December 2014

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“You ain’t trying me case!” – Enraged murder accused tells Judge

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on “You ain’t trying me case!” – Enraged murder accused tells Judge

Murder accused Rondell Bacchus is known for throwing fits of rage and shouting expletives at judicial officers. He was at it again yesterday as he greeted Georgetown Supreme Court Judge Navindra...

Bids tendered for extension of GPHC Maternity Building

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bids tendered for extension of GPHC Maternity Building

Three bids were tendered under the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for the extension of the Maternity Building, South Block. The bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement...

INCREASES FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS HAVE BECOME A CHRISTMAS BONUS

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on INCREASES FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS HAVE BECOME A CHRISTMAS BONUS

It was always asking too much for anyone to hope that when it came to public service salaries, the Donald Ramotar administration would have done anything different from the Jagdeo administration. I...

Bandits rob Black Bush farmer of millions

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits rob Black Bush farmer of millions

A Black Bush Polder farmer and his family were on Monday evening attacked and robbed of over $2.5M in cash and jewellery by four armed bandits. Reports are that 46-year-old Jainarine Singh called...

Guyanese boxer questioned by NY cops over woman’s death

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese boxer questioned by NY cops over woman’s death

Queens, New York (New York Daily News) -A professional boxer is being questioned in the vicious murder of a woman who was stabbed with a knife and beaten with a pipe near her Queens home, the Daily...

Prisoner serving time gets 46 months for ganja

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Prisoner serving time gets 46 months for ganja

Brian Haywood, who is currently on remand for attempted murder – accused of setting his sister alight – will serve 46 months for possession of an illegal substance for the purpose of...

Cop accused of killing drug counselor freed

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cop accused of killing drug counselor freed

The policeman who was fingered in the fatal shooting of a drug counselor attached to the Phoenix Recovery Project walked out of the Georgetown Supreme Court a free man yesterday. Sherwin Smith was...

UG students organise walk to raise public awareness on Epilepsy

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UG students organise walk to raise public awareness on Epilepsy

By Nicholas Peters A group of University of Guyana students, this past Sunday, organised a walk to raise public awareness for the neurological disease known as epilepsy. The event was part of the...

Alleged police brutality at Leonora… File sent to Complaints Authority

Dec 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged police brutality at Leonora… File sent to Complaints Authority

Hours after Commissioner of Police (ag) Seelall Persaud pledged that there will be no cover-up in the investigations into the death of Asif Rahim Khartoon, the Office of Professional Responsibility...

The M&CC was not consulted on this proposal

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The M&CC was not consulted on this proposal

Dear Sir, Once again, we, at the Mayor and City Council, have been taken by surprise by the announcement made by Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, to cover City canals. We are...

An Open Letter to the PPP’s Supporters

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on An Open Letter to the PPP’s Supporters

Dear Editor, It just occurred to me that there seems to be little or no response on the part of supporters of the PPP condemning their Party over its outrageous conduct in regard to its subversion of...

Parties should cooperate as Election not practical before May

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parties should cooperate as Election not practical before May

Dear Editor, Your media reports say both opposition parties (AFC and PNC) have dared the President to dissolve the parliament and announce a date for general and regional elections. The opposition...

The president has lost his way

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The president has lost his way

Dear Editor, THE recent dastardly act by the president to prorogue Parliament has not only revealed a vile mindset but has also stripped the inarticulate minority PPP regime of its political,...

The oppressive elitist reality of PPP rule exists; we need the rhetoric of resistance to it

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The oppressive elitist reality of PPP rule exists; we need the rhetoric of resistance to it

Dear Editor, Speaker Raphael Trotman’s exhortation for reason and dialogue to prevail, while I might not agree completely with the specifics, is hard to argue with; we need a situation in which...

Stop buying everything the Americans sell us

Dec 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Stop buying everything the Americans sell us

Dear Editor, Why are we beating around the bush about corporal punishment and indiscipline in schools? Let’s face it. We are followers of the so called developed countries, adopting wholesale...

