March 7, 2013

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Shocking disclosures… Marriott supervisory firm disqualified in US

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Shocking disclosures… Marriott supervisory firm disqualified in US

The US firm which was reportedly handed a $200M contract under unclear circumstances to supervise the construction of the Marriott-branded hotel in Kingston, has been disqualified from tendering for...

China Rail tipped for ‘Fip’ flopped Amaila Falls road

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on China Rail tipped for ‘Fip’ flopped Amaila Falls road

With Fip Motilall failing dismally to complete the US$15.4M contract he was handed by former President Bharrat Jagdeo, the contract is moving from hand to hand and may soon end up in the hands of the...

Bangladeshis languishing in lock ups for more than 10 months

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Bangladeshis languishing in lock ups for more than 10 months

Two Bangladeshi nationals are reportedly languishing in police custody after being locked up for more than 10 months now. The purpose for the men’s detention is so far unclear but sources say it...

Dem boys seh… Donald let people down

Mar 07, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Donald let people down

When a man in a certain position, people expect he to talk a certain way. If de Queen stand up pun a stage and tell a man bout he backside people gun lef wid dem mouth open. Then dem gun talk she...

Gold jewelry theft crisis in Barbados

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Gold jewelry theft crisis in Barbados

Theft of gold jewelry has reached such an alarming level in Barbados that the police on Tuesday declared a crisis and issued a nationwide warning against wearing jewelry in public. An increase of...

Police investigate ‘vigilante’ beating to death of Kitty fisherman

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police investigate ‘vigilante’ beating to death of Kitty fisherman

The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 40-year-old Pike Street, Kitty man who was beaten to death on Friday last. The dead man has been identified as Antonio Isles,...

Parliament under attack, President tells Berbicians

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament under attack, President tells Berbicians

Guyana’s Parliament is under attack, President Donald Ramotar told the crowd of party supporters at Babu John, Corentyne, on Sunday. He accused the opposition of wanting to walk on the...

Book of Condolences opens for Chavez

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Book of Condolences opens for Chavez

The Book of Condolences for Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez was opened for signing yesterday, at the Venezuelan Embassy on Thomas Street in Georgetown. Those who have already signed, include Prime Minister...

Cell phone thief gets three years

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cell phone thief gets three years

After being caught red-handed with a stolen cellular phone in his possession, Kevin Rodney was yesterday sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by Magistrate Judy Latchman. The defendant, a...

PCA Chairman visits Essequibo this weekend

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on PCA Chairman visits Essequibo this weekend

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Cecil Kennard, and now the Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority will be visiting the Essequibo Coast this weekend to address critical issues. The...

Miners’ body condemns alleged police beatings

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Miners’ body condemns alleged police beatings

Miners are calling for a full investigation following the airing of video which showed a police rank beating a female in the goldfields over the weekend. According to the Guyana Gold and Diamond...

Fisherman feared drowned

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fisherman feared drowned

The police and eight volunteer fishing boats with fishermen of Number 67 Village Corentyne are searching for the body of Jageshwar Persaud, 30, called Navin, or Markai, a fisherman of Number 67...

Courts free US-based Guyanese of assault

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Courts free US-based Guyanese of assault

The charge of assault against US-based Guyanese, Ashton Arthur, has been dismissed for want of prosecution. The complainant declined to offer evidence against him. Arthur, 59, a security officer of...

Man, 20, on $950,000 bail for Nabaclis fatal accident

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 20, on $950,000 bail for Nabaclis fatal accident

A 20-year old vendor from Enmore, East Coast Demerara was yesterday placed on a total of $950,000 bail by Magistrate Zamilla Alli when he appeared before her at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court...

Students report bogus nursing school principal to cops

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Students report bogus nursing school principal to cops

– call on other students to come forward Some present and past students of the Guyana Health Care Education Institute located on Robb Street (next to Scotia Bank) are taking their...

Guyana hosting of first Pakistan Test in limbo

Mar 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana hosting of first Pakistan Test in limbo

Guyana may not host the first Test match between Pakistan and the West Indies as the owners of the Guyana National Stadium have not signed the International Venue Agreement (IVA) as yet, and the...

Husband denied bail after dragging partner down stairway

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Husband denied bail after dragging partner down stairway

Despite being dragged down the stairs by her lover, a woman declined to give further evidence in the matter, whereby the said man has been charged for assaulting her. Damien Allicock of 153 James...

Robbed Corriverton taxi driver seeks release of car

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Robbed Corriverton taxi driver seeks release of car

The Corriverton taxi driver who was attacked and shot by armed bandits last November is yet to recover his vehicle from the police. The vehicle is still impounded in the compound of the Springlands...

Business maligned with Destra Inferno – proprietor

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Business maligned with Destra Inferno – proprietor

Proprietor of The Candy Shop in New Amsterdam situated at the corner of Strand and Pitt Streets in New Amsterdam, Tito “Candy Boss” Sancho, is not pleased that newspaper reports have linked his...

Lights to be installed at Albion Sports Complex

Mar 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lights to be installed at Albion Sports Complex

– Musco Lighting awarded contract Albion Sports Complex, the venue for the first one day international match in the Caribbean will soon be installed with lights. The contract, which has been...

Promoter challenges fraud allegations

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Promoter challenges fraud allegations

The promoter who was accused of defrauding a Destra Promotion has “come out of hiding” with a response. According to Vijay Panday, the Events Coordinator of ‘Slaughter House...

Ramdin, Simmons, Bravo hit half centuries for T&T

Mar 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramdin, Simmons, Bravo hit half centuries for T&T

Denesh Ramdin, Lendl Simmons and Darren Bravo slammed half centuries as Trinidad and Tobago closed day one 269-5 against Guyana at the Queen’s Park Oval, as the fourth round of the West Indies...

Spike in malaria anticipated as emergency operations infiltrate mining Regions

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Spike in malaria anticipated as emergency operations infiltrate mining Regions

A spike in the incidence of malaria is anticipated in the mining regions of Guyana, as efforts are made to intensify the vector control operation there. This is according to officials within the...

P&P awards long serving employees

Mar 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on P&P awards long serving employees

Three employees attached to P&P Insurance Brokers and Consultants Limited were recently honoured for long service. The three employees, Bibi Zaheeda Saffee, Shivanie Parmesar and Sharmilla Azeez,...

Knockout phase starts today with double header

Mar 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Knockout phase starts today with double header

With the lesser skilled teams already eliminated following the completion of the preliminary phase, the real action in this year’s Milo / Petra Organisation Schools Under-20 Football Tournament...

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Guinness Greatest of the Streets: Georgetown Edition kicks off April...

Apr 01, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Excitement is building in the capital as the Georgetown leg of the Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” tournament prepares to kick off, with 32 teams set to battle for...

Bikini at a funeral

Apr 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Fifteen years ago, a pastor was so appalled at the attire he witnessed at funerals in Barbados that he indicated to those planning to attend future funerals that it was okay for them to wear whatever they had and not be restricted in wearing black and white clothing. The same...

The Cost of Silence: How the OAS is Undermining its Own Relevance

Mar 29, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Organization of American States is approaching a defining test, not of its existence, but of its significance. It continues to meet, to commemorate events, but fails to tackle pressing political issues. At a time of global turmoil, economic strain, and...

Guyana’s Judases-the second set

Apr 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – ‘We stand with the Guyanese people.’ Nothing could be better. If only it were so. ‘We will fight for all citizens.’ When anyone, just one, encounters such a battler, introduce me. Whether Antarctica or Guyana, politicians possess common connections. For the...

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