July 2015

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$6.1M in Coke, Weed earns man three years jail

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on $6.1M in Coke, Weed earns man three years jail

Kevin Sandy, 30, a security Guard attached to Beharry Co. Ltd, was yesterday sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. When he made his...

Accused killers discharged in Berbice court

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Accused killers discharged in Berbice court

The four men, who were on trial for the murder of a motorcyclist on a lonely New Forest East Canje Road, have been freed after the matter against them was discharged. The men, Brothers Mahendra...

Thief to spend next nine months in jail

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Thief to spend next nine months in jail

Rakish Persaud appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, and pleaded guilty to the charge of attempted robbery with an offensive weapon. The defendant...

LTTC host Developmental Training Camp

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on LTTC host Developmental Training Camp

The Linden Table Tennis Committee (LTTC) led by President, Howard James and General Secretary, Shavin Greene served off its first Table Tennis Summer Camp on Monday at the Mackenzie High School...

Duo fined $75,000 on break and enter conviction

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Duo fined $75,000 on break and enter conviction

Bertie Gulliver, 65, a taxi driver of Robert Road, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara and Albert DeFreitas, a fisherman of Leopold Street, Georgetown, were both charged with attempting to break and enter...

La Grill Hotel, Restaurant and Bar supports BCB fundraiser

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on La Grill Hotel, Restaurant and Bar supports BCB fundraiser

Popular Hotel, Restaurant and Bar, La Grill of Public Road No 78 Corriverton, Corentyne, Berbice is on board with the much anticipated Berbice Cricket Board Fundraiser “Caricom Championship...

Guyana Amazon Warriors call for Fans to Rally with the Team

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Amazon Warriors call for Fans to Rally with the Team

CPL – Team Operations Manager of the Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) Omar Khan said that home fans support will be important to the Warriors for their home games in the 2015 Hero Caribbean Premier...

GSSF calls on Ministry of Public Security

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSSF calls on Ministry of Public Security

Board members of the Guyana Sport Shooting Federation paid a courtesy call on the 2nd Vice-President of Guyana and the Honourable Minister of Public Security, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan on Thursday 2nd...

Free 3-week Golf Clinic at Lusignan Golf Club starting Tuesday

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Free 3-week Golf Clinic at Lusignan Golf Club starting Tuesday

Lusignan Golf Club Executive reminds persons of ages from above 10 desirous of learning and playing Golf, that beginning next Tuesday and continuing on successive Tuesdays and Thursdays for 3 weeks...

The determination of our learned C.J. is irretrievably flawed and is likely to be overturned on appeal

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The determination of our learned C.J. is irretrievably flawed and is likely to be overturned on appeal

DEAR EDITOR, On the 9th day of July, 2015 our learned Chief Justice delivered his judgment in Cedric Richardson v Attorney General and Raphael Trotman. The judgment is arguably tendentious,...

There are huge credibility gaps in Adam Harris’ story

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on There are huge credibility gaps in Adam Harris’ story

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to Adam Harris’ “The former rulers are fooling themselves” published under his weekly “My Column” in the Kaieteur News of June 14, 2015. There are huge...

I do not think that these men should tell lies to slander this company

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on I do not think that these men should tell lies to slander this company

DEAR EDITOR, In response to the letter writer in your July 10th newspaper under the heading of Guyana Goldfields. I would like to correct some of the false statements made in that letter. I have...

1978 change to Article 73 of the 1966 Constitution bestowed authority on Parliament for constitutional amendments

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on 1978 change to Article 73 of the 1966 Constitution bestowed authority on Parliament for constitutional amendments

DEAR EDITOR, While legal and lay minds continue to dissect and digest the import of Acting Justice Chang’s ruling, (“CJ rules Jagdeo can run again,” KN, July 10, 2015), I decided to do my...

GMR&SC stages ‘National Race of Champions’ Meet on August 9

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC stages ‘National Race of Champions’ Meet on August 9

– will be used to select team for CMRC in B/dos With a great opportunity to gain selection on the Guyana contingent to compete in the Barbados leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship...

