January 2014

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Indian insurance company expanding to Guyana

Jan 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Indian insurance company expanding to Guyana

Trinidad (Trinidad Guardian) – New India Assurance Company Ltd is planning to expand to Guyana from its T&T subsidiary’s head office in Port-of-Spain, the company’s global chairman said...

Prof. Clive Thomas, Chris Ram to address Anti Money Laundering Committee

Jan 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Prof. Clive Thomas, Chris Ram to address Anti Money Laundering Committee

Government has dismissed the submissions of Professor Clive Thomas, to the Special Select Committee on the Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism as nothing more than a...

Youth in street fight after being called a prostitute

Jan 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Youth in street fight after being called a prostitute

A 16-year-old who is an orphan was on Friday placed on one year probation, by Magistrate Sherdell Marcus-Isaacs when she appeared before her on a charge of unlawful assault. The teen is accused of...

PNC/R vows probe of police torture, shooting over last 20 years

Jan 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on PNC/R vows probe of police torture, shooting over last 20 years

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) has vowed to reunite the labour movement in the country, yesterday saying that it will also investigate every act of police torture and shooting in the...

An accident waiting to happen

Jan 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on An accident waiting to happen

Dear Editor, On most days and nights, two bush trucks: GRR 2374 and GRR 5804, can be seen dangerously parked on the south-bound side of the very busy East Bank public road near Eccles, impeding the...

I too listened to recordings of both the speeches

Jan 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on I too listened to recordings of both the speeches

Dear Editor, Please let me join Hydar Ally in marking Martin Luther King Day, January 20. In recognition of MLK Day I too listened to recordings of both the speeches Mr Ally cited, “I Have a...

The police need encouragement too

Jan 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The police need encouragement too

Dear Editor, It was quite heartening to read this week in the Kaieteur News that police arrested two youths with an M16 gun along with ammunition and two grenades. What is rather alarming is the fact...

You get nothing of literary or intellectual value in exchanges with these people

Jan 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on You get nothing of literary or intellectual value in exchanges with these people

Dear Editor, From time to time, there are replies in the letter pages to my columns. Over the years, I have taken the position of not offering a follow up to certain people and for one fundamental...

Mexican restaurant supervisor shot during attempt robbery

Jan 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mexican restaurant supervisor shot during attempt robbery

A Supervisor of Shakers, a Mexican restaurant located on Water Street, Georgetown, was shot yesterday after a one minute “wrestle” between him and a young armed robber believed to be a...

GTUC calls on the DPP to subpoena Colwyn Harding’s medical records

Jan 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on GTUC calls on the DPP to subpoena Colwyn Harding’s medical records

Dear Editor, GTUC calls on the Director of Public Prosecution to subpoena all medical records related to Colwyn Harding’s surgery at the state run institution and strongly condemns what appears to...

Death of mother and newborn… “No, It did not happen at GPHC”

Jan 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Death of mother and newborn… “No, It did not happen at GPHC”

– Michael Khan Michael Khan, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation has demanded a retraction of a story which appeared on the front page of...

Who must investigate the double standards which are allowed at Ogle?

Jan 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who must investigate the double standards which are allowed at Ogle?

Dear Editor, As with everything in Guyana – every issue of major importance, the blame game and funny arguments have begun. This time it is in the Aviation Sector. An aircraft crashed and two...

Health tips from Dr. Kumar Sukhraj… Hypertension and You

Jan 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Health tips from Dr. Kumar Sukhraj… Hypertension and You

What is Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)? Blood pressure is the force of blood pressing against the walls of blood vessels in our body. Hypertension, also referred to as high blood pressure, is a...

Catching caimans is a lucrative business

Jan 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Catching caimans is a lucrative business

For many it may seem unusual but hunting caimans at nights and skinning the reptiles for the meat which is shipped overseas has transcended into a means of livelihood for several young men on...

The Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region is a sleeping giant

Jan 26, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region is a sleeping giant

The Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region, greater in extent than either the Kingdom of the Netherlands or the Kingdom of Denmark, is a sleeping giant that is being devitalised by governmental disregard. The...

GT&T blames road contractor for Diamond, Grove service loss

Jan 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T blames road contractor for Diamond, Grove service loss

Scores of homes at Diamond and Grove, East Bank of Demerara are again without telephone services, and the main contractor involved in road works in the area is being blamed. According to the...

Time for Rohee, and a few others to go

Jan 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Time for Rohee, and a few others to go

By Ralph Seeram Ask anyone in the Diaspora why they are afraid to go to Guyana and most will tell you it the crime situation in the country. Guyana is becoming a dangerous place to visit. I...

Time for a radical shift in the sugar belt

Jan 26, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Time for a radical shift in the sugar belt

By Moses Nagamootoo AFC Vice-Chairman and Member of Parliament The shadows of doom seem to be hanging over the sugar industry. Besides continuing mismanagement and political interference, there is...

The season of goodwill is over

Jan 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The season of goodwill is over

By Adam Harris The season of goodwill has come and gone; once more it is back to business as usual. For one, this is the time of the budget preparation and in a few weeks there would be the arguments...

Housing and You…Advice and opinions from the readers

Jan 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…Advice and opinions from the readers

By Leonard Gildarie A significant number of our readers for this column are from North America…the US and Canada. It seems to me more and more Guyanese are yearning to head back home and own...

The Power of a Half Hour

Jan 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on The Power of a Half Hour

Time is the currency of this dimension. If you want better relationships, you have to invest time with people. If you want to change your body, you have to invest time exercising. If you want...

Long hours, sleepless nights…The life of a Child Protection Officer

Jan 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Long hours, sleepless nights…The life of a Child Protection Officer

By Rehana Ahamad Although the job description suggests that a Child Protection Officer is required to work from 08:00hrs to 16:00hrs, this may not be entirely accurate. You see, the job goes...

Book Review: An essential read on Internet Law

Jan 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review: An essential read on Internet Law

Book: Internet Law by Cleland Thom Reviewer: Margaret Fechtmann Cleland Thom, one of U.K.’s leading internet law consultants and trainers, provides a short and concise reference guide for...

Provisional and temporizing solutions not the answer to Caribbean problems

Jan 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Provisional and temporizing solutions not the answer to Caribbean problems

By Sir Ronald Sanders The extent of the damage and human suffering on the island of St Vincent caused by unprecedented rainfall and flooding over the Christmas holiday period is much greater than...

President Jagdeo implied I was a homosexual; now this?

Jan 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on President Jagdeo implied I was a homosexual; now this?

I have a very long history of political activism. It began when I was as young as fourteen. Maybe it is in my blood. I have opposed every head of government in this country including Forbes Burnham,...

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West Indies, Sri Lanka in high-stakes push to claim 2027 World Cup...

Jun 03, 2026

ESPNcricinfo – Big picture: One eye on the ODI rankings Where once ODI bilaterals could have been fairly mocked for their lack of relevance, they are played less and less, and this series has a...

A President must be more careful than this

Jun 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Foreign policy is not a photo opportunity. It is not public relations. It is not a stage on which leaders can collect flattering invitations and impressive photographs. It is the management of a nation’s interests in a world where every gesture, every handshake, every...

Not Charity, but Repair: a Response to Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology

May 31, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Signed on 15th May, 2026 and released on 25th May, 2026, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, marks a significant moment in the long reckoning with slavery. It contains the clearest papal acknowledgment to date of the Holy See’s role...

Hess rolling in the money, Guyana rolling in more foolishness

Jun 03, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Yet again, a word of thanks is due to Chartered Accountant Chris Ram for his heavy lifting on behalf of Guyanese. The man should get a medal. And some U.S. millions. And some senior ministers wuk. About 10 of them, seeing he is doing more work...

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