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Feb 19, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Libel is difficult to prove in the U.S.
Dear Editor, Regarding your news item “Guyana Times Slapped with Lawsuit in N.Y” (KN Feb 18), such “libelous suits” are hardly won in court and even if they are won, the Supreme Court tends...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott Hotel is a complete sellout – Christopher Ram
The former Bharrat Jagdeo government handed the Chinese firm a Marriott Hotel project that essentially sold Guyana and its soul, chartered accountant and attorney, Christopher Ram, has said....Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese station needs no licence to broadcast – Sam Hinds
– opposition demands truth Facing tough questions, Government yesterday made an about turn, retracting earlier statements and insisting that China Central Television (CCTV) does not need a...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Teixeira says Marriott protest stinks of racism
The protest against the Marriott Hotel project smells “stink of racism,” Presidential Advisor on Governance, Gail Teixeira said yesterday. Guyana has never seen the level “of what I call racism...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian company introduces mercury-free gold mining technology
In Guyana’s quest to become a “greener” economy, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, yesterday welcomed the introduction of new technology which abandons the use...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Four-year-old watches Grandpa kill Guyanese granny in Brooklyn
Brooklyn, US (New York Daily News) – A churchgoing Brooklyn grandmother who migrated there, was nearly decapitated when her crazed husband killed her with a kitchen knife in front of her...Feb 19, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Foreigners better than local workers
Every politician, when dem tek de taxpayers’ money and travel overseas fuh sport or because dem bored, does try fuh let people believe that dem doing de country a favour. If dem go to New York, dem...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese woman’s body washes up on NY beach
The decomposed body of a Guyanese woman identified as Marisha Cheong, who resided in Jamaica, New York, was washed ashore on a beach at Breezy Point, Queens New York on Saturday evening last....Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Festival City gets help with ‘Community Centre’ initiative
Habitat for Humanity and Builders Beyond Borders have joined forces with the Festival City Youth and Parent Group, to help build a much-needed community centre. According to Chairman, Richard Taylor,...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Third-day of Marriott Hotel protest… Opposition dismisses claims that protest is a political issue
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is disclaiming utterances by President Donald Ramotar that the protest against the exclusion of Guyanese labourers in the construction phase of the Marriott...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on St Margaret’s Primary launches investigation into pupil’s death
…as family members look for closure A post mortem examination conducted at the Woodlands Hospital on the remains of eight-year-old St Margaret’s Primary pupil, Joshua Orin Hubbard,...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Senior citizen remanded on murder charge
Donald Mopp, a 70-year-old man was yesterday placed before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine Beharry on an allegation of murder. Mopp , of Tucville, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Lake Mainstay Resort hosts Annual Mash Regatta Fury
The Lake Mainstay Resort located in Region Two had over the weekend, held its third annual Mash Jet Ski and Regatta Fury. According to Director of the resort, Wilfred Jagnarine, the event is a...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Tourism Ministry launches Float Parade Costume Band
The Tourism Ministry launched its Mashramani Float Parade Costume Band yesterday at the National Exhibition Centre (Main Auditorium), Sophia. The Tourism Ministry is taking the Mashramani...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $100,000 bail for drug possession accused
Vernon Shincroft, of Lot 122 Uitvlugt Pasture, West Coast Demerara, has been charged with possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking and being in possession of utensil used for smoking...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cops shoot bike repairman in Globe Yard
A 47-year-old bike repairman was shot in the right thigh around 20:00 hrs yesterday, allegedly during an altercation with a policeman in the notorious ‘Globe Yard’ in Waterloo Street. Police said...Feb 19, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on When dishonesty makes you sick
In 2006, an academic from India, Suresh Pillai, came to Guyana to research the East Indians in Guyana. The result was a monograph titled, “Silenced Majority.” Pillai wrote in his conclusion on...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police take large band prize, North Ruimveldt Multilateral takes school prize
Metallic symphonies rang out at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Sunday evening as Republic Bank hosted another successful year of its National Mashramani Pan-O-Rama Steel Band Competition. In the most...Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jacobs fires Slingerz FC to debut win; Den Amstel clips Eagles 7–2
The inaugural Stag Beer West Side Mashramani knock-out competition kicked off in style on Sunday evening with the recently formed Slingerz FC recording a hard fought debut win while home team Den...Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scotia Bank/DDL continues sponsorship of U15 School Football Programme
Shrewd thinking, dedication and commitment are important variables towards the success of any sports initiative but unfortunately, could dwindle to naught in the absence of adequate funding....Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha thrash Pele; Santos breeze past NA United as quarterfinals duels conclude
Expert dribbling, stiff tackles and many instances of roughhouse tactics – the game was riddled with all of these and a little more when Pele FC faced off with Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United in...Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hunte in the race for another term as President of the WICB
There have been talks that current President Julian Hunte is considering another term at the head of the West Indies Cricket Board. Hunte is favoured to win the election but the word is that at least...Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Big turnout touted for Mackeson Super16 Street Football
A large turnout is anticipated at the hard-court in Amelia’s Ward on Sunday when the Mackeson Super16 Street Football tournament commences on the day that the Mining Town will also hosts its...Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese woman sues Jersey police for ignoring sex slavery
New York (NorthJersey.com) – A New York woman is claiming in a federal lawsuit that Englewood Cliffs police ignored her report of being held in a borough couple’s home as a sex slave for a...

Sep 23, 2026
– Golden Arrowhead girls’ power on display at Fesupo in Chile (Kaieteur News) – Despite the chilly conditions here in Santiago, Chile, three of Guyana’s four female lifters at the 2026...Sep 23, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – High in the Himalayas, I asked the Guru a question that seemed simple enough. “Guruji, what is love?” He smiled. “You have come a long way to ask a question that most people answer every day without understanding.” I laughed. “Then tell me. What is love?”...Sep 20, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...Sep 23, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – The Mohameds have come out with eyes blazing. It’s all they have in their arsenal. But it’s good enough for the job before them. They see, they fear, a political hand in the sudden “visa review” by the U.S. State Department of that stamp held by Guyana’s Justice...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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