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Aug 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on “TRANSPARENT MISTAKES”
I recently read a story about a man who used to buy a newspaper every day from the paper boy. The man would make the purchase, stand his ground, take a quick glance at the front page, and then hand...Aug 08, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Let’s endorse the return of public transportation to the State
DEAR EDITOR, For those of us not always fortunate to commute privately, the experience in a minibus can be very unnerving, and I would advance perhaps reflective of the uglier side to Guyanese...Aug 08, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Nasir’s views about rape are limited
DEAR EDITOR, The more I read Mr. Mujtaba Nasir’s misogynistic diatribe entitled, “Unwarranted attacks on Islam,” (Sunday Chronicle 3rd August 2008) in which he purports to speak for Muslim...Aug 08, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Freedom of speech and democracy
DEAR EDITOR, “Give me Liberty or give me Death!” This was the volcanic clamour that, in 1775, erupted from the bottom of the soul of the great American freedom fighter, Patrick Henry. In his book...Aug 08, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Our martyrs, the heroes of Guyana
– IN TRIBUTE TO SHAZIM, EON, CHETRAM, RICHARD AND MARK It seems as if it were only yesterday that they were here with us. Today, however, marks two years since the untimely martyrdom of our...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Army opens Buxton youth holiday camp
As part of its mandate to contribute to the national development of the country, the Guyana Defence Force yesterday officially declared opened its annual three-week youth holiday camp in Buxton, East...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Charlestown man found hanging from tree
The Duesbury family of Lyng Street, Charlestown, was thrown into a state of shock early yesterday when they found a family member hanging from a tree. At around 07:30 hours yesterday, they discovered...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on North West peanut farmers get $1M support
The Blue Flame Women’s Group (BFWG) has received just over $1.08 Million, which will now enable the construction of specialized peanut butter manufacturing equipment to mechanize the process. The...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bees attack M&CC workers in South Georgetown
Several employees of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) were yesterday attacked by a swarm of Africanised bees while working in South Georgetown. The M&CC is finally preparing for Carifesta X...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Agri Minister serves ultimatum on indebted forest concessionaires
Forestry concessionaires, who were fined by the Guyana Forestry Commission for breaches in harvesting regulations and had agreed to pay but have so far failed to honour those obligations, were...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mc Coy lambastes international agencies
…over support for Youth Crime Watch programme Executive Director for the Guyana Youth Development Association (GUYDA), Kwame Mc Coy yesterday lashed out at a certain international agency in Guyana...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Probe into prisoner’s death over
The police have completed the file in relation to the death of prison inmate Edwin Niles, who is suspected to have been tortured. This newspaper understands that the file will be submitted to the...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Traffic lanes return to East Bank Highway
With Carifesta X less than three weeks away, the government has embarked on a campaign to spruce up the roadways between Georgetown and Timehri. The roadways within Georgetown will also benefit from...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Warrant issued for US missionaries’ killers
Three years after bulletins were issued for their arrests, local police have now issued warrants for two men who are charged with the murders of American missionary couple, Richard and Charlene...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man granted bail for simple larceny
Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday granted bail to a man who appeared before her charged with simple larceny. Kawal Bhim is accused of stealing a pair of sneakers and other personal effects,...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police commission computer laboratory
The recently passed legislations and the tabling of Bills in the National Assembly by the Ministry of Home Affairs along with the training of law enforcement officers are means of strengthening...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Charlestown man found hanging from tree
The Duesbury family of Lyng Street, Charlestown, was thrown into a state of shock early yesterday when they found a family member hanging from a tree. At around 07:30 hours yesterday, they discovered...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on North West peanut farmers get $1M support
The Blue Flame Women’s Group (BFWG) has received just over $1.08 Million, which will now enable the construction of specialized peanut butter manufacturing equipment to mechanize the process. The...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Missing manhole covers attract attention
In an effort to halt the removal of manhole covers around Georgetown, the President of the Scrap Metal Association of Guyana, Percy Cole, has advised scrap metal dealers to desist from buying these...Aug 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Suspected cell phone thief granted bail
Yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, Jermaine Daniels was granted bail for larceny. It is alleged that on July 1, last, Daniels stole one Motorola Krzr cell phone from Elizabeth Kristan...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
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Kaieteur Sports – The weather was not the only scorching thing this weekend as Jumbo Jet Events staged the first round of its Need for Speed Karting Championship at the 555 Speedway in...Jun 22, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – A curious silence has greeted what ought to be one of the most debated economic announcements of the year. President Irfaan Ali has indicated that bonds will be issued to members of the Guyanese diaspora, allowing them to invest in major infrastructure projects in Guyana. One...Jun 21, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...Jun 22, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – I like it. More money for Guyanese workers. Not private sector minimum wage workers, regrettably. If any local workers are due more money, private sector (and public service) minimum wage workers standout. More money is for Guyanese in the oil industry. Well, that’s...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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