July 2013

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Skeldon Health Centre closed down months after grand opening

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Skeldon Health Centre closed down months after grand opening

….Mahadeo says building needs repairs Stranger things have happened but just seven months after it was commissioned by senior officers within the Ministry of Health and Central...

Govt not inclined to lower travel tax – Works Minister

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt not inclined to lower travel tax – Works Minister

Minister of Works Robeson Benn has said that for any reductions in travel voucher taxes to be made, there has to be a response from suppliers providing travel services. The Minister at...

Dabydeen ignores handover of Burnham’s parliamentary speeches

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Dabydeen ignores handover of Burnham’s parliamentary speeches

By Abena Rockcliffe The media turned out yesterday at Public Buildings for the second successive day to witness the scheduled handing over of the first volume of the published...

Dem boys seh…De airport more important than de Marriott

Jul 13, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De airport more important than de Marriott

When de opposition cut de budget dem believe that dem woulda slow up de government. Dem talk bout de airport expansion and dem feel that dem woulda stall de project. Well Robeson set de...

Family pickets GGMC for failure to act on land “bullyism” claim

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Family pickets GGMC for failure to act on land “bullyism” claim

A family said to be the heirs of land passed down through generations picketed the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) yesterday, for the agency’s alleged failure to intervene...

Guyana an Associate Member of MERCOSUR

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana an Associate Member of MERCOSUR

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, together with the Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela, has signed a Framework Agreement allowing...

Three nabbed at restaurant in suspected robbery…Alleged gunman says he went to purchase an energy drink

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Three nabbed at restaurant in suspected robbery…Alleged gunman says he went to purchase an energy drink

The suspected gunman who was shot on Thursday by police who forestalled a robbery at a Chinese restaurant in Coldingen, East Coast Demerara (ECD) is seeking to distance himself from his...

UG class assists Dharam Shala, other homes in Berbice

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on UG class assists Dharam Shala, other homes in Berbice

A group of students of the University of Guyana Care of the Elderly Class of 2013 recently travelled to Berbice and visited a number of Homes for the elderly. The visit was part of the community...

Suspect in Water Street Ambush remanded

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect in Water Street Ambush remanded

– prosecution says investigations are still ongoing A 27- year-old taxi driver, who is said to be the main suspect in the alleged murder of a businessman’s handyman in the Water...

GPL apologizes for “shocking” light bill

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPL apologizes for “shocking” light bill

The Guyana Power and Light yesterday issued a “sincere” apology to the La Penitence resident who was recently “shocked” by a $1/2M light bill. On July 9, Donna Meusa of 31...

Gov’t to proceed with CJIA expansion – US$20M already invested

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t to proceed with CJIA expansion – US$20M already invested

Government intends to go ahead with the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion project in light of the fact that the hefty sum of US$20M has already been invested for mobilisation, field...

DRIVER’S LICENCE SUSPENDED

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on DRIVER’S LICENCE SUSPENDED

Edson Inniss of Lot 88 Amsville Housing Scheme, New Amsterdam, Berbice, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following an accident on November 24, 2012 at Main Road, New...

Caribbean has largely untapped fish farming potential

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean has largely untapped fish farming potential

While the global demand for fish is climbing faster than current resources can meet, fish farming or aquaculture remains a largely underdeveloped industry in African, Caribbean and...

‘C’ Field Sophia residents want Education Ministry to maintain school land

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘C’ Field Sophia residents want Education Ministry to maintain school land

Due to the overgrowth of bushes surrounding the “C” Field Sophia Nursery School, residents have had to endure a torrid time with bandits taking advantage of the situation by robbing and...

Fisheries Chairman refutes GDF response to piracy attack

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fisheries Chairman refutes GDF response to piracy attack

…Suriname police handling matter Chairman of the Upper Corentyne Fishermen’s Co-op Society, Pravinchandra Deodat, has refuted the statements by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on...

FAIR TRADE AND FARE HIKES

Jul 13, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on FAIR TRADE AND FARE HIKES

The airfare for an economy travel to New York can reach as high as US$1200 at present. This includes the 15 per cent travel voucher tax that is charged by the government. Without this...

Several parts of the city for power outage tomorrow

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Several parts of the city for power outage tomorrow

Several areas of the city are to be without power for nine hours tomorrow as the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. work on a major upgrade at the Sophia 69 kV Sub Station, Sophia,...

Appeals court upholds Trinidadian’s conviction in JFK airport bomb plot

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Appeals court upholds Trinidadian’s conviction in JFK airport bomb plot

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court upheld the conviction, Friday, of a former leader of the Shiite Muslim community in Trinidad and Tobago for his role in a conspiracy to...

Death of Guyanese Nurse in India…Unlikely that body will be brought back for burial

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Death of Guyanese Nurse in India…Unlikely that body will be brought back for burial

Although disheartened at the minute possibility that exists of having her daughter’s body brought back to Guyana for burial, it is Morlyn Scipio’s desire to be provided with “all...

Barbados central bank clears CPL sponsor

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Barbados central bank clears CPL sponsor

With just 17 days before bowl-off of the Caribbean Premiere League, the Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) has endorsed tournament sponsors, Verus International. It has also retracted an...

Composition of some Boards stalling appointment of members

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Composition of some Boards stalling appointment of members

The non-appointment of certain Boards may be outstanding because of the requirement of nominees from Opposition Parties in the National Assembly. According to Cabinet Secretary Dr....

Building Expo sees over 1,200 prequalified for housing loans – Dr . Luncheon

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Building Expo sees over 1,200 prequalified for housing loans – Dr . Luncheon

More than 1,200 potential homeowners are now prequalified to access loans to erect their houses, courtesy of the interactions with financial institutions at Guyana’s fourth...

We don’t need a larger bank note

Jul 13, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on We don’t need a larger bank note

Last year, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon informed the media at his weekly post-Cabinet Press briefing that Guyana would soon have a $5,000 currency note. Indeed this would have been the largest...

Accurate data of cross-border movement likely with Guyana/Suriname collaboration

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Accurate data of cross-border movement likely with Guyana/Suriname collaboration

There is no accurate data available by either the Port Authorities of Guyana or Suriname to determine the movement of persons between territories. At least this was the deduction...

Incomplete pipeline relocation out of GWI hands

Jul 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Incomplete pipeline relocation out of GWI hands

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), in response to a recent article published by this newspaper, has distanced itself from the circumstances that led to the delay in the relocation of...

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West Indies players set for 25% pay cut as CWI announces financial...

Sep 26, 2026

Cricinfo – West Indies’ players are set to endure a pay cut, with Cricket West Indies (CWI) announcing a 25% reduction in retainer fees as part of a wide-ranging series of steps being...

Walk out!

Sep 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are times when professional rivalry becomes a luxury and solidarity becomes a duty. Washington has just provided one. The Trump administration has barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing them of publishing what President Donald Trump calls “fake...

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 Guyana-China card – Part 2

Sep 25, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – If President Irfaan Ali and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo are truly serious about contract renegotiations, they have an ace. It’s Guyana’s China card. China wants something. Exxon (America) wants something. Guyana wants something. I repeat if the Ali-Jagdeo led PPP Govt...

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