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Police refuse alibi statements for accused cop killer

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police refuse alibi statements for accused cop killer

– suspect allegedly subjected to “electric shock” By Latoya Giles Relatives of Chaka Chase, who police say shot and killed Corporal Romain Cleto last month, yesterday staged a...

Passenger trapped in car after late night smash-up

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Passenger trapped in car after late night smash-up

A passenger of a motorcar was left pinned in a car for almost an hour following an accident at the junction of the Rupert Craig Highway and Conversation Tree around 23:00 hrs last night. The man who...

‘Dead’ man awakes in mortuary

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Dead’ man awakes in mortuary

Imagine lying on the road drunk one minute and then waking sober a few hours later in the mortuary! Sounds strange? It’s true and it happened recently in Guyana. Several days ago, a...

Residents say police linked to bikes smuggled through Lethem

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Residents say police linked to bikes smuggled through Lethem

Shocking allegations are being leveled against the police in relation to the saga about motorcycles that have been smuggled into Guyana from neighbouring Brazil. Residents of Lethem told Kaieteur...

Man missing after Essequibo River boat mishap

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man missing after Essequibo River boat mishap

A search continues for the body of 24-year-old Fred Creme which disappeared in the Essequibo River following a boat mishap on Saturday. Creme was one of 10 men travelling in a wooden...

Dem boys seh…Certain people gon beat de lie detector test

May 20, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Certain people gon beat de lie detector test

De whole question of lie detector still deh pun people mind. People still want to know how de biggest crooks calling fuh de ordinary man tek de lie detector test and dem ain’t tekking it. Up to...

Anti- Money Laundering Amendment Bill…The PPP is solely responsible for the impeding blacklisting of Guyana – AFC

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Anti- Money Laundering Amendment Bill…The PPP is solely responsible for the impeding blacklisting of Guyana – AFC

The opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) believes that a potential crisis over the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Amendment Bill can be averted once President Donald...

CAL to put on another flight from May 27

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on CAL to put on another flight from May 27

With effect from May 27, for a period of one month, Caribbean Airlines will fly an additional flight, that is expected to bring 900 seats more, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Irfaan Ali...

Betsy Ground cricket club donates gear to Betsy Primary School

May 20, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Betsy Ground cricket club donates gear to Betsy Primary School

‘Giving brings a release and freely give freely receive’ those are some of the operational guidelines for the members of the newly formed Sunshine Cricket club of Betsy Ground, East Canje,...

SVN Hindu School spearheads another successful blood drive

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on SVN Hindu School spearheads another successful blood drive

In what could be dubbed the most innovative recruitment drive for blood donors, students of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) Hindu School, yesterday flanked the thoroughfare outside of...

A POLL OR A POLE?

May 20, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A POLL OR A POLE?

Guyana does not have a culture of conducting opinion polls. As such whenever the results of an opinion poll are published it is often greeted with a fair amount of skepticism and suspicion. There is...

New North West ferry being considered

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on New North West ferry being considered

In the near future residents of the North West District, Region One will be benefiting from a new ferry which will accommodate both passengers and cargo. It is expected that the new...

Accreditation Council to get institutional power with Amended Act – Education Minister

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Accreditation Council to get institutional power with Amended Act – Education Minister

An amendment to the Accreditation Act and a proposed Education Bill are expected to be prepared and laid in the National Assembly before a mandatory recess of the legislative body in a matter of...

Work commences on implementation of rating system for Hotels, Restaurants

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Work commences on implementation of rating system for Hotels, Restaurants

The Ministry of Tourism is currently in the process of putting together recommendations on the guiding principles of a rating system for local Hotels and Restaurants. This was disclosed by...

Police hunt “Duck” again after he escapes from police station

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police hunt “Duck” again after he escapes from police station

Known character Bhojnarine Ramkissoon called “Duck” 27 of East Canje Berbice “flew” out of the Reliance Police Station where he was being held for possession of marijuana. The man, who is no...

Motorcyclist killed after slamming into trailer

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Motorcyclist killed after slamming into trailer

A construction worker was killed on the spot at around 18:30 hrs yesterday after crashing his motorcycle into the back of a trailer on the Canal Number Two Public Road, West Bank Demerara....

GGMC to rent Regent Street building

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GGMC to rent Regent Street building

More worries seem to be brewing for the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) as the agency is now forced to rent another location to ease staff congestion at its Brickdam Head Office. ...

I reiterate my call for concrete bridges to replace the ill-constructed wooden ones

May 20, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on I reiterate my call for concrete bridges to replace the ill-constructed wooden ones

Dear Editor, I just read an article which quoted Minister Benn as suggesting that tolls will be charged for the use of roads and or bridges in the Rupununi during the rainy season. Mr. Editor, I am...

Builders continue to face losses as stone shortages continue

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Builders continue to face losses as stone shortages continue

As the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment contemplates the establishment of new quarries, home builders continue to suffer due to the shortage of stone. Since late last...

Only two Cuban flights landed in Guyana because Burnham caved in to US and Venezuelan pressure

May 20, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Only two Cuban flights landed in Guyana because Burnham caved in to US and Venezuelan pressure

Dear Editor, I doubt Kaieteur News will publish this letter but as the nation’s most valiant freedom of speech and free press defender, I strongly believe it would be subverting its own indomitable...

Public Procurement Commission…Lack of political will hinders appointment of Commissioners

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Public Procurement Commission…Lack of political will hinders appointment of Commissioners

– former Auditor General Although about 70 percent of the $177.4B 2013 national budget represents the procurement of goods and services and the execution of works, the Public...

As an independent country, our message should be loud and clear

May 20, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on As an independent country, our message should be loud and clear

Dear Editor, On the 30th March this year an explosive story appeared in One India news, a branch of the Indian press. It concerned Nelson Mandela arguably the greatest human icon and luminary of the...

Guyana on the right track preparing for oil

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana on the right track preparing for oil

– Commonwealth Secretariat The Government of Guyana is on the right path as it moves to address, legislative, economic and fiscal issues within the rapidly expanding oil and gas...

Port Kaituma Residents to Protest

May 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Port Kaituma Residents to Protest

… to register villagers’ disapproval on the deplorable roads There is a belief that only protest will get the government to fulfill its mandate to people, hence, residents of Port...

I wonder whether this practice still goes on?

May 20, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on I wonder whether this practice still goes on?

Dear Editor, Fascinating, the detailed letter about citizens’ “rights at the U.S. Airport & Port of Entry”. I would never have guessed that such in-depth ‘research’ could ever take...

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Futebol Real Brazil executive Naranda Wislon visits Guyana

The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more