July 2014

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Bandits beat, chop and rob Albion family

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits beat, chop and rob Albion family

By Leon Suseran Three masked men armed with cutlasses and a handgun stormed a Lower Corentyne residence. They chopped, beat and terrorised the five occupants early Wednesday night. The assailants,...

$170M upgrade for critical hinterland roads

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $170M upgrade for critical hinterland roads

The Ministry of Public Works’ Force Account Unit will be undertaking the rehabilitation and maintenance of the Linden to Ituni/ Kwakwani and Mabura Roads to ensure the smooth flow of traffic during...

Vandals desecrate Le Repentir tomb

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Vandals desecrate Le Repentir tomb

Saying goodbye to him was difficult, but to see his tomb vandalized less than a week after he was laid to rest was devastating, according to family members of Noel Campo who passed away three Fridays...

GDF private, brother charged for illegal AK-47 magazines

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GDF private, brother charged for illegal AK-47 magazines

Two brothers, one of whom is a serving member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), appeared in the city Magistrates’ Court yesterday and were formally charged in connection with the discovery of...

Verbal attack on US envoy…APNU MP demands apology from Manickchand

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Verbal attack on US envoy…APNU MP demands apology from Manickchand

Education Minister Priya Manickchand yesterday experienced another bout of loud booing yesterday when she stood in the National Assembly to defend her choice to “reprimand” the United States...

Water treatment plants for three regions in $6.3B programme

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Water treatment plants for three regions in $6.3B programme

A US$31.7M ($6.3B) Government programme will see the construction of three water treatment plants in Regions Three, Four and Six, as well as 1,000 septic tanks to replace pit latrines. According to...

Cornelia Ida man shot after leaving Masjid

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cornelia Ida man shot after leaving Masjid

A 54-year-old Cornelia Ida man had to seek treatment at the West Demerara Regional Hospital for a gunshot wound he received on Wednesday night when he was attacked by a lone gunman. A police press...

Police Sergeant remanded on gun, ammo charge

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police Sergeant remanded on gun, ammo charge

Police Sergeant Sohan Ramdat was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Magistrate Zamela Ali at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, charged with being illegally in possession of a...

Body found in NY parking lot may be Guyanese mother of four

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Body found in NY parking lot may be Guyanese mother of four

Investigators in New York are trying to determine whether a partially decomposed body found in a parking lot in Long Island, last Tuesday, is that of a 27-year-old Guyanese woman who went missing...

Education Minister worried about limited teachers opting to teach Science

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Education Minister worried about limited teachers opting to teach Science

“Worrying” was the adjective used by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, to describe the trend of teachers not opting to enter into the field of Science. The Minister was at the time...

To be a competitive society

Jul 11, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on To be a competitive society

One of the fundamental weaknesses of our society is the prevalence of unwholesome competition among the people, which undermines virtually all efforts to achieve national development. According to...

Bai Shan Lin’s contract for Parliamentary scrutiny on Monday

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bai Shan Lin’s contract for Parliamentary scrutiny on Monday

Government is set to appear before a special Parliamentary committee to report on, among other things, Bai Shan Lin’s contractual arrangement on its planned investments. Bai Shan Lin, a Chinese...

Police Force receives 35 new vehicles

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police Force receives 35 new vehicles

Citizens seeking police intervention should now hear less of the Force’s mobility constraints. Head of the local law enforcement agency, Police Commissioner (ag) Seelall Persaud, yesterday promised...

Govt. has contradicted its own rationale for investing in the Marriott

Jul 11, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Govt. has contradicted its own rationale for investing in the Marriott

Hip Hip Hooray! Yet another major investment for Guyana’s economy! More jobs! Good news for tourism! Government officials were caught beaming at the turning of the sod ceremony for the construction...

GDF participates in Exercise Tradewinds

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GDF participates in Exercise Tradewinds

In keeping with the integration of Regional Militaries, a contingent from the Guyana Defence Force comprising five Officers, one Warrant Officer and five Senior Non-Commissioned Officers,...

ABA – a crucial approach to tackling Autism – Clinical Psychologist

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ABA – a crucial approach to tackling Autism – Clinical Psychologist

Applied Behaviour Analysis, commonly referred to as ABA, is a teaching approach for Autistic children which is said to have extensive scientific support and has been shown to be extremely effective...

Mom, Canadian son remanded on drug trafficking charge

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mom, Canadian son remanded on drug trafficking charge

A 50-year-old woman and her 19-year-old son, both of Canada, were yesterday brought before the courts indicted on drug trafficking charges following the latest bust at the Cheddi Jagan International...

Ten members of ERC identified

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ten members of ERC identified

Ten members of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) were identified by the National Assembly last night with the adoption of a report by Chairman of the Committee on Appointments, Dr. George Norton,...

UNFPA hosts forum to mark World Population Day

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UNFPA hosts forum to mark World Population Day

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will lead the way worldwide in observing World Population Day. As part of the activities planned, the UNFPA’s local office will be hosting a forum...

Construction worker remanded over massive ganja, cocaine find

Jul 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Construction worker remanded over massive ganja, cocaine find

A construction worker who hails from Kara Kara, Linden, appeared in the City court yesterday and was charged for the massive amount of marijuana and cocaine unearthed by the country’s main...

The ghost that wouldn’t die

Jul 11, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The ghost that wouldn’t die

Perhaps the ugliest and nastiest racist miasma to come off a keyboard, the tip of a pen or the tongue of a person, was carried in the Guyana Chronicle in July 2012. Written by a woman very close to...

Ramkarran is a sad shadow of what he used to hold himself out to be

Jul 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ramkarran is a sad shadow of what he used to hold himself out to be

Dear Editor, I note former PPP member Ralph Ramkarran joining with the likes of Hamilton Green, Cristopher Ram, Freddie Kissoon, Mark Benschop, the AFC and PNC’s APNU to write an article in a...

No Mrs. Teixeira, bringing back 1960s politics will not work

Jul 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on No Mrs. Teixeira, bringing back 1960s politics will not work

Dear Editor, There have been several letters to the editor of Kaieteur News properly exposing the diplomatic dilemma in which the minority PPP Government and Ms. Pyria Manickchand found...

Editorial on autism missed some facts

Jul 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Editorial on autism missed some facts

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the Editorial, The Mentally Ill Among Us, in the June 30, 2014 edition of the Kaieteur News. I am specifically writing in response to the comments and...

Hardt was merely telling the PPP to stop LGE dilly-dallying

Jul 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hardt was merely telling the PPP to stop LGE dilly-dallying

Dear Editor, Priya Manickchand conducted a public verbal ‘crucifixion’ of the outgoing US Ambassador on the occasion of his Country’s birth Anniversary. However, instead of the crowd shouting...

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Hridoy ensures draw in Sylhet; WI beat Bangladesh 1-0 in series

Nov 09, 2026

Cricinfo – With an 82 in the fourth innings, Towhid Hridoy ensured Bangladesh completed a hard-fought draw against West Indies in the Sylhet Test. The visitors clinched the series 1-0 on...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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