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Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 18 maternal deaths recorded in 2013
Even as moves are desperately being made by the Ministry of Health to bring the instances of maternal death to zero, the past year saw the health sector recording a total of 18 such deaths, a figure...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese captain gets 35 yrs in Ghana for cocaine
Ghana (GhanaWeb) – An Accra High Court has sentenced two persons including a Ghanaian, to a total of 35 years imprisonment for their roles in importing cocaine into the country late last...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Health Vision 20/20…MOH to focus on implementation of legislative framework
This year, the Ministry of Health (MOH) will place increased emphasis on creating and enabling the implementation of the legislative framework for integrated delivery of quality...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry looks to tackle drugs shortage
“Treatment leads to cure and cure leads to better health outcomes,” was the assertion of Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shamdeo Persaud, even as he commented on a reported shortage of some medications...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Granger’s proposed “social contract” is a contradiction – Rohee
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Civic, Clement Rohee says that the idea of a social contract which was proposed by Opposition Leader David Granger is a...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GRA introduces new system examination of goods
In a bid to be more transparent, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is introducing a Random Selection of Imported Goods for Examination with effect from January 2014. The Tax Agency...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Contractor blamed for delays in GPL system upgrade
The Guyana Power and Light Company Inc (GPL) is currently behind schedule when it comes to the substation construction that it had rolled out in order to improve its transmission and...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing Ministry tenders for countrywide road works
Bids were opened yesterday by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the upgrading of roads countrywide, under the Ministry of Housing and Water....Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Verification of measuring devices increased in 2013-GNBS
In 2013, there was a significant increase in the subsequent verification of devices (those that were already in use) at shops, markets and other locations such as supermarkets, hospitals,...Jan 08, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Worrying contradictions and decision-making
This must be the most frustrating police force in the world, where an unarmed police rank attempts to capture an armed escapee. On one hand we are told that no less a figure than the...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibian missing over a month
Relatives of Adlai Edson Reynolds are at their wits’ end as even after a month they still cannot locate him and fear the worst. The 52-year-old man, of Sisters Village, East Bank Essequibo, was...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teens ‘went on joyride’ with slain man’s car
– cops seek link to other carjackings After killing taxi driver Raphael Campbell, six youths reportedly went on a long joyride in the city and out-of-town with their victim’s car. This...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police raid Orange Walk establishments over illegal alcohol sales
Police under the leadership of Superintendent Errol Watts yesterday conducted a raid on liquor establishments located on Orange Walk, Georgetown. When Kaieteur News arrived at the...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Two couples charged for ganja trafficking
Two couples were brought before the courts on Monday to face separate possession of narcotic for the purpose of trafficking charges. The matter of Carl Ashley and Christina Camacho of James...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Inter-Ministerial Task Force to engage miners imminent
President Donald Ramotar has announced that an Inter-Ministerial Task Force to engage with the officials of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), so that the concerns...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Much needed repairs to ‘West Front Road’ underway
Relief is in order for users of the West Ruimveldt Front Road as rehabilitative works are underway. The works, which commenced early this week, are currently being executed by the Ministry of...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Old Year’s Night murder accused appears in court
Minutes before the end of 2013, a 20-year-old woman was shot dead outside the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) outlet in Water Street on Old Year’s Night. The man police say is...Jan 08, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHY IS APNU OPPOSED TO A SWAT UNIT AT THIS TIME?
It is mind-boggling that APNU would oppose the creation now of a SWAT Unit after what was experienced a few months ago when a miner went berserk in the city and killed four persons including...Jan 08, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on 2013: The year of Donald Medvedev
Last year marked two years since Mr. Jagdeo’s reign came to an end. Mr. Jagdeo’s leadership style has replaced the endless debate about the rights and wrongs of President Forbes...Jan 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teen for High Court trial for corpse in Princes Street canal
After five months, Delon Glasgow who was indicted for the August 2013 murder of Jules Walker was committed to stand trial in the High Court by the Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry as...Jan 08, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where is the Comprehensive Crime Fighting Strategy? Rohee’s rhetoric does not add up!
Dear Editor, Guyanese, for more than a decade, have been calling for a comprehensive crime fighting strategy, and we have also called for the comprehensive reform of the disciplined services. In...Jan 08, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ethnic conflict in other societies does have relevance in Guyana
Dear Editor, In ‘America is an immigrant society but is not tribalized’ (SN, Dec 17), Mr. Mike Persaud makes statements that are not factual. In addition, he incorrectly paraphrases my...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
May 05, 2026
By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) General Secretary, Ian Alves, has been banned from all football-related activities for five years after the world...May 05, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There is a habit, which we have developed with a certain skill in Guyana. That habit is the borrowing large words from abroad and using them to explain local developments. One such phrase “the resource curse.” It has the sound of intellectualism. But before we surrender to...May 03, 2026
Territorial claims are decided in court, not worn on a lapel By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – There are moments in international affairs when a seemingly small act reveals a much larger contest of principle. The recent controversy over the wearing, during official engagements in the...May 05, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Essequibo is Guyana’s. Essequibo will never be conceded. Never compromised. Essequibo is ours, forever be ours. We shall fight everywhere. We shall never surrender. Never Essequibo, so help me God. Noble, stirring words. Indeed, soaring, lofty convictions,...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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