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Assorted items thrown over prison walls

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Assorted items thrown over prison walls

A bag of assorted items was thrown over the walls of the Camp Street prison yesterday morning by a man, according to a police source. According to reports alert police ranks challenged the man on...

Allegations surface of deliberate move to shut down CHI

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Allegations surface of deliberate move to shut down CHI

– as Health Minister promises to look into neglect of institution A delay in the completion of a Cardiac Catherisation Laboratory to accommodate a much needed Hybrid machine to help improve the...

New AG meets staff, urges professionalism

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on New AG meets staff, urges professionalism

The newly appointed Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, formally met with the staff of his Ministry yesterday, in the conference room of the Ministry’s Carmichael...

India’s President of India congratulates Granger

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on India’s President of India congratulates Granger

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has congratulated President David Granger on his assumption of office as the Executive President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. In his message to...

PPP yet to determine position on new Govt., Parliament

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP yet to determine position on new Govt., Parliament

As the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) continues to contest the results of the 2015 elections, the party has indicated that it is yet to determine its position with regard to the new...

Vigorous marketing plan among strategies to improve tourism- Hughes

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Vigorous marketing plan among strategies to improve tourism- Hughes

By Jarryl Bryan A few days after being sworn in, Minister of Tourism Cathy Hughes has projected plans to improve Guyana’s tourism sector through a vigorous marketing strategy. This strategy,...

Assault and accident…Brothers critical after truck chase and crash

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Assault and accident…Brothers critical after truck chase and crash

A small mishap quickly escalated into a thrilling movie scene on Thursday afternoon. Four persons are now injured; two are listed as critical as a result of an assault and accident. Injured are...

Rebranding a dinosaur

May 23, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Rebranding a dinosaur

The PPP used the word, “rebrand” in its press release after a meeting of its central committee. It announced that it intends to rebrand the party with changes to the party itself, its...

Stabroek Lions Club makes donation to Amerindian Hostel

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Stabroek Lions Club makes donation to Amerindian Hostel

The Stabroek Lions Club made another generous donation yesterday to the Amerindian Hostel Princess Street, Georgetown, location as part of the Lions International week of service. This presentation...

Guyanese man wanted in slaying of DC rich family captured

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese man wanted in slaying of DC rich family captured

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities said in court documents made public Friday that more than one person is responsible for the slayings of four people inside the mansion of a wealthy Washington family...

Bandits posing as guests rob guest house

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits posing as guests rob guest house

Businessman Intiaz Yakub, the owner of the Swiss Guest House and General Store on the Upper Corentyne, is now counting his losses after two bandits who had earlier checked into the hotel as guests...

Child killer pardon…Ramotar defends decision

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Child killer pardon…Ramotar defends decision

Less than a week after Donald Ramotar pardoned child killer Ravindra Deo, the former President has defended the presidential pardon. He says that it is within his rights as the President to pardon...

Essequibo criminal sessions open

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo criminal sessions open

The May-October session of the Criminal Assizes of the Suddie High Court in Essequibo, will hear almost 20 criminal matters over that period. The opening ceremony held on the lawns of the Richard...

City Hall identifies constraints

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall identifies constraints

The Mayor and City Council is appealing to all Guyanese to pay more attention to the way they treat city drains as these are vital to public health and safety. The city is drained by 12 canals which...

GRIL versus National Hardware …Eddie Boyer grilled about destruction of disputed property

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GRIL versus National Hardware …Eddie Boyer grilled about destruction of disputed property

The legal dispute between local commercial giants, National Hardware and Guyana Realty Investment Limited (GRIL) over prime land in the city continued yesterday, with National Hardware’s owner,...

PPP continues protest on E’bo

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP continues protest on E’bo

The People’s Progressive Party which has found itself as the main opposition party, having lost the 2015 elections by over some four thousand votes to the APNU/AFC coalition, is continuing to...

Last Sophia fire victim succumbs after months in hospital

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Last Sophia fire victim succumbs after months in hospital

Shawn White a victim of a disastrous fire on January 4 last, succumbed to his injuries months later at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, GPHC. The inferno completely destroyed a two-storey...

Cocaine busts at Ogle Airport…Woman held with cocaine in vagina

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cocaine busts at Ogle Airport…Woman held with cocaine in vagina

The worst thing that someone can do besides setting oneself on fire -is to let someone use that individual as a drug mule, some would say. But for many it’s a chance for them to get a better life....

THE PEEPER WAS WRONG!

May 23, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PEEPER WAS WRONG!

The letter writer who in Thursday’s edition of the Kaieteur News pointed out that even if the PPP had secured the two additional votes to win Region Eight in the General Elections, this would...

Labourer granted bail after alleged robbery

May 23, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Labourer granted bail after alleged robbery

City Magistrate Fabayo Azore released a labourer on $100,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to a robbery charge. The allegation against Clifton John, 24, of BlueBerry Hill, Linden, stated that on...

Murder suspect held after seven years on the run

May 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Murder suspect held after seven years on the run

A murder suspect who has been on the run for almost seven years was captured on Thursday in Georgetown. Kendell Skeete, 34, of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demarara, is alleged to have stabbed Kenneth...

The insane society

May 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The insane society

DEAR EDITOR, Things are unfolding quickly in Guyana and the new government seems anxious to restore decency, informed and intelligent decision-making at the level of central government. I noticed...

I would much prefer to live in a country where…

May 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on I would much prefer to live in a country where…

DEAR EDITOR, UN Resident Coordinator Khadija Musa was evasive enough in her response regarding the statements she made to Kaieteur News for me to ask for further clarifications. However, I am going...

Kaieteur News may need a new critic-in-chief

May 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kaieteur News may need a new critic-in-chief

DEAR EDITOR, It is now scarcely news that the government of Guyana has changed. The APNU/AFC coalition has won the government. Soon enough the most pressing matters of the day would not be the...

Nowhere in the civilised world are parties engaged in alliances treated with such disdain

May 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nowhere in the civilised world are parties engaged in alliances treated with such disdain

DEAR EDITOR, I write this letter conscious of the likely risk of offending comrades in APNU and thousands of its supporters who are at present enjoying and celebrating the electoral defeat of the...

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