June 2013

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US Embassy, diplomats donate 34 units to Blood bank

Jun 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on US Embassy, diplomats donate 34 units to Blood bank

The U.S. Embassy partnered with the Ministry of Health to conduct a blood drive at the Embassy on Thursday. The National Blood Bank relies on donations of blood from public-spirited...

Flogging a dead horse

Jun 11, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Flogging a dead horse

It would seem that in recent times, projects undertaken by the Guyana Government seem to be mired in difficulties. For one, deadlines are not being met. For example, when the government...

Without further delay, a full enquiry into GPL is needed

Jun 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Without further delay, a full enquiry into GPL is needed

DEAR EDITOR, On or around April 22 last, the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) announced it was seeking a 17% tariff increase because of the $5.2 billion Budget cut by the National Assembly. Yet only...

Discourteous, errant and brazen driver

Jun 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Discourteous, errant and brazen driver

DEAR EDITOR, It is very rude and sad when a driver feels the need to cut into another’s lane. As a mother of two, I drop my kids to school every day. We leave home not later than 7:15 am to avoid...

Garbage, Litter – The Destruction of Our Country

Jun 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Garbage, Litter – The Destruction of Our Country

Dear Editor, I think we would all agree that litter above everything else is the most serious problem in our country. It clutters our drains, piles up on the roadside and simply covers our...

Cyclists gear up for weekend action

Jun 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cyclists gear up for weekend action

-13th P&P Insurance Brokers Nat. Park Meet & 14th Castrol Fathers Day 50-miler The nation’s riders are preparing for another weekend of rivalry this Saturday and Sunday when...

It is time that we let those in authority know that enough is enough

Jun 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is time that we let those in authority know that enough is enough

Dear Editor, I write to express my disgust and frustration over the maternal health care that is being provided by medical institutions in Guyana, particularly the government-administered...

The 33rd death anniversary of Dr. Walter Rodney is upon us and still no closure

Jun 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The 33rd death anniversary of Dr. Walter Rodney is upon us and still no closure

DEAR EDITOR, It was on June 14, 1980, when for the first time, the BBC 7.15 Caribbean report was blocked from the Guyana Broadcasting Corporation because the powers that be did not want the...

We need to fix our education system before it breaks us all

Jun 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need to fix our education system before it breaks us all

DEAR EDITOR, The National Grade Six Assessment results are out and students and their families all across the nation are preparing for the transition from primary to secondary school....

This GPL proposal is fraught with deception and trickery

Jun 11, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on This GPL proposal is fraught with deception and trickery

Dear Editor, Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) on June 7th, 2013, indicated its intentions to apply for a tariff hike of 26.7 per cent. This proposal is fraught with deception and...

Woman’s body found with belt around neck

Jun 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Woman’s body found with belt around neck

– husband claims suicide Police on the East Coast of Demerara continue to hold on to a 34 year old truck driver as they probe the highly suspicious death of his 31 year old wife Vanessa Seeram....

DDL Manager struck dead by speeding car

Jun 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on DDL Manager struck dead by speeding car

A 57-year-old Finance Manager attached to the Demerara Distillers Limited was killed on the spot at around 10:30pm on Saturday at Sheriff Street and Campbellville. Harry Singh, a father of three of...

Kato schoolchildren fetching logs for hot meals… Regional Admin. was informed on three occasions

Jun 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Kato schoolchildren fetching logs for hot meals… Regional Admin. was informed on three occasions

As controversy continues to surround the feeding programme at Kato Primary School, the Regional Democratic Councilor, RDC at the centre of the issue, Neim Mohammed Gafoor is maintaining the...

Candle light vigil held at GPHC for deceased mother

Jun 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Candle light vigil held at GPHC for deceased mother

“Jesus loves the little babies of the world…” This was just one of many songs sung at the candle light vigil in memory of the late Luan Rodney who died while in labour at the Georgetown Public...

