October 2013

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Oct 20, 2013 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Strong winds blow over roof of Farm NDC

Oct 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Strong winds blow over roof of Farm NDC

The Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) of Farm East Bank Demerara is currently counting its losses after strong winds destroyed the roofs of two buildings and a pavilion housed in its...

The Baccoo Speaks

Oct 20, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The dry spell is not good for farmers nor is it good for homeowners. Fires are the common features and one such fire is going to raze a house because a homeowner is attempting to burn garbage....

Ashni Singh makes pitch for IFI’s to revise strategies

Oct 20, 2013 KNews News 1

Minister of Finance Dr.Ashni Singh met recently with several key international financial institutions in Washington DC to discuss ways in which these institutions can better serve the needs of Guyana...

Govt. deliberately not enforcing NIS Act – AFC

Oct 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. deliberately not enforcing NIS Act – AFC

Lax enforcement of penalties under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Act is a tactic being employed by Government to enrich their friends, who contribute significantly to the People’s...

Guyana School of Agriculture turns 50

Oct 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana School of Agriculture turns 50

By Rehanna Ramsay In observance of its 50th anniversary, the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) has launched a magazine celebrating its numerous achievements and highlights the vision for...

We must as a matter of justice reply to Minister Manickchand

Oct 20, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must as a matter of justice reply to Minister Manickchand

Dear Editor, I entered the supermarket with my wife on Friday, and a senior employee came up to me and in a tone of disbelief asked me if I read what was said about a leading media personality...

Priya, you will endear yourself to all women when you are consistent in your fight for them

Oct 20, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Priya, you will endear yourself to all women when you are consistent in your fight for them

Dear Editor, My good friend and colleague Minister Priya Manickchand has recently found tremendous form in writing in de fence of Ms Gitanjali Singh, our hard-working and most...

Ms. Jaya Manickchand’s post also reveals a bigoted perception of crime

Oct 20, 2013 KNews Letters 9

Dear Editor, “I am happy they [the three suspected bandits killed by the Police] are dead and I don’t care about the details of a post-mortem. In fact why is the state even wasting...

The Police Commissioner has his work cut out with rogue elements in the Force

Oct 20, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Police Commissioner has his work cut out with rogue elements in the Force

Dear Editor, It is difficult that private individuals, including business persons, could collaborate a common view on a matter that involves a concluded criminal unit, active and dangerous to their...

Whopping $848M in coins currently in circulation

Oct 20, 2013 KNews News 1

There is currently in excess of $56B in notes and coins in circulation around the country. This is according to the information gazzetted by the Bank of Guyana when it reported on the nation’s...

Remembering Jessica Huntley

Oct 20, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Remembering Jessica Huntley

Dear Editor, This is our first, immediate response to the news of Jessica Huntley’s death. There is much more to be said. The late, but ever present Jessica Huntley, mother of Karl,...

AMAILA FALLS: A PICTURE IS INDEED WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

Oct 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on AMAILA FALLS: A PICTURE IS INDEED WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

By Ralph Seeram Just when you think the controversy over the Amaila Falls has died down, another round of doubts about the feasibility of this project has erupted, creating another Public...

Young Guyanese takes leadership message to the C’bean

Oct 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Young Guyanese takes leadership message to the C’bean

A single mention of the name Astell Collins and a number of appealing adjectives often follow, primarily among members of the young population whose life he has so skilfully touched with his words in...

Guyana, 38 others achieve UN goal on extreme hunger

Oct 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, 38 others achieve UN goal on extreme hunger

…also attain universal primary education By Zena Henry Guyana is among 189 countries that adopted the United Nations’ Millennium Declaration which captures the agreement of eight internationally...

National Quality Week 2013…Fifteen GNBS staffers awarded for long service

Oct 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on National Quality Week 2013…Fifteen GNBS staffers awarded for long service

As activities bring the curtain down on National Quality Week, 2013, fifteen staff members of Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) were awarded in the 16th long service award ceremony held...

Affidavit of Support – 2013 Poverty Guidelines

Oct 20, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Affidavit of Support – 2013 Poverty Guidelines

Attorney Gail Seeram, Gail@GailLaw.com Under the current immigration laws, every person who immigrates based on a family petition must have a financial sponsor. The law requires a sponsor to prove...

Four killed in bus, truck smash up

Oct 19, 2013 KNews News 3

-19 year old truck driver among survivors Four minibus passengers were killed yesterday when a sand truck slammed into the route 72 bus which was heading to Mahdia. The truck, according to the...

House thief shot dead, found with guns

Oct 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on House thief shot dead, found with guns

– accomplice captured, booty retrieved An unidentified burglar was shot dead by the police minutes after he fled from the home he and an accomplice raided at Good Faith, Mahaicony yesterday...

The anti-money laundering legislation … Opposition wants Bill to address white collar crimes – Granger

Oct 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on The anti-money laundering legislation … Opposition wants Bill to address white collar crimes – Granger

– Private sector urges speedy passage The Opposition remains firm in its position not to make way for passage of the Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of...

Man gets 76 years for wife’s murder

Oct 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man gets 76 years for wife’s murder

Justice Navindra Singh yesterday imposed a 76-year jail sentence on murder accused, Ramesh Muniram, at the High Court. Muniram was on trial for the murder of his wife, Sunita August, on January 14,...

Police officer absent from court on seven occasions

Oct 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police officer absent from court on seven occasions

– Complainant says ‘he is above the law’ A distraught 46-year-old man is of the belief that he is getting the “royal-runaround,” in his case against police officer, Garcia Fraser. The...

Dem boys seh…De Bees dodging a long jail sentence

Oct 19, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De Bees dodging a long jail sentence

Every time some big artist come to Guyana de criminals does come out and dem does try to mek a hustle suh dem can carry couple woman to de show featuring de big artist. Two of dem lef town and go...

R. Kelly to perform at the National Stadium tonight

Oct 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on R. Kelly to perform at the National Stadium tonight

Award-winning R&B singer R. Kelly touched down at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) with a private jet yesterday to perform tonight at the National Stadium. Two weeks after the...

Man found floating one day after he goes missing

Oct 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man found floating one day after he goes missing

The body of a 54-year-old man was yesterday fished out from a trench in the farmlands of Craig, East Bank Demerara one day after he was reported missing. Dead is Vad Narine of Lot 73 Grove Squatting...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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