May 2015

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Second Moleson Creek Bridge under construction

May 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Second Moleson Creek Bridge under construction

A second Bridge in Moleson Creek, Corentyne, Region Six, is currently under construction. It should be completed by August month-end. Construction of the $84.5M bridge began on February 27, last with...

GIVE PATIENCE A CHANCE!

May 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GIVE PATIENCE A CHANCE!

Guyana is a huge country. Guyana is not Georgetown. It comprises human settlements from the highlands to the coastland. And while 80% of the population resides along the coast, we must appreciate...

Can someone please help Donald Ramotar

May 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Can someone please help Donald Ramotar

It is mind-boggling for the captain of a continuously losing cricket team to heap praise on his wicket-keeper, who throughout the Test series, dropped vital catches. For the captain to say that his...

Defective GECOM stamp causes protest at polling station

May 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Defective GECOM stamp causes protest at polling station

By Abena Rockcliffe Pandemonium broke out at Central High School Smyth Street, Georgetown, yesterday morning, after a reported amount of 49 voters got news that they might have been disenfranchised...

Two men arrested following attempted ballot box heist

May 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Two men arrested following attempted ballot box heist

… after receiving thrashing from Tucville residents E-day was marred when violence erupted outside the Tucville snackete polling station, South Ruimveldt, after two men were accosted by residents...

What can one expect?

May 12, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on What can one expect?

The firing of the Minister of Health, Bheri Ramsaran on the eve of the election for his ‘slap and strip’ remarks against Rights Activists, Ms. Sherlinga Nageer, has served to shift the...

High turnout on East Bank

May 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on High turnout on East Bank

Initial reports along the East Bank Demerara yesterday, suggested that voter turnout was among the highest in the last two decades. Both local and international observers were also indicating smooth...

Voting in Region Two had few hiccups

May 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Voting in Region Two had few hiccups

Voting in Region Two began on time Monday morning as Essequibians exercised their franchise in a peaceful and efficient manner. However, at the Affiance Primary School, people reported that Minister...

Youth voters dominate social media

May 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Youth voters dominate social media

…Urge others to ‘vote like a boss’ As Guyanese await the results of the 2015 general and regional elections with bated breath, youth voters seem to have a particular interest in this election...

Early voters for quiet Region Ten

May 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Early voters for quiet Region Ten

Not even the threat of rain, physical challenges or a debilitating illness could stop people across Region Ten from going out to cast their ballots yesterday. Many left their homes as early as five...

Toshao condemns unfair distribution of equipment

May 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Toshao condemns unfair distribution of equipment

Toshao of Kwebana Village, located in Region One, Godfrey Wilson, has since condemned actions by the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, after several solar panels and a tractor were handed over to a...

US hit-and-run driver jailed for death of Guyanese girl

May 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on US hit-and-run driver jailed for death of Guyanese girl

NEW YORK (CMC) — Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice, Elizabeth Foley, has sentenced a Long Island, New York man to four to 12 years in jail after pleading guilty to killing a nine-year-old Guyanese...

Pensioner recovering after road accident

May 12, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Pensioner recovering after road accident

…family opts to settle matter Pensioner Cedric Boyce, 85, of 130 Cato Street, Agricola, who was struck down on a pedestrian crossing on the Agricola public road Monday, last, is recovering at the...

Reform and political compromise needed

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reform and political compromise needed

DEAR EDITOR, We should wait patiently for the election commission to count the ballots and announce the results. We must abhor violence and peacefully accept the outcome. And we should encourage the...

The Identity Conundrum

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Identity Conundrum

DEAR EDITOR, The discussion on the question of identity always seems to heat up during an elections campaign in Guyana. The language of the discussions is often coloured to influence voters around a...

Oxford Dictionary Editor supports Sanders for C/wealth SG position

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Oxford Dictionary Editor supports Sanders for C/wealth SG position

DEAR EDITOR, While electioneering is in full swing in the Caribbean since a few countries are voting for new governments, there are moves behind the scenes in most Commonwealth countries to elect a...

The President who never was

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The President who never was

DEAR EDITOR, It always amazes me, particularly during election campaign season, that the PPP never seems to mention the name Hugh Desmond Hoyte. It is as though he never existed. During every...

Father of dead five-month-old makes second court appearance

May 12, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Father of dead five-month-old makes second court appearance

Kevin Critchlow, the father of dead five-month-old, Kevon Critchlow, made his second court appearance at the Sparendaam Court on May 8, 2015, to answer to the charges of threatening language and...

The nation holds it breath

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The nation holds it breath

DEAR EDITOR, As never before in the last twenty-three years, the nation awaits the results of an election. As the saying goes, all is fair in love and war but in Guyana, the phrase “he who laughs...

Force ripe territory

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Force ripe territory

DEAR EDITOR, When we think of a mango or fruit that is picked to eat before it is ripe, we are in force ripe territory. Or think of the case, where something is dressed to look as if it is fully...

These children deserve a peaceful environment

May 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on These children deserve a peaceful environment

DEAR EDITOR, The Elections have been held. The CSEC and CAPE examinations will resume. Children, their parents, their teachers and their lessons providers have invested much in the preparation...

BREAKING NEWS: Showing utter disrespect for the Guyanese people

May 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on BREAKING NEWS: Showing utter disrespect for the Guyanese people

PPP General Secretary/Home Affairs Minister gives the nation the finger just after casting his ballot . Why did the presiding officer allow him to stain the wrong finger in the first place?

Road rage shooting leaves wrong man dead outside nightclub

May 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Road rage shooting leaves wrong man dead outside nightclub

A night club patron was shot dead yesterday during an altercation between an associate and a taxi driver whose vehicle had struck the shooter’s car. Nigel Isaacs, 40, of Roxanne Burnham Gardens,...

Dem boys seh…De teams line up fuh de big day

May 11, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De teams line up fuh de big day

Today is de day when all dem tribes gun line up. If was cricket or football then dem woulda got spectators cheering. But this one only got people who scoring like dem scorers in cricket or football....

PPP makes last impression on thousands at Lusignan

May 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP makes last impression on thousands at Lusignan

Lusignan, a small East Coast Demerara community, became a sea of red, black and yellow on Saturday as supporters for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s (PPP/C) gathered for the last leg of...

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CPL awaits new champions as Kingsmen and Falcons look to make history

Sep 20, 2026

(Cricinfo) – For only the third time in CPL history, a final will be played without Trinbago Knight Riders or their fiercest rivals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, participating. After Nicholas...

A failure of planning

Sep 20, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The electricity crisis in Guyana has now reached the point where it can no longer be explained away as a series of unfortunate technical incidents, because GPL itself has acknowledged that surging demand is placing enormous pressure on the distribution network and causing...

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...

PPP Govt. – sponsored noise nuisance

Sep 20, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – There is a creature called government noise nuisance. A government monster. Not VP Jagdeo at full blast. Nor Excellency Ali furiously boiling over. Follow the vibrations. Saturday, 12th Sept, 2026: 10:00 a.m. –14:00hrs Monday,14th Sept, 2026:09:00 a.m....

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