November 2012

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Gov’t, GPSU wage talks reach deadlock

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t, GPSU wage talks reach deadlock

By Zena Henry The Government and Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) have reached a deadlock, as talks about improving remuneration for public service workers proved fruitless. The union...

Asst. Commissioner Ramnarine sues Chronicle for $5M

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Asst. Commissioner Ramnarine sues Chronicle for $5M

Outspoken Assistant Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine is suing the Guyana National Newspapers Limited, publishers of the Guyana Chronicle, for $5M, over defamatory statements...

Lethem residents protest over inadequate electricity supply

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Lethem residents protest over inadequate electricity supply

– power company calls for patience Residents of Lethem and its surrounding areas yesterday vented their anger and frustration in no uncertain manner over the sporadic electricity...

Shooting of KN staffer…Bandits nabbed, motorcycle recovered

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Shooting of KN staffer…Bandits nabbed, motorcycle recovered

Police sources revealed last night that they have nabbed the bandits who shot Kaieteur News staffer Shaum Persaud last Sunday morning and stole his motorcycle. One source told Kaieteur...

Dem boys seh…Brazzy in big hanky panky wid a lady Bee

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Brazzy in big hanky panky wid a lady Bee

When dem boys use to talk how Brazzy is a big Bee people use to seh how de man ain’t deh suh because he does go to church every day and four times pun Sunday. But he card get peep and he...

Gold miner stabbed, robbed

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Gold miner stabbed, robbed

– Says attackers looked like “decent people” A gold miner miraculously escaped death early yesterday after he was attacked and stabbed by three men at a Brazilian bar on...

Nominations close today for GMSA awards

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Nominations close today for GMSA awards

Today is the last day for the submission of nominations for the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association’s (GMSA) Annual Awards for exceptional achievements. The Association...

Amidst bombs, guns and dead bodies, a lesson I learnt

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Amidst bombs, guns and dead bodies, a lesson I learnt

When the Ronald Reagan Government in the US in 1983 invaded Grenada, the brother of Guyana’s famous hero, Walter Rodney, was at my home. The resulting curfew stopped travel on the island, so...

Anti-retrovirals a powerful way to combat HIV/AIDS – report

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Anti-retrovirals a powerful way to combat HIV/AIDS – report

– sharp decline in Caribbean deaths A key United Nations report on the state of the HIV/AIDS has found strides in the Caribbean with Guyana, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Mexico...

Kitty resident moves year’s road death figure to 96

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty resident moves year’s road death figure to 96

The death by road accident of 38-year-old Reeshee Baksh of Thomas Street, Kitty, has taken the toll to 96 thus far for the year. Yesterday at the man’s home his wife, Bibi Haleema...

GRA teams up with local banks for renewal of vehicle licences

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GRA teams up with local banks for renewal of vehicle licences

The tedious task of renewing Motor Vehicle Licences (MVL) has become far simpler and with less hassle for the public. According to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), it is teaming up...

Construction companies bid for condom delivery

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Construction companies bid for condom delivery

Under the Ministry of Health, bids for the supply and delivery of male condoms were opened by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, Main Street...

GRA warns about misuse of vehicles transporting goods

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GRA warns about misuse of vehicles transporting goods

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has warned against the misuse of vehicles registered for the transportation of goods. According to state-owned tax collection agency, it has noted...

US, Venezuela are Guyana’s biggest trading partners

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on US, Venezuela are Guyana’s biggest trading partners

– fuel imports, gold exports dominate for first half of 2012 By Leonard Gildarie Purchases of fuel and lubricants continue to dominate Guyana’s imports, accounting for almost 32% of...

UK opens trade office in Guyana

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UK opens trade office in Guyana

Local companies wanting to do business with the United Kingdom have been given a boost with news that a trade office has been opened here. According to the British High Commission, the...

Office of the Leader of the Opposition

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Office of the Leader of the Opposition

Article 110 (1) of our Constitution states rather baldly: “There shall be an office of the Leader of the Opposition, election to which office shall be in accordance with Art. 184.”...

GOVERNMENTS – WE LOVE TO HATE THEM, BUT CAN’T DO WITHOUT THEM

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GOVERNMENTS – WE LOVE TO HATE THEM, BUT CAN’T DO WITHOUT THEM

Government – the thing we love to hate so much, but without which we can do very little… at least in Guyana. We love to loathe government, to criticize, to demand things from it, and even...

Dave Martins joins campaign against domestic violence

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Dave Martins joins campaign against domestic violence

Guyanese music legend Dave Martins has released a DVD of a new song, “If You’re A Man”. The song deals with the subject of domestic violence. It seeks to raise awareness of the issue...

St Stanislaus College wins GBTI’s impromptu speech competition

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on St Stanislaus College wins GBTI’s impromptu speech competition

With victory valued at 683 points by the judges, St Stanislaus College was duly rewarded yesterday when the fifth hosting of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited’s (GBTI) annual impromptu...

‘Black Salim’ turns self in to police

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Black Salim’ turns self in to police

Salim Bacchus called ‘Black Salim’ for whom the police had issued a wanted bulletin, has turned himself in. According to the police, the man turned himself in at the New Amsterdam Police Station...

Accused car thief remanded

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Accused car thief remanded

A 21-year-old labourer of Soesdyke/Linden Highway, who supposedly went in search of work and ended up carting off some else’s car, appeared in court yesterday before Chief Magistrate...

KN Erred on EZ Jet Ownership

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on KN Erred on EZ Jet Ownership

Dear Editor, The collapse of EZ Jet has exposed an inherent bias in KN’s reporting and commentaries. KN published several pieces suggesting that a former President and the publisher...

Army commissions Medical Centre Annex

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Army commissions Medical Centre Annex

By Zena Henry Members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday welcomed the addition of a newly commissioned medical centre annex equipped with a clinical laboratory, with vast testing...

Erroneous headline

Nov 21, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Erroneous headline

On Sunday, November 18, Kaieteur News published an article with the headline -”Sale of GT&T’s 20% shares….Luncheon confirms money gone to fund Marriott Hotel”. Indeed, the substance of...

New Amsterdam Town Council offers poor public relations

Nov 21, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on New Amsterdam Town Council offers poor public relations

Dear Editor, From time to time I have been reading and hearing in the print and electronic media about the callousness of public official. I want to highlight the vindictiveness,...

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Four gold, one record – Guyana ends CARIFTA Games campaign...

Apr 07, 2026

By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Guyana concluded its campaign at the 53rd CARIFTA Games in St George’s, Grenada, with an impressive haul of six medals (four gold, one silver, and one bronze)...

The roads of Georgetown are not owned by the Georgetown City Council

Apr 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a peculiar habit in public life. It is the tendency to mistake custody for ownership. It is a small confusion, almost innocent at first glance, but like many small confusions it grows into a large misunderstanding. Recently, the Government, in designating fifty-seven...

The Caribbean Is Being Forced to Reconsider Trade Dependence on the...

Apr 05, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean has not set out to loosen its trade dependence on the United States. It is being driven to do so. For generations, Caribbean importers and consumers have looked first to the American market. They have done so for reasons of preference and...

Guyana now the land of doubt, cynicism, skepticism

Apr 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Ever hear about Doubting Thomas? Those who didn’t should consult with their Bibles. Guyana has tons of Doubting Thomases and should be in the Guiness Book of World Records three times. Once as a land trapped in endless doubt. Twice, as a country warped by chronic...

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