June 19, 2014

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Owners of New Amsterdam orphanage move to clear name

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Owners of New Amsterdam orphanage move to clear name

The owners and operators of the Berbice Anjuman Orphanage at Philadelphia Street, New Amsterdam, are not happy about the story being circulated of teens being maltreated at their institution. Owner...

Armed bandits attack No. 69 Village couple

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Armed bandits attack No. 69 Village couple

Armed bandits stormed the home of a Number 59 Village, Corentyne couple around 21:00 hrs on Tuesday and carted off millions of dollars in jewelry and over $160,000 in cash. The traumatized woman,...

Speedboat operator dead after accident at Number 71 Village

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Speedboat operator dead after accident at Number 71 Village

…driver in custody A 46-year-old Corentyne rice farmer is now in police custody assisting police with investigations after a deadly accident along the Number 72 Village Public Road on Tuesday...

Cabinet approves whopping $9.7 B in contracts

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cabinet approves whopping $9.7 B in contracts

Cabinet at its meeting on Tuesday approved a whopping $9.7 B over eight contracts for various sectors. Cabinet’s no objection to the contracts was reported by Head of the Presidential...

Georgetown Chikungunya virus case was ‘imported’ from Berbice – Health Minister

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown Chikungunya virus case was ‘imported’ from Berbice – Health Minister

The first confirmed case of the Chikungunya virus in a Georgetown resident was “imported” from Berbice. This assertion was made by Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, during an interview...

NCN sacks Admin Officer

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NCN sacks Admin Officer

…woman escorted out of compound under the cover of night The National Communications Network (NCN) on Tuesday sacked its Administrative Officer. The reasons cited were corrupt practices and...

GAWU wants President to act on ‘headless’ GuySuCo

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GAWU wants President to act on ‘headless’ GuySuCo

…. AML/CFT impasse features at Enmore’s Day Commemoration Hundreds turned out to commemorate the annual Enmore Martyrs’ Day Rally on June 16, last. They included President Donald Ramotar; Prime...

Passenger from Guyana nabbed with cocaine at JFK

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Passenger from Guyana nabbed with cocaine at JFK

New Jersey, USA – A 37-year-old Connecticut man tried to smuggle nearly five pounds of cocaine in the handle rails of his bag on a flight from Georgetown, Guyana to John F. Kennedy...

Health Ministry issues fogging schedule for Georgetown

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry issues fogging schedule for Georgetown

As part of its continued vector control activities, the Ministry of Health’s Vector Control Services Department resumed fogging on Tuesday 17th June, 2014 in a number of communities in Georgetown....

Walter Rodney CoI…Defence Board received no correspondence on forged documents- Dr. Luncheon

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Walter Rodney CoI…Defence Board received no correspondence on forged documents- Dr. Luncheon

Though he did not deny or acknowledge knowing about concerns over a “forged document” which was put before a witness in the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI), Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger...

Woman beats East Bank Berbice resident for courting daughter

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Woman beats East Bank Berbice resident for courting daughter

An East Bank Berbice man, on Saturday, suffered a terrible beating at the hands of a woman whose daughter he is in love with. He was dragged into a house made to strip and beaten by the woman in...

That Rodney COI: the questions

Jun 19, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on That Rodney COI: the questions

After a surge of public interest in the ongoing Rodney Commission of Inquiry with the appearance and testimonies of a few high profile personalities ,the public quite understandably awaits...

Essequibo couple hospitalised after horrific accident

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo couple hospitalised after horrific accident

A young Sparta, Essequibo Coast couple remains in critical condition at the Suddie Public Hospital, several days after the stationary car in which they were sitting, at Colombia was hit by a speeding...

THE STUDENT LOAN FUND IS BANKRUPT

Jun 19, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE STUDENT LOAN FUND IS BANKRUPT

Just before it demitted office after its ruinous twenty-eight year rule, the PNC had come under pressure to charge fees for university students. The PNC had surrendered itself to the dictates of the...

Desmond Hoyte was one of the best leaders of the post-colonial world. Part 1

Jun 19, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Desmond Hoyte was one of the best leaders of the post-colonial world. Part 1

I hereby make public a statement I made to Christopher Ram in a private conversation on Monday. I am not at liberty to discuss Chris’ input. As a commentator, political activist and an academic, I...

Brazilian Miners Association wants immigration stamp fraudsters caught

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian Miners Association wants immigration stamp fraudsters caught

The Brazilian Miners Association has expressed grave concern over what they say is the police inability to prosecute persons providing false immigration documentation to Brazilian miners seeking...

Strict supervisory oversight for road repairs – GWI

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Strict supervisory oversight for road repairs – GWI

By Rabindra Rooplall Private contractors attached to the Georgetown Sanitation Improvement Programme (GSIP) are now in a position to repair roadways which were excavated for the rehabilitation of the...

GRPA launches VIA screening as regional training programme starts

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GRPA launches VIA screening as regional training programme starts

As part of its efforts to support women’s rights to sexual and reproductive health, the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) yesterday launched its Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid...

Berbice June 2014 Criminal session opens with Ceremonial parade

Jun 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice June 2014 Criminal session opens with Ceremonial parade

…34 in prison awaiting trial, alarming 28 for murder Looking smart and slick and ready for the occasion, a 27-member police contingent led the ceremonial opening of the June 2014 session of the...

Don’t be too alarmed, Mr. Kissoon…it is a worldwide problem

Jun 19, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Don’t be too alarmed, Mr. Kissoon…it is a worldwide problem

DEAR EDITOR, In response to Mr. Frederick Kissoon’s letter “You need proofreaders, Mr. Lall” in KN (06-17-2014), I would like to say to him don’t be too alarmed. It is a worldwide problem....

The hypocrisy surrounding this issue is truly alarming

Jun 19, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The hypocrisy surrounding this issue is truly alarming

DEAR EDITOR, The pastor has every right to hold firm on his views on homosexuality based on his religious beliefs. However, what he ought not to do is impose those views on others who do not share...

Guyana’s unpreparedness for self-governance is on full display

Jun 19, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s unpreparedness for self-governance is on full display

DEAR EDITOR, We need drastic changes in Guyana now, but it will not happen. Not before the country ends up in total ruins. In this context, we speak of the absolute need for this racially polarized,...

Freddie Kissoon’s Opus

Jun 19, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon’s Opus

DEAR EDITOR, When a person, especially one who is known nationally, and is always in the news, does something out of character with his or her position, one is severely tempted to ask: What is the...

Provide necessary information about this fogging exercise

Jun 19, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Provide necessary information about this fogging exercise

DEAR EDITOR, The Environmental Community Health Organization (ECHO) welcomes the ongoing fogging exercise in local communities. However, the organization has serious concerns about this activity, by...

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GFF President Forde announces Guyana Junior Jaguars’...

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Kaieteur Sports – President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, has announced that Guyana’s Junior Jaguars will participate in the inaugural FIFA Global U-15 Boys...

Income tax thresholds

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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