September 2012

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Mr. Bisram, your pronouncement is simply not true

Sep 07, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Bisram, your pronouncement is simply not true

Dear Editor, I have read Vishnu Bisram’s letter in Thursday’s edition (Sept 6) of the Stabroek News regarding my response (SN & KN Sept 2) to his initial letter (SN Aug 31) on the...

Georgetown may very well be CARICOM’s most unattractive capital

Sep 07, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Georgetown may very well be CARICOM’s most unattractive capital

DEAR EDITOR, The trash and filth-ridden drain around Guyana’s Parliament epitomizes the state of Georgetown and one can safely say the state of Guyana —a nation plagued by corruption at all...

Why not debate minimum wages, salaries and pensions?

Sep 07, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Why not debate minimum wages, salaries and pensions?

DEAR EDITOR, On Sunday 2nd August, 2012, I listened to the debate on N.C.N. This being as I understand, the President’s pension and all the other benefits that goes with same and corruption. There...

The Burrowes approach will not bear lasting fruit

Sep 07, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on The Burrowes approach will not bear lasting fruit

Dear Editor, Though in this piece I offer a criticism to the approach by the Keith Burrowes proposal to rid the city of its humongous garbage piles, I wish to state from the outset that I have...

Not a white Knight

Sep 07, 2012 knews Editorial Comments Off on Not a white Knight

In business, a “White Knight” is an entity that makes a takeover bid on a company on much more favourable terms than an earlier bidder – the “Black Knight”. The White Knight then, as did...

The real moment in the Jagdeo libel case starts this morning

Sep 07, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The real moment in the Jagdeo libel case starts this morning

Today, at 9 AM in Justice Brassington Reynold’s court, Bharrat Jagdeo’s libel case against me and this newspaper resumes. But today will be the moment in this case. The defence takes the...

Works to improve GPHC’s A&E unit to start Monday

Sep 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Works to improve GPHC’s A&E unit to start Monday

Reconfiguration of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Accident and Emergency Unit’s will commence on September 10 with works to improve the unit’s ‘Waiting and...

Modification works to start by November month end

Sep 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Modification works to start by November month end

Skeldon sugar plant woes… Designs to modify the flaws at the US$181M Skeldon sugar plant would be completed this month-end, says Paul Bhim, Chief Executive Officer of Guyana...

Former Linden Commander now deputy in Berbice

Sep 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Former Linden Commander now deputy in Berbice

In a move that is being seen as a demotion, former Commander of the police in Linden (E&F Division), Senior Superintendent Clifton Hicken has been posted as the Second in Command in...

Motorcyclist charged with causing death of Adelphi cane cutter

Sep 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Motorcyclist charged with causing death of Adelphi cane cutter

The motorcyclist who was involved in the fatal accident that killed 35-year-old Adelphi resident, Sewdat Dipoo also known as “Krishna” or “Cook”, a cane harvester at the Rose...

Guyana gets 20-plus new doctors

Sep 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana gets 20-plus new doctors

Twenty-one new doctors and a pharmacist were yesterday officially added to the Ministry of Health cadre of health professionals, a move which is expected to further boost the quality of health...

Roraima Airways security staffer, Waterchris hotel driver remanded

Sep 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Roraima Airways security staffer, Waterchris hotel driver remanded

CJIA drug bust… A Roraima Airways security staffer and a driver from the Waterchris Restaurant were placed in state custody yesterday after making an appearance at the...

WHEN DECENT MEN COME TOGETHER

Sep 07, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHEN DECENT MEN COME TOGETHER

What Guyana needs at this stage is political maturity. Such maturity is associated with level headedness and this is what the country needs. There have been many criticisms of the fact...

Police unable to locate records in Berbice carnal knowledge case

Sep 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police unable to locate records in Berbice carnal knowledge case

When the carnal knowledge trial of Steven Alert, who is accused of having sex with a girl under 15 years-of-age, continued in the Berbice High Court before Justice James Bovell-Drakes...

