August 2014

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Modernization and reform

Aug 21, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Modernization and reform

The statement attributed to Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee that “…for reforms to take place the force has to take ownership of the process…” during a parliamentary debate on the motion...

Guyana Prison Service contracted to de-bush Le Repentir Cemetery

Aug 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Prison Service contracted to de-bush Le Repentir Cemetery

The Guyana Prison Service has been contracted by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development to de-bush “block seven” of Le Repentir Cemetery. Block seven is bounded by Broad Street...

Toy gun robber jailed

Aug 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Toy gun robber jailed

A vendor, who staged two armed robberies early yesterday morning with a toy gun, has been jailed for twelve months. Merely hours after making off with cash and a cellular phone from two victims, John...

Car wash attendants accused of stealing from customer

Aug 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Car wash attendants accused of stealing from customer

Two car wash attendants charged for stealing cash from a customer’s car were placed on $15,000 bail each when they appeared in court yesterday. Rondell Constantali, 19, of Lot 22 William Street,...

C’tyne man charged with stepfather’s murder

Aug 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on C’tyne man charged with stepfather’s murder

Murder accused Inderjeet Sewdan, 20, was on Monday remanded to jail by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh when he appeared before him at the Whim Magistrate’s Court on the charge of Murder. Sewdan, a...

Miner fined $25,000 for punching wife

Aug 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Miner fined $25,000 for punching wife

A 37-year-old miner who returned home intoxicated and cuffed his wife about her body during an argument was fined $25,000 when he appeared in court yesterday. Franklin Dover of Golden Grove, East...

All Bai Shan Lin produce should be declared illegal

Aug 21, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on All Bai Shan Lin produce should be declared illegal

DEAR EDITOR, I am familiar with the logging regime as administered by the GFC. I was once a small logger in the Upper Demerara area where I worked a State Forest Permission as well as my own private...

Why are they bent on destroying Guyana?

Aug 21, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why are they bent on destroying Guyana?

DEAR EDITOR, The recent revelations in Kaieteur News that Bai Shan Lin has and continues to destroy Guyana’s pristine forests have caused us to reflect on these questions: What are the nation’s...

An attempt to distort what is clearly a superior mobile data service

Aug 21, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on An attempt to distort what is clearly a superior mobile data service

DEAR EDITOR, GT&T would appreciate the opportunity to respond to the Letter to the Editor captioned “Talk is indeed Cheap, GT&T,” penned by Ms. Fraser and published in the August 14th...

The sinister agenda of Mr. King is clearly exposed

Aug 21, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The sinister agenda of Mr. King is clearly exposed

DEAR EDITOR, I have noted that Kaieteur News published an article, supposedly by ECHO, on pages 9 and 24 of Tuesday August 19 2014. This article titled – “ECHO tell Bai Shan Ling to cease logging...

The Economics of Thievery… I want my money back!

Aug 21, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Economics of Thievery… I want my money back!

DEAR EDITOR, Philip Bynoe’s conduct at the recent press conference held at the Guyana Forestry Commission deserves public condemnation. It should be explained to him that his conduct is the type...

For how much longer will the exploited class on the sugar belt bear the burden?

Aug 21, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on For how much longer will the exploited class on the sugar belt bear the burden?

DEAR EDITOR, Once upon a time the WPA wrote in one of its pamphlets that: “Nationalisation, with an anti-democratic state structure and an increasing managerial bureaucracy under the control...

GFC says Bai Shan Lin did no logging at Kwebana in 2014…Photos evidence rubbishes GFC claims

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GFC says Bai Shan Lin did no logging at Kwebana in 2014…Photos evidence rubbishes GFC claims

– Residents and photos of parked trucks tell totally different story Information provided by the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) regarding logging activities by Chinese-owned Bai Shan Lin in...

Opposition unfazed by talk of snap elections

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition unfazed by talk of snap elections

By Zena Henry A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC) have stated that they are preparing for general polls by year-end without the privilege of being able to force the...

