July 5, 2014

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CARICOM appointing advocacy team to campaign for debt relief

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM appointing advocacy team to campaign for debt relief

A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Debt Advocacy Team is to be appointed to campaign for debt relief on behalf of highly indebted states in the region. This was one of the key outcomes of the...

Salesman who allegedly faked $9M heist, slapped with four charges

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Salesman who allegedly faked $9M heist, slapped with four charges

The driver/salesman who allegedly embezzled nearly $9M from his employer, then claimed that he was robbed made his first court appearance yesterday and was granted $700,000 conditional bail....

Bartica Regatta Summer Splash launched

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica Regatta Summer Splash launched

The Gateway to Guyana’s mystical interior will be transformed into a family oriented and “fun-only” territory for nine days. The Bartica Regatta Racers Club in association with Hopkinson’s...

NGSA Irregularities at Region One School…Ministry says Supplemental NGSA results by July 23

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NGSA Irregularities at Region One School…Ministry says Supplemental NGSA results by July 23

Intended to allow their placement at secondary level schools, pupils of the Region One Primary School where irregularities were uncovered during the sitting of the National Grade Six Assessment...

NGSA Irregularities at Region One School…Students sit fresh exams; probe in final stages

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NGSA Irregularities at Region One School…Students sit fresh exams; probe in final stages

Intended to allow their placement at secondary level schools, pupils of the Region One Primary School where irregularities were uncovered during the sitting of the National Grade Six...

$16M Barabina Road contract faces delay

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $16M Barabina Road contract faces delay

Almost two years after awarding a $16M contract to rehabilitate Barabina Public Road, Mabaruma, Region One, the structure is yet to be completed. The Regional Administration was forced to provide a...

Target Director busted with 7kg cocaine

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Target Director busted with 7kg cocaine

Ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit made another drug arrest at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. This time they nabbed a Director of the firm Target, in Campbellville, with seven...

Guyana’s murder rate three times higher than USA

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s murder rate three times higher than USA

DEA is not a miracle worker— Granger Opposition Leader, David Granger, has said that his party, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), is alarmed at the rising rate of serious crimes, especially...

Seven traffic wardens added to combat traffic congestions

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Seven traffic wardens added to combat traffic congestions

Seven traffic wardens have now been placed on some of the busiest roads in Linden and along East Coast Demerara (ECD) as part of a plan by Government to introduce measures to ease traffic congestions...

East Canje group responds to centenarian’s call for hearing – aid

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on East Canje group responds to centenarian’s call for hearing – aid

The East Canje Humanitarian Society (ECHS) responded to a call from a centenarian for a hearing aid. Ellen Benny, 101, of Lot 25, Number Two Village, East Canje, has a hearing problem. Her son,...

Burnham Foundation to hold Independence Essay Competition, prizegiving ceremony

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Burnham Foundation to hold Independence Essay Competition, prizegiving ceremony

The Forbes Burnham Foundation (FBF) will be holding its inaugural Independence Essay Competition prize giving ceremony on July 8. The ceremony will be held at Critchlow Labour College auditorium at...

The powers of the Finance Minister

Jul 05, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The powers of the Finance Minister

Over the past few months the parliamentary opposition parties have been taking the government to task for spending monies without the necessary approval. Ever since the Donald Ramotar administration...

A sommersault

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on A sommersault

This vehicle turned turtle and landed in the trench at the end of Esplanade Road just outside Burnham Park. The female driver of this vehicle PJJ 3541 was thanking her lucky stars that nothing...

Overseas-based Seventh Day Adventists seek to restore Linden

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based Seventh Day Adventists seek to restore Linden

The Linden International Reunion Association (LIRA) a Seventh Day Adventist Organization in the USA is undertaking projects to beautify and enhance the image of Linden. Under the theme “Beauty for...

Boyfriend on trial for murder of Sophia woman

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Boyfriend on trial for murder of Sophia woman

– Victim’s brother testifies to witnessing abusive relationship Alain Gilgeous, the brother of murdered Sophia woman, Shoala Gilgeous, told the court yesterday, that he is certain that her...

SOCU gets Head Quarters – Dr. Luncheon

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on SOCU gets Head Quarters – Dr. Luncheon

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, yesterday said that the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU), a recommendation from the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) to...

Security guard gets 60 months for stabbing acquaintance

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard gets 60 months for stabbing acquaintance

A 60-month prison term was yesterday imposed on a 28-year-old security guard who stabbed an acquaintance who had intervened when he allegedly bullied a disabled individual. The sentence was imposed...

DEATH ON ASPHALT

Jul 05, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on DEATH ON ASPHALT

When the government was building the sections of the East Coast Public Road that ended at the Mahaicony Police Station, the areas alongside that road were coconut plantations. As the road works...

“Mongoose” on trial for murder of seven-year-old

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on “Mongoose” on trial for murder of seven-year-old

Murder accused Fazal ‘Mongoose’ Mohamed, also called ‘Boy’, 23, of No 67 Village, Corentyne Berbice who is accused of murdering a seven-year-old lad, is on trial for the crime. Mohamed is...

Teen placed on bail after Shell Road robbery

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teen placed on bail after Shell Road robbery

Antonio Maraj, 18, was released on bail yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, following a charge of larceny from Hawwattie Persaud, at Agricola. Police prosecutor Corporal Bharat Mangru,...

What is good for the goose is also good for the gander

Jul 05, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is good for the goose is also good for the gander

DEAR EDITOR, There has been a lot of press coverage of the speech that was read by the Hon. Priya Manickchand, at the residence of outgoing US Ambassador, Dr. Brent Hardt. Ambassador Hardt’s recent...

PPP differences with the WPA were purely tactical

Jul 05, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP differences with the WPA were purely tactical

DEAR EDITOR, There is a three-card trick line of questioning in the Rodney Inquiry by the PNC to take us into the realm of fantasy to show that the differences the PPP had with the WPA were more than...

Never before have we seen our party in such disarray

Jul 05, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Never before have we seen our party in such disarray

DEAR EDITOR, There was a letter in the newspaper some days ago talking about PNCR members still waiting to receive their membership cards. Party members are not only awaiting their membership...

Our silence is enabling the lawlessness

Jul 05, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our silence is enabling the lawlessness

DEAR EDITOR, I am writing this letter because I have heard and seen one atrocity too many. I was watching the news, something I avoid doing lately, in order to preserve my peace of mind,...

Murder of Plantain Chip vendor

Jul 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Murder of Plantain Chip vendor

– Victim’s brother recalls stabbing The murder trial of Troy Collymore is underway at the High Court in Georgetown. Collymore, a resident of Plaisance, East Coast Demerara is charged...

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Chase’s Academic confronts Santa Rosa for 2026 Massy Distribution...

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Kaieteur Sports – It all comes down to the final two schools in the 12th Annual Massy Distribution Secondary Schools Under-18 Football Tournament, and what a journey it has been. Chase Academic...

Workers should not settle for ‘leff-leff’

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(Kaieteur News) – Imagine inviting everyone to dinner and then allowing only the wealthiest guests to eat, while the rest are encouraged to admire the cutlery and wait patiently for “future dining opportunities.” Now, I am told that in Guyana, the government has invited Expressions of...

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...

A minister, a head doctor, commended and celebrated

May 02, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – It’s a long-held mantra. The best policies and best procedures are nothing, if there are no people with the required energy, care, and ethos to breathe life into them. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, made his moves, proved me right. He engaged,...

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