May 2010

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Poll says Trinidad’s election close

May 19, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poll says Trinidad’s election close

Dear Editor, According to the findings of NACTA’s ongoing tracking survey, Trinidad’s snap elections of May 24 remain too close to call. However, an Ansa McAl poll by UWI put the opposition UNC...

After the show was over, the jumbies moved in

May 19, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on After the show was over, the jumbies moved in

If I was to nominate someone for the Nobel Peace Prize, I would not be ashamed to put my name on the line for that person. It is a contradiction that is inexplicable. If you think a person is so...

Amaila falls? What saving?

May 19, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Amaila falls? What saving?

Dear Editor, Recently, President Jagdeo proclaimed that construction of the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project will result in Guyana saving up to US$100 million that is currently expended to purchase...

People must maintain their rights and freedoms

May 19, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on People must maintain their rights and freedoms

Dear Editor, The submissions made by the United Kingdom and United States to the UN Universal Periodic Review for Guyana about the discrimination and degeneracy in society are welcomed. Encouraging...

ROBERT CORBIN HAS BEEN VINDICATED

May 19, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ROBERT CORBIN HAS BEEN VINDICATED

Robert Herman Orlando Corbin must be smiling. Over the past year he has faced a volley of criticisms over his leadership styles and the strategies he has employed in confronting the government....

It’s not corruption

May 19, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on It’s not corruption

The era of liberalisation that was imposed on us by the IMF/World Bank has wrought a paradigm shift in our conception of corruption that needs comment. Way back in the early 90’s, Francis Fukuyama...

The Muslim woman is free to wear clothes of her choice

May 19, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Muslim woman is free to wear clothes of her choice

DEAR EDITOR, A certain writer has made a few remarks to the public with respect to the veiling of Muslim women, particularly, in Guyana. He has also made some mention about the Qur’aan (which it is...

Bandit attack leaves one dead

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit attack leaves one dead

– another injured By Melissa Johnson (with additional reporting by Samuel Whyte) WELLINGTON PARK, CORENTYNE – What was intended to be an early Monday morning robbery at the home of a...

Guyanese twin slain during robbery in US

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese twin slain during robbery in US

Brooklyn twin brothers who tried to rob a Connecticut apartment were fatally gunned down by the pistol-packing resident. Andrew and Andraw Moses, both 21, each took a bullet to the head during a wild...

Bank of Guyana ‘Mystery Account’ holds $$M

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bank of Guyana ‘Mystery Account’ holds $$M

…monies not being transferred to nation’s coffers Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Elizabeth Harper, and other officials from that Ministry yesterday appeared before the...

Bandits shoot man for his gold jewellery

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits shoot man for his gold jewellery

Police are on the hunt for three bandits who shot a city resident after relieving him of the gold jewellery he was wearing during a brazen robbery at the Tucville Squatting Area around 22:30 hours on...

Man charged for attempted murder, unlawful wounding

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man charged for attempted murder, unlawful wounding

A man who allegedly attacked two brothers with a knife was yesterday denied bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. It was...

Mahaica resident doused with acid

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaica resident doused with acid

– may have to seek overseas treatment Relatives of Shazaad Shaeed, 48, are considering overseas medical treatment to save his eyesight after the man was doused with a corrosive substance, on...

Family of amputees appeals for help to rectify fallen house

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Family of amputees appeals for help to rectify fallen house

Last Mother’s Day was probably one of the worst days in the lives of 76-year-old Doris Thomas and her children of Victoria, East Coast Demerara. On that day, their wooden house which rested on...

Dem Boys Seh… Shaik want courtesy

May 18, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem Boys Seh… Shaik want courtesy

Some people does want respect and dem don’t even give respect to anybody. Imagine that Shaik get vex when de newspaper carry a comment by Patrick Yarde how he, Shaik, seh that he cant wuk wid de...

New Building Society gives back to community

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on New Building Society gives back to community

New Building Society Ltd. New Amsterdam, Berbice Branch, recently made monetary donations to a number of charitable organisations in the Ancient County as the financial entity seeks to continue...

Wilderness Explorers completes FAM trip for int’l tour operators

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Wilderness Explorers completes FAM trip for int’l tour operators

Wilderness Explorers has completed its seventh annual familiarisation trip for UK and other international tour operators to Guyana, visiting many of the country’s key locations, lodges and...

Gender Equality Commission finds some women under-paid

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Gender Equality Commission finds some women under-paid

Among some of the issues identified at the Women and Gender Equality Commission on Wednesday last was non-compliance by some employers who under-pay women even though they had entered into an...

Regional Chairman orders into CSEC fiasco

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Regional Chairman orders into CSEC fiasco

Chairman of Region Ten and Chairman of the Region Ten Education Committee Mortimer Mingo in a recent statement said that he was appalled at the reports that 25 students of the Hururu Academy were...

Muslims, US embassy to host lecture by Islamic professor

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Muslims, US embassy to host lecture by Islamic professor

The Muslim Youth League of Guyana, The Guyana United Sadr Islamic Anjuman and the Anna Catherina Islamic Complex in association with the Embassy of the United States of America in Guyana will this...

Naked woman collapses on city streets

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Naked woman collapses on city streets

…relatives say she refused their shelter “I come to work about 7.30 and see her…I wondered what was going on!” said a security guard employed with the Georgetown Public Hospital to oversee...

International AIDS candlelight memorial promotes tolerance

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on International AIDS candlelight memorial promotes tolerance

Guyana joined the rest of the world in recognition of the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial under the theme “Many Lights for Human Rights” at the St. George’s Cathedral Sunday in...

Digicel says thank you to Lethem supporters

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Digicel says thank you to Lethem supporters

Expressing appreciation for the support given to the company at Lethem, Digicel Guyana last week began to express its gratitude with the first ever ‘Dine With Us’ to be held in Region...

El Dorado Communications major GSM service provider in Guyana

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on El Dorado Communications major GSM service provider in Guyana

They were two vibrant young men, accompanied by their Marketing Manager, walking into the Editorial Department and requesting an interview. Tyrone and Tamel Williams want Guyana to know that El...

Police question taxi driver after Eccles robbery

May 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police question taxi driver after Eccles robbery

Police are questioning a taxi driver who they believe could provide them with information about bandits who robbed an Eccles, East Bank Demerara woman in broad daylight yesterday. Kaieteur News...

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Golden Jaguars topple Dominica 5 – 1 to stay perfect in Nations...

Oct 02, 2026

…third consecutive win for Guyana in League B By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – The Golden Jaguars strengthened their grip on Group A of League B in the Concacaf Nations League yesterday,...

Where did the idealism go?

Oct 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time when being young in Guyana apparently meant you wanted to change the country. Imagine being young and looking around and deciding that the country needed to be made better. Imagine believing that democracy mattered. Imagine thinking that governments should be...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Six executions: Get sense Guyanese

Oct 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The hope is that Guyanese, regardless of which side of the political divide they are on, are wise to what’s happening. The developments glistening right under their noses. A court battle for and against extradition. The fight and the backup forces. Guyanese are urged...

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