Facebook “friend” lures accountant to South, brutalises him, hijacks car

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Facebook “friend” lures accountant to South, brutalises him, hijacks car

An accountant employed at Humphrey’s Bakery remains hospitalised as a result of being beaten unconscious before his car was hijacked by a bandit in Caneview Avenue, South Ruimveldt, last Wednesday....

Boat strikes rock, Brazilian dead, boy, 5, missing

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Boat strikes rock, Brazilian dead, boy, 5, missing

…after boat strikes rock, capsizes Up to press time yesterday, a rescue team was combing a river at Dukwari, Cuyuni for five-year-old Bisham Munilall Jr. who disappeared after the vessel he and his...

T&T authorities rescue 14 Guyanese trafficking victims

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on T&T authorities rescue 14 Guyanese trafficking victims

(Trinidad Express) – The Counter Trafficking Unit (CTU) has advised that human trafficking is a serious crime and should be reported. This follows the discovery of 14 Guyanese nationals at a...

Mahdia youth found dead in trail with stab wounds

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mahdia youth found dead in trail with stab wounds

Police in the interior are hunting for a Mahdia resident who they believe could shed some light on the murder of his brother, whose body was discovered yesterday along a trail at Blackwater Backdam,...

Vlissengen Road killers caught on camera…Suspected gunman arrested

Aug 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Vlissengen Road killers caught on camera…Suspected gunman arrested

Police have detained the son of a well-known individual in connection with Monday’s brazen killing of dredge owner Ashook Ragghu, and say that images of the gunmen on surveillance cameras appear to...

Dem boys seh…Our leaders clutching at anything now

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Our leaders clutching at anything now

Mouth can seh anything. That is why some people does mek empty statements. Philip Bynoe open he mouth and talk how he bringing 400 people fuh picket de Waterfalls paper. Well dem boys seh that he...

Portland Timbers too good for Alpha United on CCL debut

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Portland Timbers too good for Alpha United on CCL debut

It was double history for US Major League Soccer side Portland Timber who defeated home team Alpha United 4-1 on the CONCACAF Champions League debut at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence last...

Gibson and West Indies part ways

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gibson and West Indies part ways

ESPNcricinfo – Ottis Gibson has officially ended his tenure as West Indies coach with immediate effect. The WICB released a statement on Tuesday night that confirmed the board and Gibson had...

Bangladesh returns to favorite destination for ODI opener today

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bangladesh returns to favorite destination for ODI opener today

West Indies hit by ‘Coach-dispute’ By Sean Devers Since 1973, the West Indies have played 713 ODIs, winning 365, losing 316 with eight Ties and 24 no-results and the home team, reportedly...

Police in Partnership with Youth against Crime holds fun day

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Police in Partnership with Youth against Crime holds fun day

The police continue to use their initiative in their quest to do things differently to foster a better relationship with the community at all levels in Berbice. In so doing, Commander Assistant...

Towering Quincy ‘Biggie’ Small is the latest addition to local amateur boxing

Aug 20, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Towering Quincy ‘Biggie’ Small is the latest addition to local amateur boxing

Quincy ‘Biggie’ Small is the latest addition to the local amateur boxing ranks. Small, who was born in Guyana but lives in the USA, is the younger brother of former World cruiserweight champion...

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Guyana dominate IGG athletics as title defence ends in style

Oct 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s athletics team underlined its dominance at the 2026 Inter Guiana Games (IGG), producing a series of commanding performances at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium in...

Questions for the Global Biodiversity Alliance

Oct 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an uncomfortable question that ought to be asked of the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA). When a country has already received payment for conserving its forests through carbon credits, on what basis can seek additional compensation for keeping the biodiversity within...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

The Jagdeo Doctrine

Oct 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Jagdeo Proposition is on the table. It’s the Sabbath. Sometimes they extend to Monday. time of introspection, then connection to upstairs. What better time to give Dr. Jagdeo’s offer some careful consideration? Politics or purity of purpose… Timely,...

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