May 2013

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Gunman robs delivery truck employees

May 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Gunman robs delivery truck employees

A lone gunman held up three delivery truck employees and robbed them of over $300,000 cash and their cellular phones. The incident was described as a daring midday robbery yesterday at Enmore,...

Drug dealer jailed for three years fined $135,000

May 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Drug dealer jailed for three years fined $135,000

William Shawn Lee, 39, of 167 Charlotte Street, Georgetown was on Monday sentenced to three years in jail and fined a total of $135,000 by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at...

Essequibo man suffers a broken hand

May 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo man suffers a broken hand

…claims police brutally An Essequibo man is alleging that he was brutally beaten and had methylated spirits thrown on his broken hand by two ranks. Davanand Singh, 43, of Pomona...

Suspect charged for Human Trafficking at Red Dragon

May 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect charged for Human Trafficking at Red Dragon

The charge that an underage Brazilian female was held against her will at the Red Dragon Night Club on Robb Street in Georgetown was read yesterday to Selwyn Lewis, 33, of Nutmeg...

GTM, hosts health and wellness drive

May 21, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GTM, hosts health and wellness drive

Promoting health and wellness among the general populace is on the list of priorities for one of Guyana‘s leading Insurance bodies, the Guyana, Trinidad Mutual (GTM) Group of Insurance...

The real story – the value of an oral tradition

May 21, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The real story – the value of an oral tradition

DEAR EDITOR, We must congratulate M. Maxwell for his learned and obviously well researched letter which appeared in the Kaieteur News yesterday (May 20, 2013) – Headlined” Only...

We see no sails, but we hear more empty promises

May 21, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on We see no sails, but we hear more empty promises

Dear Editor, After a boat which business people were forced to ship goods on for the North West allegedly suffered some difficulties at sea, Minister Robeson Benn travelled to Mabaruma with a...

It is criminal to have the GB&GWU and BCGI’s grievances outstanding for more than four years

May 21, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is criminal to have the GB&GWU and BCGI’s grievances outstanding for more than four years

Dear Editor, The Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union (GB&GWU) applauds the workers of the Guyana Power & Light (GPL) and their union, the National Association of Agricultural,...

One stone, many birds

May 21, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on One stone, many birds

DEAR EDITOR, I have noted Dr Roger Luncheon’s statement that we may have a snap elections soon. I cannot wait. The earlier the better. My grandfather voted for the PPP. My father voted for...

Incompetence, corruption and a period of consequences

May 21, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Incompetence, corruption and a period of consequences

Dear Editor, Over recent months there has been disaster after disaster at the sea wall from Kitty to Liliendaal; this is the result of a situation similar to that which Winston Churchill...

Am I expecting too much from the Minister of Finance?

May 21, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Am I expecting too much from the Minister of Finance?

DEAR EDITOR, I am shocked at the irony of our erstwhile Minister of Finance accusing the AFC of being shamelessly irresponsible in demanding, among other things, the appointment of a Public...

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...

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Dharry accepts Lorusso challenge, eyes IBO title defence in Guyana

Sep 30, 2026

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Six months after etching his name into Guyana’s boxing history, Elton Dharry is ready to embark on another chapter of his career, and he has already accepted a...

The practice is the doctrine

Sep 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The call for renewal within the PPP is essentially a call for the removal of the oligarchy which now controls that party and dominates state policy. But to posit, in the same breadth that a political party exists principally to win elections is a different proposition...

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...

The duty and power of the media

Sep 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – CNN, MS Now, and Politico enraged. A broadside was their presidential; gift. Banned from the White House pool. In Moscow, Pyongyang, Beijing, that’s normal. Not in America’s Washington. To the courts this has gone. A test to determine the substance and resilience...

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