July 2015

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THE OLD TRICKS OF LAURIE LEWIS

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE OLD TRICKS OF LAURIE LEWIS

The new government in Guyana has been greeted with an unholy baptism of criminality. Without any doubt, there has been an unnerving and at times, frightening increase in crime since the new...

Nandlall recording…KN journalist breaks silence, refutes Nandlall’s claim of friendship

Jul 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Nandlall recording…KN journalist breaks silence, refutes Nandlall’s claim of friendship

As he finally faced a topic that he desperately ran from in the past, former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall did not deny that his was the voice heard on the recording warning of a possible attack at...

GPL neglects to replace rotten utility pole despite several complaints

Jul 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPL neglects to replace rotten utility pole despite several complaints

Amidst the heavy rainfall and winds that rocked the city last week, business proprietors in the Croal Street, Stabroek area are calling on the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) to remove a decayed utility...

Jagdeo’s return as Opposition Leader will reopen wounds – Chris Ram

Jul 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo’s return as Opposition Leader will reopen wounds – Chris Ram

With the imminent return of former President Bharrat Jagdeo to the parliamentary fray as leader of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Chartered Accountant and one of the state’s...

AG Report shows…$$$M in expired drugs at hospitals, warehouse, clinics

Jul 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on AG Report shows…$$$M in expired drugs at hospitals, warehouse, clinics

The 2013 Auditor General Report has flagged large quantities of expired drugs and medical supplies discovered at locations throughout Guyana. The value of these products is reportedly undetermined....

Jagdeo gave it; Jagdeo took it back

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Jagdeo gave it; Jagdeo took it back

Mr. Ralph Ramkarran informed us that in the vote in the PPP Central Committee to choose the Opposition Leader, Mr. Ramotar secured nine votes out of 35 and thus was defeated by Mr. Jagdeo. It meant...

Making discoveries galore

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Making discoveries galore

It is amazing how the more things change in Guyana they remain the same. During the tenure of the previous administration a lot of attention was focused on public spending. Many of these were not...

Death of 11-month-old at PK hospital…CMO receives letter of complaint from bereaved parents

Jul 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Death of 11-month-old at PK hospital…CMO receives letter of complaint from bereaved parents

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, has confirmed receipt of a letter of complaint from the parents of 11-month-old Reuel Albert who passed away earlier this year at the Region One,...

Miner drowns in Pomeroon

Jul 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Miner drowns in Pomeroon

Thirty-two-year-old Rawle Boyan, a Friendship Scheme Canal miner, lost his life Saturday evening after he attempted to urinate in the Pomeroon River. A relative of the dead man said that Boyan, who...

12th Wheat UP CARICOM Day Cycling Classic… Geron Williams canters to exciting win on sun drenched day

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 12th Wheat UP CARICOM Day Cycling Classic… Geron Williams canters to exciting win on sun drenched day

By Franklin Wilson Guyana’s lone Pro rider Geron Williams, a member of Champion System-Stan’s NoTubes rode a strategic race to win the feature 30-lap battle when the 12th annual Wheat Up CARICOM...

Mackenzie High, Marian Academy open with big NSBF U-14 wins

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mackenzie High, Marian Academy open with big NSBF U-14 wins

By Edison Jefford Mackenzie High School and Marian Academy opened their 2015 National Schools’ Basketball Festival (NSBF) Under-14 campaign with huge wins yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports...

Man remanded on chopping charge

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man remanded on chopping charge

Thirty-two- year- old Eldon Richardson of North Ruimveldt Squatting area was remanded to prison, when he made his court appearance before Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan on Friday to answer a wounding...

Agricola teen freed of drug possession charge

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Agricola teen freed of drug possession charge

Mark Flavius, 18, of 130 Fourth Street, Agricola, was given a second chance on Friday after he pleaded guilty to a drug possession charge. Flavius, a former Guyana Technical Institute (GTI) student,...

Guyana records first outright win at international Draughts

Jul 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana records first outright win at international Draughts

A four member Draughts team lead by their captain Mr. Jiaram travelled to Nickerie Suriname last Friday (3rd July2015) to compete in a two day Goodwill game in that country. The team was Jiaram,...

P&P Insurance Brokers and Consultants joins list of sponsors for BCB fundraiser

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on P&P Insurance Brokers and Consultants joins list of sponsors for BCB fundraiser

P&P Insurance Brokers and Consultants Limited of 35 North Road and King Streets, Georgetown has joined the long list of sponsors for the Berbice Cricket Board Fundraiser, “Caricom...

POOR POLICE RESPONSE

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on POOR POLICE RESPONSE

Dear Editor, I have argued elsewhere that the efforts of the Minister of Public Security to reform the Guyana Police force and enhance the public security environment will go for naught if he...

Fighting old demons

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fighting old demons

DEAR EDITOR, I had previously suggested that the solution to gaining control of Guyana’s national sovereignty may reside in our démarche at attempting to fight our old demons. Maybe the answer...

Joey Jagan was unduly harsh on Ralph Ramkarran

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Joey Jagan was unduly harsh on Ralph Ramkarran

DEAR EDITOR, Joey Jagan was unduly harsh in assailing Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran (KN Jul 1) for not publicly endorsing and supporting the APNU/AFC coalition during the election campaign. Many...

Professional safety and security arrangements at malls are of utmost importance

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Professional safety and security arrangements at malls are of utmost importance

DEAR EDITOR, The long anticipated Giftland Mall has finally opened for business, and without a doubt is indeed a fine specimen of Guyanese entrepreneurship. I like many Guyanese, paid a visit to the...

Good try, Mr. Hicken

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Good try, Mr. Hicken

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to Wesley Hicken’s letter, “Anand Goolsarran and Christopher Ram should not conduct these audits” (KN July 5th 2015) I suspect that Mr. Hicken is not an accountant for if...

2 a.m. curfew is a product of visionless and backward leadership

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on 2 a.m. curfew is a product of visionless and backward leadership

DEAR EDITOR, Minister Ramjattan made his first “big” move to reduce crime and domestic violence, create a better workforce and provide an economic solution for Guyana all in one decision. I have...

CM Drayton wins Caricom Rapid Chess Tournament

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on CM Drayton wins Caricom Rapid Chess Tournament

Candidate Master (CM) Anthony Drayton played undefeated to win the Caricom One Day Rapid Chess tournament last Sunday at the National Resource Center. Drayton the highest fide rated player locally...

Berbice thump Demerara to retain GCB senior female inter-county title

Jul 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice thump Demerara to retain GCB senior female inter-county title

By Zaheer Mohamed Berbice had little trouble in retaining their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) senior female inter county 50-over title; they defeated Demerara by seven wickets in the final round game...

Multiplex Mall owner shot dead in home invasion – $5M reward offered

Jul 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Multiplex Mall owner shot dead in home invasion – $5M reward offered

Guyana’s business fraternity was left in shock yesterday after bandits invaded the home of Regent Multiplex Mall owner Ganesh ‘Boyo’ Ramlall and shot him dead. Ramlall, 48, was reportedly shot...

Dem boys seh…Pee Pee Pee lost its way but Babbie gain

Jul 06, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Pee Pee Pee lost its way but Babbie gain

In one of de holy books, dem boys can’t remember which one, dem had a story about a man name Saul. He get lost and when he ketch heself, he tun Paul instead of Saul. It look like that story...

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(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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