May 2015

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Release of child killer sends the wrong signal – Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha

May 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Release of child killer sends the wrong signal – Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha is among the recent bodies to express disappointment at the decision of former President Donald Ramotar to pardon convicted child killer, Ravindra Deo. Deo was...

Expect major changes for road, sea defence maintenance programme – Minister Patterson

May 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Expect major changes for road, sea defence maintenance programme – Minister Patterson

Managers and Directors of the newly renamed Ministry of Public Infrastructure were challenged by Minister David Patterson, during an interactive meeting at the Ministry’s Boardroom on Friday to be...

Home wreckers terrorise Brickering tenants

May 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Home wreckers terrorise Brickering tenants

…in apparent land dispute Residents of Lot 1 Brickering Public Road are at their wits end after consistent harassment over the past few days left their houses in various stages of destruction. The...

Courtney Crum-Ewing triumphs after death

May 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Courtney Crum-Ewing triumphs after death

– but parents saddened that he didn’t live to see “change” “People thought that Government couldn’t change but my son knew there was going to be a change… I used to see him campaign...

Floods threaten E’bo rice lands, emergency teams dispatched

May 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Floods threaten E’bo rice lands, emergency teams dispatched

The Ministry of Agriculture and the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) are working to alleviate the flooding of rice lands on the Essequibo Coast, the Office of the Prime Minister...

Profiles of Cabinet Ministers

May 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Profiles of Cabinet Ministers

Brig. David Granger…………President Mr Moses Nagamootoo……….Prime Minister Col. Joseph Harmon…………….Minister of State Mr Noel...

President to bring end to Rodney COI

May 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on President to bring end to Rodney COI

…one more sitting possible The public hearings of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the death of historian and former Working People’s Alliance (WPA) co-founder, Dr. Walter Rodney, may soon...

Bank of Guyana report shows…Economy declined in 2014

May 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bank of Guyana report shows…Economy declined in 2014

– Gold performance played major role A Bank of Guyana (BOG) report shows that Guyana’s economy declined in 2014, and the drop in gold declaration apparently played a major role in this...

Guyana’s youth unemployment rate among highest in C’bean

May 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s youth unemployment rate among highest in C’bean

– New Education Minister says “unacceptable” A recent study coming out of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has shown that Guyana has a youth unemployment rate of about 40%. The...

From the Diaspora…CAN PRESIDENT DAVID GRANGER HEAL THE NATION?

May 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…CAN PRESIDENT DAVID GRANGER HEAL THE NATION?

By Ralph Seeram This last election has left this nation more divided than ever. Some would like to disagree, but fact are facts, and in as much the APNU/AFC coalition touted UNITY as part of its...

Can the new government reduce poverty?

May 24, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Can the new government reduce poverty?

President David Granger is no stranger to problems, large or small. As the former head of the Guyana Defence Force and leader of the APNU+AFC Coalition, he has faced and has overcome many problems in...

Inflation, unemployment and the Proposed Policy of the Granger Administration

May 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Inflation, unemployment and the Proposed Policy of the Granger Administration

Dear Editor, The pace at which stories of developments have been happening under this administration is rapid and as such, as a nation, in our desire to embrace change, must ensure that caution is...

Sunday Cartoon

May 24, 2015 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Olive Blackmoore – 104 and still vivacious

May 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Olive Blackmoore – 104 and still vivacious

Not many persons are fortunate enough to see the age of 104. Mrs Olive Blackmore, also known as Dolly, is one of the lucky few. The dedicated mother of 10 was honoured yesterday at a small family...

A serious lapse in Protocol at the Official swearing-in of President David Granger

May 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on A serious lapse in Protocol at the Official swearing-in of President David Granger

Dear Editor, There was a serious lapse in Protocol at the Official Swearing-in of President David Granger at Parliament Buildings on Saturday May 16, 2015. It occurred during the reciting of the Oath...

Open Letter to the DEA and New Government of Guyana

May 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Open Letter to the DEA and New Government of Guyana

Dear DEA Office in Georgetown, We welcome you to Guyana. Thank you for coming to save our tiny country and economy from total domination by the Cocaine Kings and their money laundering associates. I...

Mr Bulkan is a passionate and committed champion

May 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr Bulkan is a passionate and committed champion

Dear Editor, I wish to extend congratulations to the Honorable Mr Ronald Bulkan on his political appointment to Minister of Communities. Mr Bulkan is a passionate and committed champion of his...

Albouystown residents join in ‘Clean up Georgetown Campaign’

May 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Albouystown residents join in ‘Clean up Georgetown Campaign’

It seems as though in a few months, Georgetown will regain its ‘Garden City’ status. This is because in recent days citizens as well as public and private sector organizations have been pooling...

Of oil and the Ministry of Citizenship

May 24, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Of oil and the Ministry of Citizenship

The Story within the Story… By Leonard Gildarie The last week was a head-spinning one in every regard. I saw an entire room filled with ‘Pee Esses’- public servants and Permanent...

There is no room for racist behaviour

May 24, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on There is no room for racist behaviour

When one is caught up in something, one fails to see the big picture. More recently it happened in the world of the newspaper. For too long people simply took what was presented to them, although...

Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)

May 24, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)

The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena. Like other right whales, the southern right...

Guyana needs regular democratic transitions

May 24, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana needs regular democratic transitions

In 1953 the People’s Progressive Party was swept into office on a nationalist bandwagon. The jubilation of that victory was short-lived; the Constitution was suspended and the multiracial PPP...

With voting over, it’s time now to ‘Act like A Boss’

May 24, 2015 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on With voting over, it’s time now to ‘Act like A Boss’

COUNTRYMAN – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis Nichols The greatness and natural beauty of this country are not displayed as much in the aesthetic...

Tourism competition is not a guessing game

May 24, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Tourism competition is not a guessing game

By Sir Ronald Sanders The performance of only five of the 14 independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries is recorded in the 2015 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report published by the...

Would you know if you have Pneumonia?

May 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Would you know if you have Pneumonia?

By Dr Zulfikar Bux I have had the experience of informing patients that they have Pneumonia and they are clueless to what this means. Understanding what pneumonia is can be helpful, given that early...

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Tahir (5-17), Mehidy (3-13) magic show leaves Kings in disarray as...

Sep 10, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL…GAW vs. SKL (Kaieteur News) – Two mind-boggling spells from spin wizard Imran Tahir, who put on a magic show for his 5-fer, backed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 3 wickets on...

When someone we love is taken from us

Sep 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – After my first encounter with the Guru, I had to probe for some more life lessons. I pressed Guru a much heavier question. “Guru,” I said, “how does one recover from losing someone one loves?” He did not answer immediately. Perhaps there are some questions that deserve...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

A double centurion-not Roman, but Guyanese

Sep 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I have honoured before and lived to regret the lapse. In the instance of Chartered Accountant, attorney-at-law, and social activist, there is firm belief that I’m on good grounds to publish this tribute. For the milestone of his 200th oil and gas column. A milestone...

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