Mexican Ambassador donates books, catalogue to National Library

Sep 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mexican Ambassador donates books, catalogue to National Library

Mexican Ambassador to Guyana, Francisco Olguin Uribe, donated several books to the National Library on Wednesday, during a courtesy call to Chief Librarian, Gillian Thompson. Among them...

Soesdyke to benefit from multi-million dollar investment

Sep 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Soesdyke to benefit from multi-million dollar investment

A $25 million investment has been plugged into the Soesdyke community in the form of a sprawling pharmacy and gift shop intended to provide a service comparable to any obtained in...

NCN corruption debate is like ‘Judas’ hosting a TV series on loyalty, friendship

Sep 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NCN corruption debate is like ‘Judas’ hosting a TV series on loyalty, friendship

– AFC Chairman Alliance for Change Chairman, Nigel Hughes, is not disappointed with the “committed disciples” of the National Communications Network (NCN) for their reporting...

Fishermen angry with ice prices on E’bo coast

Sep 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Fishermen angry with ice prices on E’bo coast

The price of fish has risen on the Essequibo coast, Region Two, as fishermen continue to struggle with difficulties in acquiring ice. As of Tuesday, ice has risen from $2 to $8 per...

US$18M Specialty Hospital … Govt. to re-evaluate award of contract

Sep 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on US$18M Specialty Hospital … Govt. to re-evaluate award of contract

Government will be re-assessing the award of the US$18M contract to Surendra Engineering Corporation Limited of India to build a specialty hospital at Turkeyen. Construction Firm, Fedders Lloyd...

Linden Inquiry … Four of five commissioners sworn in

Sep 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden Inquiry … Four of five commissioners sworn in

Four of the five members of the Commission of Inquiry into the July 18 shootings in Linden which left three persons dead were sworn in yesterday before President Donald Ramotar. Justice Lensley Wolfe...

Carpenter killed as pick-up slams into cycle

Sep 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Carpenter killed as pick-up slams into cycle

– Son, 4, hospitalised A father of two met his demise at Mon Repos, East Coast of Demerara (ECD), after a pickup slammed into his cycle while he was returning home with his four-year-old...

Jagdeo’s palatial home… Former President accountable to Guyanese for his actions – AFC

Sep 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo’s palatial home… Former President accountable to Guyanese for his actions – AFC

“It is a fact that no other former president other than Jagdeo demitted office with an increase in his asset base of in excess of 1000%. None. Presidents Desmond Hoyte, Cheddi Jagan and Janet...

$80M house lot scam… Property owner claims death threats from alleged ringleader

Sep 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on $80M house lot scam… Property owner claims death threats from alleged ringleader

The owner of a property that was used by a gang to carry out their illegal activities, which saw dozens of persons falling prey to a house lot scam, claims he is now receiving death threats from the...

Bibi Shadick to chair Broadcast Authority

Sep 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bibi Shadick to chair Broadcast Authority

Applications for broadcasting licences pending at the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) may be processed shortly. Cabinet has approved the appointment of the Governing Board of the Guyana...

Dem boys seh … Gee Nah and brown nose Gerry

Sep 06, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh … Gee Nah and brown nose Gerry

There is a saying in Guyana; “What is sweet in people mouth does be bitter in dem tail.” Nuff people get a lot of sweetness. Gerry is one. He get Duke Lodge and just as dem boys predict he get de...

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Gurbaz half-century powers Guyana to 8-wicket win

Sep 05, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. JKM at Providence – Hetmyer, Hope, Dindyal lead batting charge (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors announced their arrival home with a brutal 8-wicket...

How should I schedule my day?

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Deep in the Himalayas, I once visited a Hindu guru and asked him, “Guru, how should I schedule my day?” He looked at me for a moment, smiled, and asked, “What is it that you want to schedule?” “My day,” I replied. “I want to organise my time better. There is so...

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...

The Donny and Delcy show

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – What to make of this America-Venezuela oil deal, this best in history? First, it’s best to put the 65 billion barrels of heavy crude in its proper place. It’s the Donny and Delcy Gong Show. A quarter of Venezuela’s premier national treasure, a concealed deal, a very...

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