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Mahdia airstrip upgrade completed

Jan 06, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mahdia airstrip upgrade completed

A $23.6 million upgrade of the airstrip at Mahdia, Region 8 (Potaro/Siparuni) has been completed. In addition, an Official of the Works Services Group of the Ministry of Public Works and...

Why is the PPP silent on Chanderpal’s removal from OP?

Jan 06, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why is the PPP silent on Chanderpal’s removal from OP?

Dear Editor, Since it was made public, that Cde. Navin Chanderpal was removed from the Office of the President, we have heard nothing from the PPP as to why this gentleman was removed. Is it true...

Indeed that bell is rung out, that song is sung out

Jan 06, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Indeed that bell is rung out, that song is sung out

I wanted today to look back at 2009 but there has been an interesting intervention that needs an exigent reaction. I refer to a whole page advertisement in the Kaieteur News on New Year’s Day by...

Six-month mining notice…PM says proposal still being studied

Jan 06, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Six-month mining notice…PM says proposal still being studied

As questions arise over a proposal for gold and diamond miners to give six months notice before any activities, government says the idea is to increase greater coordination between the forestry...

Mr. Boodram should explain what he means by a party’s death

Jan 06, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Boodram should explain what he means by a party’s death

Dear Editor, Annan Boodram’s pronouncement that the WPA died with the assassination of Walter Rodney in 1980 is not new. As I stressed in previous letters, Boodram’s story is part of a particular...

THE HAMMER IS COMING!

Jan 06, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE HAMMER IS COMING!

Does the leadership of the PPP really expect the party faithful to believe that there is not widespread disaffection over the relationship between the party and the government, and specifically about...

Man succumbs to bullet wound in head

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man succumbs to bullet wound in head

– fiancée remains in custody Bascal Johnson, 44, of 422 Mango Lane, East Ruimveldt, died yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital, one day after he was shot at close range in his...

Women insist baby was in lockups

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Women insist baby was in lockups

… as Police refute KN report Wismar resident, Petal Reid and postal employee, Jenelle Kitt, yesterday insisted that Reid’s two-year-old daughter was with them in the “stinking” lockups at...

116 murders in 2009

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 116 murders in 2009

Guyana recorded 116 murders for the year 2009, 42 less than the previous year. And again the Police A Division, the most densely populated section in the country, accounted for the most murders...

Doctor faces two months suspension

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Doctor faces two months suspension

… Tortured teen probe Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, says that he has read the report from the Guyana Medical Council and the recommendation that Police Surgeon Dr. Mahendra Chand be...

20 more agro products for Trinidad market

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 20 more agro products for Trinidad market

Guyana has signed a trade agreement with Trinidad and Tobago that would allow 20 more of this country’s agro products to enter the twin-island republic. The signing of the Guyana/Trinidad and...

GPOC casuals protest their termination

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GPOC casuals protest their termination

– Chairman sees protest as political The 130 plus casual employees (temporary staff) who were given termination letters on December 31, 2009, staged a protest in front of the General Post...

Housing Ministry demolishes squatter settlement on W.C.D

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Housing Ministry demolishes squatter settlement on W.C.D

…residents disgruntled, police arrest three By Fareeza Haniff Chaos erupted in the community of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, yesterday, when officials from the Ministry of Housing...

Dem Boys Seh… GWI sharing mauby

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Dem Boys Seh… GWI sharing mauby

De army promotions come out and none of dem big ones ain’t get promote. Gary come from de Coast Guard and de man who head this year list come from de Coast Guard. Dem boys seh that is clannish...

Store owner, shoppers charged with assault

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Store owner, shoppers charged with assault

Proprietor of Household Plus, Denise Hamid, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court to answer a charge of assault causing actual...

Man remanded for wounding incident

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded for wounding incident

Hemchandra Kumar, 39, of Lot 46 Meadow Brook Gardens, was yesterday denied his pretrial liberty when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court....

Guyana to use satellite imaging

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to use satellite imaging

Government will be using satellite images to monitor changes of Guyana’s forest over the past decade and has put out bids for a consultancy post to manage the project. The Guyana Forestry...

PPP urges party supporters “Beware of Wolves in Sheep clothing”

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on PPP urges party supporters “Beware of Wolves in Sheep clothing”

“Party members and supporters must be alert to the new tactics of the PPP haters,” stated a release issued by the People’s Progress Party (PPP) yesterday. It was highlighted that in recent...

Dominican replaces Guyanese as chair of CARICOM

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Dominican replaces Guyanese as chair of CARICOM

Roosevelt Skerritt, the Prime Minister of Dominica, has assumed the Chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), replacing President Bharrat Jagdeo. Skerritt will serve in this position until...

Steel band icon, Winston Roberts, passes on

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Steel band icon, Winston Roberts, passes on

The steel band community was thrown into deep mourning following the death of one of their own, Winston Roberts, who departed this life on Saturday last. He was 70. Mr. Roberts worked at the Guyana...

Generator theft lands teen in court

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Generator theft lands teen in court

Junior Alleyne, 17, was yesterday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. It was alleged that on December 29, Alleyne stole one...

GLU raises concern over municipal spending

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GLU raises concern over municipal spending

Not only was the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) able to pay salaries on time last month but according to General Secretary of the Guyana Labour Union (GLU), Mr Carvil Duncan, the...

Thieves hit Central High School canteen again

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves hit Central High School canteen again

The canteen manager at the Central High School is at her wits end. Burglars have hit the Smyth Street location four times within the past 12 months. The manager, Merlyn Thomas, said that some time...

Log exports attract new export fees from January 1, 2010

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Log exports attract new export fees from January 1, 2010

Export fees for a number of prominent logs and squares have been increased to 10 per cent effective January 1, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) says. The increase in commission is in accordance...

Pedestrians top 2009 road fatality list

Jan 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Pedestrians top 2009 road fatality list

Pedestrians headed the list of road fatalities for 2009 as the Police Traffic Department recorded a slight increase in deaths when compared with the previous year. Forty- two pedestrians were killed...

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Bonofiglio, Bonds demand winning finish

Nov 11, 2026

…Golden Jaguars target Gold Cup qualification By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Golden Jaguars Head Coach Marco Bonofiglio and captain Elliot Bonds have made their intentions abundantly clear...

The landlord is eating the entrepreneur’s lunch

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Recently, a group of young entrepreneurs decided to pool their resources and embark on a business venture. They were determined to take a chance, invest their savings and build something for themselves. Rather than wait for somebody to offer them employment, they wanted to...

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...

What the video says?

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Once what is termed the “new video” is confirmed as authentic, a new story emerges. In this, the age of AI, one must be cautious. Until confirmation, it’s just a new video, no more. If confirmed, the saga of the 12th October nighttime gunfight between Senior Supt...

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