October 2013

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12 lives lost in fires so far this year

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 12 lives lost in fires so far this year

The year 2013 could go down as one of the most devastating years in terms of fires. So far 12 persons, including four children have perished in fires for this year. This is according to figures...

GuyExpo 2013…. STARR Computers offers family entertainment with Samsung Smart TVs

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GuyExpo 2013…. STARR Computers offers family entertainment with Samsung Smart TVs

By Rabindra Rooplall STARR Computers Inc. which partnered with ENetworks to deliver high definition (HD) quality video contents on the Samsung Smart TVs to its customer at the GuyExpo 2013 saw a...

GTU emphasises importance of Guidance and Counselling in schools

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GTU emphasises importance of Guidance and Counselling in schools

The importance of Guidance and Counselling in the school system is an imperative element to help address the challenge of violence in the school system. This has been recognised as especially...

Mahaica man killed in Nevis hit-and-run accident

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaica man killed in Nevis hit-and-run accident

Nevis (SKNvibes.com) – A Guyanese national, who was residing at Upper Government Road on Nevis, was killed on the spot Friday night in what many claimed to be a hit-and-run accident. Dead is...

Ever-Green Economy an imperative – Dr. Ramsammy

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ever-Green Economy an imperative – Dr. Ramsammy

Guyana’s low carbon development strategy (LCDS) is an ambitious and lofty approach to development. It is an effort to show that global warming and climate change can be reversed and that even...

Brumell must now stop looking to Rohee to manage Police Force – Harmon

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Brumell must now stop looking to Rohee to manage Police Force – Harmon

Now that Leroy Brumell has been confirmed as Commissioner of Police, he must take control of the force and not look over his shoulders to Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, when it comes to the...

GEA Saves $1M in Solar Powered Prototype

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GEA Saves $1M in Solar Powered Prototype

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) has announced that in one year is has saved one Million Guyana dollars in electricity costs. The company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mahender Sharma mentioned...

$130,000 contract killing … Cops release alleged mastermind, hired attacker

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $130,000 contract killing … Cops release alleged mastermind, hired attacker

Police have released the two women who were implicated in a bizarre plot to kill Linda Phillips at her Industry, East Coast Demerara home last Thursday. A police source said that the women were...

First shipment of fertiliser arrives

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on First shipment of fertiliser arrives

…as part of Guyana/Venezuela revised agreement Farmers have over the years been faced with the challenge of high prices for fertiliser, a constraint which affected not only their trade but...

Corentyne boy crushed by tractor died of head injuries – autopsy

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne boy crushed by tractor died of head injuries – autopsy

A post mortem performed on nine- year- old Charran ‘Rocky’ Hanoman yesterday at the Skeldon Hospital, by Government Pathologist, Dr. Vivekanand Brijmohan concluded that he died of head injuries...

Doing Business with China… Guyanese companies import substandard Chinese products

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Doing Business with China… Guyanese companies import substandard Chinese products

By Kiana Wilburg Jason Zhang, First Secretary in the Chinese Embassy in Guyana, at a recent business forum said that he is painfully aware of the second-rate goods coming out of China. His comment...

Voir dire commences into 2005 murder

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Voir dire commences into 2005 murder

A voir dire (trial within a trial) is currently being conducted at the High Court, into the 2005 killing of Lilendra Roopnarine called Boyo. The voir dire commenced yesterday before Justice James...

Porter remanded for theft of $500,000 gold chain

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Porter remanded for theft of $500,000 gold chain

A 25-year-old porter was remanded yesterday on a charge of simple larceny which was read to him by Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that on...

Sleeping man crushed on E’bo road

Oct 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Sleeping man crushed on E’bo road

A man who apparently fell asleep on the Spring Gardens Public Road died before he could have accessed medical attention. Kumar Persaud, a/k”Dillip”, 58-year-old, formerly of Spring Gardens Old...

