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Jun 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Chikungunya virus…Guyana has testing facilities but lacks trained personnel – Health Minister
Since the Chikungunya virus reached these shores a few weeks ago, the Ministry of Health has been relying exclusively on the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) laboratory in Trinidad to...Jun 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $$M in damage after fire at Ophthalmology Hospital
– facility closed By Leon Suseran The explosion of a Nitrous Oxide gas cylinder as a result of an early-morning electrical fire resulted in massive damage at the Laser Room of the...Jun 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on More than $91M spent on overseas trips for Ramotar
“Assigning direct value is too simplistic a way of assessing overall benefits”- PM Hinds By Gary Eleazar President Donald Ramotar and several delegations have, to date, taken a total of 26...Jun 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mexican Embassy, UNICEF host Int’l Drawing Contest
What started as a lone venture for the Mexican Embassy in 2012, has evolved into collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) this year, as the Mexican government’s annual...Jun 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese woman loses six family members in New Jersey fire
New Jersey, US – “I can’t believe this,” said Iris Sydney after six members of her family were killed when a fast-moving fire ripped through a single-family home in Newark this past...Jun 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bus conductor to face judge, jury for drugstore owner’s murder
The minibus conductor accused of killing popular drug store owner Harold Rachpaul in 2011 is to now face a Judge and Jury. On Tuesday, Orin Kevin Roberts of ‘C’ Field Sophia, Greater...Jun 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian jailed for stealing $2M in jewellery from roommate
A 23-year-old Brazilian man was yesterday jailed for twelve months for breaking into his roommate’s bedroom and making off with over $2M in jewellery and electronic gadgets. Jonatas Santos Ferreira...Jun 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Newest centenarian takes life in humble strides
…says secret ingredients to a life well-lived are God and contentment By Sunita Samaroo A resident at Archer’s Home accomplished something on Wednesday that less than one percent of the world’s...Jun 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Weed cutter charged for swiping gold, diamonds during fire
A 47-year-old weed cutter was yesterday charged at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for stealing $1.3M in jewellery during the fire in Delph Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, which rendered more...Jun 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Money to clean Le Repentir should not be doled out without a feasibility study
Dear Editor, As much as I question whether it would actually cost the taxpayers $100M to ‘clean up’ the Le Repentir Cemetery, based on discussions with experts I’m advised that the entire...Jun 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The silence on the Curacao Gold Smuggling case is deafening
Dear Editor, I would like to have my say in the ongoing discussion with regards to the gold fiasco. Can the authorities say what is the latest status on the vessel that was seized and detained in...Jun 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Substandard items at this electronics store
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to relate an unfortunate sequence of events that I experienced subsequent to purchasing a cellphone from a Sheriff Street electronics store. I purchased the...Jun 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on No respite from Sheriff Street noise nuisance
Dear Editor, As I continue to battle for my health where noise abuse continues to be the order of the day on both Sheriff and Seaforth Streets. I wish to expose two recent acts of this cruelty. At...Jun 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Follow these procedures to appoint while appointing Senior Counsel
Dear Editor, I read with some consternation a letter written in Thursday’s edition of Kaieteur News seeking to promote a particular lawyer for the promotion to Senior Counsel. It is clear that that...Jun 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The inaction will then force victims into silence
Dear Editor, In recent times there has been one sex scandal after another allegedly involving high-ranking government officials. With the exception of the much publicised NOC affair, none of these...Rising Debt, Rising US Dollar Rate in Oil-rich Guyana!

Aug 09, 2026
By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Tianna Springer has ended Guyana’s 14-year wait for a medal at the World U20 Championships, securing a historic bronze in the women’s 400m final in Oregon,...Aug 08, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Political protests and theatrics go hand in hand in Guyana. A small group gathers, placards are produced, faces are arranged into expressions of grave national concern, and someone discovers that a loud voice is a useful substitute for an argument. The cameras arrive. The...Aug 02, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Daniel Ortega has now said openly what his regime has demonstrated for years: the people of Nicaragua are not to be permitted to remove their rulers through elections. During celebrations marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, Ortega...Aug 08, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – First, the disclosures. This is owed to all Guyanese, none more than the departed in the star-crossed MV Barima. Next in line are the tragedy struck family members; parents, spouses, children, above all. Last in line in this first leadership...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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