Investigators on verge of cracking airport robberies, carjacking ring

Dec 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Investigators on verge of cracking airport robberies, carjacking ring

…cops implicated, stolen documents, wigs, police uniforms recovered Police appear to be on the verge of smashing a gang that has been targeting airport travelers and taxi drivers—and some of...

Prosecutors move to collect US$500,000 from Ed Ahmad

Dec 02, 2014 KNews News 2

More than two years after pleading guilty to mortgage fraud spanning a period of 15 years, Guyanese-born real estate mogul, Edul Ahmad is set to pay over US$500,000 he agreed to pay as part of the...

Corriverton man killed in brutal robbery attack

Dec 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Corriverton man killed in brutal robbery attack

One man is dead after his family was attacked and brutally beaten by armed bandits who invaded their home at Corriverton, Corentyne. During the attack, his elderly mother was also badly beaten by...

Amaila Falls hydro road more than 93 percent complete –Minister Benn

Dec 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila Falls hydro road more than 93 percent complete –Minister Benn

More than four years and after in excess of US$30M, the road to the Amaila Falls hydro-project is 93 percent complete with just minor works left. Speaking with Kaieteur News last week, Public Works...

Seized jet with stashed cash…Pilot wants court records restricted from the public

Dec 02, 2014 KNews News 1

– gets US$100,000 bail Khamraj Lall, the Guyanese pilot who was nabbed having smuggled US$620,000, into the United States Territory of Puerto Rico, has filed through his Attorney, Rafael Lang,...

Guyanese from “poor, violent village” faces death sentence in US

Dec 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese from “poor, violent village” faces death sentence in US

Delaware, US: Wilmington Prosecutor Ipek Medford asked a jury of 12 to “let the punishment fit the crime” and recommend the death penalty for Otis Phillips for his slaying of Herman Curry on July...

WICB Four-Day Franchise cricket…Wounded Jaguars suffer shocking defeat against B’dos

Dec 02, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB Four-Day Franchise cricket…Wounded Jaguars suffer shocking defeat against B’dos

Locals bowled out inside one session By Sean Devers An atrocious batting display by the Guyana Jaguars at Providence yesterday provided Bajan fans with another reason to celebrate their Independence...

Dem boys seh… Blows line up fuh de fat crook

Dec 02, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Blows line up fuh de fat crook

Dem boys does always sound de warning that sooner or later some serious lash gun pass fuh all de wickedness dat going on in high places. De Good Book don’t wrong; and is in there dem boys read that...

Mackeson ‘King of the Rim’ 3×3 Basketball…LaRose shoots Rim Kings into next round

Dec 02, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mackeson ‘King of the Rim’ 3×3 Basketball…LaRose shoots Rim Kings into next round

The Mackeson ‘King of the Rim’ Basketball Challenge opened in Albouystown Sunday night in grand fashion with Rim Kings’ former national junior guard, Geoffrey LaRose, shooting his way into the...

Maggie’s Snackette serves up Flex Night partnership

Dec 02, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Maggie’s Snackette serves up Flex Night partnership

As the big Flex Night December 7 date draws near more sponsors have been coming on board in support of the event. Maggie’s Snackette and Catering Service is one of those companies which is proud to...

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Blue Water Shipping Girls U15 National Championship Returns for Third...

May 15, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), in collaboration with Blue Water Shipping, officially launched the third edition of the Blue Water Shipping Girls U15 National Championship...

Build one road, collect one fortune

May 15, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time in Guyana when a contractor was a man with dusty boots, a tape measure hanging from his waist, a pencil wedged between his ears and enough sunburn to qualify as roasted plantain. These days, however, a contractor is anybody with a Gmail address, a freshly...

The Caribbean’s Limits in Absorbing Other States’ Deportees

May 10, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws. The United States has that right, as does every sovereign state. All Caribbean governments...

Guyana open for business

May 15, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Minister of Public Works, His Eminence, Bishop Juan Edghill said it well. “Guyana is open for business.” Thanks, Lordship. Being open for business shouldn’t mean that Guyana is happy giving away its business. Giving it to outsiders to the detriment...

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