February 2015

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Another elderly woman raped and murdered

Feb 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Another elderly woman raped and murdered

Police are probing the murder of yet another elderly woman who lived alone. Suroogpattie Ramlakan, 73, called Auntie Carmen, of Richmond Village, Essequibo was found lying on the floor of her...

We are not changing our names – APNU/AFC

Feb 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on We are not changing our names – APNU/AFC

By Nicholas Peters A week after signing the historic Cummingsburg Accord, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) have confirmed they will not be changing the name...

Work of local NGOs involved in HIV prevention reviewed

Feb 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Work of local NGOs involved in HIV prevention reviewed

The HIV Prevention efforts of a number of local Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) recently came under strategic evaluation with the aim of bettering the crucial services that they offer. In a...

Govt demolishes Vreed-en-Hoop vendors’ stalls

Feb 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt demolishes Vreed-en-Hoop vendors’ stalls

There was miscommunication – says Robeson Benn Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara vendors, yesterday stood back and watched as their stalls were demolished by men who claimed to be acting on orders...

NO NECESSARY SAFEGUARDS

Feb 21, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NO NECESSARY SAFEGUARDS

The AFC has ceded the presidential candidate to APNU. In return it has been given a promise that if the combined opposition wins, there will be constitutional change that will see the presidency...

South Road execution…Survivor to have bullet removed on Tuesday

Feb 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on South Road execution…Survivor to have bullet removed on Tuesday

Debert Mohamed, who according to police sources was at the wrong place at the wrong time on Wednesday night and ended up being shot, is expected to undergo surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Don’t use children for school protests, Manickchand urges

Feb 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Don’t use children for school protests, Manickchand urges

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, says that it is wrong for people to use children to protest at schools across the country. The Minister was speaking on Thursday at Port Mourant, Corentyne,...

School children’s road march- a grand success

Feb 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on School children’s road march- a grand success

As we anxiously wait for Monday’s festivities to arrive, students from the Nursery and Primary schools across Guyana had their taste of the “Mashramani fever” yesterday. An early Friday morning...

Father, sons slapped with two charges of gun, ammo possession

Feb 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Father, sons slapped with two charges of gun, ammo possession

Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry remanded a father and his two sons to jail after it was alleged they had in their possession an illegal firearm. It is alleged that on February 18, at Kuru Kuru,...

Kuru Kururu Primary hosts Culture Day

Feb 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Kuru Kururu Primary hosts Culture Day

In recognition of Mashramani 2015, the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) of Kuru Kururu Primary School hosted its third annual Culture Day on Wednesday, and according to Head teacher Miss Linda Paul...

Malaysian man fined for forging date on passport

Feb 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Malaysian man fined for forging date on passport

Malaysian National Kenching Anakbesi was yesterday fined $100,000 by Magistrate Ann McLennan when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Anakbesi, 41, admitted that between December 24,...

Murder suspect gets 4 years on gun and ammo charge

Feb 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Murder suspect gets 4 years on gun and ammo charge

Kelvin Alfred will be spending the next four years behind bars after he was found guilty of having in his possession a semi automatic pistol, even though he is not a licensed firearm holder....

Coke swallower jailed for four years

Feb 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Coke swallower jailed for four years

A joiner, who was busted with 850 grams of cocaine, was given a four year sentence when he appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Stephen James Watson, 28 of Lot 86 Stanleytown,...

The youths are frustrated and will not vote for the PPP

Feb 21, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The youths are frustrated and will not vote for the PPP

DEAR EDITOR, The continuing collapse of the economy, health care, education and the social systems in Guyana that has evolved from the failures of the incompetent PPP regime has affected the vast...

The AFC/APNU alliance is neither credible nor pro-democratic

Feb 21, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The AFC/APNU alliance is neither credible nor pro-democratic

DEAR EDITOR, I would like to respond to the misguided and one-sided arguments presented supporting the Alliance for Change/A Partnership for National Unity so called pro-democratic alliance. From my...

Democracy has new meaning in Mabaruma

Feb 21, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Democracy has new meaning in Mabaruma

DEAR EDITOR, My attention was drawn to a post on Facebook by a PPP supporter from the Mabaruma area who is expressing his thanks for the party that brought democracy to our dear land. The individual...

A commendable performance

Feb 21, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on A commendable performance

DEAR EDITOR, A release by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) placed Guyana among the lowest in the Caribbean in terms of debt to GDP ratio. According to the release, Guyana’s debt ratio stands at...

Over the years, I’ve tried to right a wrong and to recognize and support the PPP/C for good governance

Feb 21, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Over the years, I’ve tried to right a wrong and to recognize and support the PPP/C for good governance

DEAR EDITOR, I have no clue of the identity of Punti Peraud, the author of a letter “Harry Gill now speaks from the other side of his mouth” (Kaieteur News, February 20). I also have no clue of...

Breaking News…Teacher, six students perish in Burma accident

Feb 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News…Teacher, six students perish in Burma accident

Six students and a teacher of the Augsburg Primary School, have been pronounced dead. Their bodies were retrieved from a partially submerged vehicle in the trench along the Burma Road, Mahaicony....

Alliance will rescue nation from flawed governance – Greenidge

Feb 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Alliance will rescue nation from flawed governance – Greenidge

Since the Alliance for Change (AFC) and the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) joined forces on Valentine’s Day, there has been positive feedback as well as several concerns regarding the true...

Executed Tyre Shop owner …Killer was only interested in victim – Survivor

Feb 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Executed Tyre Shop owner …Killer was only interested in victim – Survivor

As investigations into Thursday night’s shooting which left one man dead and another nursing a gunshot wound continue, police have been able to determine that the slain businessman was the...

Neesa Gopaul murder trial…Defence questions credibility of DNA results

Feb 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Neesa Gopaul murder trial…Defence questions credibility of DNA results

By Rehanna Ramsay An expert forensic analyst has confirmed that a DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) test conducted on samples of the remains, which were provided by a member of the Guyana Police Force...

Toshao rejects President’s visit due to “short notice”

Feb 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Toshao rejects President’s visit due to “short notice”

– cites Amerindian Act Head of State, President Donald Ramotar had to abort a campaign visit to a Region Nine Amerindian village last Monday when he was reportedly refused entry by the village...

COI revisits Rodney’s final moments

Feb 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on COI revisits Rodney’s final moments

– conducts city walkthrough By Sunita Samaroo Three city wards became hives of activity yesterday morning as residents in those areas milled around the pavements and even peeked through their...

Govts must guard against fostering violent extremism – says US President Obama

Feb 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govts must guard against fostering violent extremism – says US President Obama

“When governments oppress their people, deny human rights, stifle dissent, marginalize ethnic and religious groups, or favour certain religious groups over others, it sows the seeds of extremism...

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FIFA bans former GFF General Secretary Ian Alves over sexual...

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...

The PPP was always likely to constrict freedom

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...

A Pin, a Principle, and the Integrity of the Caribbean

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...

Essequibo: we shall fight, we shall never surrender

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,...

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