May 2014

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Three years on…State of the art forensic lab still to be commissioned

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Three years on…State of the art forensic lab still to be commissioned

It was supposed to be completed 12 months after the initial contract signing in April 2011, but three years later, Guyana’s first state of the art forensic laboratory is still waiting to be...

Amaila Falls Access road misses another deadline

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila Falls Access road misses another deadline

…Engineer says he is not authorized to speak By Gary Eleazar The Amaila Falls Access Road has missed yet another completion deadline and efforts to garner any details from the officials...

Lewis Hamilton wins Spanish GP over Mercedes team-mate Rosberg

May 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lewis Hamilton wins Spanish GP over Mercedes team-mate Rosberg

BBC Sport – Lewis Hamilton took the world championship lead from Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg with a closely fought victory in the Spanish Grand Prix. Hamilton leads Rosberg by three points...

GuySuCo’s first quarter crop no reason to celebrate

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo’s first quarter crop no reason to celebrate

…target was set way below capacity despite billions invested – GTUC The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) says that there is nothing to celebrate as it relates to the recent Guyana...

Former boxer’s battered body found at Ruimveldt

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Former boxer’s battered body found at Ruimveldt

A father of seven was yesterday morning found dead on the Ruimveldt main road opposite DiDCO in what is suspected to be a hit and run accident. However, the lack of evidence to support this...

BYE, BYE!

May 12, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BYE, BYE!

My neighbour usually travels by bus. But on this particular day, she came over to ask for five hundred dollars so that she can take a cab. My brother did not ask where she was going. He did not have...

GEA says employees facing the bread line due to 2014 budget cut

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GEA says employees facing the bread line due to 2014 budget cut

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) has outlined that the budget cuts to the allocations for the Office of the President could put some of its employees out of work. According to the agency, part...

Beaten prisoner says…Burning his mattress was the only way to get some attention

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Beaten prisoner says…Burning his mattress was the only way to get some attention

“Prison is not a nice place. I would advise people to stay focus in life. Try to do something good and don’t waste your time. You only have one life, make good use of it. Do good things,...

BCB/Chambers of Commerce going ahead with Independence T20 Cup on May 25

May 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/Chambers of Commerce going ahead with Independence T20 Cup on May 25

By Sean Devers Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) first Vice-President Anil Beharry told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that his Board has collaborated with the Berbice Chambers of Commerce to host the third...

Get rid of the bad apples, Mr. Police Commissioner

May 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Get rid of the bad apples, Mr. Police Commissioner

Dear Editor, I read Mr. Seeram’s article on police barbarity in Guyana and do concur with every word he stated. I can sense his anger and I cannot blame him one bit, and the question is asked, why...

YBG Regional Conference Tournament commence with first day action

May 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on YBG Regional Conference Tournament commence with first day action

The Youth Basketball Guyana Regional Conference Tournament tipped off last Saturday with 5 games in the Georgetown & East Coast Conferences at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The cross conference...

Six elderly mothers honoured by the police

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Six elderly mothers honoured by the police

Six mothers, all over the age of 70 years, were honoured yesterday by ranks of the A Division, Number Three Subdivision of the Guyana Police Force, which includes Alberttown, Kitty and Prashad...

Victoria residents commence activities to commemorate 176 years

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Victoria residents commence activities to commemorate 176 years

The Village of Victoria, located on the East Coast of Demerara, will be celebrating 176 years of being in existence. To commemorate this historic occurrence, the 5000 plus residents are anticipating...

An example of US eyepass for Guyanese

May 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on An example of US eyepass for Guyanese

Dear Editor, I looked at the television coverage of the function hosted by the US Ambassador at his residence in observance of World Press Freedom Day. I have observed the presence of two of...

Guyanese women’s achievements recorded in magazine

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese women’s achievements recorded in magazine

The achievements of several Guyanese women from 1955 to 2014 are now recorded in a magazine entitled “International Women’s Day”. The reference book was spearheaded by the Ministry of Human of...

It is important that the truth be told

May 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is important that the truth be told

Dear Editor, The Walter Rodney Inquiry currently underway has brought back memories which some people would prefer buried in the sands of time. For the vast majority of Guyanese, it brings back...

Businessman treats dozens on Mother’s Day

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman treats dozens on Mother’s Day

In paying tribute to mothers on Mother’s Day, Businessman Indarjit Sukdeo who is also a member of the La Jalousie Estate Mandir donated dozens of food hampers yesterday to mothers at the Zeelught...

WHERE THERE’S A WILL…

May 12, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on WHERE THERE’S A WILL…

The English say, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” but increasingly where there’s a will there’s litigation, bad blood and even cause for suspicion of foul play. As a reader...

FIFA Is No MAFIA Organization

May 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on FIFA Is No MAFIA Organization

Dear Editor, It is with great displeasure I pen yet another letter to a faceless and nameless author of a missive in the Kaieteur News 9th April, 2014, titled “FIFA the Mafia Organization once...

Men outnumber women

May 12, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Men outnumber women

There is information available about everything under the sun. With the advancing technology mankind can sit in his living room and glean information about the deepest regions of space; he can find...

Deafening silence on radio applications

May 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Deafening silence on radio applications

…Special Parliamentary committee to review operations of airwaves – AFC One day after the country’s High Court deemed a $2.5M TV broadcast fee illegal, the Opposition has vowed to establish...

New GPC gets lion’s share of US$185M spent on drugs since Jagdeo took office

May 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on New GPC gets lion’s share of US$185M spent on drugs since Jagdeo took office

New GPC, which was purchased from Government by former President, Bharrat Jagdeo’s best friend, Dr Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop’s Queens Atlantic Investment Inc (QAII) would have been handed...

18 years later…Supreme Court advertises for Senior Counsel

May 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 18 years later…Supreme Court advertises for Senior Counsel

By Latoya Giles After almost 18 years, the Supreme Court of Guyana has finally signaled its move to accept applications from lawyers who are desirous of being elevated to the position of “Senior...

Court grants order to remove “sexual abused” girls from NOC

May 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Court grants order to remove “sexual abused” girls from NOC

– as Child Protection Agency moves swiftly to investigate sex allegations By Latoya Giles A High Court Judge has granted the Child Protection Agency (CPA) a court order to have four teenage...

Guyana – Brazil Hydro…Government not negotiating in the best interest of us – Harmon

May 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana – Brazil Hydro…Government not negotiating in the best interest of us – Harmon

The Opposition must examine this deal the PPP has signed with Brazil to develop hydropower near the Guyana-Brazil border. This is the contention of letter writer M. Maxwell in a letter to Kaieteur...

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Courtney Walsh bowls into Guyana’s restaurant scene

May 22, 2026

…cricket legend says Guyana was a ‘No-Brainer’ for 519 expansion By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – West Indies fast-bowling legend Courtney Walsh has taken another major step in life after...

It’s time for the government to legally set minibus and hire car...

May 22, 2026

Peeping Tom… (Kaieteur News) – Every day, thousands of people in Guyana stand by the roadside, waiting for public transportation. They have one question on their minds: “How much will it cost me?” And the sad truth is, nobody can give them a straight answer. We have a serious problem...

The OAS faces a moral test in Panama

May 17, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...

Nothing can come between

May 22, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall “Nothing can come, nothing can come Nothing can come between us…” (Kaieteur News) – Those words are from British singer Sade’s 1988 song of the same name. It wasn’t her doing the honours in Guyana. Greet, Mr. Jacob Helsberg, U.S. Undersecretary of Economic...

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