July 2011

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Guyana has gained independence a long time now, but freedom is still limited

Jul 21, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has gained independence a long time now, but freedom is still limited

Dear Editor, I am a worried Guyanese citizen. My worries have started ever since I have seen so many of our young Guyanese boys and girls suffocating, all due to the dark atmosphere filled with...

These elections will be a referendum about our character as a people

Jul 21, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on These elections will be a referendum about our character as a people

DEAR EDITOR, It is obvious that the PPP is not only in full panic mode, but also lacks the intellectual fortitude to engage the population and the political opposition in a worthwhile exchange of...

Shifting standards downward

Jul 21, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on Shifting standards downward

The reopening of the period of claims and objections is at best, a case of the government bending over backwards to allow eligible voters to become registered and having their names included on the...

Death toll rises to five

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Death toll rises to five

Homestretch Avenue accident… Pull Quote: “I will be channeling all my anger, all my pain to fight this road carnage….this nonsense has to stop…we cannot continue to lose our young...

Police hunt Five Star bandits

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Police hunt Five Star bandits

Police are still combing the Five Star Backdam in the North West District (NWD) with the hope of capturing four bandits who attacked a group of Brazilian miners, in an early morning robbery on...

Mahaica Market tarmac estimated to cost $85M

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaica Market tarmac estimated to cost $85M

Within a fortnight, the evaluation process is expected to be completed and the contract will be awarded for the construction of a new market tarmac at Mahaica. Yesterday the National Procurement...

Missing Guyanese woman feared murdered in US

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Missing Guyanese woman feared murdered in US

Police in Pembroke Pines, Florida in the United States are searching for a Guyana-born woman and evidence they gathered yesterday from a dumpsite suggests that she has been murdered. A report by CBS...

Dem boys seh…De Waterfalls paper don’t lie

Jul 20, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De Waterfalls paper don’t lie

De Waterfalls paper start up something fuh mek people comment pun wha dem read in de paper. Every article get a comment. Dem boys believe in free speech. One man seh that fuh all de criticism dem...

Delta offering daily flights until mid-September

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Delta offering daily flights until mid-September

Delta Airlines is currently conducting daily flights direct from New York to Guyana, to cater for the influx of visitors during the busy August holidays. Speaking at press briefing at his South Road...

Education Ministry works to boost TVET, ICT training for teachers

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry works to boost TVET, ICT training for teachers

Earlier this week, the Ministry of Education made another significant step in the completion of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Enhancement Project. Funded by the Caribbean...

Baksh confident Ministry’s MERD Unit working

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Baksh confident Ministry’s MERD Unit working

Created out of the need for greater scrutiny and improvement of the sector, the Ministry of Education’s Monitoring Evaluation Reporting and Development (MERD) Unit is achieving its objectives, says...

Construction on reserve angers Kitty residents

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Construction on reserve angers Kitty residents

Residents of South Railway Line, Kitty, are calling on the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), Ministry of Local Government and other relevant authorities to investigate the building of a house on the...

The state media have become PPP mouthpieces – WPA

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on The state media have become PPP mouthpieces – WPA

The Working People’s Alliance, one of the partners in A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), has issued a call for “all fair minded Guyanese to boycott the Guyana Chronicle and to take with a...

Guyanese accredited with ITC’s Int’l Diploma in Supply Chain Management

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News 3

Procurement Manager & Deputy Director of the Materials Management Unit, Ministry of Health, Malcolm Watkins, is the first local professional to earn the distinguished International Diploma in...

Argentine Navy Ship off to Venezuela

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Argentine Navy Ship off to Venezuela

The Argentine Navy Sail Training Ship “Libertad” is now en route to Venezuela as it continues its historic voyage around South America after spending a three-day sojourn in Guyana. On Monday...

Barama aims at 2,400 cubic metres monthly – ITTO

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Barama aims at 2,400 cubic metres monthly – ITTO

The organisation says the Company has also committed itself to working closely with the government to ensure that it maintains compliance with all forest sector policies and the objective of...

Three million ounces of gold without a profit

Jul 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Three million ounces of gold without a profit

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in the Kaieteur News of July 1, 2011 authored by “Peeping Tom.” It is a most unfortunate if not biased article at a time when Guyana hopes to capitalize and...

No apologies for City Hall’s restoration – Mayor Green

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on No apologies for City Hall’s restoration – Mayor Green

Though, the City Council is cash-strapped, His Worship the Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green, says he has no apologies for utilising part of Government’s $20M subvention in the much-needed...

COPA can provide a charter service

Jul 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on COPA can provide a charter service

Dear Editor, I agree with Ray Chikrie (KN Jul 19) endorsing the air service being provided by Panama’s COPA airlines. COPA has been a successful airline expanding service to every major Latin city...

Third phase of Neonatal ICU Training Prog. ends tomorrow

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Third phase of Neonatal ICU Training Prog. ends tomorrow

As part of the continuing activities associated with the implementation of the Magnet Hospital Initiative, PAHO/WHO is currently facilitating the third phase of training for nurses of the Neonatal...

A most unprofessional response

Jul 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on A most unprofessional response

Dear Editor: On Thursday, June 23, one Mr. Rafiq Khan, unhappy with the service at the GRA, chose to pen a letter, which one could say was a tad harsh in his description, (What is the rationale...

Reopening the claims and objections enhances the electoral process

Jul 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reopening the claims and objections enhances the electoral process

Dear Editor, I am baffled by the logic of the opposition parties, namely APNU and WPA in the position taken that “the need to reopen another round of the Claims and Objections is pregnant with the...

Robbery accused remanded

Jul 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Robbery accused remanded

Marlon Mars, who allegedly committed robbery with aggravation, was yesterday remanded to prison. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge. Mars appeared before Magistrate Hazel...

Shocking electricity costs

Jul 20, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Shocking electricity costs

The continuing travails of Synergy, with the road to Amaila Falls, do little to allay fears about the entire hydroelectricity project. We still do not have a firm handle on the overall cost of the...

Kaieteur News must be more responsible to victims

Jul 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kaieteur News must be more responsible to victims

Dear Editor, I will begin this letter by saying this, “With great power comes much responsibility.” This quote, I am sure, is a familiar one, and its relevance will be made clear later on in my...

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The danger of renting another country’s power

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an old temptation among small countries, particularly those situated beside larger and more troublesome neighbours. They often mistake the friendship of a great power for an insurance policy. The illusion is comforting. It permits governments to spend less time...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

Praising President Ali, PPP for thinking of Guyanese

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...

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