November 2014

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UG Vice Chancellor touts a future without the ‘proroguing’ of parliament

Nov 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UG Vice Chancellor touts a future without the ‘proroguing’ of parliament

Respect and tolerance needed for a stable government At the United Nations (UN) Consultative Youth Forum yesterday, Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG) Jacob Opadeyi, stressed the...

APNU tells Catholic Church ‘No backing down’

Nov 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU tells Catholic Church ‘No backing down’

A meeting between Catholic Bishop of Georgetown, Francis Alleyne, and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) over the current political impasse with Parliament, has seen the latter insisting that it...

The police and the communities

Nov 20, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The police and the communities

We are told that the “Impact Albouystown Project’ reintroduced by the current police administration has led to spinoff initiatives in several other communities, namely Angoy’s Avenue;...

Miss Honduras, sister, found dead…Boyfriend arrested

Nov 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Miss Honduras, sister, found dead…Boyfriend arrested

Miss Honduras Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister Sofia Trinidad, 23, have been found dead days after going missing in Santa Barbara. Police say the siblings were shot to death in an “act of...

Police still awaiting funds to address outstanding DNA samples

Nov 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police still awaiting funds to address outstanding DNA samples

The Guyana Police Force says that it is still awaiting the necessary funds to facilitate overseas travel to take samples from human remains believed to be that of missing businessman, Mohamed F....

Drinking buddies murder trial…Accused jailed for 13 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter

Nov 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Drinking buddies murder trial…Accused jailed for 13 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter

A man who killed his ‘buddy friend’ from schooldays, during a drinking spree and subsequently pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter has been jailed for 13 years. The man Dharampaul...

Miner allegedly chops friend over stolen gold

Nov 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Miner allegedly chops friend over stolen gold

A 40-year-old gold miner accused of taking a cutlass and chopping an acquaintance during a dispute over stolen gold was yesterday placed on $90,000 bail on a wounding charge before city Magistrate...

Masjid-an-Najm and Social Centre hosts medical outreach programme

Nov 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Masjid-an-Najm and Social Centre hosts medical outreach programme

The Masjid an-Najm and Social Centre (MANSC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, hosted a free medical outreach programme yesterday for residents of Albouystown. According to the Imam of...

Three AK 47 bandits get six years each

Nov 20, 2014 KNews News 1

Three of four bandits who were on trial on two counts each of robbery under arms have been jailed for six years each. Two of the men, notorious bandits Tameshwar Khemraj, called “Ramboo”, 25, of...

President Ramotar did what any responsible Head of State would have done

Nov 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Ramotar did what any responsible Head of State would have done

DEAR EDITOR, President Donald Ramotar’s decision to prorogue Parliament has, understandably met with much criticism by the parliamentary opposition parties, namely A Partnership for National Unity...

A serious crisis – The Diamond traffic jam to Georgetown

Nov 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A serious crisis – The Diamond traffic jam to Georgetown

DEAR EDITOR, A preponderance of vehicles have flooded our roads, it is only a matter of time before we are saddled with a serious crisis. Definitely there is every need for having new pathways,...

Democracy is only won by people power

Nov 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Democracy is only won by people power

DEAR EDITOR, I was waiting a few days before getting involved in the prorogation discussion. I don’t have a horse in the race or a dog in the fight. I am not a member of any of the political...

Out of Context

Nov 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Out of Context

DEAR EDITOR, Over the past weeks, we the readers of newspapers have been bombarded with a ‘National Excuse’ to cover up for things our politicians say. It is therefore quite okay to suggest that...

We are a sad and sorry State crying for change

Nov 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on We are a sad and sorry State crying for change

DEAR EDITOR, As the Nation of Guyana continues to imbibe at the fountain of disregard for decency and justice, the report by the Hon. Ombudsman, related to the New Building Society (NBS) and the...

Perhaps the time has come for an interim govt. to chart a course for the future

Nov 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Perhaps the time has come for an interim govt. to chart a course for the future

DEAR EDITOR, As I reflect on the current political impasse in Guyana, two statements come to mind. The first is the popular Guyanese creolese saying “when boat gaan a falls, it cyaan’t turn...

Pro-democracy protests continue…“Ramotar is a disgrace, a heartless Pharaoh” – protestors charge

Nov 19, 2014 KNews News 1

“We don’t intend to have talks with the government while it continues to silence the people with the obnoxious move of prorogation. If they want dialogue, reconvene the parliament.” –...

Striking workers threaten to spill GGMC’s “dirty secrets”

Nov 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Striking workers threaten to spill GGMC’s “dirty secrets”

…If promises aren’t fulfilled Disgruntled workers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) seem to have had it with the excuses for delays in promised increase in wages, salaries, and...

Recording reveals Hicken’s rape comments taken out of context

Nov 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Recording reveals Hicken’s rape comments taken out of context

Recent remarks by Commander of the police ‘A’ Division Clifton Hicken on the issue of rape have created quite a stir, following its publication in a certain section of the social media, which...

Man loses two-week old vehicle to carjacker

Nov 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man loses two-week old vehicle to carjacker

Just two weeks after buying his Toyota Spacio, taxi driver Sharif Mohamed was forced to flee from his vehicle after a gun-toting carjacker attacked him at around 20:45 hrs on Monday. Mohamed works...

AFC hails Ombudsman for fearless pursuit of mandate

Nov 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on AFC hails Ombudsman for fearless pursuit of mandate

Days after a shocking report that concluded three bank managers were wrongfully charged in 2007, the Alliance For Change (AFC) has lauded the Office of the Ombudsman for being fearless in its...

Two held for Robb and King Sts. fire

Nov 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Two held for Robb and King Sts. fire

By Zena Henry A suspect has been held for questioning in relation to the fire at the Robb and King Streets, property, in which two teenage sisters perished. Another man, said to be an employee of the...

CG bandits chased after robbery, 1 killed, 1 critical

Nov 19, 2014 KNews News 2

By Rabindra Rooplall Two armed bandits on a CG motorcycle were severely beaten leaving one dead, following a failed robbery at La Bonne Intention (LBI) Estate Road, East Coast Demerara yesterday....

Dem boys wish fuh more people like de Ombudsman

Nov 19, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys wish fuh more people like de Ombudsman

Dem have a saying “De greatest prison people live in, is de fear of what other people think.” People who wukking wid government should tek note of this saying. Nearly all of dem who get de wuk...

Accalia Khan, Amy Grant major contributors as District 11 swim away with honours

Nov 19, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Accalia Khan, Amy Grant major contributors as District 11 swim away with honours

The males of District 11 (North Georgetown) amassed 230 while the females contributed 199 for a grand total of 429 points that earned them the top honours when the 2014 Ministry of Education and...

Jeffrey, Seereeram, Thompson cop top awards in CMRC

Nov 19, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jeffrey, Seereeram, Thompson cop top awards in CMRC

Glitz and glamour inaundate Parc Rayne Amidst the glitz and glamour that inundated the impressive Parc Rayne Hall with motor racing royalty in attendance, host Guyana easily retained the Caribbean...

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A capital city beyond redemption?

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(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

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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...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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