August 2013

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APNU threatens to pull out from talks

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on APNU threatens to pull out from talks

… demands apology over President’s congress remarks The main Opposition on Monday called on Government to show more respect, saying that inter-party dialogue has been reduced to a talk-shop....

Guyana did exceptionally well at CSEC – Education Minister

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana did exceptionally well at CSEC – Education Minister

– Maths, English still cause for concern By Abena Rockcliffe Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand was all smiles yesterday as she celebrated both her birthday and the good academic...

CAPE records 90% mark for first time in six years – CXC

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on CAPE records 90% mark for first time in six years – CXC

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced that the overall performance at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) has reached the 90 per cent mark for the first time in six...

Cuban-trained Guyanese doctors are health sector’s primary focus

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cuban-trained Guyanese doctors are health sector’s primary focus

By Zena Henry The ultimate vision behind the training of hundreds of Cuban-educated Guyanese doctors, is to gradually replace serving foreign specialists with a competent, dependable and well-trained...

US Judge rules against stop-and-frisk of C’bean immigrants

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on US Judge rules against stop-and-frisk of C’bean immigrants

A United States federal district judge on Monday ruled against the New York Police Department (NYPD)’s policy of stop-and-frisk against Caribbean immigrants, blacks and other minorities. In a...

Options available for domestic violence victims

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Options available for domestic violence victims

By Rehanna Ramsay In an effort to highlight the options readily available to individuals who may wish to flee abusive homes or relationships, this publication will continue to draw attention to the...

SHOULD THERE BE A TRIAL OF THOSE FOUND NOT GUILTY?

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SHOULD THERE BE A TRIAL OF THOSE FOUND NOT GUILTY?

Earlier this year, the editor and a journalist from this newspaper were summoned to appear before the courts in order to answer a charge of contempt relating to the publication of an article...

No hike in bus fares

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on No hike in bus fares

…union rejects any intentions Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Irfaan Ali confirmed yesterday that there is no hike in mini-bus fares. The Minister was responding to questions about...

Home Affairs Ministry to broaden collaboration with Private Sector

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Home Affairs Ministry to broaden collaboration with Private Sector

The Ministry of Home Affairs is seeking to broaden its engagement with the private sector to deal effectively with the country’s security situation. Addressing the Georgetown Chamber of...

Far from Heaven: The AFC’s entanglement with the PPP

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Far from Heaven: The AFC’s entanglement with the PPP

I was at a town hall meeting with Gerhard Ramsaroop of the AFC in Linden last year, called to discuss the Government’s intention to raise electricity rates. A rumour began circulating among the...

Doctors in the house

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Doctors in the house

According to one report, Guyana only had 90 registered doctors prior to 1992, and more than half of them were Cubans. By 2002, confronted with the still critical shortage of medical doctors in our...

Rohee defends Mentore’s appointment as civilian head of police reform

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee defends Mentore’s appointment as civilian head of police reform

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has come to the defence of the head of the Strategic Management Department (SMD) of the Guyana Police Force, Patrick Mentore, in response to recent demands...

Months of flooding leaves farming community in distress

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Months of flooding leaves farming community in distress

By Tiffanne Ramphal With executives of the opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) taking the opportunity yesterday to venture into the Coverden, East Bank Demerara community, residents seized the...

APNU’s reasons for not supporting Amaila are factually wrong – Govt.

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on APNU’s reasons for not supporting Amaila are factually wrong – Govt.

(GINA) On August 12, APNU issued a statement where they definitively put on record why they continue to not support the Amaila project. Previously, they said they were not being consulted properly,...

Relatives worry over missing policewoman

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives worry over missing policewoman

Relatives of a female Lance Corporal of the Guyana Police Force are worried that something terrible has happened to their loved one who has been missing since August 9. Thirty-eight-year-old Patriena...

Teen accused remanded for Diamond killing

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Teen accused remanded for Diamond killing

Clad in a pair of blue denim pants and blue shirt, Joshua Baveghems walked slowly into the Providence Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, wearing a blank look on his face as he approached the...

Infrastructural upgrades afoot for Demerara Harbour Bridge

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Infrastructural upgrades afoot for Demerara Harbour Bridge

Plans are afoot for infrastructural upgrades on the Demerara Harbour Bridge as the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) opened three bids yesterday for the...

Third person charged for robbing businessman

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Third person charged for robbing businessman

A third person has been charged for the March 25, 2013 robbery carried out on businessman, Cecil Gajadar. The accused, 27-year-old Ronald Kissoon of Lot 59 James Street Albouystown appeared...

Guyana should set revised guidelines on jail sentences

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana should set revised guidelines on jail sentences

Dear Editor, The matter of jail sentences is a current international topic, and to my mind, Guyana should take note and set in motion revised guidelines on jail sentences. Your edition of today...

Those with political aspirations should not lose the grassroots touch

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Those with political aspirations should not lose the grassroots touch

Dear Editor, According to a BBC story, Norgewian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in his re-election bid took to the streets, not in his capacity as Prime Minister, but as a taxi driver. According...

An open letter to Christopher Ram, Ramon Gaskin, Anand Goolsaran and Dr. Clive Thomas

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to Christopher Ram, Ramon Gaskin, Anand Goolsaran and Dr. Clive Thomas

Dear Editor, So it seems that the construction of Amaila Falls Hydro will not start in January 2014 as planned, and it will not be generating electricity for the people of Guyana in 2017. I hope I am...

Society has been looking in the wrong direction in addressing domestic violence

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Society has been looking in the wrong direction in addressing domestic violence

Dear Editor, I wish to use this opportunity to suggest to the Guyanese public and media, the urgent need for a paradigm shift with respect to the general perception of domestic violence and gender...

Guyana is now placed to attract businesses that subject themselves to standards and probity

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is now placed to attract businesses that subject themselves to standards and probity

Dear Editor, The opinions of concern or fear emanating from various quarters with regards to the withdrawal by Sithe Global from the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project (AFHP) and the consequences for...

THE HEIST OF GUYANA

Aug 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on THE HEIST OF GUYANA

Hey you! Yes, you, our valued readers! Please do not miss our forthcoming series about how Guyana has been parceled out and handed out to friends and cronies of former President Jagdeo. Most...

Anna Regina girls are Guyana’s top CSEC students

Aug 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Anna Regina girls are Guyana’s top CSEC students

Two students from the Cinderella County, Essequibo, are the country’s top performers at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Zimeena Rasheed and Yogeeta...

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Golden Jaguars rout Dominica 8-1, close in on Gold Cup and League A

Oct 05, 2026

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s Golden Jaguars moved to within touching distance of the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup and promotion to League A on Sunday, producing a commanding 8-1...

Pinktober is here!

Oct 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The month of October is known as Cancer Awareness Month. And it is time that our nation takes a sober look at this disease and its effects. The statistics themselves tell us why the conversation matters. According to recent reports in the media, at least 704 Guyanese were...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

Oct 04, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

A national government as a national criminal enterprise

Oct 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Want to see the PPP Govt’s true colours? Expose it as the premier national criminal enterprise in Guyana and watch it go crazy. Want to watch the national leadership degrade in the worst way? Give it the public label of the region’s leading national criminal...

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