April 2013

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Stunted growth and the new global human order

Apr 16, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Stunted growth and the new global human order

Dear Editor: The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), in a recent report, found that more than a quarter of children under the age of five are permanently “stunted” from malnutrition,...

I intend to follow up this matter with Mr. Trotman and the Police

Apr 16, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on I intend to follow up this matter with Mr. Trotman and the Police

DEAR EDITOR: In his presentation to the National Assembly during the debates on the 2013 Budget Speeches, WPA representative in the APNU Desmond Trotman, said; “People out there see the PPP...

Poor governance has stalled development in Guyana

Apr 16, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poor governance has stalled development in Guyana

DEAR EDITOR: It is clear that those in authority lack the intellectual foundation and adequate pedigree in the art of good governance. As part of good governance, the Government has a...

Bharrat Jagdeo’s unsurprising descent into intellectual degeneracy, cultural vagrancy and political immorality

Apr 16, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bharrat Jagdeo’s unsurprising descent into intellectual degeneracy, cultural vagrancy and political immorality

DEAR EDITOR: Bharrat Jagdeo’s descent into intellectual degeneracy, cultural vagrancy and political immorality does not surprise me anymore. Jagdeo’s most venal legacy is his conversion of...

It is time for all property owners to speak up

Apr 16, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is time for all property owners to speak up

DEAR EDITOR: Nearly one month ago, the Mayor and City Council placed several advertisements in the press for vacant positions. But nothing has been said by the council about those vacancies. ...

Shocking news in Venezuela but I wasn’t surprised

Apr 16, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Shocking news in Venezuela but I wasn’t surprised

Trust me, when you study philosophy, nothing the human being does will surprise you. Though I admire the mind of the great, European thinker Arthur Koestler, I could not have...

Breaking News….Radio licences protests taken to OP

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News….Radio licences protests taken to OP

Media operatives, backed by concerned supporters, took their protest to the Office of the President today to demand the withdrawal of radio and cable licenses granted under questionable...

Crashed aircraft engine for examination in USA – GCAA

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Crashed aircraft engine for examination in USA – GCAA

Remains of the crashed twin-engine Piper Aztec aircraft will be transported to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the United States of America for examinations shortly. This is...

16-year-old miner killed as pit collapses

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 16-year-old miner killed as pit collapses

A 16 year old East Ruimveldt boy is the latest victim of a collapsed mining pit in Guyana’s gold fields. Dennis Anthony Barker of Warlock Ally was pronounced dead at the Madhia Hospital where...

Cop kills machete attacker

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cop kills machete attacker

A well-known criminal offender in Berbice was yesterday shot dead when he reportedly attacked a police officer with a knife and machete yesterday. Marlon shepherd, 29 of 49 Smythfield, New Amsterdam,...

Two senior University of Guyana officials sent on leave

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Two senior University of Guyana officials sent on leave

– pending special audit University of Guyana Bursar John Seeram and its Chief Accountant Hazel Bentinck have both been sent on leave with immediate effect. The two, according to...

Dem boys seh… Leslie complaining bout pumping

Apr 15, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Leslie complaining bout pumping

Imagine Leslie seh that if dem cut de budget dem gun mek Guyana ain’t getting dem pump that does help de coast when rain fall. Well is two year now de same Leslie arrange fuh de government buy de...

We will fix the mistakes at Skeldon factory – Ramotar

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on We will fix the mistakes at Skeldon factory – Ramotar

President Donald Ramotar has assured Private Sector representatives in Berbice that the government is working assiduously to “correct the mistakes at the Skeldon Sugar Factory”. In March, Cabinet...

Bullet removed from bus driver’s head

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Bullet removed from bus driver’s head

– following intervention of senior government official The bullet which was lodged in the scalp of the bus driver who was shot after midnight on Friday has been removed, according to a...

Guyana accused of foot-dragging on ‘Fly Jamaica’ air services

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana accused of foot-dragging on ‘Fly Jamaica’ air services

Officials of the newly launched Fly Jamaica (FJ) are baffled as to why Guyana is apparently dragging its feet on granting permission for the internationally certified airline to render its services...

Urling re-elected as head of Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Urling re-elected as head of Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Businessman, Clinton Urling, has been handed another term as President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). Urling, whose family owns the popular German’s Restaurant, was one...

Guyanese nurse collapses and dies at London nursing home

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese nurse collapses and dies at London nursing home

A British based Guyanese nurse died on Saturday after she collapsed at a Nursing Care Home, in London where she was employed. Sandra Nicholson, a trained Guyanese nurse migrated to London, England...

Woman subdues drunken abuser

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Woman subdues drunken abuser

The straw that broke the camel’s back forced a frustrated woman to physically subdue a drunken, abusive neighbour who claims to have powerful connections. The man who is known to be verbally...

Plaisance residents vow to reclaim their community

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Plaisance residents vow to reclaim their community

Rehana Ashley Ahamad The residents of Plaisance, East Coast Demerara are taking a new approach towards ensuring that they remain in control of their Community Centre Ground. This “new” approach...

Guyana to export 200,000 tons of rice to Venezuela

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to export 200,000 tons of rice to Venezuela

Government is hoping to export 200,000 tons of rice to Venezuela this year, mirroring what was exported to the Spanish state in 2012, according to Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy. Ramsammy...

Coldingen road contractor to be penalised for missing deadline

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Coldingen road contractor to be penalised for missing deadline

A road building contractor could face liquidation damage to the tune of millions of dollars following his failure to complete the Coldingen Access Road on the East Coast of Demerara on the stipulated...

QC Old Boy among winners of UWI engineering competition

Apr 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on QC Old Boy among winners of UWI engineering competition

Three engineering students from the University of the West Indies (UWI), including a former Queen’s College student, got the opportunity of a lifetime when they won the grand finals...

SLAP-HAPPY OPPOSITION

Apr 15, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on SLAP-HAPPY OPPOSITION

The cinema in my home village was big on Westerns, Tarzan and comedies – especially the “slapstick” comedy of the Marx Brothers, Charlie Chaplin, Abbot and Costello and the Three Stooges. Now...

GDF is the top gym, FYF finish 2nd as National Novices Boxing championships concludes

Apr 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GDF is the top gym, FYF finish 2nd as National Novices Boxing championships concludes

By Michael Benjamin The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) scored 11 points and were duly declared champion gym when the curtains were drawn on the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) National Novices Boxing...

$Police are GCA\ Noble House Sea Foods 2ND Division 2 Day Champs$

Police are GCA\ Noble House Sea Foods 2ND Division 2 Day Champs

Apr 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Police are GCA\ Noble House Sea Foods 2ND Division 2 Day Champs

Police Sports Club claimed the 2012\2013 Georgetown Cricket Association\ Noble House Seafoods 2nd division two day title after rain reduced play on day two at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground; 290...

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Taharally snatches gold, Joseph silver and Abrigo bronze & two...

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...

What is Love?

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?”...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

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...

Visa review – political hand, where I stand

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...

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