June 2014

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Implications of the CFATF advisory… Cambio owners worried livelihood under threat

Jun 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Implications of the CFATF advisory… Cambio owners worried livelihood under threat

Cambio owners are now extremely worried that their business which had enjoyed several years of sustainable growth may now be heading for a serious plunge following the recently issued advisory...

Sukhai slams EU’s awarding of project to Amerindian group

Jun 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sukhai slams EU’s awarding of project to Amerindian group

By awarding the Amerindian People Association (APA) a 150,000 Euros project in front of the National Toshaos Council, the European Union has breached the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of...

POLITICS AND HYPOCRISY IN GUYANA

Jun 02, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on POLITICS AND HYPOCRISY IN GUYANA

The hypocrisy of Guyanese can at times be unbearable. A number of Guyanese have taken to blogs to condemn the Guyana government over the decision by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to pull the...

APA throwing dust on Govt’s achievements

Jun 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APA throwing dust on Govt’s achievements

– Sukhai Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai has accused the Amerindian People’s Association (APA) of wanting to throw dust on Government’s achievements and efforts to enhance...

Is the Rodney COI a serious judicial proceeding, a sham or a Spanish inquisition?

Jun 02, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the Rodney COI a serious judicial proceeding, a sham or a Spanish inquisition?

Dear Editor, The current Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the death Guyanese academic and politician, Dr. Walter Rodney, which occurred more than 34 years ago, bears no semblance to a serious...

The Opposition must liberate the people from the “Rags to Riches” Cabal

Jun 02, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Opposition must liberate the people from the “Rags to Riches” Cabal

Dear Editor, We predict that from today, both the APNU and the AFC will begin their Long March forward to victory in both the Local Government Elections and the General and Regional Elections while...

GEA touts solar powered street lights

Jun 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GEA touts solar powered street lights

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) is exploring the opportunities for using solar energy as an alternative to conventional street lighting powered by electricity from the public utility, Guyana...

City Hall woes can only be solved with Local Government Elections

Jun 02, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Hall woes can only be solved with Local Government Elections

Dear Editor, The current dispensation in the local governance system exposes the fact that the present regime does not understand the local needs and priorities of the people and how out of touch...

Bids go out for ‘confinement building’ at NOC

Jun 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bids go out for ‘confinement building’ at NOC

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, through its Permanent Secretary Alfred King, has invited bids for the execution of the construction of a “Confinement Building” at the New Opportunity...

Three months later…Arau plane crash victims still await assistance

Jun 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Three months later…Arau plane crash victims still await assistance

By Zena Henry After almost three months the victims of the Arau Region Seven, plane crash are yet to receive assistance for the accident which left some of them hospitalized and still nursing...

If I say life at UG over the past three years was fun I will be the biggest liar

Jun 02, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on If I say life at UG over the past three years was fun I will be the biggest liar

Dear Editor, I refer readers to Mr. Frederick Kissoon’s Column (Ask Chancellor Carl Singh; ask Attorney Gino Persaud too, K News, May 22, 2014) and (I can’t recall seeing Sherod Duncan in the...

The WICB once again shafts the cricket fraternity in Guyana

Jun 02, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The WICB once again shafts the cricket fraternity in Guyana

Dear Editor, I recently logged in to the West Indies Cricket Board website to view its latest press release on the relocation from Guyana of the third West Indies / New Zealand cricket test match,...

Health/wellness activities mark International Children’s Day

Jun 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Health/wellness activities mark International Children’s Day

Scores of families assembled at the Square of the Revolution, Georgetown yesterday to participate in several health activities to mark Guyana’s observance of International Children’s Day....

The vagrants in our midst

Jun 02, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The vagrants in our midst

The rapidly increasing number of pavement dwellers in the city and its environs has always been a source of concern. Economic hardship, drug addiction and mental illness have for the most part been...

CHILI TO THE BURN

Jun 02, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on CHILI TO THE BURN

There was a time when I occasionally indulged in beverages brimful of beaded bubbles instead of liquids intended merely to prevent dehydration and desiccation. It was at one such occasion, in an oil...

Sugar factories need US$95M repairs

Jun 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar factories need US$95M repairs

Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has completed its latest strategic turnaround plan which focuses mainly on mechanisms to increase production. However, this plan reflects a need for $19B (US$95M)...

Demerara Harbour Bridge employee dies after tug capsizes

Jun 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Demerara Harbour Bridge employee dies after tug capsizes

Seepersaud Roopchand, aka “Rukuja”, 57, died by unknown circumstances when the tug boat which he was on capsized and hurled him over board to his demise. Roopchand was a tug boat operator...

CDB offers technical assistance to fight corruption

Jun 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CDB offers technical assistance to fight corruption

– Guyana is yet to access this support – CDB President While President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. William Warren Smith, identified the high cost of energy as a primary...

GPL’s US$40M transmission lines project over-budget

Jun 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GPL’s US$40M transmission lines project over-budget

– Chinese contractor forced to import 600 pine poles A major US$40M project to run new transmission lines along the coastlands of Demerara and Berbice is set to be completed this month-end with...

CHI conducts landmark operation for advanced heart failure

Jun 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CHI conducts landmark operation for advanced heart failure

By Sharmain Grainger Remaining on a steady groundbreaking path in the delivery of cardiac care, the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) yesterday performed an inaugural high-end heart surgery to cater to...

Marriott hotel is born of fraud—Ramjattan

Jun 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott hotel is born of fraud—Ramjattan

…gives rise to justifiable suspicion of kickbacks “This whole project is born of fraud and will suffer even worse (humiliation and embarrassment) if allowed to continue in its present...

Man convicted for killing wife who didn’t make goat curry for dinner

Jun 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man convicted for killing wife who didn’t make goat curry for dinner

The Pakistani immigrant who beat his wife to death because she cooked lentils when he “demanded that she make goat for dinner” was found guilty of murder Thursday. Noor Hussain, 75, told cops he...

US$40M wind farm project gets green light – Dindyal

Jun 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on US$40M wind farm project gets green light – Dindyal

By Gary Eleazar Guyana Wind Farm Inc, has been given the go ahead to pursue a 25MW wind farm at Hope Beach. This wind farm will sell its electricity to Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL). This is...

Dem boys seh…Donald like gossip

Jun 01, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Donald like gossip

When de money laundering people tell Guyana that it get blacklist Donald, Granger and Ramjattan get confuse. When de people was threatening dem didn’t tek it fuh nutten. Not even Jagdeo, because he...

Rotarian, Pharmacist and community worker, Gyandat ‘Rohan’ Marray, is a ‘Special Person’

Jun 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rotarian, Pharmacist and community worker, Gyandat ‘Rohan’ Marray, is a ‘Special Person’

“I don’t regret it. If I had to do it again, I will. I feel nice when you do something to help somebody or you do something for the community—it makes you feel that you are serving a purpose,...

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Georgetown has reached its limits

Apr 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown, the capital city of Guyana, I have concluded after extensive observation (and several near-death experiences attempting to cross Regent Street), has not merely reached its tipping point. It has tipped, landed awkwardly, and is now apologizing to itself while asking...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

AG Nandlall – reflect, set standard, exemplify

Apr 26, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Mr. Anil Nandlall, honorable Attorney General, has a dilemma. His foot is in a trap, and the more he opens his mouth to help himself, the more he makes matters worse. What was heard from the Caribbean Court of Justice was the subtle chiding of...

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