September 2013

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Senior UG staffers sacked

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Senior UG staffers sacked

UGWU to meet today on the way forward Following the “controversial” dismissal of two senior University of Guyana (UG) staffers, members of the University of Guyana Workers Union (UGWU) are...

636 lots distributed in first half

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 636 lots distributed in first half

-$1.1B spent to develop schemes Government, for the first half of this year, spent almost $650M to develop over 2,250 house lots. The recently released Mid Year Report by Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni...

High winds hit New Amsterdam Town Hall

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on High winds hit New Amsterdam Town Hall

Around 13:00 hrs on Monday high winds blew off some zinc sheets from the roof of the Town Hall sending patrons scurrying for cover as the sheets blew into the path of the passing...

AG office attracts one-man protest over unassented Bills

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on AG office attracts one-man protest over unassented Bills

With his vested interest in the four stalled Local Government Bills, necessary for the holding of Local Government elections; Social Activist Mark Benschop yesterday mounted a one-man...

West Demerara stray bullet killing…Police hope to recover bullet from dead teen’s body

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on West Demerara stray bullet killing…Police hope to recover bullet from dead teen’s body

Police investigating the shooting death of 14-year-old Ryan Persaud are pinning their hopes of solving the mysterious incident on the bullet which they hope to retrieve from the body. A...

Teaching: Vocation or Trade?

Sep 04, 2013 KNews Editorial 1

September, the beginning of a new school year, is also designated as “Education Month”. From the very start of our education system following the abolition of slavery in our...

QC welcomes new school year with overgrown weeds…

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on QC welcomes new school year with overgrown weeds…

“It will be cleaned” – Works Services Group, Public Works Ministry Given the unwelcoming state of the Queen’s College (QC) outer yards at the beginning of the new school year,...

Azad ‘AK 47’ Bacchus’s inquest put back to October

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News 1

An inquest which should have started by Coroner Magistrate Roby Benn on August 26, last, at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court has been pushed back to October 18 because the Coroner...

Cadet Officer on bail for theft

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cadet Officer on bail for theft

A 24-year-old Cadet Officer from the Guyana Police Force was yesterday released on $100,000 bail on allegations of theft. Sherwin Kilkin, of Lot 193 Triumph Road, Ogle East Bank...

Azad ‘AK 47’ Bacchus’s inquest put back to October

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Azad ‘AK 47’ Bacchus’s inquest put back to October

An inquest which should have started by Coroner Magistrate Roby Benn on August 26, last, at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court has been pushed back to October 18 because the Coroner is on...

Machine operator allegedly assaults cops, granted self bail

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Machine operator allegedly assaults cops, granted self bail

Kevin Charles of Lot 96 Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara, appeared before the court yesterday charged with assaulting four police officers and behaving disorderly. Charles, a...

Road Safety Assoc. President urges reintroduction of “big buses”

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Road Safety Assoc. President urges reintroduction of “big buses”

President of one of Guyana’s oldest road safety bodies, the Enterprise Road Safety Association, is appealing to minibus drivers not to leave school children stranded on the roads...

Education is not all about CSEC Results

Sep 04, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Education is not all about CSEC Results

Dear Editor, In Kaieteur News’ August 21 editorial entitled, “Education Crisis”, there were some very valid points. As I read the article, I nodded my head in agreement at each...

AFC condemns attempts to discredit the Party

Sep 04, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on AFC condemns attempts to discredit the Party

DEAR EDITOR, The Alliance for Change considers the recent character assassination of two of its leaders a feeble attempt to destroy the party’s credibility. As such, we assure our...

Mr. Brassington continues to create his own realities and enemies

Sep 04, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Brassington continues to create his own realities and enemies

Dear Editor, I had hoped, vainly it seems, that the Government and the hydroelectric power team led by Mr. Winston Brassington would take the necessary steps to address the country’s...

Rachpaul drug store murder…Cops capture ‘Dahl Belly’

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rachpaul drug store murder…Cops capture ‘Dahl Belly’

After two years on the run, the prime suspect in the August 2011 murder of drug store proprietor Harold Rachpaul has been captured. A senior police official confirmed last night that Ryan...

Enraged Good Hope man stabs wife

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Enraged Good Hope man stabs wife

A mother of six is now nursing stab wounds to her head and shoulder after her husband of 17 years stabbed her while she was seeking refuge at her sister’s residence in Good Hope yesterday....

Simona Broomes’s arrest suggests vindictiveness – GHRA

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Simona Broomes’s arrest suggests vindictiveness – GHRA

– Trotman does not expect client to be charged The recent arrest of Simona Broomes over assault and robbery allegations leveled against her by a businesswoman remanded for human...

‘Cousin Olga’, 100, gets huge centenary bash

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Cousin Olga’, 100, gets huge centenary bash

By Leon Suseran Guyana has its newest centenarian. Olga Bernice Elgin nee Profitt, popularly known as ‘Cousin Olga’ of Fyrish, Corentyne, turned 100 over the weekend and the ‘old gyal’...

Historic Grade one and two passes cause celebrations at Vryman’s Erven Secondary

Sep 04, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Historic Grade one and two passes cause celebrations at Vryman’s Erven Secondary

By Leon Suseran Two students of the Vryman’s Erven Secondary School (VESS) in New Amsterdam recently gained numerous passes in Grades One and Two at the last CSEC Exams, taking the school to...

Is there a constitutional crisis?

Sep 04, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Is there a constitutional crisis?

Mr. Clement Rohee is quoted in the press as saying that the opposition should seek redress in the court for Bills that have not been assented to. This is unheard of in contemporary global...

President’s non-assent to Bills…Rohee advises APNU to go to Court

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on President’s non-assent to Bills…Rohee advises APNU to go to Court

– says Opposition wants to bully the Head of State By Abena Rockcliffe Newly elected general secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Clement Rohee has advised the main...

President’s College gets $2.5 million upgrade

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News 2

– as officials defend state of institution Following on the heels of daunting concerns highlighted at one of Guyana’s premiere education facilities–President’s College –...

Suriname Airways eyes GT/NY route

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname Airways eyes GT/NY route

Suriname Airways Guyana Station Manager, Rudi Westerborg yesterday confirmed that the airline is currently eyeing the Georgetown/ New York route. Suriname Airways currently operates the...

West Bank Demerara youth killed by stray bullet

Sep 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on West Bank Demerara youth killed by stray bullet

…residents blame police for failing to act after several reports The West Bank Demerara community of Vive-la Force was yesterday afternoon plunged into sorrow following the death of a...

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Heavy winds and rain cause roof damage at New Anna Regina stadium

Jun 25, 2026

…no injuries reported Kaieteur Sports – Residents in parts of Guyana experienced heavy winds and persistent rainfall on Wednesday, resulting in minor structural damage at the newly constructed...

Who is really to blame?

Jun 25, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A motorist approached a busy junction one afternoon and, after glancing left and right, eased his vehicle across a major roadway. Before he could clear the intersection, there was a loud crash. A speeding vehicle slammed into the side of his car, scattering glass and twisting...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

Jun 21, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

A new watcher, reporter

Jun 25, 2026

Hard Truths… (Kaieteur News) – Kiskadee Watch is here. Daily. Online only. For now. Much more in the pipeline. Took some time, talent, and treasure from a few to get to here. From nowhere beside a vision to reach where it is today. More is needed. From Guyanese who yearn...

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