September 24, 2011

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

THE STATE-OWNED MEDIA

Sep 24, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE STATE-OWNED MEDIA

There is no distinction in communist and socialist countries between state control of the media and control of the media by the vanguard party. The ruling party controls the ruling ideas and...

Dead Corentyne fishermen… Accused arrested and admitted to Psychiatric Hospital

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Dead Corentyne fishermen… Accused arrested and admitted to Psychiatric Hospital

The families of the Corentyne fishermen who were set ablaze by a colleague with whom they were out casting nets and fishing, are convinced that the act was intentional and nothing but murder....

Shot Guyanese businessman dies in St. Maarten

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Shot Guyanese businessman dies in St. Maarten

Philipsburg–The businessman whom robbers shot at his Back Street store Wednesday evening died at St. Maarten Medical Centre (SMMC) Thursday night. Mark Deygoo, 34, of Baby and Kids was the...

Health practitioners’ shortage burdens GPHC

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Health practitioners’ shortage burdens GPHC

The severe shortage of technical health practitioners or specialized doctors in regional health facilities is burdening the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), with referred medical...

Father refused to allow relatives to view teen’s body

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Father refused to allow relatives to view teen’s body

-is there a mystery behind Shakese Bristol’s death? Fuming relatives of Shakese Bristol are eager in finding out the “mystery” surrounding the death of the teen and the reasons why the...

Border dispute…Venezuelan opposition candidate criticises Chavez for being too lenient with Guyana

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Border dispute…Venezuelan opposition candidate criticises Chavez for being too lenient with Guyana

Oswaldo Álvarez Paz, an opposition candidate running for primaries, has railed on the government’s foreign policy regarding the boundary dispute with Guyana, and has accused President...

EPA investigating stench of Little Diamond, EBD waterway

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on EPA investigating stench of Little Diamond, EBD waterway

– DDL dismisses claims by residents that the company is polluting the waterway The Environmental Protection Agency is currently investigating the source of the odour emanating...

PUC spreads awareness through Berbice education drive

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on PUC spreads awareness through Berbice education drive

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has just concluded a public education programme across Berbice, targeting the customers of the various utility companies. Complaints Manager, Raymon...

Private company gives landmark a facelift

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Private company gives landmark a facelift

One of Linden’s newest businesses, the EVER PURE water treatment facility located on Burnham drive, Wismar has decided to give back to the community in a tangible way. The gift is a facelift...

Essequibo man found guilty for illegal fuel

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo man found guilty for illegal fuel

Akbar Mohamed of Charity, Essequibo Coast, was on September 20, 2011 found guilty by the Charity Magistrate’s Court for being in possession of illegal petroleum. He was ordered to pay a fine...

Dumped lover gets two-week term jail for assault

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Dumped lover gets two-week term jail for assault

Yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrate court, a young man was taught the value of respecting a woman’s wishes after he was given two weeks to cool off for unlawfully assaulting his...

Man faces seven counts of falsification, five counts of embezzlement

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man faces seven counts of falsification, five counts of embezzlement

Kevin Singh appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates court yesterday to answer to five counts of embezzlement and seven counts of falsifying documents. Singh, who was 16-year-old at the...

Republic Bank rewards ‘RightStart’ standouts

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Republic Bank rewards ‘RightStart’ standouts

The Queen’s College auditorium was the venue yesterday for Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s RightStart Academic Achievement Awards, with five account holders, all first formers...

Remediation programmes…Compulsory Mathematic, English courses for Primary, Secondary Schools

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Remediation programmes…Compulsory Mathematic, English courses for Primary, Secondary Schools

In order to bolster learners in the field of Mathematics and English, the Education Ministry recently mandated all primary and secondary schools to implement remediation programmes to elevate...

Guyana seeks to restart Crime Stoppers programme

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana seeks to restart Crime Stoppers programme

The Guyana police department and Ministry of Home Affairs will continue working in conjunction with Crime Stoppers programme and Police Security Industry Partnership (POLSEC) to better ensure public...

Stall holder robbed minutes before closure

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Stall holder robbed minutes before closure

A stall owner in Bourda Market was relieved of hundreds of thousands of dollars by four bandits while she was about to close the business at 18:00 hrs yesterday. Reports reveal that four men...

New Sophia Care Centre commissioned

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on New Sophia Care Centre commissioned

…as new child protection facility opens The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and the Child Care and Protection Agency have added yet another safe place for abused...

Mother of two frustrated at snail pace of Govt construction

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of two frustrated at snail pace of Govt construction

Second Low Income Settlement Core houses… Several potential home owners under the Government of Guyana /International Development Bank (IDB) Second Low Income Settlement (LIS)...

Home Affairs Ministry opens another police outpost

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Home Affairs Ministry opens another police outpost

The spanking new police outpost at Park Lane, Amelia’s Ward was yesterday officially opened with a simple ceremony where several police top brass including Police Commissioner Henry Greene,...

Man beaten for allegedly grabbing assailant’s crotch

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man beaten for allegedly grabbing assailant’s crotch

Two men appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine Beharry to answer to the charge of assault. Shawn Friends, of Bent Street, and Prince Pickering of 122 William Street, Kitty, according...

City Hall wants special facility for vagrants

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall wants special facility for vagrants

The Mayor and City Council is renewing its calls to have vagrants removed from the streets of Georgetown and contained in a facility in an effort to improve the safety and security of the...

UN adopt Political Declaration on non-communicable diseases

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on UN adopt Political Declaration on non-communicable diseases

– Leaders agreed to implement tax measures to reduce tobacco, alcohol consumption A declaration by the United Nations (UN) on non-communicable diseases (NCD) is set to launch a...

Caribbean Governments aim to eliminate under-registration of births by 2015

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean Governments aim to eliminate under-registration of births by 2015

– 1.3 million births not registered officially annually More than 250 representatives of governments, civil society and international organizations from 26 countries attended the second...

Two murder accused committed

Sep 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Two murder accused committed

Lennox Roberts and David Crossman the two accused in the recent ganja bust at the Bartica ferry stelling on Monday, made their appearance in the ...

PREV 12

Courtney Walsh bowls into Guyana’s restaurant scene

May 22, 2026

…cricket legend says Guyana was a ‘No-Brainer’ for 519 expansion By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – West Indies fast-bowling legend Courtney Walsh has taken another major step in life after...

It’s time for the government to legally set minibus and hire car...

May 22, 2026

Peeping Tom… (Kaieteur News) – Every day, thousands of people in Guyana stand by the roadside, waiting for public transportation. They have one question on their minds: “How much will it cost me?” And the sad truth is, nobody can give them a straight answer. We have a serious problem...

The OAS faces a moral test in Panama

May 17, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...

Nothing can come between

May 22, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall “Nothing can come, nothing can come Nothing can come between us…” (Kaieteur News) – Those words are from British singer Sade’s 1988 song of the same name. It wasn’t her doing the honours in Guyana. Greet, Mr. Jacob Helsberg, U.S. Undersecretary of Economic...

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Listen to the The Glenn Lall Show

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Features/Columnists

Sir. Ronald Sanders

The GHK Lall Column

Publisher’s Note

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

> Berbice Bridge […]