October 2013

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Several illegal mining camps ordered closed

Oct 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Several illegal mining camps ordered closed

Government has ordered a halt to several illegal mining operations on concessions granted for prospecting. According to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), it recently conducted a...

Some parts of Bartica/ Potaro road already washing away

Oct 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some parts of Bartica/ Potaro road already washing away

Dear Editor Residents of Bartica are very concerned about of the continuous ‘patching’ of the Bartica/Potaro Road which confirms our view that the road will soon end up back to square...

Has the Guyanese microscope missed Moses Nagamootoo?

Oct 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Has the Guyanese microscope missed Moses Nagamootoo?

Dear Editor, Moses Nagamootoo, as a public figure, must face the same scrutiny as every other politician. The Guyanese public needs to be reminded of what transpired in the National Assembly...

This report invites further enquiry of Guysuco’s strategic plan

Oct 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on This report invites further enquiry of Guysuco’s strategic plan

Dear Editor, The report under this Headline (Guysuco to spend $19.4B to revive sugar under new strategy – (Stabroek News October 13, 2013) is most confusing, resulting from the...

The role of this industry in our country deserves immediate concerted action

Oct 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The role of this industry in our country deserves immediate concerted action

Dear Editor, A recent Kaieteur News editorial addressed this question in an interesting piece titled “the importance of life skills”. In this context itadverted to a number of factors that...

The Teknik Perdana incident

Oct 18, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Teknik Perdana incident

Guyana blundered when it gave permission for seismic research in what it considers its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). It further blundered when it allowed a vessel chartered by an American...

Almost every institution is on the brink of collapse

Oct 18, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Almost every institution is on the brink of collapse

Dear Editor, First, since Mr. Jagdeo became president in 1999, the legal system has been on the brink of collapse. There are less Judges and Magistrates on the bench which means that the...

OAS visit had nothing to do with acts of corruption

Oct 18, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on OAS visit had nothing to do with acts of corruption

– Teixeira “Guyana wasn’t being investigated, it was basically a treaty meeting and had nothing to do with acts of corruption as APNU and AFC purported,” Presidential Adviser...

Con artist wanted by police for selling rented cars

Oct 17, 2013 KNews News 4

Hemant Narine Shilchand known for selling rental cars, an occupied house without the knowledge of the occupant and other shady deals, is now wanted by lawmen across the country. Shilchand recently...

Political parties agree…Local Govt. Elections will solve City Hall’s problems

Oct 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Political parties agree…Local Govt. Elections will solve City Hall’s problems

Local Government and Regional Development Minister, Ganga Persaud believes that Local Government Elections would be the solution to the troubling rift between the elected representatives and the...

30,000 tonnes of scrap metal up for grabs

Oct 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 30,000 tonnes of scrap metal up for grabs

As manganese mining moves closer to becoming a reality at Matthew’s Ridge, Region One, a major project is under way to move 30,000 tonnes of scrap metal from the area. It will probably be the...

The first in 18 years…Go-Invest report contradicts NIS records

Oct 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on The first in 18 years…Go-Invest report contradicts NIS records

Keith Burrowes, Chairman of one of the key investment agencies in Guyana, “GO-Invest” recently disclosed that the company is unable to carry out its functions due to the lack of necessary...

Corentyne man shot twice during altercation

Oct 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne man shot twice during altercation

Gunshots rang out Tuesday evening in front of a popular hangout on Main Street, New Amsterdam and sent patrons diving for cover. When the dust settled one man was shot and the gunman whom it is...

Dem boys seh…Dreaming mek nuff people get rob

Oct 17, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Dreaming mek nuff people get rob

Dreaming is a thing everybody does do. Most times people does dream when dem sleeping and of course some of de dream does be sweet, and some does be wet. But dem have people who does dream...

GPL generators disrupt traffic on West Demerara

Oct 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPL generators disrupt traffic on West Demerara

Long lines of traffic on West Coast Demerara was the scene yesterday as Guyana Power Light (GPL) moved one of its 8.4 megawatt Wartsila generators to its new power plant site at Vreed-en-Hoop. The...

Piety, prayers and charity a hallmark of Eid-Ul-Adha celebrations

Oct 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Piety, prayers and charity a hallmark of Eid-Ul-Adha celebrations

By Rabindra Rooplall Groups of people, many of them considered less fortunate, flocked various Masjids countrywide for the “festival of sacrifice” or “festival of feast” known as Eid-Ul-Adha....

BK International sues GGMC

Oct 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on BK International sues GGMC

Guyana’s leading construction firm, BK International Inc, has filed a motion against the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to have the contract for the rehabilitation of Aremu road...

Lutheran Church marks 270 years as oldest church in Guyana

Oct 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Lutheran Church marks 270 years as oldest church in Guyana

By Leon Suseran In a bid to boost its local clergy, the Evangelical Lutheran Church has become the first church in Guyana to embark on local training for its members to become pastors and deacons....

Hundreds of Berbicians flock Masjids for Eid distribution

Oct 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Hundreds of Berbicians flock Masjids for Eid distribution

Thousands of Berbicians flocked the various Masjids and homes of prominent Muslims yesterday during the traditional distribution of beef. Imam Faizal M. Jaffarally stated that over 3,000 animals were...

Culture Ministry amplifies importance of parenting in youth development

Oct 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Culture Ministry amplifies importance of parenting in youth development

A number of recent studies have deduced that the young generation of today is not only the most equipped in terms of technology but it could also boast of being the most educated. Despite this...

Providence turnkey homeowners grateful for their houses …but very uncomfortable without water

Oct 17, 2013 KNews News 1

Residents of the new turnkey homes built in Perseverance, aback of Providence, East Bank Demerara, while grateful for their homes, are complaining about the non availability of water in their new...

MARAD to re-advertise to salvage Miss Elliza

Oct 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on MARAD to re-advertise to salvage Miss Elliza

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) will re-advertise for the salvaging of capsized cargo vessel Miss Elliza which is now grounded in the middle of Demerara River, 17 months after it...

Victories for Cotton Field and ARMS

Oct 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Victories for Cotton Field and ARMS

Cotton Field and Anna Regina Multilateral School recorded victories when play in the Imam Bacchus and Sons Twenty\20 Schools cricket competition commenced last Saturday in Essequibo. Playing at Imam...

West Indies keep series alive with 67-run win against Bangladesh

Oct 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies keep series alive with 67-run win against Bangladesh

By Sean Devers West Indies, on the back of a carefully constructed fifty from Tagenarine Chanderpaul and incisive fast bowling from Preston McSween (4-20) and Ray Jordon (2-30), beat Bangladesh by 67...

US-Guyana Sensei gets WUKO grade

Oct 17, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on US-Guyana Sensei gets WUKO grade

New York based Guyana-American karate instructor – Sensei Pramhansa ‘Kumar’ Ramkirath has had his rank of 3rd Degree Black Belt officially recorded in the Black Belt registrar of...

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Hodge 140* puts West Indies in command

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(Cricinfo) – Kavem Hodge dislodged Bangladesh from the driver’s seat with a career-best unbeaten 140 on the fourth day in Sylhet. The visitors went to stumps on 345 for 3, leading by 315...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

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...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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