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UG to get NAC accreditation

Sep 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UG to get NAC accreditation

The University of Guyana (UG) is moving ahead with the process of accreditation from the National Accreditation Council. The university has this year seen its largest enrollment in history, with...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Berbice FA Cougars and NA United bag full points

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Berbice FA Cougars and NA United bag full points

Second half doubles from Keiron Hamilton and Ashnie Henry propelled Cougars Football club to a solid 7-0 win over Arsenal Football Club as play in the Berbice Football Association (BFA) leg of the...

Apology to Justice Brassington Reynolds

Sep 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Apology to Justice Brassington Reynolds

An unequivocal apology is hereby extended to Justice Brassington Reynolds in relation to an article published in the Tuesday, September 10, 2019 edition of this newspaper. In the article in question,...

Cooper replaces Knight for remainder of Colonial Medical Insurance ODI Series

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cooper replaces Knight for remainder of Colonial Medical Insurance ODI Series

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua- Britney Cooper has been named by Cricket West Indies (CWI) Interim Selection Panel to the West Indies Women team, as the replacement for Kycia Knight for the final match of the...

2,030 trained for polling day in Regions 1, 2, and 10

Sep 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 2,030 trained for polling day in Regions 1, 2, and 10

On Sunday, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) concluded another round of training for polling day staff with some 2,030 persons receiving training. They were drawn from Regions 1, Barima-Waini;...

BCB/Let’s Bet Sports 20/20 Tournament bowls off on Sunday 16th September

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/Let’s Bet Sports 20/20 Tournament bowls off on Sunday 16th September

The long postponed Berbice Cricket Board Let’s Bet Sports 20/20 Cricket Tournament would bowl off across Berbice on Sunday September 16th. The Tournament was scheduled to start in June, but was...

When will our leaders be serious?

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on When will our leaders be serious?

By ordinary reckoning and standards, there is not much that could be found fault with from the recent pronouncement of a local leader. But because of what has prevailed in Guyana for generations is...

9th Courts 10k run on this Sunday Athletes urged to be on time

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 9th Courts 10k run on this Sunday Athletes urged to be on time

Athletes will be licking their lips as the lucrative annual Courts 10k road race is back and is set to run off this Sunday, September 15. The road race which is in its ninth edition will start and...

Urgent help is needed to repair City Hall

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Urgent help is needed to repair City Hall

DEAR EDITOR, The Georgetown City Hall building that is located on the corner of Regent Street and Avenue of the Republic in Georgetown, Guyana is in very poor shape at this point of time. A building...

Citizenship can be weaponised by an administration

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Citizenship can be weaponised by an administration

DEAR EDITOR, Guyanese are known to be a hospitable people. But over the years, this spirit of hospitality, appears to be withering away inexorably. The hospitality spirit seems to have given way to...

Who made the decision that we need a surveillance system?

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who made the decision that we need a surveillance system?

DEAR EDITOR, Do you find it rather disheartening that the decision makers in Guyana found the time to tee off on us? I make this golf allusion because I feel that I was hit in the head with a golf...

Evidence suggests spread corruption and collusion within GFC’s forest monitoring unit

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Evidence suggests spread corruption and collusion within GFC’s forest monitoring unit

DEAR EDITOR, There is compelling evidence to suggest that there is wide spread corruption and collusion within the forest monitoring unit of the GFC. Fingers are pointing to the involvement of very...

Response to the accusation of Xenophobia

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Response to the accusation of Xenophobia

DEAR EDITOR, In a letter in another newspaper titled “Xenophobic fear-mongering of Haitians”, the author claims that the problem in Haiti is not due to Haitians. Firstly, the title of the...

Heartbreaking

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Heartbreaking

DEAR EDITOR, Heartbreaking best describes the death of seven-year-old fire victim, Shaniya Persaud. While the doctors tried their best in the end, an angel soared into heaven. Shaniya, you fought...

This caretaker government is petrified to face the electorate

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on This caretaker government is petrified to face the electorate

DEAR EDITOR, Having issued no Amerindian land titles nor extensions since coming to office in May 2015, the Department of Public Information’s announcement on September 6th that the...

Let us continue to take pride of what is originally ours

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us continue to take pride of what is originally ours

DEAR EDITOR, Indicative of the government’s recognition of Indigenous Peoples, practising our true native culture, something ‘Indigenous’ must have been input in the composing the...

Twenty-five Guyanese perished that day

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Twenty-five Guyanese perished that day

DEAR EDITOR, It is eighteen years later. For me, over here now in sunstroke Guyana, it is yesterday. That terrible day, so long ago has ushered in a few things, which roil over there today, and are...

GECOM should seek assistance from former Chairs

Sep 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM should seek assistance from former Chairs

DEAR EDITOR, This is in reference to your news item quoting GECOM commissioners as saying that the body may not be ready for elections before March 2020. Clearly, such planning will violate the...