November 7, 2012

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The nation is doomed

Nov 07, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The nation is doomed

Dear Editor, On Friday September 21, President Ramotar hosted a press conference that allowed us to hear a lot of what is on his mind. We heard his narrative about how an ineffective Minister was...

That investigation into fraud

Nov 07, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on That investigation into fraud

Dear Editor, I read some letters in the various letter columns in the Chronicle, Stabroek News and your newspaper in connection with the recently held Essequibo Night which was held on the 5th and...

What was said in the National Assembly

Nov 07, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on What was said in the National Assembly

Dear Editor, On Sunday 28 October, 2012, Mr. Freddie Kissoon dedicated an entire article to certain remarks that I was alleged to have made in the last sitting of the National Assembly. ...

No evidence that GPL has the desire or management to fix this situation

Nov 07, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on No evidence that GPL has the desire or management to fix this situation

Youth movement blasts tax breaks for Chris Brown show

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Youth movement blasts tax breaks for Chris Brown show

– Calls for better promotion of local artistes The Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM) has lashed out against the government for its readiness to use state resources and...

Guyana is not yet ready for tourism

Nov 07, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is not yet ready for tourism

Dear Editor, I have read with interest the various opinions on the proposed visit of entertainer Chris Brown. I am among those who feel that he has paid, in part, for his terrible lapse. This,...

We must prevent this atrocity

Nov 07, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must prevent this atrocity

Dear Editor, As soon as you turn on the TV to current issues you see accusations flying wildly, someone lambasting another, saying that he or she is the cause of the killings and robberies that...

Police intercept more ganja at Ogle Airport

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police intercept more ganja at Ogle Airport

– woman arrested in sting operation On Monday last, a rank from the Police Narcotics Unit intercepted a quantity of marijuana which was found in a bag being sent on a flight into...

Expanding the Road Network

Nov 07, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Expanding the Road Network

Last month, in our editorial, “Deadly road use”, we observed that while over 10,000 vehicles enter our country every month, this presented a downside risk. “Lack of a holistic approach to...

GPHC launches probe into infant’s death

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC launches probe into infant’s death

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has launched yet another investigation, this time in relation to the death of an eight-month-old, Jaheim Niles, who died at the...

GBTI Impromptu Speech Competition

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GBTI Impromptu Speech Competition

Second Round commences today Six schools have progressed into the second round of the GBTI Impromptu Speech rivalry, which commences today. Round two rivalries will involve Queen’s...

Sugar workers receive pay increase

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar workers receive pay increase

– NAACIE not satisfied with one percent The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has approved a five percent wage increase for piece-rated sugar workers, and a one percent...

FITUG to elect new executive today

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on FITUG to elect new executive today

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) is set to elect a new executive today during its biennial 4th Delegates’ Conference. The event, which will be addressed by...

Accused chain-snatcher refused bail

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Accused chain-snatcher refused bail

Kevin Baird also known as Sherwin Baird of Linden was yesterday remanded to prison on a robbery charge. Baird faced Magistrate Leron Daley and denied the allegation that on November 5...

Accused in Bel Air Heist further remanded

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Accused in Bel Air Heist further remanded

Hardat Kumar, who is implicated in the July 2011 robbery of city businessman Malcolm Panday, was further remanded to prison yesterday by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine–Beharry....

The dialectic of looking up and down at the same time

Nov 07, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The dialectic of looking up and down at the same time

A visitor, Rahul Bhattacharya, came here and wrote a book titled “The Sly Company of People Who Care,” about what he observed in Guyana. Missing from Bhattacharya’s panorama (he...

Canadian died of wound complications

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian died of wound complications

The much delayed post mortem examination that was on Monday performed on the remains of shot Canadian national Jean Le Blanc revealed the cause of death as “complication due to...

Belgrave case file returned to police for clarity

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Belgrave case file returned to police for clarity

The case file pertaining to the death of 21-year-old Dameon Belgrave, is back with the police and they are being asked to clarify certain issues for the benefit of the Chairman of the...

Former Post Office employee admitted to local Bar

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Former Post Office employee admitted to local Bar

Paula Jones-Nicholson was recently admitted to the local bar after her petition was presented by Senior Counsel Richard Fields, before Justice William Ramlal in the High Court of the...

Intervening measures can curb spending in health care delivery

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Intervening measures can curb spending in health care delivery

– Clinical Specialist Unless intervening measures are engaged, most of a country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) can be consumed in the delivery of health care. This notion was...

Girlfriend allegedly assaulted for “pulling dreadlocks”

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Girlfriend allegedly assaulted for “pulling dreadlocks”

A man who allegedly slapped his girlfriend after she pulled his dreadlocks appeared before Magistrate Leron Daley yesterday on an assault charge. Trevor Franklin pleaded not guilty to...

Man charged with murder of peacemaker

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man charged with murder of peacemaker

Several weeks after a 20-year-old Alberttown man was stabbed to death while attempting to help police capture a suspect, his assailant faced the court on a murder charge. Forty-five year-old...

Toddler dies in freak minibus mishap

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Toddler dies in freak minibus mishap

Twenty-one month-old Celine Silvina Wilkinson tragically perished in a freak minibus mishap yesterday at around 18:00hrs in the Agatash community, some three ...

Traders complain of illegal bird smuggling between Guyana and Suriname

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Traders complain of illegal bird smuggling between Guyana and Suriname

…debate begins on new closed season Government has started consultations with traders of wild birds for a new closed season that will help to protect species, including the popular...

‘Congo Nya’ founder releases book of poems

Nov 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Congo Nya’ founder releases book of poems

By Samuel Whyte Founder and director of the internationally acclaimed ‘Congo Nya’ folk group, Ivelaw Eon Alexander James, aka ‘Brooks’ has released his first book of poems called...

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Bermuda here for Rugby Americas North Men’s clash with Guyana today

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Kaieteur Sports – The National Park Rugby field will be a hive of activity today when the Guyana Rugby Football union (GRFU) host the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Men’s Competition clash between...

(Kaieteur News) – She sat next to me in the minibus. We struck up a conversation easily. The conversation was friendly and respectful. Nothing else was involved! She wore a matching blouse and skirt, pastel in colour and very well-tailored. It fitted her quite naturally as if it were made for...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

Excellency Irfaan on the Honourable Oneidge

Apr 25, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – For those who would believe, I have always held Excellency Irfaan Ali in special regard. For those taken aback, I hasten to add that there was some remodeling of ‘special’ and ‘regard’ for the president. Only fitting, I submit; fitting for...

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