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After drinking spree…Seaman killed in smashup, drunk driver injured

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on After drinking spree…Seaman killed in smashup, drunk driver injured

A 38-year-old passenger died on the spot when his speeding and allegedly drunk friend collided with a cow on, the No. 50 Village Public Road, Corentyne, at around 01.15 hrs yesterday. Rawle Douglas,...

Dem boys seh…Guyana fed up wid old song

Apr 22, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Guyana fed up wid old song

All de project initiated under Jagdeo got only one tune. That tune is that this year gun be better than last year. But is only one set of people does benefit. Every year is a better year fuh dem. Tek...

$1.1B Amerindian Development Fund was for uncontrolled vote buying

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $1.1B Amerindian Development Fund was for uncontrolled vote buying

…there still remains in the 2014 Budget a lot of fat -Chris Ram The $1.1B that the parliamentary opposition did not approve was said to be used under the Amerindian Development Fund was exposed...

CJIA runway extension draws closer to Timehri homes

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CJIA runway extension draws closer to Timehri homes

… farmers allege ‘bullyism’ by Soesdyke businessman Concerns are again growing among residents of Timehri North as the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) runway expansion inches...

Sean Paul, Jah Cure and JMC 3Veni deliver massively!

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sean Paul, Jah Cure and JMC 3Veni deliver massively!

By Rehana Ahamad It poured incessantly on Sunday evening as the much anticipated Easter Weekend concert at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara, got underway. But with a...

Essequibo gears for National Science Fair

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo gears for National Science Fair

The Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary School, in Region Two, Pomeroon/Supenaam will be host to a number of students, accompanied by their teachers from across the country. They are all expected to...

President commissions well in Lethem

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on President commissions well in Lethem

Residents of Lethem, Region Nine will now enjoy a better supply of potable water. President Donald Ramotar on Saturday commissioned a new Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) well in the community. The...

Policeman loses limb…Mother demands justice from GPHC

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Policeman loses limb…Mother demands justice from GPHC

The mother of the Samuel Elvis, the policeman who had his right leg amputated nearly a fortnight ago following a “faulty” surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), says that...

GUYANA LOSES BIG TIME

Apr 22, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GUYANA LOSES BIG TIME

Brazil hosts the 2014 FIFA World Cup in two months’ time. Tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world are going to make the long commute to Brazil for this event. Persons will be...

Ruby, Parika Backdam Access Road…‘We need proper contractors to do this road’ – residents

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ruby, Parika Backdam Access Road…‘We need proper contractors to do this road’ – residents

The junction linking Ruby and Parika Backdam Access Road, East Bank Essequibo is in a deplorable state, according to residents in the area. They say that millions of dollars were spent to construct...

First shipment of paddy about to sail to Venezuela

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on First shipment of paddy about to sail to Venezuela

Loading of the first shipment of about 6,000 tonnes of paddy due for Venezuela, commenced yesterday at the Muneshwer’s Wharf, Georgetown. Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said that this,...

Health Minister urges population to take responsibility for own health

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Health Minister urges population to take responsibility for own health

Even as the Ministry of Health is celebrating the gains made through its delivery of health care, efforts are simultaneously being directed towards encouraging members of the population to take...

GPHC’s guard remains in police custody gunmen allegedly stole microscopes, outboard engines

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC’s guard remains in police custody gunmen allegedly stole microscopes, outboard engines

John Bhagwandin, the security guard under whose watch microscopes and outboard engines were removed from the Malaria Clinic on Sunday, remains in custody. The items were stored for the various...

Canal Polder Roads to be upgraded

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Canal Polder Roads to be upgraded

Cabinet recently gave its no-objection to the award of a contract for the design of the West Bank Demerara and Canal Polder Roads, says Dr. Roger Luncheon, Cabinet Secretary. Addressing media...

Opposition fails to honour 2014 budget commitments – Luncheon

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition fails to honour 2014 budget commitments – Luncheon

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon, in a recent public missive, reflected on the 2014 budget debate and concluded that the commitments made by the opposition were not being...

Radio host shot outside National Stadium

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Radio host shot outside National Stadium

Police officials have confirmed that Popular Radio personality Curtis “Dj Casual” Armstrong, 34, and Sean Hinds, may have known their assailant who shot them, in the parking lot of the Guyana...

Hindus open grand Indian- style temple in Berbice

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Hindus open grand Indian- style temple in Berbice

The Hindu Society of Berbice opened the multi-million-dollar Shri Krishna Mandir with a grand ceremony on Sunday at Gay Park, Greater New Amsterdam. The edifice, which models the rare designs of...

Danger ahead: The “Oracle” and jury abolition

Apr 22, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Danger ahead: The “Oracle” and jury abolition

If this country accepts the abolition of the jury system based on the explanation that is currently being thrown around, its people are not fit to enjoy whatever freedom still remains. Below are my...

Essequibians maintain Easter Monday tradition

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibians maintain Easter Monday tradition

Easter in Guyana is associated with kite flying, a much anticipated activity, especially for Essequibians, both young and old. They would assemble at beaches along the Essequibo Coast in the cool of...

Georgetown Easter celebrations not as impressive

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown Easter celebrations not as impressive

Kite flying on the day after Easter has over the years been celebrated by many families taking to the National Park and the Seawall to fly their kites. Easter Monday is the holiday that celebrates...

Chenapau needs income generating ventures

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Chenapau needs income generating ventures

– Residents want original lands restored Chenapau, an Amerindian community in Region Eight, is experiencing economic hardships owing to the absence of opportunities to generate jobs. This...

Family feud ends in bloodshed at horse race meet

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Family feud ends in bloodshed at horse race meet

An escalating ongoing family feud between two families of Bush Lot, Corentyne, ended in bloodshed. One member of the family was viciously chopped across the left hand by his assailant who had a...

Sister Agatha Bernadette Edwards passes on

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sister Agatha Bernadette Edwards passes on

Agatha Bernadette Edwards, Officer Sister of the Venerable Order of St. John Association and Area Nursing Superintendent and Grade IV Officer of the St. John Association of Guyana passed away on...

Reining in cancer in Guyana

Apr 22, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Reining in cancer in Guyana

Grim statistics present the deadly reality of the spread of cancer in India: one million new cases of different cancers are diagnosed every year in the country; an estimated 600,000 to 700,000 people...

Speeding car slams into parked car

Apr 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding car slams into parked car

– both topple into canal near National Park The consumption of too much alcohol was perhaps the underlying cause of a two-vehicle collision at Thomas Lands, in the vicinity of the National...

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One Guyana Inter-Region Softball Cup… Basheir and Son’s Const....

Oct 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – As Guyana’s biggest open softball tournament prepares to take the country by storm from October 18 to November 15, Basheir and Son’s Construction Inc. and Mohamed’s...

Where did the idealism go?

Oct 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time when being young in Guyana apparently meant you wanted to change the country. Imagine being young and looking around and deciding that the country needed to be made better. Imagine believing that democracy mattered. Imagine thinking that governments should be...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Six executions: Get sense Guyanese

Oct 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The hope is that Guyanese, regardless of which side of the political divide they are on, are wise to what’s happening. The developments glistening right under their noses. A court battle for and against extradition. The fight and the backup forces. Guyanese are urged...

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