January 2015

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Cops dive for cover as drunken driver crashes into road block

Jan 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cops dive for cover as drunken driver crashes into road block

A number of policemen including Commander of Police ‘B’ Division Assistant Commissioner Brian Joseph, had to use their skills to evade the vehicle of a drunken driver which crashed into a road...

There are times I think I hate this country

Jan 09, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on There are times I think I hate this country

One of the inevitable consequences of a battered nation is that its people are so burdened that over a period of time, they give up on obligation to others, obligation to village, city and country...

GPHC’s Emergency Medical Services to be further enhanced

Jan 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC’s Emergency Medical Services to be further enhanced

– approximately 3000 calls responded to in 2014 The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS), established in February 2014, with guidance from Dr....

‘Squib-throwing’ murder accused arraigned

Jan 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Squib-throwing’ murder accused arraigned

A porkknocker accused of stabbing a 50-year-old miner to death on New Year’s Day, because the man objected to squibs being thrown into his yard, has been remanded to prison on a murder charge....

No bail for miner in fatal stabbing case

Jan 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on No bail for miner in fatal stabbing case

A 38-year-old accused of stabbing his coworker to death during an argument in a mining pit; has been remanded to jail on a murder charge. Reynard Romaine of Linden, who stood before Chief Magistrate...

Labourer faces court for illegal gun, ammo

Jan 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer faces court for illegal gun, ammo

A 19-year-old labourer reportedly busted with an illegal gun and ammunition was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Ann McLennan. Timothy Taylor, of Timehri, East Bank Demerara, appeared at...

Prison officer faces manslaughter charge

Jan 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Prison officer faces manslaughter charge

Prison officer, Sherwin Stewart appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to face a manslaughter charge yesterday. Stewart, a resident of Timehri, East Bank Demerara, is accused of killing...

No bail for ‘Dog man’

Jan 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on No bail for ‘Dog man’

Murder accused Davendra Hansraj, called ‘Dog man’ 43, a boat captain of 17 Grant 1780, Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice was on Tuesday remanded to jail by Magistrate Caroline Artiga, when he...

Jamaican remanded on drug trafficking charge

Jan 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Jamaican remanded on drug trafficking charge

A Jamaican national who was on Monday nabbed with over 100 pellets of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Timehri, appeared in court on Wednesday, and was indicted on a drug...

Miner fingered in spate of armed robberies remanded

Jan 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Miner fingered in spate of armed robberies remanded

A 22-year-old miner accused of robbing three people at gunpoint was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Judy Latchman on several armed robbery charges. Howard Rambarose of Lot 6 Meadow Bank,...

Table Tennis continued its long road to recovery in 2014

Jan 09, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Table Tennis continued its long road to recovery in 2014

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) was basically left in the rubble of the sport after the death of former President, Henry Greene. It is worth mentioning because it is that context that...

Successes achieved in CARILED programme

Jan 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Successes achieved in CARILED programme

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development implemented the Caribbean Local Economic Development (CARILED) programme, funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and...

Mechanic granted bail in $1.3M fraud case

Jan 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Mechanic granted bail in $1.3M fraud case

A 37-year-old mechanic was granted $150,000 bail after he was charged for converting $1.3M entrusted to him for purchases, to his own use. Wayne Anderson of Lot 38 Lamaha Springs, South Ruimveldt,...

This current investigation is surrounded by some confusion

Jan 09, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on This current investigation is surrounded by some confusion

Dear Editor, I am no pilot or aviation enthusiast, just a mere earthling trying to find answers to things that fell from above to Earth beneath. Here we are in our eleventh day searching for the...

Windies to unleash firepower

Jan 09, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies to unleash firepower

CMC – A reinforced West Indies outfit takes on South Africa, without some of its leading players, in the first of a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series at Newlands today. “It’s...

A response to Mr. Tony Vieira

Jan 09, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on A response to Mr. Tony Vieira

Dear Editor, Once again permit me to offer a response to Mr. Tony Vieira’s letter in the Kaieteur News; “This briquettes story is not worthy of being pursued as an industry strategy” (KN...

Sandvoort telephone problems caused by vandals

Jan 09, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sandvoort telephone problems caused by vandals

Dear Editor, We refer to an article published in your January 4, edition “Sandvoort residents accuse government, GT&T of neglect”, and we thank you for an opportunity to detail the...

The Lisa Ramotar Gold Board employment

Jan 09, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Lisa Ramotar Gold Board employment

Dear Editor, I refer your news item, “Lisa Ramotar hired as Gold Board chairman,” Jan3, 2015. That article quotes a source as saying the final list comprised the President’s daughter, Lisa...

GTUC asks GECOM to justify need for $20M in batteries

Jan 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GTUC asks GECOM to justify need for $20M in batteries

The recent announcement by Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon that government gave its approval for the procurement of $20M worth in Duracell batteries for upcoming elections has not only left the...

Education Ministry affiliates to benefit from multi-million grants

Jan 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry affiliates to benefit from multi-million grants

The sum of US$275,908 (G$55,181,600) has been approved to cater to the improvement of two affiliates of the Ministry of Education. According to a release issued by the Caribbean Development Bank...

12 slaughtered in attack on Paris media house

Jan 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 12 slaughtered in attack on Paris media house

– Freedom of expression under attack – world leaders Twelve people were killed by gunmen, armed with AK-47s, who attacked the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a publication in Paris, France that has...

Home Affairs official gets the boot

Jan 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Home Affairs official gets the boot

The Ministry of Home Affairs has given a senior official the boot. The Ministry apparently got fed up with the numerous complaints from various foreign nationals seeking work permits and stay...

Employee kills dredge owner over stolen gold

Jan 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Employee kills dredge owner over stolen gold

Police in the interior are on the hunt for a gold miner who stabbed his ‘Bossman’ to death after the miner was accused of stealing gold from the camp. Thirty-five-year-old Noel Clementson, called...

Woman among bandits nabbed after broad daylight robbery

Jan 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Woman among bandits nabbed after broad daylight robbery

Around 7:30hrs on Wednesday, greens vendor, Hemraj Singh, 54, of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara and his wife, Padmini Singh, 54, were on their way into the Polder, to purchase greens when their path...

Luncheon, Ramsammy differ on cost overruns for Hope Canal Project

Jan 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Luncheon, Ramsammy differ on cost overruns for Hope Canal Project

Whether there are or aren’t cost overruns for the $3.6B Hope/Dochfour Canal which is now heading toward its sixth deadline, Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon and Minister of Agriculture, Dr....

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Sammy: ‘Results have not gone our way, but we continue to...

Oct 03, 2026

ESPN – Success can mean very different things to teams, and West Indies head coach Daren Sammy understands that perfectly. His side heads into the third and final ODI in New Chandigarh 2-0 down...

How do we deal with disappointment?

Oct 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was once a young man who had spent years preparing for what he believed would be the most important moment of his life. He studied late into the night. He sacrificed weekends. He turned down invitations from friends because he had a goal. When the opportunity finally...

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...

Visa revocations – corruption and drug trafficking ties

Oct 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Bolivians carried a goodly fraction of those exposed and tarnished by U.S. visa revocations. Columbians, Ecuadorians, Peruvians all suffered the same fate. Judges. Prosecutors. A Police official. An attorney general. The allegations: corruption and involvement in...

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