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Wakenaam and Essequibo Coast to clash in U15 fixture on Wednesday

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Sports 0

Coaches Forbes Daniels and Nandkishore Andrews have teamed up once again in an effort to hone the skills of the young cricketers in Essequibo. The duo has organised an U15 50-over fixture between...

New look for old St. George‘s in 2019

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News 0

Rehabilitation work to the St. George’s Cathedral is expected to be completed in the new year. The Church holds historic significance and was once labelled the world’s tallest wooden...

Sisters killed by speeding driver were sitting in bus shed

Dec 31, 2018 KNews News 0

The two women who were struck and killed by a speeding driver on Saturday were sitting in a bus shed at Marudi Public Road, Linden/Soesdyke Highway when the accident occurred. The women are also...

Charrandass Persaud’s naked misrepresentations

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, In order not to add fuel to the fire that rose up after the Charrandass Persaud no confidence vote, I chose to remain silent on a few things that have been in the public domain,...

Backpedaling

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 0

The bowler marched to the end of his run-up which was almost to the boundary board. The batsman settled in his crease paying keen attention as the bowler began his long run-up to the wicket. It took...

Government outmanoeuvred?

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Editorial 0

President Granger’s inability to master the political environment over the last three and a half years have led to the passage of the no-confidence motion and the collapse of the government. In the...

The death throes of the administration is now a show

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, The death throes of the Granger administration has become a fascinating show; faced with a no-confidence motion, they publicly emasculated the role of the Speaker of the House by...

Complaint filed against Attorney-at-law, Charrandass Persaud for ‘Illegal sale of land’

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, The following is a letter with details filed against the illegal sale of land by Attorney-at-law, Charrandass Persaud. It reads as follows: Jewel Campbell Legal Practitioner Committee...

The Future of Guyana is uncertain

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, Billions of dollars’ worth of oil is on the horizon for Guyana, but as exploration is in progress by the giant company ExxonMobil, Venezuela has renewed its claim to a large portion of...

An inclination to go to the courts for an interpretation

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, Please permit me space to share my thoughts with your readers on an article written by reporter, Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell captioned, “Their hands are tied only 1 Constitutional...

The developmental trajectory of Guyana may be cloaked in a political cold war

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, As a youth, I’m not interested in the emotions of the political opposition nor Government. I’m more concerned about the things greater, and things above and not beneath. The future...

That promise to bailout the City Council

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, Whenever I read about the relationship that exists between the Central Government who seem to desire being the great hero, riding in on their charger to save Georgetown, the damsel in...

Mr. Hughes ideas are misleading and mischievous on the no confidence vote

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, The framers of the Guyana constitution were very specific to make the number of seats 65, an odd number to avoid ties, a simple majority of one or else the question of absolute and...

Adhere to the constitution

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, It is now an irrefutable fact that since this Coalition Government took office in 2015, this country is facing another chapter of PNC dictatorship and I have written extensively on this....

Time to Resign NOW, respect the constitution

Dec 31, 2018 KNews Letters 0

Dear Editor, It is no secret that the concerns raised by Charrandass Persaud against the APNU/AFC Coalition Government is factual and as such defined the performance of this government. Some of these...

Venezuela orders naval force to protect ‘its waters’

Dec 30, 2018 KNews News 0

Venezuela on Friday authorised its naval force to protect its waters with the presidential decree expected to impact oil activities in Guyana. The decree, signed by President Nicolas Maduro,...

Exxon’s auditing deadline & cost recoverable items for review–Energy Dept. Head

Dec 30, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News 0

In pursuit of a model Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), issues such as auditing deadlines and recoverable costs by oil firms would be reviewed in an effort to ensure that they are in keeping with...

Appeal Court reduces 17 sentences, orders 7 retrials

Dec 30, 2018 KNews News 0

Continuing its mandate to ensure the dispensation of justice, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) appeared in 57 matters at the Court of Appeal this year. Of the lot, the Court of Appeal...

Two women killed by speeding car

Dec 30, 2018 KNews News 0

Two women were killed around 16.45 hrs yesterday after they were struck by a speeding driver while standing on the parapet near Marudi, on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. Police identified the...

Inducement for National Assembly vote Legal or illegal?

Dec 30, 2018 KNews News 0

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell What does the law say? Two weeks back in Guyana’s history, the name Charrandass Persaud was no household one. As a backbencher in the National Assembly, Persaud was not...

Speaker to pronounce on consequences of no-confidence vote

Dec 30, 2018 KNews News 0

Speaker of the House, Dr. Barton Scotland, is likely to make pronouncements on the consequence of the historic no-confidence vote against the Coalition Government when the next sitting occurs...

Their hands are tied, only one Constitutional way out – Jagdeo – Says he still awaiting date with Govt.

Dec 30, 2018 KNews News 0

By Abena Rockcliffe- Campbell In recent days, the media—both social and mainstream—focused a great deal on the political climate following the passage of the No-Confidence Motion against the...

Enterprise Gardens’ man wins BMW in GTT promotion

Dec 30, 2018 KNews News 0

An Enterprise Gardens, East Coast Demerara man is driving into the New Year with a brand new BMW x1 compliments of GTT. Noel Fernandes copped the grand prize ahead of his competitors Shameer...

World Bank to assess Central Bank’s preparedness for managing oil fund

Dec 30, 2018 KNews News 0

By Kiana Wilburg Central Bank is practically finished with preparing its systems and training the relevant staff members needed for the effective management of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) due to...

Stop de BS and get on wid de election

Dec 30, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists 0

Don’t waste time. Get on wid de elections. If de coalition think it was doing so good then it will have no fear. Call de elections early, beat de opposition and get on wid life. That is wha...

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Rudy James: An immense appreciation

One of my favourite Guyanese has died. The second nicest UG personality I have met in my twenty-six years as a lecturer at... more

The law is not always about morality

The Constitution of Guyana does not provide an enforceable right to strike. This, despite the fact that for the past 50 years,... more