April 2014

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Pre-nursery school children oblivious to basic information- Manickchand

Apr 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Pre-nursery school children oblivious to basic information- Manickchand

Come September, the country’s public nursery schools are expected to see an increased influx of children. In fact, based on information emanating from the Ministry of Education, close to 3,000...

Lethem well cost $12M

Apr 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Lethem well cost $12M

– work commences on another for commercial zone The water well, which was recently commissioned in Central Lethem, Region Nine was constructed at a cost of $12M. It was funded by the Government...

Women are the key

Apr 24, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Women are the key

It would seem that the number of women killed as a result of domestic conflicts is increasing at a rapid rate. This is a trend that has been worrying the authorities for some time but precious little...

Jamaican vendor, hairdresser remanded for peddling marijuana

Apr 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Jamaican vendor, hairdresser remanded for peddling marijuana

Two Jamaican nationals, who were on Monday nabbed with over 60 pounds of marijuana at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), were yesterday remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge....

Committee of Privileges to begin hearing on Ashni Singh’s contempt

Apr 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Committee of Privileges to begin hearing on Ashni Singh’s contempt

The Committee of Privileges would be convened next Wednesday to determine whether Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh violated the Parliamentary Standing Orders. The Committee would also be tasked with...

Celebrating girls in ICT

Apr 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Celebrating girls in ICT

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) Girls in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are preparing to join their counterparts worldwide on Thursday April 24, to call attention to the...

Man, son placed on bail for wounding relative

Apr 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man, son placed on bail for wounding relative

A man and his son who wounded a relative at a horse race meet last Sunday, and chased the man’s son with the intention of wounding him, also, have been charged with unlawful wounding. The duo,...

Lima Sands man injured in fight

Apr 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Lima Sands man injured in fight

A Lima Sands man is currently nursing a stab wound to his body after he was reportedly involved in an altercation with another young man of the same village. His condition has been listed as serious....

Guyana earns regional reputation in sciences

Apr 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana earns regional reputation in sciences

The more than 100 students from across the country, who attended the final league of the Annual Science, Mathematics and Technology Fair, held in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) on Wednesday were...

Pathologist, eyewitness testify in Mahaicony murder trial

Apr 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Pathologist, eyewitness testify in Mahaicony murder trial

Almost three weeks into the trial of Mahaicony murder accused, Satnarine Jaikaran, called Sato, and his nephews, Neville and Randy Crawford, the court heard the testimonies of Government Pathologist,...

Bartica teenager shot by friend

Apr 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica teenager shot by friend

A teenager from Bartica is nursing a gunshot wound to his left foot after a night out with friends turned ugly on Tuesday. Police say that at about 19:30 hours that night Andy Fraser, of Sixth...

The keyboard under a woman’s dress

Apr 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The keyboard under a woman’s dress

If an interviewer were to ask me to rattle off my head without pausing to think for a moment something that conjures up hate in me, I would say a penname-writer that attacks other people. If an...

Man on trial for stealing from Legal Affairs Ministry

Apr 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man on trial for stealing from Legal Affairs Ministry

A 26-year-old man who identified himself as an employee of the Ministry of Legal Affairs is on trial before the city court for purportedly swiping and selling a gadget from the Ministry. Sherwin...

The jury system should remain to preserve liberty and justice

Apr 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The jury system should remain to preserve liberty and justice

DEAR EDITOR, I read with great interest about the jury system debate in Guyana and the proposed suggestions by Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran to abolish it, due to a number of cogent points he...

The police acted professionally in both cases

Apr 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The police acted professionally in both cases

DEAR EDITOR, Please allow me to respond to a letter published in the April 15th edition of the Kaieteur News under the caption “We are now a divided society where our motto no longer exists”. ...

The Town Clerk shares no analogy with a REO

Apr 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Town Clerk shares no analogy with a REO

DEAR EDITOR, On a previous occasion I felt obligated to pen a letter, to the Press, when one Peeping Tom sought through his privileged anonymity to mis-educate/misinform the reading public on the...

No society can exist without the rule of law

Apr 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on No society can exist without the rule of law

DEAR EDITOR, Recently, we have seen how the East Asian economies, in particular Singapore, Taiwan and Indonesia have developed since the period 1959 to present. There seems to be a common denominator...

Will the Rodney COI be on live TV and the Internet?

Apr 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will the Rodney COI be on live TV and the Internet?

DEAR EDITOR, Will the Rodney Commission of Inquiry (RCOI) be televised and video streamed live on the internet for worldwide viewers? Not all Guyanese will be travelling to the city, but country...

The temerity to lament over a handshake

Apr 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The temerity to lament over a handshake

DEAR EDITOR, There is something I thought about when Nelson Mandela died and would like to share, but there was something that occurred during his memorial which I think I should first get out...

Porkknocker stabbed to death, reputed wife on the run

Apr 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Porkknocker stabbed to death, reputed wife on the run

The murder of a 32-year-old man at Baramita, has once again exposed the lack of law and order in the small North West District community. Junior Brandt, a porkknocker, was discovered dead...

N/A businessman arraigned on murder charge

Apr 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on N/A businessman arraigned on murder charge

Popular New Amsterdam businessman and remigrant Charles Bristol also known as Charles Henry, ‘Wheels’ or ‘Charlie’, of Main and Lad Lane, New Amsterdam, was yesterday charged with the capital...

AFC repeats call for end to drug purchases monopoly

Apr 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on AFC repeats call for end to drug purchases monopoly

With more than $5B in the 2014 Budget for the purchase of drugs and medical supplies, the Alliance For Change (AFC) has reiterated its call for the urgent establishment of the Public Procurement...

Rohee blames GT&T for faulty 911 service

Apr 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee blames GT&T for faulty 911 service

– Phone company insists it is 24-hr police responsibility Home Affairs Minister and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Clement Rohee in updating the media on the...

Rodney COI moves into high gear on Monday

Apr 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rodney COI moves into high gear on Monday

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the June 1980 death of historian/politician, Dr. Walter Rodney, is set to move into high gear from next Monday with the start of the public hearings phase. The...

Man kills brother following drinking spree

Apr 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man kills brother following drinking spree

– Hides body under carpet By Romila Boodram Constant fighting between two brothers ended in the brutal slaying of one early Monday morning at Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD). The...

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Pakistan crowned Over-40 World Cup champions after one-wicket...

Nov 01, 2026

By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – Pakistan Masters were crowned champions of the 2026 IMC Over-40s World Cup after producing a remarkable late fightback to defeat Australia by one wicket in a...

A King’s visit, a garden party and a guest list

Nov 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – When a King comes visiting, one would have thought that the occasion would call for something a little more distinguished than a garden party. Not that there is anything wrong with garden parties. They are pleasant affairs, especially when the weather cooperates, the drinks are...

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...

Excellency Ramotar: Return of slavery

Nov 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I shared space with former President Donald Ramotar twice, when he was the main man. Wasn’t a heavy-duty admirer. But this I confess: he has now shown Guyanese that he is a real man. A man of struggle. A man of history. A man of the people and for the people. ...

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