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Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Another miner buried alive as pit caves in
The gold fields of Guyana have claimed another life; this time that of 44-year-old Mark Wilson of Supply, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. Wilson was pulled from a mining pit at Puruni after the walls...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…Justice delayed, justice denied – the drug scandal that won’t go away
Dr Roger Luncheon must have a very low opinion of the intelligence of the Guyanese public. I wrote once that the good doctor has outlived his usefulness. I suggested that the doctor retire and...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Robbers shoot dance instructor in Sophia
Bandits shot a 24-year-old dance instructor around 20:30hrs Friday during a robbery attempt in ‘A’ Field Sophia. The victim, identified as Reyan Baird, of East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme,...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police nab trio with cocaine and ganja in drug house
– Placed on $125,000 bail each Police raided a drug house at St John Street in New Amsterdam and nabbed three men who were in the house, reportedly with cocaine and marijuana. The men...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Shot Enterprise man battles for life in ICU
A 33-year-old man is battling for his life at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after he was shot in his abdomen by gunmen on Thursday....Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Women Miners’ organization gains support from US, Canadian missions
The dream of a woman to have equal opportunities in Guyana’s mining industry is slowly becoming a reality, thanks to the Guyana Women Miners’ Organisation (GWMO). For decades women...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man gets 4 yrs, six strokes for felonious wounding charge
A man who pleaded guilty to a charge of felonious wounding has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment together with six strokes. The man, 17-year-old Eric Nurse was charged on January 4,...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Woman recalls abduction, murder attempt
Lilawattie Das, the injured woman, whose lover William Johnson, stabbed her five times in her back, is being carefully monitored as doctors continue to extract contaminated blood from her...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Intensive efforts being made to improve GPHC service
– Dr Derkenne The capacity of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has been significantly bolstered through various residency programmes all geared at helping to foster...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker to probe “lying” report by online news outfit
Speaker of the House, Raphael Trotman, is probing reports of unfair reporting by an online news outfit on Friday night, during a sitting of the National Assembly. Moses Nagamootoo,...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cummings Lodge residents appeal for street light
Residents of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, are calling for the installation of street lights in the area in the face of numerous robberies and murders. Recounting the latest...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on A regional tourism summit is not likely to generate new initiatives or strategies
By Ian Francis The Caribbean Hotel Tourism Association (CHTA) recently assembled in the Nassau ambience of comfort and pomp that gave the weak-kneed participants some renewed energy to...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Deforestation appears to rise again in Brazil’s Amazon
(Reuters) – After years of gains against destruction of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil appears to be suffering from an increase in deforestation as farmers, loggers, miners and...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Choice Hotels to open upscale Ascend in Guyana
Choice Hotels International will debut in Guyana with its upscale Ascend Hotel Collection in early 2013. The global lodging company announced that construction on a boutique 25-room...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU, Govt. to meet again on wages and salaries
By Zena Henry The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is hoping that come this week, favourable results would bring an end to its continuous row with the Government over wages and...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on The Phoenix Recovery Project…Giving addicts another shot at redemption
By Jenelle Willabus Almost thirteen years ago, an organization was birthed out of the need for a facility to treat persons with ‘Dual Diagnosis’, meaning drug addicts with some sort...Jan 27, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Engineers meet on City Hall restoration
On Wednesday, Mayor Hamilton Green, convened a special meeting on the restoration of City Hall. At that session, which a number of well known engineers including Bert Carter, Berkley Wickham, George...Jan 27, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The public must have a clarification of the Caribbean Press
Dear Editor, Minister of Sport and Culture, Dr Frank Anthony must be acknowledged for his ability to muster representation for his administrational hiccups [A] he was able to conscript Ivor Thom who...Jan 27, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Lusignan families are still grieving alone with little support from people outside their community
Dear Editor, On January 26, 2008 around 1: 00 A.M, in the village of Lusignan, terrorists murdered six adults and five children while they slept. How can this happen in Guyana? Five years later, why...Jan 27, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Here is more evidence why Rohee is not leadership material
Dear Editor, You are a leading banker, and you are the friend of a Cabinet Minister. When you were in Barbados, you made three calls to him. The Minister then becomes the subject of an inquiry. You...Jan 27, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tax payers are paying a heavy price for poor governance
DEAR EDITOR, Brazil has been deploying the latest satellite imaging technology for some years now to protect the country’s pristine rainforest. But their commendable efforts seem to be coming...Jan 27, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Response to Peeping Tom: I’ll take the man on horseback over the men with the horsepower
Dear Editor, Forbes Burnham has been dead for 28 years, but aspects of his rule and life are routinely exhumed by PPP leaders and their cohorts whenever they sense a waning of support among PPP...

Aug 30, 2026
By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – The ultimate rivalry in cricket resumes tonight as the Guyana Amazon Warriors lock horns with arch-rivals Trinbago Knight Riders come tonight at the historic...Aug 30, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There is a legitimate public concern about the pace at which the Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy is getting underway. Survivors, relatives of those who died and the wider Guyanese public understandably want answers. After such a devastating national tragedy,...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...Aug 30, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Never thought I would ever reach this place. Bring back Bharrat Jagdeo. Never say never! It was inconceivable that there could be a worse leader than former president Jagdeo. I warned him seven years ago. A monster created. Would come back to...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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