Night time tales of sexual harassment in Parika

Oct 08, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Night time tales of sexual harassment in Parika

On Saturday night, while the AFC public meeting was in full swing at the market junction in Parika, Michael Carrington and I walked around the area visiting places and talking to people. Our first...

The nation should not be fed false expectations about the Public Procurement Commission

Oct 08, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The nation should not be fed false expectations about the Public Procurement Commission

The government has always held exclusive jurisdiction for the award of public contracts. And this is how it should be. It is unheard of in any part of the world for a constitutional commission to...

Windies U-19 beat Bangladesh U-19 by 6 Wkts to take 1-nill lead in opening ODI

Oct 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies U-19 beat Bangladesh U-19 by 6 Wkts to take 1-nill lead in opening ODI

By Sean Devers West Indies Under-19 took a 1-nill lead in the seven-match ODI series against Bangladesh U-19 by beating the visitors by six wickets in the opening game at the Guyana...

IGG Basketball Team

Oct 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on IGG Basketball Team

GFF/Banks Beer 2013/14 Premier League…G/town-based teams dominate Lindeners

Oct 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/Banks Beer 2013/14 Premier League…G/town-based teams dominate Lindeners

– wins for Riddim Squad and GDF By Rawle Welch Witnessed by a fair-sized crowd that included Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon, Parliamentarian Vanessa Kissoon, Guyana Football...

WBC 50th Anniversary Boxing Tournament…Clive Atwell/Simeon Hardy commences trek to world titles next month

Oct 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on WBC 50th Anniversary Boxing Tournament…Clive Atwell/Simeon Hardy commences trek to world titles next month

By Michael Benjamin The promise of opportunities to accrue world acclaim made earlier to several Guyanese fighters, whose involvement in the monthly Guyana Fight Night affair saw them winning...

Score’s Even destroys field to take President Cup as Jumbo Jet Stable takes top honours

Oct 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Score’s Even destroys field to take President Cup as Jumbo Jet Stable takes top honours

By Samuel Whyte Score’s Even of the Dennis De Roop’s Simple Royal Stable of Corentyne continued its rampage, staking claim to the top racehorse billing in the country with an impressive...

Female Prisoners beat Remand and Convicted Prisoners in dominoes encounter

Oct 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Female Prisoners beat Remand and Convicted Prisoners in dominoes encounter

Female Prisoners made sure that their stay in the penal institution is of some note when the New Amsterdam Prisons held a one day dominoes competition on Friday last at the New...

Georgetown Turf Club to hold Horse Race and Gymkhana

Oct 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Georgetown Turf Club to hold Horse Race and Gymkhana

The management of Georgetown Turf Club will be hosting a grand one day Horserace meet and Gymkhana on Sunday October 13 at Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara. All systems are in place...

Flying Ace club benefits from Bridge Company donation

Oct 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Flying Ace club benefits from Bridge Company donation

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) recently contributed $30,000 towards the Flying Ace Cycle Club’s race against Domestic Violence Track Attack event which will be held on October...

The actions of a few Freedom House despots could have catastrophic consequences for all

Oct 08, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The actions of a few Freedom House despots could have catastrophic consequences for all

Dear Editor, The real issues are the time limit for assent or non-assent and whether the President can refuse assent to a bill passed by his own party Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, wrote a letter...

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Regional titles decided as ExxonMobil U18 Championships continue...

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The ExxonMobil Under-18 Football Championships will continue on October 30 and 31, with fixtures scheduled across six districts as teams battle for regional honours and places in...

The King comes to a colony that never quite became free

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The King’s official visit to Guyana is an occasion for ceremony, the polishing of old silver and the remembering of a history that we might otherwise prefer to leave undisturbed. There will be speeches about friendship, partnership and the enduring bonds between our two...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

Jagdeo’s PPP: PNC sensation, WIN, raw realities Pt I

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – PPP General Secretary, Cde Bharrat Jagdeo, showed again that he is one step ahead of the crowd. A PPP-PNC Xmas card. A neat package of joy. Has the potential to give hope, generate inspiration. Maybe even heal some long-festering national wounds. On the surface, what...

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