Alleged Kuru-Kururu wife killer remains unconscious in hospital

Jun 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged Kuru-Kururu wife killer remains unconscious in hospital

A Post Mortem Examination (PME) is expected to be conducted sometime today on the remains of 25-year-old Shaneza Ramdat called ‘Reshma’ who was murdered, allegedly by her reputed husband,...

Dem boys seh… Sink de Kimbia, it too old

Jun 10, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Sink de Kimbia, it too old

When a contractor don’t get wuk, he does always add on to de new job suh that he can mek up fuh when he wasn’t wukking. But while de contractor trying to mek money, de people who want to give out...

Guyanese accused in fatal ‘Philly’ building collapse

Jun 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese accused in fatal ‘Philly’ building collapse

– Mark Benchop pledges support for brother in custody A Guyanese man accused of being high while operating a construction crane on a downtown city building that eventually...

GPL engages Berbicians in Network Rehabilitation Project meetings

Jun 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPL engages Berbicians in Network Rehabilitation Project meetings

The Guyana Power & Light Inc (GPL) held a series of community meetings over the weekend in Berbice to educate customers about the upcoming Network Rehabilitation Project. The meetings, which were...

Prime Minister joins Enmore Martyrs’ 65th anniversary observances

Jun 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Prime Minister joins Enmore Martyrs’ 65th anniversary observances

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday joined members of the Enmore Shiv Mandir, in observance of the 65th anniversary of the five martyrs...

Suspect detained after allegedly torching Lusignan house

Jun 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect detained after allegedly torching Lusignan house

Police have detained a Mon Repos Market vendor as they probe a suspected case of arson, which saw the lower flat of a Lusignan, East Coast Demerara house being torched last Friday. The suspect,...

Drug dealers’ walks free after police fail to produce exhibit

Jun 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Drug dealers’ walks free after police fail to produce exhibit

Three men who were before the court jointly on cocaine and marijuana charges were all freed after the police failed to produce the necessary exhibits. The men, Gordon Bruce called ‘Joe’, 26, a...

Where did this $4.3 billion go in 2008?

Jun 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where did this $4.3 billion go in 2008?

Dear Editor, I have a few comments in relation to the allegations by the unions that there are not enough canes in the fields of GuySuCo to offset the disaster which was the first crop. The Guyana...

Gaskin has finally returned to his natural habitat – the PPP

Jun 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Gaskin has finally returned to his natural habitat – the PPP

Dear Editor, I refer to Ramon Gaskin’s letter of May 21, 2013 advocating the removal of the Georgetown City Council. This is a self-serving analysis from someone who has re-entered the kingdom of...

Well known drug dealer remanded to jail

Jun 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Well known drug dealer remanded to jail

A man who was described as a well known drug dealer has been nabbed by Berbice police and charged after they made a surprised raid on his premises. The man, Godfrey Daniels, 31 of Lot 17 Ferry...

Raynauth Jeffery soaks field to win Aqua Mist water cycling event in Berbice

Jun 10, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Raynauth Jeffery soaks field to win Aqua Mist water cycling event in Berbice

Raynauth Jeffery returned to winning ways when he journeyed to Berbice and beat the field to capture the fifth annual Banks DIH Limited Aqua Mist Water 60 miles cycle road race held yesterday in...

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Grudge Match looming as Warriors/Falcons collide tonight

Sep 17, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL Playoffs… GAW vs. ABF – Guyana eyeing revenge following first season loss to Antigua By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – The stage is set for a blockbuster clash at...

Save our stories before they disappear

Sep 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I asked a middle-aged woman if she knew Rabbi Washington. She vaguely recalled the name but nothing more. This is exactly how most of our collective memory works these days. When I mentioned other Guyanese public figures from the 1970s and 1980s, she drew a blank on most of...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

PPP most ruthless guerrilla fighters of all

Sep 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – BBC and other Western media called them irregulars. Unorthodox also sold well. I fuse elements from irregulars and unorthodox to my preference for unpredictable. Guerrilla fighters and stealth operators have still endured. In any study of both, there’s none better...

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