May 2013

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APNU slams Housing Minister for “sinister plan” accusation

May 22, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on APNU slams Housing Minister for “sinister plan” accusation

– dubs remark as “dangerous, irresponsible scaremongering” Emphasising the notion that “scare tactics is the product of a diseased and uneasy mind,” A Partnership for...

NY Court hears…Container with stolen motorcycles shipped to Guyana, recalled by Feds

May 22, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on NY Court hears…Container with stolen motorcycles shipped to Guyana, recalled by Feds

An undercover officer known only as ‘the African’ was scheduled on the stand yesterday in the case where a gang in New York is alleged to have stolen motorcycles and sold them or shipped...

Individual and Society

May 22, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Individual and Society

It has become fashionable to blame “society” for most of the problems that abound around us. Youths routinely rob shoppers in Georgetown and it is “society’s fault”.Ditto for...

Several Parfaite roads for upgrades – Housing Ministry

May 22, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Several Parfaite roads for upgrades – Housing Ministry

Several roads are in the La Parfaite Harmonie Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara, are set for repairs, the Ministry of Housing and Water said Monday. Responding to a front page photo in...

$61M in vehicles handed over to Police Force

May 22, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $61M in vehicles handed over to Police Force

Yesterday, the Guyana Police Force received a number of motor vehicles worth some $61M in total from the Home Affairs Ministry. As the keys were handed over, Acting Police Commissioner Leroy...

David Dabydeen’s disrespect

May 22, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on David Dabydeen’s disrespect

Dear Editor, I could easily use typical country-coolie Guyanese refrains to describe David Dabydeen’s most recent letter to the press on Ruel Johnson and the Caribbean Press, but I...

Continuous Noise Nuisance through Station Street Kitty

May 22, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Continuous Noise Nuisance through Station Street Kitty

Dear Editor, We the concerned residents of Station Street, Kitty would like to know when we would get peace in the community. We have made several reports to Kitty Police Station about...

Buxtonians upset at doctor’s removal from community health centre

May 22, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Buxtonians upset at doctor’s removal from community health centre

Residents of Buxton and surrounding villages on the East Coast of Demerara are demanding the reversal of a decision to remove a doctor from the Buxton Health Centre and replace him with a...

Sit in begins at West Demerara Regional Hospital for better security

May 22, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sit in begins at West Demerara Regional Hospital for better security

D ear Editor, Kindly permit me space in your letter column of your newspaper to respond to an article on the above mentioned subject which appeared in Stabroek News on Tuesday April 30,...

The thieves within GPL

May 22, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The thieves within GPL

Dear Editor We welcome the Opposition Parties decision to cut GPL subsidies. Mr. Brassington needs to get out of his ivory office and take a ride with his employees on one of their...

US Ambassador to Guyana pays visit to Food for the Poor

May 22, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on US Ambassador to Guyana pays visit to Food for the Poor

United States Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. D. Brent Hardt, was apprised of the operations of Food for the Poor (FFTP) in Guyana when he visited the Festival City location last Monday in response to an...

Hamilton Green perpetuates the big lie

May 22, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hamilton Green perpetuates the big lie

Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to a ridiculous statement made by Mayor Hamilton Green in his letter published in Kaieteur News on Friday May 17, 2013, captioned “The real Burnham is...

Kudos for Robeson Benn

May 22, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kudos for Robeson Benn

Dear Editor, Hats off to Mr. Robeson Benn for taking a no more nonsense approach to the garbage situation on our beautiful seawall, and to the strong stale scent of urine the morning after the lime....

Why no Guyana representation at the OAU 50th anniversary summit.

May 22, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why no Guyana representation at the OAU 50th anniversary summit.

Dear Editor, The Organization of African Unity is celebrating its 50th anniversary formation in 2013. As part of these celebrations, there is a planned OAU/AU 50th anniversary summit from May 19,...

It must be tit for tat

May 22, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on It must be tit for tat

Dear Editor, I wish to raise some salient points on the Governance, National Assembly and the Budget cuts. In November 2011, it was clear that the people had spoken at the election. The PPP...

Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ down to six…Albouystown ‘B’, Sparta Boss in the mix

May 21, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ down to six…Albouystown ‘B’, Sparta Boss in the mix

Playing at home in Albouystown in front of hundreds of their supporters was enough motivation to propel one of the pre-tournament favourites, Albouystown ‘B’, two steps closer to claiming the...

National Schools’ Basketball Festival…UG escape with another tense win

May 21, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Schools’ Basketball Festival…UG escape with another tense win

The University of Guyana (UG) developed a worrying trend of tense finishes Sunday at the Mon Repos Primary School Basketball Court when they escaped with yet another close win in the ongoing...

Guyanese sweep Telesur Half Marathon

May 21, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese sweep Telesur Half Marathon

Guyanese dominated the Telecommunications Company Suriname (Telesur) half marathon race on Sunday, sweeping the male category of the event staged in Nickerie. The Caribbean’s most dominant...

Great Britain shooters rule on Caribbean tour

May 21, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Great Britain shooters rule on Caribbean tour

After seven days of intense battles at the Paragon Ranges in Christ Church, Barbados, Team Great Britain emerged as the best, highlighting their world leaders billing, winning all the rifle...

CPL Franchises ready and waiting

May 21, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on CPL Franchises ready and waiting

Caribbean Premier League – With the start of the inaugural Caribbean Premier League tournament less than three months away, CPL officials have recently concluded a tour of the six...

GDA playoff set for this weekend

May 21, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GDA playoff set for this weekend

Twelve teams have so far qualified the play offs of the Georgetown Dominoes Association (GDA) tournament, which is scheduled for this weekend at Gaulding Place in South Ruimveldt. The teams...

Despite clinching Super League title Alpha laments poor standard of tourney

May 21, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Despite clinching Super League title Alpha laments poor standard of tourney

By Michael Benjamin President of the Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United FC, Odinga Lumumba, has always boasted his club is the best locally. The local ball weavers have once again endorsed that boast...

Amendments to financial crimes law…APNU pulls out of special committee

May 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Amendments to financial crimes law…APNU pulls out of special committee

The country’s major opposition coalition bloc APNU has pulled out of a Special Parliamentary Committee tasked with fine-tuning amendments to the country’s law on financial crimes. The move...

“Alleged cop killer” charged

May 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on “Alleged cop killer” charged

By Latoya Giles Heavily shackled and clad in white trousers and shirt, police brought a nervous and shaking Chaka Chase to court yesterday. Chase is alleged to have murdered Police Corporal...

Another Guyanese embroiled in Ed Ahmad, senator’s cases

May 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Another Guyanese embroiled in Ed Ahmad, senator’s cases

New York (Times Union) – State officials can’t account for US$39,560 in taxpayers’ money that Senator John Sampson steered to a now-defunct Brooklyn charity, the leader of which...

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Prisoners snatch overall boxing Novice Championship title

Sep 29, 2026

– ends extended GDF run (Kaieteur News) – The Republican Gym’s return to competitive boxing ended in championship glory, as the prisoners captured the overall team title at the Guyana...

No security of tenure for ministers

Sep 29, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a new career opportunity developing in Guyana that could revolutionise the public service. You can become a former Minister. Traditionally, when somebody stopped being a Minister, the public assumed that was the end of the ministerial chapter. The person might return...

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...

From Salem and Wisconsin to Georgetown, Guyana

Sep 29, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Over three hundred years after Massachusetts, the plague that roiled it struck Georgetown. Over three quarters of a century after Wisconsin, that same bomb has been detonated across Guyana. It’s a bunker buster. Everyone keeping their heads low; who doesn’t have cover...

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