July 2013

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BEING ON TIME MOST OF THE TIME

Jul 04, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BEING ON TIME MOST OF THE TIME

It is said that the only things that start on time in Guyana are banks and cricket. Not anymore. I have seen quite a few cricket matches of recent where the umpires went out at least...

More Peace Corps volunteers descend on Guyana

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on More Peace Corps volunteers descend on Guyana

The 25th group of Peace Corps Volunteers from the United States of America, upon completing a ten- week Pre-Service Training, is now prepared to venture off to their assigned sites to commence...

Vice Chancellor to apprise UG workers of way forward

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Vice Chancellor to apprise UG workers of way forward

—But legal action still proceeding – UGSSA President The outcome of a meeting slated for tomorrow between Vice Chancellor, Professor Jacob Opadeyi, and University of Guyana staffers in the...

Poultry farming, aquaculture targeted

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Poultry farming, aquaculture targeted

-as 12 Amerindian villages draws down on $5M fund Twelve Amerindian communities have started to receive funding to kick-start projects geared to improve the livelihood of its residents. The projects...

Fire razes Plaisance house, two homeless

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fire razes Plaisance house, two homeless

Two persons are now homeless after a fire destroyed a two-apartment building at lot 40 Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara, yesterday. According to reports, the fire started shortly after 15:00hrs....

Woman begs for husband after violent abuse

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Woman begs for husband after violent abuse

A woman whose husband allegedly put a cutlass to her neck and threatened to kill her, cut off her hair, burst her mouth and then urinated on her, turned around and asked an East Coast...

Cerberus is the guard of the temple of Dionysus

Jul 04, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Cerberus is the guard of the temple of Dionysus

In Greek mythology, Dionysus was the god that promoted ecstasy. Guyanese would more be familiar with him through his Roman name, Bacchus. It is from him the English language got the adjective...

LIAT introduces surcharge to cover extra security costs

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on LIAT introduces surcharge to cover extra security costs

LIAT has implemented a security surcharge on tickets in response to rising security demands and spiraling security costs. The new security surcharge of US$1.25 per one way trip, applies to all...

Salvation Army salutes outgoing captains

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Salvation Army salutes outgoing captains

In an atmosphere of gratitude and adoration, the Salvation Army Georgetown Citadel Corps; honored the Saint-Lot clan. The outgoing Captains Marigold Saint -Lot and his wife Murielle...

Cargo plane makes emergency landing

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cargo plane makes emergency landing

A cargo freighter owned and operated by ABX Airborne Express was forced to return to ground minutes after takeoff yesterday after a warning light flashed in the cockpit yesterday....

Nothing wrong with Marriott land lease – NICIL

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Nothing wrong with Marriott land lease – NICIL

The leasing of more than six acres of lands at Kingston for the US$60M Marriott-branded hotel is above board, a government agency in charge of investments has said. According to a statement from the...

“Apologetic” Venezuelan deported after illegal entry

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on “Apologetic” Venezuelan deported after illegal entry

– Claims he came in search of medicine for high blood pressure A Venezuelan man took the risk of travelling all the way to Guyana illegally in search of medication for high blood...

Matthews Ridge Hospital troubles…Corpses treated inhumanely, emergency vehicle down – APNU

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Matthews Ridge Hospital troubles…Corpses treated inhumanely, emergency vehicle down – APNU

In Matthews’ Ridge, a Region One community without electricity, residents are forced to make funeral arrangements hurriedly to avoid the rapid decomposition of the corpses of their loved...

Corentyne accident driver on a further $600,000 bail

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne accident driver on a further $600,000 bail

The drunk driver who was driving a Surinamese registered motor car when he struck down and killed a woman on the Port Mourant, Corentyne Public Road on Sunday, was slapped with a further...

Guyanese couple on drug related charges in St Lucia

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese couple on drug related charges in St Lucia

St. Lucia (CMC) – Police say they have arrested and charged two Guyanese nationals after seizing a quantity of drugs during a raid at a prominent hotel in the north of the island. Police said...

‘Stone Wash’ jailed for injuring wife

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Stone Wash’ jailed for injuring wife

A number of persons are still being brought before the court charged with domestic violence. Edward Prashad, called “Stone Wash”, 41 of Lot 102 Second Street, Rose Hall Town, Corentyne,...

Miner remanded for drugs in oven

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Miner remanded for drugs in oven

Magistrate Judy Latchman remanded Floyd Campbell, 53, to prison for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Campbell, 53, of Lot 117 Sideline Dam, Beterverwagting, East Coast...

Eighth Secondary Schools’ Drama Festival wraps up today

Jul 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Eighth Secondary Schools’ Drama Festival wraps up today

-winners will go to Barbados for regional leg The curtain is expected to come down on the Eighth Secondary Schools’ Drama Festival today. The event which started yesterday at the Theatre Guild,...

GWI responds to concerns about water system in Bartica

Jul 04, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on GWI responds to concerns about water system in Bartica

DEAR EDITOR, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), the Nation’s supplier of Water and Sanitation Services, wishes to address the concerns stated in the Kaieteur News, July 3, 2013, titled “GWI...

Helping the poor should be a personal choice

Jul 04, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Helping the poor should be a personal choice

DEAR EDITOR, In answer to the question about wealthy people having a moral obligation to help the poor, I would suggest that it is not so much a “moral obligation’’ as a sense of...

Is Test cricket coming to an end?

Jul 04, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is Test cricket coming to an end?

DEAR EDITOR, The writing is on the wall. It seems as if soon or later – maybe sooner than later – Test cricket will be a game of the past. Reason being – financial –...

Ill-founded, misdirected and bordering on the absurd

Jul 04, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ill-founded, misdirected and bordering on the absurd

Dear Editor, The letter in Kaieteur News captioned, “No Confidence in the Chief Education Officer”, July 03, 2013, is ill-founded, misdirected and borders on the absurd. Let me clearly...

Providing clarity for a misinformed letter writer

Jul 04, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Providing clarity for a misinformed letter writer

Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to the letter in the Wednesday 3rd July 2013 edition of your newspaper captioned “A useless trade union at the City Council”. While the letter writer’s...

Linden Water Rehab Project…Pipelaying commences at Mackenzie

Jul 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Linden Water Rehab Project…Pipelaying commences at Mackenzie

By Rabindra Rooplall The Linden Water Supply Rehabilitation Programme (LWSRP) is moving apace. The capacity of the services will cater for a growing Linden population that will benefit...

$17M river heist/Dweive Kant Ramdass murder… GUILTY!!! Ex-Coast Guard ranks sentenced to death

Jul 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $17M river heist/Dweive Kant Ramdass murder… GUILTY!!! Ex-Coast Guard ranks sentenced to death

By Latoya Giles The three ex-Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard ranks charged with the August 2009 murder of Bartica gold miner Dwieve Kant Ramdass, were yesterday all found guilty and sentenced to...

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2026 Republic Bank CPL: Historic rivals to meet as Guyana/T&T...

Aug 30, 2026

By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – The ultimate rivalry in cricket resumes tonight as the Guyana Amazon Warriors lock horns with arch-rivals Trinbago Knight Riders come tonight at the historic...

Give the Commission a chance to do its preparatory work

Aug 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a legitimate public concern about the pace at which the Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy is getting underway. Survivors, relatives of those who died and the wider Guyanese public understandably want answers. After such a devastating national tragedy,...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

From Jagdeo to Ali; from bad to worse

Aug 30, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Never thought I would ever reach this place. Bring back Bharrat Jagdeo. Never say never! It was inconceivable that there could be a worse leader than former president Jagdeo. I warned him seven years ago. A monster created. Would come back to...

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