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Old age pensioners scoff at $300 increase

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Old age pensioners scoff at $300 increase

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Jagdeo swears in new Housing Minister

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rosignol woman dies in blaze

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police release Doctor, fiancée

– 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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Sophia woman confesses to killing Bajan

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GuySuCo land sales net almost $200M in 2008

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on At last, M&CC acts

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man arrested, then released

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mackenzie boy is second road fatality

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Uncertainty looms today

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on “Corentyne Thunder” movie director scouting for locations, investors

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on KN reporter caught up in terror threat in India

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Camp Street jailbreak six further remanded

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Kero shortage over… for now

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana lacks capacity to construct Hope canal

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Youth development principal focus this year – Robertson

-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

Jan 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Pollard ‘looks out of place’ at international level

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on “Corentyne Thunder” movie director scouting for locations, investors

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?

Jan 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Why must Singh be retuned as GCB head after 18 years as President?

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Five armed men attack overseas-based Guyanese

– 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

Jan 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Assessing presidential performance in 2008

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!

Jan 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THANKS FOR THE OFFER, TIANA!

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

Jan 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Let’s use this period of reflection to assess what can be done to avert all the crises we face

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...

City Hall hopes to secure integrity of dumpsite

Jan 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on City Hall hopes to secure integrity of dumpsite

– Even as it awaits new landfill site There is an earnest need for the integrity of the Le Repentir dumpsite to be secured in order to sustain its viability in the wake of the prolonged delay...

We should do more to protect our future

Jan 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on We should do more to protect our future

Dear Editor, As of two years ago we have seen a high increase in the number of our youths begging in our streets. This is evident when we go to buy water; they beg for money or sometimes they offer...

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Guyanese athletes secure bronze finish at HYROX Competition in...

Oct 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Four Guyana athletes created history over the weekend by not just competing for the first time at the HYROX Fitness competition in Suriname but Team Fitness Express comprising...

Tomorrow should be declared as a day of mourning in Guyana

Oct 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana has seemingly decided that the inconvenience of possessing an independent mind is no longer worth the trouble. It has changed direction. The irony is that while Guyana appears increasingly willing to trade diplomatic independence for Washington’s approval, Brazil’s...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

Ambassador Theriot, one unhappy Excellency

Oct 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – American Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole D. Theriot, has to be one unhappy puppy. Sorry, Excellency; the Americanism should be understood, taken gracefully. But Excellency Theriot has to be unhappy as the day is long. A soft, feathery ambassadorial assignment, looking after...

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