Please revamp and modernize our education system, Dr. Roopnaraine

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Please revamp and modernize our education system, Dr. Roopnaraine

DEAR EDITOR, I know that Dr. Roopnaraine, a veteran educationist, is the perfect pick for Minister of Education in this new government. Guyana will make quantum leaps into the twenty-first century...

Addressing a grave problem with development programmes

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Addressing a grave problem with development programmes

DEAR EDITOR, There is no doubt that we have witnessed an upsurge in violent crime, especially gun crime since the 2000. So grave is the problem, it has not escaped the attention of President David...

Ruminating

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ruminating

DEAR EDITOR, I was most instructed by a presentation caught partly on TV recently, which reported on a workshop that appeared to have been coordinated by the Guyana Livestock Development Authority...

I am sure that PR at NIS will intervene and settle this

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am sure that PR at NIS will intervene and settle this

DEAR EDITOR, I sympathize with Sharon Westmaas on the NIS matter (Torture at the hands of Guyana’s National Insurance Scheme staff – KN, July 10, 2015), but at the same time I would defend...

Five-a-side Football set for Charity ground

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Five-a-side Football set for Charity ground

A five-a-side summer Floodlight Football promotion is set for the Charity ground in North Essequibo from July 25 to August 1 and the competition will be played on a knock out format. Sponsored by...

Jason Andrews and Anthony Downes crowned Doubles winners

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jason Andrews and Anthony Downes crowned Doubles winners

The curtains came down on the final double matches of the GBTI Open 2015. Unfortunately, the finals of the Men’s Doubles came to an anticlimax as a result of the tardiness of Nicolas Fenty and...

Brooklyn X2 Promotions Inter-Ward 7-a-Side Football is July 19 in Linden

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brooklyn X2 Promotions Inter-Ward 7-a-Side Football is July 19 in Linden

The Brooklyn X2 Promotion hosted an Inter ward 7-a-Side Football tournament on Monday July 6 at the Wisburgh Secondary School ground when 15 teams participated in the knock-out phase of the...

Britton wins GTTA Olympic Day Singles title

Jul 11, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Britton wins GTTA Olympic Day Singles title

Shemar Britton defeated Joel Alleyne 11-7, 14-12, 11-9, 9-11 and 11-6 in an explosive and entertaining showdown on his way to winning the Men’s Singles title in Guyana Table Tennis Association...

Female judge, husband robbed brutally beaten by bandits

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Female judge, husband robbed brutally beaten by bandits

– Suspects forced to drop loot during shootout with guard Heavily-armed bandits inflicted a brutal beating on Land Court Judge Nicola Pierre and her husband at around 01.30 hrs yesterday...

Guyana/Venezuela rice deal collapse…Previous govt. was notified but kept silent

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana/Venezuela rice deal collapse…Previous govt. was notified but kept silent

– PPP denies claim, PM has evidence By Kiana Wilburg With the sugar industry being up to its neck in debt and performing poorly over the years, the recent news that the booming rice could be...

House caps benefits for former presidents

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on House caps benefits for former presidents

By Abena Rockcliffe The burden that the lifestyle of former President Bharrat Jagdeo placed on the Treasury, was the focal point of Finance Minister Winston Jordan’s speech as he presented...

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Fesupo 2026, Chile… Tremel King sets new 105kg M1 DL and Total...

Sep 28, 2026

…Williams also dominates (Kaieteur News) – Guyana ended their 2026 South American Powerlifting Championships campaign with a bang on Saturday evening in Santiago, Chile when the nation’s 105kg...

Be grateful for what you have

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – You can go to the doctor and get tablets for high blood pressure. You can get medication for diabetes. You can even get something to help you sleep after spending the entire night worrying about whether somebody else has more money than you. But if your neighbour buys a new...

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...

Karma for a non Kshatriya

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Karma has its place, actually works. There is karma for even a non-Kshatriya. Not the kind touted by Mr. Carmichael Street. My own kind. It is a combination of the unfathomable will of God, the arc of justice and, believe it or not, the black cat crossing the path. I...

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