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High Court quashes Bulkan’s decision to remove Linden Town Clerk

Jun 19, 2018 KNews News 0

The High Court has ruled that former Linden Town Clerk, Jonellor Bowen, was unlawfully dismissed by Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan. It was further ordered that the Ministry pay costs to Bowen...

Construction of $400M D’Edward sluice begins

Jun 19, 2018 KNews News 0

More than 10,000 acres of arable land will soon become accessible following the awarding of the contract for construction of a four-door sluice at D’Edward, West Coast Berbice, to Courtney...

24 months for man who stole from lover to feed children

Jun 19, 2018 KNews News 0

A father of three, who told the court that he stole a quantity of jewellery and cash from his lover to support his three daughters, was yesterday sentenced to 24 months imprisonment on a...

Albouystown man gets 4 years for selling ganja

Jun 19, 2018 KNews News 0

An emotional 34-year-old father of four, who was recently nabbed with close to half pound of marijuana, was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment by a City Magistrate. A teary-eyed,...

Given mistakes made with ExxonMobil Contract…Guyana should not enter into one-on-one negotiations with other oil companies

Jun 17, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News 0

– Former Pres. Advisor warns Former Presidential Advisor on Petroleum, Dr. Jan Mangal, is of the firm belief that Guyana’s authorities should not award a single oil block via...

Lethem warned of rising waters

Jun 17, 2018 KNews News 0

The Lethem town Council is warning especially residents of the Lethem Municipality of the rising waters in the main creeks and rivers passing through the municipality. “…We have been...

Ramps Logistics…120 Young Guyanese lead the way in Oil and Gas business

Jun 17, 2018 KNews News 0

Ramps Logistics might have its roots in Trinidad and Tobago, but when it comes to its operations in Guyana, it is fully committed to putting locals first. This is according to the company’s...

Veteran Public/Private sector manager Dr Leslie Chin C.C.H, is a ‘Special Person’

Jun 17, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, News, Special Person 0

“Very important to me is the Pareto principle or the 80/20 rule which dictates that 20 percent of activities account for 80 percent of outcomes.” By Rehanna Ramsay He’s the visionary...

The importance of a Ministry of Labour given our history, aspirations & ILO Conventions

Jun 17, 2018 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists 0

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)-elected Member of Parliament (MP) Gillian Burton-Persaud has consented to the Trade Union’s call for Labour to have equal prominence in society, and...

‘Don’t speed,’ driver of snake bite victim told

Jun 17, 2018 KNews News 0

By Leonard Gildarie An all too familiar story is here again. Many of us have travelled abroad and there is one thing that is highly evident in those more developed places…the rule of law, or at the...

Cries of Anguish, Cries of Hope: The Poetry of Christena Williams

Jun 17, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists 0

Book: Black Gold Author: Christena AV Williams Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD Her tone and unremitting cadence define a soul rebelling against mediocrity, lassitude and pervasive vices. At the...

Some are more equal than others

Jun 17, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 0

The death of Beyoncé Ross, a national schools’ cycling champion has spiraled into a debate as to whether Guyana’s political rulers should enjoy superior medical attention from that...

Fatherhood – Dying for honour

Jun 17, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists 0

By Dennis Nichols Today’s piece is not meant to be a spoiler on this good day reserved to honour fathers and fatherhood; it’s simply honest commentary. Honour is justly bestowed on those...

Titanoboa

Jun 17, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana 0

Titanoboa is an extinct genus of snakes that is known to have lived in present-day La Guajira in northeastern Colombia. Fossils of Titanoboa have been found in the Cerrejón Formation, and...

Don’t Panic When Faced With a Request For Evidence

Jun 17, 2018 KNews News 0

Many of our clients are already very nervous while awaiting decisions related to their immigration status. The last thing they want to receive in the mail is a Request for Evidence from U.S....

GECOM hiring policy concerns not about race, but fairness – Jagdeo

Jun 15, 2018 KNews News 0

…says Roxanne Myers campaigned on social media for Coalition Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo sought to walk away from the position held by his colleagues who shared the view that hiring...

Poorly defined terms flagged among major pitfalls of Local Content Policy – Experts

Jun 15, 2018 KNews News 0

By Kiana Wilburg Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry are eagerly awaiting consultations on the second draft of Guyana’s Local Content Policy. In the meantime, Chatham House Advisors, Anthony...

“It turns my stomach to hear Trotman quote scriptures and praise ExxonMobil as a saviour”- Jagdeo

Jun 15, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News 0

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Former President Bharrat Jagdeo cannot stand to hear government ministers, particularly Raphael Trotman, sing praises to oil giant, ExxonMobil. It turns his stomach. At...

Alleged theft of law books from State…Prosecution closes case in Nandlall trial

Jun 15, 2018 KNews News 0

The prosecution yesterday closed its case in the trial of former Attorney General and People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament Anil Nandlall, who is charged with...

Teen remanded for gun, ammo found in crotch

Jun 15, 2018 KNews News 0

A 17-year-old resident of Howes Street, Charlestown, was yesterday remanded to prison on two gun-related charges. Colin Denny, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown...

ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron score poorly on Transparency International Index

Jun 14, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News 0

…Oil companies not open to disclosure on financial data, transfers to govts. According to Transparency International, the governments of many oil-rich countries have failed at transforming resource...

Suspected pirate leaders, ‘Fyah’ and ‘Sanbad’ slapped with murder charges

Jun 14, 2018 KNews News 0

Nakool ‘Fyah’ Manohar and the alleged ring leader for the pirate gang that was hired to execute the deadly attack, Premnauth ‘Sanbad’ Persaud, yesterday appeared at the...

Berbice councillor, Abel Seetaram, jailed for wounding vendor

Jun 14, 2018 KNews News 0

A shocked and bewildered Region Five APNU/AFC councillor and Community Development Officer Abel Seetaram was yesterday jailed for 18 months at the Fort Wellington Magistrate Court. The sentence was...

Officials shut down fish plant over health concerns

Jun 14, 2018 KNews News 0

An operation at Annandale, East Coast Demerara, led to the discovery of a large quantity of contaminated fish, forcing local officials to shut down the plant until it can satisfy health...

GBTI contempt trial…Court rules SOCU ‘expert witness’ no expert

Jun 14, 2018 KNews News 0

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday ruled that Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) forensic analyst, Special Superintendent Sherronne James, is not an expert witness. Her ruling was made...

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Medical check-ups: the President and his ministers

When Prime Ministers and Presidents offer explanations to their nations for a policy, action, decision, indiscretion, mistake,... more

Experience vs. Certification

The arguments as to why Mr. Vishnu Persaud was denied the post of Deputy Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections... more