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Jul 24, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Laurie Lewis and me at the Garden Café
Guyanese under twenty years of age probably will not be familiar with the name Laurie Lewis but their parents would. He is out of the news these days but when those twenty-year-olds were in napkins,...Jul 24, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THERE IS STILL HOPE
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? – Mark 8:36 At this time, I need to invoke the above biblical intonation, warning against gaining the...Jul 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Missing mother was “living home” with man
…She was not kidnapped or drugged – neighbour By Fareeza Haniff Shalini Pereira, who was missing and was reportedly taken to a backdam, may not have been telling the truth about how she ended up...Jul 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Only increased competition can bring down air fares
DEAR EDITOR, I read in your July 18 edition that Minister of Tourism Manniram Prashad is concerned about travel agents selling tickets at “inflated prices” for travel for CARIFESTA which is being...Jul 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Upping the retirement age is a necessary reform
DEAR EDITOR, Reference is made to a letter captioned, “Some examples of marginalisation for Dr Misir”, (SN15/4/8) which was signed by W. Samuels. In trying to prove that there is African...Jul 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Berbice Expo opens tomorrow, ferry schedule extended
ALBION, CORENTYNE: The fourth annual Berbice Expo and Trade Fair opens tomorrow at the Albion Sports Complex. President of the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce, Bhigroop Poonai said that...Jul 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Press freedom is merely a fig leaf
DEAR EDITOR, One strange thing about this place is: everybody’s a politician! Yes, the entire Guyanese population is the Government and nobody is the constituency. Everybody knows how to run...Jul 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GWI records significant improvement in revenue collection
…1st half of year 40% higher than 2007 Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has reported a significant improvement in revenue for the first half of 2008, compared to 2007. This upward trend is expected...Jul 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The process of conveying a property under the land registry takes too long
DEAR EDITOR, I would like to bring to the attention of the relevant authorities, if there’s any at all, the lengthy manner in which a Transfer of Certificate of Titles to Land takes. I can recall...Jul 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GWI leakage reduction programme continues
Leakage is the Guyana Water Incorporated’s (GWI) biggest and most chronic problem. So said Karan Singh, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GWI. According to him, as GWI repairs, and keeps...Jul 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on 85 students undergo work study at GDF
Some 85 students from 19 schools and organizations across the country are undergoing work-study stints at the Guyana Defence Force. Twenty-eight of the students are with the Fourth Engineers...Jul 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Nagamootoo has done well to condemn this ban
DEAR EDITOR, I write to congratulate Mr. Moses Nagamootoo for his courageous stand on the banning of TV journalist Gordon Moseley from the presidential beat. Mr. Nagamootoo comes across as a...Jul 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Dismissed trade unionist takes CCWU to court
A former President of the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) has taken that organisation to court after he was dismissed last year while he was in the US seeking medical attention. Former...Jul 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on It’s all about words and their interpretations
DEAR EDITOR, If memory serves me right, back in the eighties, popular radio personality Dr. Rovin Deodat produced and presented a five-minute programme every morning on GBC called, “From word to...Jul 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on CARICOM Regional Institutions heads meet for second time in Guyana
Following a successful historic meeting of Heads of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regional Institutions in 2007, the CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington will again facilitate a...Jul 24, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on There seems to be no record of a new entity
Advertising is the lifeblood of any media organization. A newspaper may print enough copies to satisfy the reading population of a country, selling every issue, but at the end of the day it will be...Rising Debt, Rising US Dollar Rate in Oil-rich Guyana!

Aug 07, 2026
By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana eyes breakthrough on Day 3 in Oregon. Guyana’s pursuit of its first medal at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 14 years continues today, with...Aug 07, 2026
Peeping Tom… (Kaieteur News) – There is a peculiar tendency among many local commentators to look at a disaster and see a conspiracy before the investigators have found the wreckage. These commentators possess the rare strategic gift of knowing not merely what happened, but why it...Aug 02, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Daniel Ortega has now said openly what his regime has demonstrated for years: the people of Nicaragua are not to be permitted to remove their rulers through elections. During celebrations marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, Ortega...Aug 07, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Pres. Ali reminds of a wrestler who steps into the ring for a fight. He’s under pressure but has an ace. The president walks into the square circle with his own bell. One of those newfangled contraptions that come with an on-and-off switch. No...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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