March 15, 2013

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Renewed discussion on UG tuition hike could prompt Cabinet decision – Dr Luncheon

Mar 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Renewed discussion on UG tuition hike could prompt Cabinet decision – Dr Luncheon

In his attempt to deliberate on the proposed hike in the tuition fee at the University of Guyana, Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon, yesterday alluded to his belief that such a move should not...

Soldiers’ court action against Chief-of-Staff… Joint Services’ bonus concession is at Commander-in-chief’s discretion – Dr Luncheon

Mar 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Soldiers’ court action against Chief-of-Staff… Joint Services’ bonus concession is at Commander-in-chief’s discretion – Dr Luncheon

Comparing the across the board increase offered to public servants and the bonus granted to military officers is a comparison that is on par with comparing apples to oranges. This was the...

Human Development Report…Guyana moves one place up in HDI ranking

Mar 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Human Development Report…Guyana moves one place up in HDI ranking

– Foreign Affairs Minister credits move to social focus Guyana’s ranking in the Human Development Index (HDI), contained in the Human Development Report 2013, has moved one place up,...

Businessman refutes report about arson at his premises

Mar 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman refutes report about arson at his premises

A businessman is refuting reports which appeared in a section of the media which quoted Fire Chief Marlon Gentle as saying that a recent fire at his premises located at Lot 18-23 Eccles...

Brazilian found hanging in city hotel

Mar 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian found hanging in city hotel

A Brazilian national was found hanging in his hotel room mid morning yesterday by the owner of the building which is located at Forshaw Street, Queenstown. The discovery was made at around...

Rupununi small miners to benefit from Special Mining Lottery

Mar 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rupununi small miners to benefit from Special Mining Lottery

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud and senior officers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) yesterday met with representatives of the Rupununi Miners’...

Teacher missing without a trace

Mar 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Teacher missing without a trace

A 37-year-old school teacher has gone missing and her family is clueless as to her whereabouts. The woman, Beverly Mc Lean-Cutting of Lot 35 John Street, Lodge, was said to have disappeared...

Health Ministry intensifies response to Region One gastro outbreak

Mar 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry intensifies response to Region One gastro outbreak

– links situation to water contamination Fuelled by the pathogenic Escherichia coli (popularly known as E. coli) bacterium, reportedly brought on by persistent unhygienic behaviour, health...

Blood, Sweat and Tears

Mar 15, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Blood, Sweat and Tears

March 13, last, marked the 100th anniversary of the “Rose Hall Riots’, as they were dubbed by the British officials. Fifteen indentured and ‘free’ sugar workers were gunned down...

CHEDDI JAGAN WAS NO RACIST!

Mar 15, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on CHEDDI JAGAN WAS NO RACIST!

A few years ago, declassified documents published under the review of U.S. Foreign Relations confirmed that regionalism was simply a pawn for Forbes Burnham to consolidate his grip on power in...

Couple remanded for alleged narcotics possession

Mar 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Couple remanded for alleged narcotics possession

Orlando Daniels and Patricia Pitt of North Ruimveldt were yesterday remanded for the possession of narcotics when they appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown’s...

Clerk accused of stealing $15.7M, granted $650,000 bail

Mar 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Clerk accused of stealing $15.7M, granted $650,000 bail

Oswald Whyte of Linden was yesterday placed on $650,000 bail for the charge of larceny by clerk or servant, when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown...

Medical practitioner on assault charges

Mar 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Medical practitioner on assault charges

Roopan Singh, a medical doctor, was yesterday charged with assault against Roland Singh and Riswan Mohamed, when he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrate’s...

West R/veldt woman facing electricity theft accusation

Mar 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on West R/veldt woman facing electricity theft accusation

Donette Audler appeared yesterday before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrate’s court where she pleaded not guilty to a charge of fraudulently and maliciously diverting...

The church is afraid of the politicians

Mar 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The church is afraid of the politicians

Dear Editor “It’s the church’s role to help the parliament to be the parliament. If the parliament is not creating an atmosphere of law and order, as Scripture says it must, then...

A reader’s support for Kaieteur News

Mar 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on A reader’s support for Kaieteur News

Dear Editor, Only last week, I had cause to write a letter of support to the editor and management of local newspaper, as they came under attack from a (Guyanese) public sector agency...

GPL management should consider the workforce

Mar 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on GPL management should consider the workforce

Dear Editor, I would like to share some views on the handling of the recent strike in GPL. Firstly it is unfortunate that things reached the stage where the union felt that it had no...

Berbicians want a new government

Mar 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Berbicians want a new government

Dear Editor, When will the blackouts end in Berbice? GPL has offered us so many promises, and so many dates. All have passed, and we still suffer from a constant interruption of the...

Excessive borrowing by the PPP regime could put Guyana at risk

Mar 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Excessive borrowing by the PPP regime could put Guyana at risk

Dear Editor, The speech by Mr. Ramotar at Babu John to the transported PPP faithful from as far away as Parika was a scheme conceived to deceive not only the masses but also to show the...

HUGHES NEEDS TO RETHINK HIMSELF

Mar 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on HUGHES NEEDS TO RETHINK HIMSELF

Dear Editor After his failed ultimatum in 2012 for President Donald Ramotar to fire Guyana’s Home Affairs Minister because of the unnecessary deaths of three Lindeners how much wiser...

Chavez was an ally of this government

Mar 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Chavez was an ally of this government

Dear Editor, The passing of the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez is an event calling for comment. In Guyana he was seen as an ally of the Guyana Government and party in office. He...

Pariag Sukhai – a loyal foot soldier

Mar 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pariag Sukhai – a loyal foot soldier

Dear Editor, Documentation of Guyana’s post-colonial history will undoubtedly highlight the contribution of our national leaders and policy makers. As more governmental authority is...

Ramotar’s rampageous, ramentaceous recitation

Mar 15, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Ramotar’s rampageous, ramentaceous recitation

Sorry, if my caption sounds highfalutin or too many big words are thrown about. But I honestly feel this title captures the description of President Ramotar’s delivery at the death...

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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Under-14 Boys made a commanding start to the 2026 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U14 Challenge Series, securing a resounding 8...

(Kaieteur News) – One of the persistent afflictions of post-colonial societies is the absence of planning commensurate with ambition. Governments announce grand projects, inaugurate grand buildings, make grand speeches and produce grand visions, but somewhere between the vision and the delivery...

Haiti – Stop the money flow to Organised Crime

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Haiti’s plight must not be forgotten because it is no longer a regular feature of international headlines. The suffering has not diminished. Between January and early June 2026, at least 2,310 people were killed, 1,106 were injured and 99 were kidnapped,...

A judge for all seasons

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(Kaieteur News) – I have heard about a hanging judge. From readings, I know about travelling judges. There’s familiarity with governing judges better known as Administrative Law Judges. Thanks to the leader of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Mr. Aubrey Norton, I now have my...

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