February 2013

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Mahaicony fatal crash… GDF Officer remains in hospital, charges on hold

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaicony fatal crash… GDF Officer remains in hospital, charges on hold

Police on the East Coast of Demerara are patiently awaiting the discharge from hospital of a Guyana Defence Force Second Lieutenant so that charges resulting from a fatal accident last Saturday could...

GGMC investigating illegal shops, landings in gold districts

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GGMC investigating illegal shops, landings in gold districts

Scores of shops believed to have been set up illegally in the mining districts, and especially along the landings, are to be regularized, government said yesterday. According to the...

Marriott Hotel protest… Govt. statement is nothing but nasty politics

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott Hotel protest… Govt. statement is nothing but nasty politics

– protesters Protesters yesterday dismissed claims by Presidential Advisor on Governance, Gail Teixeira, who, during a press conference by the ruling People’s Progressive Party...

CARICOM’s restructuring, indebtedness dominate Haiti meeting

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM’s restructuring, indebtedness dominate Haiti meeting

The need for the urgent restructuring of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its various agencies, regional security, particularly gang violence and trafficking in firearms and drugs, as...

Trotman decision on Rohee imminent

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Trotman decision on Rohee imminent

House Speaker Raphael Trotman is just about ready to release what is expected to be his definitive ruling on Minister Clement Rohee in relation to his right to speak in the National Assembly. At the...

STEM has important role in national development

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on STEM has important role in national development

– Science Coordinator While attaining the title of bread basket of the Caribbean is not out of Guyana’s reach, such a feat may not be attainable without the application of Science, Technology,...

Guyanese captain faces jail time after US$6M marijuana haul

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese captain faces jail time after US$6M marijuana haul

Florida (kewsnews.com) – A Guyanese boat captain accused of smuggling three tons of pot worth US$6M out of Jamaica will face up to 40 years in prison. He was nabbed by the Key...

Boy’s drowning in reservoir…Cops seek 15 yr-old who fled scene

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Boy’s drowning in reservoir…Cops seek 15 yr-old who fled scene

– relative suspects foul play Police are searching for a 15-year-old male of Sheet Anchor Village, East Canje, Berbice who was in the company of the 8-year-old boy who drowned in an...

St Margaret’s hands over report to Education Ministry

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on St Margaret’s hands over report to Education Ministry

– following probe into pupil’s death The Ministry of Education is now in receipt of a report from the St Margaret’s Primary School, which follows on the heels of a post...

Guyanese murdered after leaving Suriname casino with winnings

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese murdered after leaving Suriname casino with winnings

Members of a Lancaster, Mahaica family are heading to neighbouring Suriname to recover the body of 23-year-old Clayton Jones, who was reportedly stabbed to death by one of his...

Parika Façade residents complain of collapsing roadways

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Parika Façade residents complain of collapsing roadways

Very soon the roadways at Parika Façade will be impassable to vehicular traffic as a result of continuous deterioration. However, as it is, the partially collapsed road poses a threat to...

Guyanese sworn in as appellate judge in Belize

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese sworn in as appellate judge in Belize

Belize – Guyana-born, Justice Minnet Hafiz-Bertram, was on Monday sworn in as a Justice of the Belize Court of Appeal by Belize’s Governor General, Sir Colville Young, at Belize House, Belmopan....

Rebranded Miss Bartica Regatta Pageant set to thrill

Feb 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rebranded Miss Bartica Regatta Pageant set to thrill

– $1M in cash, incentives for the winner It has traditionally been one of the marquee events at the Bartica Easter Regatta and according to many, it is one of the oldest pageants...

THE AFC’s WINDMILLS

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE AFC’s WINDMILLS

There is a new tailor in town! One that is so excited that there is a hurried readiness to make the cut even before the measurements are known. The details of Budget 2013 are not yet public;...

The drift towards disaster was inevitable

Feb 20, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The drift towards disaster was inevitable

The first thing that comes out of the mouth of your philosophy professor as you sit down for your first lecturer is that you must never see human behaviour in scientific terms. He would go on to say...

Plagiarism is a serious academic offence

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Plagiarism is a serious academic offence

DEAR EDITOR, I read with interest the BBC story involving the German Education Minister who was forced to resign from her post after she was found guilty of plagiarism. Not only was she forced to...

A matter of inclination and personal choice

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on A matter of inclination and personal choice

DEAR EDITOR, Examining the question of what makes human beings tick – motivation – is always an interesting exercise and I found this so when reading a recent letter about racism in your...

The $13 billion ICT Project is shaping up to be a wasted opportunity

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The $13 billion ICT Project is shaping up to be a wasted opportunity

Dear Editor, It boggles the judicious mind when in an environment with such a high unemployment rate, (estimated at 18%) Mr. Alexei Ramotar, can make the thoughtless assertion that the use of a local...

There is a need for talk

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on There is a need for talk

Each sitting of Parliament seems beset by partisan issues to the extent that more often than not, the work of Parliament is stalled. One gets the impression that the government insists that it be...

Rain forces Organisers to postpone semi-finals

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain forces Organisers to postpone semi-finals

A consistent downpour forced the Organisers of the Unique Entertainment / Banks Premium Beer Futsal Tournament to cancel the semi-finals and final which was to be played on Sunday evening, at the...

Richards, Zaman win GNRA Precision Pistol shoot

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Richards, Zaman win GNRA Precision Pistol shoot

Gordon Richards and Philip Zaman were on target in the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) handgun section first Precision Pistol competition for 2013 last Saturday at the Tactical Services Unit...

GCC men and women sweep top honours

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCC men and women sweep top honours

Bounty GCC romped to victory in an unbeaten display of high quality hockey throughout the Bounty One-Day Championships which was played on Sunday, at the Providence Stadium. Having taken apart the...

Banks DIH, Jumbo Jet and Shariff once again pour in hefty sponsorship

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH, Jumbo Jet and Shariff once again pour in hefty sponsorship

This weekend the Rising Sun Turf Club at Arima Park, West Coast Berbice will the place to be when the Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with Banks DIH Limited stages their annual grand one day...

James Krakowsky overcomes intense challenge to win GASP Open Scrabble tournament

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on James Krakowsky overcomes intense challenge to win GASP Open Scrabble tournament

James Krakowsky turned in a masterful ‘come from behind’ performance to register an impeccable 6 points and a positive spread of 712 to cart off the honours when the Guyana Association of...

The Marriott issue has dire implications for local human development

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Marriott issue has dire implications for local human development

Dear Editor, It is incumbent upon the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) to make known its views to President Ramotar’s comments regarding the building of the Marriott Hotel. To the president’s...

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By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Newly appointed Guyana Men’s National Basketball Team Head Coach Alan Walls wasted little time settling into his new role, arriving in Guyana last Friday and...

MOTHER KNOWS BEST!

Jun 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time when a young man receiving his first pay packet did not suddenly transform himself into an international financial expert. He did not rush to buy expensive sneakers, upgrade his cellphone, or begin offering investment advice to people twice his age. In those...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

Jun 21, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

Guyana Development Bank – what’s coming

Jun 24, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Development Bank (GDB) has generated much excitement. Not yet fully airborne, but still stirring considerable interest. Guyanese sit, wait, smile. They are ready. One set anticipates what’s in it for them. To get them off the...

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