May 2014

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Another local candidate aims for 20 CSEC subjects

May 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Another local candidate aims for 20 CSEC subjects

— as Regional exams get underway In light of the fact that there has been no move to institute subject limits, Guyana has again enlisted, among its candidates, one who will be undertaking 20...

Guyana makes slight progress in quest to achieving MDG5 – Report

May 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana makes slight progress in quest to achieving MDG5 – Report

Guyana, like a number of countries across the globe, is struggling is yet struggling to reduce its maternal mortality ratio in keeping with the Millennium Development Goal Five (MDG5), which...

Gas station owner ordered to pay $97.6M to Guyoil

May 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gas station owner ordered to pay $97.6M to Guyoil

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), in one of two judgments yesterday, ordered that a local business pay the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) $97.6M for petroleum products supplied in September...

Who won: The US Ambassador or the PPP cabal?

May 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Who won: The US Ambassador or the PPP cabal?

When the Government revoked the work permit of the administrator of the US-financed LEAD project, Mr. Glenn Bradbury, there were people inside the PPP cabal and their close acolytes who were scared....

A diplomatic lovefest

May 09, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A diplomatic lovefest

Yesterday’s joint declaration that the contentious Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) Project would be temporarily put on hold for the two sides – the Governments of Guyana and the United States...

The burden of proof

May 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The burden of proof

Persons are questioning the growth rate of Guyana’s economy but are providing no statistical evidence to support their contention that the official growth rate is fudged. If you are...

Nine-year-old rape/murder trial….Judge overrules no-case submission

May 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Nine-year-old rape/murder trial….Judge overrules no-case submission

Justice Navindra Singh yesterday overruled a no-case submission (arguments that the court has no case against their clients) that was presented by Attorneys Raymond Alli and George Thomas, who are...

Attorney general strangely silent on this accusation

May 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Attorney general strangely silent on this accusation

Dear Mr. Editor, As is his wont, the Attorney General has been voluble of late pronouncing on a range of issues. Among these are having to do with making favourable comparisons to the Access to...

CIOG denounces kidnapping in Nigeria

May 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on CIOG denounces kidnapping in Nigeria

Dear Editor, The Central Organization of Guyana joins the International Community in denouncing the kidnapping of the teenage girls in Nigeria, and the atrocities committed by Boko Haram in the name...

Burnham did not create the PPP’s popularity

May 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Burnham did not create the PPP’s popularity

Dear Editor, Freddie Kissoon is trying to make a sound point in his article titled “The Rodney Commission and Burnham’s fatal flaw May 7, 2014″ (KN, May 8, 2014) but he makes a mess of...

Old Age Pensioners Not Getting their GPL Subsidy Free

May 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Old Age Pensioners Not Getting their GPL Subsidy Free

Dear Editor, Over the past years we heard of increases and benefits for the old age pensioners in Guyana, which is good. But I will like to share a few concerns and problems that are facing these...

Is the United States an example of press freedom?

May 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the United States an example of press freedom?

Dear Editor, The issue of press freedom has dominated the headlines for the past few days. Most prominent among them was that of the May 4th Edition of the Sunday Stabroek. Splashed across the front...

Top Govt. official fingered in sex scandal at NOC

May 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Top Govt. official fingered in sex scandal at NOC

– Human Services Minister orders probe By Latoya Giles Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Jennifer Webster, has ordered the Director of the Child Care and Protection Agency, Ann...

Recommendations of the Auditor General… Attorney General turns a blind eye to prosecuting “non-compliant” Ministries

May 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Recommendations of the Auditor General… Attorney General turns a blind eye to prosecuting “non-compliant” Ministries

– suggests he condones financial irregularities – AFC Leader Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan, says that he is against proposals to seemingly strengthen...

Double standard exhibited by US Ambassador over press freedom – Luncheon

May 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Double standard exhibited by US Ambassador over press freedom – Luncheon

Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS) Dr. Roger Luncheon says the recent comments made by the US Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt, over the state of press freedom in Guyana point at a double...

Haslington New Scheme attack… Woman now admits that she saw lover hacking away at husband

May 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Haslington New Scheme attack… Woman now admits that she saw lover hacking away at husband

After hours of painstaking investigations, detectives probing last Friday’s murder of fisherman Cheram Bharrat have finally been able to confirm that the act was the work of the man who was having...

Royston King to assume Town Clerk position today

May 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Royston King to assume Town Clerk position today

City Hall’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) Royston King is expected to assume the duties of Town Clerk this morning following another extraordinary meeting for his official placement to act in the...

Bank of Guyana Governor dies

May 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bank of Guyana Governor dies

After battling cancer for some time, Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Lawrence Theodore Williams succumbed yesterday. He was 59 years old. Mr. Williams leaves to mourn his wife Valerie Williams, his...

Education Ministry commissions special facility for visually impaired students

May 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry commissions special facility for visually impaired students

The Resource Unit for the Visually Impaired was established to give special needs students the opportunity to receive quality education in a much more conducive environment. Yesterday, the unit...

Dem boys seh.. Bobby got it lock

May 08, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh.. Bobby got it lock

There is an old saying that carrion crow does wait till rain fall fuh build house. Then dem got another one, some people does wait till dem belly gripe dem then hustle to build toilet. Only fools do...

NBS beefs up internal procedures to detect money laundering – CEO

May 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NBS beefs up internal procedures to detect money laundering – CEO

Financial institutions in Guyana have been facing an uphill task of carrying on their business of conducting foreign currency transactions as a result of Guyana being unable to amend its legislation...

NICIL gives away Turkeyen land to China Rail

May 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL gives away Turkeyen land to China Rail

…AFC taking issue to Parliament-Nagamootoo The recent gifting of a one-acre plot of Turkeyen land by NICIL to China Rail has caused the political opposition to issue a call for this...

Government’s position on LEAD project was misrepresented- Luncheon

May 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Government’s position on LEAD project was misrepresented- Luncheon

– To meet with Hardt today Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon has stated that contrary to what is being peddled in the public’s domain, the USAID Leadership and...

Dad of dead Trini teen says Guyana police failing to arrest killer

May 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Dad of dead Trini teen says Guyana police failing to arrest killer

A prominent Trinidad lawyer whose daughter was brutally killed in April 2012 has blazed Guyana police for their handling of the case. The alleged killer, 27-year-old Ramesh Sookram, called...

Another NYC politician arrested in corruption scandal

May 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Another NYC politician arrested in corruption scandal

New York – New York City Councilman Ruben Wills of Queens was arrested yesterday on corruption charges, the latest New York politician to be caught up in investigations apparently...

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The New Doctor’s Clinic joins World Cup as Bronze Sponsor

Sep 21, 2026

IMC Over-40s Cricket World Cup Guyana 2026 (Kaieteur Sports) The Cricket West Indies Masters Association (CWIMA) welcomes The New Doctor’s Clinic as a Bronze Sponsor of the IMC Over-40s Cricket...

Pace and spin

Sep 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) There are governments that take a year to get started, governments that take a year to find their feet, and then there is the second Irfaan Ali administration, which seems to have been in office for approximately three years, seven months and a long weekend, even though it has been...

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...

Visa review

Sep 21, 2026

Kaieteur News – For now, all I have is a handful of questions. I think they have bearing, particularly when the temperature of the local environment is taken. Where did this “visa review” development originate from: official Guyana or the U.S? It has to be one of the two places,...

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