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Corentyne rice farmer pinned to death

Jun 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne rice farmer pinned to death

A rice farmer of No.46 Village was yesterday pinned to death by a tractor while in the rice fields. Dead is Robert Kendall, 53, of No.46 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. According to reports, Gavin...

UK commits to strengthened bilateral relations with Guyana

Jun 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on UK commits to strengthened bilateral relations with Guyana

The United Kingdom (UK) remains committed to working with Guyana for the benefit of both countries. In fact, the UK High Commissioner, Greg Quinn, who serves at the Queen’s pleasure, has committed...

Petroleum Commission of Guyana Bill 2017…Government, Opposition clash over Ministerial powers

Jun 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Petroleum Commission of Guyana Bill 2017…Government, Opposition clash over Ministerial powers

The government-proposed Petroleum Commission of Guyana Bill 2017, should it become law, will grant unlimited powers to the Minister responsible for the petroleum sector. This was among some of the...

Mother, two sons, lover charged for trafficking ganja

Jun 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Mother, two sons, lover charged for trafficking ganja

A 53-year-old woman, her two sons and her paramour were yesterday charged for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Gloria David, her two sons, Dwayne, 23, and Dellon David, 24,...

THERE IS STILL TIME

Jun 17, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THERE IS STILL TIME

It seems that the country’s economy has been slowing. The government’s intentions with regards to improving it are constantly announced. Understandably, whatever those intentions are, they will...

Week of removals

Jun 17, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Week of removals

This past week has been the week of removals. First, it was the removal of the Minister of Education and his redeployment to the Ministry of the Presidency where he will be an underling to the...

UK’s crime fighting help a major boost

Jun 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on UK’s crime fighting help a major boost

– Granger tells Queen’s birthday celebrations President David Granger has saluted Britain’s support for the development of Guyana’s security sector and its struggle to preserve its...

Interview with “De Donald” at Sleep-in

Jun 17, 2017 KNews Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Interview with “De Donald” at Sleep-in

Former President Donald Ramotar goes to Sleep-in, the hotel on Brickdam, every Friday night, and does karaoke with his PPP colleagues like Anil Nandlall and Joe Hamilton. I went to visit a friend...

Bilingual programme launched in three Region Nine communities

Jun 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bilingual programme launched in three Region Nine communities

Karaudarnau, Sawariwau and Mururanau are the three Wapishan communities in Region Nine to have embarked on a pilot programme to develop quality bilingual education for primary school children there...

US pulls visas for two MPs, others charged in GRDB matter

Jun 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on US pulls visas for two MPs, others charged in GRDB matter

The United States of America has yanked the visas of two sitting Opposition Members of Parliament (MP). According to the PPP in a statement Thursday night, the two MPs are Dharamkumar Seeraj and...

Authorities move to implement metric system

Jun 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Authorities move to implement metric system

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, yesterday disclosed that the action plan for the implementation of a metric system in Guyana has been approved by Cabinet. The Minister who was briefing media...

Second sibling freed of cocaine in fish charge

Jun 17, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Second sibling freed of cocaine in fish charge

Almost a year after his sister was freed on a cocaine trafficking charge, Shafaur Alli was yesterday freed of the same charge after Magistrate Leron Daly ruled that there was insufficient evidence to...

Drunk driver jailed

Jun 17, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Drunk driver jailed

A 59-year-old security officer was yesterday jailed for four years on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving. Fifty nine-year-old Michael Fraser, of Lot 61 Block Y Annandale, East Coast...

Labourers get three years

Jun 17, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Labourers get three years

Two labourers were yesterday each sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after they appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly and pleading guilty to two...

Goldminer accused of stealing from employer

Jun 17, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Goldminer accused of stealing from employer

A man who police say stole $150,000 from his employer while he was sent for drinking water in the man’s house, was arraigned before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman, charged with simple larceny....

City Council must fix this part of Bourda Street

Jun 17, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Council must fix this part of Bourda Street

Dear Editor, I would like to know if any senior municipal official of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown has ever taken a walk along Bourda Street between South and North Roads. That roadway...

All types of religious leaders must speak for the poor

Jun 17, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on All types of religious leaders must speak for the poor

Dear Editor, I was pleased and contented to hear Mr Ian McDonald comparing the Sugar Industry from its inception to now, i.e. 1966 to 2012. That comparison has enlightened my horizon and caused me...

The PPP’s strategy of loading the list with straw candidates

Jun 17, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP’s strategy of loading the list with straw candidates

Dear Editor, I wish to thank Mr. Clement J. Rohee for his letter of June 9 in response to mine of June 8 which discussed the Gecom chairman selection process. Mr. Rohee admonished me for introducing...

There are bribery requests at the Office of Births and Deaths

Jun 17, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on There are bribery requests at the Office of Births and Deaths

Dear Editor, As community activists, we get very little rest. Once one takes the torch to help others, one commits to giving up the luxury of own’s own time. You do it; I do it. I would appreciate...

Hiring of contract employees is addressed in the COI

Jun 17, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hiring of contract employees is addressed in the COI

Dear Editor, The Report of the Commission of Inquiry in the Public Service (COI), 2016 addresses employment and related issues in the Public Service. The many recommendations from COI aim at...

‘De King’ spends $82,020 monthly for a toilet but what about horse dung on the roads?

Jun 17, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘De King’ spends $82,020 monthly for a toilet but what about horse dung on the roads?

Dear Editor, Since His Excellency, President David A Granger was sworn in 2015, he has been advocating for Guyana to push for a green state. Somehow, I believe that “Her worship and the King”...

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Guyana’s oil bonanza is being squandered by political duels

Kaieteur News – In Guyana, politics and economics have always danced an ill-fated tango. It is difficult to say which... more