

May 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Local GuyExpo exhibitor WADNET, committed to empowering women

Women’s Agro-Processors Development Network (WADNET) is a network comprising 11 groups of women from various regions who are actively involved in agro-processing and at the same time, empowering...

THE CONVICTIONS ARE WHAT MATTER

May 17, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE CONVICTIONS ARE WHAT MATTER

A murder or a robbery is not solved until there is a conviction by the courts. It is therefore misleading to claim that 70% of recent murders have been solved by the police. Until such time as...

Local Govt. Elections…No notification received for polls in areas where ties exist – GECOM

May 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Local Govt. Elections…No notification received for polls in areas where ties exist – GECOM

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) indicated yesterday that it is not in receipt of notification for the conduct of elections to elect a Mayor and NDC Chairpersons for areas where there was a...

Patricia Sanasie murder accused for High Court trial

May 17, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Patricia Sanasie murder accused for High Court trial

Richard Stanton has been committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of Patricia Sanasie who was shot dead last year January. Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul, sitting in the Sparendaam...

City “cleaner” remanded for miner’s murder

May 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on City “cleaner” remanded for miner’s murder

A 27-year-old man who claimed to be part of the ongoing city clean-up campaign appeared in court yesterday to answer a charge for the 2015 killing of 57-year-old miner Charles Major, whose body was...

Royston King must take his vacation leave

May 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Royston King must take his vacation leave

Dear Editor, A question I have for the new City Council of Georgetown is why two of its principal officers, those being the Town Clerk Royston King and the City Treasurer Ron Mc Almon are not...

Tony Vieira has no such appointment at GuySuco

May 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tony Vieira has no such appointment at GuySuco

Dear Editor, This is to bring to readers’ attention the very erroneous headline and story appearing in your edition of the Chronicle of Monday, May 16, 2016, that is, ‘Vieira Takes Charge’. The...

Who decides who is a lazy public servant?

May 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who decides who is a lazy public servant?

Dear Editor, Implicit in the initial comments of His Excellency, President David Granger, when he received the Report of the COI into the Public Service last Friday, was his apparently strong...

Mae’s schools must be investigated by the Education Ministry

May 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mae’s schools must be investigated by the Education Ministry

Dear Editor, I am writing with a two main motives, to show support for the three most recent letter writers who revived the subject matter of the abuses by private school administrators and to point...

Crime was horrific during the PPP’s reign

May 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Crime was horrific during the PPP’s reign

Dear Editor, After the Government changed last year, suddenly it seemed that a large number of people, especially from one particular ethnic background woke up. Like Rip Van Winkle, they slept...

A reality in Guyana that must be faced

May 17, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, There are signs that things are not right in the country and difficult times may lie ahead. The economy is sliding, the national debt is increasing, and the price for sugar, rice and...

The question is what have we achieved the past 50 years?

May 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The question is what have we achieved the past 50 years?

Dear Editor, Next week Thursday May 26, Guyana will celebrate its 50th – golden anniversary of our independence and lavish activities are planned in Georgetown, all the other cities and towns...

Harmon has a right to defend himself but factually

May 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Harmon has a right to defend himself but factually

Dear Editor, We have studied the comments in Kaieteur News and Stabroek News by many contributors, concerning their expressions of disappointment with the APNU-AFC administration, and especially,...

The Rodney Commission Report is a national insult

May 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Rodney Commission Report is a national insult

Dear Editor, Please allow me to express my disgust at the events pertaining to the laying of the Rodney COI Report in the National Assembly on 12th May 2016.The leaked portions of the report have...