January 2010

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Three charged for Albouystown murder

Jan 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Three charged for Albouystown murder

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday remanded two of the three men charged with the murder of an Albouystown resident. The other was absent since he has not yet been arrested by the...

Surviving driver still free after Vreed-en-Hoop crash

Jan 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Surviving driver still free after Vreed-en-Hoop crash

– DPP has not received file The female driver of the pick up PLL 2473 who was involved in an accident at New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, that claimed the life of Alwin Jordan, 54, on December 22,...

PPP commissions Essequibo headquarters

Jan 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on PPP commissions Essequibo headquarters

The People’s Progressive Party has commissioned a new state-of-the art two-storey Freedom House at Anna Regina, Region Two. According to Mr. Vishnu Samaroo, Regional Vice Chairman and first...

Environmental stewardship is a priority

Jan 07, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Environmental stewardship is a priority

DEAR EDITOR, We are a collection of individual lives, each separate and unique, yet drawn together by profound, shared life experiences: the new challenges of global warming and climate change and...

Housing Ministry geared to “nip squatting in the bud” – Irfaan Ali

Jan 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Housing Ministry geared to “nip squatting in the bud” – Irfaan Ali

“Some people are of belief that squatting is a shortcut to getting a house-lot,” said Minister of Housing and Water, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, yesterday. The Minister sought to debunk the conception...

LCDS will not lead to job loss in Forestry and Mining sectors

Jan 07, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on LCDS will not lead to job loss in Forestry and Mining sectors

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to two (2) articles published on January 4, 2010: “Are we pawning our forests because we are desperate for money – Sasenarine Singh” (Kaieteur News); and, “Guyana is not...

Why hasn’t BCGI mentioned Article 46 (2) of the CLA?

Jan 07, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Why hasn’t BCGI mentioned Article 46 (2) of the CLA?

Dear Editor, The members of the Aroaima/Kwakwani Branch want an end to the violations and tensions at the sites. It has been several weeks since the Bauxite Company Guyana Inc (BCGI) issued notice to...

Guyanese arrested in Nepal for counterfeit, heroin

Jan 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese arrested in Nepal for counterfeit, heroin

– in major sting operation A Guyanese man is said to be among several others arrested in Nepal for counterfeiting and heroin charges, Nepalese News says. The arrest of the son of a powerful...

Drugs, refunds and care for seniors

Jan 07, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Drugs, refunds and care for seniors

DEAR EDITOR, In mid-December, the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) announced that it would be terminating its drug distribution scheme with effect from January 1st 2010. We (pensioners), now have to...

Year of secrets and revelations

Jan 07, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Year of secrets and revelations

Two contradictory characteristics enveloped the Government in 2009 – secrecy and apocalypse. We can start with secrets. We were never told who the investors were in the failed hotel venture on the...

The revisionist hoax and other fallacies

Jan 07, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The revisionist hoax and other fallacies

Dear Editor, I would like to comment on a number of themes that have recently surfaced in the press in Guyana. One of the most important of these is the notion of a revisionist history. Kaieteur...

Squatting- a problem of sorts

Jan 07, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on Squatting- a problem of sorts

The concept of squatting has become endemic. People who need a plot of land simply move to any vacant spot and erect a structure of sorts. Such erections escape notice and before long the structures...

THE BRIDGE THAT WAS NEVER FORMALLY OPENED

Jan 07, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE BRIDGE THAT WAS NEVER FORMALLY OPENED

The People’s Progressive Party, PPP, is sixty years old. It has held office over this period just as long as it has been out of power. The problems that it has faced while governing have been many...

Dharmic Sabha celebrates 36th anniversary

Jan 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Dharmic Sabha celebrates 36th anniversary

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha is celebrating its 36th anniversary. A special function is scheduled for today at the Shri Krishna Mandir, Campbellville, Georgetown. Today’s function brings together...

Approval now being sought for over US$40 Million already spent

Jan 06, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Approval now being sought for over US$40 Million already spent

…brings total disclosed expenditure for 2009 to some US$690 Million By Gary Eleazar Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh will tomorrow present to the National Assembly two more financial papers...

Another GRA cashier vanishes with millions

Jan 06, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Another GRA cashier vanishes with millions

– leaves cheques behind Cashiers attached to the Customs and Trade Administration of the Guyana Revenue Authority are seemingly having a field day with the entity’s money as yet another one...

$3.4M stolen from Police Finance Office

Jan 06, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on $3.4M stolen from Police Finance Office

– assistant supts., inspectors being questioned The Guyana Police Force is once again being called upon to investigate corruption within its ranks, following the disappearance of $3.4M from the...

Staff constraints delay AG Report more than three months

Jan 06, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Staff constraints delay AG Report more than three months

“The Auditor General shall report at least annually, and within nine months of the end of each fiscal year, on the results of his audit of the consolidated financial statements and the accounts of...

Canadian sends Christmas gifts to the Sandy brothers

Jan 06, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian sends Christmas gifts to the Sandy brothers

Thanks to the benevolence of a Canada-based Guyanese, life has been made a bit easier in some ways for three boys who experienced a heart-rending tragedy, a little over six months ago. Andre, Anthony...

My intention was to kill him

Jan 06, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on My intention was to kill him

…man tells Chief Magistrate A man who allegedly chopped another man and claimed that his intention was to kill the victim was yesterday refused bail when he made an appearance at the Georgetown...

Dem boys seh…Nuff people got belly wuk

Jan 06, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Nuff people got belly wuk

De situation really critical because all of a sudden de Minister dem all sick. Who ain’t got flu got diarrhea. Some got all two. When Bharrat ask he hear how some people eat and drink like if is...

Submission of payment plan not enough for reconnection

Jan 06, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Submission of payment plan not enough for reconnection

City Hall power supply… – Dindyal There was never any commitment on the part of the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) to reconnect the supply of electricity to City Hall following the...

Rice industry achieves increased production in 2009

Jan 06, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Rice industry achieves increased production in 2009

– foreign exchange earnings slightly reduced By Brushell Blackman Despite experiencing low paddy prices for most of last year, the rice industry produced 359,728 tonnes of paddy last year. The...

Victim’s family harbouring suspicions

Jan 06, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Victim’s family harbouring suspicions

Mazaruni River mishap… The body of a 27-year old woman who perished in the Mazaruni River last Saturday was brought to the city yesterday for a proper burial and family members are not too...

Ithaca murder PI begins

Jan 06, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Ithaca murder PI begins

The preliminary inquiry into the murder of Gertrude Edwards has commenced at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court, before Magistrate Nigel Hawke. On trial for the murder is her reputed husband...

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Millington lads Guyana’s historic 1-2 finish in 100m at South...

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Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s sprinting future announced itself in emphatic fashion on the track in South American Youth Games 2026, as Ezekiel Millington powered to gold in the boys’ 100m final...

Do the right thing!

Apr 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – For years, we have called May 5, “Arrival Day.” It is a name that sounds inclusive but, in reality, obscures more than it reveals. It is time to end the confusion and call the day what it was always intended to be: Indian Arrival Day. In 2003, during the tenure of the...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

Never has any single company

Apr 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – “Never has any single company…” in a single country beaten almost every single citizen into a state of paralysis. Frankly, I’m disappointed in Chartered Accountant, Attorney-at-Law (and civil society advocate), Chris Ram. Aside: does this chap ever sleep? Mr....

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