January 8, 2009

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Budget to offset impending economic downturn – Jagdeo

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President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced that this year’s Budget has almost been drafted and should be laid in the National Assembly by month’s end or at the latest, early next month. The...

Customs Officers’ assets to be scrutinized – President

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By Gary Eleazar The report on the corruption probe into Customs Officers under the Auspices of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) that was conducted by the Auditor General of Guyana in tandem with...

Old age pensioners scoff at $300 increase

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Old age pensioners are scoffing at the five percent increase which was announced by the government in December, with some pensioners claiming that it is an insult to the senior citizens of the...

Jagdeo swears in new Housing Minister

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Irfan Ally was yesterday sworn in as the new Minister of Housing and Water before President Bharrat Jagdeo at the Office of the President. Ally is taking over the post from former Housing Minister...

Rosignol woman dies in blaze

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ROSIGNOL, WEST BANK BERBICE – An early morning blaze, at Cabbage Factory Street, a few yards from the Rosignol Ferry Stelling, left one woman dead early yesterday morning. The victim,...

Police release Doctor, fiancée

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– duo could be charged with creating public mischief Police have released the young doctor and his fiancée, and are awaiting the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions as to whether...

Sophia woman confesses to killing Bajan

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A Guyanese woman who was detained by police at Turkeyen on Tuesday has confessed to stabbing her Barbadian lover, resulting in his death at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation on Sunday. The...

GuySuCo land sales net almost $200M in 2008

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The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) via the Privatisation Unit/NICIL executed eight property sale transactions in 2008 amounting to almost $200M. Land at Diamond, facing the public road, running...

At last, M&CC acts

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Yesterday morning, employees of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) set about demolishing a house located at Lot 36 Sandy Babb Street, Kitty. According to the workers conducting the demolition,...

Man arrested, then released

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Another person was arrested on Tuesday last in connection with the cocaine bust in Miami almost a week ago. Kaieteur News understands that the man, who is a Berbician, was arrested by ranks of the...

Mackenzie boy is second road fatality

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Just after boasting about the reduction of road fatalities last year, the police have been called upon to investigate the second road death this year. The victim, 11-year-old Akeen Jaipaul, of...

Uncertainty looms today

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Constitutionality, consultation, interpretation, definition of law as against applied as law and application of Parliamentary Standing Orders among other technical jargons were spewed for hours...

“Corentyne Thunder” movie director scouting for locations, investors

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Guyanese actor Marc Gomes says his screen adaptation of the iconic Guyanese novel “Corentyne Thunder” will zoom in on the character of Kattree and he is currently in the country scouting...

KN reporter caught up in terror threat in India

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Following the Mumbai attacks in India in November 2008, the Air India Office on Monday January 5, last, received a letter which threatened to disrupt one of the biggest events held in India every...

Camp Street jailbreak six further remanded

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With hands and feet heavily shackled, four of the six high-profile criminals who tried to escape from the Camp Street Prison on December 28, last, were remanded to prison yesterday when they returned...

Kero shortage over… for now

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The shortage of kerosene oil in Guyana seems to have been relieved, as yesterday scores of persons were seen crowding the Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) service station on Regent Street, in a hurry to...

Guyana lacks capacity to construct Hope canal

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Neither the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority nor the Ministry of Public Works has the capacity to design or construct the imminent Conservancy Relief Channel at Hope, East Coast Demerara....

Youth development principal focus this year – Robertson

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-Support will be influenced by character, accountability, good plan By Rawle Welch GT&T’s Marketing Executive Wystan Robertson in an exclusive interview with Kaieteur Sport yesterday said...

Pollard ‘looks out of place’ at international level

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Reprimanded for breaking glass door after another failure By Sean Devers At 6ft 3ins, 21-year-old Kieron Pollard should be an imposing figure for opponents on a cricket field, but the right-handed...

“Corentyne Thunder” movie director scouting for locations, investors

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Guyanese actor Marc Gomes says his screen adaptation of the iconic Guyanese novel “Corentyne Thunder” will zoom in on the character of Kattree and he is currently in the country scouting for...

Why must Singh be retuned as GCB head after 18 years as President?

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Dear Sir, Last week, incumbent President of the Guyana Cricket Board announced that after weeks of not making up his mind that he would be seeking office for another two years to add to the 18 years...

Five armed men attack overseas-based Guyanese

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– steal $2M in cash, jewelry In a daring robbery on Tuesday night, five armed men carted off a quantity of jewelry and cash totalling $2 million from a household at Fyrish, Corentyne. At...

Assessing presidential performance in 2008

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This article’s methodology rests on an incontrovertible fact and two conceptualizations of mine that I believe could be supported by evidence. Factually, the Constitution gives certain powers to...

THANKS FOR THE OFFER, TIANA!

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Peeping Tom is grateful for the correction by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) that there were two pumps whose procurement and installation cost in excess of eighty million...

Let’s use this period of reflection to assess what can be done to avert all the crises we face

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Dear Editor, We have developed a culture in which mediocrity is acceptable. Poor customer service both in the public and private sectors is the norm. Assess what can be done to save our nation from...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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