August 2014

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Woman’s body found on De Kinderen roadway

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Woman’s body found on De Kinderen roadway

– victim believed slain elsewhere Police were up to last night investigating the apparent murder of a 26-year-old woman, whose body was found at De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara at around 23.30...

Bai Shan Lin logging scandal …Government has established a principle of law breaking – Greenidge

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bai Shan Lin logging scandal …Government has established a principle of law breaking – Greenidge

Once “kickbacks” are “sweet” foreign companies are allowed to disregard laws which seem to be a new waiver -Greenidge “The investor is more important than the people. The PPP has given up...

Don’t Talk about Your Mountain; Talk to it!

Aug 17, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Don’t Talk about Your Mountain; Talk to it!

In the Bible, when David faced Goliath, everyone around him was talking about the mountain. They were saying, “Goliath is so big. There’s no way we can defeat him.” Then along came a young man...

The grounds of Parliament Buildings tell stories about slavery

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The grounds of Parliament Buildings tell stories about slavery

By Abena Rockcliffe History, in general, is remarkable; however it’s made even more remarkable when one can relate to, feel, embrace and be proud of it. We often take for granted things that we...

22- years of sustained nationwide medical care through Guyana Watch

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 22- years of sustained nationwide medical care through Guyana Watch

Guyana Watch Inc. has sustained its objective of helping to improve the health of Guyanese throughout the length and breadth of the country. This year marked the team’s 22nd successive year in...

Bai Shan Lin logging scandal…Ramotar needs to act in the interest of the Guyanese people – GTUC

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bai Shan Lin logging scandal…Ramotar needs to act in the interest of the Guyanese people – GTUC

The people are on one side fighting to ensure the nation’s protection…and government officials on the other side aligned with foreign forces to plunder and rape our resources for personal...

Police concludes successful summer programme in Agricola

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police concludes successful summer programme in Agricola

Determined to make Agricola a crime-free community, the Guyana Police Force through its A Division, held an eight week programme in which some children from that neighbourhood were exposed to various...

Caribbean urged to take precaution of deadly Ebola virus

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean urged to take precaution of deadly Ebola virus

Caribbean health professionals have agreed that the risk of the escalating Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) being imported to the Region is low. This however is no reason for nations of the bloc not to...

BK’s welcomes new plane today

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on BK’s welcomes new plane today

Newest member of the aviation circuit, BK International will today welcome its newest addition to its recently purchased company, JAGS Aviation; a Cessna Grand Caravan 208B EX. The company will host...

Sunday Cartoon

Aug 17, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

More logging, poorer forests, poorer Guyana

Aug 17, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on More logging, poorer forests, poorer Guyana

Dear Editor, During the last week, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) in two full-page paid advertisements in Kaieteur News on (13 August, page 21 and 15 August, page 25) has defended the massive...

A vigorous approach to gun crimes is needed

Aug 17, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A vigorous approach to gun crimes is needed

The increasing incidents of gun crimes are cause for serious questions not least of which would be what is being done to arrest this dangerous situation where human lives are being snuffed out like a...

The PPP is content to maintain the status quo of miserly living standards

Aug 17, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP is content to maintain the status quo of miserly living standards

Dear Editor, My previous letters on the Government’s management of the affairs of Guyana have been less than flattering. Yet, based on the seemingly glowing half year performance presented...

From the Diaspora…WHETHER A THIEF ENTERS THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR OR BACK DOOR, HE STILL REMAINS A THIEF

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…WHETHER A THIEF ENTERS THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR OR BACK DOOR, HE STILL REMAINS A THIEF

By Ralph Seeram I was all set to write on a different subject today, about how my four-year-old grandson volunteered to show me how to download programs on my Kindle, as he said “Papa you don’t...

Ann’s Grove youths remanded for burning down elderly woman’s house

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ann’s Grove youths remanded for burning down elderly woman’s house

– to face several other charges Two youths who set fire to an Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara house after beating and robbing its 81-year old owner last Tuesday night were remanded to prison...

Freddie seeks conceptual clarity from Dr. Jeffrey

Aug 17, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie seeks conceptual clarity from Dr. Jeffrey

Dear Editor, I refer to Dr. Henry Jeffrey’s letter (“Perhaps Mr. Kissoon has some other quote/reference of my saying,” KN, August 13, 2014.) Dr. Jeffrey’s correspondence is a reaction to my...

Large-scale corn, soya cultivation to commence by year-end

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Large-scale corn, soya cultivation to commence by year-end

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says that the target set in the National Agriculture Strategy 2013-2020 to reduce the importation of corn and soya by 15-25 percent is not only...

National Service may be the salvation

Aug 17, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on National Service may be the salvation

For three straight months the police keep reporting a drop in serious crimes, but they are quick to point out that murders and gun crimes have gone up. Indeed there are more murders and gun crimes,...

Godly and ungodly moment outside the First Assembly of God

Aug 17, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Godly and ungodly moment outside the First Assembly of God

One of the discomforting motifs I have to live with is the almost impossible choice I have to make in prioritizing between reading the memoirs of a media operative or a politician. My whole life I...

Guyana, South Africa, and a lesson being learnt!

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, South Africa, and a lesson being learnt!

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis A. Nichols In November 2000, a bus-full of broadcasters from several commonwealth countries...

Caribbean Press launches newest collection of publications

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean Press launches newest collection of publications

With impressive works like my ‘My Father’s Wish’, written by medical student, Andrew Hutson, and ‘Bitter’ by young Medical Practitioner, Portia Dodson, both first-time novelists, The...

The Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

Aug 17, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

An alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in appearance. There are two breeds of alpaca; the Suri alpaca and...

Combating the Chikungunya Virus requires your support too

Aug 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Combating the Chikungunya Virus requires your support too

By Sharmain Grainger Guyana, through its health sector, has over the years dealt with many emerging public health threats ranging from leptospirosis to gastroenteritis, which have claimed lives....

The Baccoo Speaks

Aug 17, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Another fit of anger in the mining districts would lead to another murder. Indeed, this part of the country has become the murder capital, largely because of the quality of intelligence that...

The PPP-C is testing the tolerance of the Guyanese people

Aug 17, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The PPP-C is testing the tolerance of the Guyanese people

By Dominic Gaskin The right to govern this country derives from the laws of this country and from the results of periodic elections by the people of this country. The Constitution of the Republic of...

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WIN is losing

Sep 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are many things Guyana has acquired since the discovery of oil, including wealth, multi-storied buildings, newly built apartments that will remain empty, traffic jams and the sudden appearance of people who have always known how to spend money they never previously had....

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Changes, contradictions, crimes covered

Sep 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – This is the secular world. Not the space of the spiritual. It’s a world of sometimes subtle, other times, astonishing changes. The areas covered are endless. Filled with the contradictory. Where crimes are covered over (transgressions overlooked). Pursued for the...

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