November 23, 2014

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Electrician shot to the neck

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Electrician shot to the neck

An electrician is currently nursing a gunshot wound to his neck at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), after he was shot at a Kitty residence last Friday afternoon. The circumstances...

Sustained efforts being made to promote rights of disabled persons – Disability Commission Director

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sustained efforts being made to promote rights of disabled persons – Disability Commission Director

“We cannot work without numbers,” said Director of the National Commission on Disability, Ms Beverly Pyle during an interview with this publication. Pyle was at the time responding to recent...

Energy efficiency can lead to $$M savings in oil import bill – PM

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Energy efficiency can lead to $$M savings in oil import bill – PM

By Rabindra Rooplall As Energy Week concluded, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, in the capacity of Minister of Energy and Electricity, noted that with the status of an oil-importing country, Guyana is...

Dynamic returns to Guyana, Fly Jamaica increases capacity with second aircraft

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Dynamic returns to Guyana, Fly Jamaica increases capacity with second aircraft

The traveling public might be fully catered for during the upcoming Christmas season as US-based company, Dynamic Airways, made its return flight to the Guyana market yesterday morning....

Macorp invests $100M in Port Kaituma

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Macorp invests $100M in Port Kaituma

Machinery Corporation of Guyana Limited (Macorp), the sole authorised dealer for Caterpillar Machinery celebrated its anniversary of keeping the operations of miners running in Port Kaituma...

Fallen, retired soldiers honoured at Veterans’ Day wreath laying ceremony

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Fallen, retired soldiers honoured at Veterans’ Day wreath laying ceremony

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) for its 49th anniversary honoured and paid homage to ex-army personnel and military officers with the observance of Veterans’ Day. The event was a wreath-laying...

‘B’ Division Police unveil elaborate Christmas Plan

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘B’ Division Police unveil elaborate Christmas Plan

By Samuel Whyte The Police in Berbice ‘B’ Division headed by Assistant Commissioner Brian Joseph on Friday unveiled their annually Christmas plan-‘Christmas policing from November 15, 2014 to...

Falling gold prices…Govt. has taken major interventions to reduce impact- Ministry

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Falling gold prices…Govt. has taken major interventions to reduce impact- Ministry

Following a worrying drop of gold prices on the international market, Government says it has intervened with a series of measures aimed at reducing the impact. According to the Ministry of Natural...

19 awarded for outstanding contributions to tourism industry

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 19 awarded for outstanding contributions to tourism industry

…Six appointed as ambassadors By Abena Rockcliffe The annual Tourism Awards Ceremony held Friday evening at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC), was graced by distinguished Guyanese...

Bridge linking Guyana, Suriname to be placed at Moleson Creek

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bridge linking Guyana, Suriname to be placed at Moleson Creek

Serious work to realize a bridge that will link Guyana and Suriname has started with Government last week inviting bids for the construction of bridges along the access road. The bridge has been in...

The police and the society

Nov 23, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The police and the society

The current state of affairs arising from the suspension of the Parliament places a burden on the already stretched security forces. First and foremost, members of the police force will be expected...

Skeldon estate manager badly beaten after drunken confrontation

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News 1

A Berbice sugar estate manager has again found himself in trouble. The latest incident has prompted increased calls for his removal from the Skeldon Estate. According to angry sugar workers, the...

Police take medical outreach to Essequibo

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police take medical outreach to Essequibo

In an attempt to further educate, especially Essequibians about adopting a healthier lifestyle, the Guyana Police Force partnering with the Ministry of Health hosted a free medical outreach...

‘Race cars’ of specially-bred pigs handed over to farmers

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Race cars’ of specially-bred pigs handed over to farmers

As part of Government’s drive to enhance local livestock breeds, the Guyana Livestock and Development Authority (GLDA) handed over 12 specially-bred pigs to swine farmers on Thursday. The pigs were...

The High Court of Guyana: a unique institution

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The High Court of Guyana: a unique institution

By Sunita Samaroo The court system is intricately designed and sometimes can prove confusing, simply because it’s one that has developed over hundreds of years. In Guyana today, each court has...

Student critical after SUV collides with minibus

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Student critical after SUV collides with minibus

Six minibus passengers, including a female student of St. Stanislaus College, were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Friday night. The minibus in which they were traveling,...

Sometimes the most lawless people in this country are people who dispense the law

Nov 23, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sometimes the most lawless people in this country are people who dispense the law

Dear Editor, This is a brief introduction to a forthcoming column in which I will argue that unlike the rest of the world, Guyana may be the only country where some of the most unbecoming forms of...

Don’t Give Up!!!

Nov 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Don’t Give Up!!!

When you go through difficulty in life, one of the ways to keep the right perspective is to take a moment to look back over your life and remember what the Creator has done for you. Remember how He...

It’s ridiculous that our administrators can’t learn from their mistakes from the 2005 flood

Nov 23, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s ridiculous that our administrators can’t learn from their mistakes from the 2005 flood

Dear Editor, The present flooding in Georgetown, the East Coast, East Bank and other places is a result of poor management when it comes to drainage and irrigation. I have seen just thirty minutes of...

IT DOESN’T TAKE A SCIENTIST TO SOLVE GUYANA’S FLOODING PROBLEMS

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News 2

From the Diaspora… By Ralph Seeram On my recent visit to Guyana I was “hanging” out with my friends in New Amsterdam at a “rum shop”. We had a roadside view, thanks to an extension of...

Sunday Cartoon

Nov 23, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

The PPP has turned Guyana into a pariah state

Nov 23, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP has turned Guyana into a pariah state

Dear Editor, Like a drug or alcohol addict, the first step towards recovery is to recognize that you have a problem. The PPP cabal has to recognize they have a serious, chronic and dangerous...

Astell Collins honours Dr. Myles Munroe

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Astell Collins honours Dr. Myles Munroe

Astell Collins, considered Dr. Myles Munroe’s international youth ambassador, just returned from the Global Leadership Forum held in Freeport, Bahamas. At the time of the tragic plane crash Mr....

Lincoln Lewis misses a vital distinction in examining the 1980 constitution

Nov 23, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lincoln Lewis misses a vital distinction in examining the 1980 constitution

Dear Editor, I am responding to Lincoln Lewis’ letter titled “An inherent behaviour of politicians is to misapply the constitution to justify dastardly acts” (KN, November 17, 2014), which is a...

Businessman gets four years for causing death

Nov 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman gets four years for causing death

Fazim Gafoor, 40, a businessman, of 39-40 Windsor Forest, West Demerara was on Thursday sentenced to four years in jail. He appeared before Magistrate Rhondell Weaver in the Fort Wellington...

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NSC donates footballs to Ann’s Grove FC

Apr 16, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – A renewed sense of optimism is sweeping through the Ann’s Grove Football Club following a timely and meaningful donation of footballs by the National Sports Commission and...

CWI and NCL Canada Inc. advance strategic partnership surrounding...

Apr 16, 2026

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) and NCL Canada Inc. (NCL) have advanced plans to formalize a strategic partnership focused on the development and growth of the Global T20 tournament and its supporting ecosystem in North America and the Caribbean. The collaborative framework...

The Cost of Netanyahu’s Wars

Apr 12, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was announced on 7th April, 2026, the immediate reaction across much of the world was relief. By 8th April, that relief was reflected in a sharp fall in oil prices after weeks in which conflict...

Audit Office – haze, maze, and who get raze (raised, too)

Apr 16, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – From public productions, it seems that much is happening within Guyana’s reputable and venerable Audit Office. What is reportedly wrong, some of darkened condition; others within a twilight zone -grey and not good for Guyana. In a medicinal...

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