May 2013

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‘If the government doesn’t sign our Bills, we will use the same tactic against them’- APNU

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘If the government doesn’t sign our Bills, we will use the same tactic against them’- APNU

Shadow Legal Affairs Minister for A Partnership for National Unity, Attorney at Law Basil Williams, yesterday said that if the President refuses to assent to any of the Opposition’s Bills;...

St Maarten-based Guyanese jailed for 22 years in US couple killings

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on St Maarten-based Guyanese jailed for 22 years in US couple killings

St Maarten (Daily Herald) – It was an emotional day in the Court of First Instance on Wednesday when Judge Tamara Tijhuis sentenced Jamaican national Meyshane Keymar Johnson, 29, to...

Chief Magistrate dismisses case due to prosecution’s failure to file statements

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Chief Magistrate dismisses case due to prosecution’s failure to file statements

Yesterday, Shawn Yhap, who was charged with simple larceny, walked out of court a free man. After five adjournments, it transpired that not a single statement was filed for the commencement of trial...

$Cruelty in Sophia…Mason died of fractured skull, Mocha man died of TB$

Cruelty in Sophia…Mason died of fractured skull, Mocha man died of TB

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cruelty in Sophia…Mason died of fractured skull, Mocha man died of TB

Sophia mason, Nigel Lowe, who was beaten to death on Wednesday last died as a result of shock and haemorrhage due to a fractured skull which was caused by a blunt instrument. The post...

DIGICEL INTRODUCES THE SAMSUNG GALAXY SIV

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on DIGICEL INTRODUCES THE SAMSUNG GALAXY SIV

Digicel, one of the mobile communications providers in Guyana, is once again leading the way in the telecommunications industry. The company is the first to introduce the Samsung Galaxy...

Businessmen view public sector corruption rate as high

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Businessmen view public sector corruption rate as high

A majority of local businessmen have described the public sector as being high in corruption. This was reflected in the final report of an Attitudinal Survey which was conducted by the...

Vice Chancellor meets with Berbice private sector on crucial issues

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Vice Chancellor meets with Berbice private sector on crucial issues

…receives support for raising fees By Leon Suseran Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG), Prof. Jacob Opadeyi, visited Berbice on Thursday and met with the combined Chambers...

Berbice vigilante victim died from beating

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice vigilante victim died from beating

The Post Mortem on the body of Alfred Munroe, 45, called Guana Man, of Ulverston Village, Corentyne, Berbice revealed that Monroe died of shock and hemorrhage due to muscular injuries...

Man, 29, lucky to be alive

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 29, lucky to be alive

…after horrific encounter with mentally ill man A 29-year-old man is lucky to be alive. This was after a man of unsound mind tried to drown him in a trench near to the Providence Primary...

Republic Bank awards Town Week winners

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Republic Bank awards Town Week winners

The Republic Bank Linden branch on Thursday awarded special prizes to eight persons after hosting their successful Town Week promotion, geared to give back to the community. Manager of the...

Prosecution closes case in Kilcoy manslaughter trial… Doctor says deceased could have been alive if he had better care

May 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Prosecution closes case in Kilcoy manslaughter trial… Doctor says deceased could have been alive if he had better care

The prosecution on Thursday called its final witness and wrapped up its case when the third trial of manslaughter accused, Wazim Mohamed, 26, called “Junior” of Mara, East Bank Berbice, continued...

Mob violence and the role of the National Assembly

May 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mob violence and the role of the National Assembly

Dear Editor, Mob violence continues in Guyana – starting with the citizens from Bare Roots who beat Radika Singh to death in 2007, now the residents in Sophia with the citizen justice...

The “melting-pot” society

May 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The “melting-pot” society

DEAR EDITOR, Arrival Day, which was observed on May 5, was a good time to reflect on the long and difficult road we have traversed as a people and the challenges that lie ahead as we strive to...

I support Minister Benn’s proactive approach to the seawall lime issue

May 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on I support Minister Benn’s proactive approach to the seawall lime issue

DEAR EDITOR, The Stabroek Business article published May 10, 2013, under the captioned “PSC, Georgetown Chamber at odds over seawall lime ban” reveals a mindset of the (GCCI)...

Transforming Businesses with AI and Blockchain Technology

May 10, 2013 knews News Comments Off on Transforming Businesses with AI and Blockchain Technology

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology are two of the most revolutionary technologies to emerge in recent years. Both have the potential to transform businesses in ways that will make...

BREAKING NEWS: ‘Bomb’ made from gas cylinder caused blast in Guysuco Scheme home

May 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on BREAKING NEWS: ‘Bomb’ made from gas cylinder caused blast in Guysuco Scheme home

Totaram and Bhajmattie Mootoo’s killers forced them to lie on their bedroom with hands duct-tapeed behind their backs, before setting off a crude home-made bomb, constructed with a gas cylinder, in...

Breaking News!!!! Murder/suicide couple was to marry today

May 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News!!!! Murder/suicide couple was to marry today

As police investigate a murder/suicide case involving Vijay Arjune, 24, and his pregnant girlfriend, Parbattie Mangru, 19, Thursday evening, relatives are blaming each other for the shocking deaths....

Couple found dead in car at Pearl, E.B.D

May 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Couple found dead in car at Pearl, E.B.D

– Murder-suicide suspected Police were last night probing a suspected murder-suicide after the bodies of a young couple, with gunshot wounds, were found at around 22:00 hrs in a...

Body found in gutted house after gunshots, explosion

May 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Body found in gutted house after gunshots, explosion

– victim believed to be businessman In what appeared to be a brutal execution-style killing, police and firefighters today located the charred body of a man in the bedroom of a two-flat...

Another vigilante killing…Berbician mercilessly beaten to death

May 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Another vigilante killing…Berbician mercilessly beaten to death

– Five men in custody Just about 24 hours after the fatal beating of a Sophia man, allegedly by a group of persons who suspected that he had stolen from a resident in the community, a...

Govt. reaffirms flag carrier status for CAL

May 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. reaffirms flag carrier status for CAL

– Move cements direct flights on North American routes Two days after US-based Delta Airlines pulled out, Government yesterday reaffirmed that it has granted Caribbean Airlines Limited...

National minimum wage set at $35,000 monthly

May 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on National minimum wage set at $35,000 monthly

– To come into effect July 1 Full-time workers outside the Public Sector would not be paid no less than $35,000 monthly, $8,000 weekly, or $200 (US$1) per hour, thanks to...

Govt. shrugs off US criticisms over radio licencing …Guyana is a sovereign state that makes its own decisions

May 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. shrugs off US criticisms over radio licencing …Guyana is a sovereign state that makes its own decisions

Government has shrugged off criticisms by the United States over the manner in which radio licenses were granted by former President Bharrat Jagdeo, yesterday insisting that Guyana is a...

Dem boys seh…Barbie get another contract

May 10, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Barbie get another contract

Guyana buying plenty TB drugs and dem boys ain’t got to worry about who getting de contract. Dem didn’t know that dem had so much TB in Guyana, but like is everybody got, suh dem buying...

Impact of budget cuts…Govt will have to pay millions in damages for affected projects – Nandlall

May 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Impact of budget cuts…Govt will have to pay millions in damages for affected projects – Nandlall

As tempers continue to flare on the Government’s side over moves by the parliamentary opposition to slash more than $30 billion from the 2013 National Budget, particularly the $1.25...

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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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